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Exhibit 10.1







GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.


2015 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 


1. Purpose. The purpose of the Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to increase shareholder value and to advance the interests of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (“Gulf Island”) and its subsidiaries (collectively with Gulf Island, the “Company”) by furnishing stock-based economic incentives (the “Incentives”) designed to attract, retain, reward and motivate key employees, officers and directors of the Company and consultants and advisors to the Company and to strengthen the mutuality of interests between service providers and Gulf Island’s shareholders. Incentives consist of opportunities to purchase or receive shares of Common Stock, no par value per share, of Gulf Island (“Common Stock”) or cash valued in relation to Common Stock, on terms determined under the Plan. As used in the Plan, the term “subsidiary” means any corporation, limited liability company or other entity, of which Gulf Island owns (directly or indirectly) within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock, membership interests, or other equity interests issued thereby.

 


2. Administration.

 


2.1. Composition. The Plan shall generally be administered by the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Gulf Island (the “Board”). The Committee shall consist of not fewer than two members of the Board, each of whom shall (a) qualify as a “non-employee director” under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) or any successor rule and (b) qualify as an “outside director” under Section 162(m) of the Code (“Section 162(m)”).

 


2.2. Authority. The Committee shall have plenary authority to administer the Plan, including awarding Incentives under the Plan and entering into agreements with, or providing notices to, participants as to the terms of the Incentives (the “Incentive Agreements”). Specifically, the Committee shall have full and final authority and discretion over the Plan and any Incentives granted under it, including, but not limited to, the right, power, and authority to: (a) determine the persons to whom Incentives will be granted under Section 3 and the time at which such Incentives will be granted; (b) subject to Section 6.6, determine the terms, provisions, and conditions of Incentives (including, if applicable, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by an Incentive), which need not be identical and need not match any default terms set forth in the Plan, and amend or modify any outstanding Incentives; (c) correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Incentive in the manner and to the extent it deems necessary or desirable to further the Plan’s objectives; (d) establish, amend, and rescind any rules or regulations relating to the administration of the Plan that it determines to be appropriate; (e) resolve all questions of interpretation or application of the Plan or Incentives granted under the Plan; and (f) make any other determination that it believes necessary or advisable for the proper administration of the Plan. Committee decisions in matters relating to the Plan shall be final, binding, and conclusive on all persons, including, but not limited to, the Company, its shareholders, and Plan participants. The Committee may delegate its authority hereunder to the extent provided in Section 3.


 




  





  











  






 


3. Eligible Participants. Key employees, officers and directors of the Company and persons providing services as consultants or advisors to the Company shall become eligible to receive Incentives under the Plan when designated by the Committee. With respect to participants not subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act or Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may delegate to appropriate officers of the Company its authority to designate participants, to determine the size and type of Incentives to be received by those participants and to set and modify the terms of such Incentives; provided, however, that the resolution so authorizing any such officer shall specify the total number of Incentives such officer may so award and such actions shall be treated for all purposes as if taken by the Committee, and provided further that the per share exercise price of any options granted by an officer, rather than by the Committee, shall be equal to the Fair Market Value (as defined in Section 12.11) of a share of Common Stock on the later of the date of grant or the date the participant’s employment with or service to the Company commences.

 


4. Types of Incentives. Incentives may be granted under the Plan to eligible participants in the forms of (a) incentive stock options, (b) non-qualified stock options, (c) restricted stock, (d) restricted stock units (“RSUs”), (e) stock appreciation rights (“SAR”) and (f) Other Stock-Based Awards (as defined in Section 10).

 


5. Shares Subject to the Plan.

 


5.1. Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12.5, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be delivered to participants and their permitted transferees under the Plan shall be 1,000,000 shares.

 


5.2. Share Counting. Any shares of Common Stock subject to an Incentive that is subsequently canceled, forfeited, or expires prior to exercise or realization, whether in full or in part, shall be available again for issuance or delivery under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares subject to an Incentive under the Plan shall not be available again for issuance or delivery under the Plan if such shares were (a) tendered in payment of the exercise price of a stock option; (b) covered by, but not issued upon settlement of, stock-settled SARs; (c) delivered to, or withheld by, the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation, or (d) purchased on the open market with option proceeds. If an Incentive, by its terms, may only be settled in cash, then the grant, vesting, payout, settlement, or forfeiture of such Incentive shall have no impact on the number of shares available for grant under the Plan.

