EX-10.5



 Exhibit 10.5 

CSW INDUSTRIALS, INC. 

Form of Incentive Stock Option Right Award Agreement 

WHEREAS, Capital Southwest Corporation (“Capital Southwest”) and
[                    ] (the “Participant”) currently are parties to an Incentive Stock Option Agreement, dated
[                    ], whereby Capital Southwest granted an incentive option to purchase shares of common stock of Capital Southwest (the
“Capital Southwest Award”) to the Participant under the Capital Southwest Corporation 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Capital Southwest Plan”); 

WHEREAS, effective as of 11:59 p.m. Central Time on September 30, 2015, Capital Southwest separated its industrial products, coatings,
sealants, and adhesives and specialty chemicals businesses from its other businesses through a spin-off of those businesses to its stockholders, which resulted in the distribution of 100% of the outstanding stock in CSW Industrials, Inc. (the
“Company”) to the holders of common stock of Capital Southwest (the “Share Distribution”); 
 WHEREAS, the
Capital Southwest Award is being adjusted in connection with the Share Distribution and such adjustment includes granting an incentive option to purchase shares of the common stock of the Company (the “Replacement Award”); 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has approved granting Replacement Awards in connection with the Share Distribution; and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23 of the CSW Industrials, Inc. 2015 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”),
the Company is authorized to issue Replacement Awards to any holder of an equity compensation award granted under the Capital Southwest Plan that remains outstanding immediately prior to the Share Distribution. 

  
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 NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby grants a Replacement Award to the Participant as follows: 

 

			
	Date of Grant:	  	September 30, 2015
		
	Name of Participant:	  	[                            ]
		
	Number of Common Shares:	  	[                ]
		
	Option Price:	  	$[        ] per Common Share
		
	Expiration Date:	  	[                            ]
		
	Vesting Schedule:	  	[                            ]

 The Company hereby awards to the Participant an Option Right under the Plan, for the Option Price and number
of Common Shares set forth above, effective as of the Date of Grant specified above. This Option Right is intended to be, and shall be treated as, an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. 

Unless otherwise provided herein, capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement that are defined in the Plan and not defined herein shall
have the meanings set forth in the Plan. The terms and conditions of the Option Right granted hereby, to the extent not controlled by the terms and conditions contained in the Plan, are as follows: 

 

	1.	No Right to Continued Employee Status 

 Nothing contained in this Award Agreement shall
confer upon Participant the right to the continuation of his or her employee status, or to interfere with the right of the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to terminate such relationship. 

 

	2.	Vesting of the Option Right 

  

	 	(a)	Each installment of the Option Right shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth above if the Participant remains employed by the Company or a Subsidiary through the applicable
anniversary date that such installment vests. Any unvested portion of the Option Right shall be forfeited immediately upon the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company and all Subsidiaries. 


 

	 	(b)	Notwithstanding anything in this Award Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, the Option Right shall automatically vest in full and become exercisable upon a Change in Control. 


 

	 	(c)	Notwithstanding anything in this Award Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, employment with Capital Southwest or one of its subsidiaries after the Share Distribution will be deemed to be employment with the Company
under the Plan, and a termination of service from Capital Southwest and all of its subsidiaries after the Share Distribution will be deemed to be a termination of service from the Company under the Plan, notwithstanding that Capital Southwest ceases
to be an Affiliate of the Company. 


  
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	3.	Exercise; Transferability 

  

	 	(a)	Timing of Exercise. Any portion of the Option Right which vests and becomes exercisable in accordance with Section 2 above, shall remain exercisable as provided in this Section 3(a).


  

	 	a.	If the Participant’s employment with the Company and all Subsidiaries terminates due to his or her death or Disability, the vested portion of this Option Right shall remain exercisable for six (6) months
following such termination of employment, or if earlier, until the Expiration Date. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Disability” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. 


 

	 	b.	In the event of a Change in Control, this Option Right shall remain exercisable until the Expiration Date. 

