Exhibit 10.1

 

Forest Oil Corporation

 

Annual Incentive Plan

 

2014

 



 


 



 











 

Forest Oil Corporation

2014 Annual Incentive Plan

 

Summary

 

Plan Objectives

 

The Annual Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) has been designed to meet the following objectives:

 

·                  Provide an annual incentive plan framework that is performance-driven and focused on objectives that are critical to the Company’s success.

 

·                  Offer competitive cash compensation opportunities to employees.

 

·                  Reward outstanding achievement.

 

Basic Plan Concept

 

The Plan provides annual incentive awards, which will be determined primarily on the basis of the Company’s consolidated results on selected financial and operating performance measures as well as business unit or department performance objectives.  Individual performance will also be considered in determining the actual participant award payout.  The Company shall have the flexibility to adjust individual awards to reflect individual or team performance.

 

Performance Measures and Weights

 

Each year the Company will establish the threshold, target and outstanding performance levels on each performance measure and its appropriate weighting, subject to the confirmation of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”).  These performance measures and their weighting will be reviewed (and modified, if appropriate) in light of changing Company priorities and strategic objectives.

 

The Company has also established performance objectives for each business unit and department for 2014, the achievement of which will be determined by the President and Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) at year end, subject to the confirmation of the Committee.

 

The 2014 performance measures and their relative weightings are described below.

 

Plan Administration

 

The Plan will be administered by the Committee and the CEO (for all positions except his own).  Certain elements of the Plan administration will be delegated to the senior Human Resources executive of the Company.  The Executive Vice President and Chief

 

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Financial Officer will verify the performance calculation for the performance and operating measures in consultation with the Treasurer and the Senior Vice President, Corporate Engineering and Technology, who shall be responsible for the estimation of the Company’s oil and gas reserves. The Internal Audit Director will be responsible for auditing the Production, Reserve Additions, Rate of Return on Drilling Capital, Capital Budget Adherence calculations, and any numerical, calculated metrics embedded within the Business Unit/Department Performance Objectives and measurement thereof, including any adjustments approved by the Board during the course of the plan year, and will provide his opinion that such calculations are accurate or his opinion setting forth discrepancies to the Committee and the Audit Committee.

 

Actual performance goals, standards, award determinations and modifications to the Plan design must be approved by the Committee.

 

	
Measure
    	
 
    	
Weighting
    	
 
    
	
Production
    	
 
    	
25
    	
%
    
	
Reserve Additions
    	
 
    	
12.5
    	
%
    
	
Capital Budget Adherence
    	
 
    	
12.5
    	
%
    
	
Rate of Return on Drilling Capital
    	
 
    	
25
    	
%
    
	
Business Unit/Department Performance Objectives
    	
 
    	
25
    	
%
    
	
Total Financial and Operating Objectives
    	
 
    	
100
    	
%
    


 

Once the total bonus pool has been established following the performance calculations, the CEO shall have the discretion to distribute bonus monies within business units and the corporate group or to move monies from one group to another, and to allocate incentive monies to individuals, based on his assessment (with advice of senior management) as to individual or group performance.

 

Targets

 

Targets for the Plan will be set consistent with the following:

 

·                  Threshold — Minimum level at which payout occurs.

·                  Target — Level at which the participant receives the target award percentage.

·                  Outstanding — Level at which the participant receives 200% of the target award percentage.

 

Completion percentages between Threshold, Target and Outstanding will be determined, with the exception of those for Business Unit and Department Performance Objectives, by straight-line interpolation.

 

A Completion Percentage for each business unit and department with regard to its Business Unit/Department Performance Objectives will be assigned at year end by the CEO following a thorough review of its activities and accomplishments.  The assigned Completion Percentage on Business Unit/Department Performance Objectives for each business unit or department will be included in the calculation of the Overall Completion Percentage for that business unit or department in the same manner as is the Completion Percentage on other performance measures.

 

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Targets shall be adjusted for material changes made during the year to the business plan or scope thereof, including the capital expenditure budget.

