| February 15, 2023 | ||
| Participant | ||
| Address 1 | ||
| Address 2 | ||
| Participant | [ __________ ] | ||||
| Grant Date | February 15, 2023 | ||||
Target Number of Performance Stock Units (“Target PSUs”) | [ __________ ] | ||||
| Overview | Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth below, you may earn between 0% - 250% of the Target PSUs based on the total shareholder return (“TSR,” as defined below) of the Company over the Performance Period, measured (i) against the TSR of the Peer Group identified below, and (ii) on an absolute and annualized basis. Except as set forth below under “Special Vesting Events” and “Change in Control,” you must be in Continuous Service (as defined below) from the Grant Date through the end of the Performance Period in order to earn any PSUs hereunder. | ||||
| Performance Period | January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2025 | ||||
| Peer Group | “Peer Group” means the fourteen companies and one index listed below: Callon Petroleum Company (CPE) Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) Chord Energy (CHRD) Civitas Resources, Inc. (CIVI) CNX Resources Corporation (CNX) Coterra Energy Inc. (CTRA) Diamondback Energy, Inc. (FANG) Magnolia Oil and Gas Corporation (MGY) Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) Matador Resources Company (MTDR) Ovintiv Inc. (OVV) Permian Resources Corporation (PR) Range Resources Corporation (RRC) SM Energy Company (SM) S&P 400 Index In the event any company in the Peer Group ceases to be publicly traded at any point during the Performance Period, the Administrator shall have full discretion to take any action it deems necessary or advisable in its sole and absolute discretion in order to preserve the integrity of the performance goals and the incentive intended by this award, including, but not limited to, determining whether the peer company will be replaced with a new peer company, dropping such peer company from the Peer Group and calculating the number of PSUs earned without designating a replacement, treating the peer company as being ranked in last place on the TSR list for the Performance Period (e.g. for bankrupt or other delisted companies), or determining an alternate method of calculating TSR for such Peer Group (e.g. by calculating TSR through the date of acquisition of such peer company, and then assuming TSR for the remainder of the period is determined based on an index). The Administrator need not take the same action with respect to all companies in the Peer Group that cease to be publicly traded during the Performance Period. In the event the S&P 400 Index is discontinued or is modified or otherwise altered in a way such that its inclusion in the Peer Group would affect adversely the performance goals and the incentive intended by this award, the Administrator shall have similar discretion to take any actions it deems necessary or desirable with respect to the replacement of the S&P 400 Index or the calculation of the TSR Peer Group without a replacement index. | ||||
| Award Determination | Except as set forth below under the headings “Special Vesting Events” and “Change in Control,” the number of PSUs earned shall be determined by the Administrator at the end of the Performance Period by applying the following formula (the “General Formula”): (x) Target PSUs, multiplied by, (y) the Relative TSR Multiplier (defined and determined below), multiplied by (z) the Absolute TSR Multiplier (also defined and determined below), and then adjusting the result of the General Formula, if necessary, to comply with the Maximum Cap and Absolute Performance Override set forth below. | ||||
| Relative TSR Multiplier | The Relative TSR Multiplier shall be determined based on the Company's relative TSR rank among the Peer Group for the Performance Period, as follows: •If the Company is ranked at or above the 90th percentile of the Peer Group remaining at the end of the Performance Period (including the Company), the Relative TSR Multiplier shall be 200% •If the Company is ranked at the 50th percentile or median of the Peer Group remaining at the end of the Performance Period (including the Company), the Relative TSR Multiplier shall be 100% •If the Company is ranked at the 25th percentile of the Peer Group remaining at the end of the Performance Period (including the Company), the Relative TSR Multiplier shall be 50% •If the Company is ranked below the 25th percentile of the Peer Group remaining at the end of the Performance Period (including the Company), the Relative TSR Multiplier shall be 0% If the Company is ranked between any of these payout levels, the Relative TSR Multiplier will be interpolated based on the actual percentile ranking of the Company in relation to the levels set forth above, rounded to the nearest whole percentile. | ||||
| Absolute TSR Modifier | The Absolute TSR Multiplier shall be determined based on the Company's annualized absolute TSR over the Performance Period, as follows: •If the Company’s annualized absolute TSR over the Performance Period is greater than 20%, the Absolute TSR Multiplier shall be 150% •If the Company’s annualized absolute TSR over the Performance Period is greater than 15% and less than or equal to 20%, the Absolute TSR Multiplier shall be 137.5% •If the Company’s annualized absolute TSR over the Performance Period is greater than 10% and less than or equal to 15%, the Absolute TSR Multiplier shall be 125% •If the Company annualized absolute TSR over the Performance Period is greater than 5% and less than or equal to 10%, the Absolute TSR Multiplier shall be 100% •If the Company annualized absolute TSR over the Performance Period is greater than 0% and less than or equal to 5%, the Absolute TSR Multiplier shall be 75% If the Company annualized absolute TSR over the Performance Period is 0% or less, the Absolute TSR Multiplier shall be 50% | ||||
| Maximum Cap | The maximum number of PSUs that you may earn is capped at 250% of the Target Award, notwithstanding the results of the General Formula. | ||||
| Absolute Performance Override | If the Relative TSR Multiplier is 0%, but the Company’s annualized absolute TSR over the Performance Period is greater than 20%, then notwithstanding the results of the General Formula, you shall earn 50% of the Target Award. | ||||
