As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2013

Registration No. 333-        

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Frank’s International N.V.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

The Netherlands   98-1107145
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

Prins Bernhardplein 200

1097 JB Amsterdam, The Netherlands

+31 (0)20 52 14 777

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

FRANK’S INTERNATIONAL N.V. 2013 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

FRANK’S INTERNATIONAL N.V. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

(Full Title of the Plans)

Brian Baird

Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Frank’s International N.V.

1097 JB Amsterdam, The Netherlands

+31 (0)20 52 14 777

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent For Service)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   x   (do not check if smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Name of Plan  

Title of securities

to be registered

 

Amount

to be

Registered (1) (2)

 

Proposed

maximum

offering price

per share (3)

 

Proposed

maximum

aggregate

offering price (3)

  Amount of
registration fee

Frank’s International N.V. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan

  Common Stock, €0.01 par value   20,000,000 shares   $26.475   $529,500,000   $72,223.80

Frank’s International N.V. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  Common Stock, €0.01 par value   3,000,000 shares   $26.475   $79,425,000   $10,833.57

Total

  Common Stock, €0.01 par value   23,000,000 shares   $26.475   $608,925,000   $83,057.37

 

 

(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, there are also being registered such additional Common Stock as may become issuable pursuant to the adjustment provisions of both the Frank’s International N.V. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Frank’s International N.V. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2) This Registration Statement covers (A) 20,000,000 shares of common stock issuable under the Frank’s International N.V. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan that have not previously been registered, plus (B) 3,000,000 shares of common issuable under the Frank’s International N.V. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) that have not previously been registered.
(3) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is based on a price of $26.475, which is the average high and low trading prices per share on the New York Stock Exchange on August 12, 2013.

 

 

 


PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

Frank’s International N.V. (the “Company” or the “Registrant”) will send or give to all participants in the Frank’s International N.V. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) the document(s) containing information required by Part I of Form S-8, as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Registrant has not filed such document(s) with the Commission, but such documents (along with the documents incorporated by reference into this Form S-8 Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) shall constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

Except to the extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, the following documents have been filed by the Company with the Commission and are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and will be deemed to be a part hereof:

 

  (a) The Registrant’s prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act filed with the Commission on August 9, 2013, relating to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 originally filed with the Commission on May 10, 2013 (File No. 333-188536); and

 

  (b) The description of the Registrant’s Common Stock, par value €0.01 per share, contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, originally filed with the Commission on August 8, 2013, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any other amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

Except to the extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

 

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not applicable.


Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The Laws of The Netherlands

Although Netherlands law does not contain any provisions with respect to the indemnification of officers and directors, the concept of indemnification of directors of a company for liabilities arising from their actions as members of the executive or supervisory boards is, in principle, accepted in The Netherlands. However, there is generally no entitlement to indemnification for acts or omissions that can be characterized as willful misconduct ( opzet ), willful recklessness ( bewuste roekeloosheid ) or serious culpability ( enrstige verwijtbaarheid ).

Articles of Association

Our amended and restated articles of association provide that we will, to the full extent permitted by the law of The Netherlands, as amended from time to time, indemnify, and advance expenses to, each of its now acting and former management board and supervisory board members, officers, employees and agents, whenever any such person is made a party, or threatened to be made a party, in any action, suit or proceeding by reason of his service with us. The articles of association also provide that we may purchase and maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

Indemnification Agreements

Our directors and executive officers will enter into indemnification agreements with us. The agreements provide, to the fullest extent permitted by our amended and restated articles of association and the law of The Netherlands, that we will indemnify the directors and executive officers against any and all liabilities, claims, judgments, fines, penalties, interest and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with any expected, threatened, pending or completed action, investigation or other proceeding, whether civil, criminal or administrative, involving a director or an executive officer by reason of his position as director or officer.

D&O Liability Insurance

The Company maintains directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

Long-Term Incentive Plan and ESPP

Under the terms of the Plan, members of the Plan administration committee and officers and employees of the Registrant or any of its subsidiaries acting at the direction or on behalf of the Plan administration committee shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be indemnified and held harmless by the Company with respect to any such action or determination. Under the terms of the ESPP, the ESPP’s administrative committee shall not be personally liable for any decision, determination, or action taken or made in good faith with respect to the administration of the ESPP.

The above discussion of the laws of The Netherlands, the Company’s amended and restated articles of association, the indemnification agreements, the Company’s maintenance of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, and the Plan and the ESPP is not intended to be exhaustive and is respectively qualified in its entirety by such laws and documents.

 

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.


Item 8. Exhibits.

Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the Company with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:

  4.1    Articles of Association of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-188536) filed with the Commission on July 16, 2013).
  4.2    Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-188536) filed with the Commission on July 16, 2013).
  4.3*    Frank’s International N.V. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
  4.4    Frank’s International N.V. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Non-Employee Director Form) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-188536) filed with the Commission on July 16, 2013).
  4.5    Frank’s International N.V. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Employee Form) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-188536) filed with the Commission on July 16, 2013).
  4.6*    Frank’s International N.V. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  5.1*    Opinion of Van Campen Liem (Liem & Partners N.V.) as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1*    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2*    Consent of Van Campen Liem (Liem & Partners N.V.) (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1*    Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).

 

* Filed herewith.

 

Item 9. Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”);

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range


may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on August 13, 2013.

 

FRANK’S INTERNATIONAL N.V.
By:   /s/ Donald Keith Mosing
  Donald Keith Mosing
  Chairman of the Board, Director,
  Chief Executive Officer and President

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Brian D. Baird and Mark G. Margavio, or any one of them acting without the other, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution or re-substitution, for such person and in such person’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign on such person’s behalf, individually and in each capacity stated below, any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the same offering of securities of the Registration Statement that are filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Donald Keith Mosing   

Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Director,

  August 13, 2013
Donald Keith Mosing   

Chief Executive Officer and President
( Principal Executive Officer )

 
/s/ Mark G. Margavio   

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

  August 13, 2013
Mark G. Margavio   

( Principal Financial Officer )

 
/s/ Sheldon Erikson   

Director

  August 13, 2013
Sheldon Erikson     


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

  4.1    Articles of Association of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-188536) filed with the Commission on July 16, 2013).
  4.2    Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-188536) filed with the Commission on July 16, 2013).
  4.3*    Frank’s International N.V. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
  4.4    Frank’s International N.V. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Non-Employee Director Form) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-188536) filed with the Commission on July 16, 2013).
  4.5    Frank’s International N.V. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Employee Form) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-188536) filed with the Commission on July 16, 2013).
  4.6*    Frank’s International N.V. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  5.1*    Opinion of Van Campen Liem (Liem & Partners N.V.) as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1*    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2*    Consent of Van Campen Liem (Liem & Partners N.V.) (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1*    Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).

 

* Filed herewith.

Exhibit 4.3

FRANK’S INTERNATIONAL N.V.

2013 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

             Page  

1.

  Purpose      1   

2.

  Definitions      1   

3.

  Administration      5   
 

(a)

  Authority of the Committee      5   
 

(b)

  Manner of Exercise of Committee Authority      6   
 

(c)

  Limitation of Liability      7   

4.

  Stock Subject to Plan      7   
 

(a)

  Overall Number of Shares Available for Delivery      7   
 

(b)

  Application of Limitation to Grants of Awards      7   
 

(c)

  Availability of Shares Not Issued under Awards      7   
 

(d)

  Stock Offered      7   

5.

  Eligibility; Per Person Award Limitations      7   

6.

  Specific Terms of Awards      8   
 

(a)

  General      8   
 

(b)

  Options      8   
 

(c)

  Stock Appreciation Rights      9   
 

(d)

  Restricted Stock      10   
 

(e)

  Restricted Stock Units      11   
 

(f)

  Bonus Stock and Awards in Lieu of Obligations      12   
 

(g)

  Dividend Equivalents      12   
 

(h)

  Other Awards      12   

7.

  Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards      13   
 

(a)

  Termination of Employment      13   
 

(b)

  Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards      13   
 

(c)

  Term of Awards      13   
 

(d)

  Form and Timing of Payment under Awards; Deferrals      13   
 

(e)

  Exemptions from Section 16(b) Liability      14   
 

(f)

  Non-Competition Agreement      14   

8.

  Performance and Annual Incentive Awards      14   
 

(a)

  Performance Conditions      14   
 

(b)

  Status of Section 8(c) and Section 8(d) Awards under Section 162(m) of the Code      14   
 

(c)

  Performance Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees      15   
 

(d)

  Annual Incentive Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees      17   
 

(e)

  Written Determinations      18   

 

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9.

  Subdivision or Consolidation; Recapitalization; Change in Control; Reorganization      18   
  (a)    Existence of Plans and Awards      18   
  (b)    Subdivision or Consolidation of Shares      19   
  (c)    Corporate Recapitalization      20   
  (d)    Additional Issuances      20   
  (e)    Change in Control      20   
  (f)    Change in Control Price      21   
  (g)    Impact of Corporate Events on Awards Generally      21   

10.

  General Provisions      21   
  (a)    Transferability      21   
  (b)    Taxes      23   
  (c)    Changes to this Plan and Awards      23   
  (d)    Limitation on Rights Conferred under Plan      23   
  (e)    Unfunded Status of Awards      24   
  (f)    Nonexclusivity of this Plan      24   
  (g)    Fractional Shares      24   
  (h)    Severability      24   
  (i)    Governing Law      24   
  (j)    Conditions to Delivery of Stock      25   
  (k)    Section 409A of the Code      25   
  (l)    Clawback      25   
  (m)    Plan Effective Date and Term      25   

 

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FRANK’S INTERNATIONAL N.V.

2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan

1. Purpose . The purpose of the Frank’s International N.V. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) is (a) to provide a means through which Frank’s International, N.V., a limited liability company organized in the Netherlands (the “ Company ”), and its Subsidiaries may attract and retain able persons as employees, directors, and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and (b) to provide a means whereby those persons upon whom the responsibilities for the successful administration and management of the Company and its Subsidiaries rest, and whose present and potential contributions to the welfare of the Company and its Subsidiaries are of importance, can acquire and maintain stock ownership, or awards the value of which is tied to the performance of the Company, thereby strengthening such persons’ concern for the welfare of the Company and its Subsidiaries and their desire to remain employed. A further purpose of this Plan is to provide such employees, directors, and consultants with additional incentive and reward opportunities designed to enhance the profitable growth of the Company. Accordingly, this Plan primarily provides for the granting of Incentive Stock Options, options which do not constitute Incentive Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Appreciation Rights, Dividend Equivalents, Bonus Stock, Other Stock-Based Awards, Annual Incentive Awards, Performance Awards, or any combination of the foregoing, as is best suited to the circumstances of the particular individual as provided herein.

2. Definitions . For purposes of this Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below, in addition to such terms defined in Section 1 hereof:

(a) “ Annual Incentive Award ” means a conditional right granted to an Eligible Person under Section 8(d) hereof to receive a cash payment, Stock, or other Award, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, after the end of a specified year.

(b) “ Award ” means any Option, SAR, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Bonus Stock, Dividend Equivalent, Other Stock-Based Award, Performance Award, or Annual Incentive Award, together with any other right or interest granted to a Participant under this Plan.

