0001193125-12-052469.txt : 20120210 0001193125-12-052469.hdr.sgml : 20120210 20120210160058 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-052469 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120208 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120210 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120210 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Dresser-Rand Group Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001316656 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ENGINES & TURBINES [3510] IRS NUMBER: 201780492 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32586 FILM NUMBER: 12592848 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PAUL CLARK DRIVE CITY: OLEAN STATE: NY ZIP: 14760 BUSINESS PHONE: (716) 375-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PAUL CLARK DRIVE CITY: OLEAN STATE: NY ZIP: 14760 8-K 1 d295883d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 8, 2012

 

 

 

Dresser-Rand Group Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-32586   20-1780492

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

West 8 Tower, Suite 1000, 10205 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77042

112 Avenue Kleber, Paris, France 75784

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 354-6100 (Houston)

                                                                                      33 156 26 71 71 (Paris)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On February 8, 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (the “Company”) approved the Standard Terms and Conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”) for future grants from time to time to employees of the Company, including executive officers, of Employee Non-Qualified Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Restricted Stock Units and Stock Appreciations Rights pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2008 Stock Incentive Plan. The Terms and Conditions are filed as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On February 9, 2012, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee, adopted amendments, which were effective immediately, to the Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws (the “By-Laws”) to provide for a majority voting standard in uncontested elections of directors. Specifically, Article II, Section 2.07 of the By-Laws was amended to provide that each director to be elected by stockholders shall be elected by the vote of the majority of the votes cast at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present, except in the case of a contested election. This Section, as amended, states that a majority of the votes cast means that the number of shares voted “for” a director nominee must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that nominee. In contested elections, where the total number of director nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected, the directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present. Prior to the effectiveness of these amendments, Article II, Section 2.07 of the By-Laws provided that directors would be elected in all circumstances by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.

In addition, these amendments include conforming changes clarifying that the voting standard which applies to all other matters submitted to stockholders is subject to any differing standard required by law, the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws.

The foregoing summary of the amendments to the By-Laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the By-Laws filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

The Board also approved related changes to the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines to implement a director resignation policy. The Corporate Governance Guidelines as revised are posted on the Company’s website (http://www.dresser-rand.com/corpgov/).


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (d)

Exhibits

 

3.2    Amended and Restated By-Laws of Dresser-Rand Group Inc.
10.1    Dresser-Rand Group Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions for Employee Non-Qualified Stock Options.
10.2    Dresser-Rand Group Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions for Stock Appreciations Rights.
10.3    Dresser-Rand Group Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock.
10.4    Dresser-Rand Group Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Units.
10.5    Dresser-Rand Group Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions for Performance Restricted Stock Units.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

   

DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC.

   

(Registrant)

Date: February 10, 2012

   

By:

 

/s/ Mark F. Mai

     

Mark F. Mai

     

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC.

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Subject Matter

3.2    Amended and Restated By-Laws of Dresser-Rand Group Inc.
10.1    Dresser-Rand Group Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions for Employee Non-Qualified Stock Options.
10.2    Dresser-Rand Group Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions for Stock Appreciations Rights.
10.3    Dresser-Rand Group Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock.
10.4    Dresser-Rand Group Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Units.
10.5    Dresser-Rand Group Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions for Performance Restricted Stock Units.
EX-3.2 2 d295883dex32.htm EX-3.2 EX-3.2

EXHIBIT 3.2

DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS

ARTICLE I

Offices

SECTION 1.01 Registered Office. The Corporation shall maintain its registered office in the State of Delaware at The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. The Corporation may also have offices in such other places in the United States or elsewhere as the Board of Directors may, from time to time, appoint or as the business of the Corporation may require.

ARTICLE II

Meetings of Stockholders

SECTION 2.01 Annual Meetings. (A) Annual meetings of stockholders may be held at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, and at such time and date as the Board of Directors shall determine. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that the meeting shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as described in Section 2.04 of these Amended and Restated By-Laws (the “By-Laws”) in accordance with Section 211(a)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

(B) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of other business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only (1) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting delivered pursuant to Section 2.05 of these By-Laws (or any supplement thereto), (2) by or at the direction of the Chairman of the Board or (3) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.01 and who was a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation.

(C) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (3) of paragraph (B) of this Section 2.01, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and such business must be a proper subject for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is changed by more than thirty (30) days from the anniversary date of the previous year’s meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement (as defined below) of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. Public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting shall not commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.01(C) to


the contrary, if the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation at an annual meeting is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at least one hundred (100) calendar days prior to the first anniversary of the prior year’s annual meeting of stockholders, then a stockholder’s notice required by this Section shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it is received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) calendar day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

(D) Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth:

(1) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director (a) all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and (b) such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected;

(2) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of any resolution or business proposed to be adopted at the meeting (and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the By-Laws of the Corporation, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any substantial interest (within the meaning of Item 5 of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act) in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), if any, on whose behalf the business is proposed;

(3) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made or the business is proposed (a) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and the name and address of such beneficial owner, (b) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner as of the date of the notice, and a representation that the stockholder shall notify the Corporation in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for such meeting of the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation owned of record by the stockholder and such beneficial owner as of the record date for the meeting (except as otherwise provided in Section 2.01(E) below), and (c) a representation that the stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such nomination or other business; and

(4) as to the stockholder giving the notice or, if the notice is given on behalf of a beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made or the business is proposed, as to such beneficial owner (a) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned (as defined below) by such stockholder or beneficial owner as of the date of the notice, and a representation that the stockholder shall notify the Corporation in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for such meeting of the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation beneficially owned by such stockholder or beneficial owner as of the record date for the meeting (except as otherwise provided in Section 2.01(E) below), (b) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination or other business between or among such stockholder or beneficial owner and any other person, including without limitation any agreements that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 5 or Item 6 of Exchange Act Schedule 13D (regardless of whether the requirement to file a Schedule 13D is applicable to the stockholder or beneficial owner) and a representation that the stockholder shall notify the Corporation in writing within five (5) business

 

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days after the record date for such meeting of any such agreement, arrangement or understanding in effect as of the record date for the meeting (except as otherwise provided in Section 2.01(E) below), (c) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, options, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the stockholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, such stockholder or beneficial owner, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss, manage risk or benefit from changes in the share price of any class of the Corporation’s capital stock, or maintain, increase or decrease the voting power of the stockholder or beneficial owner with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation, and a representation that the stockholder shall notify the Corporation in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for such meeting of any such agreement, arrangement or understanding in effect as of the record date for the meeting (except as otherwise provided in Section 2.01(E) below) and (d) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, will engage in a solicitation with respect to the nomination or other business and, if so, the name of each participant (as defined in Item 4 of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act) in such solicitation and whether such person intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the business to be proposed (in person or by proxy) by the stockholder.

(E) The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation including information relevant to a determination whether such proposed nominee can be considered an independent director. Notwithstanding anything in Section 2.01(D) above to the contrary, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders is different from the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 2.01 shall set forth a representation that the stockholder shall notify the Corporation in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, or by the opening of business on the date of the meeting (whichever is earlier), of the information required under clauses (D)(3)(b) and (D)(4)(a)-(c) of this Section 2.01, and such information when provided to the Corporation shall be current as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting.

SECTION 2.02 Special Meetings. (A) Special meetings of stockholders, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, may be called at any time by the Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors which has been duly designated by the Board of Directors and whose powers and authority, as provided in a resolution of the Board of Directors, include the power to call special meetings of stockholders and no special meetings of stockholders shall be called by any other person or persons. Notice of each special meeting shall be given in accordance with Section 2.05 of these By-Laws. Unless otherwise permitted by law, business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purpose stated in the notice.

(B) Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting delivered pursuant to Section 2.05 of these By-Laws (1) by or at the direction of the Chairman of the Board or (2) provided that the Board of Directors or a duly designated committee of the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 2.02(B) is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and upon such election and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in these By-Laws. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of

 

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stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the notice required by Section 2.01 of these By-Laws shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

SECTION 2.03 General Provisions Applicable to Annual and Special Meetings. (A) Except as otherwise provided by law, only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sections 2.01 or 2.02 of these By-Laws, as the case may be, shall be eligible for election at an annual or special meeting to serve as directors and only such other business shall be conducted at an annual meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in such Section 2.01. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before a meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in these By-Laws (including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made or the business is proposed solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in compliance with such stockholder’s representation as required by clause (D)(4)(d) of Section 2.01 of these By-Laws) and, if any proposed nomination or other business is not in compliance with these By-Laws, to declare that such defective nomination or other business shall be disregarded. The chairman of the meeting of stockholders shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that any nomination or other business was not properly brought before the meeting and in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws, and if he or she should so determine, the chairman shall so declare to the meeting, and any such nomination or other business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Sections 2.01 and 2.02 of these By-Laws, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder does not provide the information required under clauses (D)(3)(b) and (D)(4)(a)-(c) of such Section 2.01 to the Corporation within the times frames specified herein, or if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at a meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or other business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such other business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of these By-Laws, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder (or a reliable reproduction or electronic transmission of the writing) delivered to the Corporation prior to the making of such nomination or proposal of such other business at such meeting by such stockholder stating that such person is authorized to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders.

(B) Whenever used in these By-Laws, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure (1) in a press release released by the Corporation, provided such press release is released by the Corporation following its customary procedures, is reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service, or is generally available on internet news sites, or (2) in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. For purposes of clause (D)(4)(a) of Section 2.01 of these By-Laws, shares shall be treated as “beneficially owned” by a person if the person beneficially owns such

 

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shares, directly or indirectly, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulations 13D and 13G thereunder or has or shares pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing): (a) the right to acquire such shares (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time or the fulfillment of a condition or both), (b) the right to vote such shares, alone or in concert with others and/or (c) investment power with respect to such shares, including the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, such shares.

(C) Sections 2.01 and 2.02 of these By-Laws shall not apply to a proposal to be made by a stockholder if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his or her intention to present the proposal at an annual or special meeting only pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and such proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such meeting. Nothing in these By-Laws shall be deemed to affect any rights of the holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

SECTION 2.04 Meetings by Remote Communication. If authorized by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, stockholders and proxy holders not physically present at a meeting of stockholders may, by means of remote communication:

(a) participate in a meeting of stockholders; and

(b) be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of stockholders whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication,

provided, that

(i) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder or proxyholder;

(ii) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings; and

(iii) if any stockholder or proxyholder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the Corporation.

SECTION 2.05 Notice of Meetings. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a timely written notice or electronic transmission, in the manner provided in Section 232 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, of the meeting, which shall state the place, if any, date and time of the meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be mailed to or transmitted electronically by the Secretary of the Corporation to each stockholder of record entitled to vote thereat as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting.

 

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SECTION 2.06 Quorum. Unless otherwise required by law or the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding stock entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of stockholders. When a quorum is once present to organize a meeting, the quorum is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any stockholders.

SECTION 2.07 Voting. (A) Unless otherwise provided in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder. Upon the request of not less than 10% in interest of the stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting, voting shall be by written ballot, unless otherwise provided in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation; if authorized by the stockholders, such requirement of a written ballot shall be satisfied, if authorized by the Board of Directors, by a ballot submitted by electronic transmission, provided that any such electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder or proxyholder.

(B) At all meetings of stockholders for the election of directors at which a quorum is present, each director shall be elected by the vote of the majority of the votes cast; provided, that if, as of a date that is five (5) business days in advance of the date the Corporation files its definitive proxy statement (regardless of whether thereafter revised or supplemented) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the total number of director nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected, the directors, of a number not exceeding the authorized number of directors as fixed by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws, shall be elected by a plurality of the voting power of the shares represented in person or by proxy at any such meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. For purposes of this Section 2.07, a “majority of the votes cast” means that the number of votes cast “for” a director nominee must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that director nominee.

(C) Except as otherwise required by law, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, in all other matters the affirmative vote of the majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders.

SECTION 2.08 Chairman of Meetings. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if one is elected, or, in such person’s absence or disability, the President of the Corporation, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders.

SECTION 2.09 Secretary of Meeting. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary at all meetings of the stockholders. In the absence or disability of the Secretary, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President shall appoint a person to act as Secretary at such meetings.

SECTION 2.10 Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting. Except as otherwise provided in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly held meeting of stockholders of the Corporation at which a quorum is present or represented, and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.

SECTION 2.11 Adjournment. At any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, if less than a quorum be present, a majority of the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time without notice other than announcement at the meeting until a quorum shall be present. Any business may be transacted at the

 

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adjourned meeting that might have been transacted at the meeting originally noticed. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix a new record date for notice of such adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of the record date for notice of such adjourned meeting.

ARTICLE III

Board of Directors

SECTION 3.01 Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall exercise all of the powers and duties conferred by law except as provided by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

SECTION 3.02 Number and Term. The number of directors shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall be elected by the stockholders at their annual meeting, and each director shall be elected to serve for the term of one year and until such person’s successor shall be elected and qualified or until such person’s earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.

SECTION 3.03 Resignations. Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission. The resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, and if no time is specified, at the time of its receipt by the President or Secretary. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

SECTION 3.04 Removal. Except as otherwise provided in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed either with or without cause at any time by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote for the election of directors at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose.

SECTION 3.05 Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. Except as provided in Section 3.04 of these By-Laws, vacancies occurring in any directorship and newly created directorships may be filled by a majority vote of the remaining directors then in office. Any director so chosen shall hold office for the unexpired term of such director’s predecessor and until such director’s successor shall be elected and qualify or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

SECTION 3.06 Meetings. The newly elected directors shall hold their first meeting to organize the Corporation, elect officers and transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting. An annual organizational meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held immediately after each annual meeting of the stockholders, or at such time and place as may be noticed for the meeting.

Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such places and times as shall be determined from time to time by written or electronic transmission of consent of a resolution of the directors.

 

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Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be called by the President or by the Secretary on the written or electronic transmission of such request of any director with at least two days’ notice to each director and shall be held at such place as may be determined by the directors or as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting.

SECTION 3.07 Quorum, Voting and Adjournment. A majority of the total number of directors or any committee thereof shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present thereat may adjourn such meeting to another time and place. Notice of such adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place of such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting so adjourned.

SECTION 3.08 Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, including but not limited to an Executive Committee and an Audit Committee, each such committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee to replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors establishing such committee, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to the following matters: (a) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by law to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (b) adopting, amending or repealing any bylaw of the Corporation. All committees of the Board of Directors shall keep minutes of their meetings and shall report their proceedings to the Board of Directors when requested or required by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 3.09 Action Without a Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed in the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form or shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

SECTION 3.10 Compensation. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors for their services. A director may also serve the Corporation in other capacities and receive compensation therefor.

SECTION 3.11 Remote Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment in which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment shall constitute the presence in person at such meeting.

 

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SECTION 3.12 Interested Directors. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because such person’s votes are counted for such purpose if: (i) the material facts as to such person’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (ii) the material facts as to such person’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (iii) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the stockholders. Common or disinterested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

SECTION 3.13 Emergency By-Laws. In the event of any emergency, disaster or catastrophe, as referred to in Section 110 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as a result of which a quorum of the Board of Directors or a standing committee of the Board of Directors cannot readily be convened for action, then the director or directors in attendance at the meeting shall constitute a quorum. Such director or directors in attendance may further take action to appoint one or more of themselves or other directors to membership on any standing or temporary committees of the Board of Directors as they shall deem necessary and appropriate. During any such emergency, a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof may be called by any director or by the President or Secretary of the Corporation. Notice of the time and place of the meeting shall be given by any available means of communication by the person calling the meeting to such of the directors as it may be feasible to reach. Such notice shall be given at such time in advance of the meeting as, in the judgment of the person calling the meeting, circumstances permit.

ARTICLE IV

Officers

SECTION 4.01 Number. The officers of the Corporation shall include a President and a Secretary, both of whom shall be elected by the Board of Directors and who shall hold office for a term of one year and until their successors are elected and qualify or until their earlier resignation or removal. In addition, the Board of Directors may elect a Chairman of the Board of Directors, one or more Vice Presidents, including an Executive Vice President, a Treasurer and one or more Assistant Treasurers and one or more Assistant Secretaries, who shall hold their office for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. The initial officers shall be elected at the first meeting of the Board of Directors and, thereafter, at the annual organizational meeting of the Board of Directors. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

SECTION 4.02 Other Officers and Agents. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it deems advisable, who shall hold their office for such terms and shall exercise and perform such powers and duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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SECTION 4.03 Chairman. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall be a member of the Board of Directors and shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the stockholders. In addition, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall have such powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to such person by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 4.04 President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. The President shall exercise such duties as customarily pertain to the office of President and Chief Executive Officer, and shall have general and active management of the property, business and affairs of the Corporation, subject to the supervision and control of the Board of Directors. The President shall perform such other duties as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or these By-Laws.

In the absence, disability or refusal of the Chairman of the Board of Directors to act, or the vacancy of such office, the President shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors. Except as the Board of Directors shall otherwise authorize, the President shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts on behalf of the Corporation, and shall cause the seal to be affixed to any instrument requiring it and, when so affixed, the seal shall be attested by the signature of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer.

SECTION 4.05 Vice Presidents. Each Vice President, if any are elected, of whom one or more may be designated an Executive Vice President, shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to such person by the President or the Board of Directors.

