Form of Non-Management Director Restricted Stock Award Agreement

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EX-10.4 6 d59054exv10w4.htm FORM OF NON-MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT exv10w4
Exhibit 10.4
NON-MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR
 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT
 UNDER THE
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION
2005 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
     THIS AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) entered into as of the «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), by and between Devon Energy Corporation (the “Company”) and «FirstName» «MiddleName» «Lastname» (the “Participant”);
WITNESSETH:
     WHEREAS, the Company has previously adopted the “Devon Energy Corporation 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan”, as amended and restated June 7, 2006 (the “Plan”); and
     WHEREAS, the Participant is a non-management Director of the Company and it is important to the Company that the Participant be encouraged to remain a Director of the Company; and
     WHEREAS, in recognition of such facts, the Company desires to award to the Participant «Shares» shares of the Company common stock under the Plan subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises and covenants herein contained, the Participant and the Company agree as follows (all capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined, have the meaning ascribed to such terms as set forth in the Plan):
     1. Definitions. Words, terms, or phrases used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in this section 1:
     (a) The Participant’s “Date of Termination” means the first day occurring on or after the Grant Date on which the Participant is not a member of the Board.
     (b) “Mandatory Retirement” means the Participant’s mandatory retirement from the Board of Directors at the next annual meeting of shareholders following the date the Participant reaches his 73rd birthday.
     2. The Plan. The Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto, is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof for all purposes, and when taken with this Agreement shall govern the rights of the Participant and the Company with respect to the Award (as defined below).
     3. Grant of Award. The Company hereby grants to the Participant an award (the “Award”) of «Shares» shares of the Company Common Stock, par value $.10 (the “Stock”), on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan.

 


 

     4. Terms of Award.
     (a) Escrow of Shares. A certificate or book-entry registration representing the Stock subject to the Award (the “Restricted Stock”) shall be issued in the name of the Participant and shall be escrowed with the Secretary of the Company (the “Escrow Agent”) subject to removal of the restrictions placed thereon or forfeiture pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
     (b) Vesting. If the Participant’s Date of Termination has not occurred as of the vesting dates specified below (the “Vesting Dates”), then, the Participant shall be entitled, subject to the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Agreement having been satisfied, to receive on or within a reasonable time after the applicable Vesting Dates, on accumulative basis, the number of shares of Stock as described in the following schedule. Once vested pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Restricted Stock shall be deemed “Vested Stock”.
Vesting Schedule
     
Vesting Dates   Shares Vesting
«Vestdate1»
  «Vestshs1»
«Vestdate2»
  «Vestshs2»
«Vestdate3»
  «Vestshs3»
«Vestdate4»
  «Vestshs4»
The Participant shall forfeit the unvested portion of the Award (including the underlying Restricted Stock and “Accrued Dividends,” as such term is hereinafter defined) upon the occurrence of the Participant’s Date of Termination unless the Award becomes vested under the circumstances described in paragraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) below.
          (i) The Award shall become fully vested upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Event which occurs prior to the Participant’s Date of Termination.
          (ii) The Award shall become fully vested upon the Participant’s Date of Termination if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs by reason of the Participant’s death. In the sole discretion of the Committee, the Award may become vested upon the Participant’s Date of Termination with respect to all or a portion of the shares as to which the Award was not vested immediately prior to such termination, if the Date of Termination occurs by reason of the Participant’s Disability or occurs under other special circumstances (as determined by the Committee).
          (iii) The Award shall become fully vested upon the Participant’s Date of Termination if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs by reason of the Participant’s Mandatory Retirement.
     (c) Voting Rights and Dividends. The Participant shall have all of the voting rights attributable to the shares of Restricted Stock. Regular quarterly cash dividends declared and paid by the Company with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock shall be paid to the Participant. Any extraordinary dividends declared and paid by the Company with respect to shares of Restricted Stock (“Accrued Dividends”) shall not be paid to the Participant until such Restricted Stock becomes Vested Stock. Such Accrued Dividends shall be held by the Company as a general obligation and paid to the Participant at the time the underlying Restricted Stock becomes Vested Stock.

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     (d) Vested Stock – Removal of Restrictions. Upon Restricted Stock becoming Vested Stock, all restrictions shall be removed from the certificates or book-entry registrations representing such Stock and the Secretary of the Company shall deliver to the Participant certificates or a Direct Registration Statement for the book-entry registration, representing such Vested Stock free and clear of all restrictions, except for any applicable securities laws restrictions, together with a check in the amount of all Accrued Dividends attributed to such Vested Stock without interest thereon.
     5. Legends. The shares of Stock which are the subject of the Award shall be subject to the following legend:
“THE SHARES OF STOCK EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE OR BOOK-ENTRY REGISTRATION ARE SUBJECT TO AND ARE TRANSFERRABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT CERTAIN AWARD AGREEMENT FOR DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION 2005 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN DATED «Grant_Date». ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF THE SHARES OF STOCK EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE OR BOOK-ENTRY REGISTRATION IN VIOLATION OF SUCH AGREEMENT SHALL BE NULL AND VOID AND WITHOUT EFFECT. A COPY OF THE AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SECRETARY OF DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION.”
     6. Delivery of Forfeited Shares. The Participant authorizes the Secretary to deliver to the Company any and all shares of Restricted Stock that are forfeited under the provisions of this Agreement. The Participant further authorizes the Company to hold as a general obligation of the Company any Accrued Dividends and to pay such dividends to the Participant at the time the underlying Restricted Stock becomes Vested Stock.
     7. Nontransferability of Award. The Participant shall not have the right to sell, assign, transfer, convey, dispose, pledge, hypothecate, burden, encumber or charge the Award or any Restricted Stock or any interest therein in any manner whatsoever.
     8. Notices. All notices or other communications relating to the Plan and this Agreement as it relates to the Participant shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or mailed (U.S. mail) by the Company to the Participant at the then current address as maintained by the Company or such other address as the Participant may advise the Company in writing.
     9. Binding Effect and Governing Law. This agreement shall be (i) binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and assigns except as may be limited by the Plan, and (ii) governed and construed under the laws of the State of Oklahoma.
     10. Award Subject to Claims of Creditors. The Participant shall not have any interest in any particular assets of the Company, its parent, if applicable, or any Subsidiary or Affiliated Entity by reason of the right to earn an Award (including Accrued Dividends) under the Plan and this Agreement, and the Participant or any other person shall have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company, its parent, if applicable, or a Subsidiary or Affiliated Entity with respect to any rights under the Plan or this Agreement.
     11. Captions. The captions of specific provisions of this Agreement are for convenience and reference only, and in no way define, describe, extend or limit the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provision hereof.

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     12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original for all purposes, but all of which taken together shall form one agreement.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day and year first above written.
     
“COMPANY”
  DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION
 
  a Delaware corporation
 
   
“PARTICIPANT”
  «FirstName» «MiddleName» «Lastname»
 
  «Address1»
 
  «Address2»
 
  «City», «State» «Zip»
 
  ID: «ID»

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