(c) “ Beneficiary ” means one or more persons, trusts, or other entities which have been designated by a Participant, in his or her most recent written beneficiary designation filed with the Committee, to receive the benefits specified under this Plan upon such Participant’s death or to which Awards or other rights are transferred if and to the extent permitted under Section 10(a) hereof. If, upon a Participant’s death, there is no designated Beneficiary or surviving designated Beneficiary, then the term “Beneficiary” means the persons, trusts, or other entities entitled by will or the laws of descent and distribution to receive such benefits.

(d) “ Board ” means the Company’s Supervisory Board, or such other board that may serve as the Company’s single Board of Directors.

(e) “ Bonus Stock ” means Stock granted as a bonus pursuant to Section 6(f).

 

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(f) “Change in Control” means, except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) The consummation of an agreement to acquire, or a tender offer for beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) by any Person of, 50% or more of either (x) the then outstanding shares of Stock (the “ Outstanding Stock ”) or (y) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “ Outstanding Company Voting Securities ”); provided , however , that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company, (B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any entity controlled by the Company, or (D) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction that complies with clauses (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (iii) below;

(ii) Individuals who constitute the Incumbent Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board;

(iii) Consummation of a reorganization, merger, or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or an acquisition of assets of another entity (a “Business Combination” ), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (A) the Outstanding Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination represent or are converted into or exchanged for securities which represent or are convertible into more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock or common equity interests and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or other governing body, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company, or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries), (B) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or the entity resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock or common equity interests of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or other governing body of such entity except to the extent that such ownership results solely from ownership of the Company that existed prior to the Business Combination, and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors or similar governing body of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

(iv) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of any Award that provides for a deferral of compensation under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, to the extent the impact of a Change in Control on such an Award would subject a Participant to additional taxes under the

 

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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, a Change in Control for purposes of such Award will mean a Change in Control that is also a “change in the ownership or effective control of a corporation, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of a corporation” within the meaning of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules.

(g) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, including regulations thereunder and successor provisions and regulations thereto.

(h) “ Committee ” means a committee of two or more directors of the Board and/or of the Company’s Management Board designated by the Board to administer this Plan; provided , however , that, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Committee shall consist solely of two or more directors, each of whom shall be a Qualified Member (except to the extent administration of this Plan by “outside directors” is not then required in order to qualify for tax deductibility under section 162(m) of the Code, but only applying this exception for purposes of an Award’s compliance with section 162(m) of the Code).

(i) “Covered Employee” means an Eligible Person who is a Covered Employee as specified in Section 8(b) of this Plan.

(j) “ Dividend Equivalent ” means a right, granted to an Eligible Person under Section 6(g), to receive cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property equal in value to dividends paid with respect to a specified number of shares of Stock, or other periodic payments.

(k) “ Effective Date ” means, notwithstanding the Plan’s establishment date described in Section 10(m), the first date upon which Awards may be granted pursuant to the Plan, which date shall be immediately prior to the closing of the initial public offering of the Company, which is August 14, 2013.

(l) “ Eligible Person ” means all officers and employees of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries, and other persons who provide services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including directors of the Company. An employee on a leave of absence may be considered as still in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for purposes of eligibility for participation in this Plan.

(m) “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, including rules thereunder and successor provisions and rules thereto.

(n) “ Fair Market Value ” means, as of any specified date, (i) if the Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Stock, as reported on the stock exchange composite tape on the immediately preceding date (or if no sales occur on that date, on the last preceding date on which such sales of the Stock are so reported); (ii) if the Stock is not traded on a national securities exchange but is traded over the counter at the time a determination of its fair market value is required to be made under the Plan, the average between the reported high and low bid and asked prices of Stock on the most recently preceding date on which Stock was publicly traded; (iii) in the event Stock is not publicly traded at the time a determination of its value is required to be made under the Plan, the amount determined by the Committee in its discretion in such manner as it deems appropriate, taking into account all factors the Committee deems appropriate, including, without limitation, the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules; or (iv) on the date of a Qualifying Public Offering of Stock, the offering price under such Qualifying Public Offering.

 

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(o) “ Incentive Stock Option ” or “ ISO ” means any Option intended to be and designated as an incentive stock option within the meaning of section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

(p) “ Incumbent Board ” means the portion of the Board constituted of the individuals who are members of the Board as of the Effective Date and any other individual who becomes a director of the Board after the Effective Date and whose election or appointment by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Incumbent Board.

(q) “ Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules ” means the limitations or requirements of section 409A of the Code and the guidance and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(r) “ Option ” means a right, granted to an Eligible Person under Section 6(b) hereof, to purchase Stock or other Awards at a specified price during specified time periods.

(s) “Other Stock-Based Awards” means Awards granted to an Eligible Person under Section 6(h) hereof.

(t) “ Participant ” means a person who has been granted an Award under this Plan which remains outstanding, including a person who is no longer an Eligible Person.

(u) “ Performance Award ” means a right, granted to an Eligible Person under Section 8 hereof, to receive Awards based upon performance criteria specified by the Committee.

(v) “ Performance Based Compensation ” means compensation that is intended by the Committee to constitute “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder.

(w) “ Person ” means any person or entity of any nature whatsoever, specifically including an individual, a firm, a company, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a trust, or other entity; a Person, together with that Person’s Affiliates and Associates (as those terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, provided that “registrant” as used in Rule 12b-2 shall mean the Company), and any Persons acting as a partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate, or other group (whether or not formally organized), or otherwise acting jointly or in concert or in a coordinated or consciously parallel manner (whether or not pursuant to any express agreement), for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting, or disposing of securities of the Company with such Person, shall be deemed a single “Person.”

 

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(x) “ Qualifying Public Offering ” means a firm commitment underwritten public offering of Stock for cash, where the shares of Stock registered under the Securities Act are listed on a national securities exchange.

(y) “ Qualified Member ” means a member of the Committee who is a “nonemployee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) and an “outside director” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.162-27 under section 162(m) of the Code.

(z) “ Restricted Stock ” means Stock granted to an Eligible Person under Section 6(d) hereof, that is subject to certain restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture.

(aa) “ Restricted Stock Unit ” means a right, granted to an Eligible Person under Section 6(e) hereof, to receive Stock, cash, or a combination thereof at the end of a specified deferral period.

(bb) “ Rule 16b-3 ” means Rule 16b-3, promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under section 16 of the Exchange Act, as from time to time in effect and applicable to this Plan and Participants.

(cc) “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor law, as it may be amended from time to time.

(dd) “ Stock ” means the Company’s Common Stock, par value €0.01 per share, and such other securities as may be substituted (or resubstituted) for Stock pursuant to Section 9.

(ee) “ Stock Appreciation Right ” or “ SAR ” means a right granted to an Eligible Person under Section 6(c) hereof.

(ff) “ Subsidiary ” means with respect to the Company, any corporation or other entity of which a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company.

3. Administration .

(a) Authority of the Committee . This Plan shall be administered by the Committee except to the extent the Board elects to administer this Plan, in which case references herein to the “Committee” shall be deemed to include references to the “Board.” Subject to the express provisions of the Plan and Rule 16b-3, the Committee shall have the authority, in its sole and absolute discretion, to (i) adopt, amend, and rescind administrative and interpretive rules and regulations relating to the Plan; (ii) determine the Eligible Persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards shall be granted; (iii) determine the amount of cash and/or the number of shares of Stock, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Stock, Dividend Equivalents, Bonus Stock, Other Stock-Based Awards, Annual Incentive Awards, Performance Awards, as applicable, or any combination thereof, that shall be the subject of each Award; (iv) determine the terms and provisions of each Award agreement (which need not be identical), including provisions defining or otherwise relating to (A) the term and the period or periods and extent of exercisability of any Options, (B) the extent to which the transferability of shares of

 

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Stock issued or transferred pursuant to any Award is restricted, (C) except as otherwise provided herein, the effect on the Award of a Participant’s termination of employment or service relationship with the Company, and (D) the effect of approved leaves of absence (consistent with any applicable regulations of the Internal Revenue Service); (v) accelerate the time of vesting or exercisability of any Award that has been granted; (vi) construe the respective Award agreements and the Plan; (vii) make determinations of the Fair Market Value of the Stock pursuant to the Plan; (viii) delegate its duties under the Plan (including, but not limited to, the authority to grant Awards) to such agents as it may appoint from time to time, provided that the Committee may not delegate its duties where such delegation would violate state or foreign corporate law, or with respect to making Awards to, or otherwise with respect to Awards granted to, Eligible Persons who are subject to section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or who are Covered Employees receiving Awards that are intended to constitute Performance Based Compensation; (ix) subject to Section 10(f), terminate, modify, or amend the Plan; and (x) make all other determinations, perform all other acts, and exercise all other powers and authority necessary or advisable for administering the Plan, including the delegation of those ministerial acts and responsibilities as the Committee deems appropriate. Subject to Rule 16b-3 and section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, in any Award, or in any Award agreement in the manner and to the extent it deems necessary or desirable to carry the Plan into effect, and the Committee shall be the sole and final judge of that necessity or desirability. The determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in this Section 3(a) shall be final and conclusive.

(b) Manner of Exercise of Committee Authority . At any time that a member of the Committee is not a Qualified Member, any action of the Committee relating to an Award (i) granted or to be granted to an Eligible Person who is then subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Company or (ii) relating to an Award intended intended by the Committee to qualify as Performance Based Compensation, may be taken either (a) by the full Board but only for purposes of actions relating to Awards described in clause (i) of this Section 3(b) but not relating to Awards described in clause (ii), (b) by a subcommittee, designated by the Committee, composed solely of two or more Qualified Members, or (c) by the Committee but with each such member who is not a Qualified Member abstaining or recusing himself or herself from such action; provided , however , that, upon such abstention or recusal, the Committee remains composed solely of two or more Qualified Members. Such action, authorized by such a subcommittee, by the full Board (or if required for purposes of the exemption under Rule 16b-3(d)(1), the full Board, including both the Company’s Supervisory Board and Management Board), or by the Committee upon the abstention or recusal of such non-Qualified Member(s), as applicable, shall be the action of the Committee for purposes of this Plan. Any action of the Committee shall be final, conclusive, and binding on all Persons, including the Company, its Subsidiaries, stockholders, Participants, Beneficiaries, and transferees under Section 10(a) hereof or other persons claiming rights from or through a Participant. The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee. The Committee may delegate to officers or managers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or committees thereof, the authority, subject to such terms as the Committee shall determine, to perform such functions, including administrative functions, as the Committee may determine, to the extent that such delegation will not result in the loss of an exemption under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) for Awards granted to Participants subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Company and will not cause Awards intended to qualify as Performance Based Compensation to fail to so qualify. The Committee may appoint agents to assist it in administering the Plan.

 

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(c) Limitation of Liability . The Committee and each member thereof shall be entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to him or her by any officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company’s legal counsel, independent auditors, consultants, or any other agents assisting in the administration of this Plan. Members of the Committee and any officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acting at the direction of or on behalf of the Committee shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to this Plan and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be indemnified and held harmless by the Company with respect to any such action or determination.