SECTION 4.06 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have custody of the corporate funds, securities, evidences of indebtedness and other valuables of the Corporation and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation. The Treasurer shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation, taking proper vouchers therefor. The Treasurer shall render to the President and Board of Directors, upon their request, a report of the financial condition of the Corporation. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond for the faithful discharge of such person’s duties in such amount and with such surety as the Board of Directors shall prescribe. The Treasurer shall have such further powers and perform such other duties incident to the office of Treasurer as from time to time are assigned to such person by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 4.07 Secretary. The Secretary shall: (a) cause minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and directors to be recorded and kept; (b) cause all notices required by these By-Laws or otherwise to be given properly; (c) see that the minute books, stock books, and other nonfinancial books, records and papers of the Corporation are kept properly; and (d) cause all reports, statements, returns, certificates and other documents to be prepared and filed when and as required. The Secretary shall have such further powers and perform such other duties as prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 4.08 Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries. Each Assistant Treasurer and each Assistant Secretary, if any are elected, shall be vested with all the powers and shall perform all the duties of the Treasurer, the Secretary, respectively, in the absence or disability of such officer, unless or until the Board of Directors shall otherwise determine. In addition, Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board of Directors.

 

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SECTION 4.09 Additional Matters. The President of the Corporation shall have the authority to designate employees of the Corporation to have the title of Vice President (including one or more designated as Executive Vice President), Assistant Vice President, Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary. Any employee so designated shall have the powers and duties determined by the President or by the Board of Directors. The persons upon whom such titles are conferred shall not be deemed officers of the Corporation unless elected by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 4.10 Corporate Funds and Checks. The funds of the Corporation shall be kept in such depositories as shall from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors. All checks or other orders for the payment of money shall be signed by the President or the Secretary or such other person or agent as may from time to time be authorized and with such countersignature, if any, as may be required by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 4.11 Contracts and Other Documents. The President and the Secretary, or such other officer or officers as may from time to time be authorized by the Board of Directors or any other committee given specific authority in the premises by the Board of Directors during the intervals between the meetings of the Board of Directors, shall have power to sign and execute on behalf of the Corporation deeds, conveyances and contracts, and any and all other documents requiring execution by the Corporation.

SECTION 4.12 Compensation. The compensation of the officers of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors (subject to any employment agreements that may then be in effect between the Corporation and the relevant officer). None of such officers shall be prevented from receiving such compensation by reason of the fact that such person is also a director of the Corporation. Nothing contained herein shall preclude any officer from serving the Corporation, or any subsidiary, in any other capacity and receiving such compensation by reason of the fact that such person is also a director of the Corporation.

SECTION 4.13 Ownership of Stock of Another Corporation. Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the President or the Secretary, or such other officer or agent as shall be authorized by the Board of Directors, shall have the power and authority, on behalf of the Corporation, to attend and to vote at any meeting of stockholders of any corporation in which the Corporation holds stock and may exercise, on behalf of the Corporation, any and all of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock at any such meeting, including the authority to execute and deliver proxies and consents on behalf of the Corporation.

SECTION 4.14 Delegation of Duties. In the absence, disability or refusal of any officer to exercise and perform his or her duties, the Board of Directors may delegate to another officer such powers or duties.

SECTION 4.15 Resignation and Removal. Any officer of the Corporation may be removed from office for or without cause at any time by the Board of Directors. Any officer may resign at any time in the same manner prescribed under Section 3.03 of these By-Laws.

SECTION 4.16 Vacancies. The Board of Directors shall have power to fill vacancies occurring in any office.

 

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ARTICLE V

Stock

SECTION 5.01 Certificates of Stock. Shares of the Corporation’s stock may be certificated or uncertificated; provided, however, that every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, certifying the number and class of shares of stock in the Corporation owned by such person. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. The Board of Directors shall have the power to appoint one or more transfer agents and/or registrars for the transfer or registration of shares of stock of any class, and may require stock certificates to be countersigned or registered by one or more of such transfer agents and/or registrars. Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated stock, the Corporation shall send, or cause to be sent, to the record owner thereof a written statement of the information required by law to be on certificates.

SECTION 5.02 Transfer of Shares. Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferable upon its books by the holders thereof, in person or by their duly authorized attorneys or legal representatives, and, in the case of shares represented by a certificate, upon surrender to the Corporation by delivery thereof to the person in charge of the stock and transfer books and ledgers. Such certificates shall be cancelled and new certificates shall thereupon be issued. A record shall be made of each transfer. Upon receipt of proper transfer restrictions from the holder of uncertificated shares, the Corporation shall cancel such uncertificated shares and issue new equivalent uncertificated shares, or, upon such holder’s request, certificated shares, to the person entitled thereto, and record the transaction upon its books. Whenever any transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security, and not absolutely, it shall be so expressed in the entry of the transfer if, when the certificates are presented, both the transferor and transferee request the Corporation to do so. The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or proper concerning the issue, transfer and registration of shares of stock of the Corporation.

SECTION 5.03 Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Certificates. A new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares may be issued in the place of any certificate previously issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Board of Directors may, in their discretion, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such person’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond, in such sum as the Board of Directors may direct, in order to indemnify the Corporation against any claims that may be made against it in connection therewith. A new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares may be issued in the place of any certificate previously issued by the Corporation that has become mutilated without the posting by the owner of any bond upon the surrender by such owner of such mutilated certificate.

SECTION 5.04 List of Stockholders Entitled To Vote. Except as otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 219 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

SECTION 5.05 Dividends. Subject to the provisions of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may at any regular or special meeting, declare dividends upon the stock of the Corporation either (a) out of its surplus, as defined in and computed in accordance with Sections 154 and 244 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (b) in case there shall be no such surplus, out of its net profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and/or the preceding fiscal year. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of capital stock. Before the declaration of any dividend, the Board of Directors may set apart, out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends, such sum or sums as the Board of Directors deems proper as reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

 

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SECTION 5.06 Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record. (A) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.

(B) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days prior to such other action. If no such record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

SECTION 5.07 Registered Stockholders. Prior to (i) the surrender to the Corporation of the certificate or certificates for a share or shares of stock with a request to record the transfer of such share or shares, or (ii) the receipt of proper transfer instructions from the holder of uncertificated shares, the Corporation may treat the registered owner as the person entitled to receive dividends, to vote, to receive notifications, and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of an owner. The Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof.

SECTION 5.08 Regulations. The Board of Directors may make such additional rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of shares of stock of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VI

Notice and Waiver of Notice

SECTION 6.01 Notice. If mailed, notice to stockholders shall be deemed given when deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders may be given by electronic transmission in the manner provided in Section 232 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

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SECTION 6.02 Waiver of Notice.

A written waiver of any notice, signed by a stockholder or director, or waiver by electronic transmission by such person, whether given before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to the notice required to be given to such person. Neither the business nor the purpose of any meeting need by specified in such a waiver. Attendance at any meeting shall constitute waiver of notice except attendance for the sole purpose of objecting to the timeliness of notice.

ARTICLE VII

Indemnification

SECTION 7.01 Right to Indemnification. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or an officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, or trustee of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer or trustee, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer or trustee, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection therewith, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; provided, however, that, (i) except as provided in Section 7.03 of these By-Laws with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors and (ii) the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify against any amount paid in settlement unless the Corporation has consented to such settlement.

SECTION 7.02 Right to Advancement of Expenses. In addition to the right to indemnification conferred in Section 7.01 of these By-Laws, an indemnitee shall also have the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (hereinafter an “advancement of expenses”); provided, however, that, if the Delaware General Corporation Law requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter an “undertaking”), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a “final adjudication”) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Section 7.02 or otherwise.

 

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SECTION 7.03 Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit. If a claim under Section 7.01 or 7.02 of these By-Laws is not paid in full by the Corporation within 60 days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be 20 days, the indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In (a) any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (b) any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the indemnitee has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that identification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article VII or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.

SECTION 7.04 Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification. Any indemnification to be provided under Section 7.01 or 7.02 of these By-Laws (unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that the indemnification is proper under the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in such paragraph. Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought or by a majority vote of members of a committee of the Board of Directors composed of at least three members each of whom is not a party to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable and/or such a committee is not established or obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders entitled to vote thereon.

SECTION 7.05 Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Article VII shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended By-Laws, as amended, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

SECTION 7.06 Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

SECTION 7.07 Indemnification of Employees and Agents of the Corporation. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article VII with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors and officers of the Corporation.

 

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SECTION 7.08 Nature of Rights. The rights conferred upon indemnitees in this Article VII shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer or trustee and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Article VII that adversely affects any right of an indemnitee or it successors shall be prospective only and shall not limit or eliminate any such right with respect to any proceeding involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that took place prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.

ARTICLE VIII

Miscellaneous

SECTION 8.01 Electronic Transmission. For purposes of these By-Laws, “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.

SECTION 8.02 Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may provide a suitable seal, containing the name of the Corporation, which seal shall be in charge of the Secretary. If and when so directed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, duplicates of the seal may be kept and used by the Treasurer or by an Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer.

SECTION 8.03 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on December 31 of each year, or such other twelve consecutive months as the Board of Directors may designate.

SECTION 8.04 Section Headings. Section headings in these By-Laws are for convenience of reference only and shall not be given any substantive effect in limiting or otherwise construing any provision herein.

SECTION 8.05 Inconsistent Provisions. In the event that any provision of these By-Laws is or becomes inconsistent with any provision of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any other applicable law, the provision of these By-Laws shall not be given any effect to the extent of such inconsistency but shall otherwise be given full force and effect.

The foregoing Amended & Restated By-Laws were adopted

by the Board of Directors on February 9, 2012.

 

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EX-10.1 3 d295883dex101.htm EX-10.1 EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC.

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

EMPLOYEE NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS

These Standard Terms and Conditions apply to any Options granted under the Dresser-Rand Group Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), on or after January 1, 2012, which are identified as nonqualified stock options and are evidenced by a Grant Notice or an action of the Committee that specifically refers to these Standard Terms and Conditions.

 

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TERMS OF OPTION

Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (the “Company”) has granted to the Participant named in the Grant Notice provided to said the Participant herewith (the “Grant Notice”) a nonqualified stock option (the “Option”) to purchase up to the number of shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”), set forth in the Grant Notice, at the purchase price per share and upon the other terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions (as amended from time to time), and the Plan. For purposes of these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Grant Notice, any reference to the Company shall include a reference to any Subsidiary. Capitalized terms not defined in this document have the meaning given to them in Plan or Grant Notice.

 

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NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION

The Option is not intended to be an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and will be interpreted accordingly.

 

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EXERCISE OF OPTION

The Option shall not be exercisable as of the Grant Date set forth in the Grant Notice. After the Grant Date, to the extent not previously exercised, and subject to termination or acceleration as provided in these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Plan, the Option shall be exercisable to the extent it becomes vested, as described in the Grant Notice, to purchase up to that number of shares of Common Stock as set forth in the Grant Notice provided that (except as set forth in Section 4.A below) the Participant remains employed with the Company and does not experience a termination of employment. The vesting period and/or exercisability of an Option may be adjusted by the Committee to reflect the decreased level of employment during any period in which the Participant is on an approved leave of absence or is employed on a less than full time basis, provided that the Committee may take into consideration any accounting consequences to the Company.

To exercise the Option (or any part thereof), the Participant shall deliver to the Company a “Notice of Exercise” on a form either provided by the Company or follow a mechanism established by the Company with the broker administering the Option, specifying the


 

number of whole shares of Common Stock the Participant wishes to purchase and how the Participant’s shares of Common Stock should be registered (in the Participant’s name only or in the Participant’s and the Participant’s spouse’s names as community property or as joint tenants with right of survivorship).

The exercise price (the “Exercise Price”) of the Option is set forth in the Grant Notice. The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock until the Participant shall have paid the total Exercise Price for that number of shares of Common Stock. The exercise price of may be paid in Common Stock, cash or a combination thereof, including an irrevocable commitment by a broker to pay over such amount from a sale of the Common Stock issuable under the Option, the delivery of previously owned Common Stock and withholding of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise.

Fractional shares may not be exercised. Shares of Common Stock will be issued as soon as practical after exercise. Notwithstanding the above, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock during any period when the Company determines that the exercisability of the Option or the delivery of shares hereunder would violate any federal, state or other applicable laws.

 

4.

EXPIRATION OF OPTION

Except as provided in this Section 4, the Option shall expire and cease to be exercisable as of the Expiration Date set forth in the Grant Notice.

 

  A.

If the Participant’s employment terminates by reason of Retirement (as defined in Section 14.G below), the Participant (or the Participant’s estate, beneficiary or legal representative), subject to Section 9, may exercise the Option to the extent vested or exercisable until the Expiration Date. Upon Retirement, the unvested portion of the Option shall continue to vest under the schedule described in the Grant Notice; provided, however, that if the Participant’s Retirement is less than twelve (12) months after the Grant Date, only the following portion of the unvested Option shall continue to vest under the schedule described in the Grant Notice: (x) the number of then-unvested Options granted hereunder, (y) multiplied by a fraction, (I) the numerator of which is the number of full days from the Grant Date through the date of Retirement, and (II) the denominator of which is 365. The remaining unvested portion of the Option shall be forfeited and canceled as of the date of such Retirement.

 

  B.

If the Participant’s employment terminates by reason of death or Disability, the Participant (with Participant’s estate, beneficiary or legal representative, may exercise the Option (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) until the earlier of (i) the twelve month anniversary of the date of such termination and (ii) the Expiration Date.

 

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  C.

If the Participant’s employment terminates for any reason other than death, Disability, Cause or Retirement, the Participant may exercise any Options that are vested and exercisable at the time of such termination of employment until the earlier of (A) the 90-day anniversary of the date of such termination of employment and (B) the Expiration Date. Any portion of the Option that is not vested and exercisable at the time of such a termination of employment shall be forfeited and canceled as of the date of termination of employment.

 

  D.

If the Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause, the entire Option, whether or not then vested and exercisable, shall be immediately forfeited and canceled as of the date of such termination of employment.

 

5.

CHANGE IN CONTROL

[For CEO’s Form: Unless otherwise provided in an employment, severance or other agreement between the Company and the Participant, the] [For all others: The] Options shall be treated as follows if there is a Change in Control:

 

  A.

If the Options are not continued, assumed or substituted by the Participant’s employer (or an Affiliate of such employer) that engages the Participant immediately following the Change in Control, the entire Option shall fully vest and become exercisable immediately prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control. Alternatively, the Committee may provide for a cash payment equal to the excess (if any) of the Change in Control Price over the Exercise Price in settlement of the Options (including, without limitation, those Options that vest pursuant to this Section 5.A).

 

  B.

If the Options are continued, assumed or substituted by the Participant’s employer (or an Affiliate of such employer) that engages the Participant immediately following the Change in Control, the Options shall continue to vest and become exercisable as provided in the Grant Notice; provided, however, that if the Participant’s employment is terminated other than for Serious Misconduct, or the Participant resigns for Good Reason, in either case within twelve months following the Change in Control, the Option shall fully vest and become exercisable upon such termination or resignation.

For purposes hereof, the Options shall be considered “assumed” if, following the Change in Control, the Option confers the right to purchase or receive, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the Change in Control, (i) the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the Change in Control in excess of the Exercise Price, or (ii) common stock of the successor to the Company of substantially equivalent economic value to the consideration received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the Change in Control (as determined by the Committee in its discretion) in excess of the Exercise Price. The Options will be considered “substituted for” if the successor or acquiror replaces the Options with equity awards of substantially equivalent economic value measured as of the date the Change in Control occurs (as determined by the Committee in its discretion).

 

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6.

RESTRICTIONS ON RESALES OF SHARES ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO OPTION EXERCISE

The Company may impose such restrictions, conditions or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by the Participant or other subsequent transfers by the Participant of any shares of Common Stock issued as a result of the exercise of the Option, including without limitation (a) restrictions under an insider trading policy, (b) restrictions designed to delay and/or coordinate the timing and manner of sales by the Participant and other optionholders and (c) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or other transfers.

 

7.

INCOME TAXES

The Company shall not deliver shares of Common Stock in respect of the exercise of any Option unless and until the Participant has made arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to satisfy applicable withholding tax obligations. Unless otherwise permitted by the Committee, withholding shall be effected by withholding Common Stock issuable in connection with the exercise of the Option. The Participant acknowledges that the Company shall have the right to deduct any taxes required to be withheld by law in connection with the exercise of the Options from any amounts payable by it to the Participant (including, without limitation, future cash wages).

 

8.

NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION

The Participant may not assign or transfer the Option to anyone other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and, subject to Section 4.B, the Option shall be exercisable only by the Participant during his or her lifetime. The Company may cancel the Participant’s Option if the Participant attempts to assign or transfer it in a manner inconsistent with this Section 8.

 

9.

RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES

 

  A.

By accepting the Option, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Company is engaged in a highly competitive business; (ii) the Company has expended considerable time and resources to develop goodwill with its customers, vendors, and others, and to create, protect, and exploit its Confidential Information (as defined in Section 14.B below); (iii) the Company must continue to prevent the dilution of its goodwill and unauthorized use or disclosure of its Confidential Information to avoid irreparable harm to its legitimate business interests; (iv) the Participant’s participation in or direction of the Company’s day-to-day operations and strategic planning are an integral part of the Company’s continued success and goodwill; (v) in the period between the Participant’s notice to the Committee of the Participant’s Retirement and the date of the Participant’s Retirement (the “Transition Period”), the Participant will participate in identifying a successor, transitioning his or her responsibilities to and training a successor, and engaging in other transition activities (the “Transition Process”); (vi) given

 

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the Participant’s position and responsibilities, including during the Transition Period, he or she necessarily will be relying on and/or creating Confidential Information that belongs to the Company and enhances the Company’s goodwill; during the Transition Process will be transmitting Confidential Information to his or her successor; and in carrying out his or her responsibilities, including during the Transition Process, the Participant in turn will be relying on the Company’s goodwill and the disclosure by the Company to him or her of Confidential Information; (vii) the Participant will have access to Confidential Information, including concerning the Transition Process, that could be used by any competitor of the Company in a manner that would irreparably harm the Company’s competitive position in the marketplace and dilute its goodwill; (viii) the Participant’s engaging in any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period would result in the inevitable disclosure or use of Confidential Information for the Competitor’s benefit or to the detriment of the Company; (ix) the Participant will return to the Company upon Retirement all the Confidential Information, in whatever form or media and all copies thereof, in his or her possession, custody, or control; (x) by giving advance notice of his or her Retirement, the Participant represents that he or she will not engage in the Restricted Activities; (xi) the Company is relying on such representation in providing the Participant continuing access to Confidential Information and authorizing him or her to engage in the Transition Process and other activities that will create new and additional Confidential Information during the Transition Period; and (xii) absent the Participant’s agreement to this Section 9, the Company would not authorize the Participant to participate in the Transition Process and engage in other activities that will create new and additional Confidential Information in an unfettered fashion and would not provide for the extended exercisability of the Option (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) upon Retirement as provided for in Section 4.A.