 

Maximum Completion

 

Completion of each financial and operating measure as well as completion for the total Plan will be limited to 200% of target.

 

Performance Levels

 

Performance levels will be set for individual measures.  Results below Threshold will equate to a zero completion percentage. Results above Outstanding will equate to a 200% completion percentage.

 

Completion Calculation

 

Completion percentages for each individual measure will be equal to the completion percentage of the measure times the weighting for that measure. The overall completion percentage for the Plan for financial and operating measures and business unit and department objectives will be the sum of the weighted completion percentages for each individual measure.

 

Property Sales

 

In computing results, non-budgeted property sales are not to be considered.  To avoid non-budgeted property sales from affecting results, they will be incorporated into performance measures as though they had been budgeted.

 

Participants

 

The CEO shall determine which employees are to be participants in the Plan.  If a participant’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason prior to payment, no bonus award will be paid.

 

The target award percentage for the CEO and other officers of the Company are established by the Committee. Any changes to target award percentages for Company officers are subject to the approval of the Committee. The CEO is authorized to establish and adjust at his discretion the target award percentages for non-officer Plan participants. All awards to officers under the Plan are subject to approval of the Committee.

 

Plan participants who change positions and/or have their individual target incentive levels changed during the Plan year will have their award prorated accordingly.  All awards paid will be rounded to the nearest $100. Incentive compensation awards will be calculated based upon the participant’s base salary in effect at the end of the Plan year or earned salary during the Plan year if the participant was a new hire during the year.

 

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Committee and Board of Directors’ Discretion

 

The granting of any and all incentive compensation awards is at the full discretion of the Committee and/or the Forest Oil Corporation Board of Directors.

 

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Forest Oil Corporation

2014 Annual Incentive Plan

Operating Measure

Production

 

Objective

 

Measure net production growth on an annual basis.  Each business unit will be given an aggregate net production goal, and the Plan participants in each business unit will be judged against whether their business unit achieved its individual goal.  The business unit production goals, when added together, shall reflect Forest’s annual net production growth goal and be consistent with the 2014 Business Plan.  Participants in the corporate departments will be judged against whether the entire Company achieved its annual net production growth goal, measured on a per diluted share basis.

 

Definition

 

Net production for each business unit and the Company equals total net production (after royalty and other burdens) equal to that set forth in the 2014 Business Plan. Production growth per diluted share for the entire Company is calculated by dividing the quotient of the Company’s production during 2014 and the average number of diluted shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the last day of each month in 2014 by the quotient of the Company’s production during 2013 and the average number of diluted shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the last day of each month in 2013.  For purposes of computing equivalent production, the following economic ratios will apply (a) 15:1 for oil/condensate to gas and (b) 7.5:1 for natural gas liquids to gas.

 

Should a business unit overspend budgeted Capex, the Production target will be proportionately adjusted.

 

Targets

 

The threshold, target, and outstanding objectives for the business units and the Company are shown in Attachment 1A.

 

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Forest Oil Corporation

2014 Annual Incentive Plan

Operating Measure

Reserve Additions

 

Objective

 

Measure proved reserves growth on an annual basis.  Each business unit will be given an aggregate goal for adding proved reserves during the year, and the Plan participants in each business unit will be judged against whether their business unit achieved its individual goal.  The business unit proved reserve additions goals, when added together, shall reflect Forest’s annual proved reserves growth goal and be consistent with the 2014 Business Plan.  Participants in the corporate departments will be judged against whether the entire Company achieved its annual proved reserves growth goal, measured on a per diluted share basis.

 

Definition

 

Reserves growth per diluted share for the Company is calculated by dividing the quotient of the Company’s U.S. proved developed reserves (as defined herein) added during the year and the average number of diluted shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the last day of each month in 2014 by the quotient of the Company’s U.S. proved producing reserves (as defined herein) at the end of 2013 and the average number of diluted shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the last day of each month in 2013. Proved developed reserves added will be equal to the proved developed extensions/discoveries (PBUD, PSUD, PBBP, and PSBP converted to PDP) plus the proved undeveloped conversions drilled and completed or recompleted (PUD and PDBP converted to PDP) during the year. New proved undeveloped extensions and discoveries are excluded from the calculation. The calculation of reserves only captures wells drilled, completed and put on production during calendar year 2014. For purposes of computing equivalent reserves, the following economic ratios will apply (a) 15:1 for oil/condensate to gas and (b) 7.5:1 for natural gas liquids to gas.

