Exhibit 10.6
W&T OFFSHORE, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE
(Performance Vesting)
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the W&T Offshore, Inc. Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), W&T Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants to the individual listed below (“you” or the “Participant”) the number of performance-based restricted stock units (the “PSUs”) and a Cash Award (the “Cash Award”) set forth below. This award of PSUs and the Cash Award (this “Award”) is subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”) and the Plan, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.
Participant: | _____________________ |
Date of Grant: | _____________________ |
Award Type and Description: | The PSU is a Restricted Stock Unit Award granted as a Performance Award pursuant to Sections 6 and 8 of the Plan. This Award represents the right to receive shares of Stock in an amount up to 200% of the Target PSUs (defined below), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Agreement. The Cash Award is a target cash value granted to you, which may be settled in an amount up to 200% of the Target Cash Award (defined below), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Agreement. The number of Target PSUs and the Target Cash Award amount shall be referred to in the aggregate as the “Target Award.” Your right to receive settlement of this Award in an amount ranging from 0% to 200% of the Target Award shall vest and become earned and nonforfeitable upon (i) your satisfaction of the continued employment or service requirements described below under “Service Requirement” and (ii) the Committee’s certification of the level of achievement of the Performance Goal (defined below) (“Earned PSUs” or “Earned Cash Awards,” as applicable, or in the aggregate the “Earned Award”). The portion of the Target PSUs actually earned upon satisfaction of both of the foregoing requirements is referred to herein as the “Vested PSUs.” The portion of the Target Cash Award actually earned upon satisfaction of both of the foregoing requirements is referred to herein as the “Vested Cash Award.” The Vested PSUs and the Vested Cash Award shall be referred to in the aggregate as the “Vested Award.” |
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Target Number of PSUs: | _____________________ (the “Target PSUs”). |
Target Value of Cash Award: | _____________________ (the “Target Cash Award”). |
Performance Period: | [Insert period beginning on the Performance Period Commencement Date and ending on the Performance Period End Date]. |
Service Requirement: | Except as expressly provided in Sections 4 and 5 of the Agreement, you must remain continuously employed by, or continuously provide services to, the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, from the Date of Grant through [insert Service Vesting Date] (the “Service Vesting Date”) to be eligible to receive payment of this Award, which is also based on the level of achievement with respect to the Performance Goal (as defined below). |
Performance Goal: | Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, the Agreement and herein, the number of Target PSUs, if any, that become Earned PSUs during the Performance Period will be determined in accordance with the following table: Level of Achievement Percentage of Target PSUs Earned* < Threshold 0% Threshold [insert %] Target [insert %] Maximum [insert %] *The percentage of Target PSUs that become Earned PSUs for performance between the threshold, target and maximum achievement levels shall be calculated using linear interpolation. The Target Cash Award shall be subject to the same table set forth above for the Target PSUs, and will vest, if at all, at the same percentage as applicable to any Earned PSUs. The “Performance Goal” for the Performance Period is based on the [insert performance goal description], as described in Exhibit B attached hereto. |
Settlement: | Settlement of the Vested PSUs and the Vested Cash Award shall be made in shares of Stock, cash, or a combination of Stock and cash, in accordance with Section 6 of the Agreement. |
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The Target Award described above is equal to ____% of your Base Salary (defined within the Agreement). The Target PSUs included in the Award are based on the strike price set by the Company for [insert grant year]. To the extent you commenced employment after the beginning of the initial performance period, the Award has been adjusted to reflect that fact.
By your signature below, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Agreement and this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (this “Grant Notice”). You acknowledge that you have reviewed the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety and fully understand all provisions of the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice. You hereby agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee regarding any questions or determinations that arise under the Agreement, the Plan or this Grant Notice. This Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts (including portable document format (.pdf) and facsimile counterparts), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Grant Notice to be executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized, and the Participant has executed this Grant Notice, effective for all purposes as provided above.
W&T OFFSHORE, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
PARTICIPANT
Name:
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EXHIBIT A
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (together with the Grant Notice to which this Agreement is attached, this “Agreement”) is made as of the Date of Grant set forth in the Grant Notice to which this Agreement is attached by and between W&T Offshore, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), and _________ (the “Participant”). Capitalized terms used but not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan or the Grant Notice.
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[The following paragraph is subject to revision at the discretion of the Committee in the event of a serving vesting schedule other than three years: Solely for purposes of determining the number of shares of PSUs or the percentage of the Cash Award, as applicable, which may lapse or vest pursuant to this Section 4(b), the Earned Award shall be referred to in two portions, two-thirds (2/3) of the Earned Award shall be the “Two-Year Portion”; the remaining and final one-third (1/3) of the Earned Award shall be the “Three-Year Portion.” Following a termination of your employment or service due to your Normal Retirement following the end of the Performance Period:
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If to the Company, unless otherwise designated by the Company in a written notice to the Participant (or other holder):
W&T Offshore, Inc.
Attn: Vice President and General Counsel
5718 Westheimer, Suite 700
Houston, Texas 77057
If to the Participant, at the Participant’s last known address on filed with the Company.
Any notice that is delivered personally or by overnight courier or telecopier in the manner provided herein shall be deemed to have been duly given to the Participant when it is mailed by the Company
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or, if such notice is not mailed to the Participant, upon receipt by the Participant. Any notice that is addressed and mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been given to the party to whom it is addressed at the close of business, local time of the recipient, on the fourth day after the day it is so placed in the mail.
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EXHIBIT B
PERFORMANCE GOAL FOR AWARD
[Insert description or formula for performance goal applicable to Award]