Energen Corporation Stock Incentive Plan



 Exhibit 10(a) 
 ENERGEN CORPORATION 
 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 

(As Amended Effective April 27, 2011) 
 The purpose of this Plan is to provide a means whereby Energen Corporation may, through the use of stock and stock related compensation, attract and retain persons of ability as employees and motivate
such employees to exert their best efforts on behalf of Energen Corporation and its subsidiaries. 
 1. Definitions. As
used in the Plan, the following terms have meanings indicated: 
 (a) “Award” means any grant or award under the Plan
of Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Restricted Stock and/or Performance Shares granted under the Plan. 

(b) “Award Period” means the 4-year period (Energen fiscal years) commencing with the first day of the fiscal year in which the
applicable Performance Share Award is granted, except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of grant and subject to the other provisions of this Plan. 
 (c) “Board” means the Board of Directors of Energen. 
 (d)
“Cause” means any of the following: 
 (1) The willful and continued failure by a Participant to
substantially perform such Participant’s duties with Energen or a Subsidiary (other than any such failure resulting from such Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after a written demand for substantial performance is
delivered to the Participant specifically identifying the manner in which such Participant has not substantially performed such Participant’s duties. 
 (2) The engaging by a Participant in willful, reckless or grossly negligent misconduct which is demonstrably injurious to Energen or a Subsidiary monetarily or otherwise; or 

(3) The conviction of a Participant of a felony. 
 (e) “Change in Control” means: the occurrence of any one or more of the following: 

(Note: the Change in Control provisions of Section 13 are not applicable to Awards granted on or after January, 2010) 

(1) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the
Exchange Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13(d)-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 25% or more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of common stock of Energen (the “Outstanding
Common Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of Energen entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for
purposes of this subsection (1) any acquisition by an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by Energen or any corporation controlled by Energen shall not constitute a Change in Control; 

(2) Individuals who, as of January 1, 2007, constitute the Board of Directors of Energen (the “Incumbent
Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of Energen (the “Board of Directors”); provided, however that any individual becoming a director subsequent to such date whose election, or
nomination for election by Energen’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the








 
Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose 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 Board of Directors; 

(3) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the assets, of Energen (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the
Outstanding Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting
power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result
of such transaction owns Energen or all or substantially all of Energen’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of
the Outstanding Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of Energen or such
corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination and (iii) 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 of Directors, providing for such Business Combination; 

(4) Any transaction or series of transactions which is expressly designated by resolution of the Board of Directors to
constitute a Change in Control for purposes of this Plan. The Board of Directors may limit the applicability of such Change in Control designation to specific participants and/or specific purposes. 

(5) In addition to the above described Changes in Control, a Subsidiary transaction (defined below) will constitute a
Change in Control to the extent specified below. A “Subsidiary Transaction” is a transaction that results in securities representing 80% or more of the voting interests in a Subsidiary or substantially all of a Subsidiary’s assets
being transferred to an entity not controlled by or under common control with Energen. 
 (i) A Subsidiary
Transaction involving a disposition of Energen’s largest Subsidiary or the assets of Energen’s largest Subsidiary will constitute a Change in Control if immediately prior to such transaction the Participant was an officer or employee of
Energen or Energen’s largest Subsidiary. The largest Subsidiary is determined by net book value of property, plant and equipment. 
 (ii) A Subsidiary Transaction involving a disposition of Energen Resources Corporation or its assets will constitute a Change in Control with respect to each Participant who immediately prior to the
transaction was an officer or employee of Energen Resources Corporation. 
 (iii) A Subsidiary Transaction
involving a disposition of Alabama Gas Corporation or its assets will constitute a Change in Control with respect to each Participant who immediately prior to the transaction was an officer or employee of Alabama Gas Corporation. 

(f) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. 

(g) “Committee” means the Officers Review Committee of the Board or such other Committee of two or more directors as may be
determined by the Board. 
 (h) “Energen” means Energen Corporation and any successor corporation by merger or other
reorganization. 







 (i) “Employee” means any employee of one or more of Energen and the Subsidiaries.