 


5.3. Limitations on Awards. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12.5, the following additional limitations are imposed under the Plan:


 




  





  











  






 


(i) The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon exercise of stock options intended to qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code shall be 1,000,000 shares.

 


(ii) The maximum number of shares of Common Stock (including stock options and SARs) that may be granted to any one officer, employee, consultant, or advisor during any one calendar year shall be 200,000, not including any Incentives covered by the limitations of Section 5.3(e). This provision shall be construed in a manner consistent with Section 162(m).

 


(iii) Incentives with respect to an aggregate of 50,000 shares of Common Stock may be granted under the Plan to officers, directors, employees, consultants, or advisors without compliance with the minimum vesting periods or exceptions provided in Sections 6.3, 7.2, 8.2, 9.3 and 10.2.

 


(iv) Each director who is not an employee of the Company may be granted Incentives with respect to no more than 25,000 shares of Common Stock each fiscal year.

 


(v) The maximum value of an Other Stock-Based Award that is valued in dollars rather than in shares of Common Stock (whether or not paid in Common Stock) scheduled to be paid out to any one officer, employee, consultant, or advisor during any one calendar year shall be $3,000,000.

 


5.4. Type of Common Stock. Common Stock issued under the Plan may be authorized and unissued shares or issued shares held as treasury shares.

 


6. Stock Options. A stock option is a right to purchase shares of Common Stock from Gulf Island. Stock options granted under the Plan may be incentive stock options (as such term is defined in Section 422 of the Code) or non-qualified stock options. Any option that is designated as a non-qualified stock option shall not be treated as an incentive stock option. Each stock option granted by the Committee under this Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

 


6.1. Price. The exercise price per share shall be determined by the Committee, subject to adjustment under Section 12.5; provided that in no event shall the exercise price be less than the Fair Market Value (as defined in Section 12.11) of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant, except in the case of a stock option granted in assumption of or substitution for an outstanding award of a company acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines.

 


6.2. Number. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to the option shall be determined by the Committee, subject to Section 5 and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12.5.

 




  





  











  






 


6.3. Duration and Time for Exercise. The term of each stock option shall be determined by the Committee, but shall not exceed a maximum term of ten years. Each stock option shall become exercisable at such time or times during its term as shall be determined by the Committee; provided that, except as provided in Section 5.3(c), stock option awards shall not become fully exercisable prior to the third anniversary of the date of grant with incremental vesting of portions of the award over the three-year period permitted (provided, however, that no portion of the award may become exercisable prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may accelerate the exercisability of any stock option (1) as provided under Section 12.3 in the event of termination of employment under the circumstances provided in the Incentive Agreement, and (2) as described in Section 12.10 in connection with a Change of Control.

 


6.4. Repurchase. Upon approval of the Committee, the Company may repurchase a previously granted stock option from a participant by mutual agreement before such option has been exercised by payment to the participant of the amount per share by which: (a) the Fair Market Value (as defined in Section 12.11) of the Common Stock subject to the option on the business day immediately preceding the date of purchase exceeds (b) the exercise price, or by payment of such other mutually agreed upon amount; provided, however, that no such repurchase shall be permitted if prohibited by Section 6.6.

 


6.5. Manner of Exercise. A stock option may be exercised, in whole or in part, by giving written notice to the Company, specifying the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased. The exercise notice shall be accompanied by the full purchase price for such shares. The option price shall be payable in United States dollars and may be paid (a) in cash; (b) by check; (c) by delivery of or attestation of ownership of shares of Common Stock, which shares shall be valued for this purpose at the Fair Market Value on the business day immediately preceding the date such option is exercised; (d) by delivery of irrevocable written instructions to a broker approved by the Company (with a copy to the Company) to immediately sell a portion of the shares, issuable under the option and to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale proceeds (or loan proceeds if the broker lends funds to the participant for delivery to the Company) to pay the exercise price; (e) if approved by the Committee, through a net exercise procedure whereby the optionee surrenders the option in exchange for that number of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the difference between the aggregate exercise price of the options being surrendered and the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock subject to the option; or (f) in such other manner as may be authorized from time to time by the Committee.

 


6.6. Repricing. Except for adjustments pursuant to Section 12.5 or actions permitted to be taken by the Committee under Section 12.10(c) in the event of a Change of Control, unless approved by the shareholders of the Company, (a) the exercise or base price for any outstanding option or SAR granted under this Plan may not be decreased after the date of grant and (b) an outstanding option or SAR that has been granted under this Plan may not, as of any date that such option or SAR has a per share exercise price that is greater than the then current Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock, be surrendered to the Company as consideration for the grant of a new option or SAR with a lower exercise price, shares of restricted stock, RSUs, an Other Stock-Based Award, a cash payment or Common Stock.


