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Exhibit 10.6




RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT




The Shaw Group Inc.




2001 Employee Incentive Compensation Plan




     This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement the (“Agreement”) dated as of
                    ,
20___ (the date as of which the Restricted Stock Units evidenced hereby were awarded) is entered
into between The Shaw Group Inc. (the “Company”) and
                     (the “Awardee”), pursuant to
The Shaw Group Inc. 2001 Employee Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended and restated from time to
time, the “Plan”).



     THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS:



1. Incorporation of Plan Provisions. The Award evidenced hereby is made under and pursuant
to the Plan, a copy of which is available from the Company’s Secretary and incorporated herein by
reference, and the Award is subject to all of the provisions thereof. Capitalized terms used
herein without definition shall have the same meanings given such terms in the Plan. The Awardee
represents and warrants that he or she has read the Plan and is fully familiar with all the terms
and conditions of the Plan and agrees to be bound thereby.



2.  Award of Restricted Stock Units. In consideration of the services performed and to be
performed by the Awardee, the Company hereby awards (the “Award”) to the Awardee under the Plan a
total of                      Restricted Stock Units subject to the following terms and restrictions.



3. Vesting of Restricted Stock Units. The Restricted Stock Units shall vest according to
the following schedule (each date vesting occurs shall be referenced herein as a “Vesting Date”):



	 	 	 
	     On or after each of the following
dates:

	 	Cumulative percentage of units
vested:






4. Restricted Stock Units are Non-Transferable. The Restricted Stock Units awarded hereby
may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of, either voluntarily or
involuntarily, prior to payment.



5. Payment upon Vesting of Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan, the Company shall, as soon as practicable following each Vesting Date, either:




	 	(a)	 	deliver to you a number of Shares equal to the aggregate number of Restricted Stock Units
which became vested on the Vesting Date;
	 
	 	(b)	 	make a cash payment to you equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Vesting Date
multiplied by the number of Restricted Stock Units which became vested on the Vesting Date; or
	 
	 	(c)	 	any combination of (a) or (b), in the discretion of the Company.




 









 










Upon payment by the Company, the respective Restricted Stock Units shall therewith be canceled.



6. No Dividend or Voting Rights. The Awardee acknowledges that he or she shall be entitled
to no dividend or voting rights with respect to the Restricted Stock Units.




7. Withholding Taxes; Section 83(b) Election.




     (a) No Shares or cash will be payable upon the vesting of a Restricted Stock Unit unless and
until the Awardee satisfies any federal, state or local withholding tax obligation required by law
to be withheld in respect of this Award. The Awardee acknowledges and agrees that to satisfy any
such tax obligation the Company may deduct and retain from the cash and/or Shares payable upon
vesting of Restricted Stock Units such cash and/or such number of Shares as is equal in value to
the Company’s minimum statutory withholding obligations with respect to the income recognized by
the Awardee upon such vesting (based on minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state
tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to such income). The number of such
Shares to be deducted and retained shall be based on the closing price of the Common Stock on the
applicable Vesting Date.



     (b) The Awardee acknowledges that no election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 may be filed with respect to this Award.



8. Miscellaneous.



     (a) No Representations or Warranties. Neither the Company nor the Committee or any of their
representatives or agents has made any representations or warranties to the Awardee with respect to
the income tax or other consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the
Awardee is in no manner relying on the Company, the Committee or any of their representatives or
agents for an assessment of such tax or other consequences.



     (b) Employment. Nothing in this Agreement nor in the Plan nor in the making of the Award
shall confer on the Awardee any right to or guarantee of continued employment with the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or in any way limit the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
terminate the employment of the Awardee at any time.



     (c) Investment. The Awardee hereby agrees and represents that any Shares payable upon Vesting
of the Restricted Stock Units for the Awardee’s own account for investment purposes only and not
with a view of resale or distribution unless the Shares are registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.



     (d) Necessary Acts. The Awardee and the Company hereby agree to perform any further acts and
to execute and deliver any documents which may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions
of this Agreement.



     (e) Binding Effect; Applicable Law. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the
Company and its successors and assigns, and the Awardee and any heir, legatee, or legal
representative of the Awardee. This Agreement shall be interpreted under and governed by and
constructed in accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana.



     (f) Administration. The authority to manage and control the operation and administration of
this Agreement shall be vested in the Committee, and the Committee shall have all powers with
respect to this Agreement as it has with respect to the Plan. Any interpretation of the Agreement
by the Committee and any decision made by it with respect to the Agreement is final and binding.



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     (g) Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by written agreement of the Awardee and the
Company, without the consent of any other person.



     Executed in duplicate as of the day and year first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	THE SHAW GROUP INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By: 
	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	Name: 
	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	Title: 
	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	AWARDEE:
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Name: 
	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 






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