 

Targets

 

The threshold, target, and outstanding objectives for the business units and the Company are shown in Attachment 1B.

 

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Forest Oil Corporation

2014 Annual Incentive Plan

Financial Measure

Capital Budget Adherence

 

Objective

 

Measure adherence to the Board-approved 2014 Capital Budget.

 

Definition

 

The approved 2014 Capital Budget is as follows:

 

	
Development Capital:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Drilling and Completions:
    	
 
    	
$
    	
247 Million
    	
 
    
	
Recompletions:
    	
 
    	
$
    	
11 Million
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Non-Drilling Capital:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Leasehold, Seismic, Maintenance and P&A:
    	
 
    	
$
    	
20 Million
    	
 
    
	
Capitalized Overhead:
    	
 
    	
$
    	
21 Million
    	
 
    
	
Total Capital Budget:
    	
 
    	
$
    	
299 Million
    	
 
    


 

The actual dollar amount of capital expenditures will be compared to the approved target for capital expenditures to determine the performance on this objective. At year end the actual expenditures will be calculated as a percent of target expenditures which will equal the completion percentage for the Capital Adherence Objective.

 

Targets

 

Measured against Approved 2013 Capital Budget:

 

·                  Target equal to 100% of Business Plan objective

 

The Committee will consider results against performance on the Production and Reserves targets in determining the final completion percentage on this objective at year end. The Committee has the discretion to award from 0% to 200% achievement on this objective based on its review of the capital program, revisions approved by the Board throughout the year, and operating results.

 

The target levels of achievement are shown in Attachment 1C.

 

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Forest Oil Corporation

2014 Annual Incentive Plan

Operating Measure

Rate of Return on Drilling Capital

 

Objective

 

Measure the annual pre-tax rate-of-return (“ROR”) achieved through the deployment of approved drilling and completion capital.

 

Definition

 

Pre-tax rate-of-return on all capital projects during the year related to drilling, completion and recompletion projects, but excluding acquisitions, land lease, seismic, maintenance and P&A, and capitalized G&A, equity compensation, and interest. The effect of the Company’s joint venture with Schlumberger will be included in the calculated results.  Undrilled proved undeveloped reserves added as a result of drilling will not be included in the calculation. Proved undeveloped locations drilled during the year will be captured in the calculation if the wells are completed and put on production. Only wells completed and put on production during calendar year 2014 will be included in the calculation. Actual costs are to be used in the calculation and the future cash flow will be calculated using the capital justification priced deck (that utilized for the Investment Results Report (“IRR”). In evaluating the accomplishment of this objective, the Compensation Committee will take into account all revisions to estimated proved reserves made in 2014.

 

Targets

 

The threshold, target, and outstanding objectives for the Company are shown in Attachment 1D.

 

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Forest Oil Corporation

2014 Annual Incentive Plan

Operating Measure

Business Unit and Department Performance Objectives

 

Objective

 

Measure the achievement of key objectives that are established for each business unit and department for each year.

 

Definition

 

Objectives that are high-impact, tied to the strategic objectives of the Company, and key to the success of each business unit or department will be established by management and approved by the CEO.  Objectives will be established for each corporate staff department that directly support the achievement of business unit and other staff department objectives.  Established objectives are specific to each business unit or department, well-defined and to the extent possible, measurable. Objectives for each business unit and department will be submitted to the Committee for their review.

 

Targets

 

Performance Objectives will be established for the Mid-Continent Region and Southern Region business units as well as for each corporate administrative or support department. Awards to business unit and department participants will be based on the achievement of performance objectives established for the business unit or department in which they work.