 




  





  











  






 


6.7. No Dividend Equivalent Rights. A participant receiving a stock option shall not be entitled to any dividend equivalent rights for any period of time prior to exercise of the stock option.







6.8. Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the following additional provisions shall apply to the grant of stock options that are intended to qualify as incentive stock options (as such term is defined in Section 422 of the Code):


 


(i) Any incentive stock option agreement authorized under the Plan shall contain such other provisions as the Committee shall deem advisable, but shall in all events be consistent with and contain or be deemed to contain all provisions required in order to qualify the options as incentive stock options.

 


(ii) All incentive stock options must be granted within ten years from the date on which this Plan is adopted by the Board.

 


(iii) No incentive stock options shall be granted to any non-employee or to any participant who, at the time such option is granted, would own (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the employer corporation or of its parent or subsidiary corporation.

 


(iv) The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined with respect to each incentive stock option as of the time such incentive stock option is granted) of the Common Stock with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by a participant during any calendar year (under the Plan or any other plan of Gulf Island or any of its subsidiaries) shall not exceed $100,000. To the extent that such limitation is exceeded, the excess options shall be treated as non-qualified stock options for federal income tax purposes.

 


7. Restricted Stock.

 


7.1. Grant of Restricted Stock. The Committee may award shares of restricted stock to such eligible participants as the Committee determines pursuant to the terms of Section 3. An award of restricted stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transfer and forfeitability provisions and such other terms and conditions, including the attainment of specified performance goals, as the Committee may determine, subject to the provisions of the Plan. To the extent restricted stock is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m), it must be granted subject to the attainment of performance goals as described in Section 11 below and meet the additional requirements imposed by Section 162(m).


 




  





  











  






 


7.2. The Restricted Period. At the time an award of restricted stock is made, the Committee shall establish a period of time during which the transfer of the shares of restricted stock shall be restricted and after which the shares of restricted stock shall be vested (the “Restricted Period”). The Restricted Period shall be a minimum of three years with incremental vesting of portions of the award over the three-year period permitted (provided, however, that no portion of the award may vest prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant), with the following exceptions:

 


(i) If the vesting of the shares of restricted stock is based upon the attainment of performance goals as described in Section 11, a minimum Restricted Period of one year is allowed.

 


(ii) No minimum Restricted Period applies to grants under Section 5.3(c) hereof.

 


Each award of restricted stock may have a different Restricted Period. The expiration of the Restricted Period shall also occur: (1) as provided under Section 12.3 in the event of termination of employment under the circumstances provided in the Incentive Agreement, and (2) as described in Section 12.10 in connection with a Change of Control.

 


7.3. Escrow. The participant receiving restricted stock shall enter into an Incentive Agreement with the Company setting forth the conditions of the grant. Any certificates representing shares of restricted stock shall be registered in the name of the participant and deposited with the Company, together with a stock power endorsed in blank by the participant. Each such certificate shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

 


The transferability of this certificate and the shares of Common Stock represented by it are subject to the terms and conditions (including conditions of forfeiture) contained in the Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (the “Company”) 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), and an agreement entered into between the registered owner and Company thereunder. Copies of the Plan and the agreement are on file at the principal office of the Company.


 


Alternatively, in the discretion of the Company, ownership of the shares of restricted stock and the appropriate restrictions shall be reflected in the records of the Company’s transfer agent and no physical certificates shall be issued prior to vesting.

 


7.4. Dividends on Restricted Stock. Any and all cash and stock dividends paid with respect to the shares of restricted stock shall be subject to any restrictions on transfer, forfeitability provisions or reinvestment requirements as the Committee may, in its discretion, prescribe in the Incentive Agreement. If the vesting of the shares of restricted stock is based upon the attainment of performance goals, any and all cash and stock dividends paid with respect to the shares of restricted stock shall be subject to the attainment of the performance goals applicable to the underlying shares of restricted stock.


 




  





  











  






 


7.5. Forfeiture. In the event of the forfeiture of any shares of restricted stock under the terms provided in the Incentive Agreement (including any additional shares of restricted stock that may result from the reinvestment of cash and stock dividends, if so provided in the Incentive Agreement), such forfeited shares shall be surrendered and any certificates cancelled. The participants shall have the same rights and privileges, and be subject to the same forfeiture provisions, with respect to any additional shares received pursuant to Section 12.5 due to a recapitalization or other change in capitalization.

