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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported): January 23, 2006
MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
         
DELAWARE   000-50056   05-0527861
(State of incorporation
or organization)
  (Commission file
number)
  (I.R.S. employer
identification
number)
     
4200 STONE ROAD
KILGORE, TEXAS

(Address of principal executive offices)
  75662
(Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (903) 983-6200
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
ITEM 9.01. EXHIBITS.
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan
Form of Restricted Common Unit Award Notice


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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     On January 23, 2006, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the general partner of Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”), approved an Amended and Restated Martin Midstream Partners L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan was amended to clarify the Partnership’s ability to grant restricted common units under the Plan and to remove provisions relating to grants of distribution equivalent rights and phantom units. The Plan was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board on January 24, 2006. A copy of the Plan reflecting these changes is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
     On January 23, 2006, the Board approved a form of restricted common unit award notice for non-employee directors (the “Grant Agreement”) for use under the Plan. The Grant Agreement was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board on January 24, 2006. A copy of the Grant Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
     On January 24, 2006, the Board and the Compensation Committee of the Board approved the grant of 1,000 restricted common units (the “Units”) to each non-employee director under the Plan. There was no purchase price paid by the non-employee directors for the Units. In connection with these grants, each non-employee director and the Partnership entered into a Grant Agreement in the form described above and attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The restrictions on the Units granted to each non-employee director will lapse as to one fourth of such Units on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to termination and acceleration as provided in the Grant Agreement.
ITEM 9.01. Exhibits.
      (d)  Exhibits
             
EXHIBIT NUMBER       DESCRIPTION
  10.1      
Martin Midstream Partners L.P. Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan.
           
 
  10.2      
Form of Restricted Common Unit Award Notice.

 


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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
 
 
  By:   Martin Midstream GP LLC   
  Its:   General Partner   
       
 
     
Date: January 25, 2006  By:   /s/ Robert D. Bondurant    
    Robert D. Bondurant,   
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 

 


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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
             
EXHIBIT NUMBER       DESCRIPTION
  10.1      
Martin Midstream Partners L.P. Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan.
           
 
  10.2      
Form of Restricted Common Unit Award Notice.

 

 

MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
SECTION 1. Purpose of the Plan.
     The Martin Midstream Partners Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is intended to promote the interests of Martin Midstream Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), by providing to Employees and Directors of Martin Midstream GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) and its Affiliates who perform services for the Partnership, incentive compensation awards for superior performance that are based on Units. The Plan is also contemplated to enhance the ability of the Company, the Partnership and their Affiliates to attract and retain the services of individuals who are essential for the growth and profitability of the Partnership and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to the business of the Partnership, thereby advancing the interests of the Partnership.
SECTION 2. Definitions.
     As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
     “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
     “Award” means an Option, Restricted Unit, Phantom Unit or Unit Appreciation Right granted under the Plan, and may include any tandem DERs granted with respect to a Phantom Unit, Option or Unit Appreciation Right.
     “Award Agreement” means the written agreement by which an Award shall be evidenced, and which may describe any terms, conditions, criteria, restrictions or other elements of such Award as determined by the Committee in its discretion.
     “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
     “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.
     “Director” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.
     “Employee” means any employee of the Company or an Affiliate.
     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 


 

     “Fair Market Value” means the closing sales price of a Unit on the applicable date (or if there is no trading in the Units on such date, on the next preceding date on which there was trading) or (other than with respect to establishing the exercise price of an Option or Unit Appreciation Right) as defined in an Award Agreement. In the event Units are not publicly traded at the time a determination of fair market value is required to be made hereunder, the determination of fair market value shall be made in good faith by the Committee.
     “Option” means an option to purchase Units granted under the Plan.
     “Participant” means any Employee, or Director granted an Award under the Plan.
     “Partnership Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Martin Midstream Partners L.P., as it may be amended or amended and restated from time to time.
     “Person” means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity.
     “Phantom Unit” means a phantom (notional) Unit granted under the Plan that upon vesting entitles the Participant to receive a Unit or an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a Unit, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.
     “Restricted Period” means the period established by the Committee with respect to an Award during which the Award or Unit may remain subject to restrictions established by the Committee, including without limitation a period during which such Award or Unit is subject to forfeiture or restrictions on transfer, or is not yet exercisable by or payable to the Participant, as the case may be. As the context requires the word “vest” and its derivatives refer to the lapse of some or all, as the case may be, of the restrictions imposed during such Restricted Period.
     “Restricted Unit” means a Unit delivered under the Plan that is subject to a Restricted Period.
     “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule or regulation thereto as in effect from time to time.
     “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor thereto.
     “UDR” means a distribution made by the Partnership with respect to a Restricted Unit.
     “Unit” means a Common Unit of the Partnership.
     “Unit Appreciation Right” means an Award that, upon exercise, entitles the holder to receive the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Unit on the exercise date over the exercise price established for such Unit Appreciation Right. Such excess may be paid in cash and/or in Units as determined by the Committee in its discretion.

