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Exhibit 10.3
UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES GROUP INC.
1995 DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN
(amended and restated effective March 5, 1997)
The purposes of the Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. 1995 Directors Stock
Option Plan, as amended and restated effective March 5, 1997, (the "Plan") are
to foster and promote the long term financial success of Union Pacific
Resources Group Inc. (the "Company") by (a) attracting and retaining directors
who are not employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries ("Non-Employee
Directors") of outstanding ability by providing for the grant of nonqualified
stock options; (b) providing Non-Employee Directors with compensation
opportunities which are competitive with other corporations; and (c) enabling
such Directors to participate in such financial success of the Company by
encouraging them to become owners of the common stock of the Company. The
Company believes that the Plan will cause the participants to contribute
materially to the growth of the Company, thereby benefitting the Company's
stockholders, and will align the economic interests of the participants with
those of the stockholders.
1. ADMINISTRATION.
Administration of this Plan is intended to be self-executing in
accordance with the express terms and conditions of the Plan.
However, to the extent that determinations are required with respect
to matters under the Plan, such determinations shall be made by the
Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee (the "Committee")
consisting of not less than three persons appointed by the Board of
Directors of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Committee's
interpretations of the Plan, including factual determinations and all
determinations made by the Committee pursuant to the powers vested in
it hereunder shall be conclusive and binding.
2. ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION.
Only Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible to participate in the
Plan ("Participants").
3. GRANTS.
Incentives under the Plan shall consist of nonqualified stock options
("Grants"). All Grants shall be subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein and to those other terms and conditions consistent
with this Plan as the Committee deems appropriate and as are specified
in writing by the Committee to the Participant (the "Grant Letter").
The Committee shall approve the form and provisions of each Grant
Letter to each Participant; provided, however, that Grants to
Participants shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of
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4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
(a) Subject to the adjustment specified below, the aggregate
number of shares of common stock of the Company ("Company
Stock") that have been or may be issued or transferred under
the Plan is 1,000,000 shares. The shares may be authorized
but unissued shares of Company Stock or reacquired shares of
Company Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on
the open market. If and to the extent options granted under
the Plan terminate, expire, or are canceled without having
been exercised, the shares subject to such option shall again
be available for purposes of the Plan.
(b) In the event of a recapitalization, stock split, stock
dividend, combination or exchange of shares, merger,
consolidation, rights offering, separation, spin-off,
reorganization or liquidation, or any other change in the
corporate structure or shares of the Company, the Board, upon
recommendation of the Committee, shall make such equitable
adjustments as it may deem appropriate in the number and kind
of shares authorized by the Plan, in the option price of
outstanding Grants, and in the number and kind of shares or
other securities or property subject to Grants or covered by
outstanding Grants.
5. GRANTS TO PARTICIPANTS.
(a) NUMBER OF SHARES.
(i) INITIAL GRANT -- Each Non-Employee Director who is a
Participant as of March 5, 1997, (the "Date of
Initial Grant") shall receive a Grant to purchase
52,000 shares of Company stock.
(ii) SUBSEQUENT GRANTS -- Each Non-Employee Director who
becomes a Participant subsequent to the Date of
Initial Grant shall receive as of the date he or she
is elected to the Board (the "Date of Subsequent
Grant"), a Grant to purchase shares of Company Stock
in an amount equal to the product (rounded to the
nearest full share) of 52,000 shares multiplied by a
fraction. The numerator of the fraction shall be the
lesser number of years (including partial years)
between the Participant's Date of Subsequent Grant
and (A) March 5, 2007, or (B) the date the
Non-Employee Director would be required to retire
from the Board in accordance with the Company's
retirement policy for Directors. The denominator of
the fraction shall be 10. The number of years in the
numerator shall be determined by counting the number
of full and partial 12-month periods between the
Participant's Date of Subsequent Grant and the
relevant date in (A) or (B), with any partial
12-month period determined by rounding any partial
month to a full month.
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(iii) DATE OF GRANT -- With respect to a Grant made to an
individual Participant, the date as of which such
Grant was made shall, for purposes of this Plan, be
considered the Participant's "Date of Grant".
(b) OPTION PRICE AND OPTION EXERCISE PERIOD. The purchase price
of Company Stock subject to such Grants shall be the fair
market value of a share of such stock as of the Participant's
Date of Grant (the "Option Price"). The "fair market value"
of Company Stock shall be the average of the high and low
trading prices of a share of Company Stock on that date as
reported in The Wall Street Journal listing for consolidated
trading for New York Stock Exchange issues. Each Grant shall
have an exercise period commencing with the Participant's Date
of Grant and ending with March 5, 2008 (the "Option Exercise
Period").