4. Stock Subject to Plan .

(a) Overall Number of Shares Available for Delivery . Subject to adjustment in a manner consistent with any adjustment made pursuant to Section 9, the total number of shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance in connection with Awards under this Plan shall not exceed 20,000,000 shares, and such total will be available for the issuance of Incentive Stock Options.

(b) Application of Limitation to Grants of Awards . No Award may be granted if the number of shares of Stock to be delivered in connection with such Award exceeds the number of shares of Stock remaining available under this Plan, minus the number of shares of Stock issuable in settlement of or relating to then-outstanding Awards. The Committee may adopt reasonable counting procedures to ensure appropriate counting, avoid double-counting (as, for example, in the case of tandem or substitute awards), and make adjustments if the number of shares of Stock actually delivered differs from the number of shares previously counted in connection with an Award.

(c) Availability of Shares Not Issued under Awards . Shares of Stock subject to an Award under this Plan that expire or are canceled, forfeited, exchanged, settled in cash, or otherwise terminated, including (i) shares forfeited with respect to Restricted Stock, (ii) the number of shares withheld in payment of any exercise or purchase price of an Award or taxes relating to Awards, and (iii) the number of shares surrendered in payment of any exercise or purchase price of an Award or taxes relating to any Award, will again be available for Awards under this Plan, except that if any such shares could not again be available for Awards to a particular Participant under any applicable law or regulation, such shares shall be available exclusively for Awards to Participants who are not subject to such limitation.

(d) Stock Offered . The shares to be delivered under the Plan shall be made available from (i) authorized but unissued shares of Stock, (ii) Stock held in the treasury of the Company, or (iii) previously issued shares of Stock reacquired by the Company, including shares purchased on the open market.

 

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5. Eligibility; Per Person Award Limitations . Awards may be granted under this Plan only to Persons who are Eligible Persons at the time of grant thereof. In each calendar year, during any part of which this Plan is in effect, a Covered Employee may not be granted, to the extent the Awards will be subject to the limitations under section 162(m) of the Code that apply to compensation paid following the reliance period described in Treas. Reg. § 1.162-27(f), (a) Awards (other than Awards designated to be paid only in cash or the settlement of which is not based on a number of shares of Stock) relating to more than 2,500,000 shares of Stock, subject to adjustment in a manner consistent with any adjustment made pursuant to Section 9 and (b) Awards designated to be paid only in cash, or the settlement of which is not based on a number of shares of Stock, having a value determined on the date of grant in excess of $50,000,000.

6. Specific Terms of Awards .

(a) General . Awards may be granted on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 6. In addition, the Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter (subject to Section 10(c)), such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan, as the Committee shall determine, including terms requiring forfeiture of Awards in the event of termination of employment by the Participant, or termination of the Participant’s service relationship with the Company, and terms permitting a Participant to make elections relating to his or her Award. The Committee shall retain full power and discretion to accelerate, waive, or modify, at any time, any term or condition of an Award that is not mandatory under this Plan; provided , however , that the Committee shall not have any discretion (i) to accelerate, waive, or modify any term or condition of an Award that is intended to qualify as Performance Based Compensation if such discretion would cause the Award to not so qualify or (ii) to accelerate the terms of payment of any Award that provides for a deferral of compensation under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules if such acceleration would subject a Participant to additional taxes under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, in each case, unless the Committee makes an informed decision based on consultation with legal counsel to take such action and disqualify the Award from meeting such requirements of either section 162(m) of the Code or the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules due to other considerations.

(b) Options . The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Eligible Persons on the following terms and conditions:

(i) Exercise Price . Each Option agreement shall state the exercise price per share of Stock (the “ Exercise Price ”); provided , however , that the Exercise Price per share of Stock subject to an Option shall not be less than the greater of (A) the par value per share of the Stock or (B) 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of the Stock as of the date of grant of the Option (or in the case of an ISO granted to an individual who owns stock possessing more than 10 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its parent or any subsidiary, 110% of the Fair Market Value per share of the Stock on the date of grant).

(ii) Time and Method of Exercise . The Committee shall determine the time or times at which, or the circumstances under which, an Option may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the methods by which such Exercise Price may be paid or deemed to be paid, the form of such payment, including without limitation cash, Stock, other Awards or awards granted

 

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under other plans of the Company or any Subsidiary, or other property (including notes or other contractual obligations of Participants to make payment on a deferred basis), and the methods by, or forms in which, Stock will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants, including, but not limited to, the delivery of Restricted Stock subject to Section 6(d). In the case of an exercise whereby the Exercise Price is paid with Stock, such Stock shall be valued as of the date of exercise.

(iii) ISOs . The terms of any ISO granted under this Plan shall comply in all respects with the provisions of section 422 of the Code. Except as otherwise provided in Section 9, no provision of this Plan relating to ISOs (including any SAR in tandem therewith) shall be interpreted, amended or altered, nor shall any discretion or authority granted under this Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify either this Plan or any ISO under section 422 of the Code, unless the Participant has first requested the change that will result in such disqualification. ISOs shall not be granted more than ten years after the earlier of the adoption of this Plan or the approval of this Plan by the Company’s stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock subject to an ISO and the aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of stock of any parent or subsidiary corporation (within the meaning of sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code) subject to any other ISO (within the meaning of section 422 of the Code) of the Company or a parent or subsidiary corporation (within the meaning of sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code) that first becomes purchasable by a Participant in any calendar year may not (with respect to that Participant) exceed $100,000, or such other amount as may be prescribed under section 422 of the Code or applicable regulations or rulings from time to time. As used in the previous sentence, Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the date the ISOs are granted. Failure to comply with this provision shall not impair the enforceability or exercisability of any Option, but shall cause the excess amount of shares to be reclassified in accordance with the Code.

(c) Stock Appreciation Rights . The Committee is authorized to grant SARs to Eligible Persons on the following terms and conditions:

(i) Right to Payment . An SAR shall confer on the Participant to whom it is granted a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of exercise over (B) the grant price of the SAR as determined by the Committee.

(ii) Rights Related to Options . An SAR granted pursuant to an Option shall entitle a Participant, upon exercise, to surrender that Option or any portion thereof, to the extent unexercised, and to receive payment of an amount computed pursuant to Section 6(c)(ii)(B). That Option shall then cease to be exercisable to the extent surrendered. SARs granted in connection with an Option shall be subject to the terms of the Award agreement governing the Option, which shall comply with the following provisions in addition to those applicable to Options:

(A) An SAR granted in connection with an Option shall be exercisable only at such time or times and only to the extent that the related Option is exercisable and shall not be transferable except to the extent that the related Option is transferable.

 

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(B) Upon the exercise of an SAR related to an Option, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company of an amount determined by multiplying:

(1) the difference obtained by subtracting the Exercise Price with respect to a share of Stock specified in the related Option from the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR, by

(2) the number of shares as to which that SAR has been exercised.

(iii) Right Without Option . An SAR granted independent of an Option shall be exercisable as determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award agreement governing the SAR, which Award agreement shall comply with the following provisions:

(A) Each Award agreement shall state the total number of shares of Stock to which the SAR relates.

(B) Each Award agreement shall state the time or periods in which the right to exercise the SAR or a portion thereof shall vest and the number of shares of Stock for which the right to exercise the SAR shall vest at each such time or period.

(C) Each Award agreement shall state the date at which the SARs shall expire if not previously exercised.

(D) Each SAR shall entitle a Participant, upon exercise thereof, to receive payment of an amount determined by multiplying:

(1) the difference obtained by subtracting the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant of the SAR from the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise of that SAR, by

(2) the number of shares as to which the SAR has been exercised.

(iv) Terms . Except as otherwise provided herein, the Committee shall determine at the date of grant or thereafter, the time or times at which and the circumstances under which an SAR may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the method of exercise, method of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, method by or forms in which Stock will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants, whether or not an SAR shall be in tandem or in combination with any other Award, and any other terms and conditions of any SAR. SARs may be either freestanding or in tandem with other Awards.

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(i) Grant and Restrictions . Restricted Stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability, risk of forfeiture, and other restrictions, if any, as the Committee may impose, which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), in such installments, or otherwise, as the Committee may determine at the date of grant or thereafter. During the restricted period applicable to the Restricted Stock, the Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, margined, or otherwise encumbered by the Participant.

(ii) Certificates for Stock . Restricted Stock granted under this Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If certificates representing Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Participant, the Committee may require that such certificates bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, that the Company retain physical possession of the certificates, and that the Participant deliver a stock power to the Company, endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted Stock.

(iii) Dividends and Splits . As a condition to the grant of an Award of Restricted Stock, the Committee may require or permit a Participant to elect that any cash dividends paid on a share of Restricted Stock be automatically reinvested in additional shares of Restricted Stock, applied to the purchase of additional Awards under this Plan, or deferred without interest to the date of vesting of the associated Award of Restricted Stock; provided , that, to the extent applicable, any such election shall comply with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Stock distributed in connection with a Stock split or Stock dividend, and other property (other than cash) distributed as a dividend, shall be subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Stock with respect to which such Stock or other property has been distributed.

(e) Restricted Stock Units . The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Units, which are rights to receive Stock or cash (or a combination thereof) at the end of a specified deferral period (which may or may not be coterminous with the vesting schedule of the Award), to Eligible Persons, subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i) Award and Restrictions . Settlement of an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall occur upon expiration of the deferral period specified for such Restricted Stock Unit by the Committee (or, if permitted by the Committee, as elected by the Participant). In addition, Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions (which may include a risk of forfeiture) as the Committee may impose, if any, which restrictions may lapse at the expiration of the deferral period or at earlier specified times (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), separately or in combination, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine. Restricted Stock Units shall be satisfied by the delivery of cash or Stock in the amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the specified number of shares of Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Units, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee at the date of grant or thereafter.

 

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(ii) Dividend Equivalents . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at date of grant, Dividend Equivalents on the specified number of shares of Stock covered by an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall be either (A) paid with respect to such Restricted Stock Units on the dividend payment date in cash or in shares of unrestricted Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends, or (B) deferred with respect to such Restricted Stock Units, and the amount or value thereof automatically deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Stock Units (or in other Awards or other investment vehicles, as the Committee shall determine or permit the Participant to elect, but only to the extent compliant with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules).

(f) Bonus Stock and Awards in Lieu of Obligations . The Committee is authorized to grant Stock as a bonus, or to grant Stock or other Awards in lieu of obligations to pay cash or deliver other property under this Plan or under other plans or compensatory arrangements, provided that, in the case of Participants subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, the amount of such grants remains within the discretion of the Committee to the extent necessary to ensure that acquisitions of Stock or other Awards are exempt from liability under section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. Stock or Awards granted hereunder shall be subject to such other terms as shall be determined by the Committee. In the case of any grant of Stock to an officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in lieu of salary or other cash compensation, the number of shares granted in place of such compensation shall be reasonable, as determined by the Committee.