| Special Vesting Events | Termination Without “Cause” or for “Good Reason” prior to a Change in Control In the event that prior to a Change in Control your Continuous Service is terminated by the Company without “Cause” or by you for “Good Reason” (each as defined in the Company severance plan in which you are a participant), then you may be eligible to retain all or a portion of your Target PSUs and to receive a number of PSUs at the end of the Performance Period, if any, determined based on the Target PSUs you are allowed to retain and the achievement of the performance goals over the Performance Period. Within forty-five days of the date of termination, the Administrator shall determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, the portion, if any, of the Target PSUs that you shall be entitled to retain, which determination shall be based on such factors as the Administrator deems relevant, including, but not limited to, the length of your Continuous Service during the Performance Period and the circumstances surrounding your termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator shall maintain discretion at any time prior to payment to reduce or eliminate the payment to which you are otherwise due based on your failure to comply with any post-termination restrictive covenants. (1) Death In the event of your death during the Performance Period but before a Change in Control, the Performance Period will be deemed to have ended as of the date of death, and you will be entitled to receive (i) if your death occurs during the first two (2) years of the Performance Period, one hundred percent (100%) of the Target Award, and (ii) if your death occurs after the first two (2) years of the Performance Period, a number of PSUs based on actual results through the date of death, with TSR for the Company and the company members of the Peer Group calculated by reference to the Average Share Price for the twenty (20) business days prior to the date of death. Disability In the event of your Disability during the Performance Period but before a Change in Control, you will receive a number of PSUs based on actual results at the end of the Performance Period. | ||||
Retirement In the event you terminate Continuous Service during the Performance Period but before a Change in Control because of your retirement, as determined by the Administrator in its sole and absolute discretion, the Administrator may take any action with respect to your outstanding PSUs as it deems necessary or appropriate under the circumstances, including, but not limited to (i) allowing you to retain all or a portion of your Target PSUs and to receive a number of PSUs at the end of the Performance Period, if any, determined based on the Target PSUs you are allowed to retain and the achievement of the performance goals over the Performance Period, (ii) providing that you shall be entitled to receive payment for all or a portion of the PSUs immediately and without regard to the achievement of the performance goals, (iii) determining the Performance Period as having ended as of the date of retirement, and calculating and paying out the number of PSUs earned based on performance through the date of retirement (with such pro-ration, if any, for Continuous Service performed during the Performance Period as the Administrator may determine in its discretion), (iv) providing that all or part of your PSUs terminate and are forfeited as of your retirement, (v) applying any combination of the above, or (iv) taking any other similar action with respect to your PSUs that it deems reasonable or appropriate. In determining what action to take with respect to your outstanding PSUs, the Administrator shall take into account the circumstances surrounding your retirement, whether you have provided sufficient advance notice of your intent to retire, whether you have located and/or trained a successor for your position and otherwise minimized disruption to the Company’s business, your length of Continuous Service during the Performance Period, your length of total service to the Company, your job performance, and any other factors the Administrator deems relevant in its sole and absolute discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator shall maintain discretion at any time prior to payment to reduce or eliminate any payment to which you are otherwise due based on your failure to comply with any post-termination restrictive covenants. Any action taken by the Administrator shall be intended to preserve the treatment of the PSUs as “short-term deferrals” that are exempt from the application of Code Section 409A. Continuous Service The term “Continuous Service” shall mean your uninterrupted service to the Company or an Affiliate as an employee, non-employee director, or consultant. The Administrator shall determine in its discretion whether and when your Continuous Service has ended (including as a result of any leave of absence); provided, however, that Continuous Service shall not be deemed to have ended in the event you retire or otherwise terminate as an employee but continue to perform services for the Company as a non-employee director or consultant. | |||||
| Payment | Timing Except as set forth above in the Section entitled “Retirement” or below in the Section entitled “Change in Control,” the Company shall make payment in respect of each PSU that is earned hereunder following the certification of results for the Performance Period, but in all events within seventy-four (74) days following the last day of the Performance Period. In the event of your death, payment in respect of each PSU that is earned hereunder shall be made within seventy-four (74) days following the date of death. Form of Payment Payment in respect of earned PSUs shall be made (i) by distributing a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of PSUs earned, or (ii) through payment of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of the number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be distributable as payment, with such Fair Market Value determined as of the date on which you earned the PSUs (i.e. the last day of the Performance Period, the date of death or retirement, or the date of the Change in Control, as applicable), or (iii) through any combination thereof, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. | ||||
