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| oil and gas prices; | |
| general economic, financial, industry or business conditions; | |
| the impact of legislation and governmental regulations; | |
| the impact of regulatory approvals; | |
| the availability and cost of capital to fund our operations and business strategies; | |
| the ability and willingness of current or potential lenders, hedging contract counterparties, customers, and working interest owners to fulfill their obligations to us or to enter into transactions with us in the future on terms that are acceptable to us; | |
| the availability of transportation and refining capacity for the crude oil we produce from our Monument Butte field; | |
| drilling results; | |
| the prices of goods and services; | |
| the availability of drilling rigs and other support services; | |
| labor conditions; | |
| weather conditions, and changes in weather patterns, including adverse conditions and changes in patterns due to climate change; | |
| environmental liabilities that are not covered by an effective indemnity or insurance; | |
| changes in tax rates; | |
| changes in estimates of reserves; | |
| the effect of worldwide energy conservation measures; | |
| the price and availability of, and demand for, competing energy sources; and | |
| the other factors affecting our business described below under the caption Risk Factors . |
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2010 Proved Reserves by Area
2010 Probable Reserves by Area
2011 Estimated Production by Area
2.5 Tcfe
312-323 Bcfe
focusing on unconventional, domestic resource plays of scale,
characterized by large acreage positions and deep inventories of
low risk drilling opportunities;
growing reserves through an active drilling program,
supplemented with select acquisitions;
focusing on select geographic areas and allocating capital to
the best growth opportunities;
controlling operations and costs; and
attracting and retaining a quality workforce through equity
ownership and other performance-based incentives.
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Percentage of
Percentage of
Proved Reserves
Probable Reserves
94
95
91
93
85
96
61
79
Year Ended December 31,
2010
2009
2008
5.6
4.5
5.1
76.8
61.4
52.1
4,670
4,080
3,471
71
37
10
$
4.16
$
2.80
$
3.62
$
3.86
$
3.19
$
6.66
$
65.26
$
48.21
$
81.48
$
74.23
$
53.49
$
97.23
$
8.91
$
7.65
$
9.66
$
0.94
$
0.82
$
1.06
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Oil and
Natural
Condensate
Gas
Total
(MMBbls)
(Bcf)
(Bcfe)
(1)
90
1,505
2,045
15
91
5
28
20
119
110
1,505
2,164
80
987
1,462
13
78
1
8
14
86
94
987
1,548
204
2,492
3,712
1
23
29
1
5
1
5
2
23
34
85
1,815
2,325
4
23
15
91
19
114
104
1,815
2,439
106
1,838
2,473
(1)
Billion cubic feet equivalent determined using the ratio of six
Mcf of natural gas to one barrel of crude oil or condensate.
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2010
2009
2008
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
360
215.6
273
153.1
385
217.4
6
3.0
8
4.8
20
15.4
1
1.0
2
1.1
2
2.0
1
1.0
1
0.4
1
0.4
5
2.6
3
2.6
1
0.4
2
1.4
7
3.7
5
4.6
1
1.0
372
223.6
283
159.3
413
237.5
243
189.8
128
98.7
175
138.2
4
3.0
5
0.6
12
1.4
6
0.7
2
0.2
7
4.3
5
2.8
7
4.2
1
0.6
12
4.9
17
4.2
13
4.9
1
0.6
2
0.2
256
195.3
145
102.9
194
146.3
(1)
Includes 126 gross (91.1 net), 29 gross (17.7 net) and
38 gross (27.1 net) wells in 2010, 2009 and 2008,
respectively, that are not exploitation wells.
(2)
Includes 6 gross (3.0 net), 3 gross (1.3 net) and
9 gross (7.5 net) wells in 2010, 2009 and 2008,
respectively, that are not exploitation wells.
(3)
Includes 1 gross (1.0 net) well in each of 2009 and 2008
that is not an exploitation well.
(4)
Includes 2 gross (2.0 net) wells in 2010 that are not
exploitation wells. The well in 2008 is not an exploitation well.
(5)
Includes 1 gross (0.4 net), 1 gross (0.4 net) and
2 gross (1.1 net) wells in 2010, 2009 and 2008,
respectively, that are not exploitation wells.
(6)
Includes 2 gross (2.0 net) wells in 2010 that are not
exploitation wells.
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Company
Outside
Total
Operated Wells
Operated Wells
Productive Wells
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
4
1.0
4
1.0
6
3.8
3
0.9
9
4.7
2,343
1,887.6
702
76.1
3,045
1,963.7
1,723
1,361.3
1,455
309.4
3,178
1,670.7
2,343
1,887.6
706
77.1
3,049
1,964.7
1,729
1,365.1
1,458
310.3
3,187
1,675.4
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4.2
35
4.2
18
10.8
25
12.5
43
23.3
18
10.8
60
16.7
78
27.5
2,361
1,898.4
766
93.8
3,127
1,992.2
1,729
1,365.1
1,458
310.3
3,187
1,675.4
4,090
3,263.5
2,224
404.1
6,314
3,667.6
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Developed
Undeveloped
Acres
Acres
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
(In thousands)
86
20
548
330
624
351
131
60
250
154
970
696
595
473
321
216
74
37
1,469
978
1,496
1,009
1,555
998
2,044
1,339
22
3
382
382
192
98
2,285
838
214
101
2,667
1,220
1,769
1,099
4,711
2,559
Undeveloped Acres Expiring
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
(In thousands)
11
7
57
18
76
70
40
20
6
3
18
7
34
20
72
30
4
1
1
1
163
102
57
45
47
29
50
32
60
32
103
52
66
55
23
17
11
6
1
284
161
157
120
142
76
65
39
62
33
295
168
214
138
218
146
105
59
68
36
382
382
1,098
443
1,187
395
1,098
443
1,569
777
1,393
611
214
138
1,787
923
105
59
68
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Item 1A.
Risk
Factors
the domestic and foreign supply of oil, natural gas and natural
gas liquids;
the price and availability of, and demand for, alternative fuels;
weather conditions and climate change;
changes in supply and demand;
world-wide economic conditions;
the price of foreign imports;
the availability, proximity and capacity of transportation
facilities and processing facilities;
the level and effect of trading in commodity futures markets,
including commodity price speculators and others;
political conditions in oil and gas producing regions; and
the nature and extent of domestic and foreign governmental
regulations and taxation, including environmental regulation.
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the quality and quantity of available data;
the interpretation of that data;
the accuracy of various mandated economic assumptions; and
the judgment of the persons preparing the estimate.
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costs of, or shortages or delays in the availability of,
drilling rigs, equipment and materials;
adverse weather conditions and changes in weather patterns;
unexpected drilling conditions;
pressure or irregularities in formations;
embedded oilfield drilling and service tools;
equipment failures or accidents;
lack of necessary services or qualified personnel;
availability and timely issuance of required governmental
permits and licenses;
availability, costs and terms of contractual arrangements, such
as leases, pipelines and related facilities to gather, process
and compress, transport and market natural gas, crude oil and
related commodities; and
compliance with, or changes in, environmental, tax and other
laws and regulations.
the amounts and types of substances and materials that may be
released into the environment;
response to unexpected releases to the environment;
reports and permits concerning exploration, drilling, production
and other operations;
the spacing of wells;
unitization and pooling of properties;
calculating royalties on oil and gas produced under federal and
state leases; and
taxation.
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fires and explosions;
blow-outs;
uncontrollable or unknown flows of oil, gas, formation water or
drilling fluids;
adverse weather conditions or natural disasters;
pipe or cement failures and casing collapses;
pipeline ruptures;
discharges of toxic gases;
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build up of naturally occurring radioactive materials; and
vandalism.
injury or loss of life;
severe damage or destruction of property and equipment, and oil
and gas reservoirs;
pollution and other environmental damage;
investigatory and
clean-up
responsibilities;
regulatory investigation and penalties;
suspension of our operations; and
repairs to resume operations.
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currency restrictions and exchange rate fluctuations;
loss of revenue, property and equipment as a result of
expropriation, nationalization, war or insurrection;
increases in taxes and governmental royalties;
forced renegotiation of, or unilateral changes to, or
termination of contracts with governmental entities and
quasi-governmental agencies;
changes in laws and policies governing operations of
non-U.S. based
companies;
our limited ability to influence or control the operation or
future development of these non-operated properties;
the operators expertise or other labor problems;
difficulties enforcing our rights against a governmental entity
because of the doctrine of sovereign immunity and foreign
sovereignty over international operations; and
other uncertainties arising out of foreign government
sovereignty over our international operations.
recoverable reserves;
future oil and gas prices and their appropriate differentials;
operating costs; and
potential environmental and other liabilities.
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Item 1B.
Unresolved
Staff Comments
Item 3.
Legal
Proceedings
Item 4.
Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Total Years
of Service
with
Age
Newfield
49
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
11
48
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
15
58
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
21
53
Vice President Mid-Continent
18
48
Vice President Rocky Mountains
14
41
Vice President Onshore Gulf Coast
11
59
Vice President Gulf of Mexico and International
22
47
General Counsel and Secretary
7
42
Controller and Assistant Secretary
17
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96
97
Item 5.
Market
for Registrants Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters
and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
High
Low
$
26.50
$
17.09
38.74
21.65
46.62
27.92
51.27
39.26
$
55.20
$
47.21
60.50
44.81
57.99
46.11
73.58
56.70
$
76.55
$
65.72
Maximum Number
Total Number of
(or Approximate
Shares Purchased
Dollar Value) of
Total Number of
as Part of Publicly
Shares that May Yet
Shares
Average Price
Announced Plans
be Purchased Under
Purchased
(1)
Paid per Share
or Programs
the Plans or Programs
12,596
$
58.42
10,332
61.95
2,918
66.24
25,846
$
60.71
(1)
All of the shares repurchased were surrendered by employees to
pay tax withholding upon the vesting of restricted stock awards
and restricted stock units. These repurchases were not part of a
publicly announced program to repurchase shares of our common
stock.
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$100 was invested in our common stock, the S&P 500 Index,
and our peer group on December 31, 2005 at the closing
price on such date;
investment in our peer group was weighted based on the stock
market capitalization of each individual company within the peer
group at the beginning of the period; and
dividends were reinvested on the relevant payment dates.
Total Return Analysis
12/31/2005
12/31/2006
12/31/2007
12/31/2008
12/31/2009
12/31/2010
$
100.00
$
91.76
$
105.25
$
39.44
$
96.31
$
144.00
$
100.00
$
98.71
$
148.53
$
84.71
$
136.76
$
146.36
$
100.00
$
115.79
$
122.16
$
76.97
$
97.32
$
111.98
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Item 6.
Selected
Financial Data
Year Ended December 31,
2010
(1)
2009
(1)
2008
2007
2006
(In millions, except per share data)
$
1,883
$
1,338
$
2,225
$
1,783
$
1,673
523
(542
)
(373
)
172
610
523
(542
)
(373
)
450
591
3.97
(4.18
)
(2.88
)
1.35
4.82
3.97
(4.18
)
(2.88
)
3.52
4.67
3.91
(4.18
)
(2.88
)
1.32
4.73
3.91
(4.18
)
(2.88
)
3.44
4.58
132
130
129
128
127
134
130
129
131
129
$
1,630
$
1,578
$
854
$
1,166
$
1,392
(1,951
)
(1,356
)
(2,253
)
(865
)
(1,552
)
282
(168
)
1,173
(117
)
174
$
7,494
$
6,254
$
7,305
$
6,986
$
6,635
2,304
2,037
2,213
1,050
1,048
204
169
140
114
114
2,492
2,605
2,110
1,810
1,586
3,712
3,616
2,950
2,496
2,272
$
4,754
$
2,864
$
2,929
$
4,531
$
3,447
(1)
Effective December 31, 2009, we adopted revised
authoritative accounting and disclosure requirements for oil and
gas reserves. As a result, 2010 and 2009 disclosures are not on
a basis comparable to the prior years. Please see Item 7,
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
New
Accounting Requirements, of this report.
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Item 7.
Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
the amount of cash flows available for capital expenditures;
our ability to borrow and raise additional capital;
the quantity of oil and gas that we can economically
produce; and
the accounting for our oil and gas activities including among
other items, the determination of ceiling test writedowns.
the quantity of our proved oil and gas reserves;
the timing of future drilling, development and abandonment
activities;
the cost of these activities in the future;
the fair value of the assets and liabilities of acquired
companies;
the fair value of our financial instruments including derivative
positions; and
the fair value of stock-based compensation.
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Year Ended December 31,
2010
2009
2008
196.0
174.3
172.9
8,498
7,059
6,136
247.0
216.7
209.8
6,057
6,120
4,439
36.3
36.7
26.6
196.0
174.3
172.9
14,555
13,179
10,575
283.3
253.4
236.4
$
4.25
$
3.48
$
7.65
69.03
51.19
86.84
5.78
4.47
8.85
$
$
$
75.27
59.72
82.03
12.54
9.95
13.67
$
4.25
$
3.48
$
7.65
71.62
55.15
84.82
6.65
5.28
9.39
(1)
Represents volumes lifted and sold regardless of when produced.
Excludes natural gas produced and consumed in our operations of
5.3 Bcfe in 2010 and 4 Bcfe in both 2009 and 2008.
(2)
Had we included the effects of hedging contracts not designated
for hedge accounting, our average realized price for total
natural gas would have been $5.70, $6.42 and $7.12 per Mcf for
2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Our total oil and condensate
average realized price would have been $81.32, $81.23 and $69.13
per Bbl for 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
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Unit-of-Production
Total Amount
Year Ended
Percentage
Year Ended
Percentage
December 31,
Increase
December 31,
Increase
2010
2009
(Decrease)
2010
2009
(Decrease)
(Per Mcfe)
(In millions)
$
1.07
$
0.94
14
%
$
264
$
203
30
%
0.18
0.15
20
%
44
33
36
%
2.08
2.14
(3
)%
515
463
11
%
0.61
0.64
(5
)%
150
139
8
%
0.03
6.20
(100
)%
7
1,344
(99
)%
0.04
0.03
33
%
10
8
28
%
4.01
10.10
(60
)%
990
2,190
(55
)%
$
1.72
$
1.53
12
%
$
62
$
56
11
%
2.25
0.82
174
%
82
30
173
%
3.56
3.39
5
%
129
124
4
%
0.17
0.14
21
%
6
5
17
%
7.70
5.88
31
%
279
215
30
%
$
1.15
$
1.02
13
%
$
326
$
259
26
%
0.44
0.25
76
%
126
63
102
%
2.27
2.32
(2
)%
644
587
10
%
0.55
0.57
(4
)%
156
144
8
%
0.03
5.30
(99
)%
7
1,344
(99
)%
0.03
0.03
10
8
28
%
4.47
9.49
(53
)%
1,269
2,405
(47
)%
Lease operating expense (LOE) per Mcfe increased 14% primarily
due to increased transportation costs resulting from the
commencement of firm transportation contracts during late 2009
and throughout 2010 in our Mid-Continent division.
Production and other taxes per Mcfe increased 20% primarily due
to higher realized commodity prices during 2010.
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Total DD&A expense for 2010 increased 11% primarily as a
result of the 14% increase in our production volumes during 2010
compared to 2009.
Total general and administrative (G&A) expense increased 8%
primarily due to increased employee-related expenses associated
with our growing domestic workforce. Employee-related expenses
include incentive compensation expense which is based on our
company performance in comparison with peer companies in our
industry as defined in the incentive compensation plan in effect
during 2010. During 2010, we capitalized $61 million ($0.25
per Mcfe) of direct internal costs as compared to
$58 million ($0.27 per Mcfe) in 2009.
During the fourth quarter of 2010, we recorded an impairment of
$7 million ($0.03 per Mcfe) related to certain claims
related to the bankruptcy proceedings associated with TXCO
Resources Inc. In 2009, we recorded a ceiling test writedown of
$1.3 billion ($6.20 per Mcfe) due to significantly lower
natural gas prices at March 31, 2009.
Other expenses for 2010 includes the early redemption premium of
$12 million associated with the tender offer and repurchase
of our $175 million aggregate principal amount of
7
5
/
8
% Senior
Notes due 2011, partially offset by the $2 million cash
received resulting from the termination of the associated
interest rate swap. Other expenses for 2009 includes long-term
rig contract termination fees.
LOE per Mcfe increased 12% primarily due to fixed production and
operating costs associated with certain of our production
sharing contracts (PSCs) in Malaysia, a change in the mix of
produced, lifted and sold production from various PSCs during
2010 compared to the same period of 2009 and increased workover
activity.
Production and other taxes per Mcfe increased significantly due
to an increase, per the terms of the PSCs, in the tax rate per
barrel of oil lifted and sold as a result of substantially
higher realized oil prices during 2010.
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Unit-of-Production
Total Amount
Year Ended
Percentage
Year Ended
Percentage
December 31,
Increase
December 31,
Increase
2009
2008
(Decrease)
2009
2008
(Decrease)
(Per Mcfe)
(In millions)
$
0.94
$
1.00
(6
)%
$
203
$
210
(4
)%
0.15
0.29
(48
)%
33
60
(46
)%
2.14
2.84
(25
)%
463
597
(22
)%
0.64
0.65
(2
)%
139
136
2
%
6.20
8.54
(27
)%
1,344
1,792
(25
)%
0.03
0.02
50
%
8
4
124
%
10.10
13.34
(24
)%
2,190
2,799
(22
)%
$
1.53
$
2.05
(25
)%
$
56
55
3
%
0.82
3.64
(77
)%
30
97
(69
)%
3.39
3.77
(10
)%
124
100
24
%
0.14
0.18
(22
)%
5
5
12
%
2.66
(100
)%
71
(100
)%
5.88
12.30
(52
)%
215
328
(34
)%
$
1.02
$
1.12
(9
)%
$
259
265
(2
)%
0.25
0.66
(62
)%
63
157
(60
)%
2.32
2.95
(21
)%
587
697
(16
)%
0.57
0.60
(5
)%
144
141
2
%
5.30
7.88
(33
)%
1,344
1,863
(28
)%
0.03
0.01
200
%
8
4
124
%
9.49
13.22
(28
)%
2,405
3,127
(23
)%
LOE decreased 6% per Mcfe due to lower overall operating and
service costs and the 3% increase in production volumes
period-over-period.
Production and other taxes decreased 48% per Mcfe due to
significantly lower realized commodity prices
period-over-period.
We received refunds of $24 million ($0.11 per Mcfe) during
2009 related to production tax exemptions on some of our onshore
wells, whereas we received similar refunds of $35 million
($0.17 per Mcfe) during 2008.
Our DD&A rate decreased 25% per Mcfe primarily as a result
of the ceiling test writedowns recorded at December 31,
2008 and March 31, 2009.
G&A expense per Mcfe decreased 2%
period-over-period
while total G&A expense increased slightly. The decrease
per Mcfe is primarily due to the 3% increase in production
volumes
period-over-period.
The slight increase in total G&A is primarily due to
increased employee-related expenses associated
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with our growing domestic workforce. Employee-related expenses
included incentive compensation expense which decreased
approximately 20%
period-over-period.
Incentive compensation expense was calculated based on adjusted
net income as defined in the incentive compensation plan in
effect during 2009 and 2008. During 2009, we capitalized
$58 million ($0.27 per Mcfe) of direct internal costs as
compared to $49 million ($0.23 per Mcfe) in 2008.
In 2009, we recorded a ceiling test writedown of
$1.3 billion ($6.20 per Mcfe) due to significantly lower
natural gas prices at March 31, 2009. In 2008, we recorded
a ceiling test writedown of $1.7 billion ($8.25 per Mcfe)
due to significantly lower oil and gas commodity prices at
year-end 2008. In 2008, we also recorded a goodwill impairment
charge of $62 million ($0.29 per Mcfe) due to the
significant decline in oil and gas commodity prices and the
decline in our market capitalization at that time.
Other expenses for 2009 includes long-term rig contract
termination fees resulting from our decision to limit our 2009
capital expenditures to a level that we expected to be funded
with cash flows from operations. Other expenses for 2008
includes the reversal of a portion of accrued business
interruption insurance claims related to 2005 Hurricane Ivan
which were determined during 2008 to be uncollectible.
LOE decreased 25% per Mcfe while total LOE increased slightly
over 2008. The decrease in LOE per Mcfe is primarily due to
increased production volumes associated with the new field
developments on PM 318 and PM 323 in Malaysia and lower overall
operating and service costs.
Production and other taxes decreased significantly due to
substantially lower realized oil prices during 2009.
Total DD&A expense increased 24% primarily due to
additional production volumes and the timing of liftings of
these volumes associated with new field developments on PM 318
and PM 323 in Malaysia, partially offset by a decrease in the
DD&A rate resulting from the 2008 Malaysia ceiling test
writedown.
G&A expense decreased 22% per Mcfe primarily due to the 38%
increase in production volumes in 2009.
In 2008, we recorded a ceiling test writedown of
$71 million associated with our operations in Malaysia due
to significantly lower oil prices at year-end 2008.
Year Ended December 31,
2010
2009
2008
(In millions)
$
3
$
8
$
10
2
12
13
149
102
87
2
4
2
156
126
112
(58
)
(51
)
(60
)
$
98
$
75
$
52
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spent $2.0 billion primarily for additions to oil and gas
properties (including $313 million for acquisitions of oil
and gas properties);
received proceeds of $12 million from sales of oil and gas
properties; and
redeemed investments of $8 million.
spent $1.4 billion primarily for additions to oil and gas
properties (including $9 million for acquisitions of oil
and gas properties);
received proceeds of $33 million from sales of oil and gas
properties; and
redeemed investments of $20 million.
borrowed $1.5 billion and repaid $1.7 billion under
our credit arrangements;
issued $700 million aggregate principal amount of
6
7
/
8
% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2020 at 99.109% of par;
paid $8 million in associated debt issue costs;
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repaid our $175 million aggregate principal amount of
7
5
/
8
% Senior
Notes due 2011;
received proceeds of $34 million from issuances of shares
of our common stock upon the exercise of stock options; and
repurchased $14 million of our common stock surrendered by
employees to pay tax withholding upon the vesting of restricted
stock and restricted stock unit awards.
borrowed $1.0 billion and repaid $1.2 billion under
our credit arrangements; and
received proceeds of $9 million from issuances of shares of
our common stock upon the exercise of stock options.
Year Ended December 31,
2010
2009
2008
(Bcfe)
3,616
2,950
2,496
676
1,342
758
(289
)
(384
)
(67
)
(3
)
(35
)
(2
)
(288
)
(257
)
(235
)
3,712
3,616
2,950
1,908
1,827
1,566
2,164
1,908
1,827
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Less than
More than
Total
1 Year
1-3 Years
4-5 Years
5 Years
(In millions)
$
100
$
$
100
$
$
35
35
325
325
550
550
600
600
700
700
2,310
135
325
1,850
1,065
151
298
275
341
(137
)
(145
)
8
108
11
16
21
60
263
103
110
23
27
2
2
567
55
140
136
236
65
1,933
177
572
455
664
$
4,243
$
177
$
707
$
780
$
2,514
(1)
Interest associated with our revolving credit facility and money
market lines of credit was calculated using a weighted-average
interest rate of 1.242% at December 31, 2010 and is
included through the maturity of the facility.
(2)
Includes non-cancellable agreements for office space and
cancellable agreements for drilling rigs and other equipment, as
well as certain service contracts. The majority of these
obligations were executed in the fourth quarter of 2010 and are
related to contracts for hydraulic well fracturing services and
drilling rigs. Payments under these contracts are accounted for
as capital additions to our oil and gas properties.
(3)
As is common in the oil and gas industry, we have various
contractual commitments pertaining to exploration, development
and production activities. We have work-related commitments for,
among other things, drilling wells, obtaining and processing
seismic data and fulfilling other related commitments. At
December 31, 2010, these work-related commitments totaled
$65 million, all of which were attributable to our
international business. Actual amounts by maturity are not
included because their timing cannot be accurately predicted.