 

  B.

The Company, by granting the Option, and the Participant, by accepting the Option, thus acknowledge and agree that during the remaining term of the Participant’s employment with the Company, including the Transition Period, the Participant (i) will receive Confidential Information that is unique, proprietary, and valuable to the Company; (ii) will rely on and/or create Confidential Information that is unique, proprietary, and valuable to the Company; and (iii) will benefit, including without limitation by way of increased earnings and earning capacity, from the goodwill the Company has generated and from the Confidential Information.

 

  C.

Accordingly, in consideration of the promises of the Company set out in Section 9.B, the Option, and the extended exercisability of the Option (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) upon Retirement as provided for in Section 4.A, the Participant agrees that:

 

  1.

He or she will not engage in any of the Restricted Activities (as defined in Section 14.E below) during the Restriction Period (as defined in Section 14.F below);

 

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  2.

If he or she engages in, or threatens to engage in, any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period or otherwise violates his or her obligations under this Section 9, then (x) the Option shall immediately expire and cease to be exercisable (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) and (y) with respect to any Option (or any part thereof) that has been exercised, the Participant shall immediately pay to the Company the excess of the fair market value of the Common Stock associated with the exercise of the Option (or any part therof) at the time of exercise over the Exercise Price;

 

  3.

If he or she engages in, or threatens to engage in, any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period or otherwise violates his or her obligations under this Section 9, the Company would not have an adequate remedy at law and would be irreparably harmed and, accordingly, that the Company shall be entitled to equitable relief, including preliminary and permanent injunctions and specific performance, in the event the Participant engages or threatens to engage in any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period or otherwise violates his or her obligations under this Section 9, without the necessity of posting any bond or proving special damages or irreparable injury; and

 

  4.

Neither Section 9.C.2 nor Section 9.C.3 constitute the Company’s exclusive remedy for a breach or threatened breach of the Participant’s obligations under this Section 9, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available to the Company at law or equity.

 

  D.

By accepting the Option, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that (i) the restrictions contained in this Section 9 are ancillary to an otherwise enforceable agreement, including without limitation the mutual promises and undertakings set out in Section 9.A and B, the Option, and the extended exercisability of the Option (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) upon Retirement as provided for in Section 4.A; (ii) the Company’s promises and undertakings set out in these Standard Terms and Conditions, and in particular Section 9.B, the Grant Notice, and the Plan, and the Participant’s position and responsibilities with the Company and his or her promises and undertakings set out in Section 9.A, give rise to the Company’s interest in restricting the Participant’s post-Retirement activities; (iii) such restrictions are designed to enforce the Participant’s promises and undertakings set out in Section 9.A and his or her common-law obligations and duties owed to the Company; (iv) the restrictions are reasonable and necessary, are valid and enforceable, and do not impose a greater restraint than necessary to protect the Company’s goodwill, Confidential Information, and other legitimate business interests; (v) he or she will immediately notify the Company in writing should he or she believe or be advised that the provisions of this Section 9 are not, or likely are not, valid and enforceable; (vi) he or she will not challenge the enforceability of this Section 9; (vii) absent the Participant’s agreement to this Section 9, the Company would not authorize the Participant to participate in the Transition Process and engage in other activities that provide access to or create new and additional Confidential Information in an unfettered fashion and would not provide for the extended exercisability of the Option (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) upon Retirement as provided for in Section 4.A.

 

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  E.

The provisions of Section 4.A providing for the extended exercisability of all or a portion of the Option (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) upon Retirement and this Section 9 are mutually dependent and not severable, and the Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company would not provide for the extended exercisability of the Option (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) upon Retirement as provided for in Section 4.A but for the Participant’s promises set out in and the enforceability of this Section 9. Accordingly, if Section 9 or any part of it is ever declared to be illegal, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the Participant agrees that (x) the Option shall immediately expire and cease to be exercisable (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) and (y) with respect to any Option (or any part thereof) that has been exercised, the Participant shall immediately pay to the Company the excess of the fair market value of the Common Stock associated with the exercise of the Option (or any part therof) at the time of exercise over the Exercise Price; provided that if the scope of the restrictions in this Section 9 as to time, geography, or scope of activities are deemed by court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the limitations permitted by applicable law, the Participant and the Company agree that the restrictions so deemed shall be, and are, automatically reformed to the maximum limitation permitted by such law.

 

10.

THE PLAN AND OTHER AGREEMENTS

In addition to these Terms and Conditions, the Option shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, which are incorporated into these Standard Terms and Conditions by this reference. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

The Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between the Participant and the Company regarding the Option. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the Option are superseded.

 

11.

LIMITATION OF INTEREST IN SHARES SUBJECT TO OPTION

Neither the Participant (individually or as a member of a group) nor any beneficiary or other person claiming under or through the Participant shall have any right, title, interest, or privilege in or to any shares of Common Stock allocated or reserved for the purpose of the Plan or subject to the Grant Notice or these Standard Terms and Conditions except as to such shares of Common Stock, if any, as shall have been issued to such person upon exercise of the Option or any part of it. Nothing in the Plan, in the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions or any other instrument executed pursuant to the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Company’s employ or service nor limit in any way the Company’s right to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time for any reason.

 

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12.

GENERAL

Except as provided for in Section 9.E, in the event that any provision of these Standard Terms and Conditions is declared to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be reformed, if possible, to the extent necessary to render it legal, valid and enforceable, or otherwise deleted, and the remainder of these Standard Terms and Conditions shall not be affected except to the extent necessary to reform or delete such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision.

The headings preceding the text of the sections hereof are inserted solely for convenience of reference, and shall not constitute a part of these Standard Terms and Conditions, nor shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect.

These Standard Terms and Conditions shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective permitted heirs, beneficiaries, successors and assigns.

These Standard Terms and Conditions shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

All questions arising under the Plan or under these Standard Terms and Conditions shall be decided by the Committee in its total and absolute discretion.

 

13.

ELECTRONIC DELIVERY

By executing the Grant Notice, the Participant hereby consents to the delivery of information (including, without limitation, information required to be delivered to the Participant pursuant to applicable securities laws) regarding the Company and the Subsidiaries, the Plan, the Options and the Common Stock via Company web site or other electronic delivery.

 

14.

DEFINITIONS

For purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

  A.

“Competitor” shall mean any person or entity that carries on business activities in competition with the activities of the Company, including but not limited to (i) suppliers of rotating equipment, services and solutions for applications in the oil, gas, petrochemical and process industries including for oil and gas production; high-pressure gas injection, gas lift and other applications for enhanced oil recovery; natural gas production and processing; gas liquefaction; gas gathering, transmission and storage; hydrogen, wet and coker gas, synthesis gas, carbon dioxide and other applications for the refining, fertilizer and petrochemical markets; (ii) several applications for the armed forces;

 

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(iii) applications for general industrial markets such as paper, steel, sugar, and distributed and independent power generation; (iv) competing environmental solutions such as compressed air energy storage, combined heat and power, air separation, bio fuels, and wave or wind energy or (v) servicing the Company’s installed base of equipment, and the installed base of the Company’s class of equipment of other suppliers through the provision of parts, repairs, overhauls, operation and maintenance, upgrades, revamps, applied technology solutions, coatings, field services, technical support and other extended services. The term “Competitor” specifically includes but is not limited to the centrifugal turbo and reciprocating compressor, steam and gas turbine, rotating machinery, related aftermarket parts and services (including repairs, revamps, re-rates, upgrades, applied technology, overhauls, remanufacturing, installation and start-up) and other competing businesses of (x) GE Oil & Gas/Nuovo Pignone, Siemens (including TurboCare), Solar Turbines, Inc., Rolls-Royce Group plc, Elliott Company, General Electric, Alstom, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi, MAN Turbo, Hickham USA, Sulzer Turbo Services, Wood Group, Burckhardt Compression, Neuman & Esser Group, Ariel Corp., Thomassen Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Ebara, Shin Nippon Machinery Co. Ltd., Caterpillar Inc., Solar, Hoerbiger, or, if those corporate names are not formally correct, the businesses commonly referred to by those names; and (y) the successors to, assigns of, and affiliates of the persons or entities described in clause (x).

 

  B.

“Confidential Information” shall mean, without limitation, all documents or information, in whatever form or medium, or consisting of knowledge or “know-how” whether or not recorded in any medium, concerning or evidencing sales; costs; pricing; strategies; forecasts and long range plans; financial and tax information; personnel information (including without limitation compensation, other terms of employment, or performance other than as concerns solely the Participant); business, marketing and operational projections, plans, and opportunities; and customer, vendor, and supplier information; but excluding any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of any unauthorized disclosure or breach of duty by the Participant.

 

  C.

“Good Reason” shall mean the Participant’s resignation from employment from the Company or its successor within sixty (60) days following the occurrence of (i) a material reduction in the Participant’s base salary; (ii) a material adverse change in the Participant’s responsibilities; or (iii) a required relocation of the Participant’s principal place of employment by more than fifty (50) miles from its location as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; provided, that the Participant shall have provided written notice to the Company or its successor of his or her intention to resign for Good Reason and the grounds therefor within thirty (30) days following the occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason, and the Company shall have failed to cure such event within thirty (30) days of receiving such notice.

 

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  D.

“Noncompetition Area” shall mean the following geographic areas to the extent the Participant’s duties and responsibilities for the Company take or took place anywhere in or are or were directed at any part of: (i) any foreign country in which the Company has provided, sold, or installed its services, products, or systems or has definitive plans to provide, sell, or install its services, products, or systems during the Participant’s employment by the Company; and (ii) any state or territory of the United States of America.

 

  E.

“Restricted Activities” means:

 

  1.

The Participant, whether on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or business organization, either directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, persuading, or enticing, or assisting another to solicit, induce, persuade, or entice, any person who is then employed by or otherwise engaged to perform services for the Company, or any person who at the time of the Participant’s conduct had been employed by the Company within the previous 12 months, to leave that employment or cease performing those services;

 

  2.

The Participant, whether on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or business organization, either directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, persuading, or enticing, or assisting another to solicit, induce, persuade, or entice, any person or entity who is then a customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company to cease being a customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company or to divert all or any part of such person’s or entity’s business from the Company; and

 

  3.

The Participant, whether on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or business organization, either directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, persuading, or enticing, or assisting another to solicit, induce, persuade, or entice, any person or entity who is a potential customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company, or at the time of the Participant’s employment was a potential customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company within the previous 12 months, not to become a customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company or to divert all or any part of such person’s or entity’s business from the Company; and

 

  4.

The Participant’s association directly or indirectly, as an employee, officer, director, agent, partner, stockholder, owner, member, representative, financial contributor, or consultant, with any Competitor.

With respect to the post-Retirement Restriction Period, the Restricted Activities in E.2 and E.3 extend only to a customer, supplier, or vendor or prospective customer, supplier, or vendor with respect to whom or whose business the Participant has or had Confidential Information (including without limitation knowledge of or participation in a bid, proposal, or offer); and the Restricted Activities in E.4 extend only to a (x) the performance by the Participant, directly or indirectly, of the same or similar activities the Participant performed for the Company prior to Retirement or such other activities that by their nature are likely

 

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to lead to the disclosure of Confidential Information; and (y) that take place anywhere in, or are directed at any part of, the Noncompetition Area. The “Restricted Activities” do not extend to the Participant’s investment in stock or other securities of a Competitor listed on a national securities exchange or actively traded in the over-the-counter market if he or she and the members of his or her immediate family do not, directly or indirectly, hold more than a total of 5% of all such shares of stock or other securities issued and outstanding.

 

  F.

“Restriction Period” shall mean the period of the Participant’s employment by the Company and continuing through the date that is three years after the Participant’s Retirement.

 

  G.

“Retirement” shall mean the Participant’s voluntary termination of employment or other service from the Company after the Participant has attained age sixty-two and completed at least ten years of continuous service with the Company as of the date of termination or has attained age sixty-five and completed at least five years of continuous service with the Company as of the date of termination and in either event with the express intent not to engage in any of the Restricted Activities after termination, provided that the Participant has provided the Committee at least one year’s advance notice of such retirement.

 

  H.

“Serious Misconduct” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the material failure or refusal by the Participant to perform his or her duties to the Company or its successor (including, without limitation, the Participant’s inability to perform such duties as a result of alcohol or drug abuse, chronic alcoholism or drug addiction) or to devote substantially all of his or her business time, attention and energies to the performance of his or her duties to the Company or its successor; (ii) any willful, intentional or grossly negligent act by the Participant having the effect of materially injuring the interest, business or prospects of the Company or its successor or any of their Affiliates; (iii) the material violation or material failure by the Participant to comply with the Company’s or its successor’s material published rules, regulations or policies, as in effect from time to time; (iv) the Participant’s conviction of a felony offense or conviction of a misdemeanor offense involving moral turpitude, fraud, theft or dishonesty; (v) any willful or intentional, misappropriation or embezzlement of the property of the Company or its successor or any of their Affiliates (whether or not a misdemeanor or felony); or (vi) a material breach of Section 9 above by the Participant; provided, however, that in the event that the Company or its successor determines to terminate the Participant’s employment pursuant to clauses (i), (iii) or (vi) of this definition of Serious Misconduct, such termination shall only become effective if the Company or its successor shall first give the Participant written notice of such Serious Misconduct, which notice shall identify in reasonable detail the manner in which the Company or its successor believes Serious Misconduct to exist and indicates the steps required to cure such Serious Misconduct, if curable, and the Participant shall fail within thirty (30) days of such notice to substantially remedy or correct the same.

 

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EX-10.2 4 d295883dex102.htm EX-10.2 EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC.

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

These Standard Terms and Conditions apply to any Stock Appreciation Rights (the “SARs”) granted under the Dresser-Rand Group Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), on or after January 1, 2012, which are evidenced by a Grant Notice or an action of the Committee that specifically refers to these Standard Terms and Conditions.

 

1.

TERMS OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (the “Company”) has granted to the Participant named in the Grant Notice provided to said Participant herewith (the “Grant Notice”) Stock Appreciation Rights with respect to the number of shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”), set forth in the Grant Notice, at the purchase price per share and upon the other terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions (as amended from time to time), and the Plan. For purposes of these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Grant Notice, any reference to the Company shall include a reference to any Subsidiary. Capitalized terms not defined in this document have the meaning given to them in Plan or Grant Notice.

 

2.

EXERCISE OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT

The Stock Appreciation Rights shall not be exercisable as of the Grant Date set forth in the Grant Notice. After the Grant Date, to the extent not previously exercised, and subject to termination or acceleration as provided in these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Plan, the Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable to the extent it becomes vested, as described in the Grant Notice. The Participant may exercise any SARs that have become vested and exercisable by providing written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number of SARs to be exercised. As soon as practicable following receipt of notice of exercise, the Company shall make a payment to the Participant equal to the excess of (i) the aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the number of Shares subject to the SARs being exercised over (ii) the aggregate Exercise Price of the SARs being exercised. Such payment shall be made in cash, in Shares or in a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

Fractional shares may not be exercised. To the extent payment is in the form of Shares of Common Stock, such Shares of Common Stock will be issued as soon as practical after exercise. Notwithstanding the above, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock during any period when the Company determines that the exercisability of the SAR or the delivery of Shares hereunder would violate any federal, state or other applicable laws.


3.

EXPIRATION OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

Except as provided in this Section 3, the Stock Appreciation Rights shall expire and cease to be exercisable as of the Expiration Date set forth in the Grant Notice.

 

  A.

If the Participant’s employment terminates by reason of Retirement (as defined in Section 13.G below), the Participant (or the Participant’s estate, beneficiary or legal representative), subject to Section 8, may exercise the Stock Appreciation Rights vested or exercisable until the Expiration Date. Upon Retirement, the unvested Stock Appreciation Rights shall continue to vest under the schedule described in the Grant Notice; provided, however, that if the Participant’s Retirement is less than twelve (12) months after the Grant Date, only the following portion of the unvested Stock Appreciation Rights shall continue to vest under the schedule described in the Grant Notice: (x) the number of unvested Stock Appreciation Rights granted hereunder, (y) multiplied by a fraction, (I) the numerator of which is the number of full days from the Grant Date through the date of Retirement, and (II) the denominator of which is 365. The remaining unvested portion of the Stock Appreciation Rights shall be forfeited and canceled as of the date of such Retirement.

 

  B.

If the Participant’s employment terminates by reason of death or Disability, the Participant (with Participant’s estate, beneficiary or legal representative, may exercise the Stock Appreciation Rights (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) until the earlier of (i) the twelve month anniversary of the date of such termination and (ii) the Expiration Date.

 

  C.

If the Participant’s employment terminates for any reason other than death, Disability, Cause or Retirement, the Participant may exercise any Stock Appreciation Rights that are vested and exercisable at the time of such termination of employment until the earlier of (A) the 90-day anniversary of the date of such termination of employment and (B) the Expiration Date. Any portion of the Stock Appreciation Rights that is not vested and exercisable at the time of such a termination of employment shall be forfeited and canceled as of the date of termination of employment.

 

  D.

If the Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause, the entire Stock Appreciation Rights, whether or not then vested and exercisable, shall be immediately forfeited and canceled as of the date of such termination of employment.

 

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4.

CHANGE IN CONTROL

[For CEO’s Form: Unless otherwise provided in an employment, severance or other agreement between the Company and the Participant, the] [For all others: The] Stock Appreciation Rights shall be treated as follows if there is a Change in Control:

 

  A.