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SECTION 3. Administration.
     The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the acts of the members of the Committee who are present at any meeting thereof at which a quorum is present, or acts unanimously approved by the members of the Committee in writing, shall be the acts of the Committee. Subject to the following and applicable law, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may delegate any or all of its powers and duties under the Plan, including the power to grant Awards under the Plan, to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, subject to such limitations on such delegated powers and duties as the Committee may impose, if any. Upon any such delegation all references in the Plan to the “Committee”, other than in Section 7, shall be deemed to include the Chief Executive Officer; provided, however, that such delegation shall not limit the Chief Executive Officer’s right to receive Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer may not grant Awards to, or take any action with respect to any Award previously granted to, a person who is an officer subject to Rule 16b-3 or a member of the Board. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of Units to be covered by Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled (including settlement in cash), exercised, canceled, or forfeited; (vi) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to an Award made under the Plan; (vii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (viii) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons, including the Company, the Partnership, any Affiliate, any Participant, and any beneficiary of any Award.
SECTION 4. Units.
     (a)  Limits on Units Deliverable. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c), the number of Units with respect to which (i) Phantom Units or Restricted Units may be granted under the Plan is 241,667 and (ii) the number of Units with respect to which Options may be granted under the Plan is 483,333. If any Award is forfeited, cancelled, exercised or otherwise terminated without the actual delivery of Units pursuant to such Award, including any Award under which Units are held back to cover the exercise price or tax withholding, such Units shall be available to satisfy future Awards under the Plan; provided, however, the issuance of a Restricted Unit will be an “actual delivery” for purposes of the preceding; thus, any Restricted Unit used to cover an exercise price or tax withholding obligation shall not become available to satisfy future Awards under the Plan. There shall not be any limitation on the number of Awards that may be granted and paid in cash.

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     (b)  Sources of Units Deliverable Under Awards. Any Units delivered pursuant to an Award shall consist, in whole or in part, of Units acquired in the open market, from any Affiliate, the Partnership or any other Person, or any combination of the foregoing, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.
     (c)  Adjustments. In the event that the Committee determines that any distribution (whether in the form of cash, Units, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, split, reverse split, reorganization, merger, change of control, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Units or other securities of the Partnership, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Units or other securities of the Partnership, or other similar transaction or event affects the Units such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Units (or other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted, (ii) the number and type of Units (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, and (iii) the grant or exercise price with respect to any Award or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award; provided, that the number of Units subject to any Award shall always be a whole number.
SECTION 5. Eligibility.
     Any Employee or Director shall be eligible to be designated a Participant and receive an Award under the Plan.
SECTION 6. Awards.
     (a)  Options. The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees and Directors to whom Options shall be granted, the number of Units to be covered by each Option, the purchase price therefor and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the Option, including the following terms and conditions and such additional terms and conditions, as the Committee shall determine, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.
          (i)  Exercise Price. The purchase price per Unit purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Option is granted but may not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Unit as of the date of grant.
          (ii)  Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the Restricted Period, i.e., the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part, and the method or methods by which payment of the exercise price with respect thereto may be made or deemed to have been made, which may include, without limitation, cash, check acceptable to the Company, a “cashless-broker” exercise through procedures approved by the Company, other securities or other property, a note (in a form acceptable to the Company), or any combination thereof, having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the relevant exercise price.

