Superior Energy Services 8K Superior Energy Closes $400 Million Offering of 1.5% Senior Exchangeable Notes | SEC 13 Dec 06

Superior Energy Services 8-KSuperior Energy Closes $400 Million Offering of 1.5% Senior Exchangeable Notes

EXHIBIT 10.6

December 7, 2006


To:		Superior Energy Services, Inc. 1105 Peters Road Harvey, Louisiana, 70058 Attention: Mr. Robert S. Taylor, Chief Financial Officer Telephone No.: (504) 210-4105 Facsimile No.: (504) 362-9642
From:		Lehman Brothers Inc., acting as Agent Lehman Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc., acting as Principal Attention: Transaction Management Group Telephone No.: (212) 526-9986 Facsimile No.: (646) 885-9546
		Re: Warrants

The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Warrants issued by Superior Energy Services, Inc. (“Company”) to Lehman Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc. (“Dealer”) on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”). This letter agreement constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for this Transaction. Lehman Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc. is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. This Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction within the meaning set forth in the Equity Definitions.

Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

	1.		This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Company as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “Agreement”) as if Dealer and Company had executed an agreement in such form (but without any Schedule except for (i) the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law, and (ii) the election of US Dollars (“USD”) as the Termination Currency) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of that Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. The parties hereby agree that no Transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

	2.		The Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:


General Terms:
	Trade Date:	December 7, 2006
	Effective Date:	December 12, 2006;providedthat either Buyer or Seller may cancel all (but not less than all) the Warrants by notice to the other party prior to payment


		of the Premium on the Effective Date, in which case these Warrants shall never become effective and neither party shall have any obligation to the other party in respect of the Transaction.
	Warrants:	Equity call warrants, each giving the holder the right to purchase one Share at the Strike Price, subject to the Settlement Terms set forth below. For the purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference to a Warrant herein shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call Option.
	Warrant Style:	European
	Seller:	Company
	Buyer:	Dealer
	Shares:	The common stock of Company, par value USD 0.001 per Share (Exchange symbol “SPN”)
	Number of Warrants:	For each Expiration Date, a number of Warrants set forth next to such an Expiration Date on Annex A hereto (the“Daily Number of Warrants”), subject to adjustment as provided herein;provided that if Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc. and JP Morgan Securities, Inc., as the initial purchasers party to that certain purchase agreement (the“Purchase Agreement”) relating to the exchangeable notes to be issued by SESI, LLC exercise their right to purchase additional exchangeable notes as set forth therein, then, the Number of Warrants shall be automatically increased by an aggregate number equal to the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage, (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) the initial exchange rate of the exchangeable notes.
	Warrant Entitlement:	One Share per Warrant
	Strike Price:	USD 59.4176
	Applicable Percentage:	50%
	Premium:	USD 30,200,000 (Premium per Warrant USD 6.8820).
	Premium Payment Date:	The Effective Date.
	Exchange:	New York Stock Exchange
	Related Exchange(s):	All Exchanges
Procedures for Exercise:
	Expiration Time:	The Valuation Time
	Expiration Date(s):	Each Scheduled Trading Day during the period from and including the First Expiration Date and to and


				including the 30th Scheduled Trading Day following the First Expiration Date shall be an “Expiration Date” for a number of Warrants equal to the Daily Number of Warrants on such date;providedthat, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if any such date is a Disrupted Day, the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments, if applicable, to the Daily Number of Warrants or shall reduce such Daily Number of Warrants to zero for such date and shall designate a Scheduled Trading Day or a number of Scheduled Trading Days as the Expiration Date(s) for the remaining Daily Number of Warrants or a portion thereof for the originally scheduled Expiration Date; andprovided furtherthat if such Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to this clause as of the eighth Scheduled Trading Day following the last scheduled Expiration Date under this Transaction, the Calculation Agent shall have the right to declare such Scheduled Trading Day to be the final Expiration Date and the Calculation Agent shall determine its good faith estimate of the fair market value for the Shares as of the Valuation Time on that eighth Scheduled Trading Day or on any subsequent Scheduled Trading Day, as the Calculation Agent shall determine using commercially reasonable means.
		First Expiration Date:		March 15, 2012 (or if such day is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day), subject to Market Disruption Event below.
		Multiple Exercise:		Applicable
		Minimum Number of Warrants:		1
		Maximum Number of Warrants:		All Warrants remaining unexercised as of the remaining Exercise Date(s).
		Automatic Exercise:		Applicable; and means that a number of Warrants for each Expiration Date equal to the Daily Number of Warrants (as adjusted pursuant to the terms hereof) for such Expiration Date will be deemed to be automatically exercised;provided that “In-the-Money” means that the Relevant Price for such Expiration Date exceeds the Strike Price for such Expiration Date; andprovided further that all references in Section 3.4(b) of the Equity Definitions to “Physical Settlement” shall be read as references to “Net Share Settlement”.
		Market Disruption Event:		Section 6.3(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing clause (ii) in its entirety with “(ii) an Exchange Disruption, or” and inserting immediately following clause (iii) the phrase “; in each case that the Calculation Agent determines is material.”