 

At year-end 2014 the achievement of performance objectives for each business unit as well as for each corporate administrative or support department will be evaluated and assigned a completion percentage by the CEO over a range of 0 — 200%.  This completion percentage will be multiplied by the 25% relative weighting for Business Unit/Department Performance Objectives and included in the calculation of the overall completion percentage for the business unit or department.

 

A corporate objective tied to the Company’s ratio of net debt-to-proved developed reserves (on an adjusted equivalents basis, using an oil/condensate-to-gas ratio of 15:1 and an NGLs-to-gas ratio of 7.5:1) will be included for certain positions and departments including that of the CEO and the Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Selected corporate departments will also have a capital discipline objective.

 

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Attachment 1

 

2014

 

	
Goal Description
    	
 
    	
Weighting
    	
 
    	
Target
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Production
    	
 
    	
25
    	
%
    	
See Attachment 1A
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Reserve   Additions
    	
 
    	
12.5
    	
%
    	
See Attachment 1B
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Capital   Budget Adherence
    	
 
    	
12.5
    	
%
    	
See Attachment 1C
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Rate   of Return on Drilling Capital
    	
 
    	
25
    	
%
    	
See Attachment 1D
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Business   Unit/Department Objectives
    	
 
    	
25
    	
%
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Total   Weighting
    	
 
    	
100
    	
%
    	
 
    


 

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Attachment 1A

 

2014 Production

 

	
Business Unit
    	
 
    	
Threshold
    	
 
    	
Target
    	
 
    	
Outstanding
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Company (% Growth/Share)
    	
 
    	
-8
    	
%
    	
2
    	
%
    	
12
    	
%
    
	
Total (BCFE)
    	
 
    	
56.0
    	
 
    	
62.3
    	
 
    	
68.5
    	
 
    
	
Gas (MMCF)
    	
 
    	
26,815
    	
 
    	
29,794
    	
 
    	
32,773
    	
 
    
	
Oil/Condensate (MBbls)
    	
 
    	
1,453
    	
 
    	
1,614
    	
 
    	
1,775
    	
 
    
	
NGL (MBbls)
    	
 
    	
992
    	
 
    	
1,102
    	
 
    	
1,212
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Mid-Continent Region (BCFE)
    	
 
    	
39.6
    	
 
    	
44.0
    	
 
    	
48.4
    	
 
    
	
Gas (MMCF)
    	
 
    	
26,675
    	
 
    	
29,639
    	
 
    	
32,603
    	
 
    
	
Oil/Condensate (MBbls)
    	
 
    	
372
    	
 
    	
413
    	
 
    	
454
    	
 
    
	
NGL (MBbls)
    	
 
    	
977
    	
 
    	
1,086
    	
 
    	
1,195
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Southern Region (BCFE)
    	
 
    	
16.4
    	
 
    	
18.3
    	
 
    	
20.1
    	
 
    
	
Gas (MMCF)
    	
 
    	
140
    	
 
    	
155
    	
 
    	
170
    	
 
    
	
Oil/Condensate (MBbls)
    	
 
    	
1,080
    	
 
    	
1,200
    	
 
    	
1,320
    	
 
    
	
NGL (MBbls)
    	
 
    	
14
    	
 
    	
16
    	
 
    	
18
    	
 
    


 

Awards to participants in the Mid-Continent and Southern business units will be based on the performance of the business unit in which they work.  Awards to participants in the corporate departments will be based on total Company results.

 

The Threshold, Target and Outstanding objectives are directly related to the 2014 capital expenditures plan of $299 million, as approved by the Forest Oil Corporation Board of Directors.  To the extent that (i) the Company incurs more or less than $299 million in capital expenditures in 2014, or (ii) oil and gas prices are materially different from those assumed in the foregoing plan, management and the Compensation Committee may adjust the objectives appropriately.

 

For purposes of computing equivalent production, the following economic ratios will apply (a) 15:1 for oil/condensate to gas and (b) 7.5:1 for natural gas liquids to gas.