(g) Dividend Equivalents . The Committee is authorized to grant Dividend Equivalents to a Participant, entitling the Participant to receive cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property equal in value to dividends paid with respect to a specified number of shares of Stock, or other periodic payments. Dividend Equivalents may be awarded on a free-standing basis or in connection with another Award. The Committee may provide that Dividend Equivalents shall be paid or distributed when accrued or shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Stock, Awards, or other investment vehicles, and subject to such restrictions on transferability and risks of forfeiture, as the Committee may specify.

(h) Other Awards . The Committee is authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to Participants such other Awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Stock, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of this Plan, including without limitation convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable into Stock, purchase rights for Stock, Awards with value and payment contingent upon performance of the Company or any other factors designated by the Committee, and Awards valued by reference to the book value of Stock or the value of securities of or the performance of specified Subsidiaries of the Company. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Other Stock-Based Awards. Stock delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section 6(h) shall be purchased for such consideration, paid for at such times, by such methods, and in such forms, including, without limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, as the Committee shall determine. Cash awards, as an element of or supplement to any other Award under this Plan, may also be granted pursuant to this Section 6(h).

 

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7. Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards.

(a) Termination of Employment . Except as provided herein, the treatment of an Award upon a termination of employment or any other service relationship by and between a Participant and the Company or any Subsidiary shall be specified in the agreement controlling such Award.

(b) Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards . Awards granted under this Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or exchange for, any other Award; any award granted under another plan of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries, or of any business entity to be acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or any other right of an Eligible Person to receive payment from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Such additional, tandem, and substitute or exchange Awards may be granted at any time. If an Award is granted in substitution or exchange for another Award, the Committee shall require the surrender of such other Award in consideration for the grant of the new Award. Awards under this Plan may be granted in lieu of cash compensation, including in lieu of cash amounts payable under other plans of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in which the value of Stock subject to the Award is equivalent in value to the cash compensation, or in which the exercise price, grant price, or purchase price of the Award in the nature of a right that may be exercised is equal to the Fair Market Value of the underlying Stock minus the value of the cash compensation surrendered, but only to the extent such substitution does not cause the Award to violate the requirements of Section 6(b)(i) hereof. Awards granted pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be designed, awarded and settled in a manner that does not result in additional taxes under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules.

(c) Term of Awards . Except as specified herein, the term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee; provided , that in no event shall the term of any Option or SAR exceed a period of ten years (or such shorter term as may be required in respect of an ISO under section 422 of the Code).

(d) Form and Timing of Payment under Awards; Deferrals . Subject to the terms of this Plan and any applicable Award agreement, payments to be made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries upon the exercise of an Option or other Award or upon the settlement of an Award may be made in such forms as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis; provided , however , that any such deferred payment will be set forth in the agreement evidencing such Award and/or otherwise made in a manner that will not result in additional taxes under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules. Except as otherwise provided herein, the settlement of any Award may be accelerated, and cash paid in lieu of Stock in connection with such settlement, in the discretion of the Committee or upon the occurrence of one or more specified events (in addition to a Change in Control). Installment or deferred payments may be required by the Committee (subject to Section 10(c) of this Plan, including the consent provisions thereof in the case of any deferral of an outstanding Award not provided for in the original Award agreement) or permitted at the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by the Committee and in compliance with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules. Payments may include,

 

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without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend Equivalents or other amounts in respect of installment or deferred payments denominated in Stock. Any deferral shall only be allowed as is provided in a separate deferred compensation plan adopted by the Company (to the extent such separate plan is required for compliance with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules) and shall further be made pursuant to the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules. This Plan shall not constitute an “employee benefit plan” for purposes of section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

(e) Exemptions from Section 16(b) Liability . It is the intent of the Company that the grant of any Awards to or other transaction by a Participant who is subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be exempt from such section pursuant to an applicable exemption (except for transactions acknowledged in writing to be non-exempt by such Participant). Accordingly, if any provision of this Plan or any Award agreement does not comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 as then applicable to any such transaction, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 so that such Participant shall avoid liability under section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

(f) Non-Competition Agreement . Each Participant to whom an Award is granted under this Plan may be required to agree in writing as a condition to the granting of such Award not to engage in conduct in competition with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for a period after the termination of such Participant’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries as determined by the Committee (a “ Non-Competition Agreement ”); provided, however, to the extent a legally binding right to an Award within the meaning of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules is created with respect to a Participant, the Non-Competition Agreement must be entered into by such Participant within 30 days following the creation of the legally binding right.

8. Performance and Annual Incentive Awards.

(a) Performance Conditions . The right of an Eligible Person to receive a grant, and the right of a Participant to exercise or receive a grant or settlement of any Award, and the timing thereof, may be subject to such performance conditions as may be specified by the Committee. The Committee may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing any performance conditions, and may exercise its discretion to reduce or increase the amounts payable under any Award subject to performance conditions, except as limited under Sections 8(c) and 8(d) hereof in the case of a Performance Award or Annual Incentive Award intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation under section 162(m) of the Code.

(b) Status of Section 8(c) and Section 8(d) Awards under Section 162(m) of the Code . It is the intent of the Company that Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards under Sections 8(c) and 8(d) hereof granted to Persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be “ Covered Employees ” within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder (including Treasury Regulation §1.162-27 and successor regulations thereto) shall, if so designated by the Committee, constitute Performance Based

 

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Compensation. Accordingly, the terms of this Section 8(b) and Sections 8(c), (d), and (e), including the definitions of Covered Employee and other terms used therein, shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder. The foregoing notwithstanding, because the Committee cannot determine with certainty whether a given Eligible Person will be a Covered Employee with respect to a fiscal year that has not yet been completed, the term “Covered Employee” as used herein shall mean only a Person designated by the Committee, at the time of grant of a Performance Award or an Annual Incentive Award, who is likely to be a Covered Employee with respect to that fiscal year. If any provision of this Plan as in effect on the date of adoption of any agreements relating to Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards that are designated as intended to comply with the requirements of section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder for Performance Based Compensation does not so comply or is inconsistent with such requirements, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8(b) or elsewhere in this Plan, the Company intends to rely on the transition relief set forth in Treasury Regulation §1.162-27(f), and hence the deduction limitation imposed by section 162(m) of the Code will not be applicable to the Company until the earliest to occur of (i) the material modification of the Plan within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.162-27(h)(1)(iii); (ii) the issuance of the number of shares of Stock set forth in Section 4(a); or (iii) the first meeting of shareholders of the Company at which directors are to be elected that occurs after December 31, 2016 (the “ Transition Period ”), and during the Transition Period, Awards to Covered Employees shall only be required to comply with the limitations in Section 5 and the transition relief described in this Section 8(b).

(c) Performance Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees . If the Committee determines that a Performance Award to be granted to an Eligible Person who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee should qualify as Performance Based Compensation, the grant, exercise, and/or settlement of such Performance Award may be contingent upon achievement of preestablished performance goals and other terms set forth in this Section 8(c).

(i) Performance Goals Generally . The performance goals for such Performance Awards shall consist of one or more business criteria or individual performance criteria and a targeted level or levels of performance with respect to each of such criteria, as specified by the Committee consistent with this Section 8(c). Performance goals shall be objective and shall otherwise meet the requirements of section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder (including Treasury Regulation §1.162-27 and successor regulations thereto), including the requirement that the level or levels of performance targeted by the Committee result in the achievement of performance goals being “substantially uncertain” at the time the Committee actually establishes the performance goal or goals. The Committee may determine that such Performance Awards shall be granted, exercised, and/or settled upon achievement of any one performance goal or that two or more of the performance goals must be achieved as a condition to grant, exercise, and/or settlement of such Performance Awards. Performance goals may differ for Performance Awards granted to any one Participant or to different Participants.

 

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(ii) Business and Individual Performance Criteria

(A) Business Criteria . One or more of the following business criteria that may apply to a Participant and may include business criteria for the Company, on a consolidated basis, and/or for specified Subsidiaries or business or geographical units of the Company (except with respect to the total stockholder return, change in the Fair Market Value of the Stock, and earnings per share criteria), shall be used by the Committee in establishing performance goals for such Performance Awards: (1) earnings per share; (2) increase in revenues; (3) increase in cash flow; (4) increase in cash flow from operations; (5) increase in cash flow return; (6) return on net assets; (7) return on assets; (8) return on investment; (9) return on capital; (10) return on equity; (11) economic value added; (12) operating margin; (13) contribution margin; (14) net income; (15) net income per share; (16) pretax earnings; (17) pretax earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization; (18) pretax operating earnings after interest expense and before incentives, service fees, and extraordinary or special items; (19) total stockholder return; (20) debt reduction; (21) market share; (22) change in the Fair Market Value of the Stock; (23) operating income; (24) objective safety measures, such as the total recordable incident rate (TRIR) or the lost time incident rate (LTIR); (25) other objective measures related to the completion of projects; and (26) any of the above goals determined on an absolute or relative basis or as compared to the performance of a published or special index deemed applicable by the Committee, including, but not limited to, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index or a group of comparable companies. One or more of the foregoing business criteria shall also be exclusively used in establishing performance goals for Annual Incentive Awards granted to a Covered Employee under Section 8(d) hereof that are intended to qualify as Performance Based Compensation. The Committee may provide for adjustment of performance goals for certain accounting charges as it determines is appropriate; provided, however, that any such adjustment not described in the immediately following sentence shall have been provided for by the Committee in the performance goals that are established at the time such performance goals are established in accordance with Section 8(c)(iii). The Committee may also exclude the impact of any of the following events or occurrences which the Committee determines should appropriately be excluded, but only to the extent such exclusions will not cause Awards intended to qualify as Performance Based Compensation to fail to so qualify: (a) asset write-downs; (b) litigation, claims, judgments, or settlements; (c) the effect of changes in tax law or other such laws or regulations affecting reported results; (d) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs; (e) any extraordinary, unusual, or nonrecurring items as described in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 225, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (f) any change in accounting principles as defined in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 250, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (g) any loss from a discontinued operation as described in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 360, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (h) goodwill impairment charges; (i) operating results for any business acquired during the calendar year; (j) third party expenses associated with any acquisition by us or any subsidiary; and (k) any other extraordinary events or occurrences identified by the Committee, to the extent set forth with reasonable particularity in connection with the establishment of performance goals.

(B) Individual Performance Criteria . The grant, exercise, and/or settlement of Performance Awards may also be contingent upon individual performance goals established by the Committee. If required for compliance with section 162(m) of the Code for Performance Based Compensation, such criteria shall be approved by the stockholders of the Company.

 

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(iii) Performance Period; Timing for Establishing Performance Goals . Achievement of performance goals in respect of such Performance Awards shall be measured over a performance period of up to ten years, as specified by the Committee. Performance goals shall be established not later than 90 days after the beginning of any performance period applicable to such Performance Awards, or at such other date as may be required or permitted for Performance Based Compensation.

(iv) Performance Award Pool . The Committee may establish a Performance Award pool, which shall be an unfunded pool, for purposes of measuring performance of the Company in connection with Performance Awards. The amount of such Performance Award pool shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the criteria set forth in Section 8(c)(ii) hereof during the given performance period, as specified by the Committee in accordance with Section 8(c)(iii) hereof. The Committee may specify the amount of the Performance Award pool as a percentage of any of such criteria, a percentage thereof in excess of a threshold amount, or as another amount, which need not bear a strictly mathematical relationship to such criteria.