(c) VESTING OF OPTIONS.
(i) (A) With respect to Participants who received
options on the Date of Initial Grant, their
Grants shall vest (and the options thereunder
shall become exercisable) at the rate of
5,200 shares per year, commencing with the
first anniversary of the Initial Date of
Grant.
(B) With respect to a Participant who received
options on a Date of Subsequent Grant, the
Grant shall vest (and the options thereunder
shall become exercisable) as follows: The
first vesting date with respect to such Grant
shall be the second March 5th following the
Participant's Date of Subsequent Grant and,
on such date, the Participant shall be
entitled to exercise options on the following
number of shares: the sum of (I) 5,200 plus
(II) the product (rounded to full shares) of
433.33 shares multiplied by the number of
months (rounding any partial month to a full
month) between his or her Date of Subsequent
Grant and the March 5th immediately following
his or her Date of Subsequent Grant.
Thereafter, on each March 5th subsequent to
the Participant's first vesting date, the
Participant's Grant shall vest at the rate of
5,200 shares per year.
(ii) Notwithstanding (c)(i), the following special
exceptions shall apply: A Participant's Grant shall
immediately vest (and the options thereunder shall
become exercisable) if any of the following occurs
while the Participant is a member of the Board: the
Participant dies, the Participant suffers a major
disability which results in his or her departure or
removal from the Board, the Company undergoes a
change of control (as defined in the Participant's
Grant Letter), or the Participant is required to
retire from the Board in accordance with the
Company's retirement policy for directors.
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(d) MANNER OF EXERCISE. A Participant may exercise a Grant by
delivering a notice of exercise to the Secretary of the
Company with accompanying payment of the Option Price. Such
notice may instruct the Company to deliver shares of Company
Stock due upon the exercise of the Grant to any registered
broker or dealer designated by the grantee ("Designated
Broker") in lieu of delivery to the grantee. Such instruction
must designate the account into which the shares are to be
deposited.
(e) SATISFACTION OF OPTION PRICE. A Participant shall pay the
Option Price in cash or previously acquired Company Stock.
Shares of Company Stock shall not be issued or transferred
upon exercise of a Grant until the Option Price is fully paid.
(f) TERMINATION OF RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY OR DEATH.
(i) In the event a Participant ceases to serve as a
Non-Employee Director for any reason other than death
or major disability, any Grant made pursuant to this
Section which is otherwise exercisable by the
Participant shall terminate, unless exercised within
180 days (or, if the Participant is required to
retire from the Board in accordance with the
Company's retirement policy for Directors, five
years) of the date on which the Participant ceases to
serve as a Non-Employee Director, but in any event no
later than the date of expiration of the Option
Exercise Period. All other Grants shall be
immediately forfeited.
(ii) In the event of the death or major disability of the
Participant while serving as a Non- Employee
Director, any Grant made pursuant to this Section
which was otherwise exercisable by the Participant at
the date of death or major disability may be
exercised by the individual's personal representative
at any time prior to the expiration of five years
from the date of death or major disability, but in
any event no later than the date of expiration of the
Option Exercise Period. In the event of the death of
the Participant after the date on which the
individual ceases to be a Non-Employee Director, any
Grant made pursuant to this Section which was
otherwise exercisable by the Participant at the date
of death may be exercised by the individual's
personal representative at any time prior to the
expiration of the remainder of the applicable period
set forth in Section 5(f)(i) above.
(iii) In the event a Participant suffers a major disability
which results in his or her departure or removal from
the Board, any Grant made pursuant to this Section
which was otherwise exercisable by the Participant at
the date of such disability may be exercised by the
Participant (or, if the Participant is not legally
competent, by his or her personal representative) at
any time prior to the expiration of five years from
the date of such disability, but in
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any event no later than the date of expiration of the
Option Exercise Period. In the event the Participant
suffers a major disability after the date on which
the individual ceases to be a Non-Employee Director,
any Grant made pursuant to this Section which was
otherwise exercisable by the Participant at the date
of such disability may be exercisable by the
Participant (or, if the Participant is not legally
competent, by his or her personal representative) at
any time prior to the expiration of the remainder of
the applicable period set forth in Section 5(f)(i)
above.
6. TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS.
Only a Participant or the Participant's authorized legal
representative may exercise rights under a Grant. Such persons may
not transfer those rights except by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution or, if permitted under Rule 16b-3 of the
Exchange Act and if permitted in any specific case by the Committee in
their sole discretion, pursuant to a domestic relations order as
defined under the Code or Title I of ERISA or the regulations
thereunder. When a Participant dies, the personal representative or
other person entitled to succeed to the rights of the Participant (a
"Successor Grantee") may exercise such rights. A Successor Grantee
must furnish proof satisfactory to the Company of his or her right to
receive the Grant under the Participant's will or under the applicable
laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
Participant shall be permitted to transfer a Grant of options (whether
or not then exercisable) to (a) any member or members of his or her
immediate family (spouse, children or grandchildren, including step
and adopted children and grandchildren), (b) a trust, the
beneficiaries of which consist exclusively of members of the
Participant's immediate family, (c) a partnership, the partners of
which consist exclusively of the Participant's immediate family, or
(d) any similar entity created for the exclusive benefit of the
Participant's immediate family. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, any remote, contingent interests of persons other than
members of the Participant's immediate family shall be disregarded.
The Committee or its designee must approve the form of any transfer of
a Grant to or for the benefit of any immediate family member or
members before such transfer shall be recognized as valid hereunder.
7. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.
(a) AMENDMENT. The Board of Directors of the Company, by written
resolution, may amend or terminate the Plan at any time;
provided, however, that the Board of Directors shall not amend
the Plan without the approval of the stockholders of the
Company, if such amendment would cause the Plan or any Grant,
or the exercise of any right under the Plan to fail to comply
with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.
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(b) TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Plan shall terminate on March 5,
2008, unless terminated earlier by the Board of Directors of
the Company or unless extended by the Board.
(c) TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF OUTSTANDING GRANTS. A
termination or amendment of the Plan that occurs after a Grant
is made shall not result in the termination or amendment of
the Grant unless the grantee consents or unless the Committee
acts under Section 13(a). The termination of the Plan shall
not impair the power and authority of the Committee with
respect to an outstanding Grant. Whether or not the Plan has
terminated, an outstanding Grant may be terminated or amended
under Section 13(a) or may be amended by agreement of the
Company and the grantee consistent with the Plan.
8. FUNDING OF THE PLAN.
This Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to
establish any special or separate fund or to make any other
segregation of assets to assure the payment of any Grants under this
Plan. In no event shall interest be paid or accrued on any Grant,
including unpaid installments of Grants.
9. RIGHTS OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS.
Nothing in this Plan shall entitle any individual or other person to
any claim or right to a Grant under this Plan. Neither this Plan nor
any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any individual
any rights to be retained by or in the employ of the Company.
10. REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF SHARES.
No Company Stock shall be issued or transferred upon exercise of any
Grant hereunder unless and until all legal requirements applicable to
the issuance or transfer of such Company Stock have been complied with
to the satisfaction of the Committee. The Committee shall have the
right to condition any Grant made to any Non- Employee Director
hereunder on such Director's undertaking in writing to comply with
such restrictions on subsequent disposition of such shares of Company
Stock as the Committee shall deem necessary or advisable as a result
of any applicable law, regulation or official interpretation thereof,
and certificates representing such shares may be legended to reflect
any such restrictions.
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11. HEADINGS.
Section headings are for reference only. In the event of a conflict
between a title and the content of a Section, the content of the
Section shall control.
12. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Subject to the approval of the Company's stockholders, this Plan shall
be effective as of March 5, 1997 (the "Effective Date"). All Grants
issued under the Plan as written prior to the Effective Date shall
remain subject to the terms and conditions of such prior Plan;
provided, however, that options covered by Grants under such prior
Plan may be transferred to or for the benefit of the optionee's
immediate family members pursuant to Section 6.
13. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. The Plan, the exercise of Grants and the
obligations of the Company to issue or transfer shares of
Company Stock under Grants shall be subject to all applicable
laws and to approvals by a governmental or regulatory agency
as may be required. With respect to persons subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act, it is the intent of the
Company that the Plan and all transactions under the Plan
comply with all applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 or its
successors under the Exchange Act. The Committee may revoke
any Grant if it is contrary to law or modify a Grant to bring
it into compliance with any valid and mandatory government
regulation. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, agree
to limit its authority under this Section.
(b) OWNERSHIP OF STOCK. A grantee or Successor Grantee shall have
no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of
Company Stock covered by a Grant until the shares are issued
or transferred to the grantee or Successor Grantee on the
stock transfer records of the Company.
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