Exhibit 10.45

NOBLE ENERGY, INC. 2017 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
CASH-SETTLED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD NOTICE
[3-YEAR CLIFF VESTED]

You, the Participant named below, have been awarded the following award of
Restricted Stock Units (the “RSUs”) and associated Dividend Equivalent Cash
Rights on the terms and conditions set forth below and in accordance with the
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement to which this Cash-Settled Restricted
Stock Unit Award Notice is attached (the “Agreement”) and the Noble Energy, Inc.
2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”):

Participant Name:
 
 
 
Number of RSUs Awarded:
 
 
 
Award Date:
 
 
 
Vesting Date:
The third anniversary of the Award Date

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Cash-Settled
Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice to be effective as of the Award Date set
forth above.
PARTICIPANT:
 
NOBLE ENERGY, INC.
 
 
 
(Signature of Participant)
 
David L. Stover
 
 
President and CEO

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By clicking the Accept button, I am confirming that I accept the Award of RSUs
and Dividend Equivalent Cash Rights and that I have read and understand and
agree to be bound by the terms of this Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Unit Award
Notice, the attached Agreement, and the Plan as if I had manually signed this
Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice. I am also consenting to receive
all related information in electronic form.

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NOBLE ENERGY, INC.
2017 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (“Agreement”), made and entered into
as of the Award Date as set forth on the Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Unit
Award Notice (the “Notice”), is by and between Noble Energy, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Noble”), and the Participant named in the Notice pursuant to the
Noble Energy, Inc. 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

1.    Award of RSUs. Effective as of the Award Date, Noble hereby awards to
Participant, and Participant hereby accepts, an award (“Award”) of RSUs and
Dividend Equivalent Cash Rights described in Section 2 below on the terms and
conditions and subject to the restrictions, including forfeiture, set forth in
this Agreement, the Notice, and the Plan. Each RSU represents the right to
receive an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Common
Stock as of the Actual Vesting Date (as defined below).

2.    Dividend Equivalent Cash Rights. In the event that, prior to the Actual
Vesting Date, Noble declares and pays any cash dividends in respect of its
outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Dividend Equivalent Cash Rights entitle
Participant to receive, on the Actual Vesting Date with respect to each RSU
vesting on such date, an additional cash payment equal to the total amount of
cash dividends paid by Noble with respect to a share of its Common Stock during
the period beginning on the Award Date and ending on the Actual Vesting Date
with respect to such RSU, without interest or adjustment for the passage of time
from the date of any such cash dividend. For the avoidance of doubt, no Dividend
Equivalent Cash Rights will result from declared but unpaid dividends.

3.    Vesting and Forfeiture/Payment.

(a)    Until the Vesting Date set forth in the Notice, or, if earlier, the date
on which the RSUs and Dividend Equivalent Cash Rights vest pursuant to this
Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, including terms providing for earlier
vesting in certain circumstances (such earlier date, the “Actual Vesting Date”),
the RSUs and Dividend Equivalent Cash Rights are subject to being forfeited by
Participant.

(b)    As soon as practicable (but in no event later than 30 days) following the
Actual Vesting Date, Noble will make a lump sum cash payment to Participant (or
in the event of Participant’s death, to Participant’s estate) in an amount equal
to the sum of (i) the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock as of the
Actual Vesting Date multiplied by the number of vested RSUs, plus (ii) the
amount of any related Dividend Equivalent Cash Rights. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, in the event that the Board determines that making all or a
portion of the payment under this Section would jeopardize the ability of Noble
to continue as a going concern, the Board may delay such payment or portion
thereof until the making of the payment or portion thereof would no longer have
such effect. The Award will cease to be outstanding upon the earlier of
forfeiture or upon payment with respect to the Award.

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(c)    Immediately after termination of Participant’s employment or service with
Noble and its Affiliates, all RSUs and Dividend Equivalent Cash Rights that have
not by that time become vested and do not become vested as of such date pursuant
to the Notice and this Agreement or the applicable provisions of the Plan will
be forfeited, and neither Participant nor any of his or her heirs,
beneficiaries, executors, administrators or other personal representatives will
have any rights whatsoever in and to any of the forfeited RSUs or Dividend
Equivalent Cash Rights.

4.    No Rights As Shareholder. The Award is not an equity interest in Noble and
will not entitle Participant to any voting rights, rights upon liquidation or
other rights of shareholders of Noble.

5.    Withholding Taxes. Noble and its Affiliates will, to the extent permitted
by law, have the right to deduct from any payments made hereunder any federal,
state or local taxes required to be withheld on account of amounts payable
hereunder.