 


7.6. Expiration of Restricted Period. Upon the expiration or termination of the Restricted Period and the satisfaction of any other conditions prescribed by the Committee, the restrictions applicable to the restricted stock shall lapse and a stock certificate for the number of shares of restricted stock with respect to which the restrictions have lapsed shall be delivered or book or electronic entry evidencing ownership shall be provided, free of all such restrictions and legends, except any that may be imposed by law, to the participant or the participant’s estate, as the case may be.

 


7.7. Rights as a Shareholder. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and subject to any restrictions on the receipt of dividends that may be imposed in the Incentive Agreement, each participant receiving restricted stock shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to shares of stock during the Restricted Period, including without limitation, the right to vote any shares of Common Stock.

 


8. Restricted Stock Units.

 


8.1. Grant of Restricted Stock Units. A restricted stock unit, or RSU, represents the right to receive from the Company on the respective scheduled vesting or payment date for such RSU, one share of Common Stock. An award of RSUs may be subject to the attainment of specified performance goals or targets, forfeitability provisions and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may determine, subject to the provisions of the Plan. To the extent an award of RSUs is intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m), it must be granted subject to the attainment of performance goals as described in Section 11 and meet the additional requirements imposed by Section 162(m).

 


8.2. Vesting Period. At the time an award of RSUs is made, the Committee shall establish a period of time during which the RSUs shall vest (the “Vesting Period”). The Vesting Period shall be a minimum of three years with incremental vesting over the three-year period permitted (provided, however, that no portion of the award may vest prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant), with the following exceptions:


 




  





  











  






 


(i) If the vesting of the shares of RSUs is based upon the attainment of performance goals as described in Section 11, a minimum Vesting Period of one year is allowed.

 


(ii) No minimum Restricted Period applies to grants of RSUs under Section 5.3(iii) hereof.

 


Each award of RSUs may have a different Vesting Period. The acceleration of the expiration of the Vesting Period shall occur: (1) as provided under Section 12.3 in the event of termination of employment under the circumstances provided in the Incentive Agreement, and (2) as described in Section 12.10 in connection with a Change of Control.







8.3. Dividend Equivalent Accounts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable Incentive Agreement, as well as any procedures established by the Committee, the Committee may determine to pay dividend equivalent rights with respect to RSUs, in which case, unless determined by the Committee to be paid currently, the Company shall establish an account for the participant and reflect in that account any securities, cash or other property comprising any dividend or property distribution with respect to the share of Common Stock underlying each RSU. The participant shall have no rights to the amounts or other property credited to such account until the applicable RSU vests. Notwithstanding the above, if the vesting of the RSUs is based upon the attainment of performance goals, any and all dividend equivalent rights with respect to the RSUs shall be subject to the attainment of the performance goals applicable to the underlying RSUs.

 


8.4. Rights as a Shareholder. Subject to the restrictions imposed under the terms and conditions of this Plan and subject to any other restrictions that may be imposed in the Incentive Agreement, each participant receiving RSUs shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to such RSUs until such time as shares of Common Stock are issued to the participant.

 


8.5. Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. RSU awards shall be designed and operated in such a manner that they are either exempt from the application or comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 


9. Stock Appreciation Rights.

 


9.1. Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights. A stock appreciation right, or SAR, is a right to receive, without payment to the Company, a number of shares of Common Stock, cash or any combination thereof, the number or amount of which is determined pursuant to the formula set forth in Section 9.5. Each SAR granted by the Committee under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions provided herein.


 




  





  











  






 


9.2. Number. Each SAR granted to any participant shall relate to such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be determined by the Committee, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12.5.

 


9.3. Duration and Time for Exercise. The term of each SAR shall be determined by the Committee, but shall not exceed a maximum term of ten years. Each SAR shall become exercisable at such time or times during its term as shall be determined by the Committee; provided that, except as provided in Section 5.3(c), SARs shall not become fully exercisable prior to the third anniversary of the date of grant with incremental vesting of portions of the award over the three-year period permitted (provided, however, that no portion of the award may become exercisable prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may accelerate the exercisability of any SAR (1) as provided under Section 12.3 in the event of termination of employment under the circumstances provided in the Incentive Agreement, and (2) as described in Section 12.10 in connection with a Change of Control.

