Exhibit





EXHIBIT 10.8



	
	
	CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC. 
2016 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN




CASH-SETTLED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE
Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) have the meanings given to them in the 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (as amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Plan”) of Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (the “Company”).
The Company has granted to the participant listed below (“Participant”) the Restricted Stock Units described in this Grant Notice (the “RSUs”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”), both of which are incorporated into this Grant Notice by reference.  
	
		
	Participant:
	[__________]

	Grant Date:
	[__________]

	Number of RSUs:
	[__________]

	Vesting Commencement Date:
	[__________]

	Vesting Schedule:
	[__________] 






By Participant’s signature below, Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of this Grant Notice, the Plan and the Agreement.  Participant has reviewed the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement.  Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice or the Agreement.
	
				
	CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC.
	 
	PARTICIPANT

	By:
	 
	 
	 

	Name:
	 
	 
	[Participant Name]

	Title:
	 
	 
	 















Exhibit A







RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
ARTICLE I.
GENERAL


1.1         Award of RSUs and Dividend Equivalents


(a)The Company has granted the RSUs to Participant effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Grant Date”).  Each RSU represents the right to receive an amount of cash as set forth in this Agreement.  Participant will have no right to receive any Shares in respect of this Award at any time or any cash in respect of this Award until the time (if ever) the RSUs have vested.


(b)The Company hereby grants to Participant, with respect to each RSU, a Dividend Equivalent for ordinary cash dividends paid to substantially all holders of outstanding Shares with a record date after the Grant Date and prior to the date the applicable RSU is settled, forfeited or otherwise expires.  Each Dividend Equivalent entitles Participant to receive in cash (without interest) the amount of any such ordinary cash dividends paid on a single Share.  The Company will establish a separate Dividend Equivalent bookkeeping account (a “Dividend Equivalent Account”) for each Dividend Equivalent and credit the Dividend Equivalent Account (without interest) on the applicable dividend payment date with the amount of any such cash paid.


1.2         Incorporation of Terms of Plan.  The RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference.  In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan will control. This Award of RSUs shall not count against the Overall Share Limit set forth in the Plan.  


1.3         Unsecured Promise.  The RSUs and Dividend Equivalents will at all times prior to settlement represent an unsecured Company obligation payable only from the Company’s general assets.


1.4         Defined Terms.  Wherever the following terms are used in this Agreement, they shall have the meanings specified below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.  Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified in the Grant Notice or, if not defined in the Grant Notice, in the Plan.


(a)“Change in Control Announcement” means a public announcement by the Company regarding the execution of a Definitive CIC Agreement. 


(b)“Definitive CIC Agreement” means a definitive written agreement for one or more transactions, the consummation of which will result in a Change in Control.


(c)“Maximum Return Amount” means 400% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date.  


(d)“Maximum Return Event” means the first date on or following the first anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date on which the Fair Market Value of a Share has exceeded the Maximum Return Amount for a total of at least 20 trading days out of any 30 consecutive trading day period. 


(e)“Minimum Return Amount” means 25% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date.


(f)“Transaction Failure” means the termination of a Definitive CIC Agreement by the parties thereto. 













ARTICLE II.
VESTING; FORFEITURE AND SETTLEMENT


2.1         Vesting; Forfeiture.  The RSUs will vest according to the vesting schedule in the Grant Notice except that any fraction of an RSU that would otherwise be vested will be accumulated and will vest only when a whole RSU has accumulated.  In the event of Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason, all unvested RSUs will immediately and automatically be cancelled and forfeited, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator or provided in a binding written agreement between Participant and the Company.  Dividend Equivalents (including any Dividend Equivalent Account balance) will vest or be forfeited, as applicable, upon the vesting or forfeiture of the RSU with respect to which the Dividend Equivalent (including the Dividend Equivalent Account) relates.


2.2         Settlement.


(a)RSUs and Dividend Equivalents (including any Dividend Equivalent Account balance) will be paid in cash as soon as administratively practicable after the vesting of the applicable RSU, but in no event more than sixty (60) days after the RSU’s vesting date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may delay any payment under this Agreement that the Company reasonably determines would violate Applicable Law until the earliest date the Company reasonably determines the making of the payment will not cause such a violation (in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(ii)), provided the Company reasonably believes the delay will not result in the imposition of excise taxes under Section 409A.  Subject to Section 2.2(b), the amount of cash paid with respect to each RSU will equal the greater of (i) the average Fair Market Value of a Share over the five consecutive trading days ending on the day before the vesting date or (ii) the Minimum Return Amount, in each case, less applicable withholdings; provided, however, that if such vesting took place due to the occurrence of a Maximum Return Event, then the minimum amount of cash paid with respect to each RSU will equal the Maximum Return Amount, less applicable withholdings.


(b)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the maximum amount payable with respect to an RSU awarded hereunder shall be the Maximum Return Amount plus the balance of any Dividend Equivalent Account relating to the RSU, provided that this sentence shall not apply upon or following a Change in Control Announcement unless and until a Transaction Failure has occurred.  


ARTICLE III.
TAXATION AND TAX WITHHOLDING


3.1        Representation.  Participant represents to the Company that Participant has reviewed with Participant’s own tax advisors the tax consequences of this Award and the transactions contemplated by the Grant Notice and this Agreement.  Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents.


3.2         Tax Withholding.  Participant acknowledges that Participant is ultimately liable and responsible for all taxes owed in connection with the RSUs and the Dividend Equivalents, regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the RSUs or Dividend Equivalents.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any tax withholding in connection with the awarding, vesting or payment of the RSUs or the Dividend Equivalents.  The Company and the Subsidiaries do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the RSUs or Dividend Equivalents to reduce or eliminate Participant’s tax liability.


ARTICLE IV.
OTHER PROVISIONS


4.1         Adjustments.  Participant acknowledges that the RSUs (including the Maximum Return Amount) and the Dividend Equivalents are subject to adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan.











4.2         Notices.  Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company must be in writing and addressed to the Company in care of the Company’s Secretary at the Company’s principal office or the Secretary’s then-current email address or facsimile number.  Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to Participant must be in writing and addressed to Participant at Participant’s last known mailing address, email address or facsimile number in the Company’s personnel files.  By a notice given pursuant to this Section, either party may designate a different address for notices to be given to that party.  Any notice will be deemed duly given when actually received, when sent by email, when sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited with postage prepaid in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service, when delivered by a nationally recognized express shipping company or upon receipt of a facsimile transmission confirmation.


4.3         Titles.  Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.


4.4           Conformity to Securities Laws.  Participant acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all Applicable Laws and, to the extent Applicable Laws permit, will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to Applicable Laws.


4.5        Successors and Assigns.  The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.


4.6        Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement, the RSUs and the Dividend Equivalents will be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule.  To the extent Applicable Laws permit, this Agreement will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.


4.7          Entire Agreement.  The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including any exhibit hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof.


4.8         Agreement Severable.  In the event that any provision of the Grant Notice or this Agreement is held illegal or invalid, the provision will be severable from, and the illegality or invalidity of the provision will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of the Grant Notice or this Agreement.


4.9        Limitation on Participant’s Rights.  Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided.  This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and may not be construed as creating a trust.  Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets.  Participant will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents, and rights no greater than the right to receive cash as a general unsecured creditor with respect to the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents, as and when settled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.  Nothing in this Agreement gives the Participant any rights in, to or with respect to any Shares or any other rights, other than the right to receive the cash payment described in Section 2.2.


4.10    Not a Contract of Employment.  Nothing in the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement confers upon Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary or interferes with or restricts in any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Participant.









4.11    Counterparts.  The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Law, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one instrument.
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