EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC. AWARD NOTICE TIME-VESTED NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION FIRST AMENDMENT
Exhibit 10.51
EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC. AWARD NOTICE
TIME-VESTED NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION
TIME-VESTED NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION
FIRST AMENDMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC. AWARD NOTICE FOR TIME-VESTED NON-QUALIFIED
STOCK OPTION (the “Amendment”) is entered into by and between Exterran Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx (the “Participant”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company previously granted to the Participant, on March 4, 2008, a non-qualified
stock option to purchase 52,725 shares of common stock of the Company under the Exterran Holdings,
Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) at an exercise price of $67.30 per
share, pursuant to the terms and conditions of an Award Notice for Time-Vested Non-Qualified Stock
Option (the “Award Notice”) and the Plan; and
WHEREAS, subject to the consent of the Participant, the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Committee”) may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Award
Notice from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan;
and
WHEREAS, the Committee has determined that the Participant’s termination of employment with
the Company (other than due to Cause, death or Disability) shall constitute “Retirement” under the
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Committee and the Participant desire to amend the Award Notice to make certain
changes with regard to the vesting and exercise provisions of the Award Notice;
NOW, THEREFORE, effective as of October 27, 2008, the Award Notice is hereby amended as
follows:
1. Section 5(a) of the Award Notice is hereby amended to read as follows:
“(a) Termination as a Result of Death, Disability, or Retirement. The unvested
portion of your Award will immediately vest in full and become exercisable, and you
(or your legal representative) will be entitled to exercise the vested portion of
your Award at any time prior to the Expiration Date or, if earlier in the case of
death or Disability, the expiration of 2 years after the date of your termination
due to death or Disability.”
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2. The Award Notice shall remain in full force and effect and, as amended by this Amendment,
is hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment effective as of October 27, 2008.
EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||||
Chairman, Compensation Committee | ||||||
PARTICIPANT | ||||||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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