withholding as may be approved by the Company.
9. The Employee shall have no rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares
of Common Stock potentially deliverable pursuant to this Agreement unless and
until such time as the ownership of such shares of Common Stock has been
transferred to the Employee.
10. This Agreement shall supersede and control over any other agreement between
the Company and the Employee, whether entered previously or entered subsequent
to the date hereof, related to Performance Shares awarded hereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto cause this Agreement to be executed as of
the date hereof.
CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION
By:
Title:
Employee
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EXHIBIT A
COMPARATOR GROUP
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
EOG RESOURCES, INC.
FOREST OIL CORPORATION
MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES
NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY
NOBLE ENERGY CORPORATION
PATINA OIL & GAS CORPORATION
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
POGO PRODUCING COMPANY
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY
SPINNAKER EXPLORATION COMPANY
ST. MARY LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY
TOM BROWN, INC.
VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC.
WESTPORT RESOURCES CORPORATION
XTO ENERGY, INC.
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