Less than
More than
Total
1 Year
1-3 Years
4-5 Years
5 Years
52,496
34,196
18,300
10,958
913
2,740
3,650
3,655
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incur additional debt;
make restricted payments;
pay dividends on or redeem our capital stock;
make certain investments;
create liens;
engage in transactions with affiliates; and
engage in mergers, consolidations and sales and other
dispositions of assets.
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We account for our oil and gas activities under the full
cost method.
This method of accounting
requires the following significant estimates:
quantity of our proved oil and gas reserves;
costs withheld from amortization; and
future costs to develop and abandon our oil and gas properties.
Accounting for business combinations
requires
estimates and assumptions
regarding the fair value of the
assets and liabilities of the acquired company.
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Accounting for commodity derivative activities
requires estimates and assumptions
regarding the
fair value of derivative positions.
Stock-based compensation cost
requires
estimates and assumptions
regarding the grant date fair
value of awards, the determination of which requires significant
estimates and subjective judgments.
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All oil and gas reserves volumes presented as of and for the
years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were prepared using
the updated reserves rules and are not on a basis comparable
with the prior period. This change in comparability occurred
because we estimated our proved reserves at December 31,
2010 and 2009 using the updated reserves rules, which require
use of the unweighted average
first-day-of-the-month
commodity prices for the prior twelve months, adjusted for
market differentials, and permits the use of reliable
technologies to support reserve estimates. Under the previous
reserve estimation rules, which are no longer in effect, our net
proved oil and gas reserves would have been calculated using end
of period oil and gas prices. In addition, the new rules permit
us to disclose probable reserves (and we have so disclosed
probable reserves), which was not permitted under previous rules.
Our full-cost ceiling test calculations at December 31,
2010 and 2009 used discounted cash flow models for our estimated
proved reserves, which were calculated using the updated
reserves rules.
We historically have applied a policy of using our year-end
proved reserves to calculate our fourth quarter depletion rate.
As a result, the estimate of proved reserves for determining our
depletion rate and resulting expense for the fourth quarter of
2009 and subsequent quarters is not on a basis comparable to the
prior quarters or the prior year.
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Item 7A.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Fixed
Variable
Rate Debt
Rate Debt
(In millions)
$
$
100
35
325
550
600
694
$
2,169
$
135
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Item 8.
Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
Page
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
99
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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December 31,
2010
2009
$
39
$
78
354
339
79
84
197
269
62
123
731
893
12,399
10,406
(5,791
)
(5,159
)
6,608
5,247
39
19
48
55
29
26
39
14
$
7,494
$
6,254
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
$
92
$
83
670
640
51
51
11
10
53
2
51
87
928
873
56
55
46
5
2,304
2,037
97
82
720
434
3,223
2,613
1
1
1,450
1,389
(41
)
(33
)
(12
)
(11
)
1,945
1,422
3,343
2,768
$
7,494
$
6,254
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Year Ended December 31,
2010
2009
2008
$
1,883
$
1,338
$
2,225
326
259
265
126
63
157
644
587
697
156
144
141
7
1,344
1,863
10
8
4
1,269
2,405
3,127
614
(1,067
)
(902
)
(156
)
(126
)
(112
)
58
51
60
316
252
408
(3
)
5
11
215
182
367
829
(885
)
(535
)
59
48
36
247
(391
)
(198
)
306
(343
)
(162
)
$
523
$
(542
)
$
(373
)
$
3.97
$
(4.18
)
$
(2.88
)
$
3.91
$
(4.18
)
$
(2.88
)
132
130
129
134
130
129
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Accumulated
Additional
Other
Total
Common Stock
Treasury Stock
Paid-in
Retained
Comprehensive
Stockholders
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Earnings
Income (Loss)
Equity
133.2
$
1
(1.9
)
$
(32
)
$
1,278
$
2,337
$
(3
)
$
3,581
0.9
20
20
(0.1
)
37
37
(373
)
(373
)
(13
)
(13
)
5
5
(381
)
134.0
1
(1.9
)
(32
)
1,335
1,964
(11
)
3,257
0.5
9
9
45
45
0.4
(1
)
(1
)
(542
)
(542
)
2
2
(2
)
(2
)
(542
)
134.5
1
(1.5
)
(33
)
1,389
1,422
(11
)
2,768
1.4
34
34
33
33
(0.2
)
(8
)
(6
)
(14
)
523
523
(1
)
(1
)
522
135.9
$
1
(1.7
)
$
(41
)
$
1,450
$
1,945
$
(12
)
$
3,343
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Year Ended December 31,
2010
2009
2008
$
523
$
(542
)
$
(373
)
644
587
697
247
(391
)
(198
)
22
28
26
(316
)
(252
)
(408
)
456
883
(750
)
7
1,344
1,863
7
3
3
(15
)
36
(44
)
3
(3
)
(16
)
(65
)
65
(78
)
3
(22
)
4
(3
)
11
(23
)
84
(22
)
29
(2
)
4
6
1,630
1,578
854
(1,635
)
(1,392
)
(2,067
)
(313
)
(9
)
(223
)
12
33
9
(23
)
(8
)
(20
)
(22
)
8
20
70
(1,951
)
(1,356
)
(2,253
)
1,483
1,040
2,579
(1,732
)
(1,216
)
(2,018
)
694
600
(8
)
(8
)
(175
)
34
9
20
(14
)
(1
)
282
(168
)
1,173
(39
)
54
(226
)
78
24
250
$
39
$
78
$
24
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1.
Organization
and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
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the present value (10% per annum discount rate) of estimated
future net revenues from proved reserves using oil and gas
reserve estimation requirements, which require use of the
unweighted average
first-day-of-the-month
commodity prices for the prior twelve months, adjusted for
market differentials applicable to our reserves (including the
effects of hedging contracts that are designated for hedge
accounting, if any); plus
the lower of cost or estimated fair value of properties not
included in the costs being amortized, if any; less
related income tax effects.
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$
62
4
12
4
(1
)
81
6
11
7
(13
)
92
8
21
(8
)
(5
)
108
(11
)
$
97
(1)
We recorded a $14 million asset retirement obligation as a
result of our acquisition of assets in the Maverick Basin. See
Note 3, Oil and Gas Assets
Maverick
Basin Asset Acquisition.
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All oil and gas reserves volumes presented as of and for the
years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were prepared using
the updated reserves rules and are not on a basis comparable
with the prior period. This change in comparability occurred
because we estimated our proved reserves at December 31,
2010 and 2009 using the updated reserves rules, which require
use of the unweighted average
first-day-of-the-month
commodity prices for the prior twelve months, adjusted for
market differentials, and permits the use of reliable
technologies to support reserve estimates. Under the previous
reserve estimation rules, which are no longer in effect, our net
proved oil and gas reserves would have been calculated using end
of period oil and gas prices.
Our full-cost ceiling test calculations at December 31,
2010 and 2009 used discounted cash flow models for our estimated
proved reserves, which were calculated using the updated
reserves rules.
We historically have applied a policy of using our year-end
proved reserves to calculate our fourth quarter depletion rate.
As a result, the estimate of proved reserves for determining our
depletion rate and resulting expense for the fourth quarter of
2009 and subsequent quarters is not on a basis comparable to the
prior quarters or the prior year.
2.
Earnings
Per Share:
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2010
2009
2008
(In millions, except per share data)
$
523
$
(542
)
$
(373
)
132
130
129
2
134
130
129
$
3.97
$
(4.18
)
$
(2.88
)
$
3.91
$
(4.18
)
$
(2.88
)
(1)
The calculation of shares outstanding for diluted EPS for the
year ended December 31, 2010 does not include the effect of
0.7 million unvested restricted stock and restricted stock
units because to do so would be anti-dilutive.
(2)
The effect of stock options and unvested restricted stock and
restricted stock units outstanding has not been included in the
calculation of shares outstanding for diluted EPS for the years
ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 as their effect would have
been anti-dilutive. Had we recognized net income for these
periods, incremental shares attributable to the assumed exercise
of outstanding options and the assumed vesting of unvested
restricted stock and restricted stock units would have increased
diluted weighted-average shares outstanding by two million
shares and three million shares for the years ended
December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
3.
Oil and
Gas Assets:
December 31,
2010
2009
2008
(In millions)
$
10,627
$
9,090
$
8,961
1,658
1,223
1,303
12,285
10,313
10,264
(5,730
)
(5,108
)
(4,550
)
6,555
5,205
5,714
114
93
85
(61
)
(51
)
(41
)
53
42
44
$
6,608
$
5,247
$
5,758
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Costs Incurred In
2010
2009
2008
2007 and Prior
Total
(In millions)
$
378
$
146
$
163
$
331
$
1,018
202
61
58
22
343
46
17
26
26
115
23
23
58
51
50
159
$
684
$
275
$
297
$
402
$
1,658
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Derivative
Financial Instruments:
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NYMEX Contract Price per MMBtu
Collars
Estimated
Swaps
Additional Put
Floors
Ceilings
Fair Value
Volume in
(Weighted
Weighted
Weighted
Weighted
Asset
MMMBtus
Average)
Range
Average
Range
Average
Range
Average
(Liability)
(In millions)
24,300
$
6.30
$
48
9,900
$
4.50
$
4.50
$
6.00
$
6.00
$
7.75- $8.03
$
7.91
13
24,570
6.30
46
10,010
4.50
4.50
6.00
6.00
7.75-8.03
7.91
11
24,840
6.30
43
10,120
4.50
4.50
6.00
6.00
7.75-8.03
7.91
11
12,030
6.03
16
17,440
4.50
4.50
5.50-6.00
5.86
6.60-8.03
7.37
13
18,300
5.42
7
83,570
3.50-4.50
4.28
5.00-6.00
5.49
5.20-7.55
6.36
27
18,250
5.33
(1
)
39,530
3.50-4.50
4.04
5.00-6.00
5.44
6.00-7.55
6.48
8
$
242
NYMEX Contract Price Per Bbl
Collars
Estimated
Swaps
Additional Put
Floors
Ceilings
Fair Value
Volume in
(Weighted
Weighted
Weighted
Weighted
Asset
MBbls
Average)
Range
Average
Range
Average
Range
Average
(Liability)
(In millions)
900
$
81.51
$
(10
)
1,350
$
60.00- $65.00
$
61.67
$
75.00- $85.00
$
77.67
$
102.25- $121.50
$
107.82
1
910
81.51
(11
)
1,365
60.00-65.00
61.67
75.00-85.00
77.67
102.25-121.50
107.82
(2
)
920
81.51
(12
)
1,380
60.00-65.00
61.67
75.00-85.00
77.67
102.25-121.50
107.82
(2
)
920
81.51
(12
)
1,564
60.00-65.00
61.47
75.00-85.00
77.35
102.25-121.50
107.60
(4
)
2,196
82.27
(25
)
8,418
55.00-65.00
60.00
75.00-85.00
78.70
106.30-115.00
109.78
(13
)
4,745
55.00
55.00
80.00
80.00
109.50-111.40
110.54
(4
)
$
(94
)
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Rocky Mountains
Mid-Continent
Estimated
Weighted
Weighted
Fair Value
Volume in
Average
Volume in
Average
Asset
MMMBtus
Differential
MMMBtus
Differential
(Liability)
(In millions)
1,320
$
(0.95
)
1,800
$
(0.55
)
$
(1
)
1,320
(0.95
)
1,820
(0.55
)
(1
)
1,320
(0.95
)
2,440
(0.55
)
(1
)
1,320
(0.95
)
4,290
(0.55
)
(2
)
4,920
(0.91
)
18,300
(0.55
)
(6
)
$
(11
)
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December 31,
Balance Sheet Location
2010
2009
(In millions)
Derivative assets current
$
201
$
113
Derivative assets current
1
157
Derivative assets current
(5
)
(3
)
Derivative assets noncurrent
45
20
Derivative assets noncurrent
2
Derivative assets noncurrent
(6
)
(4
)
Derivative liabilities current
(53
)
Derivative liabilities current
(2
)
Derivative liabilities noncurrent
(4
)
Derivative liabilities noncurrent
(42
)
Derivative liabilities noncurrent
(5
)
137
278
Derivative assets current
2
Derivative assets noncurrent
1
3
$
137
$
281
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Year Ended
Location of Gain (Loss)
December 31,
Recognized in Income
2010
2009
(In millions)
Commodity derivative income
$
290
$
514
Commodity derivative income
141
343
Commodity derivative income
(5
)
(1
)
426
856
Commodity derivative income
109
(127
)
Commodity derivative income
(222
)
(443
)
Commodity derivative income
3
(34
)
(110
)
(604
)
316
252
Interest expense
1
$
316
$
253
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5.
Accounts
Receivable:
December 31,
2010
2009
(In millions)
$
199
$
214
133
114
23
17
(1
)
(6
)
$
354
$
339
6.
Accrued
Liabilities:
December 31,
2010
2009
(In millions)
$
69
$
55
327
289
54
47
59
61
41
25
81
101
39
62
$
670
$
640
7.
Fair
Value Measurements:
Level 1:
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible
at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or
liabilities. We consider active markets as those in which
transactions for the assets or liabilities occur with sufficient
frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an
ongoing basis.
Level 2:
Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are
observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the
full term of the asset or liability. This category includes
those derivative instruments that we value using observable
market data. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in
the marketplace throughout the full term of the derivative
instrument,
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can be derived from observable data or supported by observable
levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.
Instruments in this category include non-exchange traded
derivatives such as
over-the-counter
commodity price swaps, certain investments and interest rate
swaps.
Level 3:
Measured based on prices or valuation models that require inputs
that are both significant to the fair value measurement and less
observable from objective sources (i.e., supported by little or
no market activity). Our valuation models for derivative
contracts are primarily industry-standard models (i.e.,
Black-Scholes) that consider various inputs including:
(a) quoted forward prices for commodities, (b) time
value, (c) volatility factors, (d) counterparty credit
risk and (e) current market and contractual prices for the
underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic
measures. Our valuation methodology for investments is a
discounted cash flow model that considers various inputs
including: (a) the coupon rate specified under the debt
instruments, (b) the current credit ratings of the
underlying issuers, (c) collateral characteristics and
(d) risk adjusted discount rates. Level 3 instruments
primarily include derivative instruments, such as basis swaps,
commodity options including, price collars, floors and three-way
collars (as of December 31, 2010, our options were
comprised of only three-way collars) and some financial
investments. Although we utilize third party broker quotes to
assess the reasonableness of our prices and valuation
techniques, we do not have sufficient corroborating market
evidence to support classifying these assets and liabilities as
Level 2.
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Fair Value Measurement Classification
Quoted Prices
in Active
Significant
Markets for
Other
Significant
Identical Assets
Observable
Unobservable
or Liabilities
Inputs
Inputs
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
Total
(In millions)
$
15
$
$
$
15
7
7
40
40
119
(14
)
105
173
173
3
3
$
22
$
122
$
199
$
343
$
7
$
$
$
7
30
30
89
(11
)
78
59
59
$
7
$
89
$
78
$
174
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Investments
Derivatives
Total
(In millions)
$
120
$
(341
)
$
(221
)
185
185
(17
)
(17
)
(44
)
698
654
$
59
$
542
$
601
$
(17
)
$
485
$
468
$
59
$
542
$
601
(55
)
(55
)
2
2
(21
)
(328
)
(349
)
$
40
$
159
$
199
$
$
(95
)
$
(95
)
$
40
$
159
$
199
31
31
(2
)
(2
)
(8
)
(142
)
(150
)
$
30
$
48
$
78
$
(2
)
$
53
$
51
(1)
Derivative settlements include $502 million we paid to
reset a portion of our oil hedging contracts for 2009 and 2010.
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December 31,
2010
2009
(In millions)
$
$
180
333
333
568
553
626
605
733
8.
Debt:
December 31,
2010
2009
(In millions)
$
100
$
384
100
384
35
135
384
175
3
178
135
562
325
325
550
550
600
600
694
$
2,304
$
2,037
(1)
Because capacity under our credit facility was available to
repay borrowings under our money market lines of credit as of
the indicated dates, amounts outstanding under these
obligations, if any, are classified as long-term.
(2)
We previously hedged $50 million principal amount of our
$175 million
7
5
/
8
% Senior
Notes due 2011 through an interest rate swap. The swap provided
for us to pay variable and receive fixed payments. During the
first half of 2010, we repurchased our outstanding
7
5
/
8
% Senior
Notes due 2011 and received approximately $2 million upon
the termination and settlement of the swap.
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incur additional debt;
make restricted payments;
pay dividends on or redeem our capital stock;
make certain investments;
create liens;
engage in transactions with affiliates; and
engage in mergers, consolidations and sales and other
dispositions of assets.
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9.
Income
Taxes:
For the Year Ended December 31,
2010
2009
2008
(In millions)
$
658
$
(1,033
)
$
(572
)
171
148
37
$
829
$
(885
)
$
(535
)
For the Year Ended
December 31,
2010
2009
2008
(In millions)
$
(1
)
$
4
$
1
60
44
35
228
(352
)
(165
)
16
(28
)
(34
)
3
(11
)
1
$
306
$
(343
)
$
(162
)
For the Year Ended December 31,
2010
2009
2008
(In millions)
$
290
$
(310
)
$
(187
)
11
(18
)
(22
)
5
5
(1
)
22
(24
)
24
4
2
$
306
$
(343
)
$
(162
)
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December 31, 2010
December 31, 2009
U.S.
Foreign
Total
U.S.
Foreign
Total
(In millions)
$
661
$
9
$
670
$
377
$
6
$
383
85
85
90
90
22
22
28
28
6
6
6
6
26
26
26
26
(6
)
(6
)
(6
)
(6
)
25
25
28
28
799
29
828
529
26
555
(51
)
(51
)
(12
)
(12
)
(1,474
)
(45
)
(1,519
)
(998
)
(40
)
(1,038
)
(1,525
)
(45
)
(1,570
)
(1,010
)
(40
)
(1,050
)
(726
)
(16
)
(742
)
(481
)
(14
)
(495
)
(51
)
(51
)
(87
)
(87
)
$
(675
)
$
(16
)
$
(691
)
$
(394
)
$
(14
)
$
(408
)
For the Year Ended
December 31,
2010
2009
2008
(In millions)
$
(6
)
$
(30
)
$
(6
)
24
(24
)
$
(6
)
$
(6
)
$
(30
)
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10.
Stock-Based
Compensation:
For the Year Ended
December 31,
2010
2009
2008
(In millions)
$
33
$
45
$
37
(11
)
(17
)
(11
)
$
22
$
28
$
26
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Weighted
Weighted
Number of
Average
Average
Shares
Exercise
Grant Date
Weighted
Aggregate
Underlying
Price
Fair Value
Average Remaining
Intrinsic
Options
per Share
per Share
Contractual Life
Value
(1)
(In millions)
(In years)
(In millions)
3.8
$
24.21
5.6
$
108
0.7
48.45
$
16.30
(0.8
)
22.38
29
(0.2
)
33.83
3.5
28.74
5.5
3
(0.5
)
21.07
9
(0.1
)
32.74
2.9
29.82
4.7
56
(1.4
)
24.34
46
1.5
$
34.58
4.7
$
58
1.2
$
31.60
4.2
$
51
(1)
The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the
market value of our common stock at the indicated date, or at
the time of exercise, exceeds the exercise price of the option.
(2)
The fair value of the options granted during 2008 was determined
using the Black-Scholes option valuation model, assuming no
dividends, a risk-free weighted-average interest rate of 2.83%,
an expected life of 5.2 years and weighted-average
volatility of 31.7%.
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Options Outstanding
Options Exercisable
Number of
Weighted
Weighted
Number of
Weighted
Shares
Average
Average
Shares
Average
Underlying
Remaining
Exercise Price
Underlying
Exercise Price
Options
Contractual Life
per Share
Options
per Share
(In millions)
(In years)
(In millions)
0.1
1.7
$
16.62
0.1
$
16.62
0.1
1.9
18.61
0.1
18.61
0.2
3.2
24.83
0.2
24.83
0.4
4.0
31.17
0.4
31.17
0.1
4.3
37.13
0.1
37.13
0.6
7.1
48.45
0.3
48.45
1.5
4.7
$
34.58
1.2
$
31.60
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Weighted
Average
Performance/
Grant Date
Service-Based
Market-Based
Fair Value
Shares
Shares
Total Shares
per Share
(In millions, except per share data)
1.2
1.6
2.8
$
29.77
1.0
1.0
42.44
(0.4
)
(0.4
)
(0.8
)
26.86
(0.1
)
(0.1
)
42.11
1.7
1.2
2.9
34.58
1.1
1.1
24.03
(0.1
)
(0.3
)
(0.4
)
26.84
(0.3
)
(0.1
)
(0.4
)
36.07
2.4
0.8
3.2
31.60
0.6
0.1
0.7
52.20
(0.2
)
(0.1
)
(0.3
)
33.09
(0.6
)
(0.5
)
(1.1
)
32.78
2.2
0.3
2.5
$
36.84
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11.
Pension
Plan Obligation:
12.
Employee
Benefit Plans:
$
2
5
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13.
Commitments
and Contingencies:
$
70
82
83
82
77
263
$
657
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Year Ending
December 31,
Natural Gas
Oil
(MMMBtus)
(MBbls)
34,196
913
18,300
915
1,825
1,825
1,825
3,655
52,496
10,958
14.
Segment
Information:
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Other
Domestic
Malaysia
China
International
Total
(In millions)
$
1,427
$
399
$
57
$
$
1,883
264
56
6
326
44
73
9
126
515
110
16
3
644
150
5
1
156
7
7
10
10
162
59
6
(1
)
$
275
$
96
$
19
$
(2
)
1,269
614
(101
)
316
$
829
$
5,973
$
405
$
177
$
$
6,555
$
1,816
$
133
$
38
$
$
1,987
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Other
Domestic
Malaysia
China
International
Total
(In millions)
$
972
$
321
$
45
$
$
1,338
203
51
5
259
33
25
5
63
463
111
13
587
139
4
1
144
1,344
1,344
8
8
(438
)
49
5
$
(780
)
$
81
$
16
$
2,405
(1,067
)
(70
)
252
$
(885
)
$
4,668
$
379
$
155
$
3
$
5,205
$
1,275
$
98
$
59
$
$
1,432
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Other
Domestic
Malaysia
China
International
Total
(In millions)
$
1,861
$
305
$
59
$
$
2,225
210
52
3
265
60
86
11
157
597
88
12
697
136
2
2
1
141
1,792
71
1,863
4
4
(357
)
2
8
$
(581
)
$
4
$
23
$
(1
)
3,127
(902
)
(41
)
408
$
(535
)
$
5,212
$
390
$
109
$
3
$
5,714
$
2,065
$
182
$
43
$
1
$
2,291
15.
Supplemental
Cash Flows Information:
Year Ended December 31,
2010
2009
2008
(In millions)
$
79
$
74
$
47
87
3
6
$
(8
)
$
12
$
33
(13
)
(19
)
(16
)
16.
Related
Party Transaction:
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17.
Quarterly
Results of Operations
(Unaudited):
2010 Quarter
Ended
(1)
March 31
June 30
September 30
December 31
(In millions, except per share data)
$
458
$
448
$
449
$
528
175
130
146
163
244
96
161
22
$
1.87
$
0.73
$
1.22
$
0.17
$
1.84
$
0.72
$
1.20
$
0.17
2009 Quarter Ended
March 31
June 30
September 30
December
31
(1)
(In millions, except per share data)
$
262
$
287
$
375
$
414
(1,355)
39
112
137
(694)
(39)
78
113
$
(5.35)
$
(0.30)
$
0.59
$
0.87
$
(5.35)
$
(0.30)
$
0.58
$
0.86
(1)
Effective December 31, 2009, we adopted revised
authoritative accounting and disclosure requirements for oil and
gas reserves. As a result, amounts for the fourth quarter of
2009 and all quarters during 2010 are not on a basis comparable
to prior periods.
(2)
The sum of the individual quarterly earnings (loss) per share
may not agree with
year-to-date
earnings (loss) per share as each quarterly computation is based
on the income or loss for that quarter and the weighted-average
number of shares outstanding during that quarter.
(3)
Income (loss) from operations for the first quarter of 2009
includes a full cost ceiling test writedown of $1.3 billion.
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Other
Domestic
Malaysia
China
International
Total
(In millions)
$
329
$
$
$
$
329
71
71
896
45
24
965
520
88
14
622
$
1,816
$
133
$
38
$
$
1,987
$
114
$
$
$
$
114
33
33
817
38
47
902
311
60
12
383
$
1,275
$
98
$
59
$
$
1,432
$
235
$
9
$
1
$
$
245
128
128
1,294
53
28
1
1,376
408
120
14
542
$
2,065
$
182
$
43
$
1
$
2,291
(1)
Includes $248 million, $181 million and
$351 million of domestic costs for non-exploitation
activities for 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively;
$27 million, $21 million and $20 million of
Malaysia costs for non-exploitation activities for 2010, 2009
and 2008, respectively; and $24 million, $47 million
and $28 million of China costs for non-exploitation
activities for 2010, 2009 and 2008.
Non-exploitation
activities for Other International were immaterial in 2010 and
2009, and $1 million in 2008.
(2)
Includes $13 million, $19 million and $15 million
for 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, of asset retirement costs.
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(3)
Other items impacting the capitalized costs of our oil and gas
properties which are not included in total costs incurred are as
follows:
2010
2009
2008
(In millions)
$
12
$
33
$
17
7
1,344
1,730
71
$
12
$
1,384
$
1,818
Other
Domestic
Malaysia
China
International
Total
(In millions)
$
9,903
$
673
$
166
$
$
10,742
1,383
94
66
1,543
11,286
767
232
12,285
(5,313
)
(362
)
(55
)
(5,730
)
$
5,973
$
405
$
177
$
$
6,555
$
8,500
$
561
$
121
$
$
9,182
982
73
73
3
1,131
9,482
634
194
3
10,313
(4,814
)
(255
)
(39
)
(5,108
)
$
4,668
$
379
$
155
$
3
$
5,205
$
8,457
$
473
$
102
$
$
9,032
1,133
63
33
3
1,232
9,590
536
135
3
10,264
(4,378
)
(146
)
(26
)
(4,550
)
$
5,212
$
390
$
109
$
3
$
5,714
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All oil and gas reserves volumes presented as of and for the
years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were prepared using
the updated reserves rules and are not on a basis comparable
with the prior period. This change in comparability occurred
because we estimated our proved reserves at December 31,
2010 and 2009 using the updated reserves rules, which require
use of the unweighted average
first-day-of-the-month
commodity prices for the prior twelve months, adjusted for
market differentials, and permits the use of reliable
technologies to support reserve estimates. Under the previous
reserve estimation rules, which are no longer in effect, our net
proved oil and gas reserves would have been calculated using end
of period oil and gas prices.
Our full-cost ceiling test calculations at December 31,
2010 and 2009 used discounted cash flow models for our estimated
proved reserves, which were calculated using the updated
reserves rules.
We historically have applied a policy of using our year-end
proved reserves to calculate our fourth quarter depletion rate.
As a result, the estimate of proved reserves for determining our
depletion rate and resulting expense for the fourth quarter of
2009 and subsequent quarters is not on a basis comparable to the
prior quarters or the prior year.
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Oil, Condensate and Natural
Natural
Gas Liquids (MMBbls)
Gas (Bcf)
Total Natural Gas Equivalents (Bcfe)
Domestic
Malaysia
(1)
China
(1)
Total
Domestic
Domestic
Malaysia
(1)
China
(1)
Total
95
14
5
114
1,810
2,381
83
32
2,496
(4
)
7
1
4
(93
)
(116
)
44
5
(67
)
26
5
2
33
534
687
29
8
724
1
1
29
34
34
(2
)
(2
)
(2
)
(7
)
(4
)
(1
)
(12
)
(168
)
(210
)
(21
)
(4
)
(235
)
111
22
7
140
2,110
2,774
135
41
2,950
(3
)
(1
)
(4
)
(358
)
(376
)
(8
)
(384
)
38
8
2
48
1,045
1,270
48
13
1,331
1
1
6
11
11
(2
)
(2
)
(26
)
(35
)
(35
)
(8
)
(5
)
(1
)
(14
)
(172
)
(220
)
(32
)
(5
)
(257
)
137
25
7
169
2,605
3,424
151
41
3,616
(5
)
1
(4
)
(268
)
(298
)
9
(289
)
46
7
53
338
614
40
654
2
2
9
22
22
(3
)
(3
)
(10
)
(5
)
(1
)
(16
)
(192
)
(252
)
(31
)
(5
)
(288
)
170
28
6
204
2,492
3,507
169
36
3,712
61
6
4
71
1,136
1,505
38
23
1,566
65
12
5
82
1,336
1,727
72
28
1,827
70
10
5
85
1,397
1,820
60
28
1,908
90
15
5
110
1,505
2,045
91
28
2,164
(1)
All of our reserves in Malaysia and China are associated with
production sharing contracts and are calculated using the
economic interest method.
(2)
Total revisions in 2009 included 259 Bcfe of reserves that
were no longer economic utilizing a natural gas price of $3.87
per MMBtu for our year-end 2009 reserve calculations. The
remaining 125 Bcfe were performance related revisions.
(3)
Domestic extension, discoveries and other additions in 2009
included 693 Bcfe of additions resulting from the change in
the SEC definition of proved reserves, expanding proved
undeveloped reserve locations beyond one direct offset away from
producing wells. Such locations exist primarily in our Woodford
Shale and Monument Butte fields.
(4)
Total revisions in 2010 include approximately 315 Bcfe of proved
undeveloped reserves (nearly all Mid-Continent natural gas
reserves) that were reclassified to probable reserves because a
slower pace of development activity placed them beyond the
five-year development horizon.
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future costs and sales prices will probably differ from those
required to be used in these calculations;
actual production rates for future periods may vary
significantly from the rates assumed in the calculations;
a 10% discount rate may not be reasonable relative to risk
inherent in realizing future net oil and gas revenues; and
future net revenues may be subject to different rates of income
taxation.
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Domestic
Malaysia
China
Total
(In millions)
$
20,694
$
2,145
$
461
$
23,300
(4,360
)
(1,056
)
(171
)
(5,587
)
(3,089
)
(199
)
(23
)
(3,311
)
13,245
890
267
14,402
(4,146
)
(191
)
(52
)
(4,389
)
9,099
699
215
10,013
(5,041
)
(142
)
(76
)
(5,259
)
$
4,058
$
557
$
139
$
4,754
$
14,738
$
1,594
$
392
$
16,724
(3,864
)
(701
)
(109
)
(4,674
)
(3,016
)
(245
)
(27
)
(3,288
)
7,858
648
256
8,762
(1,879
)
(109
)
(52
)
(2,040
)
5,979
539
204
6,722
(3,645
)
(133
)
(80
)
(3,858
)
$
2,334
$
406
$
124
$
2,864
$
13,629
$
879
$
242
$
14,750
(3,782
)
(329
)
(62
)
(4,173
)
(2,510
)
(148
)
(23
)
(2,681
)
7,337
402
157
7,896
(1,895
)
(18
)
(21
)
(1,934
)
5,442
384
136
5,962
(2,897
)
(81
)
(55
)
(3,033
)
$
2,545
$
303
$
81
$
2,929
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Domestic
Malaysia
China
Total
(In millions)
$
2,334
$
406
$
124
$
2,864
1,720
54
25
1,799
(372
)
44
(328
)
119
(18
)
(2
)
99
401
92
8
501
1,179
194
1,373
60
60
307
49
16
372
(810
)
(187
)
(32
)
(1,029
)
(1,115
)
(70
)
(2
)
(1,187
)
235
(7
)
2
230
1,724
151
15
1,890
$
4,058
$
557
$
139
$
4,754
$
2,545
$
303
$
81
$
2,929
(351
)
142
55
(154
)
(550
)
(1
)
(35
)
(586
)
273
13
(8
)
278
303
51
9
363
572
99
50
721
(23
)
(23
)
336
33
9
378
(807
)
(130
)
(21
)
(958
)
164
(68
)
(19
)
77
(128
)
(36
)
3
(161
)
(211
)
103
43
(65
)
$
2,334
$
406
$
124
$
2,864
$
4,033
$
368
$
130
$
4,531
(2,558
)
(189
)
(79
)
(2,826
)
(196
)
169
13
(14
)
(10
)
(33
)
1
(42
)
352
88
13
453
774
61
18
853
46
46
580
44
16
640
(1,230
)
(166
)
(34
)
(1,430
)
952
58
20
1,030
(198
)
(97
)
(17
)
(312
)
(1,488
)
(65
)
(49
)
(1,602
)
$
2,545
$
303
$
81
$
2,929
105
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Item 9.
Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure
Item 9A.
Controls
and Procedures
Item 9B.
Other
Information
106
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Item 10.
Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Item 11.
Executive
Compensation
Item 12.
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and
Related Stockholder Matters
Item 13.
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
Item 14.
Principal
Accounting Fees and Services
107
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109
110
111
112
Item 15.
Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
Exhibit
3
.1
Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Newfield
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
Newfields Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File
No. 1-12534))
3
.1.1
Certificate of Amendment to Second Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of Newfield dated May 15, 1997 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to Newfields
Registration Statement on
Form S-3
(Registration
No. 333-32582))
3
.1.2
Certificate of Amendment to Second Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of Newfield dated May 12, 2004 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.2.3 to Newfields
Registration Statement on
Form S-8
(Registration
No. 333-116191))
3
.1.3
Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, setting forth the
terms of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock,
par value $0.01 per share (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.5 to Newfields Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1998 (File
No. 1-12534))
3
.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Newfield (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Newfields Current Report
on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on February 6, 2009 (File
No. 1-12534))
4
.1
Senior Indenture dated as of February 28, 2001 between
Newfield and Wachovia Bank, National Association (formerly First
Union National Bank), as Trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to Newfields Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on February 28, 2001 (File
No. 1-12534))
4
.1.1
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 19,
2010, to Senior Indenture dated as of February 28, 2001
between Newfield and U.S. Bank National Association (as
successor to First Union National Bank, as Trustee (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Newfields Current
Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on February 19, 2010 (File
No. 1-12534))
4
.2
Subordinated Indenture dated as of December 10, 2001
between Newfield and Wachovia Bank, National Association
(formerly First Union National Bank), as Trustee (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of Newfields Registration
Statement on
Form S-3
(Registration
No. 333-71348))
4
.2.1
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2004,
to Subordinated Indenture dated as of December 10, 2001
between Newfield and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as
Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6.3 to
Newfields Registration Statement on
Form S-4
(Registration
No. 333-122157))
4
.2.2
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 3, 2006, to
Subordinated Indenture dated as of December 10, 2001
between Newfield and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as
Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4.3 of
Newfields Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on April 3, 2006 (File
No. 1-12534))
4
.2.3
Form of Fourth Supplemental Indenture, to be dated as of
May 8, 2008, to Subordinated Indenture dated as of
December 10, 2001 between Newfield and Wachovia Bank,
National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to Newfields Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on May 7, 2008 (File
No. 1-12534))
108
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Exhibit
4
.2.4
Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 25, 2010,
to Subordinated Indenture dated as of December 10, 2001
between Newfield and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as
Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of
Newfields Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on January 25, 2010 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.1
Newfield Exploration Company 1995 Omnibus Stock Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
Newfields Registration Statement on
Form S-8
(Registration
No. 33-92182))
10
.1.1
First Amendment to Newfield Exploration Company 1995 Omnibus
Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
Newfields Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.1.2
Second Amendment to Newfield Exploration Company 1995 Omnibus
Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to
Newfields Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on May 5, 2005 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.2
Newfield Exploration Company 1998 Omnibus Stock Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1.1 to
Newfields Registration Statement on
Form S-8
(Registration
No. 333-59383))
10
.2.1
Amendment of 1998 Omnibus Stock Plan, dated May 7, 1998
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1.2 to
Newfields Registration Statement on
Form S-8
(Registration
No. 333-59383))
10
.2.2
Second Amendment to Newfield Exploration Company 1998 Omnibus
Stock Plan (as amended on May 7, 1998) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Newfields Quarterly
Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.2.3
Third Amendment to Newfield Exploration Company 1998 Omnibus
Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to
Newfields Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on May 5, 2005 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.3
Newfield Exploration Company 2000 Omnibus Stock Plan (As Amended
and Restated Effective February 14, 2002) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.7.2 to Newfields Annual
Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.3.1
First Amendment to Newfield Exploration Company 2000 Omnibus
Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective February 14, 2002)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to
Newfields Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.3.2
Second Amendment to Newfield Exploration Company 2000 Omnibus
Stock Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective February 14,
2002) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to
Newfields Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on May 5, 2005 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.4
Newfield Exploration Company 2004 Omnibus Stock Plan (As Amended
and Restated Effective February 7, 2007) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Newfields Current Report
on
Form 8-K/A
filed with the SEC on March 1, 2007 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.4.1
First Amendment to Newfield Exploration Company 2004 Omnibus
Stock Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective February 7,
2007) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4.1 to
Newfields Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2007 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.5
Newfield Exploration Company 2007 Omnibus Stock Plan
(incorporated by reference to Appendix A to Newfields
definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for its 2007
Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the SEC on
March 16, 2007 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.5.1
First Amendment to Newfield Exploration Company 2007 Omnibus
Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5.1 to
Newfields Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2007 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.6
Newfield Exploration Company 2009 Omnibus Stock Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of
Newfields Registration Statement on
Form S-8
(Registration
No. 333-158961))
10
.7
Form of TSR 2003 Restricted Stock Agreement between Newfield and
each of David A. Trice, Terry W. Rathert, William D. Schneider,
Lee K. Boothby, George T. Dunn, Gary D. Packer, James T.
Zernell, Mona Leigh Bernhardt, William Mark Blumenshine, Stephen
C. Campbell and James J. Metcalf dated as of February 12,
2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3.2 to
Newfields Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2004 (File
No. 1-12534))
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Exhibit
10
.8
Form of TSR 2005 Restricted Stock Agreement between Newfield and
each of David A. Trice, Terry W. Rathert, William D. Schneider,
Lee K. Boothby, George T. Dunn, Gary D. Packer, James T.
Zernell, Mona Leigh Bernhardt, William Mark Blumenshine, Stephen
C. Campbell, James J. Metcalf, Daryll T. Howard, Samuel E.
Langford, Brian L. Rickmers and Susan G. Riggs dated as of
February 8, 2005 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to Newfields Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on February 11, 2005 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.9
Form of TSR 2006 Restricted Stock Agreement between Newfield and
each of Darryl T. Howard and Samuel E. Langford dated as of
February 14, 2006 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to Newfields Current Report on
Form 8-K/A
filed with the SEC on February 21, 2006 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.10
Form of TSR 2007 Restricted Stock Agreement between Newfield and
each of David A. Trice, Michael Van Horn, Terry W. Rathert,
William D. Schneider, Lee K. Boothby, George T. Dunn, John H.
Jasek, Gary D. Packer and James T. Zernell dated as of
February 14, 2007 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 to Newfields Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on February 21, 2007 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.11
Form of 2007 Restricted Unit Agreement between Newfield and each
of Michael Van Horn, Terry W. Rathert, William D. Schneider, Lee
K. Boothby, George T. Dunn, John H. Jasek, Gary D. Packer, James
T. Zernell, Mona Leigh Bernhardt, William Mark Blumenshine,
Stephen C. Campbell, James J. Metcalf, Brian L. Rickmers and
Susan G. Riggs dated as of February 14, 2007 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Newfields Current
Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on February 21, 2007 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.12
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement between Newfield and
(a) John Marziotti dated as of August 1, 2007 and
(b) Lee K. Boothby and George T. Dunn dated as of
October 1, 2007 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.10 to Newfields Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.13
Form of 2008 Restricted Unit Agreement between Newfield and each
of Lee K. Boothby, Michael Van Horn, Terry W. Rathert, William
D. Schneider, George T. Dunn, Gary D. Packer, John H. Jasek,
James T. Zernell, William Mark Blumenshine, Mona Leigh
Bernhardt, Stephen C. Campbell, James J. Metcalf, John D.
Marziotti, Brian L. Rickmers, Susan G. Riggs, Daryll T. Howard
and Samuel E. Langford dated as of February 7, 2008 and
William Mark Blumenshine dated as of March 15, 2008
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
Newfields Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on February 14, 2008 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.13.1
Form of Amended and Restated 2008 Restricted Unit Agreement
between Newfield and William D. Schneider effective as of
February 7, 2008 (to make technical corrections only)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13.1 to
Newfields Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.14
Form of 2008 Stock Option Agreement between Newfield and David
A. Trice dated as of February 7, 2008 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Newfields Current Report
on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on February 14, 2008 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.15
Form of 2008 Stock Option Agreement between Newfield and each of
Lee K. Boothby, Michael Van Horn, George T. Dunn, John H. Jasek,
Gary D. Packer, James T. Zernell, William Mark Blumenshine, Mona
Leigh Bernhardt, Stephen C. Campbell, John D. Marziotti, James
J. Metcalf, Brian L. Rickmers, Susan G. Riggs, Daryll T. Howard
and Samuel E. Langford dated as of February 7, 2008
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to
Newfields Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on February 14, 2008 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.16
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement dated as of February 4,
2009 between Newfield and its executive officers (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to Newfields Current
Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on February 6, 2009 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.17
Retirement Agreement between Newfield and David A. Trice dated
as of April 20, 2009 (with Form of Restricted Stock Unit
Agreement and Form of Non-Compete Agreement attached thereto)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to
Newfields Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on April 22, 2009 (File
No. 1-12534))
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Exhibit
10
.18
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement between Newfield and each of
Lee K. Boothby and Gary D. Packer dated as of May 7, 2009
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to
Newfields Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on May 11, 2009 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.19
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement between Newfield and each of
Daryll T. Howard and Samuel E. Langford dated as of May 7,
2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to
Newfields Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.20
Form of 2010 TSR Restricted Stock Unit Agreement between
Newfield and its executive officers dated as of February 4,
2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to
Newfields Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.21
Form of 2010 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement between Newfield
and its executive officers dated as of February 4, 2010
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to
Newfields Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.22
Newfield Exploration Company 2009 Non-Employee Director
Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.2 to Newfields Registration Statement on
Form S-8
(Registration
No. 333-158961)
(File
No. 1-12534))
10
.23
Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation Program
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to
Newfields Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.24
Second Amended and Restated Newfield Exploration Company 2003
Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 to Newfields Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007 (File
No. 1-12534))
*10
.25
Newfield Exploration Company 2011 Annual Incentive Plan
10
.26
Newfield Exploration Company Deferred Compensation Plan as
Amended and Restated as of November 6, 2008 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.17.1 to Newfields Current
Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on November 10, 2008 (File
No. 1-12534))
*10
.27
Third Amended and Restated Newfield Exploration Company Change
of Control Severance Plan (to make technical corrections only)
*10
.28
Form of Third Amended and Restated Change of Control Severance
Agreement between Newfield and Terry W. Rathert dated effective
as of January 1, 2009 (to make technical corrections only)
*10
.29
Form of Third Amended and Restated Change of Control Severance
Agreement between Newfield and William D. Schneider dated
effective as of January 1, 2009 (to make technical
corrections only)
*10
.30
Form of Second Amended and Restated Change of Control Severance
Agreement between Newfield and Michael Van Horn dated effective
as of January 1, 2009 (to make technical corrections only)
*10
.31
Form of Third Amended and Restated Change of Control Severance
Agreement between Newfield and Lee K. Boothby dated effective as
of January 1, 2009 (to make technical corrections only)
*10
.32
Form of Second Amended and Restated Change of Control Severance
Agreement between Newfield and each of John H. Jasek and James
T. Zernell dated effective as of January 1, 2009 (to make
technical corrections only)
*10
.33
Form of Fourth Amended and Restated Change of Control Severance
Agreement between Newfield and each of George T. Dunn and Gary
D. Packer dated effective as of January 1, 2009 (to make
technical corrections only)
10
.34
Form of Indemnification Agreement between Newfield and each of
its directors and executive officers (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.20 to Newfields Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on February 6, 2009 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.35.1
Resolution of Members Establishing the Preferences, Limitations
and Relative Rights of Series A Preferred Shares of
Newfield China, LDC dated May 14, 1997 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.15 to Newfields Registration
Statement on
Form S-3
(Registration
No. 333-32587))
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Exhibit
10
.35.2
Amendment to Resolution of Members Establishing the Preferences,
Limitations and Relative Rights of Series A
Preferred Shares of Newfield China, LDC effective as of
September 12, 2007 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.21.2 to Newfields Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2008 (File
No. 1-12534))
10
.36
Credit Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2007, among Newfield
Exploration Company, the Lenders party thereto, and JP Morgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Issuing Bank
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to
Newfields Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007 (File
No. 1-12534))
*21
.1
List of Significant Subsidiaries
*23
.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
*24
.1
Power of Attorney
*31
.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Newfield Exploration
Company pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 7241, as adopted
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
*31
.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Newfield Exploration
Company pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 7241, as adopted
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
*32
.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Newfield Exploration
Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
*32
.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Newfield Exploration
Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
*
Filed or furnished herewith.
Identifies management contracts and compensatory plans or
arrangements.
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By:
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
113
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Director
Director
Director
*By:
as
Attorney-in-Fact
114
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Exhibit
Number
Title
Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Newfield (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
Newfields Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 1-12534))
Certificate of Amendment to Second Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of Newfield dated May 15,
1997 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to
Newfields Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-32582))
Certificate of Amendment to Second Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of Newfield dated May 12,
2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2.3 to
Newfields Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-116191))
Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per
share, setting forth the terms of the Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per
share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to
Newfields Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 1-12534))
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Newfield (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Newfields Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 6,
2009 (File No. 1-12534))
Senior Indenture dated as of February 28, 2001 between
Newfield and Wachovia Bank, National Association
(formerly First Union National Bank), as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on February 28, 2001 (File No. 1-12534))
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 19,
2010, to Senior Indenture dated as of February 28,
2001 between Newfield and U.S. Bank National
Association (as successor to First Union National
Bank, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.1 to Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on February 19, 2010 (File No. 1-12534))
Subordinated Indenture dated as of December 10, 2001
between Newfield and Wachovia Bank, National
Association (formerly First Union National Bank), as
Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of
Newfields Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-71348))
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 18,
2004, to Subordinated Indenture dated as of December
10, 2001 between Newfield and Wachovia Bank, National
Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.6.3 to Newfields Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-122157))
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 3,
2006, to Subordinated Indenture dated as of December
10, 2001 between Newfield and Wachovia Bank, National
Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.4.3 of Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on April 3, 2006 (File No.
1-12534))
Form of Fourth Supplemental Indenture, to be dated as
of May 8, 2008, to Subordinated Indenture dated as of
December 10, 2001 between Newfield and Wachovia Bank,
National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Newfields Current Report
on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 7, 2008 (File
No. 1-12534))
Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 25,
2010, to Subordinated Indenture dated as of December
10, 2001 between Newfield and Wachovia Bank, National
Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 of Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on January 25, 2010 (File No.
1-12534))
Newfield Exploration Company 1995 Omnibus Stock Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
Newfields Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 33-92182))
First Amendment to Newfield Exploration Company 1995
Omnibus Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to Newfields Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003
(File No. 1-12534))
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Exhibit
Number
Title
Second Amendment to Newfield Exploration Company 1995
Omnibus Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.1 to Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on May 5, 2005 (File No. 1-12534))
Newfield Exploration Company 1998 Omnibus Stock Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1.1 to
Newfields Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-59383))
Amendment of 1998 Omnibus Stock Plan, dated May 7,
1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1.2 to
Newfields Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-59383))
Second Amendment to Newfield Exploration Company 1998
Omnibus Stock Plan (as amended on May 7, 1998)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to
Newfields Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended June 30, 2003 (File No.