If the Stock Appreciation Rights are not continued, assumed or substituted by the Participant’s employer (or an Affiliate of such employer) that engages the Participant immediately following the Change in Control, the Stock Appreciation Rights shall fully vest and become exercisable immediately prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control. Alternatively, the Committee may provide for a cash payment equal to the excess (if any) of the Change in Control Price over the Exercise Price in settlement of the Stock Appreciation Rights (including, without limitation, those Stock Appreciation Rights that vest pursuant to this Section 4.A).

 

  B.

If the Stock Appreciation Rights are continued, assumed or substituted by the Participant’s employer (or an Affiliate of such employer) that engages the Participant immediately following the Change in Control, the Stock Appreciation Rights shall continue to vest and become exercisable as provided in the Grant Notice; provided, however, that if the Participant’s employment is terminated other than for Serious Misconduct, or the Participant resigns for Good Reason, in either case within twelve months following the Change in Control, the Stock Appreciation Rights shall fully vest and become exercisable upon such termination or resignation.

For purposes hereof, the Stock Appreciation Rights shall be considered “assumed” if, following the Change in Control, the Stock Appreciation Rights confer the right to purchase or receive, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right immediately prior to the Change in Control, (i) the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the Change in Control in excess of the Exercise Price, or (ii) common stock of the successor to the Company of substantially equivalent economic value to the consideration received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the Change in Control (as determined by the Committee in its discretion) in excess of the Exercise Price. The Stock Appreciation Rights will be considered “substituted for” if the successor or acquiror replaces the Stock Appreciation Rights with equity awards of substantially equivalent economic value measured as of the date the Change in Control occurs (as determined by the Committee in its discretion).

 

5.

RESTRICTIONS ON RESALES OF SHARES

The Company may impose such restrictions, conditions or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by the Participant or other subsequent transfers by the Participant of Shares (if any) issued as a result of the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right, including without limitation (a) restrictions under an insider trading policy, (b) restrictions designed to delay and/or coordinate the timing and manner of sales by the Participant and other holders of stock appreciation rights and/or stock options and (c) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or other transfers.

 

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6.

INCOME TAXES

The Company shall not deliver cash or shares of Common Stock in respect of the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right unless and until the Participant has made arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to satisfy applicable withholding tax obligations. Unless otherwise permitted by the Committee, withholding shall be effected by withholding amounts payable (including, to the extent applicable, Shares of Common Stock) issuable in connection with the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Rights. The Participant acknowledges that the Company shall have the right to deduct any taxes required to be withheld by law in connection with the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Rights from any amounts payable by it to the Participant (including, without limitation, future cash wages).

 

7.

NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

The Participant may not assign or transfer the Stock Appreciation Rights to anyone other than by will or the laws of descent and, subject to Section 3.B, the Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable only by the Participant during his or her lifetime. The Company may cancel the Participant’s Stock Appreciation Rights if the Participant attempts to assign or transfer it in a manner inconsistent with this Section 7.

 

8.

RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES

 

  A.

By accepting the Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Company is engaged in a highly competitive business; (ii) the Company has expended considerable time and resources to develop goodwill with its customers, vendors, and others, and to create, protect, and exploit its Confidential Information (as defined in Section 13.B below); (iii) the Company must continue to prevent the dilution of its goodwill and unauthorized use or disclosure of its Confidential Information to avoid irreparable harm to its legitimate business interests; (iv) the Participant’s participation in or direction of the Company’s day-to-day operations and strategic planning are an integral part of the Company’s continued success and goodwill; (v) in the period between the Participant’s notice to the Committee of the Participant’s Retirement and the date of the Participant’s Retirement (the “Transition Period”), the Participant will participate in identifying a successor, transitioning his or her responsibilities to and training a successor, and engaging in other transition activities (the “Transition Process”); (vi) given the Participant’s position and responsibilities, including during the Transition Period, he or she necessarily will be relying on and/or creating Confidential Information that belongs to the Company and enhances the Company’s goodwill; during the Transition Process will be transmitting Confidential Information to his or her successor; and in carrying out his or her responsibilities, including during the Transition Process, the Participant in turn will be relying on the Company’s goodwill and the disclosure by the Company to him or her of Confidential Information; (vii) the Participant will have access to Confidential Information, including concerning the Transition Process, that could be used by any competitor of the Company in a manner that would irreparably harm the Company’s competitive position in the marketplace and dilute its goodwill; (viii) the Participant’s engaging in any of the Restricted

 

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Activities during the Restriction Period would result in the inevitable disclosure or use of Confidential Information for the Competitor’s benefit or to the detriment of the Company; (ix) the Participant will return to the Company upon Retirement all the Confidential Information, in whatever form or media and all copies thereof, in his or her possession, custody, or control; (x) by giving advance notice of his or her Retirement, the Participant represents that he or she will not engage in the Restricted Activities; (xi) the Company is relying on such representation in providing the Participant continuing access to Confidential Information and authorizing him or her to engage in the Transition Process and other activities that will create new and additional Confidential Information during the Transition Period; and (xii) absent the Participant’s agreement to this Section 8, the Company would not authorize the Participant to participate in the Transition Process and engage in other activities that will create new and additional Confidential Information in an unfettered fashion and would not provide for the extended exercisability of the Stock Appreciation Rights (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) upon Retirement as provided for in Section 3.A.

 

  B.

The Company, by granting the Stock Appreciation Right, and the Participant, by accepting the Stock Appreciation Right, thus acknowledge and agree that during the remaining term of the Participant’s employment with the Company, including the Transition Period, the Participant (i) will receive Confidential Information that is unique, proprietary, and valuable to the Company; (ii) will rely on and/or create Confidential Information that is unique, proprietary, and valuable to the Company; and (iii) will benefit, including without limitation by way of increased earnings and earning capacity, from the goodwill the Company has generated and from the Confidential Information.

 

  C.

Accordingly, in consideration of the promises of the Company set out in Section 8.B, the Stock Appreciation Right, and the extended exercisability of the Stock Appreciation Rights (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) upon Retirement as provided for in Section 3.A, the Participant agrees that:

 

  1.

He or she will not engage in any of the Restricted Activities (as defined in Section 13.E below) during the Restriction Period (as defined in Section 13.F below);

 

  2.

If he or she engages in, or threatens to engage in, any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period or otherwise violates his or her obligations under this Section 8, then (x) the Stock Appreciation Rights shall immediately expire and cease to be exercisable (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) and (y) with respect to any Stock Appreciation Rights that have been exercised, the Participant shall immediately pay to the Company in cash the payment made to the Participant pursuant to Section 2 for such Stock Appreciation Right, provided that to the extent such payment was made in whole or part in Shares, the repayment shall include payment in cash of the excess of the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Shares received over the aggregate Exercise Price or, at the Company’s option, the Participant shall surrender the Shares;

 

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  3.

If he or she engages in, or threatens to engage in, any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period or otherwise violates his or her obligations under this Section 8, the Company would not have an adequate remedy at law and would be irreparably harmed and, accordingly, that the Company shall be entitled to equitable relief, including preliminary and permanent injunctions and specific performance, in the event the Participant engages or threatens to engage in any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period or otherwise violates his or her obligations under this Section 8, without the necessity of posting any bond or proving special damages or irreparable injury; and

 

  4.

Neither Section 8.C.2 nor Section 8.C.3 constitute the Company’s exclusive remedy for a breach or threatened breach of the Participant’s obligations under this Section 8, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available to the Company at law or equity.

 

  D.

By accepting the Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that (i) the restrictions contained in this Section 8 are ancillary to an otherwise enforceable agreement, including without limitation the mutual promises and undertakings set out in Section 8.A and B, the Stock Appreciation Right, and the extended exercisability of all or a portion of the Stock Appreciation Rights (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) upon Retirement as provided for in Section 3.A; (ii) the Company’s promises and undertakings set out in these Standard Terms and Conditions, and in particular Section 8.B, the Grant Notice, and the Plan, and the Participant’s position and responsibilities with the Company and his or her promises and undertakings set out in Section 8.A, give rise to the Company’s interest in restricting the Participant’s post-Retirement activities; (iii) such restrictions are designed to enforce the Participant’s promises and undertakings set out in Section 8.A and his or her common-law obligations and duties owed to the Company; (iv) the restrictions are reasonable and necessary, are valid and enforceable, and do not impose a greater restraint than necessary to protect the Company’s goodwill, Confidential Information, and other legitimate business interests; (v) he or she will immediately notify the Company in writing should he or she believe or be advised that the provisions of this Section 8 are not, or likely are not, valid and enforceable; (vi) he or she will not challenge the enforceability of this Section 8; (vii) absent the Participant’s agreement to this Section 8, the Company would not authorize the Participant to participate in the Transition Process and engage in other activities that provide access to or create new and additional Confidential Information in an unfettered fashion and would not provide for the extended exercisability of the Stock Appreciation Rights (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) upon Retirement as provided for in Section 3.A.

 

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  E.

The provisions of Section 3.A providing for the extended exercisability of all or a portion of the Stock Appreciation Rights (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) upon Retirement and this Section 8 are mutually dependent and not severable, and the Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company would not provide for the extended exercisability of the Stock Appreciation Rights (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) upon Retirement as provided for in Section 3.A but for the Participant’s promises set out in and the enforceability of this Section 8. Accordingly, if Section 8 or any part of it is ever declared to be illegal, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the Participant agrees that (x) the Stock Appreciation Rights shall immediately expire and cease to be exercisable (regardless of whether then vested or exercisable) and (y) with respect to any Stock Appreciation Rights that have been exercised, the Participant shall immediately pay to the Company in cash the payment made to the Participant pursuant to Section 2 for such Stock Appreciation Rights, provided that to the extent such payment was made in whole or part in Shares, the repayment shall include payment in cash of the excess of the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Shares received over the aggregate Exercise Price or, at the Company’s option, the Participant shall surrender the Shares; provided that if the scope of the restrictions in this Section 8 as to time, geography, or scope of activities are deemed by court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the limitations permitted by applicable law, the Participant and the Company agree that the restrictions so deemed shall be, and are, automatically reformed to the maximum limitation permitted by such law.

 

9.

THE PLAN AND OTHER AGREEMENTS

In addition to these Terms and Conditions, the Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, which are incorporated into these Standard Terms and Conditions by this reference. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

The Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between the Participant and the Company regarding the Stock Appreciation Rights. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the Stock Appreciation Rights are superseded.

 

10.

LIMITATION OF INTEREST IN SHARES SUBJECT TO SARS

Neither the Participant (individually or as a member of a group) nor any beneficiary or other person claiming under or through the Participant shall have any right, title, interest, or privilege in or to any shares of Common Stock allocated or reserved for the purpose of the Plan or subject to the Grant Notice or these Standard Terms and Conditions except as to such shares of Common Stock, if any, as shall have been issued to such person upon exercise of the Stock Appreciation Rights or any part of it. Nothing in the Plan, in the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions or any other instrument executed pursuant to the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Company’s employ or service nor limit in any way the Company’s right to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time for any reason.

 

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11.

GENERAL

Except as provided for in Section 8.E, in the event that any provision of these Standard Terms and Conditions is declared to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be reformed, if possible, to the extent necessary to render it legal, valid and enforceable, or otherwise deleted, and the remainder of these Standard Terms and Conditions shall not be affected except to the extent necessary to reform or delete such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision.

The headings preceding the text of the sections hereof are inserted solely for convenience of reference, and shall not constitute a part of these Standard Terms and Conditions, nor shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect.

These Standard Terms and Conditions shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective permitted heirs, beneficiaries, successors and assigns.

These Standard Terms and Conditions shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

All questions arising under the Plan or under these Standard Terms and Conditions shall be decided by the Committee in its total and absolute discretion.

 

12.

ELECTRONIC DELIVERY

By executing the Grant Notice, the Participant hereby consents to the delivery of information (including, without limitation, information required to be delivered to the Participant pursuant to applicable securities laws) regarding the Company and the Subsidiaries, the Plan, the Stock Appreciation Rights and the Common Stock via Company web site or other electronic delivery.

 

13.

DEFINITIONS

For purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

  A.

“Competitor” shall mean any person or entity that carries on business activities in competition with the activities of the Company, including but not limited to (i) suppliers of rotating equipment, services and solutions for applications in the oil, gas, petrochemical and process industries including for oil and gas production; high-pressure gas injection, gas lift and other applications for enhanced oil recovery; natural gas production and processing; gas liquefaction; gas gathering, transmission and storage; hydrogen, wet and coker gas, synthesis gas, carbon dioxide and other applications for the refining, fertilizer and petrochemical markets; (ii) several applications for the armed forces; (iii) applications for

 

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general industrial markets such as paper, steel, sugar, and distributed and independent power generation; or (iv) competing environmental solutions such as compressed air energy storage, combined heat and power, air separation, bio fuels, and wave or wind energy or (v) servicing the Company’s installed base of equipment, and the installed base of the Company’s class of equipment of other suppliers through the provision of parts, repairs, overhauls, operation and maintenance, upgrades, revamps, applied technology solutions, coatings, field services, technical support and other extended services. The term “Competitor” specifically includes but is not limited to the centrifugal turbo and reciprocating compressor, steam and gas turbine, rotating machinery, related aftermarket parts and services (including repairs, revamps, re-rates, upgrades, applied technology, overhauls, remanufacturing, installation and start-up) and other competing businesses of (x) GE Oil & Gas/Nuovo Pignone, Siemens (including TurboCare), Solar Turbines, Inc., Rolls-Royce Group plc, Elliott Company, General Electric, Alstom, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi, MAN Turbo, Hickham USA, Sulzer Turbo Services, Wood Group, Burckhardt Compression, Neuman & Esser Group, Ariel Corp., Thomassen Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Ebara, Shin Nippon Machinery Co. Ltd., Caterpillar Inc., Solar, Hoerbiger, or, if those corporate names are not formally correct, the businesses commonly referred to by those names; and (y) the successors to, assigns of, and affiliates of the persons or entities described in clause (x).

 

  B.

“Confidential Information” shall mean, without limitation, all documents or information, in whatever form or medium, or consisting of knowledge or “know-how” whether or not recorded in any medium, concerning or evidencing sales; costs; pricing; strategies; forecasts and long range plans; financial and tax information; personnel information (including without limitation compensation, other terms of employment, or performance other than as concerns solely the Participant); business, marketing and operational projections, plans, and opportunities; and customer, vendor, and supplier information; but excluding any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of any unauthorized disclosure or breach of duty by the Participant.

 

  C.

“Good Reason” shall mean the Participant’s resignation from employment from the Company or its successor within sixty (60) days following the occurrence of (i) a material reduction in the Participant’s base salary; (ii) a material adverse change in the Participant’s responsibilities; or (iii) a required relocation of the Participant’s principal place of employment by more than fifty (50) miles from its location as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; provided, that the Participant shall have provided written notice to the Company or its successor of his or her intention to resign for Good Reason and the grounds therefor within thirty (30) days following the occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason, and the Company shall have failed to cure such event within thirty (30) days of receiving such notice.

 

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  D.

“Noncompetition Area” shall mean the following geographic areas to the extent the Participant’s duties and responsibilities for the Company take or took place anywhere in or are or were directed at any part of: (i) any foreign country in which the Company has provided, sold, or installed its services, products, or systems or has definitive plans to provide, sell, or install its services, products, or systems during the Participant’s employment by the Company; and (ii) any state or territory of the United States of America.

 

  E.

“Restricted Activities” means:

 

  1.

The Participant, whether on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or business organization, either directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, persuading, or enticing, or assisting another to solicit, induce, persuade, or entice, any person who is then employed by or otherwise engaged to perform services for the Company, or any person who at the time of the Participant’s employment had been employed by the Company within the previous 12 months, to leave that employment or cease performing those services;

 

  2.

The Participant, whether on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or business organization, either directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, persuading, or enticing, or assisting another to solicit, induce, persuade, or entice, any person or entity who is then a customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company to cease being a customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company or to divert all or any part of such person’s or entity’s business from the Company; and

 

  3.

The Participant, whether on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or business organization, either directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, persuading, or enticing, or assisting another to solicit, induce, persuade, or entice, any person or entity who is a potential customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company, or at the time of the Participant’s conduct was a potential customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company within the previous 12 months, not to become a customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company or to divert all or any part of such person’s or entity’s business from the Company; and

 

  4.

The Participant’s association directly or indirectly, as an employee, officer, director, agent, partner, stockholder, owner, member, representative, financial contributor, or consultant, with any Competitor.

With respect to the post-Retirement Restriction Period, the Restricted Activities in E.2 and E.3 extend only to a customer, supplier, or vendor or prospective customer, supplier, or vendor with respect to whom or whose business the Participant has or had Confidential Information (including without limitation knowledge of or participation in a bid, proposal, or offer); and the Restricted Activities in E.4 extend only to a (x) the performance by the Participant, directly or indirectly, of the same or similar activities the Participant performed for the Company prior to Retirement or such other activities that by their nature are likely

 

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to lead to the disclosure of Confidential Information; and (y) that take place anywhere in, or are directed at any part of, the Noncompetition Area. The “Restricted Activities” do not extend to the Participant’s investment in stock or other securities of a Competitor listed on a national securities exchange or actively traded in the over-the-counter market if he or she and the members of his or her immediate family do not, directly or indirectly, hold more than a total of 5% of all such shares of stock or other securities issued and outstanding.

 

  F.

“Restriction Period” shall mean the period of the Participant’s employment by the Company and continuing through the date that is three years after the Participant’s Retirement.

 

  G.

“Retirement” shall mean the Participant’s voluntary termination of employment or other service from the Company after the Participant has attained age sixty-two and completed at least ten years of continuous service with the Company as of the date of termination or has attained age sixty-five and completed at least five years of continuous service with the Company as of the date of termination and in either event with the express intent not to engage in any of the Restricted Activities after termination, provided that the Participant has provided the Committee at least one year’s advance notice of such retirement.

