RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
99.4
Grant
Date: <<Grant
Date>>
Grantee
(“Employee”): «First_Name» «MI»
«Last_Name»
Aggregate
Number of Units Subject to
Award: «Number
_Restricted_Units»
Restriction
Period: 5 year
restriction period
This
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT
AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of <<Grant Date>>,
between HALLIBURTON
COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and «First_Name» «MI»
«Last_Name» (“Employee”).
1.
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Award.
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(a) Units. Pursuant
to the Halliburton Company Stock and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), Employee is
hereby awarded the aggregate number of units subject to award set forth
above (the “Restricted Stock Units”) evidencing the right to receive an
equivalent number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $2.50 per
share (“Stock”), subject to the conditions of the Plan and this
Agreement.
(b) Plan
Incorporated. Employee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the
Plan, and agrees that this award of Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to
all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, including future
amendments thereto, if any, pursuant to the terms thereof, which Plan is
incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Agreement. Except
as defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meanings ascribed to
them under the Plan.
2. Terms of
Restricted Stock Units. Employee hereby accepts the Restricted
Stock Units and agrees with respect thereto as follows:
(a) Forfeiture
of Restricted Stock Units. In the event of termination of
Employee’s employment with the Company or employing Subsidiary for any reason
other than (i) normal retirement on or after age sixty-five, (ii) death or (iii)
disability as determined by the Company or employing Subsidiary, or except as
otherwise provided in subparagraph (c) of this Paragraph 2, Employee shall, for
no consideration, forfeit all Restricted Stock Units to the extent they are not
fully vested.
(b) Assignment
of Restricted Stock Units Prohibited. The Restricted Stock
Units may not be sold, assigned, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise
transferred, encumbered or disposed of.
(c) Vesting
Schedule. The Restricted Stock Units shall vest in accordance
with the following schedule provided that Employee has been continuously
employed by the Company from the date of this Agreement through the applicable
vesting date:
Percentage of Total Number
of
Vesting
Date Restricted Stock Units
Vesting
First
Anniversary of the
date
of this
Agreement 20%
Second
Anniversary of the
date
of this
Agreement 20%
Third
Anniversary of the
date
of this
Agreement 20%
Fourth
Anniversary of the
date
of this
Agreement 20%
Fifth
Anniversary of the
date
of this
Agreement 20%
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Restricted Stock Units shall become fully vested on the
earlier of (i) the occurrence of a Corporate Change (as such term is
defined in the Plan), or (ii) the date Employee’s employment with the
Company is terminated by reason of death, disability (as determined by the
Company or employing Subsidiary) or normal retirement on or after age
sixty-five. In the event Employee’s employment is terminated for any
other reason, including retirement prior to age sixty-five with the approval of
the Company or employing Subsidiary, the Committee which administers the Plan
(the “Committee”) or its delegate, as appropriate, may, in the Committee’s or
such delegate’s sole discretion, approve the acceleration of the vesting of any
or all Restricted Stock Units not theretofore vested, such vesting to be
effective on the date of such approval or Employee’s termination date, if
later.
(d) Shareholder
Rights. The Employee shall have no rights to dividends,
dividend equivalents or any other rights of a shareholder with respect to shares
of Stock subject to this award of Restricted Stock Units unless and until such
time as the award has been settled by the transfer of shares of Stock to the
Employee.
(e) Settlement
and Delivery of Stock. Payment of vested Restricted Stock
Units shall be made as soon as administratively practicable after
vesting. Settlement will be made by payment in shares of Stock or
cash in accordance with the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company shall not be obligated to deliver any shares of Stock if counsel to the
Company determines that such sale or delivery would violate any applicable law
or any rule or regulation of any governmental authority or any rule or
regulation of, or agreement of the Company with, any securities exchange or
association upon which the Stock is listed or quoted. The Company
shall in no event be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause
the delivery of shares of Stock to comply with any such law, rule, regulation or
agreement.
Furthermore,
Employee understands that the laws of the country in which he/she is working at
the time of grant or vesting of the Restricted Stock Units or at the subsequent
sale of shares of Stock granted to Employee under this Award (including any
rules or regulations governing securities, foreign exchange, tax, labor or other
matters) may subject Employee to additional procedural or regulatory
requirements he/she is solely responsible for and will have to independently
fulfill in relation to ownership or sale of such shares.
