Exhibit 10.1
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
          THIS AGREEMENT is made by and between Complete Production Services,
Inc., a Delaware corporation hereinafter referred to as “Company,” and «Name», a
non-employee director of the Company, hereinafter referred to as “Director”
effective as of «Grant_Date»:
          WHEREAS, the Company wishes to afford the Director the opportunity to
purchase shares of its $0.01 par value Common Stock;
          WHEREAS, the Company wishes to carry out the Complete Production
Services, Inc. 2008 Incentive Award Plan, as amended or restated from time to
time (the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of
this Agreement), which provides for the grant of Options to the Director as an
inducement to enter into or remain in the service of the Company or its
Subsidiaries and as an incentive for increased efforts during such service.
          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein
contained and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
     Whenever the following terms are used in this Agreement, they shall have
the meaning specified below unless the context clearly indicates to the
contrary. The masculine pronoun shall include the feminine and neuter, and the
singular the plural, where the context so indicates. Capitalized terms used but
not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in
the Plan.
Section 1.1. Administrator
          “Administrator” shall mean the entity that conducts the administration
of the Plan (including the grant of Awards) as provided therein and generally
shall refer to the Compensation Committee of the Board, unless and to the extent
the Board has assumed the authority for administration of all or any part of the
Plan.
Section 1.2. Board
          “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
Section 1.3. Change of Control
          “Change of Control” shall mean (a) a transaction or series of
transactions whereby any “person” or related “group” of “persons” (as such terms
are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) directly or
indirectly acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company possessing more than 20% of the
total combined voting power of the Company’s securities outstanding immediately
after such acquisition, other than:
     (i) an acquisition by an employee benefit plan or any trustee holding
securities under any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
maintained by the Company or any person controlled by the Company; or

 

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     (ii) an acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary; or
     (iii) an acquisition pursuant to the offering of shares of Common Stock by
the Company to the general public through a registration statement filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission; or
     (iv) an acquisition of voting securities pursuant to a transaction
described in clause (c) below that would not be a Change in Control under clause
(c).
     (b) individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the
“Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the
Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to
the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s
stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least two thirds of the directors
then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered to be members of the
Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose
initial assumption of office was a result of an actual or threatened election
contest with respect to the election or removal of directors; or
     (c) the consummation by the Company (whether directly involving the Company
or indirectly involving the Company through one or more intermediaries or
subsidiaries) of (x) a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or business
combination, including without limitation, a reverse or forward triangular
merger, or (y) the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity, in each
case, other than a transaction, which results in the Company’s stockholders
prior to such transaction owning at least 55% of the outstanding voting
securities of the surviving or resulting corporation or entity.
     (d) a tender offer or exchange offer is made and consummated by a person or
group of persons other than the Company for the ownership of 20% or more of the
Company’s voting securities; or
     (e) a disposition, transfer, sale or exchange of all or substantially all
of the Company’s assets, or the Company’s stockholders approve a plan of
liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
For purposes of subsection (a) above, the calculation of voting power shall be
made as if the date of the acquisition were a record date for a vote of the
Company’s stockholders, and for purposes of subsection (c) above, the
calculation of voting power shall be made as if the date of the consummation of
the transaction or at the consummation of the last of a series of related
transactions were a record date for a vote of the Company’s stockholders.
Section 1.4. Code
          “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Section 1.5. Common Stock
          “Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company, par value
$0.01 per share.
Section 1.6. Company
          “Company” shall mean Complete Production Services, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, or any successor corporation.
Section 1.7. Exchange Act

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          “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
Section 1.8. Option
          “Option” shall mean the non-qualified stock option granted under this
Agreement and Article VII of the Plan, as specified herein.

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Section 1.9. Plan
          “Plan” shall mean the Complete Production Services, Inc. 2008
Incentive Award Plan, as amended and/or restated from time to time.
Section 1.10. DRO
          “DRO” shall mean a qualified domestic relations order as defined by
the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, or the rules thereunder.
Section 1.11. Rule 16b-3
          “Rule 16b-3” shall mean that certain Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange
Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time.
Section 1.12. Secretary
          “Secretary” shall mean the Secretary of the Company.
Section 1.13. Securities Act
          “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Section 1.14. Subsidiary
          “Subsidiary” shall mean any entity (other than the Company), whether
domestic or foreign, in an unbroken chain of entities beginning with the Company
if each of the entities other than the last entity in the unbroken chain
beneficially owns, at the time of the determination, securities or interests
representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of
all classes of securities or interests in one of the other entities in such
chain.
Section 1.15. Termination of Service
          “Termination of Service” As to a Non-Employee Director, the time when
a Holder who is a Non-Employee Director ceases to be a Director for any reason,
including, without limitation, a termination by resignation, failure to be
elected, death or retirement, but excluding terminations where the Holder
simultaneously commences or remains in employment or service with the Company or
any Subsidiary. The Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall determine
the effect of all matters and questions relating to Termination of Service.
ARTICLE II.
GRANT OF OPTION
Section 2.1. Grant of Option
          In consideration of the Director’s agreement to serve as an
independent director of the Company or its Subsidiaries until the next annual
meeting of stockholders of the Company and for other good and valuable
consideration, on «Grant_Date» the Company irrevocably grants to the Director
the option to purchase any part or all of an aggregate of five thousand (5,000)
shares of its Common Stock upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and the Plan.

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Section 2.2. Purchase Price
          The purchase price of the shares of Common Stock covered by the Option
shall be $«Exercise_Price» per share (which is the Fair Market Value of a share
of Common Stock on the date of the granting of this Option) without commission
or other charge.

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Section 2.3. Consideration to Company
          In consideration of the granting of this Option by the Company, the
Director agrees to render faithful and efficient services to the Company or a
Subsidiary, with such duties and responsibilities as the Company shall from time
to time prescribe, until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company.
Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer upon any Director any right
to continue as a director of the Company, or shall interfere with or restrict in
any way the rights of the Company and any Subsidiary, which are hereby expressly
reserved, to discharge the Director at any time for any reason whatsoever, with
or without good cause.
Section 2.4. Adjustments in Option
          (a) In the event that the outstanding shares of the Common Stock
subject to the Option are changed into or exchanged for a different number or
kind of shares of the Company or other securities of the Company, or of another
corporation, by reason of reorganization, merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock split-up, stock dividend or
combination of shares, or other distribution of shares of Common Stock, the
Administrator shall make equitable adjustments, if any, in the number and kind
of shares as to which the Option, or portions thereof then unexercised, shall be
exercisable, to the end that after such event the Director’s proportionate
interest shall be maintained as before the occurrence of such event. Such
adjustment in the Option may include any necessary corresponding adjustment in
the Option price per share, but shall be made without change in the total price
applicable to the unexercised portion of the Option (except for any change in
the aggregate price resulting from rounding-off of share quantities or prices).
Any such adjustment made by the Administrator shall be final and binding upon
the Director, the Company and all other interested persons.
          (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change of
Control, the Option shall be assumed or an equivalent Option substituted by the
successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of the successor corporation. In
the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the
Option, the Administrator may cause any or all of such Options to become fully
exercisable immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction and all
forfeiture restrictions on any or all of such Options to lapse. If an Option is
exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a Change in
Control, the Administrator shall notify the Director that the Option shall be
fully exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such
notice, and the Option shall terminate upon the expiration of such period.

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ARTICLE III.
PERIOD OF EXERCISABILITY
Section 3.1. Vesting
          (a) Subject to Section 5.6, the Option shall vest and become
exercisable in three (3) equal cumulative installments of 33% of the shares
covered by the Option, with each such annual installment shall commence vesting
on the earlier of (i) the anniversary of the date of grant or (ii) the date of
the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company at which one or more
members of the Board are standing for re-election.
          (b) No portion of the Option that is unvested and unexercisable at
Termination of Service shall thereafter become vested and exercisable.
Section 3.2. Duration of Exercisability
          The installments provided for in Section 3.1 are cumulative. Each such
installment that becomes vests and becomes exercisable pursuant to Section 3.1
shall remain exercisable until it becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3.
Section 3.3. Expiration of Option
          The Option may not be exercised to any extent by anyone after the
first to occur of the following events:
          (a) The expiration of ten (10) years from the date the Option was
granted; and
          (b) The expiration of one year from the date of the Director’s
Termination of Service for any reason.
Section 3.4. Acceleration of Exercisability upon Retirement
          To the extent consistent with the requirements of Rule 16b-3, this
Option shall be fully vested and exercisable as to all the shares covered
hereby, notwithstanding that this Option may not yet have become fully vested
and exercisable under Section 3.1(a), upon the retirement of the Director in
accordance with the Company’s retirement policy applicable to Directors.
ARTICLE IV.
EXERCISE OF OPTION
Section 4.1. Person Eligible to Exercise
          During the lifetime of the Director, only he or she may exercise the
Option or any portion thereof, or, to the extent the Option or any portion
thereof is transferred in accordance with the terms of the Plan, such permitted
transferee may exercise the Option or such portion thereof so transferred. After
the death of the Director, any exercisable portion of the Option may, prior to
the time when the Option becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3, be exercised
by his or her personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under
the Director’s will or under the then applicable laws of descent and
distribution.