Valuation:
	Valuation Time:	Scheduled Closing Time; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in its reasonable discretion.
	Valuation Date:	Each Exercise Date.
Settlement Terms:
	Settlement Method:	Net Share Settlement.
	Net Share Settlement:	On the relevant Settlement Date, Company shall deliver to Dealer the Share Delivery Quantity of Shares for such Settlement Date to the account specified herein free of payment through the Clearance System.
	Share Delivery Quantity:	For any Settlement Date, a number of Shares, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Net Share Settlement Amount for such Settlement Date divided by the Settlement Price on the Valuation Date in respect of such Settlement Date, rounded down to the nearest whole number plus any Fractional Share Amount.
	Net Share Settlement Amount:	For any Settlement Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on the relevant Exercise Date, (ii) the Strike Price Differential for such Settlement Date and (iii) the Warrant Entitlement.
	Settlement Price:	For any Valuation Date, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “SPN UN <EQUITY> VAP <GO>” (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time on such Valuation Date (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Share on such Valuation Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) any Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day and (ii) the Calculation Agent determines that such Expiration Date shall be an Expiration Date for fewer than the Daily Number of Warrants, as described above, then the Settlement Price for the relevant Valuation Date shall be the volume-weighted average price per Share on such Valuation Date on the Exchange, as determined by the Calculation Agent based on such sources as it deems appropriate using a volume-weighted methodology, for the portion of such Valuation Date for which the Calculation Agent determines there is no Market Disruption Event.


		Settlement Date(s):		As determined in reference to Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, subject to Section 9(j)(i) hereof.
		Other Applicable Provisions:		The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.11, 9.12 and 10.5 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws as a result of the fact that Seller is the Issuer of the Shares and except that all references in such provisions to “Physically-Settled” shall be read as references to “Net Share Settled”). “Net Share Settled” in relation to any Warrant means that Net Share Settlement is applicable to that Warrant.

3. Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction:


Adjustments applicable to the Warrants:
	Method of Adjustment:	Calculation Agent Adjustment. For the avoidance of doubt, in making any adjustments under the Equity Definitions, the Calculation Agent may make adjustments, if any, to any one or more of the Strike Price, the Number of Warrants, the Daily Number of Warrants and the Warrant Entitlement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any cash dividends or distributions on the Shares, whether or not extraordinary, shall be governed by Section 9(f) of this Confirmation in lieu of Article 10 or Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions.
Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction:
	New Shares:	Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the text in clause (i) in its entirety and replacing it with the phrase “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors)”.
Consequence of Merger Events:
	Share-for-Share:	Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment
	Share-for-Other:	Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)
	Share-for-Combined:	Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination);providedthat Dealer may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment, Component Adjustment (Calculation Agent Determination).


Consequence of Tender Offers:
	Tender Offer:	Applicable;provided howeverthat if an event occurs that constitutes both a Tender Offer under Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions and Additional Termination Event under Section 9(g)(ii)(C) of this Confirmation, Dealer may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment, whether the provisions of Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions or Section 9(g)(ii)(C) will apply.
	Share-for-Share:	Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment
	Share-for-Other:	Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment
	Share-for-Combined:	Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment
	Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:	Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination);providedthat, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
Additional Disruption Events:
	Change in Law:	Applicable
	Failure to Deliver:	Applicable
	Insolvency Filing:	Applicable
	Hedging Disruption:	Applicable
	Increased Cost of Hedging:	Applicable
	Loss of Stock Borrow:	Applicable
	Maximum Stock Loan Rate:	300 basis points
	Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:	Applicable
	Initial Stock Loan Rate:	35 basis points
	Hedging Party:	Dealer for all applicable Additional Disruption Events
	Determining Party:	Dealer for all applicable Additional Disruption Events