1-12534))
Third Amendment to Newfield Exploration Company 1998
Omnibus Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.2 to Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on May 5, 2005 (File No. 1-12534))
Newfield Exploration Company 2000 Omnibus Stock Plan
(As Amended and Restated Effective February 14, 2002)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7.2 to
Newfields Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-12534))
First Amendment to Newfield Exploration Company 2000
Omnibus Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective
February 14, 2002) (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 to Newfields Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003
(File No. 1-12534))
Second Amendment to Newfield Exploration Company 2000
Omnibus Stock Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective
February 14, 2002) (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.3 to Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on May 5, 2005 (File No. 1-12534))
Newfield Exploration Company 2004 Omnibus Stock Plan
(As Amended and Restated Effective February 7, 2007)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the
SEC on March 1, 2007 (File No. 1-12534))
First Amendment to Newfield Exploration Company 2004
Omnibus Stock Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective
February 7, 2007) (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.4.1 to Newfields Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 (File No.
1-12534))
Newfield Exploration Company 2007 Omnibus Stock Plan
(incorporated by reference to Appendix A to Newfields
definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for its
2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the SEC
on March 16, 2007 (File No. 1-12534))
First Amendment to Newfield Exploration Company 2007
Omnibus Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.5.1 to Newfields Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 (File No.
1-12534))
Newfield Exploration Company 2009 Omnibus Stock Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of
Newfields Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-158961))
Form of TSR 2003 Restricted Stock Agreement between
Newfield and each of David A. Trice, Terry W. Rathert,
William D. Schneider, Lee K. Boothby, George T. Dunn,
Gary D. Packer, James T. Zernell, Mona Leigh
Bernhardt, William Mark Blumenshine, Stephen C.
Campbell and James J. Metcalf dated as of February 12,
2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3.2 to
Newfields Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2004 (File No. 1-12534))
Form of TSR 2005 Restricted Stock Agreement between
Newfield and each of David A. Trice, Terry W. Rathert,
William D. Schneider, Lee K. Boothby, George T. Dunn,
Gary D. Packer, James T. Zernell, Mona Leigh
Bernhardt, William Mark Blumenshine, Stephen C.
Campbell, James J. Metcalf, Daryll T. Howard, Samuel
E. Langford, Brian L. Rickmers and Susan G. Riggs
dated as of February 8, 2005 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Newfields Current Report
on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 11, 2005
(File No. 1-12534))
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Exhibit
Number
Title
Form of TSR 2006 Restricted Stock Agreement between
Newfield and each of Darryl T. Howard and Samuel E.
Langford dated as of February 14, 2006 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Newfields Current
Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on February
21, 2006 (File No. 1-12534))
Form of TSR 2007 Restricted Stock Agreement between
Newfield and each of David A. Trice, Michael Van Horn,
Terry W. Rathert, William D. Schneider, Lee K.
Boothby, George T. Dunn, John H. Jasek, Gary D. Packer
and James T. Zernell dated as of February 14, 2007
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to
Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on February 21, 2007 (File No. 1-12534))
Form of 2007 Restricted Unit Agreement between
Newfield and each of Michael Van Horn, Terry W.
Rathert, William D. Schneider, Lee K. Boothby, George
T. Dunn, John H. Jasek, Gary D. Packer, James T.
Zernell, Mona Leigh Bernhardt, William Mark
Blumenshine, Stephen C. Campbell, James J. Metcalf,
Brian L. Rickmers and Susan G. Riggs dated as of
February 14, 2007 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 to Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on February 21, 2007 (File No.
1-12534))
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement between Newfield
and (a) John Marziotti dated as of August 1, 2007 and
(b) Lee K. Boothby and George T. Dunn dated as of
October 1, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.10 to Newfields Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007 (File No.
1-12534))
Form of 2008 Restricted Unit Agreement between
Newfield and each of Lee K. Boothby, Michael Van Horn,
Terry W. Rathert, William D. Schneider, George T.
Dunn, Gary D. Packer, John H. Jasek, James T. Zernell,
William Mark Blumenshine, Mona Leigh Bernhardt,
Stephen C. Campbell, James J. Metcalf, John D.
Marziotti, Brian L. Rickmers, Susan G. Riggs, Daryll
T. Howard and Samuel E. Langford dated as of February
7, 2008 and William Mark Blumenshine dated as of March
15, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on February 14, 2008 (File No. 1-12534))
Form of Amended and Restated 2008 Restricted Unit
Agreement between Newfield and William D. Schneider
effective as of February 7, 2008 (to make technical
corrections only) (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.13.1 to Newfields Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 (File No.
1-12534))
Form of 2008 Stock Option Agreement between Newfield
and David A. Trice dated as of February 7, 2008
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to
Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on February 14, 2008 (File No. 1-12534))
Form of 2008 Stock Option Agreement between Newfield
and each of Lee K. Boothby, Michael Van Horn, George
T. Dunn, John H. Jasek, Gary D. Packer, James T.
Zernell, William Mark Blumenshine, Mona Leigh
Bernhardt, Stephen C. Campbell, John D. Marziotti,
James J. Metcalf, Brian L. Rickmers, Susan G. Riggs,
Daryll T. Howard and Samuel E. Langford dated as of
February 7, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.3 to Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on February 14, 2008 (File No. 1-12534))
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement dated as of
February 4, 2009 between Newfield and its executive
officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15
to Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K filed with
the SEC on February 6, 2009 (File No. 1-12534))
Retirement Agreement between Newfield and David A.
Trice dated as of April 20, 2009 (with Form of
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and Form of
Non-Compete Agreement attached thereto) (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to Newfields Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22,
2009 (File No. 1-12534))
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement between Newfield
and each of Lee K. Boothby and Gary D. Packer dated as
of May 7, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.24 to Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on May 11, 2009 (File No. 1-12534))
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Exhibit
Number
Title
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement between Newfield
and each of Daryll T. Howard and Samuel E. Langford
dated as of May 7, 2009 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.27 to Newfields Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009
(File No. 1-12534))
Form of 2010 TSR Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
between Newfield and its executive officers dated as
of February 4, 2010 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.20 to Newfields Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 (File No.
1-12534))
Form of 2010 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement between
Newfield and its executive officers dated as of
February 4, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.21 to Newfields Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2009 (File No. 1-12534))
Newfield Exploration Company 2009 Non-Employee
Director Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Newfields Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-158961)
(File No. 1-12534))
Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation Program
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to
Newfields Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2009 (File No. 1-12534))
Second Amended and Restated Newfield Exploration
Company 2003 Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Newfields Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2007 (File No. 1-12534))
Newfield Exploration Company 2011 Annual Incentive Plan
Newfield Exploration Company Deferred Compensation
Plan as Amended and Restated as of November 6, 2008
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17.1 to
Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on November 10, 2008 (File No. 1-12534))
Third Amended and Restated Newfield Exploration
Company Change of Control Severance Plan (to make
technical corrections only)
Form of Third Amended and Restated Change of Control
Severance Agreement between Newfield and Terry W.
Rathert dated effective as of January 1, 2009 (to make
technical corrections only)
Form of Third Amended and Restated Change of Control
Severance Agreement between Newfield and William D.
Schneider dated effective as of January 1, 2009 (to
make technical corrections only)
Form of Second Amended and Restated Change of Control
Severance Agreement between Newfield and Michael Van
Horn dated effective as of January 1, 2009 (to make
technical corrections only)
Form of Third Amended and Restated Change of Control
Severance Agreement between Newfield and Lee K.
Boothby dated effective as of January 1, 2009 (to make
technical corrections only)
Form of Second Amended and Restated Change of Control
Severance Agreement between Newfield and each of John
H. Jasek and James T. Zernell dated effective as of
January 1, 2009 (to make technical corrections only)
Form of Fourth Amended and Restated Change of Control
Severance Agreement between Newfield and each of
George T. Dunn and Gary D. Packer dated effective as
of January 1, 2009 (to make technical corrections
only)
Form of Indemnification Agreement between Newfield and
each of its directors and executive officers
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to
Newfields Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on February 6, 2009 (File No. 1-12534))
Resolution of Members Establishing the Preferences,
Limitations and Relative Rights of Series A
Preferred Shares of Newfield China, LDC dated May 14,
1997 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to
Newfields Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-32587))
Amendment to Resolution of Members Establishing the
Preferences, Limitations and Relative Rights of Series
A Preferred Shares of Newfield China, LDC effective
as of September 12, 2007 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.21.2 to Newfields Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (File No.
1-12534))
Table of Contents
Exhibit
Number
Title
Credit Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2007, among
Newfield Exploration Company, the Lenders party
thereto, and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent and as Issuing Bank (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to Newfields Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2007 (File No. 1-12534))
List of Significant Subsidiaries
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Power of Attorney
Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Newfield
Exploration Company pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section
7241, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Newfield
Exploration Company pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section
7241, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Newfield
Exploration Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Newfield
Exploration Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Filed or furnished herewith.
Identifies management contracts and compensatory plans or arrangements.
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a) | Award means an amount granted to an Eligible Employee pursuant to Article V that is payable on or before March 1 following the Performance Period. | ||
b) | Board means the Board of Directors of the Company. | ||
c) | Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following: |
i. | the Company is not the surviving Person in any merger, consolidation or other reorganization (or survives only as a subsidiary of another Person); | ||
ii. | the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with another Person pursuant to which less than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation are issued in respect of the capital stock of the Company; | ||
iii. | the Company sells, leases or exchanges all or substantially all of its assets to any other Person; | ||
iv. | the Company is to be dissolved and liquidated; | ||
v. | any Person, including a group as contemplated by Section13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, acquires or gains ownership or control (including the power to vote) of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Companys voting stock (based upon voting power); or | ||
vi. | as a result of or in connection with a contested election of directors, the Persons who were directors of the Company before such election cease to constitute a majority of the Board. |
f) | Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. | ||
g) | Committee means the Compensation & Management Development Committee of the Board. | ||
h) | Company means Newfield Exploration Company and its successors. | ||
i) | Effective Date means January 1, 2011. | ||
j) | Eligible Employee means, with respect to a particular Performance Period, each employee of the Company or a Subsidiary who was (i) employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on both October 1 and December 31 of such Performance Period and (ii) recommended by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company to receive an Award. | ||
k) | Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. | ||
l) | Incentive Pool means the aggregate amount to be awarded with respect to a particular Performance Period as determined pursuant to Article IV. | ||
m) | Performance Period means any calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2011. | ||
n) | Person means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, incorporated or unincorporated organization or association or other legal entity of any kind. | ||
o) | Section 409A means Section 409A of the Code and any applicable regulations or rulings thereunder. | ||
p) | Subsidiary means any entity that is consolidated with the Company for financial accounting purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. |
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a) | The Board shall have the right to amend this 2011 Plan from time to time, to terminate it entirely or to direct the discontinuance of Awards either temporarily or permanently. The Board may make any amendment to any outstanding Award that it believes is necessary or helpful to comply with any applicable law including, without limitation, Section 409A. However, no amendment, discontinuance or termination of this 2011 Plan shall operate to annul an outstanding Award unless otherwise provided by the terms of this 2011 Plan. The term of this 2011 Plan shall be from its Effective Date until terminated by the Board. | ||
b) | In furtherance, and not in limitation, of paragraph (a) above, at any time determined by the Board, this 2011 Plan may be restructured by the Board to, among any other alterations or changes determined by the Board in its sole discretion, (i) alter the eligibility requirements for awards under such plan or (ii) provide for a Performance Period that is shorter or longer. | ||
c) | Notwithstanding any provision of this 2011 Plan to the contrary, on the date of a Change of Control, (i) all Plan bonus obligations accrued to such date on the books of the Company that are not the subject of previous Awards shall be paid in cash to such employees of the Company and its |
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Subsidiaries, and in such amounts with respect to each such employee, as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion based upon recommendations from the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and (ii) upon payment of all such Plan obligations, this 2011 Plan shall terminate. |
a) | Neither this 2011 Plan nor any grant of Awards under this 2011 Plan shall confer on any employee the right to continued employment by the Company or any Subsidiary, or affect in any way the right of the Company or such Subsidiary to terminate the employment of such employee at any time. Any question as to whether and when there has been a termination of an employees employment and the cause of such termination shall be determined by the Committee, and its determination shall be final. | ||
b) | Except to the extent set forth herein as to the rights of the estates or beneficiaries of employees to receive payments, Awards under this 2011 Plan are non-assignable and non-transferable and are not subject to anticipation, adjustment, alienation, encumbrance, garnishment, attachment or levy of any kind. | ||
c) | Neither the establishment of this 2011 Plan nor the granting of Awards shall be deemed to create a trust. This 2011 Plan and all unpaid awards shall constitute an unfunded, unsecured liability of the Company to make payments in accordance with the provisions of this 2011 Plan, and no Person shall have any security or other interest in any assets of the Company or otherwise. | ||
d) | The existence of this 2011 Plan and the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Board or the stockholders of the Company to authorize or consummate any merger or consolidation of the Company, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or business or any other corporate act or proceeding. | ||
e) | Neither the officers nor the directors of the Company nor the members of the Committee shall under any circumstances have any liability with respect to this 2011 Plan or its administration except for gross and intentional malfeasance. The officers and directors of the Company and the members of the Committee may rely upon opinions of counsel as to all matters, including the creation, operation and interpretation of this 2011 Plan. | ||
f) | No portion of this 2011 Plan shall be effective at any time when such portion violates an applicable state or federal law, regulation or governmental order or directive that is subject to sanctions, whether direct or indirect. |
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(b) | Benefits Administrator : The person or office to whom the Committee has delegated day-to-day Plan administration responsibilities and who, pursuant to such delegation, processes Plan benefit claims in the ordinary course. | ||
(c) | Claimant : An individual or an authorized representative of such individual who has filed or desires to file a claim for a benefit or an increased benefit under the Plan. | ||
(d) | ERISA : The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. |
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(a) | All materials submitted to the Benefits Administrator by the Claimant in connection with the claim; | ||
(b) | A written description of why the Benefits Administrator was of the view that the Claimants right to the benefit, payable at the time or times and in the form requested, was not clear; | ||
(c) | A description of all Plan provisions pertaining to the benefit claim; | ||
(d) | Where appropriate, a summary as to whether such Plan provisions have in the past been consistently applied with respect to other similarly situated Claimants; and | ||
(e) | Such other information as may be helpful or relevant to the Committee in its consideration of the claim. |
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(a) | State the specific reason or reasons for the Adverse Benefit Determination; | ||
(b) | Provide specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the Adverse Benefit Determination is based; | ||
(c) | Describe any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim and explain why such material or information is necessary; and | ||
(d) | Describe the Plans review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the Claimants right to bring a civil action under section 502(a) of ERISA following an Adverse Benefit Determination on review. |
(a) | The Claimant must submit a written request for such review to the Committee not later than 60 days following receipt by the Claimant of the Adverse Benefit Determination notification; | ||
(b) | The Claimant shall have the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records, and other information relating to the claim for benefits to the Committee; | ||
(c) | The Claimant shall have the right to have all comments, documents, records, and other information relating to the claim for benefits that have been submitted by the Claimant considered on review without regard to whether such comments, documents, records or information were considered in the initial benefit determination; and | ||
(d) | The Claimant shall have reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claim for benefits free of charge upon request, including (i) documents, records or other information relied upon for the benefit determination, (ii) documents, records or other information submitted, considered or generated without regard to whether such documents, |
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(a) | State the specific reason or reasons for the Adverse Benefit Determination; | ||
(b) | Provide specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the Adverse Benefit Determination is based; | ||
(c) | State that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the Claimants claim for benefits, including (i) documents, records or other information relied upon for the benefit determination, (ii) documents, records or other information submitted, considered or generated without regard to whether such documents, records or other information were relied upon in making the benefit determination, and (iii) documents, records or other information that demonstrates compliance with the standard claims procedure; and | ||
(d) | Describe the Claimants right to bring an action under section 502(a) of ERISA. |
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1. | Term of Agreement. |
A. | The term of this Agreement (the Term) shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in effect through the third anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, commencing on the first day following the Effective Date and on each day thereafter, the Term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional day unless the Board shall give written notice to Executive that the Term shall cease to be so extended in which event the Agreement shall terminate on the third anniversary of the date such notice is given. | ||
B. | Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if a Change of Control occurs during the Term of this Agreement, the Term shall automatically be extended for the 36-month period following the date of the Change of Control; provided, however, that in no event shall such extension of the Term expire prior to the end of the 30-day period described in Section 2E below, if applicable. |
C. | Termination of this Agreement shall not alter or impair any rights of Executive arising hereunder on or before such termination. |
2. | Certain Definitions. |
A. | Bonus shall mean an amount equal to one-half of the total of all cash bonuses (whether paid or deferred) awarded to Executive by the Company with respect to (i) the two most recent calendar years ending prior to Executives termination of employment or (ii) if greater, the two most recent calendar years ending prior to the Change of Control. | ||
B. | Cause shall mean: |
(i) | the willful and continued failure by Executive to substantially perform Executives duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from Executives incapacity due to physical or mental illness); | ||
(ii) | Executives conviction of or plea of nolo contendre to a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; | ||
(iii) | Executive willfully engages in gross misconduct materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; | ||
(iv) | Executives material violation of any material policy of the Company; or | ||
(v) | Executives having been the subject of any order, judicial or administrative, obtained or issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, for any securities violation involving fraud. |
For purposes of clause (i) of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on Executives part shall be deemed willful unless done, or omitted to be done, by Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that Executives act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the Company. The determination of whether Cause exists must be made by a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board that was called for the purpose of considering such termination (after 10 days notice to Executive and an opportunity for Executive, together with Executives counsel, to be heard before the Board and, if possible, to cure the breach that was the alleged basis for Cause prior to the meeting of the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive was guilty of conduct constituting Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. |
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C. | Change of Control shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: |
(i) | the Company is not the surviving Person (as such term is defined below) in any merger, consolidation or other reorganization (or survives only as a subsidiary of another Person); | ||
(ii) | the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with another Person pursuant to which less than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation are issued in respect of the capital stock of the Company; | ||
(iii) | the Company sells, leases or exchanges all or substantially all of its assets to any other Person; | ||
(iv) | the Company is to be dissolved and liquidated; | ||
(v) | any Person, including a group as contemplated by Section13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, acquires or gains ownership or control (including the power to vote) of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Companys voting stock (based upon voting power); or | ||
(vi) | as a result of or in connection with a contested election of directors, the Persons who were directors of the Company before such election cease to constitute a majority of the Board. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the definition of Change of Control shall not include (a) any merger, consolidation, reorganization, sale, lease, exchange, or similar transaction involving solely the Company and one or more Persons that were wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company immediately prior to such event or (b) any event that is not a change in control for purposes of Section 409A. For purposes of this definition, Person shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, incorporated or unincorporated organization or association or other legal entity of any kind. |
D. | Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. | ||
E. | Good Reason shall mean: |
(i) | a material reduction in Executives authority, duties, titles, status or responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control or the assignment to Executive of duties or responsibilities inconsistent in any material respect from those of Executive in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control; | ||
(ii) | any reduction in Executives annual rate of base salary; |
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(iii) | any failure by the Company to provide Executive with a combined total of annual base salary and annual bonus compensation at a level at least equal to the combined total of Executives annual rate of base salary with the Company in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control and one-half of the total of all cash bonuses (whether paid or deferred) awarded to Executive by the Company with respect to the two most recent calendar years ending prior to the Change of Control, with a failure being deemed to have occurred in the event that payments are made to Executive in a form other than cash, base salary is deferred at other than Executives election, bonus compensation is not awarded within two and one-half months following the end of the calendar year to which it relates, bonus compensation is deferred at other than Executives election at a rate in excess of the average ratio of deferred bonuses to currently paid bonuses awarded to Executive with respect to the two most recent calendar years ending prior to the Change of Control, or bonus compensation is deferred at other than Executives election in a manner that is not substantially similar in terms of Executives vested rights and timing of payments to the manner in which deferred bonuses were awarded to Executive with respect to the two most recent calendar years ending prior to the Change of Control; | ||
(iv) | the Company fails to obtain a written agreement from any successor or assigns of the Company to assume and perform this Agreement as provided in Section 7 hereof; or | ||
(v) | the relocation of the Companys principal executive offices by more than 50 miles from where such offices were located immediately prior to the Change of Control or Executive is based at any office other than the principal executive offices of the Company, except for travel reasonably required in the performance of Executives duties and reasonably consistent with Executives travel prior to the Change of Control. |
Unless Executive terminates his employment upon or within 30 days following the later of an act or omission to act by the Company constituting a Good Reason hereunder, Executives continued employment thereafter shall constitute Executives consent to, and a waiver of Executives rights with respect to, such act or failure to act. Executives right to terminate Executives employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by Executives incapacity due to physical or mental illness. Executives determination that an act or failure to act constitutes Good Reason shall be presumed to be valid unless such determination is deemed by an arbitrator to be unreasonable and not to have been made in good faith by Executive. |
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F. | Protected Period shall mean the 36-month period beginning on the effective date of a Change of Control; provided, however, that in no event shall such period expire prior to the end of the 30-day period described in Section 2E above, if applicable. | ||
G. | Release shall mean a comprehensive release and waiver agreement in substantially the same form as that attached hereto as Exhibit A. | ||
H. | Section 409A means section 409A of the Code and the Department of Treasury rules and regulations issued thereunder. | ||
I. | Separation From Service has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 409A. | ||
J. | Specified Employee means a person who is, as of the date of the persons Separation From Service, a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A, taking into account the elections made and procedures established in resolutions adopted by the Compensation & Management Development Committee of the Board. | ||
K. | Termination Base Salary shall mean Executives annual base salary with the Company at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control or, if a greater amount, Executives annual base salary at the rate in effect at any time thereafter. |
3. | Severance Benefits . If (a) Executive terminates his employment with the Company during the Protected Period for a Good Reason event or (b) the Company terminates Executives employment during the Protected Period other than (i) for Cause or (ii) due to Executives inability to perform the primary duties of his position for at least 180 consecutive days due to a physical or mental impairment and (c) as a result of such termination of employment Executive has a Separation From Service, Executive shall receive the following compensation and benefits from the Company, provided that, in the cases of Section 3A, 3C and 3D, Executive executes and does not revoke the Release: |
A. | On the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service with the Company, the Company shall pay to Executive in a lump sum, in cash, an amount equal to three times the sum of Executives (i) Termination Base Salary and (ii) Bonus. | ||
B. | Except to the extent specifically set forth in a grant agreement under any employee stock incentive plan of the Company, as of the date of Executives termination of employment (i) all restricted shares of Company stock of Executive (whether granted before or after the Effective Date) shall become 100% vested and all restrictions thereon shall lapse and the Company shall promptly deliver to Executive unrestricted shares |
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of Company stock, and (ii) each then outstanding Company stock option of Executive (whether granted before or after the Effective Date) shall become 100% exercisable. All restricted stock units granted by the Company to Executive shall vest and be settled in the manner provided in the applicable award agreement(s). | |||
C. | At the time specified below, for the six month period following the date on which Executive has a Separation From Service, the Company shall reimburse Executive for (1) if Executive or Executives dependents are eligible for and elect continued health coverage under a group health plan of the Company or an affiliate which is provided to satisfy the requirements of section 4980B of the Code (COBRA Coverage), the actual premium charged to Executive or Executives dependents for such COBRA Coverage or (2) if Executive is eligible to retire and receive retiree medical coverage, the actual premium charged to Executive for such retiree medical coverage for Executive and each of Executives dependents eligible for such retiree medical coverage. Such reimbursements (which shall be taxable income to Executive) shall be paid to Executive directly or to the applicable group health plan, as determined by the Company, at the time specified below. On the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service as described in this Section 3, the Company shall pay to Executive in a lump sum, in cash, the sum of (1) an amount such that after payment of all applicable income taxes, Executive retains an amount equal to thirty times the amount of the applicable COBRA Coverage premium for such Executive on such date and (2) an amount such that Executive shall, after payment of all income taxes owed by Executive, retain an amount sufficient to pay the reimbursements for the COBRA Coverage premiums or retiree medical premiums for the six month period following the date on which Executive has a Separation From Service. | ||
D. | The Company shall, at its sole expense, provide Executive with reasonable outplacement services, up to an aggregate amount of $30,000, from a nationally prominent executive outplacement service firm selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to Executive. The Company shall directly pay the provider the fees for such outplacement services. The period during which such outplacement services shall be provided to Executive at the expense of the Company shall not extend beyond earlier to occur of (i) the date Executive begins other full-time employment with a new employer or (ii) the last day of the second taxable year of Executive following the taxable year of Executive during which he incurs a Separation From Service. |