 (j) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

(k) “Exercise Date” means the date on which a notice of option exercise is delivered to Energen pursuant to Section 6.2(c)
or a notice of option cancellation is delivered to Energen pursuant to Section 6.2(i). 
 (l) “Expiration Date”
means the last day of the option period specified at the time of grant pursuant to Section 6.2(a). 
 (m) “Fair Market
Value” means, with respect to a share of Stock, the closing price of the Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (or such other exchange or system on which the Stock then trades or is quoted) or, if there is no trading of the Stock on the relevant
date, then the closing price on the most recent trading date preceding the relevant date. With respect to other consideration, the term Fair Market Value means fair market value as may be reasonably determined by the Committee; provided that any
valuation subject to Code Section 409A shall be made in accordance with Code Section 409A and the regulations thereunder. 
 (n) “Incentive Stock Options” means options granted under the Plan to purchase Stock which at the time of grant qualify as “incentive stock options” within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code. 
 (o) “Independent Auditor” means the firm of certified public accountants which at the
time of the Change in Control had been most recently engaged by Energen to render an opinion on Energen’s consolidated financial statements, or any other firm of certified public accountants mutually agreeable to Energen and at least eighty
percent of the Participants holding Awards outstanding as of the date of the Change in Control. 
 (p) “Interim
Period” means a 1, 2 or 3 year period within a Performance Share Award Period for which the Committee determines that there shall be Interim Periods. 
 (q) “Measurement Value” means the average of the daily closing prices for a share of Stock for the 20 trading days ending on the fifth business day prior to the date of payment of Performance
Shares for an Award Period or an Interim Period, as the case may be, on the Composite Tape for the New York Stock Exchange — Listed Stocks, or, if the stock is not listed on such Exchange, on the principal United States securities exchange
registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), on which the stock is listed, or, if the stock is not listed on any such Exchange, the average of the daily closing bid quotations with respect to a
share of the stock for such 20 trading days on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., Automated Quotations System or any system then in use, or, if no such quotations are available, the fair market value of a share of Stock as
determined by a majority of the Board of Directors; provided, however that if a Change in Control shall have occurred, then if no such quotations are available, such determination shall be made by a majority of the Incumbent Board (as defined in the
Change in Control definition above). 
 (r) “Nonqualified Stock Options” means options granted under the Plan to
purchase Stock which are not Incentive Stock Options. 
 (s) “Participant” means an Employee who is selected by the
Committee to receive an Award. 
 (t) “Performance Measures” has the meaning set forth in Section 10. 

(u) “Performance Share” means the value equivalent of one share of Stock. 

(v) “Plan” means this Energen Corporation Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time. 







 (w) “Qualified Termination” means termination of a Participant’s employment
with Energen and all Subsidiaries under any one of the following circumstances: 
 (1) An involuntary termination
by Energen and the Subsidiaries, as applicable, other than for Cause. 
 (2) Expressly agreed in writing by the
Participant and Energen and/or a Subsidiary to constitute a Qualified Termination for purposes of this Plan. 

(3) A result of the Participant’s death or disability. 

(4) A result of Participant’s retirement under the Energen Corporation Retirement Income Plan, as amended from time
to time. 
 (5) With respect to Awards granted prior to a Change in Control, a voluntary termination for good
reason entitling the Participant to severance compensation under a written change in control severance compensation agreement between Energen and the Participant. 
 (x) “Restricted Stock” means Stock granted to a Participant under Section 7 with respect to which the applicable Restrictions have not lapsed or been removed. 

(y) “Restrictions” means the transfer and other restrictions set forth in Section 7.2(a). 

(z) “Stock” means the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Energen as such stock may be reclassified, converted or
exchanged by reorganization, merger or otherwise. 
 (aa) “Subsidiary” means any corporation, the majority of the
outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly by Energen Corporation. 
 (bb) “Ten Percent
Shareholder” means an individual who, at the time of grant, owns stock possessing more than ten (10) percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of Energen. 

2. Share Limitations. 
 2.1 Shares Subject to the Plan. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 3, as of April 27, 2011, 3,794,326 shares of Stock were reserved and available for issuance under the Plan
for future Awards. (reflecting the original 650,000-share authorization, the 1998 stock split adjustment, an additional 1,500,000 shares authorized at the January 2002 shareholder meeting, the 2005 stock split adjustment and 3,000,000 shares
authorized at the April 2011 shareholder meeting; reduced by prior grants). Shares of Stock allocable to an Award or portion of an Award that is canceled by forfeiture, expiration or for any other reason (excepting pursuant to a stock appreciation
right election under Section 6.2(i)) shall again be available for additional Awards. If any option granted under the Plan shall be canceled as to any shares of Stock pursuant to Section 6.2(i) (stock appreciation rights), then such shares
of Stock shall not be available for the grant of another Award. Shares of Stock not issued as the result of the net exercise of a stock appreciation right, shares tendered by the Participant or retained by Energen as full or partial payment to
Energen for the purchase of an Award or to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with an Award, or shares repurchased on the open market with the proceeds from the payment of an exercise price of an option shall not again be available
for issuance under the Plan. 
 2.2 Limitations. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 3,
(i) the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock represented by all Awards granted to any one Participant during any one Energen fiscal year shall not exceed 400,000 calculated assuming maximum payout of the Awards and with each Performance
Share representing one share of Stock; (ii) the maximum number of shares of Stock represented by all Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards granted on or after April 27, 2011, shall not exceed 1,500,000; and (iii) the maximum
number of shares of stock represented by Incentive Stock Options granted on or after April 27, 2011 shall not exceed 3,794,326. 







 3. Adjustments in Event of Change in Common Stock. In the event of any change
in the Stock by reason of any stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, combination or exchange of shares, or rights offering to purchase Stock at a price substantially below fair market value, or of any
similar change affecting the Stock, the number and kind of shares which thereafter may be available for issuance under the Plan, the terms of outstanding Awards shall be appropriately adjusted consistent with such change in such manner as the
Committee may deem equitable to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights granted to, or available for, Participants in the Plan. If the adjustment would result in fractional shares with respect to an Award, then the Committee may make such
further adjustment (including, without limitation, the use of consideration other than Stock or rounding to the nearest whole number of shares) as the Committee shall deem appropriate to avoid the issuance of fractional shares. 

4. Administration of the Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. No member of the Committee shall be eligible to
participate in the Plan while serving as a member of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the exclusive authority to select the Employees who are to be Participants in the Plan, to determine the Award to be
made to each Participant, and to determine the conditions subject to which Awards will become payable under the Plan. The Committee shall have full power to administer and interpret the Plan and to adopt such rules and regulations consistent with
the terms of the Plan as the Committee deems necessary or advisable in order to carry out the provisions of the Plan. The Committee’s interpretation and construction of the Plan and of any conditions applicable to Awards shall be conclusive and
binding on all persons, including Energen and all Participants. Any action which can be taken, or authority which can be exercised, by the Committee with respect to the Plan, may also be taken or authorized by the Board. 

5. Participation. Participants in the Plan shall be selected by the Committee from those Employees who, in the judgment of the
Committee, have significantly contributed or can be expected to significantly contribute to Energen’s success. 
 6.
Options 
 6.1 Grant of Options. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may
(a) determine and designate from time to time those Participants to whom options are to be granted and the number of shares of Stock to be optioned to each employee; (b) authorize the granting of Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock
Options, or combination of Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options; (c) determine the number of shares subject to each option; (d) determine the time or times when each Option shall become exercisable and the duration of the
exercise period; and (e) determine whether and, if applicable, the manner in which each option shall contain stock appreciation rights; provided, however, that (i) no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted after the expiration of ten
years from the ISO Effective Date as defined in Section 15and (ii) the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date the option is granted) of the Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first
time by any employee during any calendar year (under all plans of Energen and its Subsidiaries) shall not exceed $100,000. 
 6.2 Terms and Conditions of Options. Each option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written agreement. Such agreement shall be subject to the following express terms and conditions and
to such other terms and conditions as the Committee may deem appropriate: 
 (a) Option Period. Each
option agreement shall specify the period for which the option thereunder is granted and shall provide that the option shall expire at the end of such period. The Committee may extend such period provided that, in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option, such extensions shall not in any way disqualify the option as an Incentive Stock Option. In no case shall such period for an Incentive Stock Option, including any such extensions, exceed ten years from the date of grant, provided, however
that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder, such period, including extensions, shall not exceed five years from the date of grant. 







 (b) Option Price, No Repricing. The option price per share shall be
determined by the Committee at the time any option is granted, and shall be not less than (i) the Fair Market Value, or (ii) in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder, 110 percent of the Fair Market
Value, (but in no event less than the par value) of one share of Stock on the date the option is granted, as determined by the Committee. Except as otherwise permitted by Section 3, the terms of outstanding Awards may not be amended to reduce
the exercise price of outstanding options or stock appreciation rights or cancel outstanding options or stock appreciation rights in exchange for cash, other awards or options or with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the
original options or stock appreciation rights without shareholder approval. 
 (c) Exercise of Option. No
part of any option may be exercised until the optionee shall have remained in the employ of Energen or of a Subsidiary for such period, if any, as the Committee may specify in the option agreement, and the option agreement may provide for
exercisability in installments. The Committee shall have full authority to accelerate for any reason it deems appropriate the vesting schedule of all or any part of any option issued under the Plan. Each option shall be exercisable in whole or part
on such date or dates and during such period and for such number of shares as shall be set forth in the applicable option agreement. An optionee electing to exercise an option shall give written notice to Energen of such election and of the number
of shares the optionee has elected to purchase and shall at the time of exercise tender the full purchase price of the shares the optionee has elected to purchase plus any required withholding taxes in accordance with Sections 6.2(d) and 9.

 (d) Payment of Purchase Price upon Exercise. The purchase price of the shares as to which an option
shall be exercised shall be paid to Energen at the time of exercise (i) in cash, (ii) in Stock already owned by the optionee having a total Fair Market Value equal to the purchase price and not subject to any lien, encumbrance or
restriction on transfer other than pursuant to federal or state securities laws, (iii) by election to have Energen withhold (from the Stock to be delivered to the optionee upon such exercise) shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to
the purchase price or (iv) by any combination of such consideration having a total Fair Market Value equal to the purchase price; provided that the use of consideration described in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) shall be subject to
approval by the Committee. In addition the Committee in its discretion may accept such other consideration or combination of consideration as the Committee shall deem to be appropriate and to have a total Fair Market Value equal to the purchase
price. In each case, Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the Exercise Date. 
 (e) Exercise in the
Event of Death or Termination of Employment. If an optionee’s employment by Energen and all Subsidiaries shall terminate for Cause, then all options held by the terminated Employee shall immediately expire. In the event of a Qualified
Termination, then all options (subject to the pre-Change in Control grant date limitation of Section 1(w)(5)), held by the optionee shall be immediately and fully vested and, subject to the following sentence, may be exercised on or prior to the
applicable Expiration Dates. With respect to options issued on or after October 25, 2006, (i) in the event of a Section 1(w)(4) Qualified Termination due to retirement, the options may be exercised on or prior to the earlier of the
applicable Expiration Dates or the fifth anniversary of the termination date; and (ii) in the event of any other Qualified Termination, the options may be exercised on or prior to the earlier of the applicable Expiration Dates or the third
anniversary of the termination date. If an optionee’s employment by Energen and all Subsidiaries shall terminate for any reason other than Cause or a Qualified Termination, then all of the optionee’s unvested options shall expire as of the
termination date and all of the optionee’s vested options shall expire ninety days following the date of termination of employment, provided that the Committee shall have the authority to extend such option expiration date up to the original
Expiration Date. Without limiting the generality of Section 5(c), the Committee shall have full authority to accelerate the vesting schedule of all or any part of any option issued under the Plan and held by an employee who has terminated or
plans to terminate his or her employment, such that a terminated employee, his heirs or personal representatives may 







 
exercise (at such time or times on or prior to the applicable Expiration Dates as may be specified by the Committee) any part or all of any unvested option under the Plan held by such employee at
the date of his or her termination of employment. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Committee may at the time of grant provide for different or supplemental terms and conditions with respect to termination of employment and any such terms and
conditions expressly provided in the written option agreement shall be controlling with respect to that option. 

(f) Nontransferability. Except as may otherwise be provided in this Section 6.2(f), no option granted under
the Plan shall be transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and, during the lifetime of the optionee, an option shall be exercisable only by the optionee. The foregoing notwithstanding, the optionee may transfer
Nonqualified Stock Options to (i) the optionee’s spouse or natural, adopted or step-children or grandchildren (including the optionee, “Immediate Family Members”), (ii) a trust for the benefit of one or more of the Immediate
Family Members, (iii) a family charitable trust established by one or more of the Immediate Family Members, or (iv) a partnership in which the only partners are (and, except as may be otherwise agreed by the Committee, will remain during
the option period) one or more of the Immediate Family Members. Any options so transferred shall not be further transferable except in accordance with the terms of this Plan, shall remain subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and the
applicable option agreement, and may be exercised by the transferee only to the extent that the optionee would have been entitled to exercise the option had the option not been transferred. 

(g) Investment Representation. To the extent reasonably necessary to assure compliance with all applicable
securities laws, upon demand by the Committee for such a representation, the optionee shall deliver to the Committee at the time of any exercise of an option or portion thereof or settlement of stock appreciation rights a written representation that
the shares to be acquired upon such exercise are to be acquired for investment and not for resale or with a view to the distribution thereof. Upon such demand, delivery of such representation prior to the delivery of any shares issued upon exercise
of an option and prior to the expiration of the option period shall be a condition precedent to the right of the optionee or such other person to purchase any shares. 

(h) Incentive Stock Options. Each option agreement which provides for the grant of an Incentive Stock Option to a
participant shall contain such terms and provisions as the Committee may determine to be necessary or desirable in order to qualify such option as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, or any
amendment thereof or substitute therefor. As provided in Section 6.1, no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted after the expiration of ten years from the ISO Effective Date as defined in Section 15. Energen, in its discretion, may retain
possession of any certificates for Stock delivered in connection with the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option or appropriately legend such certificates during the period that a disposition of such Stock would disqualify the exercised option from
treatment as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code (a “422 Option”). Subject to the other provisions of the Plan, Energen shall cooperate with the optionee should the optionee desire to make a disqualifying
disposition. Any Incentive Stock Option which is disqualified from treatment as a 422 Option for whatever reason, shall automatically become a Nonqualified Stock Option. No party has any obligation or responsibility to maintain an Incentive Stock
Option’s status as a 422 Option. The optionee shall, however, immediately notify Energen of any disposition of Stock which would cause an Incentive Stock Option to be disqualified as a 422 Option. 