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Section 4.2. Partial Exercise
          Any exercisable portion of the Option or the entire Option, if then
wholly exercisable, may be exercised in whole or in part at any time prior to
the time when the Option or portion thereof becomes unexercisable under
Section 3.3; provided, however, that each partial exercise shall be for not less
than one hundred (100) shares (or the minimum installment set forth in
Section 3.1, if a smaller number of shares) and shall be for whole shares only.
Section 4.3. Manner of Exercise
          The Option, or any exercisable portion thereof, may be exercised
solely by delivery to the Secretary or his office of all of the following prior
to the time when the Option or such portion becomes unexercisable under
Section 3.3:
          (a) Notice in writing signed by the Director or the other person then
entitled to exercise the Option or portion, stating that the Option or portion
is thereby exercised, such notice complying with all applicable rules
established by the Administrator or its designee;
          (b) Full payment to the Company of the aggregate exercise price, which
payment shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof:
          (i) In cash or check;
          (ii) Through the delivery of a notice that the Director has placed a
market sell order with a broker with respect to the shares of Common Stock then
issuable upon exercise of the Option, and the broker pays a sufficient portion
of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company in satisfaction of the Option
exercise price; or
          (iii) With the consent of the Administrator, through the surrender of
shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise of the Option having a Fair
Market Value on the date of Option exercise equal to the aggregate exercise
price of the Option or exercised portion thereof;
          (iv) With the consent of the Administrator, through the delivery
(actually or constructively) of shares of Common Stock to the Company with a
Fair Market Value on the date of Option exercise equal to the aggregate exercise
price of the Option or exercised portion thereof; or
          (v) With the consent of the Administrator, through any other
consideration permitted under the Plan and applicable law.
          (c) Full payment to the Company (or Subsidiary employer) of all
amounts which, under federal, state, local or foreign tax law, it is required to
withhold upon exercise of the Option, which, with the consent of the
Administrator, may be in the form of consideration used by the Director to pay
for such shares under Section 4.3(b); provided, however, that if such payment is
in the form of shares of Common Stock withheld from exercise or delivered
(actually or constructively) by the Director, the Fair Market Value of such
shares shall not exceed the sums necessary to pay the tax withholding based on
the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes,
including payroll taxes, that are applicable to such supplemental taxable
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          (d) In the event the Option or portion shall be exercised pursuant to
Section 4.1 by any person or persons other than the Director, appropriate proof
of the right of such person or persons to exercise the Option.
          (e) Such representations and documents as the Administrator, in its
sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable to effect compliance with all
applicable provisions of the Securities Act and any other federal, state or
foreign securities laws or regulations.
Section 4.4. Conditions to Issuance of Stock Certificates
          The shares of Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of the
Option, or any portion thereof, may be either previously authorized but unissued
shares or issued shares, which have then been reacquired by the Company. Such
shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable. The Company shall not be required
to issue or deliver any shares of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of
the Option or portion thereof prior to fulfillment of all of the following
conditions, in addition to any other condition specified in the Plan:
          (a) The admission of such shares to listing on all stock exchanges on
which such class of stock is then listed;
          (b) The completion and continued availability of any registration or
other qualification of such shares, or an exemption for issuance of such shares,
under any state or federal law or under rulings or regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission or of any other governmental regulatory body, which the
Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable;
          (c) The obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or
federal governmental agency which the Administrator shall, in its absolute
discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable;
          (d) The receipt by the Company (or Subsidiary employer) of full
payment for such shares, including payment of all amounts which, under federal,
state or local tax law, it is required to withhold upon exercise of the Option;
and
          (e) The lapse of such reasonable period of time following the exercise
of the Option as the Administrator may from time to time establish for reasons
of administrative convenience.
Section 4.5. Rights as Stockholder
          The Director shall not be, nor have any of the rights or privileges
of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of any shares purchasable upon the
exercise of any part of the Option unless and until such shares of Common Stock
shall have been issued by the Company to the Director, as evidenced by the
appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer
agent of the Company, or by the issuance of a stock certificate in Director’s
name.
ARTICLE V.
OTHER PROVISIONS
Section 5.1. Administration