Employee further understands and agrees
that the Company and any related company are neither responsible for any foreign
exchange fluctuations between Employee’s local currency and the United States
Dollar that may affect the value of Stock nor liable for any decrease in the
value of Stock.
3. Withholding
of Tax. The Committee may make such provisions as it may deem
appropriate for the withholding of any taxes which it determines is required in
connection with this award of Restricted Stock Units, and, unless otherwise
approved by the Committee, the Company shall either (i) reduce the number of
shares of Stock that would have otherwise been delivered to Employee by a number
of shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be
withheld, or (ii) withhold the appropriate amount of any taxes due in accordance
with the Company’s payroll procedures applicable to the Employee.
4. Employment
Relationship. For purposes of this Agreement, Employee shall
be considered to be in the employment of the Company as long as Employee remains
an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, or a corporation or a subsidiary
of such corporation assuming or substituting a new award for this award of
Restricted Stock Units. Any question as to whether and when there has
been a termination of such employment, and the cause of such termination, shall
be determined by the Committee, or its delegate, as appropriate, and its
determination shall be final.
Nothing
contained in this Agreement is intended to constitute or create a contract of
employment, nor shall it constitute or create the right to remain associated
with or in the employ of the Company or a related company for any particular
period of time. This Agreement shall not interfere in any way with
the Company or a related company’s right to terminate Employee’s employment at
any time. Furthermore, this Agreement, the Plan, and any other Plan
documents are not part of
Employee’s employment contract, if any, and do not guarantee either Employee’s
right to receive any future grants under such Agreement or Plan or the inclusion
of the value of any grants in the calculation of severance payments, if any,
upon termination of employment.
5. Data
Privacy. In order to perform its obligations under the Plan or
for the implementation and administration of such Plan, the Company may collect,
transfer, use, process, or hold certain personal or sensitive data about
Employee. Such data includes, but is not limited to Employee’s name,
nationality, citizenship, work authorization, date of birth, age, government or
tax identification number, passport number, brokerage account information,
address, compensation and equity award history, and beneficiaries’ contact
information. Employee explicitly consents to the collection, transfer
(including to third parties in Employee’s home country or the United States or
other countries, such as but not limited to human resources personnel, legal and
tax advisors, and brokerage administrators), use, processing, and holding,
electronically or otherwise, of his/her personal information in connection with
this or any other equity award. At all times, the Company shall
maintain the confidentiality of Employee’s personal information, except to the
extent the Company is required to provide such information to governmental
agencies or other parties; such actions will be undertaken by the Company only
in accordance with applicable law.
6. Mode of
Communications. Employee
agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in lieu of receiving documents
in paper format, to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Company
or related company may deliver in connection with this grant and any other
grants offered by the Company, including prospectuses, grant notifications,
account statements, annual or quarterly reports, and other
communications. Electronic delivery of a document may be made via the
Company’s email system or by reference to a location on the Company’s intranet
or website.
To the extent Employee has been
provided with a copy of this Agreement, the Plan, or any other documents
relating to this Award in a language other than English, the English language
documents will prevail in case of any ambiguities or divergences as a result of
translation.
7. Committee’s
Powers. No provision contained in this Agreement shall in any
way terminate, modify or alter, or be construed or interpreted as terminating,
modifying or altering any of the powers, rights or authority vested in the
Committee or, to the extent delegated, in its delegate pursuant to the terms of
the Plan or resolutions adopted in furtherance of the Plan, including, without
limitation, the right to make certain determinations and elections with respect
to the Restricted Stock Units.
8. Binding
Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of any successors to the Company and all persons lawfully claiming under
Employee.
9.
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Governing
Law and Forum. This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of the State of Texas without
regard to principles of conflict of laws, except to the extent that it
implicates matters which are the subject of the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware, which matters shall be governed by the latter
law. For purposes of resolving any dispute that may arise
directly or indirectly from this Agreement, the parties hereby agree that
any such dispute that cannot be resolved by the parties shall be submitted
for resolution through the Halliburton Dispute Resolution Program, which
Program’s last step is final and binding
arbitration.