(i) Stock Appreciation Right. Each option agreement may provide that the optionee may from time to time elect, by
written notice to Energen, to cancel all or any portion of the option then subject to exercise, in which event Energen’s obligation in respect of such option shall be discharged by payment to the optionee of an amount in cash equal to the
excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value as of the Exercise Date of the shares subject to the option or the portion thereof so canceled over the aggregate purchase price for such shares as set forth in the option agreement or, if mutually agreed by
the Committee and the optionee, (i) the issuance or transfer to the optionee of shares of Stock with a Fair Market Value as of the Exercise Date equal to any such excess, or (ii) a combination of cash and shares of Stock with a combined
value as of the Exercise Date equal to any such excess. 







 (j) No Rights as Shareholder. No optionee shall have any rights as a
shareholder with respect to any shares subject to the optionee’s option prior to the date of issuance to the optionee of a certificate or certificates for such shares. 

(k) Delivery of Certificates. Subject to Section 6.2(h), as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of an
exercise notice and full payment, Energen shall deliver to the optionee, registered in the optionee’s name, certificates for the appropriate number of shares of Stock. 
 7. Restricted Stock 
 7.1 Grant of Restricted Stock.
The Committee may make grants of Restricted Stock to Participants. Each restricted Stock Award shall be evidenced by a written agreement setting forth the number of shares of Restricted Stock granted and the terms and conditions to which the
Restricted Stock is subject. Restricted Stock may be awarded by the Committee in its discretion with or without cash consideration. 
 7.2 Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock. 
 (a)
Restrictions. No shares of Restricted Stock may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered or disposed of (the “Restrictions”) until the Restrictions on such shares have lapsed or been removed.

 (b) Lapse. The Committee shall establish as to each Award of Restricted Stock the terms and conditions
upon which the Restrictions shall lapse, which terms and conditions may include, without limitation, a required period of service, Performance Measures, or any other individual or corporate performance conditions. 

(c) Termination of Employment. In the event of a Qualified Termination, then all restrictions on the
Participant’s outstanding Restricted Stock (subject to the pre-Change in Control grant date limitation of Section 1(w)(5)) shall immediately lapse. Should a Participant’s employment with Energen and all Subsidiaries terminate for any
reason other than a Qualified Termination, any shares of the Participant’s Stock which remain subject to Restrictions, shall be forfeited and returned to Energen. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Committee may at the time of grant provide for
different or supplemental terms and conditions with respect to termination of employment and any such terms and conditions expressly provided in the written Restricted Stock agreement shall be controlling with respect to that grant of Restricted
Stock. 
 (d) Lapse at Discretion of Committee. The Committee may at any time, in its sole discretion,
accelerate the time at which any or all Restrictions on a Restricted Stock Award will lapse or remove any and all such Restrictions; provided that the Committee may not accelerate the lapse of or remove Restrictions which require the attainment of a
Performance Measure except as may be permitted by the performance-based exception to Section 162(m) of the Code. 
 (e) Rights with respect to Restricted Stock. Upon the acceptance by a Participant of an award of Restricted Stock, such Participant shall, subject to the restrictions set forth in paragraph
(b) above, have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to such shares of Restricted Stock, including, but not limited to, the right to vote such shares of Restricted Stock and the right to receive all dividends and other distributions
paid thereon. Certificates representing Restricted Stock may be held by Energen until the restrictions lapse and shall bear such restrictive legends as Energen shall deem appropriate. 

(f) No Section 83(b) Election. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing by Energen, a Participant shall
not make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to a Restricted Stock Award and upon the making of any such election, all shares of Restricted Stock subject to the election shall be forfeited and returned to Energen.








 8. Performance Shares 

8.1 Grant of Performance Shares 

(a) The Committee may from time to time select employees to receive Performance Shares under the Plan. An Employee may be
granted more than one Performance Share Award under the Plan. In its discretion at the time of grant, the Committee may determine that an Interim Period or Interim Periods should be established for payment with respect to Performance Share Awards.
Whenever Interim Periods are established, the terms and conditions with respect to payment after the end of such Interim Period shall be those set by the Committee. 