6.    Acceptance. Participant must accept the Award by electronically executing
the Notice by the date described therein. If Participant fails to accept the
Award by such date, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, Participant will forfeit all RSUs and related Dividend
Equivalent Cash Rights purported to be granted pursuant to the Award and the
Award will become null and void. By electronically executing the Notice,
Participant agrees that he or she is bound by, and will comply with, all of the
terms and condition of the Plan as well as the terms of this Agreement as a
condition of his or her continuing employment or service to Noble or its
Affiliates.

7.    Effect on Employment or Services. Nothing contained in the Plan or in this
Agreement shall confer upon Participant any right with respect to the
continuation of his or her employment by, or service with, Noble or an
Affiliate, or interfere in any way with the right of Noble or an Affiliate,
(subject to the terms of any separate agreement to the contrary) at any time to
terminate such employment or service, to change the terms and conditions of such
employment or service, or to increase or decrease the compensation of
Participant from the rate in existence at the date of this Agreement.

8.    Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Covenants.

(a)    Acknowledgement About Confidential Information. Participant understands
and acknowledges that, during the course of his or her employment by, or
services to, Noble or its Affiliates, Noble or its Affiliates will continue to
provide him or her with access to previously undisclosed confidential, trade
secret, and proprietary documents, materials, data, and other information, in
tangible and intangible form, of and relating to his or her employment by, or
services to, Noble and its Affiliates, as well as existing and prospective
employees, customers, suppliers, investors, and other associated third parties
(“Confidential Information”).

(b)    Definition of Confidential Information. For purposes of this Agreement,
Confidential Information includes, without limitation, all non-public
information disclosed or made available to Participant that gives Noble and its
Affiliates a competitive advantage in their industry

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and is not generally known or readily ascertainable by independent
investigation, such as methods of operation and service; leases and
opportunities pertaining to the lease; information relating to the acquisition,
exploration, production, gathering, transporting, marketing, treating, or other
processing of hydrocarbons and related products; the exploration potential of
geographical areas on which hydrocarbon exploration prospects are located;
information related to developing, constructing, acquiring, or operating
midstream oil, natural gas, or produced water assets; technical information
including inventions, computer programs, computer processes, methods of
collecting, correlating and using geophysical data, computer codes, software,
website structure and content, databases, formulae, designs, compilations of
information and data, proprietary production processes, and know-how related to
operations; financial information including margins, earnings, accounts payable,
and accounts receivable; business information including business plans,
expansion plans, business proposals, pending projects, pending proposals, sales
data, and leases; supplier and customer information, including supplier and
customer lists and identities, prices, costs, and negotiated terms; research and
development and new materials research; information regarding personnel and
employment policies and practices including employee lists, contact information,
performance information, compensation data, benefits data, and training
programs; and information regarding independent contractors and subcontractors
including independent contractor and subcontractor lists, contact information,
compensation, and agreements. Confidential Information also includes all
information contained in any manual or electronic document or file created by
Noble or its Affiliates and provided or made available to Participant.
Participant understands that the above list is not exhaustive, and that
Confidential Information also includes other information that is marked or
otherwise identified as confidential or proprietary, or that would otherwise
appear to a reasonable person to be confidential or proprietary in the context
and circumstances in which the information is known or used.

(c)    Confidential Information Exclusions. Participant understands that
Confidential Information shall not include any information in the public domain,
through no disclosure or wrongful act of Participant, to such an extent as to be
readily available to competitors. Participant likewise understands that
Confidential Information disclosed hereunder shall not be deemed to be within
the foregoing exception solely because the Confidential Information is embraced
by more general information in the public domain; neither will a combination of
features be deemed within the foregoing exception merely because individual
features are in the public domain.

(d)    Non-Disclosure and Non-Use Covenants. Participant agrees and covenants:
(i) to treat all Confidential Information as strictly confidential; (ii) not to
directly or indirectly disclose, publish, communicate, or make available
Confidential Information, or allow it to be disclosed, published, communicated
or made available, in whole or part, to any third party not having a business
need to know in order to fulfill duties to Noble or its Affiliates and authority
to know and use the Confidential Information in connection with the business of
Noble or its Affiliates; and (iii) not to access or use any Confidential
Information, and not to copy any documents, records, files, media or other
resources containing any Confidential Information, or remove any such documents,
records, files, media or other resources from the premises or control of Noble
or its Affiliates, except as required in the performance of his or her
authorized employment duties to, or services for, Noble and its Affiliates.