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          (iii)  Forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the Option Award Agreement, upon termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates or membership on the Board, whichever is applicable, for any reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all Options shall be forfeited by the Participant.
     (b)  Restricted Units and Phantom Units. The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees and Directors to whom Restricted Units or Phantom Units shall be granted, the number of Restricted Units or Phantom Units to be granted to each such Participant, the Restricted Period, the conditions under which the Restricted Units or Phantom Units may become vested or forfeited, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may establish with respect to such Awards.
          (i)  UDRs. To the extent provided by the Committee, in its discretion, a Restricted Units Award Agreement may provide that distributions made by the Partnership with respect to the Restricted Units shall be subject to the same forfeiture and other restrictions as the Restricted Unit and, if restricted, such distributions shall be held, without interest, until the Restricted Unit vests or is forfeited with the UDR being paid or forfeited at the same time, as the case may be. Absent such a restriction on the UDRs in the Award Agreement, UDRs shall be paid to the holder of the Restricted Unit without restriction.
          (ii)  Forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the Restricted Units or Phantom Units Award Agreement, upon termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates or membership on the Board, whichever is applicable, for any reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all outstanding Restricted Units and Phantom Units awarded the Participant shall be automatically forfeited on such termination.
          (iii)  Lapse of Restrictions.
               (A)  Phantom Units. Upon or as soon as reasonably practicable following the vesting of each Phantom Unit, subject to the provisions of Section 8(b), the Participant shall receive from the Company one Unit or cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a Unit, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.
               (B)  Restricted Units. Upon or as soon as reasonably practicable following the vesting of each Restricted Unit, subject to the provisions of Section 8(b), the Participant shall have the relevant restrictions removed from his or her Unit certificate.
     (c)  Unit Appreciation Rights. The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees and Directors to whom Unit Appreciation Rights shall be granted, the number of Units to be covered by each Award Agreement, the exercise price therefor and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the Unit Appreciation Rights, including the following terms and conditions and such additional terms and conditions, as the Committee shall determine, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.

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          (i)  Exercise Price. The exercise price per Unit Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Unit Appreciation Right is granted but may not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Unit as of the date of grant.
          (ii)  Time of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the Restricted Period, i.e., the time or times at which a Unit Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or in part.
          (iii)  Forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the Unit Appreciation Right Award Agreement, upon termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates or membership on the Board, whichever is applicable, for any reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all outstanding Unit Appreciation Rights awarded the Participant shall be automatically forfeited on such termination.
     (d)  General.
          (i)  Awards May Be Granted Separately or Together. Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for any other Award granted under the Plan or any award granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards or awards granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards.
          (ii)  Limits on Transfer of Awards.
               (A) Except as provided in (C) below, each Option and Unit Appreciation Right shall be exercisable only by the Participant during the Participant’s lifetime, or by the person to whom the Participant’s rights shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
               (B) Except as provided in (C) below, no Award and no right under any such Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company, the Partnership or any Affiliate.
               (C) To the extent specifically provided by the Committee with respect to an Option or Unit Appreciation Right Award Agreement, an Option or Unit Appreciation Right may be transferred by a Participant without consideration to immediate family members or related family trusts, limited partnerships or similar entities or on such terms and conditions as the Committee may from time to time establish.
          (iii)  Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee.
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subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which such Units or other securities are then listed, and any applicable federal or state laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
          (v)  Consideration for Grants. Awards may be granted for such consideration, including services, as the Committee determines.
          (vi)  Delivery of Units or other Securities and Payment by Participant of Consideration. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, delivery of Units pursuant to the exercise or vesting of an Award may be deferred for any period during which, in the good faith determination of the Committee, the Company is not reasonably able to obtain Units to deliver pursuant to such Award without violating the rules or regulations of any applicable law or securities exchange. No Units or other securities shall be delivered pursuant to any Award until payment in full of any amount required to be paid pursuant to the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement (including, without limitation, any exercise price or tax withholding) is received by the Company. Such payment may be made by such method or methods and in such form or forms as the Committee shall determine, including without limitation cash, other Awards, withholding of Units, cashless broker exercises with simultaneous sale, or any combination thereof; provided that the combined value, as determined by the Committee, of all cash and cash equivalents and the Fair Market Value of any such Units or other property so tendered to the Company, as of the date of such tender, is at least equal to the full amount required to be paid to the Company pursuant to the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement.
          (vii)  Change of Control. If specifically provided in an Award Agreement, upon a change of control (as defined in the Award Agreement) the Award may automatically vest and be payable or become exercisable in full, as the case may be.
          (viii)  Substitute Awards. Awards may be granted under the Plan in substitution for similar awards held by individuals who become employees as a result of a merger, consolidation or acquisition by the Company or an Affiliate of another entity or the assets of another entity. To the extent permitted by section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder, such substitute Awards may have exercise prices less than the Fair Market Value of a Unit on the date of such substitution.
SECTION 7.  Amendment and Termination.
     Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law:
     (a)  Amendments to the Plan. Except as required by the rules of the principal securities exchange on which the Units are traded and subject to Section 7(b) below, the Board or the Committee may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan in any manner, including increasing the number of Units available for Awards under the Plan, without the consent of any partner, Participant, other holder or beneficiary of an Award, or other Person.

