Severability Contract Clauses (27,855)

Severability. In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so 5 invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable.

Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof, but such provision shall be fully severable and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had never been included herein. [Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank] 8 By signing below, the Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of the PSUs issued on the Grant Date indicated above, which ha...ve been issued under the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. MIDSTATES PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. By: Name: Kim Harding Title: Vice President — Human Resources and Administration Accepted by: [·] Date: Confirmation of Receipt by Company: By: Date: 9 EX-10.20 2 a18-1061_1ex10d20.htm EX-10.20 Exhibit 10.20 MIDSTATES PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO THE 2016 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (PERFORMANCE VESTING) * * * * * Participant: [·] Grant Date: [·] Target Number of Performance Stock Units Granted: [·] * * * * * THIS PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of the Grant Date specified above, is entered into by and between MIDSTATES PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC., a corporation organized in the State of Delaware (the "Company"), and the Participant specified above, pursuant to the Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan, as in effect and as amended from time to time (the "Plan"), which is administered by the Committee (as defined in the Plan); and WHEREAS, it has been determined under the Plan that it would be in the best interests of the Company to grant the Performance Stock Units ("PSUs") provided herein to the Participant. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows: 1. Incorporation By Reference; Plan Document Receipt. This Agreement is subject in all respects to the terms and provisions of the Plan (including, without limitation, any amendments thereto adopted at any time and from time to time unless such amendments are expressly intended not to apply to the Award provided hereunder), all of which terms and provisions are made a part of and incorporated in this Agreement as if they were each expressly set forth herein. Except as provided otherwise herein, any capitalized term not defined in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as is ascribed thereto in the Plan. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a true copy of the Plan and that the Participant has read the Plan carefully and fully understands its content. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. View More

Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof, but such provision shall be fully severable and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had never been included herein. [Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank] 6 By signing below, the Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of the RSUs issued on the Grant Date indicated above, which ha...ve been issued under the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. MIDSTATES PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. By: Name: Kim Harding Title: Vice President — Human Resources and Administration Accepted by: [·] Date: Confirmation of Receipt by Company: By: Date: 7 EX-10.21 3 a18-1061_1ex10d21.htm EX-10.21 Exhibit 10.21 MIDSTATES PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO THE 2016 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (TIME VESTING) * * * * * Participant: [·] Grant Date: [·] Number of Restricted Stock Units Granted: [·] * * * * * THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of the Grant Date specified above, is entered into by and between MIDSTATES PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC., a corporation organized in the State of Delaware (the "Company"), and the Participant specified above, pursuant to the Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan, as in effect and as amended from time to time (the "Plan"), which is administered by the Committee (as defined in the Plan); and WHEREAS, it has been determined under the Plan that it would be in the best interests of the Company to grant the Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") provided herein to the Participant. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows: 1. Incorporation By Reference; Plan Document Receipt. This Agreement is subject in all respects to the terms and provisions of the Plan (including, without limitation, any amendments thereto adopted at any time and from time to time unless such amendments are expressly intended not to apply to the Award provided hereunder), all of which terms and provisions are made a part of and incorporated in this Agreement as if they were each expressly set forth herein. Except as provided otherwise herein, any capitalized term not defined in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as is ascribed thereto in the Plan. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a true copy of the Plan and that the Participant has read the Plan carefully and fully understands its content. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. View More

Severability. It is the intention of the parties hereto that any provision of this Agreement found to be invalid or unenforceable be reformed rather than eliminated. If any of the provisions of this Agreement, or any part hereof, is at any time construed to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the remainder of such provision or the other provisions of this Agreement, which shall be given full effect, without regard to the invalid portions. In the event that the courts of any one or more juri...sdictions shall hold such provisions wholly or partially unenforceable by reason of the scope thereof or otherwise, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such determination not bar or in any way affect the Employer's rights provided for herein in the courts of any other jurisdictions as to breaches or threatened breaches of such provisions in such o this jurisdictions, the above provisions as they relate to each jurisdiction being, for this purpose, severable into diverse and independent covenants. View More

Severability. It is the intention of the parties hereto that any provision of this Agreement found to be invalid or unenforceable be reformed rather than eliminated. If any of the provisions of this Agreement, or any part hereof, is at any time construed to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the remainder of such provision or the other provisions of this Agreement, which shall be given full effect, without regard to the invalid portions. In the event that the courts of any one or more juri...sdictions shall hold such provisions wholly or partially unenforceable by reason of the scope thereof or otherwise, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such determination not bar or in any way affect the Employer's rights provided for herein in the courts of any other jurisdictions as to breaches or threatened breaches of such provisions in such o this jurisdictions, the above provisions as they relate to each jurisdiction being, for this purpose, severable into diverse and independent covenants. In addition, all sections of this Agreement that would, by their terms, survive expiration or termination of this Agreement shall so survive such expiration and termination and shall also survive termination for any reason of Employee's employment with the Company. View More

Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party.

Severability. In the event that any provision of this Note is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by reason of the operation of any law or by reason of the interpretation placed thereon by any court or governmental authority, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and the affected provision shall be modified to the minimum extent permitted by law so as most fully to achieve the intention of this Note.

Severability. If any portion of this Agreement is found to be illegal or unenforceable, such action shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining sections or subsections of this Agreement.

Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Restated Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

Severability. Every provision of this Amendment is intended to be severable. If any term or provision hereof is illegal or invalid for any reason whatsoever, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the legality or validity of the remainder of this Amendment.