 


9.4. Exercise. A SAR may be exercised, in whole or in part, by giving written notice to the Company, specifying the number of SARs that the holder wishes to exercise. The date that the Company receives such written notice shall be referred to herein as the “Exercise Date.” The Company shall, within 30 days of an Exercise Date, deliver to the exercising holder certificates for the shares of Common Stock to which the holder is entitled pursuant to Section 9.5 or cash or both, as provided in the Incentive Agreement.

 


9.5. Payment. The number of shares of Common Stock which shall be issuable upon the exercise of a SAR payable in Common Stock shall be determined by dividing:

 


(i) the number of shares of Common Stock as to which the SAR is exercised, multiplied by the amount of the appreciation in each such share (for this purpose, the “appreciation” shall be the amount by which the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock subject to the SAR on the trading day prior to the Exercise Date exceeds the “Base Price,” which is an amount, not less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant, which shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant, subject to adjustment under Section 12.5); by

 


(ii) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Exercise Date.


 


No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the exercise of a SAR; instead, the holder of a SAR shall be entitled to purchase the portion necessary to make a whole share at its Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date.

 


If so provided in the Incentive Agreement, a SAR may be exercised for cash equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock that would be issuable under this Section 9.5, if the exercise had been for Common Stock.


 




  





  











  






 


9.6. No Dividend Equivalent Rights. A participant receiving an SAR shall not be entitled to any dividend equivalent rights for any period of time prior to exercise of the SAR.

 


10. Other Stock-Based Awards.

 


10.1. Grant of Other Stock-Based Awards. Subject to the limitations described in Section 10.2, the Committee may grant to eligible participants “Other Stock-Based Awards,” which shall consist of awards (other than options, restricted stock, RSUs or SARs described in Sections 6 through 9) paid out in shares of Common Stock or the value of which is based in whole or in part on the value of shares of Common Stock. Other Stock-Based Awards may be awards of shares of Common Stock, awards of phantom stock or may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, shares of, or appreciation in the value of, Common Stock (including, without limitation, securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for shares of Common Stock), as deemed by the Committee consistent with the purposes of this Plan. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of any Other Stock-Based Award (including which rights of a shareholder, if any, the recipient shall have with respect to Common Stock associated with any such award) and may provide that such award is payable in whole or in part in cash. An Other Stock-Based Award may be subject to the attainment of such specified performance goals or targets as the Committee may determine, subject to the provisions of this Plan. To the extent that an Other Stock-Based Award is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m), it must be granted subject to the attainment of performance goals as described in Section 11 below and meet the additional requirements imposed by Section 162(m).

 


10.2. Limitations. Except as permitted in Section 5.3(iii), Other Stock-Based Awards granted under this Section 10 shall be subject to a vesting period of at least three years, with incremental vesting of portions of the award over the three-year period permitted (provided, however, that no portion of the award may vest prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant), with the following exception: if the vesting of the award is based upon the attainment of performance goals, a minimum vesting period of one year is allowed, with incremental vesting of portions of the award over the one-year period permitted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may accelerate the vesting of an Other Stock-Based Award (1) as provided under Section 12.3 in the event of termination of employment under the circumstances provided in the Incentive Agreement, and (2) as described in Section 12.10 in connection with a Change of Control.

 


10.3. Dividend Equivalent Accounts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable Incentive Agreement, as well as any procedures established by the Committee, the Committee may determine to pay dividend equivalent rights with respect to Other Stock-Based Awards , in which case, unless determined by the Committee to be paid currently, the Company shall establish an account for the participant and reflect in that account any securities, cash or other property comprising any dividend or property distribution with respect to the share of Common Stock underlying each Other Stock-Based Award. The participant shall have no rights to the amounts or other property credited to such account until the applicable Other Stock-Based Award vests. Notwithstanding the above, if the vesting of the Other Stock-Based Award is based upon the attainment of performance goals, any and all dividend equivalent rights with respect to the Other Stock-Based Award shall be subject to the attainment of the performance goals applicable to the underlying Other Stock-Based Award.


 




  





  











  






 


10.4. Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Other Stock-Based Awards shall be designed and operated in such a manner that they are either exempt from the application or comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.




 


11. Performance Goals for Section 162(m) Awards. To the extent that shares of restricted stock, RSUs or Other Stock-Based Awards granted under the Plan are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m), the vesting, grant, or payment of such awards shall be conditioned on the achievement of one or more performance goals and must satisfy the other requirements of Section 162(m). The performance goals pursuant to which such awards shall vest, be granted, or be paid out shall be any or a combination of the following performance measures applied to the Company, Gulf Island, a division, or a subsidiary: earnings per share, return on assets, an economic value added measure, shareholder return, earnings, stock price, return on equity, return on total capital, safety performance, reduction of expenses or increase in cash flow. For any performance period, such performance objectives may be measured on an absolute basis, relative to a group of peer companies selected by the Committee, relative to internal goals, or relative to levels attained in prior years. The performance goals may be subject to such adjustments as are specified in advance by the Committee in accordance with Section 162(m).

 


12. General.

 


12.1. Duration. No Incentives may be granted under the Plan after April 23, 2025; provided, however, that subject to Section 12.9, the Plan shall remain in effect after such date with respect to Incentives granted prior to that date, until all such Incentives have either been satisfied by the issuance of shares of Common Stock or otherwise been terminated under the terms of the Plan and all restrictions imposed on shares of Common Stock in connection with their issuance under the Plan have lapsed.

 


12.2. Transferability. No Incentives granted hereunder may be transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise encumbered by a participant except: (a) by will; (b) by the laws of descent and distribution; (c) if permitted by the Committee and so provided in the Incentive Agreement or an amendment thereto, pursuant to a domestic relations order, as defined in the Code; or (d) as to options only, if permitted by the Committee and so provided in the Incentive Agreement or an amendment thereto, (i) to Immediate Family Members; (ii) to a partnership in which the participant and/or Immediate Family Members, or entities in which the participant and/or Immediate Family Members are the sole owners, members or beneficiaries, as appropriate, are the sole partners; (iii) to a limited liability company in which the participant and/or Immediate Family Members, or entities in which the participant and/or Immediate Family Members are the sole owners, members or beneficiaries, as appropriate, are the sole members; or (iv) to a trust for the sole benefit of the participant and/or Immediate Family Members. “Immediate Family Members” shall be defined as the spouse and natural or adopted children or grandchildren of the participant and their spouses. To the extent that an incentive stock option is permitted to be transferred during the lifetime of the participant, it shall be treated thereafter as a nonqualified stock option. Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of Incentives, or levy of attachment or similar process upon Incentives not specifically permitted herein, shall be null and void and without effect.


 




  





  











  






 


12.3. Effect of Termination of Employment or Death. In the event that a participant ceases to be an employee of the Company or to provide services to the Company for any reason, including death, disability, early retirement or normal retirement, any Incentives may be exercised, shall vest or shall expire at such times as may be determined by the Committee and provided in the Incentive Agreement.

 


12.4. Additional Conditions. Anything in this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding: (a) the Company may, if it shall determine it necessary or desirable for any reason, at the time of award of any Incentive or the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any Incentive, require the recipient of the Incentive, as a condition to the receipt thereof or to the receipt of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant thereto, to deliver to the Company a written representation of present intention to acquire the Incentive or the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant thereto for his own account for investment and not for distribution; and (b) if at any time the Company further determines, in its sole discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification (or any updating of any such document) of any Incentive or the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant thereto is necessary on any securities exchange or under any federal or state securities or blue sky law, or that the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with the award of any Incentive, the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto, or the removal of any restrictions imposed on such shares, such Incentive shall not be awarded or such shares of Common Stock shall not be issued or such restrictions shall not be removed, as the case may be, in whole or in part, unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company.

 


12.5. Adjustment. In the event of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares or other similar change in the Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock then subject to the Plan, including shares subject to outstanding Incentives, and any and all other limitations provided in the Plan limiting the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued hereunder, shall be adjusted in proportion to the change in outstanding shares of Common Stock. In the event of any such adjustments, the price of any option, the Base Price of any SAR and the performance objectives of any Incentive shall also be adjusted to provide participants with the same relative rights before and after such adjustment. No substitution or adjustment shall require the Company to issue a fractional share under the Plan and the substitution or adjustment shall be limited by deleting any fractional share.


 




  





  











  






 


12.6. Withholding.

 


(i) The Company shall have the right to withhold from any payments made or stock issued under the Plan or to collect as a condition of payment, issuance or vesting, any taxes required by law to be withheld. At any time that a participant is required to pay to the Company an amount required to be withheld under applicable income tax laws in connection with an Incentive, the participant may, subject to Section 12.6(b) below, satisfy this obligation in whole or in part by electing (the “Election”) to deliver currently owned shares of Common Stock or to have the Company withhold shares of Common Stock, in each case having a value equal to the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld under federal, state and local law. The value of the shares to be delivered or withheld shall be based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld shall be determined (“Tax Date”).