		Non-Reliance:		Applicable

		Agreements and Acknowledgments
		Regarding Hedging Activities:		Applicable

		Additional Acknowledgments:		Applicable


4.	Calculation Agent:		Dealer
5.	Account Details:
	(a)	Account for payments to Company:	Whitney National Bank 228 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70130 ABA 065000171
			For credit to:
			SESI, LLC 1105 Peters Road Harvey, LA 70058 Account 713121440
		Account for delivery of Shares to Company:	To be provided under separate cover by Company.
	(b)	Account for payments to Dealer:	To be provided by Dealer.
		Account for delivery of Shares to Dealer:	To be provided by Dealer.

Offices:

The Office of Company for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Company is not a Multibranch Party.

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Dealer is not a Multibranch Party.

Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:

(a)

Address for notices or communications to Company:

Superior Energy Services, Inc.
1105 Peters Road
Harvey, LA 70058
Attention: Mr. Robert S. Taylor, Chief Financial Officer
Telephone No.: (504) 210-4105
Facsimile No.: (504) 362-9624

(b)

Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Lehman Brothers Inc., acting as Agent
Lehman Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc., acting as Principal
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Transaction Management Group
Telephone No.: (212) 526-9986
Facsimile No.: (646) 885-9546

With a copy to:

Lehman Brothers Inc., acting as Agent
Lehman Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc., acting as Principal
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Steve Roti-US Equity Linked
Telephone No: (212) 526-0055
Facsimile No: (917) 552-0561

Representations and Warranties:

(a)

The Company hereby represents and warrants to Dealer that:

	(i)		The Shares initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant by the net share settlement method (the “Warrant Shares”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Company. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may include Net Share Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrant, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights;

	(ii)		Company is an “eligible contract participant” (as such term is defined in Section 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “CEA”));

	(iii)		Company and each of its affiliates is not, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Company;

	(iv)		Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Company acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under FASB Statements 149 or 150, EITF Issue No. 00-19 (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project;

	(v)		Prior to the Trade Date, Company shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Company’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request;

	(vi)		Company is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

	(vii)		On the Trade Date (A) the assets of Company at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Company, including contingent liabilities, (B) the capital of Company is adequate to conduct the business of Company and (C) Company has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or does not believe that it will, incur debt beyond its ability

			to pay as such debts mature;

	(viii)		Company understands that no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder will be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations will not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency;

	(ix)		During the period starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last Expiration Date (the “Settlement Period”), the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“Regulation M”) and (B) Issuer shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Settlement Period;

	(x)		Prior to the Trade Date, neither the Company nor any of its affiliates has taken any action which is designed to or which has constituted or which might have been expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company in connection with the offering of the exchangeable notes; and

	(xi)		None of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is in violation of its certificate of incorporation or certificate of formation, or its bylaws or limited liability company agreement (or other organizational documents), or in default in the performance or observance of any material obligation, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound, other than such defaults that individually or in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect. “Material Adverse Effect” means any change in the capital stock, increase in long-term debt or any decreases in consolidated net current assets or stockholders’ equity of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, current or future consolidated financial position, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(b)

Each party makes to the other the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3(a) through (f) of the Agreement with respect to the Agreement as supplemented by this Confirmation;providedthat Dealer makes the representation and warranty set forth in Section 3(f) and Company makes the representation and warranty set forth in Section 3(e). In addition, each of Dealer and Company acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof. Accordingly, Dealer represents and warrants to Company that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account without a view to the distribution or resale thereof, (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under the Securities Act and state securities laws, (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.

Other Provisions:

	(a)		Opinions. Company shall deliver an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Trade Date, to Dealer with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement and Section 8(a)(vi) of this Confirmation.

	(b)		Repurchase Notices. Company shall, on any day on which Company effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “Repurchase Notice”) on such day, and if such notice relates to material non-public information at the time, simultaneously publicly announce such information, if following such repurchase, the Notice Percentage as determined on such day is (i) greater than 4.5% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Notice Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Notice Percentage as of the date hereof). The “Notice Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the product of the Number of Warrants and the Warrant Entitlement and the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.

