Exhibit 10.11
INERGY LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (NRGY)
RESTRICTED UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
| Date of Grant: | «Date» | |||
| Number of Restricted Units Awarded: | «Number of_Units» | |||
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of «Date», is between Inergy GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Inergy”) and «First» «Last» (“Holder”).
RECITALS:
A. Effective January 1, 2006, Inergy amended the Inergy Long Term Incentive Plan (the “NRGY Plan”) to grant to employees, consultants and non-employee directors Restricted Units.
B. Holder is a valued and trusted employee of Inergy or one of its Affiliates.
C. Inergy has elected to award Holder Restricted Units pursuant to and in accordance with the Plan and this Agreement, in order that Holder thereby may be induced to maintain an ownership interest in Inergy and to advance the interests of Inergy and its Affiliates (collectively or individually, the “Company”).
AGREEMENT:
In consideration of the mutual premises and covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration paid by Holder to the Company, Inergy and Holder agree as follows:
Section 1.Incorporation of Plan; Definitions
All provisions of this Restricted Unit Award Agreement and the rights of Holder hereunder are subject in all respects to the provisions of the Plan and the powers of the Committee therein provided. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.
Section 2.Grant of Restricted Units
Inergy hereby grants and awards to Holder, subject to the conditions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan and as of the Date of Grant identified above, that number of common units of Inergy identified above opposite the heading “Number of Restricted Units Awarded” (the “Units”), which Units will be “Restricted Units” within the meaning of Section 6 and definition (gg) of Appendix A of the Plan. The Units, which are being
issued by Inergy, will be issued in the name of Holder or a nominee of Holder as of the Date of Grant, provided, however, that a certificate or certificates representing the Units will not be delivered to Holder until such later date as identified in Section 6 below.
Section 3.Restricted Period
Subject to any exceptions set forth elsewhere herein, the Units awarded hereunder are subject to a Restricted Period such that the Units are nontransferable and subject to risk of forfeiture until the Units become vested in accordance with this Agreement
Provided the Units have not already been forfeited pursuant to Section 5 and subject to any exceptions listed elsewhere herein or in the Plan, the Restricted Period for the Units shall lapse and the Units shall become vested on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Date of Grant (the “Vesting Date”). The Committee, in its sole discretion, may accelerate the lapse of the Restricted Period for any or all of the Units if in its judgment the performance of Holder has warranted such acceleration and/or such acceleration is in the best interests of the Company.
Section 4.Restrictions on Units
Subject to any exceptions set forth elsewhere herein, none of the Units awarded hereunder or the rights relating thereto may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of by Holder, and Holder agrees not to sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of such Units or rights, during the Restricted Period prior to such Restricted Period lapsing in accordance with the Vesting Date set forth above in Section 3. As the Restricted Period lapses with respect to the Units, such restriction on transfer shall terminate and the Units will become freely transferable under this Agreement and the Plan, subject only to such further limitations on transfer, if any, as may exist under applicable law or any other agreement binding upon Holder.
Section 5.Possible Forfeiture of Units Prior to Vesting
Unless otherwise provided in the Plan, if Holder ceases to be a Service Provider of the Company prior to the Vesting Date for the Restricted Units, (i) all unvested Restricted Units held by Holder shall thereupon immediately be forfeited and returned to Inergy and (ii) all rights to receive DERs with respect to such Restricted Units, and any other rights or benefits Holder may be entitled to by virtue of Holder’s possession of the Restricted Units shall be forfeited. Upon such forfeiture, Holder shall have no further rights under this Agreement.
Section 6.Certificates
One or more certificates representing the Units will be held by Inergy (or its delegate) until the Vesting Date for the Units, as set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement, at which time a certificate or certificates representing the vested Units will be issued to Holder.
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Section 7.Acknowledgement of Rights of Inergy in Event of Change in Control, Reorganization, Liquidation, Etc.
By executing this Agreement, Holder agrees and acknowledges that in the event that Inergy, Holdings, the Non-Managing GP or the Partnership undergoes a Change in Control, or in the event the Partnership, the Non-Managing GP or Inergy shall become a party to any Similar Event, as defined in the Plan, the Committee may take any of the actions as provided for in Section 7 of the Plan, or such successor section if the Plan is amended, without obtaining Partnership approval or Holder’s consent.