The Executive will not be paid the cash benefits described in Sections 3A, 3C and 3D, and the Executive shall forfeit any right to such payments, unless (i) the Executive has signed and delivered to the Company the Release furnished to the Executive and (ii) the period for revoking such Release shall have expired (in the |
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case of both clause (i) and clause (ii)) prior to the earlier of the deadline established by the Company or the date that is six months after the date of the Executives Separation From Service. | |||
For the final calendar year containing the Protected Period, in the event that the Company fails to award Executive prorated bonus compensation with respect to the portion of such calendar year prior to the expiration of the Protected Period in a manner that does not constitute a failure under Section 2E(iii), such failure shall be deemed to be an event that constitutes Good Reason and, if Executive terminates his employment upon or within 30 days following such failure, then such termination shall be deemed to be a termination of employment by Executive for Good Reason occurring during the Protected Period and Executives rights to benefits hereunder with respect to such termination shall be deemed to have arisen prior to the expiration of the Term. | |||
The Company may withhold from any amounts or benefits payable under this Agreement all such taxes as it shall be required to withhold pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. |
4. | Parachute Tax Gross Up. |
If any payment made, or benefit provided, to or on behalf of Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise (Payments) results in Executive being subject to the excise tax imposed by section 4999 of the Code (or any successor or similar provision) (Excise Tax), the Company shall, on the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service with the Company, pay Executive an additional amount in cash (the Additional Payment) such that after payment by Executive of all taxes, including, without limitation, any income taxes and Excise Tax imposed on the Additional Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Additional Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed on the Payments. Such determinations shall be made by the Companys independent certified public accountants. The parties intend and agree that the payment deadline specified above in this Section 4 is not to be extended as a result of the following sentence which is included solely for the purpose of complying with Section 409A. The Company shall make a payment to reimburse Executive in an amount equal to all federal, state and local taxes imposed upon Executive that are described in this Section 4, including the amount of additional taxes imposed upon Executive due to the Companys payment of the initial taxes on such amounts, by the end of Executives taxable year next following Executives taxable year in which Executive remits the related taxes to the taxing authority. |
5. | Disputed Payments and Failures to Pay . |
If the Company fails to make a payment in whole or in part as of the payment deadline specified in this Agreement, either intentionally or unintentionally, other than with the consent of Executive, Executive shall make prompt and reasonable good faith efforts to collect the remaining portion of the payment. The Company |
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shall pay any such unpaid benefits due to Executive, together with interest on the unpaid benefits from the date of the payment deadline specified in this Agreement at 120 percent of the rate specified in section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code within ten (10) business days of discovering that the additional monies are due and payable. |
6. | No Mitigation. |
Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise nor, except as provided in Sections 3C and 3D, shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced as the result of employment by another employer or self-employment, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by Executive to the Company or otherwise, except that any severance payments or benefits that Executive is entitled to receive pursuant to a Company severance plan or program for employees in general shall reduce the amount of payments and benefits otherwise payable or to be provided to Executive under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no such reduction to the extent that such reduction would result in an acceleration of payment of nonqualified deferred compensation that is prohibited under Section 409A. |
7. | Successor Agreement. |
The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly in writing on or prior to the effective date of such succession and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no succession had taken place. Failure of the successor to so assume as provided herein shall constitute a breach of this Agreement and entitle Executive to the payments and benefits hereunder as if triggered by a termination of Executive by the Company other than for Cause on the date of such succession. |
8. | Indemnity. |
In any situation where under applicable law the Company has the power to indemnify, advance expenses to and defend Executive in respect of any judgments, fines, settlements, loss, cost or expense (including attorneys fees) of any nature related to or arising out of Executives activities as an agent, employee, officer or director of the Company or in any other capacity on behalf of or at the request of the Company, then the Company shall promptly on written request, fully indemnify Executive, advance expenses (including attorneys fees) to Executive and defend Executive to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including but not limited to making such findings and determinations and taking any and all such actions as the Company may, under applicable law, be permitted to have the discretion to take so as to effectuate such indemnification, advancement or defense. Such agreement by the Company shall not be deemed to |
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impair any other obligation of the Company respecting Executives indemnification or defense otherwise arising out of this or any other agreement or promise of the Company under any statute. Payments made pursuant to this Section 8 shall be made within ten (10) business days after delivery of Executives written request for payment accompanied with such evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the Company may reasonably require. The parties intend and agree that the foregoing ten (10) business day deadline is not to be extended as a result of the following sentence which is included solely for the purpose of complying with Section 409A. The Company shall make a payment to reimburse Executive pursuant to this Section 8 by the end of Executives taxable year following Executives taxable year in which the legal fees or expenses were incurred by Executive. The legal fees or expenses that are subject to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 shall not be limited as a result of when the fees or expenses are incurred. The amount of legal fees or expenses that is eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 during a given taxable year of Executive shall not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year of Executive. The right to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if Executive is a Specified Employee, any amount to which Executive would otherwise be entitled under this Section 8 during the first six months following the date of Executives Separation From Service shall be accumulated and paid to Executive on the date that is six months following the date of his Separation From Service. |
9. | Notices. |
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed, in either case, to the Companys headquarters or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notices and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee. |
10. | Arbitration. |
Any dispute about the validity, interpretation, effect or alleged violation of this Agreement (an arbitrable dispute) must be submitted to confidential arbitration in Houston, Texas. Arbitration shall take place before an experienced employment arbitrator licensed to practice law in such state and selected in accordance with the Model Employment Arbitration Procedures of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration shall be the exclusive remedy of any arbitrable dispute. The Company shall bear all fees, costs and expenses of arbitration, including its own, those of the arbitrator and those of Executive unless the arbitrator provides otherwise with respect to the fees, costs and expenses of Executive; in no event shall Executive be chargeable with the fees, costs and expenses of the Company or the arbitrator. Should any party to this Agreement pursue any arbitrable dispute by any method other than arbitration, the other party |
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shall be entitled to recover from the party initiating the use of such method all damages, costs, expenses and attorneys fees incurred as a result of the use of such method. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall purport to waive or in any way limit the right of any party to seek to enforce any judgment or decision on an arbitrable dispute in a court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Houston, Texas, for the purposes of any proceeding arising out of this Agreement. |
11. | Governing Law. |
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to conflicts of law principles. |
12. | Entire Agreement. |
This Agreement is an integration of the parties agreement and no agreement or representatives, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. |
13. | Severability. |
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. |
14. | Amendment and Waivers. |
No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and such member of the Board as may be specifically authorized by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or in compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. |
15. | Rights to Value of Certain Overriding Royalty Interests. |
Executive acknowledges and agrees that upon a change of control (as defined in the Newfield Exploration Company Second Amended and Restated 2003 Incentive Compensation Plan (the ICP)) (A) the ICP will terminate and (B) Executive will have no further rights with respect to the ICP or the Newfield Employee 1993 Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended, the 1993 Plan) except for the right to receive payments with respect to outstanding Deferred Awards (as defined in the ICP) and outstanding Deferred Incentive Compensation Awards (as defined in the 1993 Plan). |
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16. | Compliance with Section 409A. |
The Company and Executive intend that this Agreement by its terms and in operation meet the requirements of Section 409A so that compensation deferred under this Agreement (and applicable investment earnings) shall not be subject to tax under Section 409A. Any ambiguities in this Agreement shall be construed to effect this intent. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be in violation of Section 409A, then such provision shall be deemed to be modified or restricted to the extent and in the manner necessary to render such provision in conformity with Section 409A, or shall be deemed excised from this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced to the maximum extent permitted by Section 409A as if such provision had been originally incorporated in this Agreement as so modified or restricted, or as if such provision had not been originally incorporated in this Agreement, as the case may be. |
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1. | Term of Agreement. |
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3. | Severance Benefits . If (a) Executive terminates his employment with the Company during the Protected Period for a Good Reason event or (b) the Company terminates |
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Executives employment during the Protected Period other than (i) for Cause or (ii) due to Executives inability to perform the primary duties of his position for at least 180 consecutive days due to a physical or mental impairment and (c) as a result of such termination of employment Executive has a Separation From Service, Executive shall receive the following compensation and benefits from the Company, provided that, in the cases of Section 3 A, 3C and 3D, Executive executes and does not revoke the Release: |
A. | On the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service with the Company, the Company shall pay to Executive in a lump sum, in cash, an amount equal to two times the sum of Executives (i) Termination Base Salary and (ii) Bonus. | ||
B. | Except to the extent specifically set forth in a grant agreement under any employee stock incentive plan of the Company, as of the date of Executives termination of employment (i) all restricted shares of Company stock of Executive (whether granted before or after the Effective Date) shall become 100% vested and all restrictions thereon shall lapse and the Company shall promptly deliver to Executive unrestricted shares of Company stock, and (ii) each then outstanding Company stock option of Executive (whether granted before or after the Effective Date) shall become 100% exercisable. All restricted stock units granted by the Company to Executive shall vest and be settled in the manner provided in the applicable award agreement(s). | ||
C. | At the time specified below, for the six month period following the date on which Executive has a Separation From Service, the Company shall reimburse Executive for (1) if Executive or Executives dependents are eligible for and elect continued health coverage under a group health plan of the Company or an affiliate which is provided to satisfy the requirements of section 4980B of the Code (COBRA Coverage), the actual premium charged to Executive or Executives dependents for such COBRA Coverage or (2) if Executive is eligible to retire and receive retiree medical coverage, the actual premium charged to Executive for such retiree medical coverage for Executive and each of Executives dependents eligible for such retiree medical coverage. Such reimbursements (which shall be taxable income to Executive) shall be paid to Executive directly or to the applicable group health plan, as determined by the Company, at the time specified below. On the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service as described in this Section 3, the Company shall pay to Executive in a lump sum, in cash, the sum of (1) an amount such that after payment of all applicable income taxes, Executive retains an amount equal to eighteen times the amount of the applicable COBRA Coverage premium for such Executive on such date and (2) an amount such that Executive shall, after payment of all income taxes owed by Executive, retain an amount sufficient to pay the reimbursements for the COBRA Coverage premiums or retiree medical premiums for the six month period following the date on which Executive has a Separation From Service. |
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D. | The Company shall, at its sole expense, provide Executive with reasonable outplacement services, up to an aggregate amount of $30,000, from a nationally prominent executive outplacement service firm selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to Executive. The Company shall directly pay the provider the fees for such outplacement services. The period during which such outplacement services shall be provided to Executive at the expense of the Company shall not extend beyond earlier to occur of (i) the date Executive begins other full-time employment with a new employer or (ii) the last day of the 24-month period that commences on the date the Executive incurs a Separation From Service. |
The Executive will not be paid the cash benefits described in Sections 3A, 3C and 3D, and the Executive shall forfeit any right to such payments, unless (i) the Executive has signed and delivered to the Company the Release furnished to the Executive and (ii) the period for revoking such Release shall have expired (in the case of both clause (i) and clause (ii)) prior to the earlier of the deadline established by the Company or the date that is six months after the date of the Executives Separation From Service. | ||
For the final calendar year containing the Protected Period, in the event that the Company fails to award Executive prorated bonus compensation with respect to the portion of such calendar year prior to the expiration of the Protected Period in a manner that does not constitute a failure under Section 2E(iii), such failure shall be deemed to be an event that constitutes Good Reason and, if Executive terminates his employment upon or within 30 days following such failure, then such termination shall be deemed to be a termination of employment by Executive for Good Reason occurring during the Protected Period and Executives rights to benefits hereunder with respect to such termination shall be deemed to have arisen prior to the expiration of the Term. | ||
The Company may withhold from any amounts or benefits payable under this Agreement all such taxes as it shall be required to withhold pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. |
4. | Parachute Tax Gross Up. |
If any payment made, or benefit provided, to or on behalf of Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise (Payments) results in Executive being subject to the excise tax imposed by section 4999 of the Code (or any successor or similar provision) (Excise Tax), the Company shall, on the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service with the Company, pay Executive an additional amount in cash (the Additional Payment) such that after payment by Executive of all taxes, including, without limitation, any income taxes and Excise Tax imposed on the Additional Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Additional Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed on the Payments. Such determinations shall be made by the Companys independent certified public accountants. The parties intend and agree that the payment deadline specified above in this Section 4 is not to be extended as a result of the following sentence which is included solely for the purpose of complying with Section 409A. The Company shall make a payment to reimburse Executive in an amount equal to all federal, |
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state and local taxes imposed upon Executive that are described in this Section 4, including the amount of additional taxes imposed upon Executive due to the Companys payment of the initial taxes on such amounts, by the end of Executives taxable year next following Executives taxable year in which Executive remits the related taxes to the taxing authority. |
5. | Disputed Payments and Failures to Pay. |
If the Company fails to make a payment in whole or in part as of the payment deadline specified in this Agreement, either intentionally or unintentionally, other than with the consent of Executive, Executive shall make prompt and reasonable good faith efforts to collect the remaining portion of the payment. The Company shall pay any such unpaid benefits due to Executive, together with interest on the unpaid benefits from the date of the payment deadline specified in this Agreement at 120 percent of the rate specified in section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code within ten (10) business days of discovering that the additional monies are due and payable. |
6. | No Mitigation. |
Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise nor, except as provided in Sections 3C and 3D, shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced as the result of employment by another employer or self-employment, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by Executive to the Company or otherwise, except that any severance payments or benefits that Executive is entitled to receive pursuant to a Company severance plan or program for employees in general shall reduce the amount of payments and benefits otherwise payable or to be provided to Executive under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no such reduction to the extent that such reduction would result in an acceleration of payment of nonqualified deferred compensation that is prohibited under Section 409A. |
7. | Successor Agreement. |
The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly in writing on or prior to the effective date of such succession and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no succession had taken place. Failure of the successor to so assume as provided herein shall constitute a breach of this Agreement and entitle Executive to the payments and benefits hereunder as if triggered by a termination of Executive by the Company other than for Cause on the date of such succession. |
8. | Indemnity. |
In any situation where under applicable law the Company has the power to indemnify, advance expenses to and defend Executive in respect of any judgments, fines, settlements, loss, cost or expense (including attorneys fees) of any nature related to or |
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arising out of Executives activities as an agent, employee, officer or director of the Company or in any other capacity on behalf of or at the request of the Company, then the Company shall promptly on written request, fully indemnify Executive, advance expenses (including attorneys fees) to Executive and defend Executive to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including but not limited to making such findings and determinations and taking any and all such actions as the Company may, under applicable law, be permitted to have the discretion to take so as to effectuate such indemnification, advancement or defense. Such agreement by the Company shall not be deemed to impair any other obligation of the Company respecting Executives indemnification or defense otherwise arising out of this or any other agreement or promise of the Company under any statute. Payments made pursuant to this Section 8 shall be made within ten (10) business days after delivery of Executives written request for payment accompanied with such evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the Company may reasonably require. The parties intend and agree that the foregoing ten (10) business day deadline is not to be extended as a result of the following sentence which is included solely for the purpose of complying with Section 409A. The Company shall make a payment to reimburse Executive pursuant to this Section 8 by the end of Executives taxable year following Executives taxable year in which the legal fees or expenses were incurred by Executive. The legal fees or expenses that are subject to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 shall not be limited as a result of when the fees or expenses are incurred. The amount of legal fees or expenses that is eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 during a given taxable year of Executive shall not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year of Executive. The right to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if Executive is a Specified Employee, any amount to which Executive would otherwise be entitled under this Section 8 during the first six months following the date of Executives Separation From Service shall be accumulated and paid to Executive on the date that is six months following the date of his Separation From Service. |
9. | Notices. |
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed, in either case, to the Companys headquarters or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notices and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee. |
10. | Arbitration. |
Any dispute about the validity, interpretation, effect or alleged violation of this Agreement (an arbitrable dispute) must be submitted to confidential arbitration in Houston, Texas. Arbitration shall take place before an experienced employment arbitrator licensed to practice law in such state and selected in accordance with the Model Employment Arbitration Procedures of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration shall be the exclusive remedy of any arbitrable dispute. The Company shall bear all fees, costs and expenses of arbitration, including its own, those of the arbitrator |
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and those of Executive unless the arbitrator provides otherwise with respect to the fees, costs and expenses of Executive; in no event shall Executive be chargeable with the fees, costs and expenses of the Company or the arbitrator. Should any party to this Agreement pursue any arbitrable dispute by any method other than arbitration, the other party shall be entitled to recover from the party initiating the use of such method all damages, costs, expenses and attorneys fees incurred as a result of the use of such method. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall purport to waive or in any way limit the right of any party to seek to enforce any judgment or decision on an arbitrable dispute in a court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Houston, Texas, for the purposes of any proceeding arising out of this Agreement. |
11. | Governing Law. |
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to conflicts of law principles. |
12. | Entire Agreement. |
This Agreement is an integration of the parties agreement and no agreement or representatives, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. |
13. | Severability. |
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. |
14. | Amendment and Waivers. |
No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and such member of the Board as may be specifically authorized by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or in compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. |
15. | Rights to Value of Certain Overriding Royalty Interests. |
Executive acknowledges and agrees that upon a change of control (as defined in the Newfield Exploration Company Second Amended and Restated 2003 Incentive Compensation Plan (the ICP)) (A) the ICP will terminate and (B) Executive will have no further rights with respect to the ICP or the Newfield Employee 1993 Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended, the 1993 Plan) except for the right to receive |
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payments with respect to outstanding Deferred Awards (as defined in the ICP) and outstanding Deferred Incentive Compensation Awards (as defined in the 1993 Plan). |
16. | Compliance with Section 409A. |
The Company and Executive intend that this Agreement by its terms and in operation meet the requirements of Section 409A so that compensation deferred under this Agreement (and applicable investment earnings) shall not be subject to tax under Section 409A. Any ambiguities in this Agreement shall be construed to effect this intent. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be in violation of Section 409A, then such provision shall be deemed to be modified or restricted to the extent and in the manner necessary to render such provision in conformity with Section 409A, or shall be deemed excised from this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced to the maximum extent permitted by Section 409A as if such provision had been originally incorporated in this Agreement as so modified or restricted, or as if such provision had not been originally incorporated in this Agreement, as the case may be. |
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1. | Termination . Executives employment with Newfield will be terminated effective _________. Executive acknowledges and agrees that he has no authority to act for, and will not act for, Newfield in any capacity on or after the date on which he is terminated. Executive may not execute this Agreement and Release until on or after the date on which Executives employment is terminated. | |
2. | Consideration . After Executive signs and returns this Agreement and Release, Newfield will provide Executive with a severance payment at the time and in the amount set forth in Section 3 of that certain Amended and Restated Change of Control Severance Agreement entered into between Executive and Newfield (the Severance Agreement) which is attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement and Release for all purposes. This Agreement and Release is entered into by Executive in return for Newfields promises herein and in the Severance Agreement to provide the severance payment and other benefits to Executive as provided in the Severance Agreement, which Executive acknowledges and agrees to be good and sufficient consideration to which Executive is not otherwise entitled. | |
3. | Prior Rights and Obligations . Except as herein set forth, this Agreement and Release extinguishes all rights, if any, which Executive may have, and obligations, if any, Newfield may have, contractual or otherwise, relating to the employment or termination of employment of Executive with Newfield or any of the other Newfield Parties (as defined in Paragraph 7 below) including without limitation, all rights or benefits he may have under any employment contract, incentive compensation plan, bonus plan or stock option plan with any Newfield Party. | |
4. | Company Assets . Executive hereby represents and warrants that he has no claim or right, title or interest in any property designated on any Newfield Partys books as property or assets of any of the Newfield Parties. Promptly after the effective date of his resignation, Executive shall deliver to Newfield any such property in his possession or control, including, if applicable and without limitation, his personal computer, cellular telephone, keys and credit cards furnished by any Newfield Party for his use. | |
5. | Proprietary and Confidential Information . Executive agrees and acknowledges that the Newfield Parties have developed and own valuable Proprietary and Confidential Information which constitutes valuable and unique property including, without limitation, concepts, ideas, plans, strategies, analyses, surveys, and proprietary information related to the past, present or anticipated business of the various Newfield |
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Parties. Except as may be required by law, Executive agrees that he will not at any time disclose to others, permit to be disclosed, use, permit to be used, copy or permit to be copied, any such Proprietary and Confidential Information (whether or not developed by Executive) without Newfields prior written consent. Except as may be required by law, Executive further agrees to maintain in confidence any Proprietary and Confidential Information of third parties received or of which he has knowledge as a result of his employment with Newfield or any Newfield Party. | ||
6. | Cooperation . Executive shall cooperate with the Newfield Parties to the extent reasonably required in all matters relating to his employment or the winding up of his pending work on behalf of any Newfield Party and the orderly transfer of any such pending work as designated by Newfield. This obligation of cooperation shall continue indefinitely subject to Executives reasonable availability and shall include, without limitation, assisting Newfield and its counsel in preparing and defending against any claims which may be brought against Newfield or any Newfield Party or responding to any inquiry by any governmental agency or stock exchange. Newfields requests for Executives cooperation as may be required from time to time shall be as commercially reasonable and Executive agrees that he shall be commercially reasonable in providing such cooperation, taking into account the needs of the Newfield Parties and the position he may have with another employer at the time such cooperation is required. Executive shall take such further action and execute such further documents as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and Release. | |
7. | Newfield Parties . Executive agrees that Newfield, its parent, sister, affiliated and subsidiary companies, past and present, and their respective employees, officers, directors, stockholders, agents, representatives, partners, predecessors and successors, past or present, and all benefit plans sponsored by any of them, past or present, shall be defined collectively, including Newfield, as the Newfield Parties and each of them, corporate or individual, individually as a Newfield Party. | |
8. | Executives Warranty and Representation . Executive represents, warrants and agrees that he has not filed any claims, appeals, complaints, charges or lawsuits against any of the Newfield Parties with any governmental agency or court. Executive also represents, warrants and agrees that, except as prohibited by law, he will not file or permit to be filed or accept benefit from any claim, complaint or petition filed with any court by him or on his behalf at any time hereafter; provided, however, this shall not limit Executive from filing a Demand for Arbitration for the sole purpose of enforcing his rights under this Agreement and Release. Further, Executive represents and warrants that no other person or entity has any interest or assignment of any claims or causes of action, if any, he may have against any Newfield Party, which have been satisfied fully by this Agreement and Release and which he now releases in their entirety, and that he has not sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed or otherwise disposed of any of the claims, demands, obligations, or causes of action referred to in this Agreement and Release, and that he has the sole right and exclusive authority to execute this Agreement and Release and receive the consideration provided. |
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9. | Release . Executive agrees to release, acquit and discharge and does hereby release, acquit and discharge the Newfield Parties, individually and collectively, from any and all claims and from any and all causes of action against any of the Newfield Parties, of any kind or character, whether now known or not known, he may have against any such Newfield Party including, but not limited to, any claim for salary, benefits, expenses, costs, damages, compensation, remuneration or wages; and all claims or causes of action arising from his employment, termination of employment, or any alleged discriminatory employment practices, including but not limited to any and all claims or causes of action arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, and any other federal, state or local laws, whether statutory or common, contract or tort. This release also applies to any claims brought by any person or agency or class action under which Executive may have a right or benefit. | |
10. | No Admissions . Executive expressly understands and agrees that the terms of this Agreement and Release are contractual and not merely recitals and that this Agreement and Release does not constitute evidence of unlawful conduct or wrongdoing by Newfield. By his execution of this Agreement and Release, Executive acknowledges and agrees that (i) he knows of no act, event, or omission by any Newfield Party which is unlawful or violates any law, governmental rule or regulation, or any rule or regulation of any stock exchange, (ii) he has not committed, during his employment with Newfield or any Newfield Party, any act which is unlawful or which violates any governmental rule or regulation or any rule or regulation of any stock exchange, (iii) he has not requested any Newfield Party to commit any unlawful act or violate any governmental rule or regulation or any rule or regulation of any stock exchange, and (iv) neither he nor any other person employed by or contracting with any Newfield Party has been subjected to any adverse action because any such person refused to commit any unlawful act or violate any governmental rule or regulation or any rule or regulation of any stock exchange. | |