(b) A Performance Share Award shall not entitle a Participant to receive any dividends or dividend equivalents on
Performance Shares; no Participant shall be entitled to exercise any voting or other rights of a shareholder with respect to any Performance Share Award under the Plan; and no Participant shall have any interest in or rights to receive any shares of
Stock prior to the time when the committee determines the form of payment of Performance Shares pursuant to Section 8.2. 
 (c) Payment of a Performance Share Award to any Participant shall be made in accordance with Section 8.2 and shall be subject to such conditions for payment as the Committee may prescribe at the time
the Performance Share Award is made. The Committee may prescribe conditions such that payment of a Performance Share Award may be made with respect to a number of shares of Stock greater than the number of Performance Shares awarded. The Committee
may prescribe different conditions for different Participants. 
 (d) Each Performance Share Award shall be made
in writing and shall set forth the terms and conditions set by the Committee for payment of such Performance Share Award. 
 8.2 Payment of Performance Share Awards 
 Each Participant
granted a Performance Share Award shall be entitled to payment on account thereof as of the close of the applicable Award Period, but only if the Committee has determined that the conditions for payment of the Award set by the Committee have been
satisfied. Participants granted Awards with Interim Periods shall be entitled to partial payment on account thereof as of the close of the Interim Period, but only if the Committee has determined that the conditions for partial payment of the Award
set by the Committee have been satisfied. Performance Shares paid to a Participant for an Interim Period need not be repaid to Energen, notwithstanding that, based on the conditions set for payment at the end of the Award Period, such Participant
would not have been entitled to payment of any portion of such Award. Any Performance Shares paid to a Participant for the Interim Period during an Award Period shall be deducted from the Performance Shares to which such Participant is entitled at
the end of the Award Period. 
 Payment of Awards shall be made by Energen promptly following the determination
by the Committee that payment has been earned and by March 15 of the year following the year in which the Award is earned. Payment shall be made in the form of shares of Stock. 

8.3 Termination of Employment 

Except in the case of a Qualified Termination, if, prior to the close of the Award Period with respect to a Performance
Share Award, a Participant’s employment with Energen and all Subsidiaries terminates, then any unpaid portion of such Participant’s Performance Share Award shall be forfeited. In the case of a Qualified Termination, the Participant shall
remain entitled to payout of any outstanding Performance Share Awards (subject to the retirement reduction described below) at the end of the applicable Award Period in accordance with the terms of this Plan including without limitation applicable
performance conditions. 







 Retirement. If the Participant’s termination satisfies only that part of the
Qualified Termination definition related to retirement (Section 1(w)(4)), then this paragraph applies. If the Participant, having reached Retirement Date as defined under the Energen Corporation Retirement Income Plan, as amended from time to time,
retires prior to the end of the first twelve months of an Award Period (the “Initial Fiscal Year”), the number of Performance Shares for such Award shall be reduced. The reduced Award shall equal the number of Performance Shares originally
granted multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of Initial Fiscal Year months which occur prior to retirement and the denominator of which is 12. For example, assuming a calendar fiscal year, if the original Award was for 1,000
Performance Shares and the Participant retired on April 1 of the Initial Fiscal Year, the size of the Award would be reduced by 75% to 250 Performance Shares, with the payment of such 250 Performance Shares remaining subject to the applicable
Performance Conditions for the full Award Period and the remaining 750 Performance Shares being forfeited. 

8.4 Consulting, Non-Compete and Confidentiality 

A Participant’s entitlement, if any, to payout of Performance Share Awards subsequent to termination of employment
with Energen and all Subsidiaries shall continue so long as the Participant is in compliance with the following requirements. Failure to comply shall result in forfeiture of all then outstanding Performance Share Awards. 

