Company: NINE
Filing Date: 2025-03-06
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-048494
Chunk: 48

Company: Nine Energy Service, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-06
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 48
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 individuals upon whom the responsibilities of the successful administration and management of the Company rest, and whose present and potential contributions to the Company are of importance, can acquire and maintain stock ownership or other awards, thereby strengthening their concern for the welfare of the Company and its affiliates and their desire to remain employed by, or continue providing services to, the Company and its affiliates. A further purpose of the Stock Plan is to provide such individuals with additional incentive and reward opportunities designed to enhance the profitable growth of the Company and its affiliates. The Company seeks to achieve the Stock Plan’s purpose primarily by providing grants of a variety of awards (collectively referred to as “awards”), including, but not limited to, the following:

| • |     | incentive stock options qualified as such under U.S. federal income tax laws (“incentive stock options” or “ISOs”); |

| • |     | stock options that do not that do not qualify as ISOs (“non-statutory options” and, together with ISOs, “options”); |

| • |     | stock appreciation rights (“SARs”); |

| • |     | restricted stock awards; |

| • |     | performance awards; |

| • |     | restricted stock unit awards (“RSUs”); |

| • |     | bonus stock awards; |

| • |     | dividend equivalents; |

| • |     | other stock-based awards; and |

| • |     | cash awards. |

**The Stock Plan, in part, is intended to qualify under the provisions of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), which governs ISOs. The Stock Plan is not subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. If the Amendment is approved by our stockholders, the term of the Stock Plan will be extended to 10 years following the date of such approval. If the Amendment is approved by our stockholders, then no awards may be granted under the Stock Plan after 10 years from May 2, 2025. The Stock Plan shall remain in effect until all awards granted under the Stock Plan have been exercised, satisfied, forfeited or expired. Administration The Stock Plan is administered by a committee of directors selected by our Board, which is currently the Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee (the “Committee”). The Committee has the power to determine to whom and when awards will be granted, determine the amount of awards (measured