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     (b)  Amendments to Awards. Subject to Section 7(a), the Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter any Award theretofore granted (including without limitation requiring or allowing for an election to settle an Award in cash), provided no change, other than pursuant to Section 7(c), in any Award shall (i) materially reduce the benefit to a Participant without the consent of such Participant or (ii) cause the Plan or such Award to fail to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
     (c)  Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events. The Committee is hereby authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 4(c) of the Plan) affecting the Partnership or the financial statements of the Partnership, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or such Award; provided, however, that no such adjustment may be made that would cause the Plan or such Award to fail to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
SECTION 8. General Provisions.
     (a)  No Rights to Award. No Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient.
     (b)  Tax Withholding. The Company or any Affiliate is authorized to withhold from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made under any Award or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount (in cash, Units, other securities, Units that would otherwise be issued pursuant to such Award or other property) of any applicable taxes payable in respect of the grant of an Award, its exercise, the lapse of restrictions thereon, or any payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy its withholding obligations for the payment of such taxes.
     (c)  No Right to Employment or Services. The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate, or to remain on the Board, as applicable. Further, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, any Award Agreement or other agreement.
     (d)  Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflict of laws principles.
     (e)  Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee,

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such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.
     (f)  Other Laws. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Units or other consideration under an Award if, in its sole discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Units or such other consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation, the rules of the principal securities exchange on which the Units are then traded, or entitle the Partnership or an Affiliate to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment tendered to the Company by a Participant, other holder or beneficiary in connection with the exercise of such Award shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary.
     (g)  No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any participating Affiliate and a Participant or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any participating Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any general unsecured creditor of the Company or any participating Affiliate.
     (h)  No Fractional Units. No fractional Units shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Units or whether such fractional Units or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated.
     (i)  Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.
     (j)  Facility Payment. Any amounts payable hereunder to any person under legal disability or who, in the judgment of the Committee, is unable to properly manage his financial affairs, may be paid to the legal representative of such person, or may be applied for the benefit of such person in any manner which the Committee may select, and the Company shall be relieved of any further liability for payment of such amounts.
     (k)  Participation by Affiliates. In making Awards to Employees employed by an entity other than by the Company, the Committee shall be acting on behalf of the Affiliate, and to the extent the Partnership has an obligation to reimburse the Company for compensation paid to Employees for services rendered for the benefit of the Partnership, such payments or reimbursement payments may be made by the Partnership directly to the Affiliate, and, if made to the Company, shall be received by the Company as agent for the Affiliate.
     (l)  Gender and Number. Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.

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     (m)  Compliance with Section 409A. Nothing in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall operate or be construed to cause the Plan or an Award to fail to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. The applicable provisions of Section 409A and the regulations thereunder shall control over any Plan or Award Agreement provision in conflict therewith or that would cause a failure of compliance thereunder, to the extent necessary to resolve such conflict or obviate such failure.
SECTION 9. Term of the Plan.
     The Plan shall be effective on the date of its approval by the Board and shall continue until (i) the date terminated by the Board or the Committee, or (ii) all available Units under the Plan have been paid to Participants, whichever occurs first. However, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award granted prior to such termination, and the authority of the Board or the Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such Award or to waive any conditions or rights under such Award, shall extend beyond such termination date.