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(e)    Covenant to Return Confidential Information and Other Company Property.
Upon (i) the voluntary or involuntary termination of Participant’s employment or
service relationship with Noble or its Affiliates or (ii) Noble’s request at any
time during his or her employment or service relationship, Participant agrees to
(A) provide or return to Noble any and all property of Noble and its Affiliates,
including all copies of software in any media, reports, files, compilations,
disks, thumb drives or other removable information storage devices, hard drives,
and data and all documents and materials belonging to Noble and its Affiliates
and stored in any fashion, including but not limited to those that constitute or
contain any Confidential Information, that are in Participant’s possession or
control, whether they were provided to Participant by Noble, its Affiliates, or
any of their business associates or created by Participant in connection with
his or her employment by, or services to, Noble or its Affiliates; and (B)
delete or destroy all copies of any such documents and materials not returned to
Noble or its Affiliates that remain in Participant’s possession or control,
including those stored on any non-Noble devices, networks, storage locations and
media in Participant’s possession or control.

(f)    Duration of Covenants. Participant understands and acknowledges that his
or her obligations under this Agreement with regard to any particular
Confidential Information shall continue during and after his or her employment
by, or service relationship with, Noble or its Affiliates until such time as
such Confidential Information has become public knowledge other than as a result
of his or her breach of this Agreement.

(g)    Immunity and Other Permitted Activities. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or does,
preclude Participant from (i) contacting, reporting to, responding to an inquiry
from, filing a charge or complaint with, communicating with, or otherwise
participating in an investigation conducted by, any other federal, state, or
local governmental agency, commission, or regulatory body, including, without
limitation the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); (ii) giving truthful
testimony or making statements under oath in response to a subpoena or other
valid legal process or in any legal proceeding; (iii) otherwise making truthful
statements as required by law or valid legal process; (iv) engaging in any
concerted or other legally protected activities; or (v) disclosing a trade
secret in confidence to a governmental official, directly or indirectly, or to
an attorney, if the disclosure is made solely for the purpose of reporting or
investigating a suspected violation of law. Accordingly, Participant will not be
held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law
for the disclosure of a trade secret that (I) is made (A) in confidence to a
federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or
to an attorney, and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a
suspected violation of law; or (II) is made in a complaint or other document
filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.
Participant likewise understands that, if he or she files a lawsuit for
retaliation by Noble or its Affiliates for reporting a suspected violation of
law, he or she may disclose their trade secret(s) to his or her attorney and use
the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if he or she (x) files any
document containing the trade secret under seal; and (y) does not disclose the
trade secret, except pursuant to court order. In accordance with applicable law,
and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, nothing in this
Agreement or any policies or agreements of Noble or its Affiliates applicable to
Participant (1) impedes Participant’s right to communicate with the SEC or any
other governmental agency about possible violations of federal securities or
other laws or regulations or

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(2) requires Participant to provide any prior notice to Noble or its Affiliates
or obtain their prior approval before engaging in any such communications.

9.    Non-Solicitation Covenants. In connection with Participant’s acceptance of
the Award under the Plan, and in exchange for the consideration provided
hereunder, and in consideration of Noble and/or its Affiliates disclosing and
providing access to Confidential Information, Participant agrees that he or she
will not, during his or her employment or service relationship with Noble or its
Affiliates, and for one year thereafter, directly or indirectly, for any reason,
for his or her own account or on behalf of or together with any other person,
entity or organization (i) call on or otherwise solicit any natural person who
is employed by Noble or its Affiliates in any capacity with the purpose or
intent of attracting that person from the employ of Noble or its Affiliates,
(ii) call on or otherwise solicit or induce any natural person who is a
non-employee independent contractor or subcontractor of, or other service
provider to, Noble or its Affiliates in any capacity with the purpose or intent
of inducing such person to breach any agreement or contract with, or discontinue
or curtail his or her business relationship with, Noble or its Affiliates, or
(iii) call on or otherwise solicit or induce any established customer of Noble
or its Affiliates or other service provider of Noble or its Affiliates to breach
any agreement or contract with, or discontinue or curtail his, her, or its
business relationships with, Noble or its Affiliates, without, in each case of
(i), (ii), or (iii), the prior written consent of Noble. Notwithstanding the
previous sentence, the post-employment and post-service restrictions described
in (i), (ii), and (iii) of the previous sentence apply only to those persons or
established customers with whom Participant had material contact relating to the
business of Noble or its Affiliates, or about whom Participant had access to
Confidential Information, within 12 months before the termination of his or her
employment or service relationship with Noble or its Affiliates.

10.    Non-Disparagement Covenants.

(a)    Non-Disparagement. Participant agrees that he or she will not, directly
or indirectly, make any public or private statements (whether orally, in
writing, via electronic transmission or otherwise) that disparage, denigrate, or
malign Noble or any of its Affiliates; any of the businesses, activities,
operations, affairs, reputations or prospects of any of the foregoing; or any of
the respective officers, employees, directors, managers, partners, agents,
members or shareholders of any of the foregoing.