 


(ii) Each Election must be made prior to the Tax Date. For participants who are not subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act, the Committee may disapprove of any Election, may suspend or terminate the right to make Elections, or may provide with respect to any Incentive that the right to make Elections shall not apply to such Incentive. If a participant makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to shares of restricted stock, an Election to have shares withheld to satisfy withholding taxes is not permitted to be made.

 


12.7. No Continued Employment. No participant under the Plan shall have any right, because of his or her participation, to continue in the employ of the Company for any period of time or to any right to continue his or her present or any other rate of compensation.

 


12.8. Deferral Permitted. Payment of an Incentive may be deferred at the option of the participant if permitted in the Incentive Agreement. Any deferral arrangements shall comply with Section 409A of the Code.

 


12.9. Amendments to or Termination of the Plan. The Board may amend or discontinue this Plan at any time; provided, however, that no such amendment may:

 


(i) materially revise the Plan without the approval of the shareholders. A material revision of the Plan includes (i) except for adjustments permitted herein, a material increase to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued through the Plan; (ii) a material increase to the benefits accruing to participants under the Plan; (iii) a material expansion of the classes of persons eligible to participate in the Plan; (iv) an expansion of the types of awards available for grant under the Plan; (v) a material extension of the term of the Plan and (vi) a material change that reduces the price at which shares of Common Stock may be offered through the Plan;


 




  





  











  






 


(ii) amend Section 6.6 to permit repricing of options or SARs without the approval of shareholders; or

 


(iii) materially impair, without the consent of the recipient, an Incentive previously granted, except that the Company retains all of its rights under Section 12.10.







12.10. Change of Control.

 


(i) “Change of Control” shall mean:

 


(1) the acquisition by any individual, entity, or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of 30% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or 30% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control:

 


(1) any acquisition (other than a Business Combination which constitutes a Change of Control under Section 12.10(a)(iii) hereof) of Common Stock directly from the Company;

 


(2) any acquisition of Common Stock by the Company;

 


(3) any acquisition of Common Stock by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any entity controlled by the Company; or

 


(4) any acquisition of Common Stock by any entity pursuant to a Business Combination that does not constitute a Change of Control under Section 12.10(a)(iii) hereof; or

 


(2) individuals who, as of the date this Plan was adopted by the Board (the “Approval Date”), 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 Approval Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board, unless such individual’s initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Incumbent Board; or


 




  





  











  






 


(3) consummation of a reorganization, share exchange, merger, or consolidation (including any such transaction involving any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company), or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”); provided, however, that in no such case shall any such transaction constitute a Change of Control if immediately following such Business Combination,

 


(1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the outstanding Common Stock and the Company’s voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors immediately prior to such Business Combination have direct or indirect beneficial ownership, respectively, of more than 50% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock, and more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (which, for purposes of this paragraph (1) and paragraphs (2) and (3), shall include a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of its assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries); and

 


(2) except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination and any employee benefit plan or related trust of the Company, the corporation resulting from such Business Combination, or any subsidiary of either corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or 25% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation; and







(3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

 




  





  











  






 


(4) approval by the shareholders of the Company of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 


(ii) Notwithstanding Section 12.3 and unless otherwise provided in an Incentive Agreement, if there has been a Change of Control, and within one year following such Change of Control a participant’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause or by such participant with Good Reason, all outstanding Incentives granted to such participant pursuant to the Plan shall automatically become fully vested and exercisable, all restrictions or limitations on any Incentives shall lapse and all performance criteria and other conditions relating to the payment of Incentives shall be deemed to be achieved or waived at the target level by Gulf Island without the necessity of action by any person. Unless otherwise defined in an Incentive Agreement:

 


(1) “Cause” shall be defined as any of the following: (1) the commission by the participant of an illegal act (other than traffic violations or misdemeanors punishable solely by the payment of a fine); (2) the engagement of the participant in dishonest or unethical conduct, as determined by the Committee or its designee; (3) the commission by the participant of any fraud, theft, embezzlement, or misappropriation of funds; (4) the failure of the participant to carry out a directive of his superior, employer or principal; or (5) the breach of the Participant of the terms of his engagement.


