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Exhibit 10.3

Execution Version

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of December 11, 2019, by and between CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES, as agent (in such capacity, with its successors and assigns, and as defined in the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, the “ABL Agent”), DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY, as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities with its successors and assigns, and as defined in the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, the “Term Agent”), and the ABL Lenders and Term Lenders party hereto.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the ABL Agent and the Term Agent (among others) entered into that certain Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2016 (the “Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement”; capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement),¹ and each Loan Party acknowledged and consented to such Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the ABL Agent and the Term Agent have agreed to amend the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement as provided herein, each at the direction of the Required Lenders, under and as defined in the respective Loan Documents;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1.Amendment to Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement.The definition of “ABL Obligations Cap” in Section 1.2 of the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the number $30,000,000 therefrom and inserting in lieu thereof the number $40,000,000.

Section 2.Miscellaneous.

2.1Continuing Effect. Expect as specifically provided herein, the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. This Amendment shall form a part of the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement for all purposes.

2.2No Waiver. This Amendment is limited as specified and the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a modification, acceptance or waiver of any provision of the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, except as specifically set forth herein.

¹  The Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2016, is by and between the ABL Agent, the Term Agent, and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB as Existing Noteholder Agent and Additional Noteholder Agent. As of the date hereof, the obligations relating to the Existing Notes and Additional Notes have been indefeasibly paid in cash or otherwise satisfied in full. As a result, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB as Existing Noteholder Agent and Additional Noteholder Agent is not required to be a party hereto. In addition, to the extent there is any conflict between the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement and that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2018 (the “2018 Intercreditor Agreement”), Section 10.18 of the 2018 Intercreditor Agreement provides that the 2018 Intercreditor Agreement shall control. As a result, this Amendment is being entered into in an abundance of caution to the extent the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement has not been terminated according to its terms.

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2.3Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF LAW AND EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT REMEDIES PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

2.4Captions. Captions and section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Amendment.

2.5Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Amendment by facsimile transmission or by electronic mail in pdf format shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

2.6Consent of the Required Holders.

(a) Each of the ABL Lenders party hereto (which collectively constitute the Required Lenders, as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) hereby (i) authorizes and directs the ABL Agent to execute and deliver this Amendment, and (ii) acknowledges and agrees that (x) the foregoing directed action constitutes a direction from the Required Lenders under Section 17 of the ABL Credit Agreement, (y) Sections 11.3, 17.3, 17.5, and 19.9 of the ABL Credit Agreement and all other rights, protections, privileges, immunities, exculpations, and indemnities afforded to the ABL Agent under the Loan Documents (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) shall apply to any and all actions taken or not taken by the ABL Agent in accordance with such direction, and (z) the ABL Agent may conclusively rely upon (and shall be fully protected in relying upon) the Register (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) in determining such ABL Lender’s ownership of the Advances (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) and unused Commitments (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) on and as of the date hereof. Each undersigned ABL Lender hereby severally represents and warrants to the ABL Agent that, on and as of the date hereof, it is duly authorized to enter into this Amendment.

(b) Each of the Term Lenders party hereto (which collectively constitute the Required Lenders, as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) hereby (i) authorizes and directs the Term Agent to execute and deliver this Amendment, and (ii) acknowledges and agrees that (x) the foregoing directed action constitutes a direction from the Required Lenders under Section 17 of the Term Credit Agreement, (y) Sections 11.3, 17.3, 17.5, and 19.9 of the Term Credit Agreement and all other rights, protections, privileges, immunities, exculpations, and indemnities afforded to the Term Agent under the Loan Documents (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) shall apply to any and all actions taken or not taken by the Term Agent in accordance with such direction, and (z) the Term Agent may conclusively rely upon (and shall be fully protected in relying upon) the Register (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) in determining such Term Lender’s ownership of the Advances (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) and unused Commitments (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) on and as of the date hereof. Each undersigned Term Lender hereby severally represents and warrants to the Term Agent that, on and as of the date hereof, it is duly authorized to enter into this Amendment. Each of the Term Lenders party hereto further acknowledges and consents to (i) Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof

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(the “Fifth Amendment”), the form of which is attached asExhibit A hereto and (ii) the Series F Warrant Agreement (as defined in the Fifth Amendment) and the issuance of the Fifth Amendment Warrants (as defined in the Fifth Amendment) and Holdings’ shares of common stock pursuant thereto.