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          The Administrator shall have the power to interpret the Plan and this
Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and
application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke
any such rules. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations
made by the Administrator in good faith shall be final and binding upon the
Director, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the
Administrator shall be personally liable for any action, determination or
interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or the Option. In its
absolute discretion, the Board may at any time and from time to time exercise
any and all rights and duties of the Administrator under this Plan except with
respect to matters which under Rule 16b-3 or Section 162(m) of the Code, or any
regulations or rules issued thereunder, are required to be determined in the
sole discretion of the Administrator.
Section 5.2. Option Not Transferable
          (a) Subject to Section 5.2(b) and except to the extent permitted by
the Plan, neither the Option nor any interest or right therein or part thereof
shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of the Director or his
successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer,
alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means
whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by
judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable
proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall
be null and void and of no effect; provided, however, that this Section 5.2(a)
shall not prevent transfers by will or by the applicable laws of descent and
distribution or, to the extent not prohibited by the Code, pursuant to a DRO.
          (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 5.2(a), the
Administrator, in its sole discretion, may permit the transfer of the Option by
the Director, by gift or contribution, to a “family member” of the Director (as
defined under the instructions to use of Form S-8). Any Option that has been so
transferred or transferred pursuant to a DRO shall continue to be subject to all
of the terms and conditions as applicable to the original Director, and the
transferee shall execute any and all such documents requested by the
Administrator in connection with the transfer, including without limitation to
evidence the transfer and to satisfy any requirements for an exemption for the
transfer under applicable federal and state securities laws.
Section 5.3. Shares to Be Reserved
          The Company shall at all times during the term of the Option reserve
and keep available such number of shares of Common Stock as will be sufficient
to satisfy the requirements of this Agreement.
Section 5.4. Notices
          Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the
Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of its Secretary, and any
notice to be given to the Director shall be addressed to him at the address
given beneath his signature hereto. By a notice given pursuant to this
Section 5.4, either party may hereafter designate a different address for
notices to be given to him. Any notice, which is required to be given to the
Director, shall, if the Director is then deceased, be given to the Director’s
personal representative if such representative has previously informed the
Company of his status and address by written notice under this Section 5.4. Any
notice shall be deemed duly given when enclosed in a properly sealed envelope or
wrapper addressed as aforesaid, deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post
office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal
Service.
Section 5.5. Titles

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          Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve
as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.
Section 5.6. Construction
          This Agreement shall be administered, interpreted and enforced under
the laws of the State of Texas.
Section 5.7. Conformity to Securities Laws
          The Director acknowledges that the Plan and this Agreement are
intended to conform to the extent necessary with all provisions of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act and any and all regulations and rules
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, including
without limitation Rule 16b-3. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
the Plan shall be administered, and the Option is granted and may be exercised,
only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. To the
extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan and this Agreement shall be deemed
amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.
Section 5.8. Amendments.
          This Agreement may not be modified or amended in any way that
adversely affects the Director’s rights hereunder, except by an instrument in
writing signed by the Director or such other person as may be permitted to
exercise the Option pursuant to Section 4.1 and by a duly authorized
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by
the parties hereto.

            COMPLETE PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC.
      By:           Joseph C. Winkler,        Chief Executive Officer           
  By:           James F. Maroney,        Vice President, Secretary and General
Counsel     

                  «Name»    «Address»     «City», «State» «Zip_Code»

Director’s Taxpayer Identification Number:

«Tax_ID»     

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