Section 8.DERs
With respect to each Restricted Unit and prior to such Unit vesting and no longer being subject to the Restricted Period, Holder shall be entitled to receive an amount of cash equal to the per Unit cash distribution made by the Partnership to the holders of Common Units under the Partnership Agreement. Such DERs shall be paid to Holder as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of a distribution paid on such Common Units. Under no circumstances shall Holder’s right to receive DERs on the Restricted Units be interpreted or construed as such Units not being subject to the Restricted Period or as Holder having any rights as a holder of Common Units greater than those set forth herein and in the Plan. Following the Vesting Date, no DERs shall be paid on the vested Unit, however, Holder shall be entitled to any distribution made to holders of Common Units under the Partnership Agreement with respect to such unrestricted Unit.
Section 9.Voting Rights
Holder shall have such voting rights, if any, as are provided to the holders of Common Units under the Partnership Agreement or as provided under applicable law.
Section 10.Notice of Section 83(b) Election
If Holder desires to make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code relating to the award of Restricted Units, Holder shall notify Inergy or its delegate of such election within 30 days of the Date of Grant. Holder shall be solely responsible for making such an Section 83(b) election and satisfying all notice and filing requirements under the Code.
Section 11.Adjustments
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, in the event of any change in the number of outstanding Units of the Partnership effected without receipt of consideration therefor by the Partnership, by reason of a merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, separation, liquidation, unit dividend, unit split, unit combination or other change in the corporate structure of the Partnership affecting the Units, the Restricted Units then subject to this Agreement will be automatically adjusted to accurately and equitably reflect the effect thereon of such change. In the event of a dispute concerning such adjustment, the decision of the Committee will be conclusive.
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Section 12.Applicable Law.
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding its conflict of laws provisions.
Section 13.Administration.
The authority to manage and control the operation and administration of this Agreement shall be vested in the Committee, and the Committee shall have all powers with respect to this Agreement as it has with respect to the Plan. Any interpretation of the Agreement by the Committee and any decision made by it with respect to the Agreement is final and binding.
Section 14.Amendment and Cancellation.
This Agreement may be amended or cancelled at any time provided both Inergy and Holder consent to the terms of such amendment or cancellation.
Section 15.Notice
Whenever any notice is required or permitted hereunder, such notice must be in writing and personally delivered or sent by mail. Any notice required or permitted to be delivered hereunder shall be deemed to be delivered on the date which it was personally delivered, or, whether actually received or not, on the third business day 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. Inergy or Holder may change, at any time and from time to time, by written notice to the other, the address previously specified for receiving notices. Until changed in accordance herewith, Inergy and Holder specify their respective addresses as set forth below:
Inergy | Inergy GP, LLC | |||
| Two Brush Creek Boulevard | ||||
| Kansas City, Missouri 64112 | ||||
| Attention: Laura L. Ozenberger | ||||
Holder: | «First» «Last» | |||
| «Address 1» | ||||
| «City», «State» «Zip» | ||||
Section 16.Designation of Beneficiary
Holder may designate a person or persons to receive, in the event of the death of Holder, any Units then vesting or other property then or thereafter distributable relating to the Units. Such designation must be made either in the space indicated at the end of this Agreement or upon forms supplied by and delivered to Inergy or its delegate and may be revoked in writing.
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If Holder fails effectively to designate a beneficiary, the estate of Holder will be deemed to be the beneficiary of Holder with respect to any such Units or other property.
Section 17.Execution of Agreement
In order to obtain all rights under this Agreement, Holder must sign and return this Agreement to Inergy or its delegate within 30 days after the date Inergy delivers this Agreement to Holder for execution. If Holder fails to sign and return this Agreement to Inergy or its delegate within this 30-day period, the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that the award of Units provided for herein shall be deemed void and never to have been granted.
Section 18.Effect of Plan
Holder acknowledges that in the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will control.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Inergy has caused this Agreement to be executed and Holder has hereunto set his or her hand on the day and year first above written.
INERGY GP, LLC. | ||
By: |
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Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
| HOLDER | ||
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| «First» «Last» | ||
Designation of Beneficiary |
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(Relationship to Holder) |
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(Name of Beneficiary) |
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(Street Address) |
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(City, State, Zip Code) |
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(Social Security Number) |
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