(v) Settlement of Performance Awards; Other Terms . After the end of each performance period, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any, of (A) the Performance Award pool and the maximum amount of the potential Performance Award payable to each Participant in the Performance Award pool, or (B) the amount of the potential Performance Award otherwise payable to each Participant. Settlement of such Performance Awards shall be in cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, in the discretion of the Committee. The Committee may, in its discretion, reduce the amount of a settlement otherwise to be made in connection with such Performance Awards, but may not exercise discretion to increase any such amount payable to a Covered Employee in respect of a Performance Award subject to this Section 8(c). The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which such Performance Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of employment by the Participant prior to the end of a performance period or settlement of Performance Awards.

(d) Annual Incentive Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees . If the Committee determines that an Annual Incentive Award to be granted to an Eligible Person who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee should qualify as Performance Based Compensation, the grant, exercise, and/or settlement of such Annual Incentive Award shall be contingent upon achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this Section 8(d).

(i) Potential Annual Incentive Awards . Not later than the end of the 90th day of each applicable performance year, or at such other date as may be required or permitted in the case of Awards intended to be Performance Based Compensation, the Committee shall determine the Eligible Persons who will potentially receive Annual Incentive Awards, and the amounts potentially payable thereunder, for that fiscal year, either out of an Annual Incentive Award pool established by such date under Section 8(d)(i) hereof or as individual Annual Incentive Awards. The amount potentially payable, with respect to Annual

 

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Incentive Awards, shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the business criteria set forth in Section 8(c)(ii) hereof in the given performance year, as specified by the Committee, in accordance with Section 8(c)(iii) hereof.

(ii) Annual Incentive Award Pool . The Committee may establish an Annual Incentive Award pool, which shall be an unfunded pool, for purposes of measuring performance of the Company in connection with Annual Incentive Awards. The amount of such Annual Incentive Award pool shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the business criteria set forth in Section 8(c)(ii) hereof during the given performance period, as specified by the Committee in accordance with Section 8(c)(iii) hereof. The Committee may specify the amount of the Annual Incentive Award pool as a percentage of any of such business criteria, a percentage thereof in excess of a threshold amount, or as another amount which need not bear a strictly mathematical relationship to such business criteria.

(iii) Payout of Annual Incentive Awards . After the end of each applicable performance year, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any, of (A) the Annual Incentive Award pool, and the maximum amount of the potential Annual Incentive Award payable to each Participant in the Annual Incentive Award pool, or (A) the amount of the potential Annual Incentive Award otherwise payable to each Participant. The Committee may, in its discretion, determine that the amount payable to any Participant as a final Annual Incentive Award shall be reduced from the amount of his or her potential Annual Incentive Award, including a determination to make no final Award whatsoever, but may not exercise discretion to increase any such amount in the case of an Annual Incentive Award intended to qualify as Performance Based Compensation. The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which an Annual Incentive Award shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of employment by the Participant prior to the end of the applicable year or settlement of such Annual Incentive Award.

(e) Written Determinations . All determinations by the Committee as to the establishment of performance goals, the amount of any Performance Award pool or potential individual Performance Awards, the achievement of performance goals relating to and final settlement of Performance Awards under Section 8(c), the amount of any Annual Incentive Award pool or potential individual Annual Incentive Awards, and the achievement of performance goals relating to and final settlement of Annual Incentive Awards under Section 8(d) shall be made in writing in the case of any Award intended to qualify as Performance Based Compensation. The Committee may not delegate any responsibility relating to such Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards.

9. Subdivision or Consolidation; Recapitalization; Change in Control; Reorganization .

(a) Existence of Plans and Awards . The existence of this 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 make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization, or other change in the Company’s capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of debt or equity securities ahead of or affecting Stock

 

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or the rights thereof, 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. In no event will any action taken by the Committee pursuant to this Section 9 result in the creation of deferred compensation within the meaning of section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder.

(b) Subdivision or Consolidation of Shares . The terms of an Award and the number of shares of Stock authorized pursuant to Section 4 for issuance under the Plan shall be subject to adjustment from time to time, in accordance with the following provisions:

(i) If at any time, or from time to time, the Company shall subdivide as a whole (by reclassification, by a Stock split, by the issuance of a distribution on Stock payable in Stock, or otherwise) the number of shares of Stock then outstanding into a greater number of shares of Stock, then, as appropriate: (A) the maximum number of shares of Stock available for the Plan or in connection with Awards as provided in Sections 4 and 5 shall be increased proportionately, and the kind of shares or other securities available for the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted, (B) the number of shares of Stock (or other kind of shares or securities) that may be acquired under any then outstanding Award shall be increased proportionately, and (C) the price (including the exercise price) for each share of Stock (or other kind of shares or securities) subject to then outstanding Awards shall be reduced proportionately, all without changing the aggregate purchase price or value as to which outstanding Awards remain exercisable or subject to restrictions.

(ii) If at any time, or from time to time, the Company shall consolidate as a whole (by reclassification, by reverse Stock split, or otherwise) the number of shares of Stock then outstanding into a lesser number of shares of Stock, (A) the maximum number of shares of Stock for the Plan or available in connection with Awards as provided in Sections 4 and 5 shall be decreased proportionately, and the kind of shares or other securities available for the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted, (B) the number of shares of Stock (or other kind of shares or securities) that may be acquired under any then outstanding Award shall be decreased proportionately, and (C) the price (including the exercise price) for each share of Stock (or other kind of shares or securities) subject to then outstanding Awards shall be increased proportionately, all without changing the aggregate purchase price or value as to which outstanding Awards remain exercisable or subject to restrictions.

(iii) Whenever the number of shares of Stock subject to outstanding Awards and the price for each share of Stock subject to outstanding Awards are required to be adjusted as provided in this Section 9(b), the Committee shall promptly prepare a notice setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment was calculated, and the change in price and the number of shares of Stock, other securities, cash, or property purchasable subject to each Award after giving effect to the adjustments. The Committee shall promptly provide each affected Participant with such notice.

 

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(iv) Adjustments under Sections 9(b)(i) and (ii) shall be made by the Committee, and its determination as to what adjustments shall be made and the extent thereof shall be final, binding, and conclusive. No fractional interest shall be issued under the Plan on account of any such adjustments.

(c) Corporate Recapitalization . If the Company recapitalizes, reclassifies its capital stock, or otherwise changes its capital structure (a “ Recapitalization ”) without the occurrence of a Change in Control, the number and class of shares of Stock covered by an Option or an SAR theretofore granted shall be adjusted so that such Option or SAR shall thereafter cover the number and class of shares of stock and securities to which the holder would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the Recapitalization if, immediately prior to the Recapitalization, the holder had been the holder of record of the number of shares of Stock then covered by such Option or SAR and the share limitations provided in Sections 4 and 5 shall be adjusted in a manner consistent with the Recapitalization.

(d) Additional Issuances . Except as hereinbefore expressly provided, the issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class for cash, property, labor, or services, upon direct sale, upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares of Stock subject to Awards theretofore granted or the purchase price per share, if applicable.

(e) Change in Control . Upon a Change in Control the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of any holder, shall affect one or more of the following alternatives, which may vary among individual holders and which may vary among Options or SARs (collectively “Grants”) held by any individual holder: (i) accelerate the time at which Grants then outstanding may be exercised so that such Grants may be exercised in full for a limited period of time on or before a specified date (before or after such Change in Control) fixed by the Committee, after which specified date all unexercised Grants and all rights of holders thereunder shall terminate, (ii) require the mandatory surrender to the Company by selected holders of some or all of the outstanding Grants held by such holders (irrespective of whether such Grants are then exercisable under the provisions of this Plan) as of a date, before or after such Change in Control, specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall thereupon cancel such Grants and pay to each holder an amount of cash per share equal to the excess, if any, of the amount calculated in Section 9(f) (the “Change in Control Price”) of the shares subject to such Grants over the Exercise Price(s) under such Grants for such shares (except that to the extent the Exercise Price under any such Grant is equal to or exceeds the Change in Control Price, in which case no amount shall be payable with respect to such Grant), or (iii) make such adjustments to Grants then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Change in Control; provided , however , that the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that no adjustment is necessary to Grants then outstanding; provided , further, however, that the right to make such adjustments shall include, but not require or be limited to, the modification of Grants such that the holder of the Grant shall be entitled to purchase or receive (in lieu of the total number of shares of Stock as to which an Option or SAR is exercisable (the “ Total Shares ”) or other consideration that the holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase or receive under the Grant (the “ Total Consideration ”)), the number of shares of stock or other securities or the amount of cash or property to which the Total Consideration relates that the

 

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holder would have been entitled to purchase or receive in connection with the Change in Control (A) (in the case of Options), at an aggregate exercise price equal to the exercise price that would have been payable if the Total Shares had been purchased upon the exercise of the Grant immediately before the consummation of the Change in Control and (B) in the case of SARs, calculated as if the SARs had been exercised immediately before the occurrence of the Change in Control.

(f) Change in Control Price . The “Change in Control Price” shall equal the amount determined in the following clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v), whichever is applicable, as follows: (i) the price per share offered to holders of Stock in any merger or consolidation, (ii) the per share Fair Market Value of the Stock immediately before the Change in Control without regard to assets sold in the Change in Control and assuming the Company has received the consideration paid for the assets in the case of a sale of the assets, (iii) the amount distributed per share of Stock in a dissolution transaction, (iv) the price per share offered to holders of Stock in any tender offer or exchange offer whereby a Change in Control takes place, or (v) if such Change in Control occurs other than pursuant to a transaction described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of this Section 9(f), the Fair Market Value per share of the Stock that may otherwise be obtained with respect to such Grants or to which such Grants track, as determined by the Committee as of the date determined by the Committee to be the date of cancellation and surrender of such Grants. In the event that the consideration offered to stockholders of the Company in any transaction described in this Section 9(f) or in Section 9(e) consists of anything other than cash, the Committee shall determine the fair cash equivalent of the portion of the consideration offered which is other than cash and such determination shall be binding on all affected Participants to the extent applicable to Awards held by such Participants.

(g) Impact of Corporate Events on Awards Generally . In the event of a Change in Control or changes in the outstanding Stock by reason of a recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange, or other relevant change in capitalization occurring after the date of the grant of any Award and not otherwise provided for by this Section 9, any outstanding Awards and any Award agreements evidencing such Awards shall be subject to adjustment by the Committee at its discretion, which adjustment may, in the Committee’s discretion, be described in the Award agreement and may include, but not be limited to, adjustments as to the number and price of shares of Stock or other consideration subject to such Awards, accelerated vesting (in full or in part) of such Awards, conversion of such Awards into awards denominated in the securities or other interests of any successor Person, or the cash settlement of such Awards in exchange for the cancellation thereof. In the event of any such change in the outstanding Stock, the aggregate number of shares of Stock available under this Plan may be appropriately adjusted by the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive.

10. General Provisions .

(a) Transferability .