 

  H.

“Serious Misconduct” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the material failure or refusal by the Participant to perform his or her duties to the Company or its successor (including, without limitation, the Participant’s inability to perform such duties as a result of alcohol or drug abuse, chronic alcoholism or drug addiction) or to devote substantially all of his or her business time, attention and energies to the performance of his or her duties to the Company or its successor; (ii) any willful, intentional or grossly negligent act by the Participant having the effect of materially injuring the interest, business or prospects of the Company or its successor or any of their Affiliates; (iii) the material violation or material failure by the Participant to comply with the Company’s or its successor’s material published rules, regulations or policies, as in effect from time to time; (iv) the Participant’s conviction of a felony offense or conviction of a misdemeanor offense involving moral turpitude, fraud, theft or dishonesty; (v) any willful or intentional, misappropriation or embezzlement of the property of the Company or its successor or any of their Affiliates (whether or not a misdemeanor or felony); or (vi) a material breach of Section 8 above by the Participant; provided, however, that in the event that the Company or its successor determines to terminate the Participant’s employment pursuant to clauses (i), (iii) or (vi) of this definition of Serious Misconduct, such termination shall only become effective if the Company or its successor shall first give the Participant written notice of such Serious Misconduct, which notice shall identify in reasonable detail the manner in which the Company or its successor believes Serious Misconduct to exist and indicates the steps required to cure such Serious Misconduct, if curable, and the Participant shall fail within thirty (30) days of such notice to substantially remedy or correct the same.

 

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EX-10.3 5 d295883dex103.htm EX-10.3 EX-10.3

Exhibit 10.3

DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC.

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

RESTRICTED STOCK

These Standard Terms and Conditions apply to any Award of restricted Common Shares (the “Restricted Shares”) granted to an employee of the Company under the Dresser-Rand Group Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), on or after January 1, 2012, which are evidenced by a Grant Notice or an action of the Committee that specifically refers to these Standard Terms and Conditions.

 

1.

TERMS OF RESTRICTED SHARES

Dresser-Rand Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) has granted to the Grantee named in the Grant Notice provided to said Grantee herewith (the “Grant Notice”) an award of a number of Restricted Shares (the “Award”) of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share specified in the Grant Notice. The Award is the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions, and the Plan, each as amended from time to time. For purposes of these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Grant Notice, any reference to the Company shall, unless the context requires otherwise, include a reference to any Affiliate, as such term is defined in the Plan. Capitalized terms not defined in this document have the meaning given to them in Plan or Grant Notice.

 

2.

VESTING OF RESTRICTED STOCK

The Restricted Shares are subject to forfeiture and may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise directly or indirectly encumbered or disposed of (collectively, “Transferred”) until the expiration of a “Period of Restriction” specified in the Grant Notice. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Period of Restriction shall expire on each of the dates set forth in the Grant Notice as long as the Grantee remains an employee of the Company or other service provider to the Company on the applicable vesting date.

Notwithstanding anything contained in these Standard Terms and Conditions to the contrary:

 

  A.

If the Grantee’s employment terminates by reason of death or Disability during the Period of Restriction, a pro rata portion of the Restricted Shares subject to the next vesting date shall become nonforfeitable, and unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the remaining Restricted Shares shall be forfeited as of the date of such termination. For this purpose, “pro-rata portion” means a percentage, where the numerator is the number of days between (a) the later of the grant date or last vesting date and (b) the Grantee’s termination, and the denominator is the number of days between (y) the later of the grant date or the last vesting date and (z) the final vesting date.


  B.

Subject to Section 8, if the Grantee’s employment terminates due to the Grantee’s Retirement (as defined in Section 16.G below), the Restricted Shares shall continue to vest and become nonforfeitable under the schedule described in the Grant Notice; provided, however, that if the Grantee’s Retirement is less than twelve (12) months after the Grant Date, only the following portion of the Restricted Shares shall continue to vest under the schedule described in the Grant Notice: (x) the number of Restricted Shares granted hereunder, (y) multiplied by a fraction, (I) the numerator of which is the number of full days from the Grant Date through the date of Retirement, and (II) the denominator of which is 365. The remaining Restricted Shares shall be forfeited as of the date of such Retirement.

 

  C.

If the Grantee’s employment terminates for any reason other than death, Disability or Retirement, any Restricted Shares held by the Grantee for which the Period of Restriction has not then expired shall be forfeited as of the date of such termination.

 

3.

RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER/LEGEND

The Grantee shall have the right to vote the Restricted Shares, but shall otherwise enjoy none of the rights of a stockholder (including the right to receive dividends or equivalent payments) during the Period of Restriction.

The Restricted Shares shall be registered in the Grantee’s name on the Grant Date through a book entry credit in the records of the Company’s transfer agent, but shall be recorded as restricted non-dividend paying shares of Common Shares until the expiration of the Period of Restriction. Upon the expiration of the Period of Restriction with respect to any Restricted Shares, the Company shall instruct its transfer agent to record such shares as unrestricted. In the event any stock certificates are issued in respect of the Restricted Shares during the Period of Restriction, such certificates shall bear a restrictive legend determined by the Committee until the expiration of the Period of Restriction with respect to such shares.

 

4.

CHANGE IN CONTROL

[For CEO’s Form: Unless otherwise provided in an employment, severance or other agreement between the Company and the Grantee, the] [For all others: The] Restricted Shares shall be treated as follows if there is a Change in Control:

 

  A.

If the Restricted Shares are not continued, assumed or substituted by the Grantee’s employer (or an Affiliate of such employer) that engages the Grantee immediately following the Change in Control, the entire Restricted Shares shall fully vest upon the occurrence of the Change in Control.

 

  B.

If the Restricted Shares are continued, assumed or substituted by the Grantee’s employer (or an Affiliate of such employer) that engages the Grantee immediately following the Change in Control, the Restricted Shares shall continue to vest as provided in the Grant Notice; provided, however, that if the Grantee’s employment is terminated other than for Serious Misconduct, or the Grantee resigns for Good Reason, in either case within twelve months following the Change in Control, the Restricted Shares shall fully vest upon such termination or resignation.

 

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For purposes hereof, the Restricted Shares shall be considered “assumed” if, following the Change in Control, the Restricted Shares confer the right to receive, for each Restricted Share held immediately prior to the Change in Control, (i) the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Restricted Share held on the effective date of the Change in Control, or (ii) common stock of the successor to the Company of substantially equivalent economic value to the consideration received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the Change in Control (as determined by the Committee in its discretion). The Restricted Shares will be considered “substituted for” if the successor or acquiror replaces the Restricted Shares with equity awards of substantially equivalent economic value measured as of the date the Change in Control occurs (as determined by the Committee in its discretion).

 

5.

RESTRICTIONS ON RESALES OF SHARES

The Company may impose such restrictions, conditions or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by the Grantee or other subsequent transfers by the Grantee of any Restricted Shares, including without limitation (a) restrictions under an insider trading policy, (b) restrictions designed to delay and/or coordinate the timing and manner of sales by the Grantee and other holders and (c) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or other transfers.

 

6.

INCOME TAXES

The Company shall not instruct the transfer agent to remove the restrictions applicable to any Restricted Shares at the expiration of the Period of Restriction unless and until the Grantee has made arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to satisfy applicable withholding tax obligations. Unless otherwise permitted by the Committee, withholding shall be effected by withholding Common Shares that vest on the applicable vesting date. The Grantee acknowledges that the Company shall have the right to deduct any taxes required to be withheld by law in connection with the vesting of the Restricted Shares from any amounts payable by it to the Grantee (including, without limitation, future cash wages).

 

7.

NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARD

The Grantee represents and warrants that the Restricted Shares are being acquired by the Grantee solely for the Grantee’s own account for investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof. The Grantee further understands, acknowledges and agrees that, except as otherwise provided in the Plan, prior to their vesting, the Restricted Shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise directly or indirectly encumbered or disposed of except to the extent expressly

 

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permitted hereby and at all times in compliance with the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission thereunder, and in compliance with applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws and non-U.S. securities laws. Unless permitted by the Committee, prior to their vesting, the Restricted Shares may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated by the Grantee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

 

8.

RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES

 

  A.

By accepting the Restricted Shares, the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Company is engaged in a highly competitive business; (ii) the Company has expended considerable time and resources to develop goodwill with its customers, vendors, and others, and to create, protect, and exploit its Confidential Information (as defined in Section 16.B below); (iii) the Company must continue to prevent the dilution of its goodwill and unauthorized use or disclosure of its Confidential Information to avoid irreparable harm to its legitimate business interests; (iv) the Grantee’s participation in or direction of the Company’s day-to-day operations and strategic planning are an integral part of the Company’s continued success and goodwill; (v) in the period between the Grantee’s notice to the Committee of the Grantee’s Retirement and the date of the Grantee’s Retirement (the “Transition Period”), the Grantee will participate in identifying a successor, transitioning his or her responsibilities to and training a successor, and engaging in other transition activities (the “Transition Process”); (vi) given the Grantee’s position and responsibilities, including during the Transition Period, he or she necessarily will be relying on and/or creating Confidential Information that belongs to the Company and enhances the Company’s goodwill; during the Transition Process will be transmitting Confidential Information to his or her successor; and in carrying out his or her responsibilities, including during the Transition Process, the Grantee in turn will be relying on the Company’s goodwill and the disclosure by the Company to him or her of Confidential Information; (vii) the Grantee will have access to Confidential Information, including concerning the Transition Process, that could be used by any competitor of the Company in a manner that would irreparably harm the Company’s competitive position in the marketplace and dilute its goodwill; (viii) the Grantee’s engaging in any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period would result in the inevitable disclosure or use of Confidential Information for the Competitor’s benefit or to the detriment of the Company; (ix) the Grantee will return to the Company upon Retirement all the Confidential Information, in whatever form or media and all copies thereof, in his or her possession, custody, or control; (x) by giving advance notice of his or her Retirement, the Grantee represents that he or she will not engage in the Restricted Activities; (xi) the Company is relying on such representation in providing the Grantee continuing access to Confidential Information and authorizing him or her to engage in the Transition Process and other activities that will create new and additional Confidential Information during the Transition Period; and (xi) absent the Grantee’s agreement to this Section 8, the Company would not authorize the Grantee to participate in the Transition Process and engage in other activities that provide access to or create new and additional Confidential Information in an unfettered fashion; and would not provide for the continued vesting of the Restricted Shares upon Retirement as provided for in Section 2.

 

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  B.

The Company, by granting the Restricted Shares, and the Grantee, by accepting the Restricted Shares, thus acknowledge and agree that during the remaining term of the Grantee’s employment with the Company, including the Transition Period, the Grantee (i) will receive Confidential Information that is unique, proprietary, and valuable to the Company; (ii) will rely on and/or create Confidential Information that is unique, proprietary, and valuable to the Company; and (iii) will benefit, including without limitation by way of increased earnings and earning capacity, from the goodwill the Company has generated and from the Confidential Information.

 

  C.

Accordingly, in consideration of the promises of the Company set out in Section 8.B, the Restricted Shares, and the extended vesting of the Restricted Shares upon Retirement as provided for in Section 2, the Grantee agrees that:

 

  1.

He or she will not engage in any of the Restricted Activities (as defined in Section 16.E below) during the Restriction Period (as defined in Section 16.F below);

 

  2.

If he or she engages in, or threatens to engage in, any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period or otherwise violates his or her obligations under this Section 8, then (x) the Restricted Shares held by the Grantee shall immediately be forfeited and canceled (regardless of whether then vested or unvested) and (y) with respect to any Restricted Shares that have been Transferred, the Grantee shall, at the Company’s option, immediately pay to the Company the fair market value of the Restricted Shares at the time of vesting;

 

  3.

If he or she engages in, or threatens to engage in, any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period or otherwise violates his or her obligations under this Section 8, the Company would not have an adequate remedy at law and would be irreparably harmed and, accordingly, that the Company shall be entitled to equitable relief, including preliminary and permanent injunctions and specific performance, in the event the Grantee engages or threatens to engage in any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period or otherwise violates his or her obligations under this Section 8, without the necessity of posting any bond or proving special damages or irreparable injury; and

 

  4.

Neither Section 8.C.2 nor Section 8.C.3 constitute the Company’s exclusive remedy for a breach or threatened breach of the Grantee’s obligations under this Section 8, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available to the Company at law or equity.

 

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  D.

By accepting the Restricted Shares, the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that (i) the restrictions contained in this Section 8 are ancillary to an otherwise enforceable agreement, including without limitation the mutual promises and undertakings set out in Section 8.A and B, the Restricted Shares, and the continued vesting of all or a portion of the Restricted Shares upon Retirement as provided for in Section 2; (ii) the Company’s promises and undertakings set out in these Standard Terms and Conditions, and in particular Section 8.B, the Grant Notice, and the Plan, and the Grantee’s position and responsibilities with the Company and his or her promises and undertakings set out in Section 8.A, give rise to the Company’s interest in restricting the Grantee’s post-Retirement activities; (iii) such restrictions are designed to enforce the Grantee’s promises and undertakings set out in Section 8.A and his or her common-law obligations and duties owed to the Company; (iv) the restrictions are reasonable and necessary, are valid and enforceable, and do not impose a greater restraint than necessary to protect the Company’s goodwill, Confidential Information, and other legitimate business interests; (v) he or she will immediately notify the Company in writing should he or she believe or be advised that the provisions of this Section 8 are not, or likely are not, valid and enforceable; (vi) he or she will not challenge the enforceability of this Section 8; (vii) absent the Grantee’s agreement to this Section 8, the Company would not authorize the Grantee to participate in the Transition Process and engage in other activities that provide access to or create new and additional Confidential Information in an unfettered fashion; and would not provide for the continued vesting of all or a portion of the Restricted Shares upon Retirement as provided for in Section 2.

 

  E.

The provisions of Section 2 providing for the continued vesting of all or a portion of the Restricted Shares upon Retirement and this Section 8 are mutually dependent and not severable, and the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the Company would not provide for the continued vesting of all or a portion of the Restricted Shares upon Retirement as provided for in Section 2 but for the Grantee’s promises set out in and the enforceability of this Section 8. Accordingly, if Section 8 or any part of it is ever declared to be illegal, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the Grantee agrees that (x) the Restricted Shares held by the Grantee shall immediately be forfeited and canceled (regardless of whether then vested or unvested) and (y) with respect to any Restricted Shares that have been Transferred, the Grantee shall, at the Company’s option, immediately pay to the Company the fair market value of the Restricted Shares at the time of vesting; provided that if the scope of the restrictions in this Section 8 as to time, geography, or scope of activities are deemed by court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the limitations permitted by applicable law, the Grantee and the Company agree that the restrictions so deemed shall be, and are, automatically reformed to the maximum limitation permitted by such law.

 

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9.

THE PLAN AND OTHER AGREEMENTS

In addition to these Terms and Conditions, the Award shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, which are incorporated into these Standard Terms and Conditions by this reference. Certain capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are defined in the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of these Standard Terms and Condition and the Plan, the Plan controls.

Subject to the next paragraph, the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between the Grantee and the Company regarding the Award, and any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the Award are superseded.

The Award (including the terms described herein) are subject to the provisions of the Plan and, if the Grantee is outside the U.S., there may be an addendum containing special terms and conditions applicable to grants in the Grantee’s country. The grant of the Restricted Shares to any such Grantee is contingent upon the Grantee executing and returning any such addendum in the manner directed by the Company.

 

10.

NOT A CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT

Nothing in the Plan, in the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions or any other instrument executed pursuant to the Plan shall confer upon the Grantee any right to continue in the Company’s employ or service nor limit in any way the Company’s right to terminate the Grantee’s employment or other service at any time for any reason.

 

11.

SEVERABILITY

Except as provided for in Section 8.E, in the event that any provision of these Standard Terms and Conditions is declared to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be reformed, if possible, to the extent necessary to render it legal, valid and enforceable, or otherwise deleted, and the remainder of these Standard Terms and Conditions shall not be affected except to the extent necessary to reform or delete such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision.

 

12.

HEADINGS

The headings preceding the text of the sections hereof are inserted solely for convenience of reference, and shall not constitute a part of these Standard Terms and Conditions, nor shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect.

 

13.

FURTHER ASSURANCES

Each party shall cooperate and take such action as may be reasonably requested by another party in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of these Standard Terms and Conditions.

 

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14.

BINDING EFFECT

These Standard Terms and Conditions shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective permitted heirs, beneficiaries, successors and assigns.

 

15.

ELECTRONIC DELIVERY

By executing the Grant Notice, the Grantee hereby consents to the delivery of information (including, without limitation, information required to be delivered to the Grantee pursuant to applicable securities laws) regarding the Company and the Affiliates the Plan, and the Restricted Shares via Company web site or other electronic delivery.

 

16.

DEFINITIONS

For purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

  A.

“Competitor” shall mean any person or entity that carries on business activities in competition with the activities of the Company, including but not limited to (i) suppliers of rotating equipment, services and solutions for applications in the oil, gas, petrochemical and process industries including for oil and gas production; high-pressure gas injection, gas lift and other applications for enhanced oil recovery; natural gas production and processing; gas liquefaction; gas gathering, transmission and storage; hydrogen, wet and coker gas, synthesis gas, carbon dioxide and other applications for the refining, fertilizer and petrochemical markets; (ii) several applications for the armed forces; (iii) applications for general industrial markets such as paper, steel, sugar, and distributed and independent power generation; (iv) competing environmental solutions such as compressed air energy storage, combined heat and power, air separations, bio fuels, and wave or wind energy; or (v) servicing the Company’s installed base of equipment, and the installed base of the Company’s class of equipment of other suppliers through the provision of parts, repairs, overhauls, operation and maintenance, upgrades, revamps, applied technology solutions, coatings, field services, technical support and other extended services. The term “Competitor” specifically includes but is not limited to the centrifugal turbo and reciprocating compressor, steam turbine, rotating machinery, related aftermarket parts and services (including repairs, revamps, re-rates, upgrades, applied technology, overhauls, remanufacturing, installation and start-up) and other competing businesses of (x) GE Oil & Gas/Nuovo Pignone, Siemens (including TurboCare), Solar Turbines, Inc., Rolls-Royce Group plc, Elliott Company, General Electric, Alstom, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi, MAN Turbo, Hickham USA, Sulzer Turbo Services, Wood Group, Burckhardt Compression, Neuman & Esser Group, Ariel Corp., Thomassen Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Ebara, Shin Nippon Machinery Co. Ltd., Caterpillar Inc., Solar, Hoerbiger, or, if those corporate names are not formally correct, the businesses commonly referred to by those names; and (y) the successors to, assigns of, and affiliates of the persons or entities described in clause (x).