11. | Enforcement of Agreement and Release . No waiver or non-action with respect to any breach by the other party of any provision of this Agreement and Release, nor the waiver or non-action with respect to any breach of the provisions of similar agreements with other employees shall be construed to be a waiver of any succeeding breach of such provision, or as a waiver of the provision itself. Should any provisions hereof be held to be invalid or wholly or partially unenforceable, such provisions shall be revised and reduced in scope so as to be valid and enforceable. | |
12. | Choice of Law . This Agreement and Release shall be governed by and construed and enforced, in all respects, in accordance with the law of the State of Texas without regard to the principles of conflict of law except as preempted by federal law. | |
13. | Merger . This Agreement and Release supersedes, replaces and merges all previous agreements and discussions relating to the same or similar subject matters between Executive and Newfield and constitutes the entire agreement between Executive and |
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Newfield with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and Release. This Agreement and Release may not be changed or terminated orally, and no change, termination or waiver of this Agreement and Release or any of the provisions herein contained shall be binding unless made in writing and signed by all parties, and in the case of Newfield, by an authorized officer. | ||
14. | No Derogatory Comments . Except as required by judicial process or governmental rule or regulation, Executive shall refrain from making public or private comments relating to any Newfield Party which are derogatory or which may tend to injure any such party in such partys business, public or private affairs. | |
15. | Confidentiality . Executive agrees that he will not disclose the terms of this Agreement and Release or the consideration received from Newfield to any other person, except his attorney or financial advisors and only on the condition that they keep such information strictly confidential; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation of confidence shall not apply to information that is required to be disclosed by any applicable law, rule or regulation of any governmental authority. | |
16. | Rights Under the Older Worker Benefit Protection Act and the Age Discrimination and Employment Act . Executive acknowledges and agrees: |
16.1 | that he has at least forty-five days to review this Agreement and Release, along with the demographic information attached hereto as Attachment 1; | ||
16.2 | that he has been advised in writing to consult with an attorney regarding the terms of this Agreement and Release prior to executing this Agreement and Release; | ||
16.3 | that, if he executes this Agreement and Release, he has seven days following the execution of this Agreement and Release to revoke this Agreement and Release, by submitting, in writing, notice of such revocation to Newfield; | ||
16.4 | that this Agreement and Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired; | ||
16.5 | that he does not, by the terms of this Agreement and Release, waive claims or rights that may arise after the date he executes this Agreement and Release; | ||
16.6 | that he is receiving, pursuant to this Agreement and Release, consideration in addition to anything of value to which he is already entitled; and | ||
16.7 | that this Agreement and Release is written in such a manner that he understands his rights and obligations. |
17. | Agreement and Release Voluntary . Executive acknowledges and agrees that he has carefully read this Agreement and Release and understands that it is a release of all claims, known and unknown, past or present including all claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. He further agrees that he has entered into this Agreement and Release for the above stated consideration. He warrants that he is fully |
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competent to execute this Agreement and Release which he understands to be contractual. He further acknowledges that he executes this Agreement and Release of his own free will, after having a reasonable period of time to review, study and deliberate regarding its meaning and effect, and after being advised to consult an attorney, and without reliance on any representation of any kind or character not expressly set forth herein. Finally, he executes this Agreement and Release fully knowing its effect and voluntarily for the consideration stated above. | ||
18. | Notices . Any notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement and Release shall be properly made if delivered in the case of Newfield to: |
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1. | Term of Agreement. |
A. | The term of this Agreement (the Term) shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in effect through the third anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, commencing on the first day following the Effective Date and on each day thereafter, the Term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional day unless the Board shall give written notice to Executive that the Term shall cease to be so extended in which event the Agreement shall terminate on the third anniversary of the date such notice is given. |
B. | Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if a Change of Control occurs during the Term of this Agreement, the Term shall automatically be extended for the 36-month period following the date of the Change of Control; provided, however, that in no event shall such extension of the Term expire prior to the end of the 30-day period described in Section 2E below, if applicable. |
C. | Termination of this Agreement shall not alter or impair any rights of Executive arising hereunder on or before such termination. |
2. | Certain Definitions. |
A. | Bonus shall mean an amount equal to one-half of the total of all cash bonuses (whether paid or deferred) awarded to Executive by the Company with respect to (i) the two most recent calendar years ending prior to Executives termination of employment or (ii) if greater, the two most recent calendar years ending prior to the Change of Control. |
B. | Cause shall mean: |
(i) | the willful and continued failure by Executive to substantially perform Executives duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from Executives incapacity due to physical or mental illness); |
(ii) | Executives conviction of or plea of nolo contendre to a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; |
(iii) | Executive willfully engages in gross misconduct materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; |
(iv) | Executives material violation of any material policy of the Company; or |
(v) | Executives having been the subject of any order, judicial or administrative, obtained or issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, for any securities violation involving fraud. |
For purposes of clause (i) of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on Executives part shall be deemed willful unless done, or omitted to be done, by Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that Executives act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the Company. The determination of whether Cause exists must be made by a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board that was called for the purpose of considering such termination (after 10 days notice to Executive and an opportunity for Executive, together with Executives counsel, to be heard before the Board and, if possible, to cure the breach that was the alleged basis for Cause prior to the meeting of the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive was guilty of conduct constituting Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. |
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C. | Change of Control shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: |
(i) | the Company is not the surviving Person (as such term is defined below) in any merger, consolidation or other reorganization (or survives only as a subsidiary of another Person); |
(ii) | the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with another Person pursuant to which less than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation are issued in respect of the capital stock of the Company; |
(iii) | the Company sells, leases or exchanges all or substantially all of its assets to any other Person; |
(iv) | the Company is to be dissolved and liquidated; |
(v) | any Person, including a group as contemplated by Section13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, acquires or gains ownership or control (including the power to vote) of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Companys voting stock (based upon voting power); or |
(vi) | as a result of or in connection with a contested election of directors, the Persons who were directors of the Company before such election cease to constitute a majority of the Board. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the definition of Change of Control shall not include (a) any merger, consolidation, reorganization, sale, lease, exchange, or similar transaction involving solely the Company and one or more Persons that were wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company immediately prior to such event or (b) any event that is not a change in control for purposes of Section 409A. For purposes of this definition, Person shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, incorporated or unincorporated organization or association or other legal entity of any kind. |
D. | Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. |
E. | Good Reason shall mean: |
(i) | a material reduction in Executives authority, duties, titles, status or responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control or the assignment to Executive of duties or responsibilities inconsistent in any material respect from those of Executive in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control; |
(ii) | any reduction in Executives annual rate of base salary; |
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(iii) | any failure by the Company to provide Executive with a combined total of annual base salary and annual bonus compensation at a level at least equal to the combined total of Executives annual rate of base salary with the Company in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control and one-half of the total of all cash bonuses (whether paid or deferred) awarded to Executive by the Company with respect to the two most recent calendar years ending prior to the Change of Control, with a failure being deemed to have occurred in the event that payments are made to Executive in a form other than cash, base salary is deferred at other than Executives election, bonus compensation is not awarded within two and one-half months following the end of the calendar year to which it relates, bonus compensation is deferred at other than Executives election at a rate in excess of the average ratio of deferred bonuses to currently paid bonuses awarded to Executive with respect to the two most recent calendar years ending prior to the Change of Control, or bonus compensation is deferred at other than Executives election in a manner that is not substantially similar in terms of Executives vested rights and timing of payments to the manner in which deferred bonuses were awarded to Executive with respect to the two most recent calendar years ending prior to the Change of Control; |
(iv) | the Company fails to obtain a written agreement from any successor or assigns of the Company to assume and perform this Agreement as provided in Section 7 hereof; or |
(v) | the relocation of the Companys principal executive offices by more than 50 miles from where such offices were located immediately prior to the Change of Control or Executive is based at any office other than the principal executive offices of the Company, except for travel reasonably required in the performance of Executives duties and reasonably consistent with Executives travel prior to the Change of Control. |
Unless Executive terminates his employment upon or within 30 days following the later of an act or omission to act by the Company constituting a Good Reason hereunder, Executives continued employment thereafter shall constitute Executives consent to, and a waiver of Executives rights with respect to, such act or failure to act. Executives right to terminate Executives employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by Executives incapacity due to physical or mental illness. Executives determination that an act or failure to act constitutes Good Reason shall be presumed to be valid unless such determination is deemed by an arbitrator to be unreasonable and not to have been made in good faith by Executive. |
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F. | Protected Period shall mean the 36-month period beginning on the effective date of a Change of Control; provided, however, that in no event shall such period expire prior to the end of the 30-day period described in Section 2E above, if applicable. |
G. | Release shall mean a comprehensive release and waiver agreement in substantially the same form as that attached hereto as Exhibit A. |
H. | Section 409A means section 409A of the Code and the Department of Treasury rules and regulations issued thereunder. |
I. | Separation From Service has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 409A. |
J. | Specified Employee means a person who is, as of the date of the persons Separation From Service, a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A, taking into account the elections made and procedures established in resolutions adopted by the Compensation & Management Development Committee of the Board. |
K. | Termination Base Salary shall mean Executives annual base salary with the Company at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control or, if a greater amount, Executives annual base salary at the rate in effect at any time thereafter. |
3. | Severance Benefits . If (a) Executive terminates his employment with the Company during the Protected Period for a Good Reason event or (b) the Company terminates Executives employment during the Protected Period other than (i) for Cause or (ii) due to Executives inability to perform the primary duties of his position for at least 180 consecutive days due to a physical or mental impairment and (c) as a result of such termination of employment Executive has a Separation From Service, Executive shall receive the following compensation and benefits from the Company, provided that, in the cases of Section 3A, 3C and 3D, Executive executes and does not revoke the Release: |
A. | On the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service with the Company, the Company shall pay to Executive in a lump sum, in cash, an amount equal to three times the sum of Executives (i) Termination Base Salary and (ii) Bonus. |
B. | Except to the extent specifically set forth in a grant agreement under any employee stock incentive plan of the Company, as of the date of Executives termination of employment (i) all restricted shares of Company stock of Executive (whether granted before or after the Effective Date) shall become 100% vested and all restrictions thereon shall lapse and the Company shall promptly deliver to Executive unrestricted shares |
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of Company stock, and (ii) each then outstanding Company stock option of Executive (whether granted before or after the Effective Date) shall become 100% exercisable. All restricted stock units granted by the Company to Executive shall vest and be settled in the manner provided in the applicable award agreement(s). |
C. | At the time specified below, for the six month period following the date on which Executive has a Separation From Service, the Company shall reimburse Executive for (1) if Executive or Executives dependents are eligible for and elect continued health coverage under a group health plan of the Company or an affiliate which is provided to satisfy the requirements of section 4980B of the Code (COBRA Coverage), the actual premium charged to Executive or Executives dependents for such COBRA Coverage or (2) if Executive is eligible to retire and receive retiree medical coverage, the actual premium charged to Executive for such retiree medical coverage for Executive and each of Executives dependents eligible for such retiree medical coverage. Such reimbursements (which shall be taxable income to Executive) shall be paid to Executive directly or to the applicable group health plan, as determined by the Company, at the time specified below. On the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service as described in this Section 3, the Company shall pay to Executive in a lump sum, in cash, the sum of (1) an amount such that after payment of all applicable income taxes, Executive retains an amount equal to thirty times the amount of the applicable COBRA Coverage premium for such Executive on such date and (2) an amount such that Executive shall, after payment of all income taxes owed by Executive, retain an amount sufficient to pay the reimbursements for the COBRA Coverage premiums or retiree medical premiums for the six month period following the date on which Executive has a Separation From Service. |
D. | The Company shall, at its sole expense, provide Executive with reasonable outplacement services, up to an aggregate amount of $30,000, from a nationally prominent executive outplacement service firm selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to Executive. The Company shall directly pay the provider the fees for such outplacement services. The period during which such outplacement services shall be provided to Executive at the expense of the Company shall not extend beyond earlier to occur of (i) the date Executive begins other full-time employment with a new employer or (ii) the last day of the second taxable year of Executive following the taxable year of Executive during which he incurs a Separation From Service. |
The Executive will not be paid the cash benefits described in Sections 3A, 3C and 3D, and the Executive shall forfeit any right to such payments, unless (i) the Executive has signed and delivered to the Company the Release furnished to the Executive and (ii) the period for revoking such Release shall have expired (in the |
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case of both clause (i) and clause (ii)) prior to the earlier of the deadline established by the Company or the date that is six months after the date of the Executives Separation From Service. |
For the final calendar year containing the Protected Period, in the event that the Company fails to award Executive prorated bonus compensation with respect to the portion of such calendar year prior to the expiration of the Protected Period in a manner that does not constitute a failure under Section 2E(iii), such failure shall be deemed to be an event that constitutes Good Reason and, if Executive terminates his employment upon or within 30 days following such failure, then such termination shall be deemed to be a termination of employment by Executive for Good Reason occurring during the Protected Period and Executives rights to benefits hereunder with respect to such termination shall be deemed to have arisen prior to the expiration of the Term. |
The Company may withhold from any amounts or benefits payable under this Agreement all such taxes as it shall be required to withhold pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. |
4. | Parachute Tax Gross Up. |
If any payment made, or benefit provided, to or on behalf of Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise (Payments) results in Executive being subject to the excise tax imposed by section 4999 of the Code (or any successor or similar provision) (Excise Tax), the Company shall, on the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service with the Company, pay Executive an additional amount in cash (the Additional Payment) such that after payment by Executive of all taxes, including, without limitation, any income taxes and Excise Tax imposed on the Additional Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Additional Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed on the Payments. Such determinations shall be made by the Companys independent certified public accountants. The parties intend and agree that the payment deadline specified above in this Section 4 is not to be extended as a result of the following sentence which is included solely for the purpose of complying with Section 409A. The Company shall make a payment to reimburse Executive in an amount equal to all federal, state and local taxes imposed upon Executive that are described in this Section 4, including the amount of additional taxes imposed upon Executive due to the Companys payment of the initial taxes on such amounts, by the end of Executives taxable year next following Executives taxable year in which Executive remits the related taxes to the taxing authority. |
5. | Disputed Payments and Failures to Pay . |
If the Company fails to make a payment in whole or in part as of the payment deadline specified in this Agreement, either intentionally or unintentionally, other than with the consent of Executive, Executive shall make prompt and reasonable good faith efforts to collect the remaining portion of the payment. The Company |
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shall pay any such unpaid benefits due to Executive, together with interest on the unpaid benefits from the date of the payment deadline specified in this Agreement at 120 percent of the rate specified in section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code within ten (10) business days of discovering that the additional monies are due and payable. |
6. | No Mitigation. |
Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise nor, except as provided in Sections 3C and 3D, shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced as the result of employment by another employer or self-employment, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by Executive to the Company or otherwise, except that any severance payments or benefits that Executive is entitled to receive pursuant to a Company severance plan or program for employees in general shall reduce the amount of payments and benefits otherwise payable or to be provided to Executive under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no such reduction to the extent that such reduction would result in an acceleration of payment of nonqualified deferred compensation that is prohibited under Section 409A. |
7. | Successor Agreement. |
The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly in writing on or prior to the effective date of such succession and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no succession had taken place. Failure of the successor to so assume as provided herein shall constitute a breach of this Agreement and entitle Executive to the payments and benefits hereunder as if triggered by a termination of Executive by the Company other than for Cause on the date of such succession. |
8. | Indemnity. |
In any situation where under applicable law the Company has the power to indemnify, advance expenses to and defend Executive in respect of any judgments, fines, settlements, loss, cost or expense (including attorneys fees) of any nature related to or arising out of Executives activities as an agent, employee, officer or director of the Company or in any other capacity on behalf of or at the request of the Company, then the Company shall promptly on written request, fully indemnify Executive, advance expenses (including attorneys fees) to Executive and defend Executive to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including but not limited to making such findings and determinations and taking any and all such actions as the Company may, under applicable law, be permitted to have the discretion to take so as to effectuate such indemnification, advancement or defense. Such agreement by the Company shall not be deemed to |
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impair any other obligation of the Company respecting Executives indemnification or defense otherwise arising out of this or any other agreement or promise of the Company under any statute. Payments made pursuant to this Section 8 shall be made within ten (10) business days after delivery of Executives written request for payment accompanied with such evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the Company may reasonably require. The parties intend and agree that the foregoing ten (10) business day deadline is not to be extended as a result of the following sentence which is included solely for the purpose of complying with Section 409A. The Company shall make a payment to reimburse Executive pursuant to this Section 8 by the end of Executives taxable year following Executives taxable year in which the legal fees or expenses were incurred by Executive. The legal fees or expenses that are subject to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 shall not be limited as a result of when the fees or expenses are incurred. The amount of legal fees or expenses that is eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 during a given taxable year of Executive shall not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year of Executive. The right to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if Executive is a Specified Employee, any amount to which Executive would otherwise be entitled under this Section 8 during the first six months following the date of Executives Separation From Service shall be accumulated and paid to Executive on the date that is six months following the date of his Separation From Service. |
9. | Notices. |
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed, in either case, to the Companys headquarters or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notices and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee. |
10. | Arbitration. |
Any dispute about the validity, interpretation, effect or alleged violation of this Agreement (an arbitrable dispute) must be submitted to confidential arbitration in Houston, Texas. Arbitration shall take place before an experienced employment arbitrator licensed to practice law in such state and selected in accordance with the Model Employment Arbitration Procedures of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration shall be the exclusive remedy of any arbitrable dispute. The Company shall bear all fees, costs and expenses of arbitration, including its own, those of the arbitrator and those of Executive unless the arbitrator provides otherwise with respect to the fees, costs and expenses of Executive; in no event shall Executive be chargeable with the fees, costs and expenses of the Company or the arbitrator. Should any party to this Agreement pursue any arbitrable dispute by any method other than arbitration, the other party |
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shall be entitled to recover from the party initiating the use of such method all damages, costs, expenses and attorneys fees incurred as a result of the use of such method. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall purport to waive or in any way limit the right of any party to seek to enforce any judgment or decision on an arbitrable dispute in a court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Houston, Texas, for the purposes of any proceeding arising out of this Agreement. |
11. | Governing Law. |
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to conflicts of law principles. |
12. | Entire Agreement. |
This Agreement is an integration of the parties agreement and no agreement or representatives, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. |
13. | Severability. |
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. |
14. | Amendment and Waivers. |
No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and such member of the Board as may be specifically authorized by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or in compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. |
15. | Rights to Value of Certain Overriding Royalty Interests. |
Executive acknowledges and agrees that upon a change of control (as defined in the Newfield Exploration Company Second Amended and Restated 2003 Incentive Compensation Plan (the ICP)) (A) the ICP will terminate and (B) Executive will have no further rights with respect to the ICP or the Newfield Employee 1993 Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended, the 1993 Plan) except for the right to receive payments with respect to outstanding Deferred Awards (as defined in the ICP) and outstanding Deferred Incentive Compensation Awards (as defined in the 1993 Plan). |
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16. | Compliance with Section 409A. |
The Company and Executive intend that this Agreement by its terms and in operation meet the requirements of Section 409A so that compensation deferred under this Agreement (and applicable investment earnings) shall not be subject to tax under Section 409A. Any ambiguities in this Agreement shall be construed to effect this intent. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be in violation of Section 409A, then such provision shall be deemed to be modified or restricted to the extent and in the manner necessary to render such provision in conformity with Section 409A, or shall be deemed excised from this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced to the maximum extent permitted by Section 409A as if such provision had been originally incorporated in this Agreement as so modified or restricted, or as if such provision had not been originally incorporated in this Agreement, as the case may be. |
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1. | Term of Agreement. |
A. | The term of this Agreement (the Term) shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in effect through the third anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, commencing on the first day following the Effective Date and on each day thereafter, the Term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional day unless the Board shall give written notice to Executive that the Term shall cease to be so extended in which event the Agreement shall terminate on the third anniversary of the date such notice is given. | ||
B. | Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if a Change of Control occurs during the Term of this Agreement, the Term shall automatically be extended for the 36-month period following the date of the Change of Control; provided, however, that in no event shall such extension of the Term expire prior to the end of the 30-day period described in Section 2E below, if applicable. |
C. | Termination of this Agreement shall not alter or impair any rights of Executive arising hereunder on or before such termination. |
2. | Certain Definitions. |
A. | Bonus shall mean an amount equal to one-half of the total of all cash bonuses (whether paid or deferred) awarded to Executive by the Company with respect to (i) the two most recent calendar years ending prior to Executives termination of employment or (ii) if greater, the two most recent calendar years ending prior to the Change of Control. | ||
B. | Cause shall mean: |
(i) | the willful and continued failure by Executive to substantially perform Executives duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from Executives incapacity due to physical or mental illness); | ||
(ii) | Executives conviction of or plea of nolo contendre to a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; | ||
(iii) | Executive willfully engages in gross misconduct materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; | ||
(iv) | Executives material violation of any material policy of the Company; or | ||
(v) | Executives having been the subject of any order, judicial or administrative, obtained or issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, for any securities violation involving fraud. |
For purposes of clause (i) of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on Executives part shall be deemed willful unless done, or omitted to be done, by Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that Executives act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the Company. The determination of whether Cause exists must be made by a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board that was called for the purpose of considering such termination (after 10 days notice to Executive and an opportunity for Executive, together with Executives counsel, to be heard before the Board and, if possible, to cure the breach that was the alleged basis for Cause prior to the meeting of the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive was guilty of conduct constituting Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. |
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C. | Change of Control shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: |
(i) | the Company is not the surviving Person (as such term is defined below) in any merger, consolidation or other reorganization (or survives only as a subsidiary of another Person); | ||
(ii) | the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with another Person pursuant to which less than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation are issued in respect of the capital stock of the Company; | ||
(iii) | the Company sells, leases or exchanges all or substantially all of its assets to any other Person; | ||
(iv) | the Company is to be dissolved and liquidated; | ||
(v) | any Person, including a group as contemplated by Section13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, acquires or gains ownership or control (including the power to vote) of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Companys voting stock (based upon voting power); or | ||
(vi) | as a result of or in connection with a contested election of directors, the Persons who were directors of the Company before such election cease to constitute a majority of the Board. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the definition of Change of Control shall not include (a) any merger, consolidation, reorganization, sale, lease, exchange, or similar transaction involving solely the Company and one or more Persons that were wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company immediately prior to such event or (b) any event that is not a change in control for purposes of Section 409A. For purposes of this definition, Person shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, incorporated or unincorporated organization or association or other legal entity of any kind. | |||
D. | Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. | ||
E. | Good Reason shall mean: |
(i) | a material reduction in Executives authority, duties, titles, status or responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control or the assignment to Executive of duties or responsibilities inconsistent in any material respect from those of Executive in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control; | ||
(ii) | any reduction in Executives annual rate of base salary; |