| Change in Control | In the event of a Change in Control prior to the end of the Performance Period, the Administrator shall first determine the number of PSUs to which you would be entitled based on actual results through the date of the Change in Control, with TSR for the Company and the company members of the Peer Group calculated by reference to the Average Share Price for the twenty (20) business days prior to the Change in Control (the number of PSUs determined pursuant to the foregoing being the “CIC Calculated Units”). In the event you terminated Continuous Service prior to the Change in Control (i.e. in a situation where you retained all or a portion of the award following your termination), the CIC Calculated Units shall be vested immediately. In the event you remained in Continuous Service through the Change in Control, the CIC Calculated Units shall initially be unvested and shall vest in full on the last day of the originally scheduled Performance Period provided that you remain in Continuous Service throughout the remainder of such Performance Period. In the event your Continuous Service terminates following the Change in Control and prior to the end of the Performance Period because of your death, Disability, termination by the Company without Cause, or termination by you for Good Reason, the CIC Calculated Units shall immediately vest in full on the date of termination. In the event your Continuous Service terminates following a Change in Control for any other reason, the CIC Calculated Units shall be forfeited immediately. Vested CIC Calculated Units shall be paid within seventy-four (74) days following the date on which they become vested (i.e. the last day of the Performance Period, or the date of termination of Continuous Service or Change in Control, as applicable), by (i) distributing to you a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of CIC Calculated Units earned, or (ii) through payment of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise distributable as payment (determined as of the date on which you vested in the CIC Calculated Units), or (iii) any combination thereof, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company’s Common Stock ceases to be outstanding or publicly traded as a result of the Change in Control, the Administrator shall make such adjustments as it deems necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion in order to preserve the incentive intended under this award, including, but not limited to, providing that the payout of the CIC Calculated Units shall be made solely in cash or other property (or any combination thereof) and that such payout shall be determined by reference to any of the following: (i) the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Common Stock as of the date of the Change in Control, (ii) the consideration received in the Change in Control transaction, (iii) securities of the acquirer or any parent or other affiliate thereof, or (iv) such other metric as the Administrator may determine in its discretion. | ||||
| Dividend Equivalent Right | You shall be entitled in respect of any earned PSUs to receive an additional amount in cash equal to the value of all dividends and distributions made between the Grant Date and the PSU payment date with respect to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of vested PSUs (the “Dividend Equivalent Amounts”). The Dividend Equivalent Amounts shall be accumulated and paid on the date on which the PSUs to which they relate are paid. | ||||
| TSR and Related Definitions | TSR TSR for the Company or any company member of the Peer Group shall mean the percentage equal to (x) the Performance Period Value Change (as defined below) divided by (y) the Beginning Value (as defined below). TSR for the S&P 400 Index shall be determined in any manner selected by the Administrator in its sole discretion, which may include, but is not limited to, use of officially published return statistics for the S&P 400 Index or employing methodologies like those used in the calculation of TSR for company members of the Peer Group. Beginning Value Beginning Value for the Company or any company member of the Peer Group shall mean the Average Share Price for the twenty (20) business days immediately preceding the first day of the Performance Period. Performance Period Value Change Performance Period Value Change for the Company or any company member of the Peer Group shall mean the result of: (1) Average Share Price (as defined below) for the last twenty (20) business days of the Performance Period, minus (2) Beginning Value, plus (3) Dividends (cash or stock based on ex-dividend date) paid per share of company common stock over the Performance Period. Average Share Price Average Share Price for the Company or any company member of the Peer Group shall mean the average daily closing price of the applicable company’s common stock over the relevant period on the principal securities exchange on which such shares are traded, as published by a reputable source. | ||||
| Stockholder Rights | You shall have no stockholder rights with respect to the Performance Stock Units. | ||||
| “Clawback” Policy | As a condition of participating in the Plan and receiving this award, you hereby agree to be bound by and to comply with (i) the provisions of any compensation recoupment or “clawback” policy that the Company has adopted or may adopt from time to time that by its terms is applicable to you, as well as (ii) any other compensation recoupment or “clawback” that is applicable to you by law or the listing standards of any exchange on which the Company’s common stock is then traded, including, in either case, the “clawback” required by Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act. | ||||
| Other Terms and Conditions | Are set forth in the accompanying Performance Stock Unit Terms and Conditions and the Plan. | ||||