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transfer by such Participant; provided that, in either case the transferee or transferees must be any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, in each case with respect to the Participant, an individual sharing the Participant’s household (other than a tenant or employee of the Company), a trust in which any of the foregoing individuals have more than fifty percent of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which any of the foregoing individuals (or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which any of the foregoing individuals (or the Participant) owns more than fifty percent of the voting interests (collectively, “ Permitted Transferees ”); provided further that, (A) there may be no consideration for any such transfer and (B) subsequent transfers of Options or SARs transferred as provided above shall be prohibited except subsequent transfers back to the original holder of the Option or SAR and transfers to other Permitted Transferees of the original holder. Agreements evidencing Options or SARs with respect to which such transferability is authorized at the time of grant must be approved by the Committee and must expressly provide for transferability in a manner consistent with this Section 10(a)(i).

(ii) Qualified Domestic Relations Orders . An Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Unit, Restricted Stock, or other Award may be transferred to a Permitted Transferee, pursuant to a domestic relations order entered or approved by a court of competent jurisdiction upon delivery to the Company of written notice of such transfer and a certified copy of such order.

(iii) Other Transfers . Except as expressly permitted by Sections 10(a)(i) and 10(a)(ii), Awards shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10, an Incentive Stock Option shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

(iv) Effect of Transfer . Following the transfer of any Award as contemplated by Sections 10(a)(i), 10(a)(ii) and 10(a)(iii), (A) such Award shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer, provided that the term “Participant” shall be deemed to refer to the Permitted Transferee, the recipient under a qualified domestic relations order, or the estate or heirs of a deceased Participant or other transferee, as applicable, to the extent appropriate to enable the Participant to exercise the transferred Award in accordance with the terms of this Plan and applicable law and (B) the provisions of the Award relating to exercisability shall continue to be applied with respect to the original Participant and, following the occurrence of any applicable events described therein, the Awards shall be exercisable by the Permitted Transferee, the recipient under a qualified domestic relations order, or the estate or heirs of a deceased Participant, as applicable, only to the extent and for the periods that would have been applicable in the absence of the transfer.

(v) Procedures and Restrictions . Any Participant desiring to transfer an Award as permitted under Sections 10(a)(i), 10(a)(ii) or 10(a)(iii) shall make application therefor in the manner and time specified by the Committee and shall comply with such other requirements as the Committee may require to assure compliance with all applicable securities laws. The Committee shall not give permission for such a transfer if (A) it would give rise to short swing liability under section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or (B) it may not be made in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and foreign securities laws.

 

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(vi) Registration . To the extent the issuance to any Permitted Transferee of any shares of Stock issuable pursuant to Awards transferred as permitted in this Section 10(a) is not registered pursuant to the effective registration statement of the Company generally covering the shares to be issued pursuant to this Plan to initial holders of Awards, the Company shall not have any obligation to register the issuance of any such shares of Stock to any such transferee.

(b) Taxes . The Company and any of its Subsidiaries are authorized to withhold from any Award granted, or any payment relating to an Award under this Plan, including from a distribution of Stock, amounts of withholding and other taxes due or potentially payable in connection with any transaction involving an Award, and to take such other action as the Committee may deem advisable to enable the Company and Participants to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to any Award. This authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Stock or other property and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Participant’s tax obligations, either on a mandatory or elective basis, in the discretion of the Committee.

(c) Changes to this Plan and Awards . The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate this Plan or the Committee’s authority to grant Awards under this Plan without the consent of stockholders or Participants, except that any amendment or alteration to this Plan, including any increase in any share limitation, shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders not later than the annual meeting next following such Board action if such stockholder approval is required by any federal or state law or regulation or the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Stock may then be listed or quoted, and the Board may otherwise, in its discretion, determine to submit other such changes to this Plan to stockholders for approval; provided , that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such Board action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under any previously granted and outstanding Award. The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, or amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any Award theretofore granted and any Award agreement relating thereto, except as otherwise provided in this Plan; provided , however , that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such Committee action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under such Award. For purposes of clarity, any adjustments made to Awards pursuant to Section 9 will be deemed not to materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant under any previously granted and outstanding Award and therefore may be made without the consent of affected Participants.

(d) Limitation on Rights Conferred under Plan . Neither this Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as (i) giving any Eligible Person or Participant the right to continue as an Eligible Person or Participant or in the employ or service of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) interfering in any way with the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate any Eligible Person’s or Participant’s employment or service relationship at any time, (iii) giving an Eligible Person or Participant any claim to be granted any Award under this Plan or to be treated uniformly with other Participants and/or employees and/or other service providers, or (iv) conferring on a Participant any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until the Participant is duly issued or transferred shares of Stock in accordance with the terms of an Award.

 

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(e) Unfunded Status of Awards . This Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for certain incentive awards.

(f) Nonexclusivity of this Plan . Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board nor its submission to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or a committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including incentive arrangements and awards which do not qualify as Performance Based Compensation under section 162(m) of the Code. Nothing contained in this Plan shall be construed to prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from taking any corporate action which is deemed by the Company or such Subsidiary to be appropriate or in its best interest, whether or not such action would have an adverse effect on this Plan or any Award made under this Plan. No employee, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of any such action.

(g) Fractional Shares . No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to this Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

(h) Severability . If any provision of this Plan is held to be illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof, but such provision shall be fully severable, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had never been included herein. If any of the terms or provisions of this Plan or any Award agreement conflict with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (as those terms or provisions are applied to Eligible Persons who are subject to section 16(b) of the Exchange Act) or section 422 of the Code (with respect to Incentive Stock Options), then those conflicting terms or provisions shall be deemed inoperative to the extent they so conflict with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (unless the Board (including the Company’s Management Board if required under Rule 16b-3(d)(1)) or the Committee, as appropriate, has expressly determined that the Plan or such Award should not comply with Rule 16b-3) or section 422 of the Code. With respect to Incentive Stock Options, if this Plan does not contain any provision required to be included herein under section 422 of the Code, that provision shall be deemed to be incorporated herein with the same force and effect as if that provision had been set out at length herein; provided , further, that, to the extent any Option that is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option cannot so qualify, that Option (to that extent) shall be deemed an Option not subject to section 422 of the Code for all purposes of the Plan.

(i) Governing Law . All questions arising with respect to the provisions of the Plan and Awards shall be determined by application of the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any conflict of law provisions thereof, except to the extent Texas law is preempted by federal law. The obligation of the Company to sell and deliver Stock hereunder is subject to applicable federal and state laws and to the approval of any governmental authority required in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, or delivery of such Stock.

 

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(j) Conditions to Delivery of Stock . Nothing herein or in any Award granted hereunder or any Award agreement shall require the Company to issue any shares with respect to any Award if that issuance would, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, constitute a violation of the Securities Act or any similar or superseding statute or statutes, any other applicable statute or regulation, or the rules of any applicable securities exchange or securities association, as then in effect. At the time of any exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, or at the time of any grant of Restricted Stock, a Restricted Stock Unit, or other Award the Company may, as a condition precedent to the exercise of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right or settlement of any Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit or other Award, require from the Participant (or in the event of his or her death, his or her legal representatives, heirs, legatees, or distributees) such written representations, if any, concerning the holder’s intentions with regard to the retention or disposition of the shares of Stock being acquired pursuant to the Award and such written covenants and agreements, if any, as to the manner of disposal of such shares as, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, may be necessary to ensure that any disposition by that holder (or in the event of the holder’s death, his or her legal representatives, heirs, legatees, or distributees) will not involve a violation of the Securities Act or any similar or superseding statute or statutes, any other applicable state or federal statute or regulation, or any rule of any applicable securities exchange or securities association, as then in effect. No Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable and no settlement of any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit shall occur with respect to a Participant unless and until the holder thereof shall have paid cash or property to, or performed services for, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that the Committee believes is equal to or greater in value than the par value of the Stock subject to such Award.

(k) Section 409A of the Code . In the event that any Award granted pursuant to this Plan provides for a deferral of compensation within the meaning of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, it is the general intention, but not the obligation, of the Company to design such Award to comply with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules and such Award should be interpreted accordingly.

(l) Clawback . To the extent required by (i) applicable law, including, without limitation, the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, any Securities Exchange Commission rule or any applicable securities exchange listing standards and/or (ii) any policy that may be adopted by the Board, Awards and amounts paid or payable pursuant to or with respect to Awards shall be subject to clawback to the extent necessary to comply with such law(s) and/or policy, which clawback may include forfeiture, repurchase and/or recoupment of Awards and amounts paid or payable pursuant to or with respect to Awards.

(m) Plan Establishment and Term . This Plan was adopted and established by the Board and approved by the Company’s stockholders on July 26, 2013. Awards may be granted under this Plan no earlier than the date specified in Section 2(k), which is the Effective Date, and no Awards may be granted under this Plan on or after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.

 

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Exhibit 4.6

FRANK’S INTERNATIONAL N.V.

EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

ARTICLE I

PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE PLAN

Section 1.1 Purpose . The Frank’s International N.V. Employee Stock Purchase Plan is intended to encourage employee participation in the ownership and economic progress of the Company.

Section 1.2 Definitions . Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms have the meaning set forth below:

Board of Directors ” or “ Board ” means the Company’s Supervisory Board, or such other board that may serve as the Company’s single Board of Directors.

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, together with any applicable regulations issued thereunder.

Committee ” shall mean the committee of officers established by the Board to administer the Plan, which Committee shall administer the Plan as provided in Section 1.3 hereof.

Common Stock ” shall mean shares of the common stock, par value €0.01 per share, of the Company.

Company ” shall mean Frank’s International N.V., a limited liability company organized in the Netherlands.

Compensation ” shall mean the fixed salary or base wage paid by the Company to an Employee as reported by the Company to the applicable government for income tax purposes, including an Employee’s portion of salary deferral contributions pursuant to Code Section 401(k) and any amount excludable pursuant to Code Section 125, but excluding any bonus, fee, overtime pay, commissions, severance pay, expenses, stock option or other equity incentive income, pay in lieu of vacation, or other special emolument or any credit or benefit under any employee plan maintained by the Company.

Continuous Service ” shall mean the period of time, uninterrupted by a termination of employment (other than a termination as a result of a transfer of employment among the Company or a Designated Subsidiary that does not constitute a “separation from service” pursuant to the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules), that an Employee has been employed by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary (or any combination of the foregoing) immediately preceding an Offering Date. Such period of time shall include any approved leave of absence.


Designated Subsidiary ” shall mean each subsidiary (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code) of the Company set forth on the attached Schedule A and as may be authorized from time to time by the Committee to participate in the Plan. The addition or deletion of a subsidiary from Schedule A will not require a formal amendment to this Plan.

Employee ” shall mean any person who is employed by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary as a common law employee. Any individual who performs services for the Company or a Designated Subsidiary solely through a leasing or employment agency shall not be considered an Employee.

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

Exercise Date ” shall mean the last business day of each Option Period, or such other date(s) as determined by the Committee.