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(iii) | any failure by the Company to provide Executive with a combined total of annual base salary and annual bonus compensation at a level at least equal to the combined total of Executives annual rate of base salary with the Company in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control and one-half of the total of all cash bonuses (whether paid or deferred) awarded to Executive by the Company with respect to the two most recent calendar years ending prior to the Change of Control, with a failure being deemed to have occurred in the event that payments are made to Executive in a form other than cash, base salary is deferred at other than Executives election, bonus compensation is not awarded within two and one-half months following the end of the calendar year to which it relates, bonus compensation is deferred at other than Executives election at a rate in excess of the average ratio of deferred bonuses to currently paid bonuses awarded to Executive with respect to the two most recent calendar years ending prior to the Change of Control, or bonus compensation is deferred at other than Executives election in a manner that is not substantially similar in terms of Executives vested rights and timing of payments to the manner in which deferred bonuses were awarded to Executive with respect to the two most recent calendar years ending prior to the Change of Control; | ||
(iv) | the Company fails to obtain a written agreement from any successor or assigns of the Company to assume and perform this Agreement as provided in Section 7 hereof; or | ||
(v) | the relocation of the Companys principal executive offices by more than 50 miles from where such offices were located immediately prior to the Change of Control or Executive is based at any office other than the principal executive offices of the Company, except for travel reasonably required in the performance of Executives duties and reasonably consistent with Executives travel prior to the Change of Control. |
Unless Executive terminates his employment upon or within 30 days following the later of an act or omission to act by the Company constituting a Good Reason hereunder, Executives continued employment thereafter shall constitute Executives consent to, and a waiver of Executives rights with respect to, such act or failure to act. Executives right to terminate Executives employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by Executives incapacity due to physical or mental illness. Executives determination that an act or failure to act constitutes Good Reason shall be presumed to be valid unless such determination is deemed by an arbitrator to be unreasonable and not to have been made in good faith by Executive. |
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F. | Protected Period shall mean the 36-month period beginning on the effective date of a Change of Control; provided, however, that in no event shall such period expire prior to the end of the 30-day period described in Section 2E above, if applicable. | ||
G. | Release shall mean a comprehensive release and waiver agreement in substantially the same form as that attached hereto as Exhibit A. | ||
H. | Section 409A means section 409A of the Code and the Department of Treasury rules and regulations issued thereunder. | ||
I. | Separation From Service has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 409A. | ||
J. | Specified Employee means a person who is, as of the date of the persons Separation From Service, a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A, taking into account the elections made and procedures established in resolutions adopted by the Compensation & Management Development Committee of the Board. | ||
K. | Termination Base Salary shall mean Executives annual base salary with the Company at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control or, if a greater amount, Executives annual base salary at the rate in effect at any time thereafter. |
3. | Severance Benefits . If (a) Executive terminates his employment with the Company during the Protected Period for a Good Reason event or (b) the Company terminates Executives employment during the Protected Period other than (i) for Cause or (ii) due to Executives inability to perform the primary duties of his position for at least 180 consecutive days due to a physical or mental impairment and (c) as a result of such termination of employment Executive has a Separation From Service, Executive shall receive the following compensation and benefits from the Company, provided that, in the cases of Section 3A, 3C and 3D, Executive executes and does not revoke the Release: |
A. | On the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service with the Company, the Company shall pay to Executive in a lump sum, in cash, an amount equal to three times the sum of Executives (i) Termination Base Salary and (ii) Bonus. | ||
B. | Except to the extent specifically set forth in a grant agreement under any employee stock incentive plan of the Company, as of the date of Executives termination of employment (i) all restricted shares of Company stock of Executive (whether granted before or after the Effective Date) shall become 100% vested and all restrictions thereon shall lapse and the Company shall promptly deliver to Executive unrestricted shares |
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of Company stock, and (ii) each then outstanding Company stock option of Executive (whether granted before or after the Effective Date) shall become 100% exercisable. All restricted stock units granted by the Company to Executive shall vest and be settled in the manner provided in the applicable award agreement(s). | |||
C. | At the time specified below, for the six month period following the date on which Executive has a Separation From Service, the Company shall reimburse Executive for (1) if Executive or Executives dependents are eligible for and elect continued health coverage under a group health plan of the Company or an affiliate which is provided to satisfy the requirements of section 4980B of the Code (COBRA Coverage), the actual premium charged to Executive or Executives dependents for such COBRA Coverage or (2) if Executive is eligible to retire and receive retiree medical coverage, the actual premium charged to Executive for such retiree medical coverage for Executive and each of Executives dependents eligible for such retiree medical coverage. Such reimbursements (which shall be taxable income to Executive) shall be paid to Executive directly or to the applicable group health plan, as determined by the Company, at the time specified below. On the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service as described in this Section 3, the Company shall pay to Executive in a lump sum, in cash, the sum of (1) an amount such that after payment of all applicable income taxes, Executive retains an amount equal to thirty times the amount of the applicable COBRA Coverage premium for such Executive on such date and (2) an amount such that Executive shall, after payment of all income taxes owed by Executive, retain an amount sufficient to pay the reimbursements for the COBRA Coverage premiums or retiree medical premiums for the six month period following the date on which Executive has a Separation From Service. | ||
D. | The Company shall, at its sole expense, provide Executive with reasonable outplacement services, up to an aggregate amount of $30,000, from a nationally prominent executive outplacement service firm selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to Executive. The Company shall directly pay the provider the fees for such outplacement services. The period during which such outplacement services shall be provided to Executive at the expense of the Company shall not extend beyond earlier to occur of (i) the date Executive begins other full-time employment with a new employer or (ii) the last day of the second taxable year of Executive following the taxable year of Executive during which he incurs a Separation From Service. |
The Executive will not be paid the cash benefits described in Sections 3A, 3C and 3D, and the Executive shall forfeit any right to such payments, unless (i) the Executive has signed and delivered to the Company the Release furnished to the Executive and (ii) the period for revoking such Release shall have expired (in the |
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case of both clause (i) and clause (ii)) prior to the earlier of the deadline established by the Company or the date that is six months after the date of the Executives Separation From Service. | |||
For the final calendar year containing the Protected Period, in the event that the Company fails to award Executive prorated bonus compensation with respect to the portion of such calendar year prior to the expiration of the Protected Period in a manner that does not constitute a failure under Section 2E(iii), such failure shall be deemed to be an event that constitutes Good Reason and, if Executive terminates his employment upon or within 30 days following such failure, then such termination shall be deemed to be a termination of employment by Executive for Good Reason occurring during the Protected Period and Executives rights to benefits hereunder with respect to such termination shall be deemed to have arisen prior to the expiration of the Term. | |||
The Company may withhold from any amounts or benefits payable under this Agreement all such taxes as it shall be required to withhold pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. | |||
4. | Parachute Tax Gross Up. | ||
If any payment made, or benefit provided, to or on behalf of Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise (Payments) results in Executive being subject to the excise tax imposed by section 4999 of the Code (or any successor or similar provision) (Excise Tax), the Company shall, on the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service with the Company, pay Executive an additional amount in cash (the Additional Payment) such that after payment by Executive of all taxes, including, without limitation, any income taxes and Excise Tax imposed on the Additional Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Additional Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed on the Payments. Such determinations shall be made by the Companys independent certified public accountants. The parties intend and agree that the payment deadline specified above in this Section 4 is not to be extended as a result of the following sentence which is included solely for the purpose of complying with Section 409A. The Company shall make a payment to reimburse Executive in an amount equal to all federal, state and local taxes imposed upon Executive that are described in this Section 4, including the amount of additional taxes imposed upon Executive due to the Companys payment of the initial taxes on such amounts, by the end of Executives taxable year next following Executives taxable year in which Executive remits the related taxes to the taxing authority. | |||
5. | Disputed Payments and Failures to Pay . | ||
If the Company fails to make a payment in whole or in part as of the payment deadline specified in this Agreement, either intentionally or unintentionally, other than with the consent of Executive, Executive shall make prompt and reasonable good faith efforts to collect the remaining portion of the payment. The Company |
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shall pay any such unpaid benefits due to Executive, together with interest on the unpaid benefits from the date of the payment deadline specified in this Agreement at 120 percent of the rate specified in section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code within ten (10) business days of discovering that the additional monies are due and payable. | |||
6. | No Mitigation. | ||
Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise nor, except as provided in Sections 3C and 3D, shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced as the result of employment by another employer or self-employment, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by Executive to the Company or otherwise, except that any severance payments or benefits that Executive is entitled to receive pursuant to a Company severance plan or program for employees in general shall reduce the amount of payments and benefits otherwise payable or to be provided to Executive under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no such reduction to the extent that such reduction would result in an acceleration of payment of nonqualified deferred compensation that is prohibited under Section 409A. | |||
7. | Successor Agreement. | ||
The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly in writing on or prior to the effective date of such succession and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no succession had taken place. Failure of the successor to so assume as provided herein shall constitute a breach of this Agreement and entitle Executive to the payments and benefits hereunder as if triggered by a termination of Executive by the Company other than for Cause on the date of such succession. | |||
8. | Indemnity. | ||
In any situation where under applicable law the Company has the power to indemnify, advance expenses to and defend Executive in respect of any judgments, fines, settlements, loss, cost or expense (including attorneys fees) of any nature related to or arising out of Executives activities as an agent, employee, officer or director of the Company or in any other capacity on behalf of or at the request of the Company, then the Company shall promptly on written request, fully indemnify Executive, advance expenses (including attorneys fees) to Executive and defend Executive to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including but not limited to making such findings and determinations and taking any and all such actions as the Company may, under applicable law, be permitted to have the discretion to take so as to effectuate such indemnification, advancement or defense. Such agreement by the Company shall not be deemed to |
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impair any other obligation of the Company respecting Executives indemnification or defense otherwise arising out of this or any other agreement or promise of the Company under any statute. Payments made pursuant to this Section 8 shall be made within ten (10) business days after delivery of Executives written request for payment accompanied with such evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the Company may reasonably require. The parties intend and agree that the foregoing ten (10) business day deadline is not to be extended as a result of the following sentence which is included solely for the purpose of complying with Section 409A. The Company shall make a payment to reimburse Executive pursuant to this Section 8 by the end of Executives taxable year following Executives taxable year in which the legal fees or expenses were incurred by Executive. The legal fees or expenses that are subject to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 shall not be limited as a result of when the fees or expenses are incurred. The amount of legal fees or expenses that is eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 during a given taxable year of Executive shall not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year of Executive. The right to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if Executive is a Specified Employee, any amount to which Executive would otherwise be entitled under this Section 8 during the first six months following the date of Executives Separation From Service shall be accumulated and paid to Executive on the date that is six months following the date of his Separation From Service. | |||
9. | Notices. | ||
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed, in either case, to the Companys headquarters or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notices and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee. | |||
10. | Arbitration. | ||
Any dispute about the validity, interpretation, effect or alleged violation of this Agreement (an arbitrable dispute) must be submitted to confidential arbitration in Houston, Texas. Arbitration shall take place before an experienced employment arbitrator licensed to practice law in such state and selected in accordance with the Model Employment Arbitration Procedures of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration shall be the exclusive remedy of any arbitrable dispute. The Company shall bear all fees, costs and expenses of arbitration, including its own, those of the arbitrator and those of Executive unless the arbitrator provides otherwise with respect to the fees, costs and expenses of Executive; in no event shall Executive be chargeable with the fees, costs and expenses of the Company or the arbitrator. Should any party to this Agreement pursue any arbitrable dispute by any method other than arbitration, the other party |
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shall be entitled to recover from the party initiating the use of such method all damages, costs, expenses and attorneys fees incurred as a result of the use of such method. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall purport to waive or in any way limit the right of any party to seek to enforce any judgment or decision on an arbitrable dispute in a court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Houston, Texas, for the purposes of any proceeding arising out of this Agreement. | |||
11. | Governing Law. | ||
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to conflicts of law principles. | |||
12. | Entire Agreement. | ||
This Agreement is an integration of the parties agreement and no agreement or representatives, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. | |||
13. | Severability. | ||
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. | |||
14. | Amendment and Waivers. | ||
No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and such member of the Board as may be specifically authorized by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or in compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. | |||
15. | Rights to Value of Certain Overriding Royalty Interests. | ||
Executive acknowledges and agrees that upon a change of control (as defined in the Newfield Exploration Company Second Amended and Restated 2003 Incentive Compensation Plan (the ICP)) (A) the ICP will terminate and (B) Executive will have no further rights with respect to the ICP or the Newfield Employee 1993 Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended, the 1993 Plan) except for the right to receive payments with respect to outstanding Deferred Awards (as defined in the ICP) and outstanding Deferred Incentive Compensation Awards (as defined in the 1993 Plan). |
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16. | Compliance with Section 409A. | ||
The Company and Executive intend that this Agreement by its terms and in operation meet the requirements of Section 409A so that compensation deferred under this Agreement (and applicable investment earnings) shall not be subject to tax under Section 409A. Any ambiguities in this Agreement shall be construed to effect this intent. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be in violation of Section 409A, then such provision shall be deemed to be modified or restricted to the extent and in the manner necessary to render such provision in conformity with Section 409A, or shall be deemed excised from this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced to the maximum extent permitted by Section 409A as if such provision had been originally incorporated in this Agreement as so modified or restricted, or as if such provision had not been originally incorporated in this Agreement, as the case may be. |
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1. | Term of Agreement. |
2. | Certain Definitions. |
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3. | Severance Benefits . If (a) Executive terminates his employment with the Company during the Protected Period for a Good Reason event or (b) the Company terminates |
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Executives employment during the Protected Period other than (i) for Cause or (ii) due to Executives inability to perform the primary duties of his position for at least 180 consecutive days due to a physical or mental impairment and (c) as a result of such termination of employment Executive has a Separation From Service, Executive shall receive the following compensation and benefits from the Company, provided that, in the cases of Section 3 A, 3C and 3D, Executive executes and does not revoke the Release: |
A. | On the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service with the Company, the Company shall pay to Executive in a lump sum, in cash, an amount equal to two times the sum of Executives (i) Termination Base Salary and (ii) Bonus. | ||
B. | Except to the extent specifically set forth in a grant agreement under any employee stock incentive plan of the Company, as of the date of Executives termination of employment (i) all restricted shares of Company stock of Executive (whether granted before or after the Effective Date) shall become 100% vested and all restrictions thereon shall lapse and the Company shall promptly deliver to Executive unrestricted shares of Company stock, and (ii) each then outstanding Company stock option of Executive (whether granted before or after the Effective Date) shall become 100% exercisable. All restricted stock units granted by the Company to Executive shall vest and be settled in the manner provided in the applicable award agreement(s). | ||
C. | At the time specified below, for the six month period following the date on which Executive has a Separation From Service, the Company shall reimburse Executive for (1) if Executive or Executives dependents are eligible for and elect continued health coverage under a group health plan of the Company or an affiliate which is provided to satisfy the requirements of section 4980B of the Code (COBRA Coverage), the actual premium charged to Executive or Executives dependents for such COBRA Coverage or (2) if Executive is eligible to retire and receive retiree medical coverage, the actual premium charged to Executive for such retiree medical coverage for Executive and each of Executives dependents eligible for such retiree medical coverage. Such reimbursements (which shall be taxable income to Executive) shall be paid to Executive directly or to the applicable group health plan, as determined by the Company, at the time specified below. On the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service as described in this Section 3, the Company shall pay to Executive in a lump sum, in cash, the sum of (1) an amount such that after payment of all applicable income taxes, Executive retains an amount equal to eighteen times the amount of the applicable COBRA Coverage premium for such Executive on such date and (2) an amount such that Executive shall, after payment of all income taxes owed by Executive, retain an amount sufficient to pay the reimbursements for the COBRA Coverage premiums or retiree medical premiums for the six month period following the date on which Executive has a Separation From Service. |
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D. | The Company shall, at its sole expense, provide Executive with reasonable outplacement services, up to an aggregate amount of $30,000, from a nationally prominent executive outplacement service firm selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to Executive. The Company shall directly pay the provider the fees for such outplacement services. The period during which such outplacement services shall be provided to Executive at the expense of the Company shall not extend beyond earlier to occur of (i) the date Executive begins other full-time employment with a new employer or (ii) the last day of the 24-month period that commences on the date the Executive incurs a Separation From Service. |
The Executive will not be paid the cash benefits described in Sections 3A, 3C and 3D, and the Executive shall forfeit any right to such payments, unless (i) the Executive has signed and delivered to the Company the Release furnished to the Executive and (ii) the period for revoking such Release shall have expired (in the case of both clause (i) and clause (ii)) prior to the earlier of the deadline established by the Company or the date that is six months after the date of the Executives Separation From Service. | ||
For the final calendar year containing the Protected Period, in the event that the Company fails to award Executive prorated bonus compensation with respect to the portion of such calendar year prior to the expiration of the Protected Period in a manner that does not constitute a failure under Section 2E(iii), such failure shall be deemed to be an event that constitutes Good Reason and, if Executive terminates his employment upon or within 30 days following such failure, then such termination shall be deemed to be a termination of employment by Executive for Good Reason occurring during the Protected Period and Executives rights to benefits hereunder with respect to such termination shall be deemed to have arisen prior to the expiration of the Term. | ||
The Company may withhold from any amounts or benefits payable under this Agreement all such taxes as it shall be required to withhold pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. | ||
4. | Parachute Tax Gross Up. | |
If any payment made, or benefit provided, to or on behalf of Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise (Payments) results in Executive being subject to the excise tax imposed by section 4999 of the Code (or any successor or similar provision) (Excise Tax), the Company shall, on the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service with the Company, pay Executive an additional amount in cash (the Additional Payment) such that after payment by Executive of all taxes, including, without limitation, any income taxes and Excise Tax imposed on the Additional Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Additional Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed on the Payments. Such determinations shall be made by the Companys independent certified public accountants. The parties intend and agree that the payment deadline specified above in this Section 4 is not to be extended as a result of the following sentence which is included solely for the purpose of complying with Section 409A. The Company shall make a payment to reimburse Executive in an amount equal to all federal, |
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state and local taxes imposed upon Executive that are described in this Section 4, including the amount of additional taxes imposed upon Executive due to the Companys payment of the initial taxes on such amounts, by the end of Executives taxable year next following Executives taxable year in which Executive remits the related taxes to the taxing authority. | ||
5. | Disputed Payments and Failures to Pay. | |
If the Company fails to make a payment in whole or in part as of the payment deadline specified in this Agreement, either intentionally or unintentionally, other than with the consent of Executive, Executive shall make prompt and reasonable good faith efforts to collect the remaining portion of the payment. The Company shall pay any such unpaid benefits due to Executive, together with interest on the unpaid benefits from the date of the payment deadline specified in this Agreement at 120 percent of the rate specified in section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code within ten (10) business days of discovering that the additional monies are due and payable. | ||
6. | No Mitigation. | |
Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise nor, except as provided in Sections 3C and 3D, shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced as the result of employment by another employer or self-employment, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by Executive to the Company or otherwise, except that any severance payments or benefits that Executive is entitled to receive pursuant to a Company severance plan or program for employees in general shall reduce the amount of payments and benefits otherwise payable or to be provided to Executive under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no such reduction to the extent that such reduction would result in an acceleration of payment of nonqualified deferred compensation that is prohibited under Section 409A. | ||
7. | Successor Agreement. | |
The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly in writing on or prior to the effective date of such succession and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no succession had taken place. Failure of the successor to so assume as provided herein shall constitute a breach of this Agreement and entitle Executive to the payments and benefits hereunder as if triggered by a termination of Executive by the Company other than for Cause on the date of such succession. | ||
8. | Indemnity. | |
In any situation where under applicable law the Company has the power to indemnify, advance expenses to and defend Executive in respect of any judgments, fines, settlements, loss, cost or expense (including attorneys fees) of any nature related to or |
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arising out of Executives activities as an agent, employee, officer or director of the Company or in any other capacity on behalf of or at the request of the Company, then the Company shall promptly on written request, fully indemnify Executive, advance expenses (including attorneys fees) to Executive and defend Executive to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including but not limited to making such findings and determinations and taking any and all such actions as the Company may, under applicable law, be permitted to have the discretion to take so as to effectuate such indemnification, advancement or defense. Such agreement by the Company shall not be deemed to impair any other obligation of the Company respecting Executives indemnification or defense otherwise arising out of this or any other agreement or promise of the Company under any statute. Payments made pursuant to this Section 8 shall be made within ten (10) business days after delivery of Executives written request for payment accompanied with such evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the Company may reasonably require. The parties intend and agree that the foregoing ten (10) business day deadline is not to be extended as a result of the following sentence which is included solely for the purpose of complying with Section 409A. The Company shall make a payment to reimburse Executive pursuant to this Section 8 by the end of Executives taxable year following Executives taxable year in which the legal fees or expenses were incurred by Executive. The legal fees or expenses that are subject to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 shall not be limited as a result of when the fees or expenses are incurred. The amount of legal fees or expenses that is eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 during a given taxable year of Executive shall not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year of Executive. The right to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if Executive is a Specified Employee, any amount to which Executive would otherwise be entitled under this Section 8 during the first six months following the date of Executives Separation From Service shall be accumulated and paid to Executive on the date that is six months following the date of his Separation From Service. | ||
9. | Notices. | |
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed, in either case, to the Companys headquarters or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notices and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee. | ||
10. | Arbitration. | |
Any dispute about the validity, interpretation, effect or alleged violation of this Agreement (an arbitrable dispute) must be submitted to confidential arbitration in Houston, Texas. Arbitration shall take place before an experienced employment arbitrator licensed to practice law in such state and selected in accordance with the Model Employment Arbitration Procedures of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration shall be the exclusive remedy of any arbitrable dispute. The Company shall bear all fees, costs and expenses of arbitration, including its own, those of the arbitrator |
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and those of Executive unless the arbitrator provides otherwise with respect to the fees, costs and expenses of Executive; in no event shall Executive be chargeable with the fees, costs and expenses of the Company or the arbitrator. Should any party to this Agreement pursue any arbitrable dispute by any method other than arbitration, the other party shall be entitled to recover from the party initiating the use of such method all damages, costs, expenses and attorneys fees incurred as a result of the use of such method. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall purport to waive or in any way limit the right of any party to seek to enforce any judgment or decision on an arbitrable dispute in a court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Houston, Texas, for the purposes of any proceeding arising out of this Agreement. | ||
11. | Governing Law. | |
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to conflicts of law principles. | ||
12. | Entire Agreement. | |
This Agreement is an integration of the parties agreement and no agreement or representatives, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. | ||
13. | Severability. | |
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. | ||
14. | Amendment and Waivers. | |
No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and such member of the Board as may be specifically authorized by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or in compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. | ||
15. | Rights to Value of Certain Overriding Royalty Interests. | |
Executive acknowledges and agrees that upon a change of control (as defined in the Newfield Exploration Company Second Amended and Restated 2003 Incentive Compensation Plan (the ICP)) (A) the ICP will terminate and (B) Executive will have no further rights with respect to the ICP or the Newfield Employee 1993 Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended, the 1993 Plan) except for the right to receive |
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payments with respect to outstanding Deferred Awards (as defined in the ICP) and outstanding Deferred Incentive Compensation Awards (as defined in the 1993 Plan). | ||
16. | Compliance with Section 409A. | |
The Company and Executive intend that this Agreement by its terms and in operation meet the requirements of Section 409A so that compensation deferred under this Agreement (and applicable investment earnings) shall not be subject to tax under Section 409A. Any ambiguities in this Agreement shall be construed to effect this intent. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be in violation of Section 409A, then such provision shall be deemed to be modified or restricted to the extent and in the manner necessary to render such provision in conformity with Section 409A, or shall be deemed excised from this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced to the maximum extent permitted by Section 409A as if such provision had been originally incorporated in this Agreement as so modified or restricted, or as if such provision had not been originally incorporated in this Agreement, as the case may be. |
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1. | Termination . Executives employment with Newfield will be terminated effective . Executive acknowledges and agrees that he has no authority to act for, and will not act for, Newfield in any capacity on or after the date on which he is terminated. Executive may not execute this Agreement and Release until on or after the date on which Executives employment is terminated. | |