2.7Rights of Agents. The ABL Agent and Term Agent shall have all of the rights, protections, privileges, immunities, exculpations, and indemnities as set forth in the ABL Credit Agreement and Term Credit Agreement respectively, as if set forth herein.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES, as ABL Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY, as Term Agent
By:	/s/ Benjamin Hancock
Name:	Benjamin Hancock
Title:	Assistant Vice President

Agreed to and acknowledged by:
SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS, INC.
By:	/s/ Michael J. Faust
Name:	Michael J. Faust
Title:	Chief Executive Officer
SAEXPLORATION, INC.
By:	/s/ Michael J. Faust
Name:	Michael J. Faust
Title:	Interim Chief Executive Officer
SAEXPLORATION SUB, INC.
By:	/s/ Michael J. Faust
Name:	Michael J. Faust
Title:	Interim Chief Executive Officer

[SIGNATURE PAGETO AMENDMENT NO. 1TO AMENDEDAND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]

SAEXPLORATION SEISMIC SERVICES (US), LLC
By:	/s/ Michael J. Faust
Name:	Michael J. Faust
Title:	Interim Chief Executive Officer
NES, LLC.
By:	/s/ Michael J. Faust
Name:	Michael J. Faust
Title:	Interim Chief Executive Officer
SAEXPLORATION ACQUISITIONS (US), LLC
By:	/s/ Michael J. Faust
Name:	Michael J. Faust
Title:	Interim Chief Executive Officer

[SIGNATURE PAGETO AMENDMENT NO. 1TO AMENDEDAND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]

ABL AGENT:
CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES, as Agent
By:	/s/ James Buccola
Name: James Buccola
Title: Head of Fixed Income

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ABL LENDERS:
	HIGHBRIDGE MSF INTERNATIONAL LTD.
	By: Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as Trading Manager and not in its individual capacity
	By:	/s/ Jason Hempel
		Name: Jason Hempel
		Title: Managing Director
	HIGHBRIDGE TACTICAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, L.P.
	By: Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as Trading Manager and not in its individual capacity
	By:	/s/ Jason Hempel
		Name: Jason Hempel
		Title: Managing Director

[SIGNATURE PAGETO AMENDMENT NO. 1TO AMENDEDAND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]

ABL LENDERS:
WHITEBOX ASYMMETRIC PARTNERS, L.P.
By:	/s/ Mark Strefling
	Name: Mark Strefling
	Title: Partner & CEO
WHITEBOX MULTI-STRATEGY PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Whitebox Advisors LLC its investment manager
By:	/s/ Mark Strefling
	Name: Mark Strefling
	Title: Partner & CEO
WHITEBOX CREDIT PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Whitebox Advisors LLC its investment manager
By:	/s/ Mark Strefling
	Name: Mark Strefling
	Title: Partner & CEO

[SIGNATURE PAGETO AMENDMENT NO. 1TO AMENDEDAND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]

TERM LENDER:
WBOX2015-7 LTD.
By:	/s/ Mark Strefling
	Name: Mark Strefling
	Title: Partner & CEO

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ABL AND TERM LENDERS:
	BLUE MOUNTAIN CREDIT ALTERNATIVES MASTER FUND L.P.
	By:	/s/ David O’Mara
		Name: David O’Mara
		Title: Deputy General Counsel
	BLUEMOUNTAIN KICKING HORSE FUND L.P.
	By:	/s/ David O’Mara
		Name: David O’Mara
		Title: Deputy General Counsel
	BLUEMOUNTAIN MONTENVERS MASTER FUND SCASICAV-SIF
	By:	/s/ David O’Mara
		Name: David O’Mara
		Title: Deputy General Counsel
	BLUEMOUNTAIN GUADALUPE PEAK FUND L.P.
	By:	/s/ David O’Mara
		Name: David O’Mara
		Title: Deputy General Counsel

[SIGNATURE PAGETO AMENDMENT NO. 1TO AMENDEDAND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]

BLUEMOUNTAIN SUMMIT TRADING L.P.
By:	/s/ David O’Mara
	Name: David O’Mara
	Title: Deputy General Counsel

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ABL AND TERM LENDER:
	JOHN PECORA
	By:	/s/ John Pecora

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ABL AND TERM LENDER:
AMZAK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
	By:	/s/ Samuel Barker
	Name: Samuel Barker
	Title: Senior Fixed Income Analyst

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ABL LENDER:
DUPONT PENSION TRUST
	By:	/s/ Kris Kowal
	Name: Kris Kowal
	Title: Managing Director

[SIGNATURE PAGETO AMENDMENT NO. 1TO AMENDEDAND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]

ABL LENDER:
	JEFF HASTINGS
	By:	/s/ Jeff Hastings

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