	(c)		Regulation M. Company is not on the date hereof engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), of any securities of Company, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exception set forth in Rules 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M. Company shall not, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Trade Date, engage in any such distribution.

	(d)		No Manipulation. Company is not entering into this Transaction to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

	(e)		Transfer and Assignment. Buyer may transfer and assign its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time to any person or entity whatsoever without the consent of Company.

	(f)		Dividends. If at any time during the period from and including the Trade Date, to but excluding the final Expiration Date, an ex-dividend date for a cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares (an “Ex-Dividend Date”), then the Calculation Agent will adjust the Strike Price to preserve the fair value of the Warrant to Dealer after taking into account such dividend.

	(g)		Additional Provisions.

(i)

Amendments to the Equity Definitions:

(A) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “material”.

(B) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the word “material”; and adding the phrase “or Warrants” at the end of the sentence.

(C) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) at Dealer’s option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”

(D) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by:

(x) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase “or (B)” following

subsection (A) and (3) the phrase “in each case” in subsection (B); and

(y) deleting the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares in the amount of the Hedging Shares or” in the penultimate sentence.

(E)

Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by:

(x) adding the word “or” immediately before subsection “(B)” and deleting the comma at the end of subsection (A); and

(y) (1) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (2) deleting the word “or” immediately preceding subsection (C) and (3) deleting the penultimate and final sentences in their entirety and replacing them with the sentence “The Hedging Party will determine the Cancellation Amount payable by one party to the other.”

(ii)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, upon the occurrence of one of the following events, with respect to this Transaction, (1) Dealer shall have the right to designate such event an Additional Termination Event and designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement, and (2) Company shall be deemed the sole Affected Party and the Transaction shall be deemed the sole Affected Transaction:

(A) Company sells, leases or otherwise transfers in one transaction or a series of transactions all or substantially all of the assets of Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than Company or any of its subsidiaries;

(B) There is a default by Company under any of its Public Indebtedness under which there may be outstanding in excess of $310 million, whether such Public Indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, resulting in such Public Indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable;“Public Indebtedness”shall mean any indebtedness of the Company for money borrowed under notes, bonds or similar instruments offered and sold by the Company in an offering registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act;

(C) Any “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act other than Company, any of its subsidiaries or its employee benefit plans, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect ultimate “beneficial owner”, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the common equity of Company representing more than 50% of the ordinary voting power of such common equity; or

(D) Dealer, despite using commercially reasonable efforts, is unable or reasonably determines that it is impractical or illegal, to hedge its obligations pursuant to this Transaction in the public market without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or as a result of any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer).

(h)

No Collateral or Setoff. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Company hereunder are not secured by any collateral. Obligations under this Transaction shall not be set off by Company against any other obligations of the parties, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise. Any provision in the Agreement with respect to the satisfaction of Company’s payment obligations to the extent of Dealer’s payment obligations to Company in the same currency and in the same Transaction (including, without limitation Section 2(c) thereof) shall not apply to Company and, for the avoidance of doubt, Company shall fully satisfy such payment obligations notwithstanding any payment obligation to Company by

Dealer in the same currency and in the same Transaction. In calculating any amounts under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (1) separate amounts shall be calculated as set forth in such Section 6(e) with respect to (a) this Transaction and (b) all other Transactions, and (2) such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement.

(i)

Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If, in respect of this Transaction, subject to paragraph (h) above, an amount is payable by Company to Dealer, (i) pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions (except in the event of an Insolvency, Nationalization, Tender Offer or Merger Event in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of shares consists solely of cash) or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (except in the event of an Event of Default in which Company is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Company is the Affected Party, other than an Event of Default of the type described in (x) Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or (y) a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) of the Agreement, in the case of both (x) and (y), resulting from an event or events outside Company’s control) (a “Payment Obligation”), Company shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. New York local time on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable; provided that if Company does not validly elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right to require Company to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company’s or Dealer’s right to elect satisfaction of a Payment Obligation in the Share Termination Alternative as set forth in this clause shall only apply to this Transaction and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (1) separate amounts shall be calculated with respect to (a) the Transaction and (b) all other Transactions under the Agreement, and (2) such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, subject to, in the case of clause (a), Company’s Share Termination Alternative right hereunder.


