exv10w4






Exhibit 10.4









EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.




AWARD NOTICE

TIME-VESTED RESTRICTED STOCK (DIRECTORS)



Exterran Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) has granted to you (the “Participant”) shares of
restricted stock under the Exterran Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive
Plan (the “Plan”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Award Notice (this
“Notice”) and the Plan. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Notice have
the same meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.



The material terms of your Award are as follows:




     1. Award. You have been granted shares of Company restricted stock (the “Award” or
“Restricted Stock”) as provided above.



     2. Grant Date. The grant date of your Award is the Issue Date provided above.



     3. Vesting. Your Award is subject to a vesting schedule. The shares of Restricted Stock
subject to your Award will automatically vest on each of the dates indicated in the vesting
schedule above (each a “Vesting Date”). Except as otherwise provided in section 4, you must be
in continued service as a director to the Company at all times from the Grant Date up to and
including the applicable Vesting Date for that portion of the Award to vest. Contact Exterran’s
Stock Plan Administrator at (281) 836-7000 with any questions concerning the vesting of your
Award.



     4. Termination of Service



          (a) Except as provided in Paragraph 4(b) below, if your service as a director terminates
for any reason (“Termination of Service”) other than as a result of death or a disability that
would meet the criteria for being considered “disabled” under the Company’s or an Affiliate’s
long-term disability plan as if you were eligible to participate in the plan (“Disability”), the
unvested portion of your Award will be automatically forfeited on the date of such event unless
the Compensation Committee directs otherwise. If the Termination of Service is a result of your
death or Disability, the unvested portion of your Award will immediately vest in full and all
restrictions applicable to your Award will cease as of that date.




          (b) In the event you are not nominated for reelection to the Board, the Compensation
Committee may elect, in its sole discretion, to fully vest all of the unvested shares of
Restricted Stock as of the effective date of your Termination of Service, and all restrictions
applicable to such vested shares will lapse as of such date.




     5. Stockholder Rights. The Company will register the shares of Restricted Stock in your
name. You will have the right to vote your shares of Restricted Stock and receive dividends, if
any, with respect to your Restricted Stock, regardless of vesting; however, the Company will
withhold delivery of your shares until they are vested.



     6. Non-Transferability. Prior to vesting, you cannot sell, transfer, pledge, exchange or
otherwise dispose of your shares of Restricted Stock except in accordance with the Plan.



     7. No Right to Continued Service. Nothing contained in this Notice shall confer upon you
any right to continued service as a member of the Board, or limit in any way the right of the
Board to terminate or modify the terms of your service at any time.



     8. Data Privacy. You consent to the collection, use, processing and transfer of your
personal data as described in this paragraph. You understand that the Company and/or its
Affiliates



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hold certain personal information about you (including your name, address and telephone
number, date of birth, social security number, social insurance number, etc.) for the purpose of
administering the Plan (“Data”). You also understand that the Company and/or its Affiliates
will transfer this Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementing,
administering and managing your participation in the Plan, and that the Company and/or its
Affiliates may also transfer this Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the
implementation, administration and management of the Plan. You authorize them to receive,
possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for these purposes.
You also understand that you may, at any time, review the Data, require any necessary changes to
the Data or withdraw your consent in writing by contacting the Company. You further understand
that withdrawing your consent may affect your ability to participate in the Plan.




     9. Plan Governs. Your Award and this Notice are subject to the terms of the Plan, a copy
of which is available on the website of Exterran’s current third party stock plan account
manager at www.solium.com or which will be provided to you upon written request addressed to
Exterran Holdings, Inc., Stock Plan Administration, 16666 Northchase Drive, Houston, TX 77060.
All the terms and conditions of the Plan, as may be amended from time to time, and any rules,
guidelines and procedures which may from time to time be established pursuant to the Plan, are
hereby incorporated into this Award Notice. In the event of a discrepancy between this Notice
and the Plan, the Plan shall govern.



     10. Participant Acceptance. If you do not accept your Award or the terms of your Award,
you must notify the Company in writing at the address provided above within thirty (30) days of
delivery of this Notice. Otherwise, the Company will deem your Award and the terms of your
Award accepted by you.



     11. Modifications. The Company may make any change to this Notice that is not adverse to
your rights under this Notice or the Plan.



     12. Exhibit A — Non-Solicitation/Confidentiality Agreement. This Award is subject to the
attached Exhibit A which is incorporated herein as if fully set forth herein.



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Exhibit A — Non-Solicitation/Confidentiality Agreement



The greatest assets of Exterran Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“Exterran”)
are its employees, directors, customers, and confidential information. In recognition of the
increased risk of unfairly losing any of these assets to its competitors, Exterran has adopted
this Exhibit A as its policy, which you accept and agree to by accepting the Award.



In connection with your acceptance of the Award under the Plan, and in exchange for the
consideration provided thereunder, you agree that you will not, during your employment with, or
service to Exterran, and for one year thereafter, directly or indirectly, for any reason, for
your own account or on behalf of or together with any other person, entity or organization (a)
call on or otherwise solicit any natural person who is employed by Exterran in any capacity with
the purpose or intent of attracting that person from the employ of Exterran, or (b) divert or
attempt to divert from Exterran any business relating to the provision of natural gas
compression equipment and/or related services or oil and natural gas production and processing
equipment and/or related services without, in either case, the prior written consent of
Exterran. As further consideration for the grant of the Award, you agree that you will not,
either while employed by, or in service to Exterran, or at any time thereafter, (i) make any
independent use of, or disclose to any other person (except as authorized by Exterran) any
confidential, nonpublic and/or proprietary information of Exterran, including, without
limitation, information derived from reports, work in progress, codes, marketing and sales
programs, customer lists, records of customer service requirements, cost summaries, pricing
formulae, methods of doing business, ideas, materials or information prepared or performed for,
by or on behalf of Exterran nor (ii) by any manner or means, in public or in private, disparage,
demean, insult or defame Exterran, its officers or directors.



If any court determines that any provision of this agreement, or any part thereof, is invalid or
unenforceable, the remainder of this agreement shall not be affected and shall be given full
effect, without regard to the invalid portions and the court shall have the power to reduce the
duration or scope of such provision, as the case may be, and, in its reduced form, such
provision shall then be enforceable.



You understand that this agreement is independent of and does not affect the enforceability of
any other restrictive covenants by which you have agreed to be bound in any other agreement with
Exterran.