 

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  B.

“Confidential Information” shall mean, without limitation, all documents or information, in whatever form or medium, or consisting of knowledge or “know-how” whether or not recorded in any medium, concerning or evidencing sales; costs; pricing; strategies; forecasts and long range plans; financial and tax information; personnel information (including without limitation compensation, other terms of employment, or performance other than as concerns solely the Grantee); business, marketing and operational projections, plans, and opportunities; and customer, vendor, and supplier information; but excluding any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of any unauthorized disclosure or breach of duty by the Grantee.

 

  C.

“Good Reason” shall mean the Grantee’s resignation from employment from the Company or its successor within sixty (60) days following the occurrence of (i) a material reduction in the Grantee’s base salary; (ii) a material adverse change in the Grantee’s responsibilities; or (iii) a required relocation of the Grantee’s principal place of employment by more than fifty (50) miles from its location as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; provided, that the Grantee shall have provided written notice to the Company or its successor of his or her intention to resign for Good Reason and the grounds therefor within thirty (30) days following the occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason, and the Company shall have failed to cure such event within thirty (30) days of receiving such notice.

 

  D.

“Noncompetition Area” shall mean the following geographic areas to the extent the Grantee’s duties and responsibilities for the Company take or took place anywhere in or are or were directed at any part of: (i) any foreign country in which the Company has provided, sold, or installed its services, products, or systems or has definitive plans to provide, sell, or install its services, products, or systems during the Grantee’s employment by the Company; and (ii) any state or territory of the United States of America.

 

  E.

“Restricted Activities” means:

 

  1.

The Grantee, whether on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or business organization, either directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, persuading, or enticing, or assisting another to solicit, induce, persuade, or entice, any person who is then employed by or otherwise engaged to perform services for the Company, or any person who at the time of the Grantee’s conduct had been employed by the Company within the previous 12 months, to leave that employment or cease performing those services;

 

  2.

The Grantee, whether on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or business organization, either directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, persuading, or enticing, or assisting another to solicit, induce, persuade, or entice, any person or entity who is then a customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company to cease being a customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company or to divert all or any part of such person’s or entity’s business from the Company; and

 

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  3.

The Grantee, whether on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or business organization, either directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, persuading, or enticing, or assisting another to solicit, induce, persuade, or entice, any person or entity who is a potential customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company, or at the time of the Grantee’s conduct was a potential customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company within the previous 12 months, not to become a customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company or to divert all or any part of such person’s or entity’s business from the Company; and

 

  4.

The Grantee’s association directly or indirectly, as an employee, officer, director, agent, partner, stockholder, owner, member, representative, financial contributor, or consultant, with any Competitor.

With respect to the post-Retirement Restriction Period, the Restricted Activities in E.2 and E.3 extend only to a customer, supplier, or vendor or prospective customer, supplier, or vendor with respect to whom or whose business the Grantee has or had Confidential Information (including without limitation knowledge of or participation in a bid, proposal, or offer); and the Restricted Activities in E.4 extend only to a (x) the performance by the Grantee, directly or indirectly, of the same or similar activities the Grantee performed for the Company prior to Retirement or such other activities that by their nature are likely to lead to the disclosure of Confidential Information; and (y) that take place anywhere in, or are directed at any part of, the Noncompetition Area. The “Restricted Activities” do not extend to the Grantee’s investment in stock or other securities of a Competitor listed on a national securities exchange or actively traded in the over-the-counter market if he or she and the members of his or her immediate family do not, directly or indirectly, hold more than a total of 5% of all such shares of stock or other securities issued and outstanding.

 

  F.

“Restriction Period” shall mean the period of the Grantee’s employment by the Company and continuing through the date that is three years after the Grantee’s Retirement.

 

  G.

“Retirement” shall mean the Grantee’s voluntary termination of employment or other service from the Company after the Grantee has attained age sixty and completed at least ten years of continuous service with the Company as of the date of termination or has attained age sixty-five and completed at least five years of continuous service and in either event with the express intent not to engage in any of the Restricted Activities after termination, provided that the Grantee has provided the Committee at least one year’s advance notice of such retirement.

 

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  H.

“Serious Misconduct” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the material failure or refusal by the Grantee to perform his or her duties to the Company or its successor (including, without limitation, the Grantee’s inability to perform such duties as a result of alcohol or drug abuse, chronic alcoholism or drug addiction) or to devote substantially all of his or her business time, attention and energies to the performance of his or her duties to the Company or its successor; (ii) any willful, intentional or grossly negligent act by the Grantee having the effect of materially injuring the interest, business or prospects of the Company or its successor or any of their Affiliates; (iii) the material violation or material failure by the Grantee to comply with the Company’s or its successor’s material published rules, regulations or policies, as in effect from time to time; (iv) the Grantee’s conviction of a felony offense or conviction of a misdemeanor offense involving moral turpitude, fraud, theft or dishonesty; (v) any willful or intentional, misappropriation or embezzlement of the property of the Company or its successor or any of their Affiliates (whether or not a misdemeanor or felony); or (vi) a material breach of Section 8 above by the Grantee; provided, however, that in the event that the Company or its successor determines to terminate the Grantee’s employment pursuant to clauses (i), (iii) or (vi) of this definition of Serious Misconduct, such termination shall only become effective if the Company or its successor shall first give the Grantee written notice of such Serious Misconduct, which notice shall identify in reasonable detail the manner in which the Company or its successor believes Serious Misconduct to exist and indicates the steps required to cure such Serious Misconduct, if curable, and the Grantee shall fail within thirty (30) days of such notice to substantially remedy or correct the same.

 

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EX-10.4 6 d295883dex104.htm EX-10.4 EX-10.4

Exhibit 10.4

DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC.

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

These Standard Terms and Conditions apply to any Award of restricted stock units granted to an employee or a nonemployee director of the Company under the Dresser-Rand Group Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), on or after January 1, 2012, which are evidenced by a Grant Notice or an action of the Committee that specifically refers to these Standard Terms and Conditions.

 

1.

TERMS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

Dresser-Rand Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) has granted to the Grantee named in the Grant Notice provided to said Grantee herewith (the “Grant Notice”) an award of a number of restricted stock units (the “Award”) specified in the Grant Notice. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of the Company’s Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Shares”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions, and the Plan, each as amended from time to time. For purposes of these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Grant Notice, any reference to the Company shall, unless the context requires otherwise, include a reference to any Affiliate, as such term is defined in the Plan. Capitalized terms not defined in this document have the meaning given to them in Plan or Grant Notice.

 

2.

VESTING OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

The Award shall not be vested as of the Grant Date set forth in the Grant Notice and shall be forfeitable unless and until otherwise vested pursuant to the terms of the Grant Notice and these Standard Terms and Conditions. After the Grant Date, subject to termination or acceleration as provided in these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Plan, the Award shall become vested as described in the Grant Notice with respect to that number of restricted stock units as set forth in the Grant Notice. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Standard Terms and Conditions to the contrary:

 

  A.

If the Grantee’s employment or other service terminates by reason of death or Disability before all of the restricted stock units have vested, a pro rata portion of the Restricted Stock Units subject to the next vesting date shall become vested, and, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the remaining Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited and canceled as of the date of such termination. For purposes of this Section 2.A., “pro-rata portion” means a percentage, where the numerator is number of days between (a) the later of the grant date or last vesting date and (b) the Grantee’s termination, and the denominator is the number of days between (y) the later of the grant date or the last vesting date and (z) the final vesting date.


  B.

Subject to Section 9, if the Grantee’s employment or other service terminates due to the Grantee’s Retirement (as defined in Section 17.G below), the Restricted Stock Units shall continue to vest under the schedule described in the Grant Notice; provided, however, that if the Grantee’s Retirement is less than twelve (12) months after the Grant Date, only the following portion of the Award shall continue to vest under the schedule described in the Grant Notice: (x) the number of restricted stock units granted hereunder, (y) multiplied by a fraction, (I) the numerator of which is the number of full days from the Grant Date through the date of Retirement, and (II) the denominator of which is 365. The remaining Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited and canceled as of the date of such Retirement.

 

  C.

If the Grantee’s employment or other service terminates for any reason other than death, Disability or Retirement, any then unvested Restricted Stock Units held by the Grantee shall be forfeited and canceled as of the date of such termination.

 

3.

SETTLEMENT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

Vested Restricted Stock Units shall be settled by the delivery to the Grantee or a designated brokerage firm of one Share per vested Restricted Stock Unit as soon as reasonably practicable following the vesting of such Restricted Stock Units, and in all events no later than March 15 of the year following the year of vesting (unless earlier delivery is required by Section 409A of the Code or delivery is deferred pursuant to a nonqualified deferred compensation plan in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code). Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required to comply with Section 409A of the Code, if the Grantee is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the delivery of Shares shall be delayed until the six-month anniversary of the Grantee’s separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A).

 

4.

RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER

The Grantee shall have no voting rights or the right to receive any dividends with respect to Common Shares underlying Restricted Stock Units unless and until such Common Shares are reflected as issued and outstanding shares on the Company’s stock ledger.

 

5.

CHANGE IN CONTROL

[For CEO’s Form: Unless otherwise provided in an employment, severance or other agreement between the Company and the Grantee, the] [For all others: The] Restricted Stock Units shall be treated as follows if there is a Change in Control:

 

  A.

If the Restricted Stock Units are not continued, assumed or substituted by the Grantee’s employer (or an Affiliate of such employer) that engages the Grantee immediately following the Change in Control, the Restricted Stock Units shall fully vest upon the occurrence of the Change in Control. For each Restricted Stock Unit, the Grantee shall receive (i) the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of

 

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Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the Change in Control, (ii) common stock of the successor to the Company with a value equal to the Change in Control Price, or (iii) cash equal to the Change in Control Price, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.

 

  B.

If the Restricted Stock Units are continued, assumed or substituted by the Grantee’s employer (or an Affiliate of such employer) that engages the Grantee immediately following the Change in Control, the Restricted Stock Units shall continue to vest as provided in the Grant Notice; provided, however, that if the Grantee’s employment is terminated other than for Serious Misconduct, or the Grantee resigns for Good Reason, in either case within twelve months following the Change in Control, the Restricted Stock Units shall fully vest upon such termination or resignation.

For purposes hereof, the Restricted Stock Units shall be considered “assumed” if, following the Change in Control, the Restricted Stock Units confer the right to receive, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Unit immediately prior to the Change in Control, (i) the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the Change in Control, or (ii) common stock of the successor to the Company of substantially equivalent economic value to the consideration received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the Change in Control (as determined by the Committee in its discretion). The Restricted Stock Units will be considered “substituted for” if the successor or acquiror replaces the Restricted Stock Units with equity awards of substantially equivalent economic value measured as of the date the Change in Control occurs (as determined by the Committee in its discretion).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that Section 409A of the Code applies to the Restricted Stock Units, any such action shall be consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 

6.

RESTRICTIONS ON RESALES OF SHARES

The Company may impose such restrictions, conditions or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by the Grantee or other subsequent transfers by the Grantee of any Common Shares issued in respect of vested Restricted Stock Units, including without limitation (a) restrictions under an insider trading policy, (b) restrictions designed to delay and/or coordinate the timing and manner of sales by the Grantee and other holders and (c) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or other transfers.

 

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7.

INCOME TAXES

The Company shall not deliver shares in respect of any Restricted Stock Units unless and until the Grantee has made arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to satisfy applicable withholding tax obligations. Unless otherwise permitted by the Committee, withholding shall be effected by withholding Common Shares issuable in connection with the delivery of the Restricted Stock Units. The Grantee acknowledges that the Company shall have the right to deduct any taxes required to be withheld by law in connection wit the delivery of the Restricted Stock Units from any amounts payable by it to the Grantee (including, without limitation, future cash wages).

 

8.

NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARD

The Grantee represents and warrants that the Restricted Stock Units are being acquired by the Grantee solely for the Grantee’s own account for investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof. The Grantee further understands, acknowledges and agrees that, except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Restricted Stock Units may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise directly or indirectly encumbered or disposed of except to the extent expressly permitted hereby and at all times in compliance with the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission thereunder, and in compliance with applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws and non-U.S. securities laws. Unless permitted by the Committee, the Restricted Stock Units may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated by the Grantee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

 

9.

RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES

 

  A.

By accepting the Restricted Stock Unit, the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Company is engaged in a highly competitive business; (ii) the Company has expended considerable time and resources to develop goodwill with its customers, vendors, and others, and to create, protect, and exploit its Confidential Information (as defined in Section 17.B below); (iii) the Company must continue to prevent the dilution of its goodwill and unauthorized use or disclosure of its Confidential Information to avoid irreparable harm to its legitimate business interests; (iv) the Grantee’s participation in or direction of the Company’s day-to-day operations and strategic planning are an integral part of the Company’s continued success and goodwill; (v) in the period between the Grantee’s notice to the Committee of the Grantee’s Retirement and the date of the Grantee’s Retirement (the “Transition Period”), the Grantee will participate in identifying a successor, transitioning his or her responsibilities to and training a successor, and engaging in other transition activities (the “Transition Process”); (vi) given the Grantee’s position and responsibilities, including during the Transition Period, he or she necessarily will be relying on and/or creating Confidential Information that belongs to the Company and enhances the Company’s goodwill; during the Transition Process will be transmitting Confidential Information to his or her successor; and in carrying out his or her responsibilities, including during the Transition Process, the Grantee in turn will be relying on the Company’s goodwill and the disclosure by the Company to him or her of Confidential Information; (vii) the Grantee will have access to Confidential Information, including concerning the Transition Process, that could be used by any competitor of the Company in a manner that would irreparably harm the Company’s competitive

 

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position in the marketplace and dilute its goodwill; (viii) the Grantee’s engaging in any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period would result in the inevitable disclosure or use of Confidential Information for the Competitor’s benefit or to the detriment of the Company; (ix) the Grantee will return to the Company upon Retirement all the Confidential Information, in whatever form or media and all copies thereof, in his or her possession, custody, or control; (x) by giving advance notice of his or her Retirement, the Grantee represents that he or she will not engage in the Restricted Activities; (xi) the Company is relying on such representation in providing the Grantee continuing access to Confidential Information and authorizing him or her to engage in the Transition Process and other activities that will create new and additional Confidential Information during the Transition Period; and (xi) absent the Grantee’s agreement to this Section 9, the Company would not authorize the Grantee to participate in the Transition Process and engage in other activities that provide access to or create new and additional Confidential Information in an unfettered fashion; and would not provide for the continued vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit upon Retirement as provided for in Section 2.

 

  B.

The Company, by granting the Restricted Stock Unit, and the Grantee, by accepting the Restricted Stock Unit, thus acknowledge and agree that during the remaining term of the Grantee’s employment with the Company, including the Transition Period, the Grantee (i) will receive Confidential Information that is unique, proprietary, and valuable to the Company; (ii) will rely on and/or create Confidential Information that is unique, proprietary, and valuable to the Company; and (iii) will benefit, including without limitation by way of increased earnings and earning capacity, from the goodwill the Company has generated and from the Confidential Information.

 

  C.

Accordingly, in consideration of the promises of the Company set out in Section 9.B, the Restricted Stock Unit, and the continued vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit upon Retirement as provided for in Section 2, the Grantee agrees that:

 

  1.

He or she will not engage in any of the Restricted Activities (as defined in Section 17.E below) during the Restriction Period (as defined in Section 17.F below);

 

  2.

If he or she engages in, or threatens to engage in, any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period or otherwise violates his or her obligations under this Section 9, then (x) the Restricted Stock Units held by the Grantee that have not been settled shall immediately be forfeited and canceled (regardless of whether then vested or unvested) and (y) with respect to any Restricted Stock Units that have been settled, the Grantee shall immediately pay to the Company the fair market value of the Shares associated with the settlement of the Restricted Stock Units at the time of vesting;

 

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  3.

If he or she engages in, or threatens to engage in, any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period or otherwise violates his or her obligations under this Section 9, the Company would not have an adequate remedy at law and would be irreparably harmed and, accordingly, that the Company shall be entitled to equitable relief, including preliminary and permanent injunctions and specific performance, in the event the Grantee engages or threatens to engage in any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period or otherwise violates his or her obligations under this Section 9, without the necessity of posting any bond or proving special damages or irreparable injury; and

 

  4.

Neither Section 9.C.2 nor Section 9.C.3 constitute the Company’s exclusive remedy for a breach or threatened breach of the Grantee’s obligations under this Section 9, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available to the Company at law or equity.

 

  D.

