Amendment to Employment Agreement between Royal Energy Resources, Inc. and Brian Hughs dated January 31, 2018

AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into this 1^st day of January 2018, (the “Effective Date”) between Royal Energy Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Brian Hughes (“Executive”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive originally entered into an Employment Agreement, originally dated October 13, 2015 (the “Original Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive have agreed to amend the Original Agreement, as provided for herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Section 1 of the Original Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following language:

“1. Employment, Title and Responsibilities. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby employs Executive, and Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company, beginning as of the Effective Date. The Executive shall be employed as the Chief Commercial Officer of the Company, which shall include the following duties and responsibilities: commercial strategy, sales and marketing to drive business growth and market share, and shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer (the “Executive’s Services”).”

2. The last sentence of Section 2 of the Original Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following language:

“Executive shall perform his duties primarily at the principal offices of the Company in Charleston, South Carolina, and at such other place(s) as the need, business, or opportunities of the Company may require from time to time.”

3. Exhibit A of the Original Agreement shall be amended as follows:

4. The word “VP” shall be replaced by “Chief Commercial Officer” wherever such word appears in the Original Agreement.

5. Notwithstanding any provision of the Original Agreement or this Amendment, the Company acknowledges that nothing contained therein shall prohibit the Executive from performing services for and receiving compensation from Rhino, in any nature or capacity whatsoever, and any subsidiaries or affiliates thereof.

6. Except as specifically set forth herein, this Amendment does not limit, modify, amend, waive, grant any consent with respect to, or otherwise affect any other provision of the Original Agreement, all of which shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. This Amendment does not entitle, or imply any consent or agreement to, any further or future modification of, amendment to, waiver of, or consent with respect to any provision of the Original Agreement.

7. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery by email or telecopier of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment shall be as effective as delivery of the original executed counterpart. This Amendment, together with the Original Agreement, sets forth the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior oral or written understandings.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.