  

	 	c.	If the Company or a Subsidiary terminates the Participant’s employment for Cause, the unexercised, vested portion of the Option Right shall expire immediately upon the date of such termination. For purposes of this
Award Agreement, “Cause” means with respect to the Participant (A) the commission of any act or acts of personal dishonesty intended to result in substantial personal enrichment to the Participant to the detriment of the
Company or any Subsidiary; (B) conviction of, or entering into a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony; (C) repeated failures to perform his or her responsibilities that are demonstrably willful and deliberate, provided
that such failures have continued for more than ten (10) days following written notice from the Company or a Subsidiary of its intent to terminate his or her employment based on such failure; (D) intentional, repeated or continuing
violation of any of the applicable policies or procedures of the Company or any Subsidiary that occurs or continues after notice to the Participant that he or she has violated such policy or procedure; or (E) any material breach of a written
covenant or agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary, including the terms of the Plan or any material breach of fiduciary duty to the Company, or any Subsidiary. For purposes of this definition, the Participant shall be considered to have been
discharged for Cause if the Company or any Subsidiary determines within thirty (30) days after his or her resignation or discharge that discharge for Cause was warranted. 


 

	 	d.	If the Participant’s employment with the Company and all Subsidiaries terminates for any reason other than as described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) above, the vested portion of this Option Right shall
remain exercisable for one (1) month following the date of such termination, or if earlier, until the Expiration Date. 

  

	 	e.	In the event the Participant’s employment with the Company and all Subsidiaries does not terminate prior to the Expiration Date, the vested portion of this Option Right shall remain exercisable until the Expiration
Date. 


  
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	 	(b)	Exercise Method. This Option Right shall be exercised by (i) delivery to the Company of a written notice of exercise stating the number of Common Shares being purchased (in whole Common Shares only) and such
other information set forth on the form of Notice of Exercise attached to this Award Agreement as Exhibit A and (ii) a check or cash in the amount of the Option Price of the Shares covered by the notice (or such other consideration
as has been approved by the Committee consistent with the Plan). 

  

	 	(c)	Transferability. Unless otherwise required by law, this Option Right shall not be assignable or transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised during the lifetime
of the Participant only by the Participant (or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative). 

  

	4.	Modification, Extension and Renewal of Option Right 

 The Committee may modify, extend
or renew this Option Right or accept its surrender (to the extent not yet exercised) and authorize the granting of a new option in substitution for it (to the extent not yet exercised), subject at all times to the Plan, the Code, and other
applicable laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4, no modification shall, without the consent of the Participant, alter to the Participant’s detriment or impair any rights of Participant under this Award
Agreement except to the extent permitted under the Plan. 
  

	5.	Notices 

 Any notice required to be given pursuant to this Award Agreement or the Plan
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered upon receipt or, in the case of notices by the Company, five (5) days after deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Participant at the address last provided by the
Participant for his or her employee records. 
  

	6.	Award Agreement Subject to Plan 

 This Award Agreement is made pursuant to the Plan and
shall be interpreted to comply therewith. Any provision of this Award Agreement inconsistent with the Plan shall be considered void and replaced with the applicable provision of the Plan. 

 

	7.	Entire Agreement 

 This Award Agreement, together with the Plan, embodies the entire
agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. No statement, representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement not expressly set forth in this Award Agreement shall affect or be used to interpret, change or restrict the express terms and provisions of this Award Agreement, provided, however, in any event, this Award Agreement shall be
subject to and governed by the Plan. 

  
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	8.	Severability 

 In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Award Agreement
shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully
enforceable. 
  

	9.	Electronic Delivery 

 The Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver any documents
related to this Option Right and the Participant’s participation in the Plan, or future awards that may be granted under the Plan, by electronic means or request the Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The
Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by
the Company. 
  

	10.	Counterparts 

 This Award Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same agreement. 

  
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 EXHIBIT A 

CSW INDUSTRIALS, INC. 

INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION RIGHT EXERCISE FORM 
  

					
	Date:	  	  
	  	
			
	Attention:	  	  
	  	

 The undersigned hereby elects to exercise all or a portion of the Option Right issued to him/her by CSW Industrials, Inc. (the
“Company”) on September 30, 2015 and to purchase                      shares of common stock of the Company (the
“Common Shares”) at an exercise price of              Dollars ($        ) per Common Share or an aggregate
purchase price of              Dollars ($        ) (the “Option Price”). Pursuant to the terms of the Option
Right, the undersigned has delivered the Option Price herewith in full in cash or                         . 

Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Common Shares in the name of the undersigned. 

 

					
	By:	  	  
	  	
			
	Typed Name:	  	  
	  	
			
	Address: