Exhibit 10.2
Schlumberger Discounted Stock Purchase Plan
(As amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2021)
The Schlumberger Discounted Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) is designed to encourage and assist all employees of Schlumberger Limited, a Curaçao corporation, and its Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 4 hereof, and together with Schlumberger Limited, the “Company”), where permitted by applicable laws and regulations, to acquire an equity interest in Schlumberger Limited through the purchase of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Schlumberger Limited (the “Common Stock”). It is intended that the Plan constitute an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
2. | Administration of the Plan |
The Plan shall be administered by a Stock Purchase Plan Committee (the “Committee”) appointed by the Board of Directors of Schlumberger Limited (the “Board”), which consists of at least three (3) persons. The Committee shall supervise the administration and enforcement of the Plan according to its terms and provisions, and will have all powers necessary to accomplish these purposes and discharge its duties hereunder including, but not by way of limitation, the power to (a) employ and compensate agents of the Committee for the purpose of administering the accounts of participating employees; (b) construe or interpret the Plan; (c) determine all questions of eligibility; (d) compute the amount and determine the manner and time of payment of all benefits according to the Plan hereunder; and (e) amend the Plan as necessary to comply with the Code or make any other changes to the Plan that do not result in any (i) significant increase in the cost of maintaining the Plan or (ii) significant reduction in the overall benefits provided to employees under the Plan.
The Committee shall act by unanimous decision of its members at a regular or special meeting of the Committee, or by unanimous decision reduced to writing and signed by all members of the Committee without holding a formal meeting. Vacancies in the membership of the Committee arising from death, resignation or other inability to serve shall be filled by appointment of the Board.
3. | Nature and Number of Shares |
The Common Stock subject to issuance under the terms of the Plan will be shares of Schlumberger Limited’s authorized but unissued shares or previously issued shares reacquired and held by Schlumberger Limited. Except as provided in Section 20 hereof, effective from and after January 21, 2021, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under, and that is authorized by, this Plan shall not exceed 24,059,600, being equal to the sum of (a) the 4,059,600 shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan on January 1, 2021 after the issuance of any such shares of Common Stock attributable to the Purchase Period ended December 31, 2020, and (b) the 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock authorized as of January 21, 2021. All shares of Common Stock purchased under the Plan, regardless of source, will be counted against this share limitation.
4. | Eligibility Requirements |
Each “Employee” (as defined below in this Section 4), except as described in the next paragraph, will become eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 5 hereof on the first “Enrollment Date” (as defined in Section 5 hereof) coincident with or next following employment with the Company. Participation in the Plan is voluntary.
The following Employees are not eligible to participate in the Plan:
| (i) | Employees who would, immediately upon enrollment in the Plan, own directly or indirectly, or hold options or rights to acquire, an aggregate of 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all outstanding shares of all classes of Schlumberger Limited or any Subsidiary; |
| (ii) | Employees who are customarily employed by the Company fewer than twenty (20) hours per week or fewer than five (5) months in any calendar year; and |
| (iii) | Employees who are prohibited by the laws and regulations of the nation of their residence or employment from participating in the Plan, as determined by the Committee. |
Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (ii) above, where required by applicable law (as determined by the Committee), Employees employed in the countries specified from time to time by the Committee who are customarily employed by the Company fewer than twenty (20) hours per week may participate in the Plan where required by law, subject to any restrictions established by the Committee.
“Employee” means any individual employed by Schlumberger Limited or any Subsidiary.
“Subsidiary” means any corporation in existence as of the Restatement Date (as defined in Section 5 hereof) of the Plan in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with Schlumberger Limited if, as of the Restatement Date, each of the corporations other