PHANTOM UNIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.3
ARC LOGISTICS
AMENDED AND RESTATED LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
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This Phantom Unit Agreement, dated [ |
] (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into by and between Arc Logistics GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “General Partner”), and [] (the “Awardee”), and relates to Phantom Units awarded to the Awardee on [] (the “Date of Grant”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan (as defined below), unless the context requires otherwise. |
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Arc Logistics Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), acting through the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the “Board”), has adopted the Arc Logistics Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to, among other things, attract, retain and motivate certain employees, consultants and directors of the Partnership, the General Partner and their respective Affiliates (collectively, the “Partnership Entities”); and
WHEREAS, the Committee has authorized the grant of Phantom Units of the Partnership to directors, employees, officers and consultants as part of their compensation for services provided to the Partnership Entities.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Awardee’s agreement to provide or to continue providing services, the Awardee and the General Partner agree as follows:
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Grant of Phantom Units. The General Partner hereby grants to the Awardee [Number of Units] Phantom Units (the “Award”), subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement, whereby each Phantom Unit represents the right to receive one Unit of the Partnership and/or cash in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of one Unit (each, a “Phantom Unit”). Phantom Units represent hypothetical Units and not actual Units. The Awardee shall not have any interest in any fund or specific assets of the Partnership by reason of this Award. |
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multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the Unit. The Awardee agrees that any vested Units that the Awardee acquires upon settlement of the Phantom Units will not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner that would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities laws, the Plan or the rules, regulations and other requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and any stock exchange upon which the Units are then listed. The Awardee also agrees that any certificates representing the Units acquired under this award may bear such legend or legends as the Committee deems appropriate in order to assure compliance with applicable securities laws. In addition to the terms and conditions provided herein, the Partnership may require that the Awardee make such covenants, agreements, and representations as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems advisable in order to comply with any such laws, rules, regulations, or requirements. |
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Violation of Law, Regulation or Rule. The General Partner shall not be required to deliver any Units hereunder if, upon the advice of counsel for the General Partner, such acquisition or delivery would violate the Securities Act of 1933 or any other applicable federal, state, or local law or regulation or the rules of the exchange upon which the Partnership’s Units are traded. |
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Copy of Plan. By the execution of this Agreement, the Awardee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any applicable law, then such provision will be deemed to be modified to the minimum extent necessary to render it legal, valid and enforceable; and if such provision cannot be so modified, then this Agreement will be construed as if not containing the provision held to be invalid, and the rights and obligations of the parties will be construed and enforced accordingly. |
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Notices. Whenever any notice is required or permitted hereunder, such notice must be in writing and personally delivered or sent by mail. Any such notice required or permitted to be delivered hereunder shall be deemed to be delivered on the date on which it is personally delivered or, whether actually received or not, on the third business day (on which banking institutions in the State of New York are open) after it is deposited in the United States mail, certified or registered, postage prepaid, addressed to the person who is to receive it at the address which such person has theretofore specified by written notice delivered in accordance herewith. The General Partner or the Awardee may change at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other, the address which it or he previously specified for receiving notices. The General Partner and the Awardee agree that any notices shall be given to the General Partner or to the Awardee at the following addresses: |
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General Partner: |
Arc Logistics GP LLC |
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Attn: General Counsel |
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000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx |
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Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 |
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Awardee: |
At the Awardee’s current address as shown in the General Partner’s records. |
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(a)Administration. This Agreement shall at all times be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. The Committee shall have sole and complete discretion with respect to all matters reserved to it by the Plan and decisions of a majority of the Committee with respect thereto and with respect to this Agreement shall be final and binding upon the Awardee and the General Partner. In the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.
(b)No Effect on Service. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall be construed as giving the Awardee the right to be retained in the employ or service of the Partnership Entities. Furthermore, the Partnership Entities may at any time terminate the service relationship with the Awardee free from any liability or any claim under the Plan or this Agreement, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, this Agreement or other written agreement.
(c)Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof.
(d)Amendments. This Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement executed by the General Partner and the Awardee, except that the Committee may unilaterally waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter this Agreement provided no such change (other than pursuant to Section 7(b), 7(c), 7(d), 7(e), or 7(g) of the Plan) materially reduces the rights or benefits of the Awardee with respect to the Phantom Units without his consent.
(e)Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor or successors of the General Partner or the Partnership and upon any person lawfully claiming under the Awardee.
(f)Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof, and contain all the covenants, promises, representations, warranties and agreements between the parties with respect to the Phantom Units granted hereby. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, all prior understandings and agreements, if any, among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof are hereby null and void and of no further force and effect.
(g)No Liability for Good Faith Determinations. Neither the Partnership Entities nor the members of the Committee and the Board shall be liable for any act, omission or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to this Agreement or the Phantom Units granted hereunder.
(h)No Guarantee of Interests. The Committee, the Board and the Partnership Entities do not guarantee the Units from loss or depreciation.
(i)Tax Withholding. Upon any taxable event arising in connection with the Phantom Units, the Partnership Entities shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or to require the Awardee to remit to a Partnership Entity, an amount sufficient to satisfy all
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applicable federal, state and local taxes (including the Awardee’s employment tax obligations) required by law to be withheld with respect to such event. In satisfaction of the foregoing requirement, unless otherwise determined by the Committee (which such determination may not be delegated), the General Partner or one of its Affiliates is permitted to withhold Units otherwise issuable in respect of such Phantom Units having a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding equal to the aggregate amount of taxes required to be withheld with respect to such event based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign income tax and payroll tax purposes that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income to the extent such withholding is elected by the Awardee.
(j)Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Policy. The terms of the Partnership’s xxxxxxx xxxxxxx policy with respect to Units are incorporated herein by reference.
(k)Severability. If any provision of this Agreement 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 this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had never been included herein.
(l)Headings. The titles and headings of Sections are included for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construction of the provisions hereof.
(m)Gender. Words used in the masculine shall apply to the feminine where applicable, and wherever the context of this Agreement dictates, the plural shall be read as the singular and the singular as the plural.
(n)Clawback. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, any portion of the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement or the sale of the Units granted hereunder shall be subject to a clawback or other recovery by the Partnership Entities to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law including, without limitation, the requirements of the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 or any SEC rule.
(o)Consent to Electronic Delivery; Electronic Signature. In lieu of receiving documents in paper format, the Awardee agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Partnership may be required to deliver (including, without limitation, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports, and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other award made or offered by the Partnership. Electronic delivery may be via a Partnership electronic mail system or by reference to a location on a Partnership intranet to which the Awardee has access. The Awardee hereby consents to any and all procedures the Partnership has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Partnership may be required to deliver, and agrees that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as, his or her manual signature.
(p)Section 409A. None of the Phantom Units or any amounts paid pursuant to this Agreement are intended to constitute or provide for a deferral of compensation that is subject
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to Section 409A of the Code. To the extent that the Committee determines that the Phantom Units are not exempt from Section 409A of the Code, the Committee may (but shall not be required to) amend this Agreement in a manner intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code or an exemption therefrom (including amendments with retroactive effect), or take any other actions as it deems necessary or appropriate to (a) exempt the Phantom Units from Section 409A of the Code and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Phantom Units, or (b) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. To the extent applicable, this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the General Partner has caused this Agreement to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized, and the Awardee has set his hand as to the date and year first above written.
ARC LOGISTICS GP LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
AWARDEE
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[Name of Employee]
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