Share Termination Alternative:		If applicable, Company shall deliver to Dealer the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date (the “Share Termination Payment Date”) on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, subject to paragraph (j)(i) below, in satisfaction, subject to paragraph (j)(ii) below, of the Payment Obligation in the manner reasonably requested by Dealer free of payment.

Share Termination Delivery Property:		A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the amount of Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.

Share Termination Unit Price:		The value to Dealer of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in


		its discretion by commercially reasonable means. The Calculation Agent shall notify Company of such Share Termination Unit Price at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation. In the case of a Private Placement of Share Termination Delivery Units that are Restricted Shares (as defined below), as set forth in paragraph (j)(i) below, the Share Termination Unit Price shall be determined by the discounted price applicable to such Share Termination Delivery Units. In the case of a Registration Settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units that are Restricted Shares (as defined below) as set forth in paragraph (j)(ii) below, the Share Termination Unit Price shall be the Settlement Price on the Merger Date, the Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting) or the Early Termination Date, as applicable.

Share Termination Delivery Unit:		In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default or Delisting, one Share or, in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event, a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event. If such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

Failure to Deliver:		Inapplicable

Other applicable provisions:		If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.11, 9.12 and 10.5 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to “Physically-Settled” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Settled” and all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”. “Share Termination Settled” in relation to this Transaction means that Share Termination Alternative is applicable to this Transaction.

(j)

Registration/Private Placement Procedures. If, in the reasonable opinion of Dealer, following any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property to Dealer hereunder, such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property would be in the hands of Dealer subject to any applicable restrictions with respect to any registration or qualification requirement or prospectus delivery requirement for such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property pursuant to any applicable federal or any applicable material restrictions pursuant to any applicable state securities law (including, without limitation, any such requirement arising under Section 5 of the Securities Act as a result of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property being “restricted securities”, as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or as a result of the sale of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property being subject to paragraph (c) of Rule 145 under the Securities Act) (such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property, “Restricted Shares”), then delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be effected pursuant to either clause (i) or (ii) below at the election of Company, unless Dealer waives the need for registration/private placement procedures set forth in (i) and (ii) below. Notwithstanding the

foregoing, solely in respect of any Daily Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on any Expiration Date, Company shall elect, prior to the first Settlement Date for the first Expiration Date, a Private Placement Settlement or Registration Settlement for all deliveries of Restricted Shares for all such Expiration Dates which election shall be applicable to all Settlement Dates for such Warrants and the procedures in clause (i) or clause (ii) below shall apply for all such delivered Restricted Shares on an aggregate basis commencing after the final Settlement Date for such Warrants. The Calculation Agent shall make reasonable adjustments to settlement terms and provisions under this Confirmation to reflect a single Private Placement or Registration Settlement for such aggregate Restricted Shares delivered hereunder.

	(i)		If Company elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (i) (a “Private Placement Settlement”), then delivery of Restricted Shares by Company shall be effected in customary private placement procedures with respect to such Restricted Shares reasonably acceptable to Dealer; provided that Company may not elect a Private Placement Settlement if, on the date of its election, it has taken, or caused to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Company to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Restricted Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(1) or Section 4(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Restricted Shares by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer). The Private Placement Settlement of such Restricted Shares shall include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer, due diligence rights (for Dealer or any designated buyer of the Restricted Shares by Dealer), opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for private placement agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. In the case of a Private Placement Settlement, Dealer shall determine the appropriate discount to the Share Termination Unit Price (in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph (m) above) or any Settlement Price (in the case of settlement of Shares pursuant to Section 2 above) applicable to such Restricted Shares in a commercially reasonable manner and appropriately adjust the number of such Restricted Shares to be delivered to Dealer hereunder; provided that in no event shall such number be greater than 2 times the Number of Warrants multiplied by the Warrant Entitlement (the“Maximum Amount”). Notwithstanding the Agreement or this Confirmation, the date of delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be the Exchange Business Day following notice by Dealer to Company, of such applicable discount and the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i). For the avoidance of doubt, delivery of Restricted Shares shall be due as set forth in the previous sentence and not be due on the Share Termination Payment Date (in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph (m) above) or on the Settlement Date for such Restricted Shares (in the case of settlement in Shares pursuant to Section 2 above).