Fair Market Value ” means, as of any specified date, (i) if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Common Stock, as reported on the stock exchange composite tape on the immediately preceding date (or if no sales occur on that date, on the last preceding date on which such sales of the Common Stock are so reported); (ii) if the Common Stock is not traded on a national securities exchange but is traded over the counter at the time a determination of its fair market value is required to be made under the Plan, the average between the reported high and low bid and asked prices of Common Stock on the most recently preceding date on which Common Stock was publicly traded; or (iii) in the event Common Stock is not publicly traded at the time a determination of its value is required to be made under the Plan, the amount determined by the Committee in its discretion in such manner as it deems appropriate, taking into account all factors the Committee deems appropriate, including, without limitation, the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules.

Maximum Offering ” shall mean the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued to each Participant under the Plan during any given time period. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Maximum Offering during any single Option Period shall be the largest number of whole shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying $2,083 by the number of full months in the Option Period and dividing the result by the Fair Market Value on the Option Period commencement date of such Option Period.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules ” shall mean the limitations or requirements of Code Section 409A and the guidance and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Offering Date ” shall mean, as applicable, (i) the first business day of each Plan Year, and (ii) the date that is six months following the first business day of each Plan Year, or such other date(s) as determined by the Committee.

Option Period ” or “ Period ” shall mean the six month period beginning on each Offering Date.

Option Price ” shall mean the purchase price of a share of Common Stock hereunder as provided in Section 3.1 hereof.

 

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Participant” shall mean any Employee who (i) is eligible to participate in the Plan under Section 2.1 hereof and (ii) elects to participate.

Plan ” shall mean the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Plan Account ” or “ Account ” shall mean an account established and maintained in the name of each Participant.

Plan Manager ” shall mean any Employee appointed pursuant to Section 1.3 hereof.

Plan Year ” shall mean the twelve (12) month period commencing on the Effective Date as determined by the Committee pursuant to Section 1.4, and each successive twelve (12) month period thereafter, or such other period as may be specified by the Committee.

Stock Purchase Agreement ” shall mean the form prescribed by the Committee or the Company which must be completed and executed by an Employee who elects to participate in the Plan.

Section 1.3 Administration of Plan . Subject to oversight by the Board of Directors or the Board’s Compensation Committee, the Committee shall have the authority to administer the Plan and to make and adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan or the Code. In addition, the Committee shall correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, or in any option granted under the Plan. The Committee shall adopt the form of Stock Purchase Agreement and all notices required hereunder. Its interpretations and decisions in respect to the Plan shall, subject as aforesaid, be final and conclusive. The Committee shall not be liable for any decision, determination or action made or taken in good faith in connection with the administration of the Plan. The Committee shall have the authority to appoint an Employee as Plan Manager and to delegate to the Plan Manager such authority with respect to the administration of the Plan as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems advisable from time to time.

Section 1.4 Effective Date of Plan . The Plan shall become effective on January 1, 2014 (the “ Effective Date ”). The first Plan Year shall commence on the Effective Date and end on the date that is twelve (12) months thereafter.

Section 1.5 Extension or Termination of Plan . The Plan shall continue in effect through the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, unless terminated prior thereto pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof, or by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee of the Board, each of which shall have the right to extend the term of or terminate the Plan at any time. Upon any such termination, the balance, if any, in each Participant’s Account shall be refunded to him, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with policies and procedures prescribed by the Committee in cases where such a refund may not be possible.

 

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ARTICLE II

PARTICIPATION

Section 2.1 Eligibility . Subject to the restrictions in Section 2.2 below, each Employee who is customarily employed as a full time employee of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary shall be eligible to participate in the Plan beginning on the later of the Effective Date or the date that he or she completed one year of Continuous Service. Part-time Employees of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary shall be eligible to participate in the Plan beginning on the later of the Effective Date or the date that he or she completes one year of Continuous Service; provided, however, that if the Employee is customarily employed for 20 hours or less per week, or if the Employee’s customary employment is for no more than five months in any calendar year, that part-time Employee will not be eligible to participate. All employment with the Company and/or a Designated Subsidiary prior to the Effective Date shall be counted for purposes of determining eligibility to participate in the Plan. For purposes of this Section 2.1, whether an Employee is “customarily” employed shall be determined by the Committee based on the Company’s or Designated Subsidiary’s policies and procedures in effect from time to time.

Section 2.2 Ineligible Employees . Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, no Employee shall be granted a right to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Plan to the extent that:

(a) immediately after the grant, such Employee would own stock, and/or hold or own options, possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or any subsidiary corporation (determined under the rules of Sections 423(b)(3) and 424(d) of the Code); or

(b) immediately after the grant, such Employee’s right to purchase Company Stock under all employee stock purchase plans (as defined in Section 423 of the Code) of the Company and any related company would accrue at a rate which exceeds $25,000 in Fair Market Value of such Company Stock (determined at the time such purchase right is granted) for each calendar year in which such purchase right would be outstanding at any time; or

(c) the Employee is a citizen or resident of a jurisdiction other than the United States and (i) the grant of an option under this Plan would be prohibited under the laws of such jurisdiction, or (ii) compliance with the laws of the applicable foreign jurisdiction would cause the Plan to violate the requirements of Code Section 423.

Section 2.3 Payroll Deductions . Payment for shares of Common Stock purchased hereunder shall be made by authorized payroll deductions from each payment of Compensation in accordance with instructions received from a Participant. Said deductions shall be expressed as a whole dollar amount. A Participant may increase or decrease the deduction on one occasion per Option Period. During an Option Period, a Participant may discontinue payroll deductions but have the payroll deductions previously made during that Option Period remain in the Participant’s Account to purchase Common Stock on the next Exercise Date, provided that he or

 

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she is an Employee as of that Exercise Date. Any amount remaining in the Participant’s Account after the purchase of Common Stock shall be refunded without interest upon the written request of the Participant. Any Participant who discontinues payroll deductions during an Option Period may again become a Participant for a subsequent Option Period by executing and filing another Stock Purchase Agreement in accordance with Section 2.1. Amounts deducted from a Participant’s Compensation pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be credited to said Participant’s Account.

Section 2.4 Leaves of Absence . During a paid leave of absence approved by the Company and meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulation § 1.421-1(h)(2), a Participant’s elected payroll deductions shall continue. If a Participant takes an unpaid leave of absence that is approved by the Company and meets the requirements of Treasury Regulation § 1.421-1(h)(2), then such Participant’s payroll deductions for such Option Period that were made prior to such leave may remain in the Plan and be used to purchase Common Stock under the Plan on the Exercise Date relating to such Option Period. If a participant takes a leave of absence that does not satisfy one of the two sentences above, then for purposes of the Plan he shall be considered to have terminated his employment and withdrawn from the Plan.

ARTICLE III

PURCHASE OF SHARES

Section 3.1 Option Price . The Option Price per share of the Common Stock sold to Participants hereunder shall be the lesser of (i) eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Offering Date, or (ii) eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the last day of the Option Period; provided, however, that the Option Price per share of the Common Stock may be adjusted for subsequent Option Periods by the Committee subject to the requirements of Section 423 of the Code (and in no event shall the Option Price per share be less than the par value of the Common Stock).

Section 3.2 Purchase of Shares . On each Exercise Date, the amount in a Participant’s Account shall be charged with the aggregate Option Price of the largest number of whole shares of Common Stock which can be purchased with said amount. The balance, if any, in such account shall be carried forward to the next succeeding Option Period. If the total number of shares of Common Stock for which options are exercised on any Exercise Date exceeds the maximum number of shares then available for sale under the Plan, the Company shall allocate the available shares by reducing the Participants’ designated payroll deduction authorization percentages in order of the highest percentages until the excess is eliminated, and any remaining balance of payroll deductions credited to the account of a participant under the Plan shall be refunded to him promptly.

Section 3.3 Limitations on Purchase . Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, no Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan if, immediately after the grant, such Employee’s right to purchase Common Stock under all employee stock purchase plans (as defined in Section 423 of the Code) of the Company and any related company would accrue at a rate which exceeds $25,000 in Market Value of such Common Stock (determined at the time such purchase right is granted) for each calendar year in which such purchase right would be outstanding at any time.

 

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To the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 423(b)(8) and the limitations on purchase in this Section 3.3, a Participant’s payroll deductions may be decreased to 0% during any Option Period which is scheduled to end during any calendar year, such that the aggregate of all payroll deductions accumulated with respect to such Option Period and any other Option Period ending within the same calendar year is no greater than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). Payroll deductions shall re-commence at the rate provided in such Participant’s Stock Purchase Agreement at the beginning of the first Option Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless suspended by the Participant pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Plan.

ARTICLE IV

PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMMON STOCK

Section 4.1 Common Stock Reserved . There shall be a maximum of 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for the Plan, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 4.2 hereof. The aggregate number of shares which may be purchased under the Plan shall not exceed the number of shares reserved for the Plan.

Section 4.2 Adjustment for Changes in Common Stock . In the event that adjustments are made in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock or said shares are exchanged for a different class of stock of the Company or for shares of stock of any other corporation by reason of merger, consolidation, stock dividend, stock split or otherwise, the Committee shall make appropriate adjustments in (i) the number and class of shares or other securities that may be reserved for purchase, or purchased, hereunder, and (ii) the Option Price. All such adjustments shall be made in the sole discretion of the Committee, and its decision shall be binding and conclusive.

Section 4.3 Insufficient Shares . If the aggregate funds available for purchase of Common Stock on any Exercise Date would cause an issuance of shares in excess of (x) the number provided for in Section 4.1 hereof or (y) the Maximum Offering, (i) the Committee shall proportionately reduce the number of shares which would otherwise be purchased by each Participant in order to eliminate such excess and (ii) the Plan shall automatically terminate immediately after such Exercise Date.

Section 4.4 Confirmation . Confirmation of each purchase of Common Stock hereunder shall be made available to the Participant in either written or electronic format. A record of purchases shall be maintained by appropriate entries on the books of the Company (or in such other manner as specified by the Committee).

Section 4.5 Rights as Shareholders . The shares of Common Stock purchased by a Participant on an Exercise Date shall, for all purposes, be deemed to have been issued and sold as of the close of business on such Exercise Date. Prior to that time, none of the rights or privileges of a shareholder of the Company shall exist with respect to such shares.

 

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ARTICLE V

TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION

Section 5.1 Voluntary Withdrawal . A Participant may withdraw from the Plan at any time by filing notice of withdrawal prior to the close of business on an Exercise Date. Upon withdrawal, the entire amount, if any, in a Participant’s Account shall be refunded to him without interest. Any Participant who withdraws from the Plan may again become a Participant in accordance with Section 2.1 hereof.

Section 5.2 Termination of Eligibility . If a Participant retires, he may elect to (i) withdraw the entire amount, if any, in his Plan Account, or (ii) have said amount used to purchase whole shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof on the next succeeding Exercise Date and have any remaining balance refunded without interest. For purposes of this Section 5.2, a Participant’s retirement age shall be 59  1 / 2 .

If a Participant ceases to be eligible under Section 2.1 hereof for any reason other than retirement, the dollar amount and the number of unissued shares in such Participant’s Account will be refunded or distributed to the Participant, or, in the case of death, the Participant’s designated beneficiary or estate, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with policies and procedures prescribed by the Committee in cases where such a refund or distribution may not be possible.