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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by an
officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above
written.
HALLIBURTON COMPANY
[Missing Graphic Reference]
By
Xxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Chairman of the Board,
President
and Chief
Executive Officer
I
HEREBY AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS HEREINAFTER SET FORTH IN THIS
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT DATED <<Grant Date>>.
<<Acceptance
Date>>
Halliburton
Company
Stock
and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)
Grant
Agreement
Country-Specific
Addendum
This
Addendum includes additional country-specific notices, disclaimers, and/or terms
and conditions that apply to residents of the countries listed below and that
may be material to your participation in the Plan. Unless otherwise
noted below, capitalized terms shall take the same definitions assigned to them
under the Plan and your grant agreement. This Addendum forms part of
your grant agreement and should be read in conjunction with the
Plan.
Argentina
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Foreign
Exchange Information
US
dollar transactions must be conducted through financial intermediaries
authorized by the Argentine Central Bank. Transactions which in
the aggregate exceed US $2 million or its equivalent, per individual per
month, are subject to prior approval of the Central Bank. US
dollar proceeds from an option exercise or other sale of stock by a
participant, when remitted to Argentina, are subject to conversion to
Argentine pesos at applicable exchange rates and subject to any applicable
regulations of the Central Bank. In addition, the
transfer of funds into Argentina as a repatriation of a portfolio
investment abroad may be subject to a 365-day deposit and holding with an
Argentine financial institution. Please confirm the foreign
exchange requirements with your local bank before any transfer of funds in
or out of Argentina.
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Brazil
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Foreign
Exchange Information
The
regulations of the Central Bank of Brazil governing investments abroad are
subject to change at any time and such changes could affect your ability
to exercise options or receive cash proceeds from option
exercises. Please check with your local equity coordinator
about any currently effective restrictions before exercising your
options. Additionally, you are required to report to the
Central Bank of Brazil, on a yearly basis, the value of any and all assets
held abroad (including Halliburton shares) if the value of such assets
equals or exceeds US $100,000, as well as any capital gain, dividend or
profit attributable to such assets.
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Canada
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Consent
to Receive Information in English (Quebec Employees)
I
acknowledge that it is the express wish of the parties that this
agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered
into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or
indirectly hereto, be written in English.
Je
reconnais que c'est mon souhait exprès d'avoir exigé la rédaction en
anglais de cette convention, ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, xxxx
xxxxxx et procédures judiciaries intentées, directement ou indirectement,
relativement à ou suite à la présente convention.
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China
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Foreign
Exchange Information
Due
to foreign exchange restrictions in China, you are required to repatriate
all proceeds from the sale of shares that have been issued to you under an
award through a special-purpose foreign exchange account. For
further details, please see the separate communications and Agreement of
Restricted Stock Unit Lapse Acknowledgment Letter regarding awards in
China.
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France
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Foreign
Exchange Information
Residents
of France with foreign account balances in excess of EUR 1 million or its
equivalent must report monthly to the Bank of France.
Securities
Law Notice
This
offer has not been filed with the Autorité des marchés
financiers. You may only participate in this offer on your own
account. Any public offering of shares purchased through this
offer must be made in accordance with Article L. 211-1 I of the French
Monetary and Financial Code.
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India
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Foreign
Exchange Information
You
are required to repatriate to India any cash balances received in respect
of dividends within seven (7) days of receipt. In addition, any
payments received in relation to fractional shares and any cash balance
received as a result of the sale of shares acquired under Halliburton’s
programs must be repatriated to India within ninety (90) days of
receipt. Please note that you should keep the remittance
certificate received from the bank where foreign currency is deposited in
the event that the Reserve Bank of India, Halliburton or your employer
requests proof of repatriation.
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Italy
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Data
Privacy Notice
Pursuant
to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, the Controller of personal data
processing is Halliburton, with registered offices at Houston, Texas,
U.S.A., and its representative in Italy for privacy purposes is:
Halliburton Italiana S.p.A.