			In the event Company shall not have delivered the full number of Restricted Shares otherwise applicable as a result of the proviso above relating to the Maximum Amount (such deficit, the “Deficit Restricted Shares”), Company shall be continually obligated to deliver, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Restricted Shares have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, Restricted Shares when, and to the extent, that (i) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Company or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (ii) Company authorized any unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved and (iii) Company additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions. Company shall immediately notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the corresponding number of Restricted Shares to be delivered) and promptly deliver such Restricted Shares thereafter.

	(ii)		If Company elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (ii) (a “Registration Settlement”), then Company shall file and use its reasonable best efforts to make effective under the Securities Act a registration statement or supplement or amend an outstanding registration

			statement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, to cover the resale of such Restricted Shares in accordance with customary resale registration procedures, including covenants, conditions, representations, underwriting discounts (if applicable), commissions (if applicable), indemnities due diligence rights, opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for equity resale underwriting agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. If Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with such procedures and documentation Private Placement Settlement shall apply. If Dealer is satisfied with such procedures and documentation, it shall sell the Restricted Shares pursuant to such registration statement during a period (the “Resale Period”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Restricted Shares (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be (x) any Settlement Date in the case of an exercise of Warrants prior to the first Expiration Date pursuant to Section 2 above, (y) the Share Termination Payment Date in case of settlement in Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph (m) above or (z) the Settlement Date in respect of the final Expiration Date for all Daily Number of Warrants) and ending on the earliest of (i) the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all Restricted Shares or, in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units, a sufficient number of Restricted Shares so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Payment Obligation (as defined above), (ii) the date upon which all Restricted Shares have been sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (or similar provisions then in force) or Rule 145(d)(1) or (2) (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act and (iii) the date upon which all Restricted Shares may be sold or transferred by a non-affiliate pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any similar provision then in force) or Rule 145(d)(3) (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act. If the Payment Obligation exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, Company shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “Additional Amount”) in cash or in a number of Shares (“Make-whole Shares”) in an amount that, based on the Settlement Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “Valuation Date” for purposes of computing such Settlement Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares. If Company elects to pay the Additional Amount in Shares, the requirements and provisions for Registration Settlement shall apply. This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero. In no event shall Company deliver a number of Restricted Shares greater than the Maximum Amount.

	(iii)		Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Company agrees that any Restricted Shares delivered to Dealer, as purchaser of such Restricted Shares, (i) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and Company shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer and (ii) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed after any Settlement Date for such Restricted Shares, Company shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Restricted Shares to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Restricted Shares upon delivery by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Company or such transfer agent of seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).

			If the Private Placement Settlement or the Registration Settlement shall not be effected as set forth in clauses (i) or (ii), as applicable, then failure to effect such Private Placement Settlement or such Registration Settlement shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to which Company shall be the Defaulting Party.

	(k)		Limit on Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Dealer may not exercise any Warrant hereunder, and Automatic Exercise shall not apply with respect thereto, to the extent (but

			only to the extent) that, after such receipt, Dealer would directly or indirectly beneficially own (as such term is defined for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) or “own or control” (within the meaning of Article 12 Section 2 of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation) in excess of 9.0% of the outstanding Shares. Any purported delivery hereunder shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such delivery, Dealer would directly or indirectly so beneficially own, or so own or control, in excess of 9.0% of the outstanding Shares. If any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Company’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Company shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Business Day after, Dealer gives notice to Company that, after such delivery, Dealer would not directly or indirectly so beneficially own, or so own or control, in excess of 9.0% of the outstanding Shares.