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RESTRICTED COMMON UNIT GRANT NOTICE
     Martin Midstream Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), hereby grants to Holder the number of common units set forth below, which units represent limited partnership interests in the Partnership (the “Units”), subject to the restrictions set forth herein and to a substantial risk of forfeiture (such Units, as subject to such restrictions and risk of forfeiture, are herein referred to as the “Restricted Units”). The purchase price, if any, for such Restricted Units is set forth below. The Restricted Units are subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and are being issued by the Partnership to Holder under and pursuant to the Partnership’s Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
     
Holder :  
 
   
 
Date of Grant :  
 
   
 
Number of Restricted Units :  
 
   
 
Purchase Price (if any) :   $
 
   
 
Vesting Schedule:  
The Restricted Units shall vest (only on the indicated dates specified below and not on a prorata basis over the indicated annual periods specified below) in accordance with the following schedule, subject to Holder’s continuous uninterrupted service as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Martin Midstream GP LLC, the Partnership’s general partner (the “General Partner”), through the applicable vesting date:
   
 
   
(i) 25% of the Restricted Units shall be vested on the first anniversary of the Date of Grant;
   
 
   
(ii) An additional 25% of the Restricted Units shall be vested on the second anniversary of the Date of Grant;
   
 
   
(iii) An additional 25% of the Restricted Units shall be vested on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant; and
   
 
   
(iv) An additional 25% of the Restricted Units shall be vested on the fourth anniversary of the Date of Grant.
   
 
   
Notwithstanding the above, in the event of a Change in Control during Holder’s continuous membership on the Board, any Restricted Units not previously vested shall vest immediately prior to such Change in Control. For purposes of this Notice:
   
 
   
“Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of one or more of the following events: (i) any sale,

 


 

     
   
lease, exchange or other transfer (in one or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership and it subsidiaries to any Person or its Affiliates, other than the Partnership or its subsidiaries, the General Partner or any of their Affiliates, (ii) any merger, reorganization, consolidation or other transaction pursuant to which more than 50% of the combined voting power of the equity interests in the Partnership ceases to be owned by Persons who own such interests as of the Date of Grant, or (iii) the General Partner ceasing to be at least a majority owned subsidiary of Martin Resource Management Corporation or its Affiliates.
   
 
   
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
   
 
   
“Person” means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity.
   
 
Termination of Service:  
In the event of Holder’s termination of service as a member of the Board for any reason (i) all further vesting with respect to any then unvested Restricted Units shall immediately cease on the date of such termination and (ii) any then unvested Restricted Units shall be deemed to have been immediately forfeited by Holder on the date of such termination for no consideration. Holder shall be entitled to retain any then vested Restricted Units on the date of such termination.
   
 
83(b) Election :  
Under Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the “Code”), the excess of the fair farket value of the Restricted Units over the purchase price paid for such Units, with such excess measured on the date any forfeiture restrictions applicable to such Units lapse,will be reportable as ordinary income to Holder on the lapse date. For this purpose, the term “forfeiture restrictions” includes the vesting provisions applicable to the Restricted Units. Holder may elect under Section 83(b) of the Code to be taxed at the time the Restricted Units are acquired, rather than when and as such Restricted Units cease to be subject to such forfeiture restrictions. Such election must be filed with the Internal Revenue Service within 30 days after the Date of Grant. Even if the fair

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market value of the Restricted Units on the Date of Grant equals the purchase price paid for such Units (and thus no income is then recognized nor tax is payable), the election must be made to avoid adverse tax consequences in the future. The form for making this election is attached as Exhibit A hereto.
   
 
   
HOLDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS HOLDER’S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, AND NOT THE PARTNERSHIP’S, TO FILE A TIMELY ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) OF THE CODE, EVEN IF HOLDER REQUESTS THE PARTNERSHIP OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THIS FILING ON HIS BEHALF.
   
 
   
THE DISCUSSION ABOVE IS INTENDED ONLY AS A SUMMARY AND DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE A COMPLETE DISCUSSION OF ALL POTENTIAL TAX EFFECTS RELEVANT TO HOLDER. IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT HOLDER CONSULT WITH HOLDER’S OWN TAX ADVISOR CONCERNING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE GRANT OF RESTRICTED UNITS HEREUNDER AND ANY RELATED TRANSACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HOLDER’S PERSONAL TAX CIRCUMSTANCES.
   
 
Additional Terms :  
The Restricted Units shall be subject to the following additional terms:
    The Restricted Units granted hereunder shall be registered in Holder’s name on the books of the Partnership, but the certificates, if any, evidencing such Restricted Units shall be retained by the Partnership while the Restricted Units remain unvested. Concurrently with the execution of this Grant Notice by Holder, Holder shall execute an Assignment Separate from Certificate (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B) with respect to such Restricted Units. The Partnership will release to Holder the applicable certificates representing then vested Restricted Units on each vesting date.
 