I
understand that data processing related to the purposes specified above
shall take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously
when possible, that comply with the purposes for which data are collected
and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by
applicable laws and regulations, with specific reference to Legislative
Decree no. 196/200.
The
processing activity, including the communication and transfer of my data
abroad, including outside of the European Union, as herein specified and
pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, does not require my consent
thereto as the processing is necessary for the performance of contractual
obligations related to the implementation, administration and management
of the Plan. I understand that the use of my data will be
minimized where it is not necessary for the implementation, administration
and management of the Plan. I further understand that, pursuant
to Section 7 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, I have the right to,
including but not limited to, access, delete, update, ask for
rectification of my data and stop, for legitimate reason, the data
processing. Furthermore, I am aware that my data will not be
used for direct marketing purposes.
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Kuwait
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Securities
Law Notice
The
information contained herein is intended solely for your use; it is
confidential and privileged and is not intended to be circulated to any
other person or party other than eligible employees or published by any
means. You may not rely on the information contained herein for
any purpose other than in relation to this offer and any share purchase or
award hereunder.
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Malaysia
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Securities
Law Notice
The
grant of Halliburton stock incentive awards in Malaysia constitutes or
relates to an ‘excluded offer,’ ‘excluded invitation,’ or ‘excluded issue’
pursuant to Section 229 and Section 230 of the CMSA, and as a consequence
no prospectus is required to be registered with the Securities Commission
of Malaysia.
The
award documents do not constitute and may not be used for the purpose of a
public offering or an issue, offer for subscription or purchase,
invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities requiring the
registration of a prospectus with the Securities Commission in Malaysia
under the CMSA.
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Mexico
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Labor
Law Acknowledgment
In
accepting this grant, you expressly recognize that Halliburton, with
registered offices at 5 Houston Center, 0000 XxXxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000,
Xxxxxxx, XX, 00000, U.S.A., is solely responsible for the administration
of the Plan and that your participation in the Plan and acquisition of
shares of Common Stock do not constitute an employment relationship
between yourself and Halliburton since you are participating in the Plan
on a wholly commercial basis and your sole Employer is Halliburton’s
subsidiary in Mexico for which you are employed (“Halliburton
Mexico”). Based on the foregoing, you expressly recognize that
the Plan and the benefits that you may derive from your participation in
the Plan do not establish any rights between yourself and your employer,
Halliburton Mexico, and do not form part of the employment conditions
and/or benefits provided by Halliburton Mexico and any modification of the
Plan or its termination shall not constitute a change or impairment of the
terms and conditions of your employment with Halliburton
Mexico.
You
further understand that your participation in the Plan is as a result of a
unilateral and discretionary decision of Halliburton; therefore,
Halliburton reserves the absolute right to amend and/or discontinue your
participation at any time without any liability to you.
1. The
undersigned has freely elected to participate in the Plan and therefore
agrees to be subject to the provisions of the Plan. The
undersigned’s participation in the Plan, the acquisition of Halliburton’s
stock and the profits or losses that may result from the undersigned’s
participation in the Plan shall not be deemed as part of the undersigned’s
salary or other remuneration having any labor relationship with
Halliburton Mexico, since it
is not received as consideration for the services rendered to such
Subsidiary/Affiliate by the Participant.
2. Profits
or losses that may result from the undersigned’s participation in the Plan
may substantially vary from one year to another, as per Halliburton’s
stock market price fluctuations; therefore, the undersigned expressly
releases Halliburton Mexico and Halliburton from any liability in which
the undersigned may incur by virtue of such fluctuations, including,
without limitation, those losses resulting from the variation of exchange
rates to buy US dollars with Mexican pesos.
3. The
undersigned acknowledges having received a copy of the Plan, summarizing
the terms and conditions thereof and confirms having read it and
understanding such Plan’s context and legal scope. The
undersigned hereby agrees and expressly acknowledges willingness to be
subject to the terms of the Plan, as well as to the terms and conditions
of any related documents, and understands that the Plan is at the
undersigned’s disposal at the offices located at Servicios Professionales
Petroleros, S. de X.X. De C.V.