By accepting the Restricted Stock Unit, the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that (i) the restrictions contained in this Section 9 are ancillary to an otherwise enforceable agreement, including without limitation the mutual promises and undertakings set out in Section 9.A and B, the Restricted Stock Unit, and the continued vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit upon Retirement as provided for in Section 2; (ii) the Company’s promises and undertakings set out in these Standard Terms and Conditions, and in particular Section 9.B, the Grant Notice, and the Plan, and the Grantee’s position and responsibilities with the Company and his or her promises and undertakings set out in Section 9.A, give rise to the Company’s interest in restricting the Grantee’s post-Retirement activities; (iii) such restrictions are designed to enforce the Grantee’s promises and undertakings set out in Section 9.A and his or her common-law obligations and duties owed to the Company; (iv) the restrictions are reasonable and necessary, are valid and enforceable, and do not impose a greater restraint than necessary to protect the Company’s goodwill, Confidential Information, and other legitimate business interests; (v) he or she will immediately notify the Company in writing should he or she believe or be advised that the provisions of this Section 9 are not, or likely are not, valid and enforceable; (vi) he or she will not challenge the enforceability of this Section 9; (vii) absent the Grantee’s agreement to this Section 9, the Company would not authorize the Grantee to participate in the Transition Process and engage in other activities that provide access to or create new and additional Confidential Information in an unfettered fashion and would not provide for the continued vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit upon Retirement as provided for in Section 2.

 

  E.

The provisions of Section 2 providing for the continued vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit upon Retirement and this Section 9 are mutually dependent and not severable, and the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the Company would not provide for the continued vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit upon Retirement as provided for in Section 2 but for the Grantee’s promises set out in and the enforceability of this Section 9. Accordingly, if Section 9 or any part of it is ever

 

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declared to be illegal, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the Grantee agrees that (x) the Restricted Stock Units held by the Grantee that have not been settled shall immediately be forfeited and canceled (regardless of whether then vested or unvested) and (y) with respect to any Restricted Stock Units that have been settled, the Grantee shall immediately pay to the Company the fair market value of the Shares associated with the settlement of the Restricted Stock Units at the time of vesting; provided that if the scope of the restrictions in this Section 9 as to time, geography, or scope of activities are deemed by court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the limitations permitted by applicable law, the Grantee and the Company agree that the restrictions so deemed shall be, and are, automatically reformed to the maximum limitation permitted by such law.

 

10.

THE PLAN AND OTHER AGREEMENTS

In addition to these Terms and Conditions, the Award shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, which are incorporated into these Standard Terms and Conditions by this reference. Certain capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are defined in the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of these Standard Terms and Condition and the Plan, the Plan controls.

Subject to the next paragraph, the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between the Grantee and the Company regarding the Award, and any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the Award are superseded.

The Award (including the terms described herein) are subject to the provisions of the Plan and, if the Grantee is outside the U.S., there may be an addendum containing special terms and conditions applicable to grants in the Grantee’s country. The grant of the Restricted Stock Units to any such Grantee is contingent upon the Grantee executing and returning any such addendum in the manner directed by the Company.

 

11.

NOT A CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT

Nothing in the Plan, in the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions or any other instrument executed pursuant to the Plan shall confer upon the Grantee any right to continue in the Company’s employ or service nor limit in any way the Company’s right to terminate the Grantee’s employment or other service at any time for any reason.

 

12.

SEVERABILITY

Except as provided for in Section 9.E, in the event that any provision of these Standard Terms and Conditions is declared to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be reformed, if possible, to the extent necessary to render it legal, valid and enforceable, or otherwise deleted, and the remainder of these Standard Terms and Conditions shall not be affected except to the extent necessary to reform or delete such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision.

 

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13.

HEADINGS

The headings preceding the text of the sections hereof are inserted solely for convenience of reference, and shall not constitute a part of these Standard Terms and Conditions, nor shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect.

 

14.

FURTHER ASSURANCES

Each party shall cooperate and take such action as may be reasonably requested by another party in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of these Standard Terms and Conditions.

 

15.

BINDING EFFECT

These Standard Terms and Conditions shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective permitted heirs, beneficiaries, successors and assigns.

 

16.

ELECTRONIC DELIVERY

By executing the Grant Notice, the Grantee hereby consents to the delivery of information (including, without limitation, information required to be delivered to the Grantee pursuant to applicable securities laws) regarding the Company and the Subsidiaries, the Plan, and the Restricted Stock Units via Company web site or other electronic delivery.

 

17.

DEFINITIONS

For purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

  A.

“Competitor” shall mean any person or entity that carries on business activities in competition with the activities of the Company, including but not limited to (i) suppliers of rotating equipment, services and solutions for applications in the oil, gas, petrochemical and process industries including for oil and gas production; high-pressure gas injection, gas lift and other applications for enhanced oil recovery; natural gas production and processing; gas liquefaction; gas gathering, transmission and storage; hydrogen, wet and coker gas, synthesis gas, carbon dioxide and other applications for the refining, fertilizer and petrochemical markets; (ii) several applications for the armed forces; (iii) applications for general industrial markets such as paper, steel, sugar, and distributed and independent power generation; (iv) competing environmental solutions such as compressed air energy storage, combined heat and power, air separation, bio fuels, and wave or wind energy; or (v) servicing the Company’s installed base of equipment, and the installed base of the Company’s class of equipment of other suppliers through the provision of parts, repairs, overhauls, operation and maintenance, upgrades, revamps, applied technology solutions, coatings, field services, technical support and other extended services. The term “Competitor” specifically includes but is not limited to the centrifugal turbo and reciprocating

 

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compressor, steam and gas turbine, rotating machinery, related aftermarket parts and services (including repairs, revamps, re-rates, upgrades, applied technology, overhauls, remanufacturing, installation and start-up) and other competing businesses of (x) GE Oil & Gas/Nuovo Pignone, Siemens (including TurboCare), Solar Turbines, Inc., Rolls-Royce Group plc, Elliott Company, General Electric, Alstom, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi, MAN Turbo, Hickham USA, Sulzer Turbo Services, Wood Group, Burckhardt Compression, Neuman & Esser Group, Ariel Corp., Thomassen Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Ebara, Shin Nippon Machinery Co. Ltd., Caterpillar Inc., Solar, Hoerbiger, or, if those corporate names are not formally correct, the businesses commonly referred to by those names; and (y) the successors to, assigns of, and affiliates of the persons or entities described in clause (x).

 

  B.

“Confidential Information” shall mean, without limitation, all documents or information, in whatever form or medium, or consisting of knowledge or “know-how” whether or not recorded in any medium, concerning or evidencing sales; costs; pricing; strategies; forecasts and long range plans; financial and tax information; personnel information (including without limitation compensation, other terms of employment, or performance other than as concerns solely the Grantee); business, marketing and operational projections, plans, and opportunities; and customer, vendor, and supplier information; but excluding any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of any unauthorized disclosure or breach of duty by the Grantee.

 

  C.

“Good Reason” shall mean the Grantee’s resignation from employment from the Company or its successor within sixty (60) days following the occurrence of (i) a material reduction in the Grantee’s base salary; (ii) a material adverse change in the Grantee’s responsibilities; or (iii) a required relocation of the Grantee’s principal place of employment by more than fifty (50) miles from its location as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; provided, that the Grantee shall have provided written notice to the Company or its successor of his or her intention to resign for Good Reason and the grounds therefor within thirty (30) days following the occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason, and the Company shall have failed to cure such event within thirty (30) days of receiving such notice.

 

  D.

“Noncompetition Area” shall mean the following geographic areas to the extent the Grantee’s duties and responsibilities for the Company take or took place anywhere in or are or were directed at any part of: (i) any foreign country in which the Company has provided, sold, or installed its services, products, or systems or has definitive plans to provide, sell, or install its services, products, or systems during the Grantee’s employment by the Company; and (ii) any state or territory of the United States of America.

 

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  E.

“Restricted Activities” means:

 

  1.

The Grantee, whether on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or business organization, either directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, persuading, or enticing, or assisting another to solicit, induce, persuade, or entice, any person who is then employed by or otherwise engaged to perform services for the Company, or any person who at the time of the Grantee’s conduct had been employed by the Company within the previous 12 months, to leave that employment or cease performing those services;

 

  2.

The Grantee, whether on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or business organization, either directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, persuading, or enticing, or assisting another to solicit, induce, persuade, or entice, any person or entity who is then a customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company to cease being a customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company or to divert all or any part of such person’s or entity’s business from the Company; and

 

  3.

The Grantee, whether on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or business organization, either directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, persuading, or enticing, or assisting another to solicit, induce, persuade, or entice, any person or entity who is a potential customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company, or at the time of the Grantee’s conduct was a potential customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company within the previous 12 months, not to become a customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company or to divert all or any part of such person’s or entity’s business from the Company; and

 

  4.

The Grantee’s association directly or indirectly, as an employee, officer, director, agent, partner, stockholder, owner, member, representative, financial contributor, or consultant, with any Competitor.

With respect to the post-Retirement Restriction Period, the Restricted Activities in E.2 and E.3 extend only to a customer, supplier, or vendor or prospective customer, supplier, or vendor with respect to whom or whose business the Grantee has or had Confidential Information (including without limitation knowledge of or participation in a bid, proposal, or offer); and the Restricted Activities in E.4 extend only to a (x) the performance by the Grantee, directly or indirectly, of the same or similar activities the Grantee performed for the Company prior to Retirement or such other activities that by their nature are likely to lead to the disclosure of Confidential Information; and (y) that take place anywhere in, or are directed at any part of, the Noncompetition Area. The “Restricted Activities” do not extend to the Grantee’s investment in stock or other securities of a Competitor listed on a national securities exchange or actively traded in the over-the-counter market if he or she and the members of his or her immediate family do not, directly or indirectly, hold more than a total of 5% of all such shares of stock or other securities issued and outstanding.

 

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  F.

“Restriction Period” shall mean the period of the Grantee’s employment by the Company and continuing through the date that is three years after the Grantee’s Retirement.

 

  G.

“Retirement” shall mean the Grantee’s voluntary termination of employment or other service from the Company after the Grantee has attained age sixty-two and completed at least ten years of continuous service with the Company as of the date of termination or has attained age sixty-five and completed at least five years of continuous service with the Company as of the date of termination and in either event with the express intent not to engage in any of the Restricted Activities after termination, provided that the Grantee has provided the Committee at least one year’s advance notice of such retirement.

 

  H.

“Serious Misconduct” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the material failure or refusal by the Grantee to perform his or her duties to the Company or its successor (including, without limitation, the Grantee’s inability to perform such duties as a result of alcohol or drug abuse, chronic alcoholism or drug addiction) or to devote substantially all of his or her business time, attention and energies to the performance of his or her duties to the Company or its successor; (ii) any willful, intentional or grossly negligent act by the Grantee having the effect of materially injuring the interest, business or prospects of the Company or its successor or any of their Affiliates; (iii) the material violation or material failure by the Grantee to comply with the Company’s or its successor’s material published rules, regulations or policies, as in effect from time to time; (iv) the Grantee’s conviction of a felony offense or conviction of a misdemeanor offense involving moral turpitude, fraud, theft or dishonesty; (v) any willful or intentional, misappropriation or embezzlement of the property of the Company or its successor or any of their Affiliates (whether or not a misdemeanor or felony); or (vi) a material breach of Section 9 above by the Grantee; provided, however, that in the event that the Company or its successor determines to terminate the Grantee’s employment pursuant to clauses (i), (iii) or (vi) of this definition of Serious Misconduct, such termination shall only become effective if the Company or its successor shall first give the Grantee written notice of such Serious Misconduct, which notice shall identify in reasonable detail the manner in which the Company or its successor believes Serious Misconduct to exist and indicates the steps required to cure such Serious Misconduct, if curable, and the Grantee shall fail within thirty (30) days of such notice to substantially remedy or correct the same.

 

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EX-10.5 7 d295883dex105.htm EX-10.5 EX-10.5

Exhibit 10.5

DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC.

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

These Standard Terms and Conditions apply to any Award of performance restricted stock units granted to an employee of the Company under the Dresser-Rand Group Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), on or after January 1, 2012, which are evidenced by a Grant Notice or an action of the Committee that specifically refers to these Standard Terms and Conditions.

 

1.

TERMS OF PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

Dresser-Rand Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), has granted to the Grantee named in the Grant Notice provided to said Grantee herewith (the “Grant Notice”) an award of a number of performance restricted stock units (the “Award” or the “Performance RSUs”) specified in the Grant Notice. Each Performance RSU represents the right to receive one share of the Company’s Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Shares”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions, and the Plan, each as amended from time to time. For purposes of these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Grant Notice, any reference to the Company shall, unless the context requires otherwise, include a reference to any Affiliate, as such term is defined in the Plan.

 

2.

VESTING OF PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

The Award shall not be vested as of the Grant Date set forth in the Grant Notice and shall be forfeitable unless and until otherwise vested pursuant to the terms of these Standard Terms and Conditions. After the Grant Date, subject to termination or acceleration as provided in these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Plan, the Award shall become vested as described in this Section 2 with respect to that number of Performance RSUs as described in this Section 2. The Award shall vest as follows on each of the following “Vesting Dates”:

[to be inserted]

Notwithstanding anything contained in these Standard Terms and Conditions to the contrary:

 

  (i)

if the Grantee’s separation from service is due to death or Disability before December 31, 2014, the Award shall vest with respect to any uncompleted calendar years in the same manner as specified above, but using the Company’s Relative TSR through the date of death of Disability rather than through the end of the applicable calendar year(s);


  (ii)

subject to Section 9, if the Grantee’s separation from service is due to the Grantee’s Retirement (as defined in Section 18.H below) (x) during calendar year 2012, a pro-rata portion of the Target Award for 2012 shall vest, or (y) during calendar year 2013 or 2014, the Award shall continue to vest in the same manner as specified above (i.e., based on actual performance); provided, however, that if the Grantee’s Retirement is less than twelve (12) months after the Grant Date, only the following portion of the Award scheduled to vest in 2012 and 2013 shall be eligible to vest in the manner specified above: (x) the portion of the Award attributable to 2012 and 2013 granted hereunder, (y) multiplied by a fraction, (I) the numerator of which is the number of full days from the Grant Date through the date of Retirement, and (II) the denominator of which is 1095. The remaining portion of the Award shall be forfeited and canceled as of the date of such Retirement; and

 

  (iii)

if the Grantee’s separation from service is for any reason other than Retirement, death or Disability, any then-unvested portion of the Award held by the Grantee shall be forfeited and canceled as of the date of such separation from service.

For purposes of this Section 2, “pro-rata portion” means a percentage, where the numerator is the number of days between January 1, 2012 and the date of the Grantee’s Retirement in 2012, and the denominator is 365.

 

3.

SETTLEMENT OF PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

Vested Performance RSUs shall be settled by the delivery to the Grantee or a designated brokerage firm of one Share per vested Performance RSU following each performance period or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter (but in no event later than the March 15th following the performance period); provided that in the event the Grantee’s separation from service (i) is due to death or Disability, such settlement shall occur as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of death or Disability (and in no event later than two and one-half months following the date of death or Disability), or (ii) is due to Retirement in 2012, such settlement shall occur as soon as reasonably practicable following such Retirement (and in no event later than two and one-half months following such Retirement).

 

4.

RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER

The Grantee shall have no voting rights or the right to receive any dividends with respect to Common Shares underlying Performance RSUs unless and until such Common Shares are reflected as issued and outstanding shares on the Company’s stock ledger.

 

5.

CHANGE IN CONTROL

If there is a Change in Control, [For CEO’s Form: unless otherwise provided in an employment, severance or other agreement between the Company and the Grantee that specifically addresses the treatment of performance-based equity awards (and not just the treatment of restricted stock units or other equity awards generally),] a number of such

 

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Performance RSUs shall be calculated based on actual performance goal attainment through the date of the Change in Control, as determined by the Committee in its discretion (the “Earned PSUs”), and any such Performance RSUs that are not determined as having been achieved based on actual performance pursuant to this Section 5 shall be forfeited. The Earned PSUs shall be treated as follows:

 

  A.

If the Earned PSUs are not continued, assumed or substituted by the Grantee’s employer (or an Affiliate of such employer) that engages the Grantee immediately following the Change in Control, the Earned PSUs shall fully vest upon the occurrence of the Change in Control. For each Earned PSU, the Grantee shall receive (i) the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the Change in Control, (ii) common stock of the successor to the Company with a value equal to the Change in Control Price, or (iii) cash equal to the Change in Control Price, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.

 

  B.

If the Earned PSUs are continued, assumed or substituted by the Grantee’s employer (or an Affiliate of such employer) that engages the Grantee immediately following the Change in Control, the Earned PSUs shall continue to vest as provided in the Grant Notice; provided, however, that if the Grantee’s employment is terminated other than for Serious Misconduct, or the Grantee resigns for Good Reason, in either case within twelve months following the Change in Control, the Earned PSUs shall fully vest upon such termination or resignation.

For purposes hereof, the Earned PSUs shall be considered “assumed” if, following the Change in Control, the Earned PSUs confer the right to receive, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Earned PSU immediately prior to the Change in Control, (i) the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the Change in Control, or (ii) common stock of the successor to the Company of substantially equivalent economic value to the consideration received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the Change in Control (as determined by the Committee in its discretion). The Earned PSUs will be considered “substituted for” if the successor or acquiror replaces the Earned PSUs with equity awards of substantially equivalent economic value measured as of the date the Change in Control occurs (as determined by the Committee in its discretion).

In all events, any action under this Section 5 shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code (such that, for the avoidance of doubt, no action shall be taken by the Committee pursuant to this Section 5 that would violate the requirements of Section 409A of the Code).

 

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6.

RESTRICTIONS ON RESALES OF SHARES

The Company may impose such restrictions, conditions or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by the Grantee or other subsequent transfers by the Grantee of any Common Shares issued in respect of vested Performance RSUs, including without limitation (a) restrictions under an insider trading policy, (b) restrictions designed to delay and/or coordinate the timing and manner of sales by Grantee and other holders and (c) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or other transfers.

 

7.

INCOME TAXES

The Company shall not deliver shares in respect of any Performance RSUs unless and until the Grantee has made arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to satisfy applicable withholding tax obligations. Unless otherwise permitted by the Committee, withholding shall be effected by withholding Common Shares issuable in connection with the delivery of the Performance RSUs. The Grantee acknowledges that the Company shall have the right to deduct any taxes required to be withheld by law in connection with the delivery of the Performance RSUs from any amounts payable by it to the Grantee (including, without limitation, future cash wages).

