Exhibit 10.40

EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION POLICY

Adopted: February 26, 2018
Effective Date: February 26, 2018 (the “Effective Date”)
Each member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Evoqua Water Technologies
Corp. (the “Company”) who is a member as of the Effective Date or thereafter and
who is not also serving as an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
(each such member, an “Eligible Director”) will receive the compensation
described in this Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (the “Director
Compensation Policy”) for his or her Board service. Capitalized terms not
defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Evoqua Water
Technologies Corp. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”).
The Director Compensation Policy may be amended at any time in the sole
discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board.
Annual Cash Compensation
Effective as of Effective Date, the annual cash compensation amount set forth
below is payable in equal quarterly installments, payable in arrears in the week
following the last day of each fiscal quarter in which the service occurred. If
an Eligible Director joins the Board or a committee of the Board (“Committee”)
at a time other than effective as of the first day of a fiscal quarter, each
annual retainer set forth below will be pro-rated based on days served in the
applicable fiscal year, with the pro-rated amount paid for the first fiscal
quarter in which the Eligible Director provides the service, and regular full
quarterly payments thereafter.
In addition, beginning with the seventh meeting attended by an Eligible Director
in any calendar year, such Eligible Director will be eligible to receive a
meeting fee of $1,000 (the “Supplemental Meeting Fee”) for each such meeting
attended. For all purposes, meetings include both in-person meetings and
teleconference meetings. For purposes of calculating the number of meetings
attended, to the extent that any Committee meetings are held in conjunction with
a meeting of the Board, attendance of any such Committee meeting shall be
counted as a separate meeting for purposes of calculating the Supplemental
Meeting Fee. Any Supplemental Meeting Fee will be paid concurrent with the next
occurring quarterly payment date for annual cash retainers that occurs following
the date of the applicable meeting.
The annual cash retainer fees and any Supplemental Meeting Fees are not subject
to any additional vesting conditions.
1.
Annual Board Service Retainer:

a.
Independent Directors: $70,000

1.
Annual Committee Chair Service Retainer:

a.
Chairperson of the Board: $60,000

b.
Chairperson of the Audit Committee: $20,000

c.
Chairperson of the Compensation Committee: $15,000

d.
Chairperson of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee: $10,000

2.
Annual Committee Member Service Retainer:

a.
Non-Chairperson Member of the Audit Committee: $10,000

b.
Non-Chairperson Member of the Compensation Committee: $7,500

c.
Non-Chairperson Member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee:
$5,000

3.
Supplemental Meeting Fee: For Each Meeting Attended in Excess of Six: $1,000

4.
Deferred Compensation Plan: Eligible Directors will be able to participate in a
Deferred Compensation Plan which would provide such directors with an
opportunity to defer up to 100% of their cash retainer and/or 100% of their
equity retainer until the earliest of separation from the Board, death, a
specified future date or a change in control of the Company.

Equity Compensation

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Exhibit 10.40

The equity compensation set forth below will be granted under the Equity
Incentive Plan, and will be documented pursuant to the applicable form of equity
award agreement most recently approved for use by the Board (or a duly
authorized committee thereof) for Eligible Directors.
On the date of each annual stockholder meeting of the Company, subject to an
Eligible Director’s continued service on the Board following such annual
stockholder meeting and approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board,
each Eligible Director will be granted an equity award comprised of Restricted
Stock Units valued at $100,000 (the “Annual Equity Grant”). The Annual Equity
Grant will be subject to one-year vesting, such that 100% of the Restricted
Stock Units will vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant. If an
Eligible Director joins the Board at a time other than effective as of the first
day of the calendar year, the Annual Equity Grant will be pro-rated based on the
number of full calendar quarters served in the calendar year in which the
Eligible Director commences service on the Board.
The Award Agreement evidencing the grant of the Annual Equity Grant shall set
forth the terms and conditions applicable to such Award upon Termination, which
shall be as the Board may, in its discretion, determine at the time the Award is
granted or at any time thereafter. For the avoidance of doubt, upon Termination
due to death, Disability and Mandatory Retirement, the Annual Equity Grant, to
the extent not already vested, will fully vest as of the date of Termination.
Mandatory Retirement
For purposes of this Director Compensation Policy and any equity awards made to
Eligible Directors hereunder, Mandatory Retirement” shall mean a compulsory
Termination to be effective as of the day prior to the date of the next
occurring annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company following the date
on which an Eligible Director has attained seventy-five years of age.
Expenses
The Company will reimburse Eligible Directors for ordinary, necessary and
reasonable out-of-pocket travel expenses (which includes but is not limited to
first-class travel, meals and ground transportation) to cover in-person
attendance at and participation in Board and/or Committee meetings; provided,
that Eligible Directors timely submit to the Company appropriate documentation
substantiating such expenses in accordance with the Company’s travel and expense
policy, as in effect from time to time.
Stock Ownership Guidelines
All Eligible Directors are subject to the Company’s Stock Ownership Guidelines
as amended from time to time.
 

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