ARTICLE VI

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 6.1 Notices . Any notice which a Participant files pursuant to the Plan shall be made on forms prescribed by the Committee and shall be effective only when received by the Company.

Section 6.2 Condition of Employment . Neither the creation of the Plan nor participation therein shall be deemed to create any right of continued employment or in any way affect the right of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary to terminate an Employee.

Section 6.3 Transfer and Assignment . An option granted under the Plan shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Each option shall be exercisable, during his lifetime, only by the Employee to whom the option is granted. The Company shall not recognize and shall be under no duty to recognize any assignment or purported assignment by an Employee of his option or of any rights under his option or under the Plan.

Section 6.4 Withholding of Taxes; Other Charges . Each Participant shall, no later than the date as of which the value of an option under the Plan and/or shares of Common Stock first becomes includible in the income of the Participant for income tax purposes, pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding payment of, any taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such option or shares of Common Stock. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on the making of such payments or arrangements, and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant.

 

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In particular, to the extent a Participant is subject to taxation under U.S. Federal income tax law, if the Participant makes a disposition, within the meaning of Code Section 424(c) of any share or shares of Common Stock issued to Participant pursuant to Participant’s exercise of an option, and such disposition occurs within the two-year period commencing on the day after the Offering Date or within the one-year period commencing on the day after the Exercise Date, Participant shall, within ten (10) days of such disposition, notify the Company thereof and thereafter immediately deliver to the Company any amount of federal, state or local income taxes and other amounts which the Company informs the Participant the Company may be required to withhold.

Participants shall be solely responsible for any commissions or other charges imposed with respect to the purchase or sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of this Plan.

Section 6.5 Amendment of the Plan . The Board of Directors may at any time, or from time to time, amend the Plan in any respect, except that, without approval of the shareholders, no amendment may increase the aggregate number of shares reserved under the Plan other than as provided in Section 4.2 hereof, materially increase the benefits accruing to Participants or materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan. Any amendment of the Plan must be made in accordance with applicable provisions of the Code and/or any regulations issued thereunder, any other applicable law or regulations, and the requirements of the principal exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed.

Section 6.6 Application of Funds . All funds received by the Company by reason of purchases of Common Stock hereunder may be used for any corporate purpose.

Section 6.7 Legal Restrictions . The Company shall not be obligated to sell shares of Common Stock hereunder if counsel to the Company determines that such sale would violate any applicable law or regulation. Further, all Common Stock acquired pursuant to this Plan shall be subject to the Company’s policies concerning compliance with securities laws and regulations, as such policies may be amended from time to time. The terms and conditions of options granted hereunder to, and the purchase of shares by, persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, shall comply with any applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3. As to such persons, the Plan shall be deemed to contain, and such options shall contain, and the shares issued upon exercise thereof shall be subject to, such additional conditions and restrictions as may be required from time to time by Rule 16b-3 to qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to Plan transactions.

Section 6.8 Severability . If any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof; instead, each provision shall be fully severable and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if said illegal or invalid provision had never been included herein.

 

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Section 6.9 Gender . Whenever used herein, use of any gender shall be applicable to both genders.

Section 6.10 Electronic and/or Telephonic Documentation and Submission . Any of the payroll deduction authorizations, notices, forms, designations and other documents referenced in the Plan and their submission may be electronic and/or telephonic, as directed by the Committee.

Section 6.11 Governing Law . The Plan and all rights and obligations thereunder shall be constructed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and any applicable provisions of the Code and the related regulations, without giving effect to any conflict of law provisions thereof, except to the extent Texas law is preempted by federal law.

 

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SCHEDULE A

DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARIES

Frank’s International, Inc.

Frank’s International Services, Inc.

Antelope Oil Tools & Manufacturing Co.

Frank’s Casing Crew & Rental Tool, Inc.

Frank’s Tong Service, Inc.

Frank’s Westates Services, Inc.

Oilfield Services LLC

High Tech

Keiser

 

Schedule A

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Exhibit 5.1

 

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J.J. Viottastraat 52

1071 JT Amsterdam

The Netherlands

 

T +31 20 760 16 00

info@vancampenliem.com

www.vancampenliem.com

To:

Frank’s International N.V.

Prins Bernhardplein 200

1097 JB, Amsterdam

The Netherlands

August 13, 2013

 

Re: Frank’s International N.V. – SEC registration of common shares (exhibit 5.1)

Dear Sirs,

You have requested us to render an opinion on matters of Dutch law in connection with the registration statement (the “ Registration Statement ”) relating to (i) 20,000,000 shares of common stock issuable under the Frank’s International N.V. 2013 Long-Term Inventive Plan, adopted on July 26, 2013 (the “ LTIP ”) and (ii) 3,000,000 shares of common stock issuable under the Frank’s International N.V. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, adopted on July 26, 2013 (the “ ESPP ”), each share with a nominal value of one eurocent (EUR 0,01) in the capital of Frank’s International N.V. (the “ Issuer ”), substantially in the form to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) on Form S-8, in relation to the registration (the “ Registration ”) of the Shares, as defined below, with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933.

The shares of common stock issuable by the Issuer under the LTIP and the ESPP are hereinafter referred to as the “ Shares ” and each a “ Share ”. The LTIP and the ESPP are hereinafter jointly referred to as the “ Plans ” and each also a “ Plan ”.

 

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Van Campen Liem is the joint trade name of Liem & Partners N.V. and Van Campen & Partners N.V. Liem & Partners N.V. has its statutory seat at Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and is registered with the Trade Register under number 54787882. Van Campen & Partners N.V. has its statutory seat at Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and is registered with the Trade Register under number 54033500.


 

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1. Scope of Opinion

This opinion is given only with respect to Dutch law in force at the date of this opinion letter as applied by the Dutch courts. No opinion is expressed or implied as to the laws of any other jurisdiction.

2. Documents Examined

For the purposes of rendering this opinion, we have examined copies of the following documents (the “ Documents ”):

 

  a. the Registration Statement;

 

  b. the LTIP;

 

  c. the ESPP;

 

  d. the notarial deed of incorporation of the Issuer, executed on 1 February 2006, before Tjien Hauw Liem, Esq., civil law notary practicing in Amsterdam (the “ Incorporation Deed ”);

 

  e. that the notarial deed of amendment of the articles of association of the Issuer, executed on May 10, 2013, before Tjien Hauw Liem, Esq., civil law notary practicing in Amsterdam, which includes the articles of association of the Issuer as in force on July 26, 2013, when the below defined Resolutions were adopted;

 

  f. the notarial deed of amendment of the articles of association of the Issuer, executed on August 13, 2013 before a substitute of Tjien Hauw Liem, Esq., civil law notary practicing in Amsterdam, which includes the articles of association of the Issuer as currently in force (the “ Articles ”);

 

  g. the excerpt dated August 13, 2013 in relation to the registration of the Issuer at the trade register in Amsterdam (the “ Trade Register ”) under file number 34241787 (the “ Excerpt ”);

 

  h. the resolution in writing by the board of managing directors of the Issuer, dated July 26, 2013 (the “ MB Resolution ”);

 

  i. the resolution in writing by the general meeting of the Issuer, dated July 26, 2013 (the “ GM Resolution ”, and jointly with the MB Resolution, the “ Resolutions ”); and

 

  j. the shareholders register of the Issuer (the “ Shareholders Register ”).


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3. Assumptions

For the purpose of rendering this opinion we have assumed:

 

  a. Each copy conforms to the original and each original is genuine and complete;

 

  b. Each signature is the genuine signature of the individual concerned;

 

  c. That the Plans were validly authorized and adopted, and that, in respect of the Shares, the option holders in respect of the Shares and the options granted to those option holders, (i) the relevant options were or will be validly granted, held and exercised in accordance with the relevant Plan, the Articles and instruments entered into in compliance with the relevant Plan and the Articles; (ii) following any exercise of option rights, the relevant Shares were or will be validly issued by the Issuer to, and accepted by, the option holders, in each case in accordance with the relevant Plan, the Articles and instruments entered into in compliance with the relevant Plan and the Articles; and (iii) for each Share issued, a consideration has or will have been paid to and received by the Issuer with a value at least equal to the nominal amount thereof;

 

  d. That each confirmation referred to in this opinion is true and that each of the Resolutions has not been and will not be revoked;

 

  e. The Registration Statement has been or will have been filed with the SEC;

 

  f. That the authorized share capital ( maatschappelijk kapitaal ) of the Issuer allows, and will allow, for the issue of the Shares;

 

  g. That the issue of the Shares will not require the Issuer to publish a prospectus or equivalent document under the provisions of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act ( Wet op het financieel toezicht ); and

 

  h. That any foreign law which may apply with respect to the any of the Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby does not affect this opinion.


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4. Opinion

Based upon the foregoing (including the assumptions set forth above) and subject to the qualifications listed herein and subject to any facts, circumstances, events or documents not disclosed to us in the course of our examination referred to above, we are, at the date hereof, of the opinion that:

The Shares have been duly authorized and, when the Shares are issued by the Issuer in accordance with the terms of the relevant Plan and the instruments executed pursuant to the relevant Plan, which govern the awards to which Shares relate, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

5. Qualification

In this opinion, the term “non-assessable” – which term has no equivalent in Dutch – means, in relation to an Share, that (i) the Issuer has no right to require the holder of the Share to pay the Issuer any amount (in addition to the amount required for the Shares to be fully paid) and (ii) the holder of the Share will have no payment obligations to the creditors of the Issuer, in each case solely as a result of his shareholder ownership.

6. Miscellaneous

This opinion expresses and describes Dutch legal concepts in English and not in their original Dutch terms; these concepts may not be identical to the concepts described by the English translations; this opinion may therefore be relied upon only on the express condition that it shall be governed by and that all words and expressions used herein shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Netherlands.

This opinion is an exhibit to the Registration Statement and may be relied upon only for the purpose of the Registration.

This opinion is solely rendered by Liem & Partners N.V., with the exclusion of any of its officers, employees, legal professionals and affiliates, is the sole entity responsible for this opinion. Any liability of Liem & Partners N.V. pursuant to this opinion shall be limited to the amount covered by its liability insurance.

In issuing this opinion we do not assume any obligations to notify or to inform you of any developments subsequent to its date might render its contents untrue or inaccurate in whole or in part of such time.

We hereby consent (the “ Consent ”) the Issuer to file this opinion with the SEC as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement.

However, the Consent is not an admittance that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or any rules or regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.


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This opinion is strictly limited to the matters stated herein and may not read as extending by implication to any matters not specifically referred to. Nothing in this opinion should be taken as expressing an opinion in respect of any document examined in connection with this opinion except as expressly confirmed herein.

Yours sincerely,

/s/ Van Campen Liem / Liem & Partners N.V.

Van Campen Liem / Liem & Partners N.V.

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated May 10, 2013 relating to the combined financial statements of Frank’s International N.V., which appear in Frank’s International N.V.’s prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) in connection with its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-188536). We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Registration Statement on Form S-8.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas

August 13, 2013