(b)    Exceptions. The obligation under this Section will not be violated by
truthful statements that Participant makes (i) as permitted by this Agreement or
applicable law that may supersede the terms of this Agreement, (ii) to any
governmental authority in connection with legal process, required governmental
testimony or filings, or administrative or arbitral proceedings (including,
without limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings), or (iii)
in connection with a performance review or performance discussions.

11.    Remedies.

(a)    Remedies. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Participant of
any covenants in this Agreement, Noble and its Affiliates shall be entitled to
equitable relief (without

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the need to post a bond or prove actual damages) by temporary restraining order,
temporary injunction, or permanent injunction or otherwise, in addition to all
other legal and equitable relief to which they may be entitled, including any
and all monetary damages which Noble or its Affiliates may incur as a result of
such breach, violation, or threatened breach or violation. Noble and its
Affiliates may pursue any remedy available to them concurrently or consecutively
in any order as to any breach, violation, or threatened breach or violation, and
the pursuit of one of such remedies at any time will not be deemed an election
of remedies or waiver of the right to pursue any other of such remedies as to
such breach, violation, or threatened breach or violation, or as to any other
breach, violation, or threatened breach or violation.

(b)    Tolling. If Participant breaches any of covenants in this Agreement
pertaining to non-competition or non-solicitation, the time periods pertaining
to such covenants will be suspended and will not run in favor of Participant
from the time he or she first breached such covenants until the time when he or
she ceases such breach.

(c)    Clawback. To the extent required by applicable law or any applicable
securities exchange listing standards, or as otherwise determined by Noble,
Participant’s Award is subject to the provisions of any clawback policy
implemented by Noble or any of its Affiliates, which clawback policy may provide
for forfeiture, repurchase, and/or recoupment of the Award and amounts paid or
payable pursuant to or with respect to Awards, including without limitation in
connection with Participant’s breach of any covenants in this Agreement.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary,
Noble and its Affiliates reserve the right, without Participant’s further
consent, to adopt any such clawback policies and procedures, including policies
and procedures applicable to the Plan or this Agreement with retroactive effect.
Any clawback of the Award shall be in addition to any other legal and equitable
rights and remedies to which Noble and its Affiliates may have under this
Agreement or at law or equity in connection with any breach of any covenants in
this Agreement.

12.    The Plan and Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice. The terms
and provisions of the Plan and the Notice are hereby incorporated into this
Agreement as if set forth herein in their entirety. In the event of a conflict
between any provision of this Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan
shall control. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise
defined in this Agreement or the Notice shall have the respective meanings
assigned to such terms in the Plan.

13.    Severability and Reformation.

(a)    Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any
one or more provisions may be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining
provisions or parts of this Agreement shall nevertheless be binding and
enforceable upon the parties to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

(b)    Reformation. If any provision contained in this Agreement is found by a
court of competent jurisdiction to contain limitations as to time or scope of
activity that are not reasonable

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and impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect the Confidential
Information, goodwill, or other legitimate business interests of Noble or its
Affiliates, then the court shall reform the covenant to the extent necessary to
cause the limitations contained in the covenant as to time and scope of activity
to be restrained to be reasonable and to impose a restraint that is not greater
than necessary to protect the Confidential Information, goodwill, and other
legitimate business interests of Noble and its Affiliates.

14.    Assignment/Transferability. Noble may assign all or any portion of its
rights and obligations under this Agreement. The Award and the rights and
obligations of Participant under this Agreement may not be sold, transferred,
pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of by Participant other
than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

15.    Binding Effect/Governing Law. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of (i) Noble and its successors and assigns, and (ii)
Participant and his or her heirs, devisees, executors, administrators and
personal representatives. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws (and not the principles relating to conflicts
of laws) of the State of Texas, except as superseded by federal law.

16.    Compensation Recoupment Policy. By accepting the Award, Participant
hereby acknowledges and agrees that Participant and the Award are subject to
Noble’s compensation recoupment policy as contained in Noble’s Code of Conduct
(the “Policy”), as amended from time to time, and the terms and conditions of
the Policy are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement.

17.    Funding. The Award is unfunded. Participant’s right to receive payment
hereunder shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured creditor of Noble
and Participant shall not have any rights in or against specific assets of Noble
or its Affiliates.

18.    Code Section 409A. The Award is intended to be exempt from Section 409A
of the Code and any ambiguities herein shall be interpreted, to the extent
possible, in a manner consistent therewith.

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