    Upon vesting of the Restricted Units (or at such other time as the Restricted Units might be taken into Holder’s income), Holder will be required to satisfy applicable withholding and all other tax obligations. The Company will not fund, advance or pay on behalf of Holder any such tax obligations.

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    In addition to any other restrictions set forth in this Grant Notice, until such time as the Restricted Units have vested pursuant to the terms hereof and then only in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, Holder shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of the Restricted Units (including by operation of law or the laws of descent and distribution). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Partnership in its sole discretion shall have the authority to remove any or all of the restrictions on the Restricted Units whenever it may determine that, by reason of changes in applicable laws arising after the Date of Grant, such action is appropriate.
 
    This Grant Notice does not confer upon Holder any right to continue as a member of the Board and such membership may be terminated at any time.
 
    This Grant Notice shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
     
Representations, Warranties and Additional Agreements of Holder :  
Holder hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the Partnership as follows:
    Holder is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
 
    Holder is taking the Restricted Units for investment purposes and not with a view to their distribution in violation of applicable federal and state securities laws and Holder is prepared to retain and hold such Units for an indefinite period of time.
 
    Holder understands and agrees that the Restricted Units have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), nor qualified under any state securities laws, and that they are being issued to Holder pursuant to an exemption from such registration and qualification based in part upon such Holder’s representations contained herein.

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    Holder understands and agrees that the Restricted Units are “restricted securities” under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws and may not be sold, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of (including by operation of law or the laws of descent and distribution) unless such Units are first registered under the Securities Act, and qualified under applicable state securities laws, or unless an exemption from such registration and qualification is available.
 
    Holder understands and agrees that the certificates representing the Restricted Units will include on the face thereof restrictive legends pertaining to applicable federal and state securities laws and the other relevant terms and provisions of the Partnership’s governing partnership agreement.
 
    Holder understands and agrees that the Restricted Units are being issued to him in accordance with, and subject to the Plan, as well as the other terms and conditions specified in this Grant Notice.
THE UNDERSIGNED HOLDER ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THIS GRANT NOTICE AND THE PLAN, AND, AS AN EXPRESS CONDITION TO THE GRANT OF RESTRICTED UNITS HEREUNDER, AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS GRANT NOTICE AND THE PLAN.
             
MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.,   HOLDER    
   
 
       
By:  
Martin Midstream GP LLC,
its general partner
       
   
 
       
By:  
 
  By:    
   
 
       
   
 
       
Name:  
 
  Name:    
   
 
       
   
 
       
Title:  
 
  Date:    
   
 
       
   
 
       
Date:  
 
       
   
 
       

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EXHIBIT A
TO THE
RESTRICTED UNIT GRANT NOTICE
ELECTION TO INCLUDE VALUE OF RESTRICTED PROPERTY IN
GROSS INCOME IN YEAR OF TRANSFER UNDER CODE § 83(b)
     The undersigned hereby elects pursuant to § 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the property described below and supplies the following information in accordance with the regulations promulgated thereunder:
     1.  The name, address and taxpayer identification number of the undersigned are :
         
Name:
       
 
       
 
       
Address:
       
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
       
SS#:
       
 
       
     2.  Description of property with respect to which the election is being made :
     The undersigned has received ___Common Units of Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”).
     3.  The date on which property was transferred is _________, ___.
     4.  The taxable year to which this election relates is calendar year ___.
     5.  The nature of the restriction(s) to which the property is subject is :
     The property is subject to vesting requirements based upon the taxpayer’s employment with the issuer or one of its affiliates.
     6.  Fair market value :
     The aggregate fair market value at time of transfer (determined without regard to any restrictions other than restrictions which by their terms will never lapse) of the property with respect to which this election is being made is $___.
     7.  Amount paid for property :
     The amount paid by taxpayer for the property is $___.
     8.  Furnishing statement to employer :
     A copy of this statement has been furnished to the Partnership, the employer of the undersigned.
         
Dated:  
 
   
   
 
   
   
 
  Taxpayer’s Signature

 


 

ASSIGNMENT
      FOR VALUE RECEIVED                                             hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”),                                             (                       ) Common Units of the Partnership standing in his name on the books of the Partnership and do(es) hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                                             Attorney to transfer the said Common Units on the books of the Partnership with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:                                                               
Signature:                                                               
Instruction: Please do not fill in any blanks other than the signature line.

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