	(l)		Share Deliveries. Company acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent the holder of this Warrant is not then an affiliate and has not been an affiliate for 90 days (it being understood that Dealer will not be considered an affiliate under this paragraph solely by reason of its receipt of Shares pursuant to this Transaction), and otherwise satisfies all holding period and other requirements of Rule 144 of the Securities Act applicable to it, any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Property hereunder at any time after 2 years from the Trade Date shall be eligible for resale under Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act and Company agrees to promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Share Termination Property, to remove, any legends referring to any restrictions on resale under the Securities Act from the Shares or Share Termination Property. Company further agrees, for any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Property hereunder at any time after 1 year from the Trade Date but within 2 years of the Trade Date, to the extent the holder of this Warrant then satisfies the holding period and other requirements of Rule 144 of the Securities Act, to promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Restricted Shares to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Restricted Shares. Such Restricted Shares will be de-legended upon delivery by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Company or such transfer agent of customary seller’s and broker’s representation letters in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer). Company further agrees that any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property prior to the date that is 1 year from the Trade Date, may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and Company shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Company agrees that any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property shall be effected by book-entry transfer through the facilities of DTC, or any successor depositary, if at the time of delivery, such class of Shares or class of Share Termination Delivery Property is in book-entry form at DTC or such successor depositary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent the provisions of Rule 144 of the Securities Act or any successor rule are amended, or the applicable interpretation thereof by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any court change after the Trade Date, the agreements of Company herein shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary, in the opinion of outside counsel of Company, to comply with Rule 144 of the Securities Act, including Rule 144(k) as in effect at the time of delivery of the relevant Shares or Share Termination Property.

	(m)		Additional Termination Event. If within the period commencing on the Trade Date and ending on the second anniversary of the Premium Payment Date, Buyer reasonably determines that it is advisable to terminate a portion of the Transaction so that Buyer’s related hedging activities will comply with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations, an Additional Termination Event shall occur in respect of which (i) Company shall be the sole Affected Party and (ii) the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction.

	(n)		Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or

			proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into this Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.

	(o)		Tax Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Company and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Company relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

	(p)		Maximum Share Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation or the Agreement, in no event will Company be required to deliver more than the Maximum Amount of Shares in the aggregate to Dealer in connection with this Transaction, subject to the provisions regarding Deficit Restricted Shares

	(q)		Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Company; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Company of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

	(r)		Securities Contract; Swap Agreement. Each of Dealer and Company agrees and acknowledges (A) that this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder is a “settlement payment,” as such term is defined in Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code, and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder is a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code.

	(s)		Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date, Settlement Date or any other date or valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which case the Calculation Agent may make appropriate adjustments to the relevant number of Warrants being exercised), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such action is necessary or advisable to preserve Dealer’s Hedging Activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its Hedging Activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were the Company or an affiliated purchaser of the Company, be in compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

	(t)		Role of Agent. Each party agrees and acknowledges that (i) Lehman Brothers Inc., an affiliate of Dealer (“Agent”), has acted solely as agent and not as principal with respect to this Transaction and (ii) Agent has no obligation or liability, by way of guaranty, endorsement or otherwise, in any manner in respect of this Transaction (including, if applicable, in respect of the settlement thereof). Each party agrees it will look solely to the other party (or any guarantor in respect thereof) for performance of such other party’s obligations under this Transaction.

	(u)		Regulatory Provisions. (i) Company represents and warrants that it has received and read and understands the Notice of Regulatory Treatment and the OTC Option Risk Disclosure Statement. (ii) The Agent will furnish Company upon written request a statement as to the source and amount of any remuneration received or to be received by the Agent in connection with the Transaction evidenced hereby.

Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing this Confirmation and returning it by fax on (646) 885-9546.


Very truly yours,

	Lehman Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc.

	By:	/s/ Anatoly Kozlov
		Authorized Signatory
		Name: Anatoly Kozlov

Accepted and confirmed
as of the Trade Date:

ANNEX A: Daily Number of Warrants


Expiration Date		Number of Warrants
3/15/2012		146,276
3/16/2012		146,276
3/19/2012		146,276
3/20/2012		146,276
3/21/2012		146,276
3/22/2012		146,276
3/23/2012		146,276
3/26/2012		146,276
3/27/2012		146,276
3/28/2012		146,276
3/29/2012		146,276
3/30/2012		146,276
4/2/2012		146,276
4/3/2012		146,276
4/4/2012		146,276
4/5/2012		146,276
4/9/2012		146,276
4/10/2012		146,276
4/11/2012		146,276
4/12/2012		146,276
4/13/2012		146,276
4/16/2012		146,276
4/17/2012		146,276
4/18/2012		146,276
4/19/2012		146,276
4/20/2012		146,276
4/23/2012		146,276
4/24/2012		146,276
4/25/2012		146,276
4/26/2012		146,276

Superior Energy Services, Inc.

/s/ Robert S. Taylor

Authorized Signatory

Name: Robert S. Taylor