Reconocimiento
de la Legislación Laboral
Derivado
de su aceptación de las Acciones, expresamente reconoce que Halliburton,
cuyas oficinas se encuentran ubicadas en 5 Houston Center, 0000 XxXxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, XX, 00000, U.S.A., es la única responsable
por la administración del Plan y que su participación en el mismo y la
adquisición de Acciones Ordinarias no constituye una relación de trabajo
entre usted y Halliburton, toda vez que usted participa en el Plan
derivado de una relación comercial y que su único patrón lo es la empresa
subsidiaria xx Xxxxxxxxxxx en México, con la cual está usted contratado
(“Halliburton-México”) como empleado. Derivado de lo anterior,
usted expresamente reconoce que el Plan y los beneficios que puedan
derivarse de su participación en el mismo no establecen derecho alguno
entre usted y su patrón Halliburton-México, y que no xxxxxx parte de las
condiciones de trabajo y/o beneficios y contraprestaciones otorgados por
Halliburton-México y que cualquier modificación al Plan o su terminación
no constituyen un cambio o terminación de los términos y condiciones de su
relación de trabajo con Halliburton-México.
Asimismo,
entiende que su participación en el Plan es el resultado de una decisión
unilateral y discrecional por parte xx Xxxxxxxxxxx, por lo tanto,
Halliburton se reserva el absoluto derecho de modificar y/o terminar su
participación en cualquier momento sin responsabilidad alguna con
usted.
1. El
suscrito, he elegido libremente en participar en el Plan, sujetándome a
los términos establecidos en el Plan. Mi participación en el Plan, la
adquisición de las acciones xx Xxxxxxxxxxx y las ganancias
o pérdidas que resulten de mi participación en el Plan, no
deberán ser consideradas como parte de mi salario u alguna otra
remuneración que reciba como empleado xx Xxxxxxxxxxx Mexico, siendo que
no forma parte de la contraprestación que recibo por los servicios que
presto a dicha Subsidiaria /Afiliada como Participante.
2. Las
ganancias o pérdidas que puedan resultar de mi participación en el Plan
podrán variar substancialmente de un año a otro, derivado de las
fluctuaciones del valor xx xxxxxxx de las acciones xx Xxxxxxxxxxx, por
tanto, el suscrito expresamente libera a Halliburton Mexico y Halliburton
de cualquier responsabilidad en la que el suscrito pueda incurrir por
virtud de dichas fluctuaciones, incluyendo, sin limitación, aquellas
pérdidas que resulten de la variación en la paridad Peso-
Dólar.
3. El
suscrito he recibido una copia del Plan (“Stock and incentive Plan”),
mismo que contiene los términos y condiciones del mismo, y confirmo
haberlo leído y entendido su alcance legal. El suscrito
confirmo que es mi voluntad sujetarme a los términos del Plan, así como de
los términos y condiciones de cualquier documento relacionado con dicho
Plan. Es de mi conocimiento que el Plan se encuentra a mi disposición para
consulta en las oficinas ubicadas en Servicios Professionales
Petroleros, S. de X.X. De C.V.
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Singapore
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Securities
Law Notice
This
grant of an Option or Restricted Stock Unit and the Common Stock to be
issued upon the exercise or vesting of such Option or Restricted Stock
Unit shall be made available only to an employee of the Company or its
Subsidiary, in reliance of the prospectus exemption set out in Section
173(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289) of
Singapore. In addition, you agree, by your acceptance of this
grant, not to sell any Common Stock within six months of the date of
grant.
Please
note that neither this agreement nor any other document or material in
connection with this offer of the Option or Restricted Stock Unit and the
Common Stock thereunder has been or will be lodged, registered or reviewed
by any regulatory authority in Singapore.
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Thailand
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Foreign
Exchange Information
Please
note that any dividends received from foreign stock owned and all proceeds
from the sale of such stock must be remitted to Thailand and must be
deposited or converted into Thai Baht with a commercial bank in Thailand
within seven (7) days of receipt according to the Ministerial Regulation
No. 13, dated 3 December 1954. If the transfer of funds abroad
exceeds US $1 million per annum, participants must obtain approval from
the Bank of Thailand to such
remittance.
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