(a) Consulting Services. For a period of three years following the termination of the Participant’s employment
(“Date of Termination”), Participant will fully assist and cooperate with Energen, the Subsidiaries and their representatives (including outside auditors, counsel and consultants) with respect to any matters with which the Participant was
involved during the course of employment, including being available upon reasonable notice for interviews, consultation, and litigation preparation. Except as otherwise agreed by Participant, Participant’s obligation under this
Section 8(a) shall not exceed 80 hours during the first year and 20 hours during each of the following two years. Such services shall be provided upon request of Energen and the Subsidiaries but scheduled to accommodate Participant’s
reasonable scheduling requirements. Participant shall receive no additional fee for such services but shall be reimbursed all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. 
 (b) Non-Compete. For a period of twelve months following the Date of Termination, unless otherwise expressly approved in writing by Energen, the Participant shall not Compete, (as defined below) or
assist others in Competing with Energen and the Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, “Compete” means (i) solicit in competition with Alabama Gas Corporation (“Alagasco”) any person or entity which was a customer of
Alagasco at the Date of Termination; (ii) offer to acquire any local gas distribution system in the State of Alabama; or (iii) offer to acquire any oil or gas mineral interest in the State of Alabama. Employment by, or an investment of
less than one percent of equity capital in, a person or entity which Competes with Energen or the Subsidiaries does not constitute Competition by Participant so long as Participant does not directly participate in, assist or advise with respect to
such Competition. 
 (c) Confidentiality. Participant agrees that at all times following the Date of
Termination, Participant will not, without the prior written consent of Energen, disclose to any person, firm or corporation any confidential information of Energen or the Subsidiaries which is now known to Participant or which hereafter may become
known to Participant as a result of Participant’s employment, unless such disclosure is required under the terms of a valid and effective subpoena or order issued by a court or governmental body; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not
apply to confidential information which becomes publicly disseminated by means other than a breach of this provision. 
 8.5 No Assignment of Interest 
 Except as provided in
Section 6.2(f). The interest of any person in the Plan shall not be assignable, either by voluntary assignment or by operation of law, and any assignment of such interest, whether voluntary or by operation of law, shall render the Award void.
Amounts payable under the Plan shall be transferable only by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. 







 9. Withholding. Each Participant shall, no later than the date as of which the value
of an Award first becomes includable in the gross income of the Participant for Federal, state or local income tax purposes, pay to Energen and Subsidiaries, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee, in its sole discretion, regarding
payment of any Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the Award together with any Federal (including FICA and FUTA), state, or local employment taxes required to be withheld. The obligations of
Energen under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements. Energen and, where applicable, its Subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes owed hereunder by a Participant from any
payment of any kind otherwise due to said Participant. The Committee may permit Participants to elect to satisfy their Federal, and where applicable, state and local tax withholding obligations with respect to all Awards by the reduction, in an
amount necessary to pay all said withholding tax obligations, of the number of shares of Stock or amount of cash otherwise issuable or payable to said Participants in respect of an Award. 

10. Performance Measures. At its discretion, the Committee may make the Awards subject to the attainment of one or more
Performance Measures designed to qualify for the performance-based exceptions from Section 162(m) of the Code. 
 Unless and until
Energen’s shareholders approve a change in the Performance Measures set forth in this Section 10, the Performance Measures to be used for purposes of such Awards shall be chosen from among the following alternatives, as measured with
respect to Energen and/or any one or more of the Subsidiaries, with or without comparison to a peer group: 
 (a)
return on shareholder’s equity; 
 (b) return on assets; 

(c) net income; 
 (d) earnings per common share; 
 (e) total shareholder return;

 (f) oil and/or gas reserve additions; 

(g) utility customer number, volume and/or revenue growth; and 

(h) such other criteria as may be established by the Committee in writing and which meets the requirements of the
performance-based exception to Section 162(m) of the Code. 
 In the event that the performance-based exception to Section 162(m) of
the Code or its successor is amended such that the performance-based exception permits the employer to alter the governing performance measures without obtaining shareholder approval of such changes, the Committee shall have discretion to make such
changes without obtaining shareholder approval 
 11. No Rights to Continued Employment. The Plan and any Award granted
under the Plan shall not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment by Energen or any Subsidiary or any right to further Awards under the Plan, nor shall they interfere in any way with the right of Energen or any
Subsidiary by which a Participant is employed to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time. 







 12. Compliance with Other Laws and Regulations. The Plan, the grant and fulfillment
of Awards thereunder, and the obligations of Energen to sell, issue, release and/or deliver shares of Stock shall be subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations and to such approvals by any government or regulatory
agency as may be required. Energen shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates for shares of Stock prior to (a) the listing of such shares on any stock exchange on which the Stock may then be listed and (b) the completion of
any registration or qualification of such shares under any federal or state law, or any ruling or regulation of any government body which Energen shall, in its sole discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable. 