2. | Consideration . After Executive signs and returns this Agreement and Release, Newfield will provide Executive with a severance payment at the time and in the amount set forth in Section 3 of that certain Amended and Restated Change of Control Severance Agreement entered into between Executive and Newfield (the Severance Agreement) which is attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement and Release for all purposes. This Agreement and Release is entered into by Executive in return for Newfields promises herein and in the Severance Agreement to provide the severance payment and other benefits to Executive as provided in the Severance Agreement, which Executive acknowledges and agrees to be good and sufficient consideration to which Executive is not otherwise entitled. | |
3. | Prior Rights and Obligations . Except as herein set forth, this Agreement and Release extinguishes all rights, if any, which Executive may have, and obligations, if any, Newfield may have, contractual or otherwise, relating to the employment or termination of employment of Executive with Newfield or any of the other Newfield Parties (as defined in Paragraph 7 below) including without limitation, all rights or benefits he may have under any employment contract, incentive compensation plan, bonus plan or stock option plan with any Newfield Party. | |
4. | Company Assets . Executive hereby represents and warrants that he has no claim or right, title or interest in any property designated on any Newfield Partys books as property or assets of any of the Newfield Parties. Promptly after the effective date of his resignation, Executive shall deliver to Newfield any such property in his possession or control, including, if applicable and without limitation, his personal computer, cellular telephone, keys and credit cards furnished by any Newfield Party for his use. | |
5. | Proprietary and Confidential Information . Executive agrees and acknowledges that the Newfield Parties have developed and own valuable Proprietary and Confidential Information which constitutes valuable and unique property including, without limitation, concepts, ideas, plans, strategies, analyses, surveys, and proprietary information related to the past, present or anticipated business of the various Newfield |
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Parties. Except as may be required by law, Executive agrees that he will not at any time disclose to others, permit to be disclosed, use, permit to be used, copy or permit to be copied, any such Proprietary and Confidential Information (whether or not developed by Executive) without Newfields prior written consent. Except as may be required by law, Executive further agrees to maintain in confidence any Proprietary and Confidential Information of third parties received or of which he has knowledge as a result of his employment with Newfield or any Newfield Party. | ||
6. | Cooperation . Executive shall cooperate with the Newfield Parties to the extent reasonably required in all matters relating to his employment or the winding up of his pending work on behalf of any Newfield Party and the orderly transfer of any such pending work as designated by Newfield. This obligation of cooperation shall continue indefinitely subject to Executives reasonable availability and shall include, without limitation, assisting Newfield and its counsel in preparing and defending against any claims which may be brought against Newfield or any Newfield Party or responding to any inquiry by any governmental agency or stock exchange. Newfields requests for Executives cooperation as may be required from time to time shall be as commercially reasonable and Executive agrees that he shall be commercially reasonable in providing such cooperation, taking into account the needs of the Newfield Parties and the position he may have with another employer at the time such cooperation is required. Executive shall take such further action and execute such further documents as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and Release. | |
7. | Newfield Parties . Executive agrees that Newfield, its parent, sister, affiliated and subsidiary companies, past and present, and their respective employees, officers, directors, stockholders, agents, representatives, partners, predecessors and successors, past or present, and all benefit plans sponsored by any of them, past or present, shall be defined collectively, including Newfield, as the Newfield Parties and each of them, corporate or individual, individually as a Newfield Party. | |
8. | Executives Warranty and Representation . Executive represents, warrants and agrees that he has not filed any claims, appeals, complaints, charges or lawsuits against any of the Newfield Parties with any governmental agency or court. Executive also represents, warrants and agrees that, except as prohibited by law, he will not file or permit to be filed or accept benefit from any claim, complaint or petition filed with any court by him or on his behalf at any time hereafter; provided, however, this shall not limit Executive from filing a Demand for Arbitration for the sole purpose of enforcing his rights under this Agreement and Release. Further, Executive represents and warrants that no other person or entity has any interest or assignment of any claims or causes of action, if any, he may have against any Newfield Party, which have been satisfied fully by this Agreement and Release and which he now releases in their entirety, and that he has not sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed or otherwise disposed of any of the claims, demands, obligations, or causes of action referred to in this Agreement and Release, and that he has the sole right and exclusive authority to execute this Agreement and Release and receive the consideration provided. |
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9. | Release . Executive agrees to release, acquit and discharge and does hereby release, acquit and discharge the Newfield Parties, individually and collectively, from any and all claims and from any and all causes of action against any of the Newfield Parties, of any kind or character, whether now known or not known, he may have against any such Newfield Party including, but not limited to, any claim for salary, benefits, expenses, costs, damages, compensation, remuneration or wages; and all claims or causes of action arising from his employment, termination of employment, or any alleged discriminatory employment practices, including but not limited to any and all claims or causes of action arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, and any other federal, state or local laws, whether statutory or common, contract or tort. This release also applies to any claims brought by any person or agency or class action under which Executive may have a right or benefit. | |
10. | No Admissions . Executive expressly understands and agrees that the terms of this Agreement and Release are contractual and not merely recitals and that this Agreement and Release does not constitute evidence of unlawful conduct or wrongdoing by Newfield. By his execution of this Agreement and Release, Executive acknowledges and agrees that (i) he knows of no act, event, or omission by any Newfield Party which is unlawful or violates any law, governmental rule or regulation, or any rule or regulation of any stock exchange, (ii) he has not committed, during his employment with Newfield or any Newfield Party, any act which is unlawful or which violates any governmental rule or regulation or any rule or regulation of any stock exchange, (iii) he has not requested any Newfield Party to commit any unlawful act or violate any governmental rule or regulation or any rule or regulation of any stock exchange, and (iv) neither he nor any other person employed by or contracting with any Newfield Party has been subjected to any adverse action because any such person refused to commit any unlawful act or violate any governmental rule or regulation or any rule or regulation of any stock exchange. | |
11. | Enforcement of Agreement and Release . No waiver or non-action with respect to any breach by the other party of any provision of this Agreement and Release, nor the waiver or non-action with respect to any breach of the provisions of similar agreements with other employees shall be construed to be a waiver of any succeeding breach of such provision, or as a waiver of the provision itself. Should any provisions hereof be held to be invalid or wholly or partially unenforceable, such provisions shall be revised and reduced in scope so as to be valid and enforceable. | |
12. | Choice of Law . This Agreement and Release shall be governed by and construed and enforced, in all respects, in accordance with the law of the State of Texas without regard to the principles of conflict of law except as preempted by federal law. | |
13. | Merger . This Agreement and Release supersedes, replaces and merges all previous agreements and discussions relating to the same or similar subject matters between Executive and Newfield and constitutes the entire agreement between Executive and |
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Newfield with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and Release. This Agreement and Release may not be changed or terminated orally, and no change, termination or waiver of this Agreement and Release or any of the provisions herein contained shall be binding unless made in writing and signed by all parties, and in the case of Newfield, by an authorized officer. | ||
14. | No Derogatory Comments . Except as required by judicial process or governmental rule or regulation, Executive shall refrain from making public or private comments relating to any Newfield Party which are derogatory or which may tend to injure any such party in such partys business, public or private affairs. | |
15. | Confidentiality . Executive agrees that he will not disclose the terms of this Agreement and Release or the consideration received from Newfield to any other person, except his attorney or financial advisors and only on the condition that they keep such information strictly confidential; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation of confidence shall not apply to information that is required to be disclosed by any applicable law, rule or regulation of any governmental authority. | |
16. | Rights Under the Older Worker Benefit Protection Act and the Age Discrimination and Employment Act . Executive acknowledges and agrees: |
16.1 | that he has at least forty-five days to review this Agreement and Release, along with the demographic information attached hereto as Attachment 1; | ||
16.2 | that he has been advised in writing to consult with an attorney regarding the terms of this Agreement and Release prior to executing this Agreement and Release; | ||
16.3 | that, if he executes this Agreement and Release, he has seven days following the execution of this Agreement and Release to revoke this Agreement and Release, by submitting, in writing, notice of such revocation to Newfield; | ||
16.4 | that this Agreement and Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired; | ||
16.5 | that he does not, by the terms of this Agreement and Release, waive claims or rights that may arise after the date he executes this Agreement and Release; | ||
16.6 | that he is receiving, pursuant to this Agreement and Release, consideration in addition to anything of value to which he is already entitled; and | ||
16.7 | that this Agreement and Release is written in such a manner that he understands his rights and obligations. |
17. | Agreement and Release Voluntary . Executive acknowledges and agrees that he has carefully read this Agreement and Release and understands that it is a release of all claims, known and unknown, past or present including all claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. He further agrees that he has entered into this Agreement and Release for the above stated consideration. He warrants that he is fully |
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competent to execute this Agreement and Release which he understands to be contractual. He further acknowledges that he executes this Agreement and Release of his own free will, after having a reasonable period of time to review, study and deliberate regarding its meaning and effect, and after being advised to consult an attorney, and without reliance on any representation of any kind or character not expressly set forth herein. Finally, he executes this Agreement and Release fully knowing its effect and voluntarily for the consideration stated above. |
18. | Notices . Any notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement and Release shall be properly made if delivered in the case of Newfield to: |
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1. | Term of Agreement. |
A. | The term of this Agreement (the Term) shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in effect through the third anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, commencing on the first day following the Effective Date and on each day thereafter, the Term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional day unless the Board shall give written notice to Executive that the Term shall cease to be so extended in which event the Agreement shall terminate on the third anniversary of the date such notice is given. | ||
B. | Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if a Change of Control occurs during the Term of this Agreement, the Term shall automatically be extended for the 36-month period following the date of the Change of Control; provided, however, that in no event shall such extension of the Term expire prior to the end of the 30-day period described in Section 2E below, if applicable. |
C. | Termination of this Agreement shall not alter or impair any rights of Executive arising hereunder on or before such termination. |
2. | Certain Definitions. |
A. | Bonus shall mean an amount equal to one-half of the total of all cash bonuses (whether paid or deferred) awarded to Executive by the Company with respect to (i) the two most recent calendar years ending prior to Executives termination of employment or (ii) if greater, the two most recent calendar years ending prior to the Change of Control. | ||
B. | Cause shall mean: |
(i) | the willful and continued failure by Executive to substantially perform Executives duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from Executives incapacity due to physical or mental illness); | ||
(ii) | Executives conviction of or plea of nolo contendre to a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; | ||
(iii) | Executive willfully engages in gross misconduct materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; | ||
(iv) | Executives material violation of any material policy of the Company; or | ||
(v) | Executives having been the subject of any order, judicial or administrative, obtained or issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, for any securities violation involving fraud. |
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C. | Change of Control shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: |
(i) | the Company is not the surviving Person (as such term is defined below) in any merger, consolidation or other reorganization (or survives only as a subsidiary of another Person); | ||
(ii) | the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with another Person pursuant to which less than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation are issued in respect of the capital stock of the Company; | ||
(iii) | the Company sells, leases or exchanges all or substantially all of its assets to any other Person; | ||
(iv) | the Company is to be dissolved and liquidated; | ||
(v) | any Person, including a group as contemplated by Section13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, acquires or gains ownership or control (including the power to vote) of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Companys voting stock (based upon voting power); or | ||
(vi) | as a result of or in connection with a contested election of directors, the Persons who were directors of the Company before such election cease to constitute a majority of the Board. |
D. | Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. | ||
E. | Good Reason shall mean: |
(i) | a material reduction in Executives authority, duties, titles, status or responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control or the assignment to Executive of duties or responsibilities inconsistent in any material respect from those of Executive in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control; | ||
(ii) | any reduction in Executives annual rate of base salary; |
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(iii) | any failure by the Company to provide Executive with a combined total of annual base salary and annual bonus compensation at a level at least equal to the combined total of Executives annual rate of base salary with the Company in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control and one-half of the total of all cash bonuses (whether paid or deferred) awarded to Executive by the Company with respect to the two most recent calendar years ending prior to the Change of Control, with a failure being deemed to have occurred in the event that payments are made to Executive in a form other than cash, base salary is deferred at other than Executives election, bonus compensation is not awarded within two and one-half months following the end of the calendar year to which it relates, bonus compensation is deferred at other than Executives election at a rate in excess of the average ratio of deferred bonuses to currently paid bonuses awarded to Executive with respect to the two most recent calendar years ending prior to the Change of Control, or bonus compensation is deferred at other than Executives election in a manner that is not substantially similar in terms of Executives vested rights and timing of payments to the manner in which deferred bonuses were awarded to Executive with respect to the two most recent calendar years ending prior to the Change of Control; | ||
(iv) | the Company fails to obtain a written agreement from any successor or assigns of the Company to assume and perform this Agreement as provided in Section 7 hereof; or | ||
(v) | the relocation of the Companys principal executive offices by more than 50 miles from where such offices were located immediately prior to the Change of Control or Executive is based at any office other than the principal executive offices of the Company, except for travel reasonably required in the performance of Executives duties and reasonably consistent with Executives travel prior to the Change of Control. |
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F. | Protected Period shall mean the 36-month period beginning on the effective date of a Change of Control; provided, however, that in no event shall such period expire prior to the end of the 30-day period described in Section 2E above, if applicable. | ||
G. | Release shall mean a comprehensive release and waiver agreement in substantially the same form as that attached hereto as Exhibit A. | ||
H. | Section 409A means section 409A of the Code and the Department of Treasury rules and regulations issued thereunder. | ||
I. | Separation From Service has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 409A. | ||
J. | Specified Employee means a person who is, as of the date of the persons Separation From Service, a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A, taking into account the elections made and procedures established in resolutions adopted by the Compensation & Management Development Committee of the Board. | ||
K. | Termination Base Salary shall mean Executives annual base salary with the Company at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control or, if a greater amount, Executives annual base salary at the rate in effect at any time thereafter. |
3. | Severance Benefits . If (a) Executive terminates his employment with the Company during the Protected Period for a Good Reason event or (b) the Company terminates Executives employment during the Protected Period other than (i) for Cause or (ii) due to Executives inability to perform the primary duties of his position for at least 180 consecutive days due to a physical or mental impairment and (c) as a result of such termination of employment Executive has a Separation From Service, Executive shall receive the following compensation and benefits from the Company, provided that, in the cases of Section 3A, 3C and 3D, Executive executes and does not revoke the Release: |
A. | On the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service with the Company, the Company shall pay to Executive in a lump sum, in cash, an amount equal to three times the sum of Executives (i) Termination Base Salary and (ii) Bonus. | ||
B. | Except to the extent specifically set forth in a grant agreement under any employee stock incentive plan of the Company, as of the date of Executives termination of employment (i) all restricted shares of Company stock of Executive (whether granted before or after the Effective Date) shall become 100% vested and all restrictions thereon shall lapse and the Company shall promptly deliver to Executive unrestricted shares |
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of Company stock, and (ii) each then outstanding Company stock option of Executive (whether granted before or after the Effective Date) shall become 100% exercisable. All restricted stock units granted by the Company to Executive shall vest and be settled in the manner provided in the applicable award agreement(s). |
C. | At the time specified below, for the six month period following the date on which Executive has a Separation From Service, the Company shall reimburse Executive for (1) if Executive or Executives dependents are eligible for and elect continued health coverage under a group health plan of the Company or an affiliate which is provided to satisfy the requirements of section 4980B of the Code (COBRA Coverage), the actual premium charged to Executive or Executives dependents for such COBRA Coverage or (2) if Executive is eligible to retire and receive retiree medical coverage, the actual premium charged to Executive for such retiree medical coverage for Executive and each of Executives dependents eligible for such retiree medical coverage. Such reimbursements (which shall be taxable income to Executive) shall be paid to Executive directly or to the applicable group health plan, as determined by the Company, at the time specified below. On the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service as described in this Section 3, the Company shall pay to Executive in a lump sum, in cash, the sum of (1) an amount such that after payment of all applicable income taxes, Executive retains an amount equal to thirty times the amount of the applicable COBRA Coverage premium for such Executive on such date and (2) an amount such that Executive shall, after payment of all income taxes owed by Executive, retain an amount sufficient to pay the reimbursements for the COBRA Coverage premiums or retiree medical premiums for the six month period following the date on which Executive has a Separation From Service. | ||
D. | The Company shall, at its sole expense, provide Executive with reasonable outplacement services, up to an aggregate amount of $30,000, from a nationally prominent executive outplacement service firm selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to Executive. The Company shall directly pay the provider the fees for such outplacement services. The period during which such outplacement services shall be provided to Executive at the expense of the Company shall not extend beyond earlier to occur of (i) the date Executive begins other full-time employment with a new employer or (ii) the last day of the second taxable year of Executive following the taxable year of Executive during which he incurs a Separation From Service. |
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4. | Parachute Tax Gross Up. | ||
If any payment made, or benefit provided, to or on behalf of Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise (Payments) results in Executive being subject to the excise tax imposed by section 4999 of the Code (or any successor or similar provision) (Excise Tax), the Company shall, on the date that is six months after the date Executive has a Separation From Service with the Company, pay Executive an additional amount in cash (the Additional Payment) such that after payment by Executive of all taxes, including, without limitation, any income taxes and Excise Tax imposed on the Additional Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Additional Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed on the Payments. Such determinations shall be made by the Companys independent certified public accountants. The parties intend and agree that the payment deadline specified above in this Section 4 is not to be extended as a result of the following sentence which is included solely for the purpose of complying with Section 409A. The Company shall make a payment to reimburse Executive in an amount equal to all federal, state and local taxes imposed upon Executive that are described in this Section 4, including the amount of additional taxes imposed upon Executive due to the Companys payment of the initial taxes on such amounts, by the end of Executives taxable year next following Executives taxable year in which Executive remits the related taxes to the taxing authority. | |||
5. | Disputed Payments and Failures to Pay . | ||
If the Company fails to make a payment in whole or in part as of the payment deadline specified in this Agreement, either intentionally or unintentionally, other than with the consent of Executive, Executive shall make prompt and reasonable good faith efforts to collect the remaining portion of the payment. The Company |
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shall pay any such unpaid benefits due to Executive, together with interest on the unpaid benefits from the date of the payment deadline specified in this Agreement at 120 percent of the rate specified in section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code within ten (10) business days of discovering that the additional monies are due and payable. |
6. | No Mitigation. | ||
Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise nor, except as provided in Sections 3C and 3D, shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced as the result of employment by another employer or self-employment, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by Executive to the Company or otherwise, except that any severance payments or benefits that Executive is entitled to receive pursuant to a Company severance plan or program for employees in general shall reduce the amount of payments and benefits otherwise payable or to be provided to Executive under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no such reduction to the extent that such reduction would result in an acceleration of payment of nonqualified deferred compensation that is prohibited under Section 409A. | |||
7. | Successor Agreement. | ||
The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly in writing on or prior to the effective date of such succession and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no succession had taken place. Failure of the successor to so assume as provided herein shall constitute a breach of this Agreement and entitle Executive to the payments and benefits hereunder as if triggered by a termination of Executive by the Company other than for Cause on the date of such succession. | |||
8. | Indemnity. | ||
In any situation where under applicable law the Company has the power to indemnify, advance expenses to and defend Executive in respect of any judgments, fines, settlements, loss, cost or expense (including attorneys fees) of any nature related to or arising out of Executives activities as an agent, employee, officer or director of the Company or in any other capacity on behalf of or at the request of the Company, then the Company shall promptly on written request, fully indemnify Executive, advance expenses (including attorneys fees) to Executive and defend Executive to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including but not limited to making such findings and determinations and taking any and all such actions as the Company may, under applicable law, be permitted to have the discretion to take so as to effectuate such indemnification, advancement or defense. Such agreement by the Company shall not be deemed to |
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impair any other obligation of the Company respecting Executives indemnification or defense otherwise arising out of this or any other agreement or promise of the Company under any statute. Payments made pursuant to this Section 8 shall be made within ten (10) business days after delivery of Executives written request for payment accompanied with such evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the Company may reasonably require. The parties intend and agree that the foregoing ten (10) business day deadline is not to be extended as a result of the following sentence which is included solely for the purpose of complying with Section 409A. The Company shall make a payment to reimburse Executive pursuant to this Section 8 by the end of Executives taxable year following Executives taxable year in which the legal fees or expenses were incurred by Executive. The legal fees or expenses that are subject to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 shall not be limited as a result of when the fees or expenses are incurred. The amount of legal fees or expenses that is eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 during a given taxable year of Executive shall not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year of Executive. The right to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8 is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if Executive is a Specified Employee, any amount to which Executive would otherwise be entitled under this Section 8 during the first six months following the date of Executives Separation From Service shall be accumulated and paid to Executive on the date that is six months following the date of his Separation From Service. |
9. | Notices. | ||
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed, in either case, to the Companys headquarters or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notices and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee. | |||
10. | Arbitration. | ||
Any dispute about the validity, interpretation, effect or alleged violation of this Agreement (an arbitrable dispute) must be submitted to confidential arbitration in Houston, Texas. Arbitration shall take place before an experienced employment arbitrator licensed to practice law in such state and selected in accordance with the Model Employment Arbitration Procedures of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration shall be the exclusive remedy of any arbitrable dispute. The Company shall bear all fees, costs and expenses of arbitration, including its own, those of the arbitrator and those of Executive unless the arbitrator provides otherwise with respect to the fees, costs and expenses of Executive; in no event shall Executive be chargeable with the fees, costs and expenses of the Company or the arbitrator. Should any party to this Agreement pursue any arbitrable dispute by any method other than arbitration, the other party |
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shall be entitled to recover from the party initiating the use of such method all damages, costs, expenses and attorneys fees incurred as a result of the use of such method. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall purport to waive or in any way limit the right of any party to seek to enforce any judgment or decision on an arbitrable dispute in a court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Houston, Texas, for the purposes of any proceeding arising out of this Agreement. |
11. | Governing Law. | ||
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to conflicts of law principles. | |||
12. | Entire Agreement. | ||
This Agreement is an integration of the parties agreement and no agreement or representatives, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. | |||
13. | Severability. | ||
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. | |||
14. | Amendment and Waivers. | ||
No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and such member of the Board as may be specifically authorized by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or in compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. | |||
15. | Rights to Value of Certain Overriding Royalty Interests. | ||
Executive acknowledges and agrees that upon a change of control (as defined in the Newfield Exploration Company Second Amended and Restated 2003 Incentive Compensation Plan (the ICP)) (A) the ICP will terminate and (B) Executive will have no further rights with respect to the ICP or the Newfield Employee 1993 Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended, the 1993 Plan) except for the right to receive payments with respect to outstanding Deferred Awards (as defined in the ICP) and outstanding Deferred Incentive Compensation Awards (as defined in the 1993 Plan). |
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16. | Compliance with Section 409A. | ||
The Company and Executive intend that this Agreement by its terms and in operation meet the requirements of Section 409A so that compensation deferred under this Agreement (and applicable investment earnings) shall not be subject to tax under Section 409A. Any ambiguities in this Agreement shall be construed to effect this intent. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be in violation of Section 409A, then such provision shall be deemed to be modified or restricted to the extent and in the manner necessary to render such provision in conformity with Section 409A, or shall be deemed excised from this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced to the maximum extent permitted by Section 409A as if such provision had been originally incorporated in this Agreement as so modified or restricted, or as if such provision had not been originally incorporated in this Agreement, as the case may be. |
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Newfield Exploration Mid-Continent Inc.
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Newfield Rocky Mountains Inc.
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Newfield Production Company
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Newfield RMI LLC
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/s/ John D. Marziotti
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/s/ Philip J. Burguieres
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/s/ Pamela J. Gardner
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/s/ John Randolph Kemp III
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John Randolph Kemp III
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/s/ J. Michael Lacey
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J. Michael Lacey
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/s/ Joseph H. Netherland
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Joseph H. Netherland
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/s/ Howard H. Newman
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/s/ Thomas G. Ricks
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/s/ Juanita F. Romans
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J. Terry Strange
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