 

 


(2) “Good Reason” shall be defined as any of the following (without the participant’s express written consent): (1) a material diminution in the participant’s base salary as of the day immediately preceding the Change in Control or (2) the Company’s requiring the participant to be based at any office or location more than 50 miles from participant’s principal office or location as of the day immediately preceding the Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the participant shall not have the rights described in Section 12.10(b) in connection with a termination of his employment with Good Reason unless (a) within 30 days of the initial existence of the condition or conditions giving rise to such right the participant provides written notice to the Company of the existence of such condition or conditions, and (b) the Company fails to remedy such condition or conditions within 30 days following the receipt of such written notice (the “Cure Period”). If any such condition is not remedied within the Cure Period, the participant must terminate his employment with the Company within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 30 days, following the end of the Cure Period.

 


(iii) No later than 30 days after the approval by the Board of a Change of Control of the types described in subsections (iii) or (iv) of Section 12.10(a) and no later than 30 days after a Change of Control of the type described in subsections (i) and (ii) of Section 12.10(a), the Committee (as the Committee was composed immediately prior to such Change of Control and notwithstanding any removal or attempted removal of some or all of the members thereof as directors or Committee members), acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of any participant, may act to effect one or more of the alternatives listed below and such act by the Committee may not be revoked or rescinded by persons not members of the Committee immediately prior to the Change of Control:


 




  





  











  






 


(1) require that all exercisable options and SARs be exercised on or before a specified date (before or after such Change of Control) fixed by the Committee, after which specified date all unexercised options shall terminate;

 


(2) make such equitable adjustments to Incentives then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Change of Control (provided, however, that the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that no adjustment is necessary);

 


(3) provide for mandatory conversion of some or all of the exercisable options and SARs held by some or all participants as of a date, before or after such Change of Control, specified by


the Committee, in which event such options and SARs shall be deemed automatically cancelled and the Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, to each such participant an amount of cash per share equal to the excess, if any, of the Change of Control Value of the shares subject to such option and SAR, as defined and calculated below, over the exercise price(s) of such options and SARs or, in lieu of such cash payment, the issuance of Common Stock or securities of an acquiring entity having a Fair Market Value equal to such excess; or

 


(4) provide that thereafter upon any exercise of an option or SAR the participant shall be entitled to purchase under such option or SAR, in lieu of the number of shares of Common Stock then covered by such option or SAR, the number and class of shares of stock or other securities or property (including, without limitation, cash) to which the participant would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the agreement providing for the reorganization, merger, consolidation or asset sale, if, immediately prior to such Change of Control, the participant had been the holder of record of the number of shares of Common Stock then covered by such options and SARs.

 


(iv) For the purpose of paragraph (iii) of Section 12.10(c), the “Change of Control Value” shall equal the amount determined by whichever of the following items is applicable:


 




  





  











  






 


(1) the per share price to be paid to shareholders of Gulf Island in any such merger, consolidation or other reorganization;

 


(2) the price per share offered to shareholders of Gulf Island in any tender offer or exchange offer whereby a Change of Control takes place;

 


(3) in all other events, the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock into which such options being converted are exercisable, as determined by the Committee as of the date determined by the Committee to be the date of conversion of such options; or

 


(4) in the event that the consideration offered to shareholders of Gulf Island in any transaction described in this Section 12.10 consists of anything other than cash, the Committee shall determine the fair cash equivalent of the portion of the consideration offered that is other than cash.

 


12.11. Definition of Fair Market Value. Whenever “Fair Market Value” of Common Stock shall be determined for purposes of this Plan, except as provided below in connection with a cashless exercise through a broker, it shall be determined as follows: (i) if the Common Stock is listed on an established stock exchange or any automated quotation system that provides sale quotations, the closing sale price for a share of the Common Stock on such exchange or quotation system on the date as of which fair market value is to be determined, or if no sale of the Common Stock shall have been made on that day, on the next preceding day on which there was a sale of the Common Stock; (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on any exchange or quotation system, but bid and asked prices are quoted and published, the mean between the quoted bid and asked prices on the date as of which fair market value is to be determined, and if bid and asked prices are not available on such day, on the next preceding day on which such prices were available; and (iii) if the Common Stock is not regularly quoted, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the date as of which fair market value is to be determined, as established by the Committee in good faith. In the context of a cashless exercise through a broker, the “Fair Market Value” shall be the price at which the Common Stock subject to the stock option is actually sold in the market to pay the option exercise price.

 


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●           Adopted by the Compensation Committee on February 25, 2015.

 


●           Approved by the Board of Directors on February 26, 2015.

 


●           Approved by the shareholders on April 23, 2015.