 

8.

NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARD

The Grantee represents and warrants that the Performance RSUs are being acquired by the Grantee solely for the Grantee’s own account for investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof. The Grantee further understands, acknowledges and agrees that, except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Performance RSUs may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise directly or indirectly encumbered or disposed of except to the extent expressly permitted hereby and at all times in compliance with the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission thereunder, and in compliance with applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws and non-U.S. securities laws. Unless permitted by the Committee, the Performance RSUs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated by the Grantee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

 

9.

RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES

This Section 9 applies if the Grantee’s separation from service is due to the Grantee’s Retirement and, as a result, all or a portion of the Performance RSUs vest pursuant to Section 2(ii).

 

  A.

By accepting the Performance RSU, the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Company is engaged in a highly competitive business; (ii) the Company has expended considerable time and resources to develop goodwill with its customers, vendors, and others, and to create, protect, and exploit its Confidential

 

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Information (as defined in Section 18.B below); (iii) the Company must continue to prevent the dilution of its goodwill and unauthorized use or disclosure of its Confidential Information to avoid irreparable harm to its legitimate business interests; (iv) the Grantee’s participation in or direction of the Company’s day-to-day operations and strategic planning are an integral part of the Company’s continued success and goodwill; (v) in the period between the Grantee’s notice to the Committee of the Grantee’s Retirement and the date of the Grantee’s Retirement (the “Transition Period”), the Grantee will participate in identifying a successor, transitioning his or her responsibilities to and training a successor, and engaging in other transition activities (the “Transition Process”); (vi) given the Grantee’s position and responsibilities, including during the Transition Period, he or she necessarily will be relying on and/or creating Confidential Information that belongs to the Company and enhances the Company’s goodwill; during the Transition Process will be transmitting Confidential Information to his or her successor; and in carrying out his or her responsibilities, including during the Transition Process, the Grantee in turn will be relying on the Company’s goodwill and the disclosure by the Company to him or her of Confidential Information; (vii) the Grantee will have access to Confidential Information, including concerning the Transition Process, that could be used by any competitor of the Company in a manner that would irreparably harm the Company’s competitive position in the marketplace and dilute its goodwill; (viii) the Grantee’s engaging in any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period would result in the inevitable disclosure or use of Confidential Information for the Competitor’s benefit or to the detriment of the Company; (ix) the Grantee will return to the Company upon Retirement all the Confidential Information, in whatever form or media and all copies thereof, in his or her possession, custody, or control; (x) by giving advance notice of his or her Retirement, the Grantee represents that he or she will not engage in the Restricted Activities; (xi) the Company is relying on such representation in providing the Grantee continuing access to Confidential Information and authorizing him or her to engage in the Transition Process and other activities that will create new and additional Confidential Information during the Transition Period; and (xi) absent the Grantee’s agreement to this Section 8, the Company would not authorize the Grantee to participate in the Transition Process and engage in other activities that provide access to or create new and additional Confidential Information in an unfettered fashion; and would not provide for the continued vesting of the Performance RSU upon Retirement as provided for in Section 2.

 

  B.

The Company, by granting the Performance RSU, and the Grantee, by accepting the Performance RSU, thus acknowledge and agree that during the remaining term of the Grantee’s employment with the Company, including the Transition Period, the Grantee (i) will receive Confidential Information that is unique, proprietary, and valuable to the Company; (ii) will rely on and/or create Confidential Information that is unique, proprietary, and valuable to the Company; and (iii) will benefit, including without limitation by way of increased earnings and earning capacity, from the goodwill the Company has generated and from the Confidential Information.

 

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  C.

Accordingly, in consideration of the promises of the Company set out in Section 9.B, the Performance RSU, and the continued vesting of all or a portion of the Performance RSU upon Retirement as provided for in Section 2, the Grantee agrees that:

 

  1.

He or she will not engage in any of the Restricted Activities (as defined in Section 18.F below) during the Restriction Period (as defined in Section 18.G below);

 

  2.

If he or she engages in, or threatens to engage in, any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period or otherwise violates his or her obligations under this Section 8, then (x) the Performance RSUs held by the Grantee that have not been settled shall immediately be forfeited and canceled (regardless of whether then vested or unvested) and (y) with respect to any Performance RSUs that have been settled, the Grantee shall immediately pay to the Company the fair market value of the Shares associated with the settlement of the Performance RSUs at the time of vesting;

 

  3.

If he or she engages in, or threatens to engage in, any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period or otherwise violates his or her obligations under this Section 8, the Company would not have an adequate remedy at law and would be irreparably harmed and, accordingly, that the Company shall be entitled to equitable relief, including preliminary and permanent injunctions and specific performance, in the event the Grantee engages or threatens to engage in any of the Restricted Activities during the Restriction Period or otherwise violates his or her obligations under this Section 8, without the necessity of posting any bond or proving special damages or irreparable injury; and

 

  4.

Neither Section 9.C.2 nor Section 9.C.3 constitute the Company’s exclusive remedy for a breach or threatened breach of the Grantee’s obligations under this Section 9, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available to the Company at law or equity.

 

  D.

By accepting the Performance RSU, the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that (i) the restrictions contained in this Section 9 are ancillary to an otherwise enforceable agreement, including without limitation the mutual promises and undertakings set out in Section 9.A and B, the Performance RSU, and the continued vesting of all or a portion of the Performance RSU upon Retirement as provided for in Section 2; (ii) the Company’s promises and undertakings set out in these Standard Terms and Conditions, and in particular Section 9.B, the Grant Notice, and the Plan, and the Grantee’s position and responsibilities with the Company and his or her promises and undertakings set out in Section 9.A, give rise to the Company’s interest in restricting the Grantee’s post-Retirement activities; (iii) such restrictions are designed to enforce the Grantee’s promises and undertakings set out in Section 9.A and his or her common-law obligations and

 

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duties owed to the Company; (iv) the restrictions are reasonable and necessary, are valid and enforceable, and do not impose a greater restraint than necessary to protect the Company’s goodwill, Confidential Information, and other legitimate business interests; (v) he or she will immediately notify the Company in writing should he or she believe or be advised that the provisions of this Section 8 are not, or likely are not, valid and enforceable; (vi) he or she will not challenge the enforceability of this Section 8; (vii) absent the Grantee’s agreement to this Section 8, the Company would not authorize the Grantee to participate in the Transition Process and engage in other activities that provide access to or create new and additional Confidential Information in an unfettered fashion and would not provide for the continued vesting of the Performance RSU upon Retirement as provided for in Section 2.

 

  E.

The provisions of Section 2 providing for the continued vesting of all or a portion of the Performance RSU upon Retirement and this Section 8 are mutually dependent and not severable, and the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the Company would not provide for the continued vesting of the Performance RSU upon Retirement as provided for in Section 2 but for the Grantee’s promises set out in and the enforceability of this Section 9. Accordingly, if Section 8 or any part of it is ever declared to be illegal, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the Grantee agrees that (x) the Performance RSUs held by the Grantee that have not been settled shall immediately be forfeited and canceled (regardless of whether then vested or unvested) and (y) with respect to any Performance RSUs that have been settled, the Grantee shall immediately pay to the Company the fair market value of the Shares associated with the settlement of the Performance RSUs at the time of vesting; provided that if the scope of the restrictions in this Section 8 as to time, geography, or scope of activities are deemed by court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the limitations permitted by applicable law, the Grantee and the Company agree that the restrictions so deemed shall be, and are, automatically reformed to the maximum limitation permitted by such law.

 

10.

THE PLAN AND OTHER AGREEMENTS

In addition to these Terms and Conditions, the Award shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, which are incorporated into these Standard Terms and Conditions by this reference. Certain capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are defined in the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of these Standard Terms and Condition and the Plan, the Plan controls.

Subject to the next paragraph, the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between the Grantee and the Company regarding the Award, and any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the Award are superseded.

 

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The Award (including the terms described herein) are subject to the provisions of the Plan and, if the Grantee is outside the U.S., there may be an addendum containing special terms and conditions applicable to grants in the Grantee’s country. The grant of the Performance RSUs to any such Grantee is contingent upon the Grantee executing and returning any such addendum in the manner directed by the Company.

 

11.

NOT A CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT

Nothing in the Plan, in the Grant Notice, these Standard Terms and Conditions or any other instrument executed pursuant to the Plan shall confer upon the Grantee any right to continue in the Company’s employ or service nor limit in any way the Company’s right to terminate the Grantee’s employment or other service at any time for any reason.

 

12.

SEVERABILITY

In the event that any provision of these Standard Terms and Conditions is declared to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be reformed, if possible, to the extent necessary to render it legal, valid and enforceable, or otherwise deleted, and the remainder of these Standard Terms and Conditions shall not be affected except to the extent necessary to reform or delete such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision.

 

13.

HEADINGS

The headings preceding the text of the sections hereof are inserted solely for convenience of reference, and shall not constitute a part of these Standard Terms and Conditions, nor shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect.

 

14.

FURTHER ASSURANCES

Each party shall cooperate and take such action as may be reasonably requested by another party in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of these Standard Terms and Conditions.

 

15.

BINDING EFFECT

These Standard Terms and Conditions shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective permitted heirs, beneficiaries, successors and assigns.

 

16.

ELECTRONIC DELIVERY

By executing the Grant Notice, the Grantee hereby consents to the delivery of information (including, without limitation, information required to be delivered to the Grantee pursuant to applicable securities laws) regarding the Company and the Subsidiaries, the Plan, and the Performance RSUs via Company web site or other electronic delivery.

 

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17.

SECTION 409A

The Award shall be administered pursuant to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. For purposes hereof, “separation from service” shall have the meaning specified in Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder. To the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, any payment hereunder to a Grantee is a “specified employee” shall be delayed until six months following such Grantee’s separation from service.

 

18.

DEFINITIONS

For purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

  A.

“Competitor” shall mean any person or entity that carries on business activities in competition with the activities of the Company, including but not limited to (i) suppliers of rotating equipment, services and solutions for applications in the oil, gas, petrochemical and process industries including for oil and gas production; high-pressure gas injection, gas lift and other applications for enhanced oil recovery; natural gas production and processing; gas liquefaction; gas gathering, transmission and storage; hydrogen, wet and coker gas, synthesis gas, carbon dioxide and other applications for the refining, fertilizer and petrochemical markets; (ii) several applications for the armed forces; (iii) applications for general industrial markets such as paper, steel, sugar, and distributed and independent power generation; (iv) competing environmental solutions such as compressed air energy storage, combined heat and power, air separation, bio fuels, and wave or wind energy; or (v) servicing the Company’s installed base of equipment, and the installed base of the Company’s class of equipment of other suppliers through the provision of parts, repairs, overhauls, operation and maintenance, upgrades, revamps, applied technology solutions, coatings, field services, technical support and other extended services. The term “Competitor” specifically includes but is not limited to the centrifugal turbo and reciprocating compressor, steam and gas turbine, rotating machinery, related aftermarket parts and services (including repairs, revamps, re-rates, upgrades, applied technology, overhauls, remanufacturing, installation and start-up) and other competing businesses of (x) GE Oil & Gas/Nuovo Pignone, Siemens (including TurboCare), Solar Turbines, Inc., Rolls-Royce Group plc, Elliott Company, General Electric, Alstom, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi, MAN Turbo, Hickham USA, Sulzer Turbo Services, Wood Group, Burckhardt Compression, Neuman & Esser Group, Ariel Corp., Thomassen Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Ebara, Shin Nippon Machinery Co. Ltd., Caterpillar Inc., Solar, Hoerbiger, or, if those corporate names are not formally correct, the businesses commonly referred to by those names; and (y) the successors to, assigns of, and affiliates of the persons or entities described in clause (x).

 

  B.

“Confidential Information” shall mean, without limitation, all documents or information, in whatever form or medium, or consisting of knowledge or “know-how” whether or not recorded in any medium, concerning or evidencing sales; costs; pricing; strategies; forecasts and long range plans; financial and tax information; personnel information (including without limitation compensation, other terms of employment, or performance other than as concerns solely the

 

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Grantee); business, marketing and operational projections, plans, and opportunities; and customer, vendor, and supplier information; but excluding any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of any unauthorized disclosure or breach of duty by the Grantee.

 

  C.

“Disability” shall have the meaning specified in Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code and the related Treasury Regulations.

 

  D.

“Good Reason” shall mean the Grantee’s resignation from employment from the Company or its successor within sixty (60) days following the occurrence of (i) a material reduction in the Grantee’s base salary; (ii) a material adverse change in the Grantee’s responsibilities; or (iii) a required relocation of the Grantee’s principal place of employment by more than fifty (50) miles from its location as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; provided, that the Grantee shall have provided written notice to the Company or its successor of his or her intention to resign for Good Reason and the grounds therefor within thirty (30) days following the occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason, and the Company shall have failed to cure such event within thirty (30) days of receiving such notice.

 

  E.

“Noncompetition Area” shall mean the following geographic areas to the extent the Grantee’s duties and responsibilities for the Company take or took place anywhere in or are or were directed at any part of: (i) any foreign country in which the Company has provided, sold, or installed its services, products, or systems or has definitive plans to provide, sell, or install its services, products, or systems during the Grantee’s employment by the Company; and (ii) any state or territory of the United States of America.

 

  F.

“Restricted Activities” means:

 

  1.

The Grantee, whether on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or business organization, either directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, persuading, or enticing, or assisting another to solicit, induce, persuade, or entice, any person who is then employed by or otherwise engaged to perform services for the Company, or any person who at the time of the Grantee’s conduct had been employed by the Company within the previous 12 months, to leave that employment or cease performing those services;

 

  2.

The Grantee, whether on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or business organization, either directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, persuading, or enticing, or assisting another to solicit, induce, persuade, or entice, any person or entity who is then a customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company to cease being a customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company or to divert all or any part of such person’s or entity’s business from the Company; and

 

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  3.

The Grantee, whether on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or business organization, either directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, persuading, or enticing, or assisting another to solicit, induce, persuade, or entice, any person or entity who is a potential customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company, or at the time of the Grantee’s conduct was a potential customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company within the previous 12 months, not to become a customer, supplier, or vendor of the Company or to divert all or any part of such person’s or entity’s business from the Company; and

 

  4.

The Grantee’s association directly or indirectly, as an employee, officer, director, agent, partner, stockholder, owner, member, representative, financial contributor, or consultant, with any Competitor.

With respect to the post-Retirement Restriction Period, the Restricted Activities in F.2 and F.3 extend only to a customer, supplier, or vendor or prospective customer, supplier, or vendor with respect to whom or whose business the Grantee has or had Confidential Information (including without limitation knowledge of or participation in a bid, proposal, or offer); and the Restricted Activities in F.4 extend only to a (x) the performance by the Grantee, directly or indirectly, of the same or similar activities the Grantee performed for the Company prior to Retirement or such other activities that by their nature are likely to lead to the disclosure of Confidential Information; and (y) that take place anywhere in, or are directed at any part of, the Noncompetition Area. The “Restricted Activities” do not extend to the Grantee’s investment in stock or other securities of a Competitor listed on a national securities exchange or actively traded in the over-the-counter market if he or she and the members of his or her immediate family do not, directly or indirectly, hold more than a total of 5% of all such shares of stock or other securities issued and outstanding.

 

  G.

“Restriction Period” shall mean the period of the Grantee’s employment by the Company and continuing through the date that is three years after the Grantee’s Retirement.

 

  H.

“Retirement” shall mean the Grantee’s voluntary separation from service after the Grantee has attained age sixty-two and completed at least ten years of continuous service with the Company as of the date of separation or has attained age sixty-five and completed at least five years of continuous service with the Company as of the date of separation and in either event with the express intent not to engage in any of the Restricted Activities after separation, provided that the Grantee has provided the Committee at least one year’s advance notice of such retirement.

 

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  I.

“Serious Misconduct” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the material failure or refusal by the Grantee to perform his or her duties to the Company or its successor (including, without limitation, the Grantee’s inability to perform such duties as a result of alcohol or drug abuse, chronic alcoholism or drug addiction) or to devote substantially all of his or her business time, attention and energies to the performance of his or her duties to the Company or its successor; (ii) any willful, intentional or grossly negligent act by the Grantee having the effect of materially injuring the interest, business or prospects of the Company or its successor or any of their Affiliates; (iii) the material violation or material failure by the Grantee to comply with the Company’s or its successor’s material published rules, regulations or policies, as in effect from time to time; (iv) the Grantee’s conviction of a felony offense or conviction of a misdemeanor offense involving moral turpitude, fraud, theft or dishonesty; (v) any willful or intentional, misappropriation or embezzlement of the property of the Company or its successor or any of their Affiliates (whether or not a misdemeanor or felony); or (vi) a material breach of Section 9 above by the Grantee; provided, however, that in the event that the Company or its successor determines to terminate the Grantee’s employment pursuant to clauses (i), (iii) or (vi) of this definition of Serious Misconduct, such termination shall only become effective if the Company or its successor shall first give the Grantee written notice of such Serious Misconduct, which notice shall identify in reasonable detail the manner in which the Company or its successor believes Serious Misconduct to exist and indicates the steps required to cure such Serious Misconduct, if curable, and the Grantee shall fail within thirty (30) days of such notice to substantially remedy or correct the same.

 

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EXHIBIT A

MEMBERS OF PEER GROUP

Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI)

Cameron International (CAM)

Exterran Holdings (EXH)

Flowserve (FLS)

FMC Technologies (FTI)

Gardner Denver (GDI)

Global Industries (GLBL)

Halliburton (HAL)

Idex (IDEX)

National Oilwell (NOV)

Oceaneering International (OLL)

Schlumberger (SLB)

Weatherford International (WFT)

 

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