 

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Attachment 1B

 

2014 Reserve Additions

 

	
Business Unit
    	
 
    	
Threshold
    	
 
    	
Target
    	
 
    	
Outstanding
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Company (%Growth/Share)
    	
 
    	
8
    	
%
    	
12
    	
%
    	
16
    	
%
    
	
Total (BCFE)
    	
 
    	
131.3
    	
 
    	
154.4
    	
 
    	
177.6
    	
 
    
	
Gas (MMCF)
    	
 
    	
44,285
    	
 
    	
52,100
    	
 
    	
59,915
    	
 
    
	
Oil/Condensate (MBbls)
    	
 
    	
4,243
    	
 
    	
4,992
    	
 
    	
5,741
    	
 
    
	
NGL (MBbls)
    	
 
    	
3,114
    	
 
    	
3,664
    	
 
    	
4,214
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Mid-Continent Region (BCFE)
    	
 
    	
82.9
    	
 
    	
97.5
    	
 
    	
112.1
    	
 
    
	
Gas (MMCF)
    	
 
    	
43,621
    	
 
    	
51,319
    	
 
    	
59,017
    	
 
    
	
Oil/Condensate (MBbls)
    	
 
    	
1,095
    	
 
    	
1,288
    	
 
    	
1,481
    	
 
    
	
NGL (MBbls)
    	
 
    	
3,045
    	
 
    	
3,582
    	
 
    	
4,119
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Southern Region (BCFE)
    	
 
    	
48.4
    	
 
    	
56.9
    	
 
    	
65.5
    	
 
    
	
Gas (MMCF)
    	
 
    	
664
    	
 
    	
781
    	
 
    	
898
    	
 
    
	
Oil/Condensate (MBbls)
    	
 
    	
3,148
    	
 
    	
3,703
    	
 
    	
4,258
    	
 
    
	
NGL (MBbls)
    	
 
    	
70
    	
 
    	
82
    	
 
    	
94
    	
 
    


 

Awards to participants in the Mid-Continent Region and Southern Region business units will be based on the performance of the business unit in which they work.  Awards to participants in corporate departments will be based on total Company results.

 

The Threshold, Target, and Outstanding objectives are directly related to the 2014 capital expenditures plan of $299 million as approved by the Forest Oil Corporation Board of Directors.  To the extent that (i) the Company incurs more or less than $299 million in capital expenditures in 2014, or (ii) oil and gas prices are materially different from those assumed in the foregoing plan, management and the Compensation Committee may adjust the objectives appropriately.

 

For purposes of computing equivalent reserves, the following economic ratios will apply (a) 15:1 for oil/condensate to gas and (b) 7.5:1 for natural gas liquids to gas.

 

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Attachment 1C

 

2014 Capital Budget Adherence

 

($MM)

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Target
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Company
    	
 
    	
$
    	
298.7
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Development Capital: 
   Drilling and Completions: $247 Million 
   Recompletions: $11 Million
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Leasehold, Seismic, Maintenance and P&A: $20   Million
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Capitalized Overhead: $21 Million 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Mid-Continent   Region
    	
 
    	
$
    	
184.3
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Southern   Region
    	
 
    	
$
    	
114.4
    	
 
    


 

Board-approved adjustments to the approved 2014 Capital Budget or work program upon which the approved budget is based will result in corresponding adjustments to the target measures. At the Company level, the Board must approve changes to each category of expense under the capital budget before such an adjustment will occur.

 

Awards to participants in the Mid-Continent and Southern Region business units will be based on the performance of the business unit in which they work.  Awards to participants in corporate departments will be based on total Company results.

 

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Attachment 1D

 

2014 Rate-of-Return on Company Drilling Capital

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Threshold
    	
 
    	
Target
    	
 
    	
Outstanding
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Company
    	
 
    	
15
    	
%
    	
20
    	
%
    	
25
    	
%
    


 

The Rate-of-Return (“ROR”) on Drilling Capital results for the Company will comprise the consolidated results of the Mid-Continent Region and Southern Region business units.

 

Awards to participants in the Mid-Continent Region and Southern Region business units as well as participants in corporate departments will be based on total Company results.

 

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