13. Change in Control. This Section 13 applies only with respect to Awards granted prior to January 1,
2010. A Change in Control shall not constitute an “Acceleration Event” with respect to any Award granted on or after January 1, 2010. 
 13.1 Acceleration Event. For purposes of this Section 13, “Acceleration Event” means the occurrence of a Change in Control described in clauses (2), (3), (4), or (5)(i) of the
Section 1(e) definition of Change in Control. 
 13.2 Options, Restricted Stock. Except as may be
otherwise expressly provided in the applicable Award agreement, upon the occurrence of an Acceleration Event, all outstanding Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options shall be immediately and fully vested and exercisable and all
restrictions on all outstanding Restricted Stock shall immediately lapse. (Also see Sections 1(w)(5), 6.2(e) and 7.2(c)) 
 13.3 Performance Shares. 
 (a) Payment Acceleration.
If an Acceleration Event occurs, all outstanding Performance Share Awards shall be valued as soon after the date of such Acceleration Event as practicable. Valuation of the Performance Share awards shall be based on satisfaction of the applicable
performance conditions measured as if all Award Periods had ended at the close of Energen’s last whole fiscal year prior to the date of the Acceleration Event, provided that for purposes of any performance conditions involving the price of the
Common Stock or payment of dividends, stock shall be priced equal to its Measurement Value based on the twenty trading days immediately preceding the date of such Acceleration Event and the period for dividend measurement shall extend to and include
the day immediately prior to the date of the Acceleration Event. As soon as practicable following the completion of such valuation, all outstanding Performance Share Awards shall be paid based on such valuation. 

(b) Independent Auditor. Following an Acceleration Event, all calculations with respect to performance measurement
and Award payment shall be made by the Independent Auditor at the expense of Energen. The Independent Auditor shall resolve any procedural ambiguities discovered in making such calculations using its own judgment and discretion in light of the
purposes of the Plan and past practices in calculating Performance Share Award payments. 
 13.4 Payment of
Professional Fees and Expenses. If a Change in Control occurs, Energen shall pay promptly as incurred all legal, accounting and other professional fees and expenses (collectively, “Professional Fees”) which a Participant may reasonably
incur as a result of any contest (regardless of the outcome thereof) by Energen, Participant or others of the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of the Plan (including as a result of any contest by Participant about the
amount of any payment pursuant to the Plan), plus in each case interest on any delayed payment at the applicable Federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code. In addition Energen shall promptly pay to Participant an additional
amount (the “Tax Reimbursement Payment”) such that the net amount retained by the Participant with respect to all payments made under this paragraph 13.4 after deduction of Taxes, shall be equal to the amount of the Professional Fees
reimbursement plus applicable interest. For purposes of this Section 13.4, “Taxes” means all federal, state and local, employment and income taxes payable or withheld with respect to Professional Fees reimbursement payments (excluding
interest) and Tax Reimbursement payments. The Independent Auditor, at Energen’s expense, shall make all calculations with respect to the Tax Reimbursement Payment and in making such calculations shall assume that Participant is subject to the
highest marginal tax rates. 







 14. Amendment and Discontinuance. The Board may from time to time amend, suspend or
discontinue the Plan. Subject to Section 18, without the written consent of a Participant, no amendment or suspension of the Plan shall alter or impair any Award previously granted to a Participant under the Plan. 

15. Effective Date of the Plan. The original effective date of the Plan was November 25, 1997, the date of its adoption by
the Board, subject to approval by the shareholders of Energen holding not less than a majority of the shares present and voting at its January 1998 Annual Meeting. From time to time the Board has made amendments to the Plan that require shareholder
approval for effectiveness and the shareholders of Energen have approved such amendments, each of which is deemed to be a re-adoption by the Board and re-approval by the shareholders of the Plan for the purposes of Code Section 422(b)(2). The
“ISO Effective Date” is the earlier of the dates of such re-adoption and re-approval of the most recent shareholder approved Plan amendment or restatement. 
 16. Name. The Plan shall be known as the “Energen Corporation Stock Incentive Plan.” 
 17. 1997 Deferred Compensation Plan. If and to the extent permitted under the Energen Corporation 1997 Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”), a Participant may
elect, pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan, to defer receipt of part or all of any shares of Stock or other consideration deliverable under an Award and upon such deferral shall have no further right with respect to such deferred Award other
than as provided under the Deferred Compensation Plan. In the event of such a deferral election, certificates for such shares of Stock as would have otherwise been issued under the Plan but for the deferral election, may at the discretion of Energen
be delivered to the Trustee under the Deferred Compensation Plan and registered in the name of the Trustee or such other person as the Trustee may direct. Regardless of whether such deferred shares of Stock are issued to the Trustee, they shall
constitute “issued” shares for purposes of the Plan’s maximum number of shares limitation set forth in Section 2. 
 18. Effect of Code Section 409A. Payments and benefits under this Plan are intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code (“Code Section 409A”) and all provisions of the
Plan shall be interpreted in accordance with Code 409A and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the date
hereof. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that Energen determines that any payments or benefits may or do not comply with Section 409A, Energen may amend the Plan (without Participant consent) or take any
other actions that Energen determines are necessary or appropriate to (i) exempt the payments or benefits hereunder from the application of Code Section 409A or preserve the intended tax treatment of the payments and benefits provided
hereunder, or (ii) comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A.