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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.11

                         SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

                     NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

                                SEPTEMBER 1, 2004

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                                Table of Contents

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ARTICLE I PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVE DATE..............................................................................    1
ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS............................................................................................    1
   2.01        Administrative Committee...........................................................................    1
   2.02        Base Salary........................................................................................    1
   2.03        Base Salary Deferral...............................................................................    1
   2.04        Beneficiary........................................................................................    1
   2.05        Board..............................................................................................    1
   2.06        Bonus Compensation.................................................................................    1
   2.07        Change of Control..................................................................................    1
   2.08        Code...............................................................................................    3
   2.09        Common Stock.......................................................................................    3
   2.10        Company............................................................................................    3
   2.11        Deferral Account...................................................................................    3
   2.12        Deferral Period....................................................................................    3
   2.13        Deferred Amount....................................................................................    3
   2.14        Designee...........................................................................................    4
   2.15        Disabled...........................................................................................    4
   2.16        Eligible Compensation..............................................................................    4
   2.17        ERISA..............................................................................................    4
   2.18        Form of Payment....................................................................................    4
   2.19        401(k) Plan........................................................................................    4
   2.20        Hardship Withdrawal................................................................................    4
   2.21        Hypothetical Investment Benchmark..................................................................    4
   2.22        Key Employee.......................................................................................    4
   2.23        Matching Contribution..............................................................................    5
   2.24        Participant........................................................................................    5
   2.25        Participation Agreement............................................................................    5
   2.26        Plan Year..........................................................................................    5
   2.27        Retirement.........................................................................................    5
   2.28        Termination of Employment..........................................................................    5
   2.29        Unforeseeable Emergency............................................................................    5
   2.30        Valuation Date.....................................................................................    5
ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION........................................................................................    5
   3.01        Administrative Committee Duties....................................................................    5
   3.02        Claim Procedure....................................................................................    6
ARTICLE IV PARTICIPATION..........................................................................................    7
   4.01        Participation......................................................................................    7
   4.02        Contents of Participation Agreement................................................................    7
   4.03        Modification or Revocation of Election by Participant..............................................    8
ARTICLE V DEFERRED COMPENSATION...................................................................................    8
   5.01        Elective Deferred Compensation.....................................................................    8
   5.02        Vesting of Deferral Account........................................................................    8
ARTICLE VI MAINTENANCE AND INVESTMENT OF ACCOUNTS.................................................................    8
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   6.01        Maintenance of Accounts............................................................................    8
   6.02        Hypothetical Investment Benchmarks.................................................................    9
   6.03        Statement of Accounts..............................................................................    9
ARTICLE VII BENEFITS..............................................................................................    9
   7.01        Time and Form of Payment...........................................................................    9
   7.02        Matching Contribution..............................................................................    9
   7.03        Retirement........................................................................................    10
   7.04        In-Service Distributions and Effect of Termination of Employment..................................    10
   7.05        Death or Disability...............................................................................    10
   7.06        Hardship Withdrawals..............................................................................    11
   7.07        Change of Control.................................................................................    11
   7.08        Withholding of Taxes..............................................................................    11
   7.09        Acceleration or Deferral of Payment...............................................................    11
ARTICLE VIII BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION.............................................................................    12
   8.01        Beneficiary Designation...........................................................................    12
   8.02        No Beneficiary Designation........................................................................    12
ARTICLE IX AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN.....................................................................    12
   9.01        Amendment.........................................................................................    12
   9.02        Company's Right to Terminate......................................................................    12
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS..........................................................................................    12
   10.01       Unfunded Plan.....................................................................................    12
   10.02       Nonassignability..................................................................................    12
   10.03       Payment to Spouse in Connection with Divorce......................................................    13
   10.04       Validity and Severability.........................................................................    13
   10.05       Governing Law.....................................................................................    13
   10.06       Employment Status.................................................................................    13
   10.07       Underlying Plans and Programs.....................................................................    13
   10.08       Severance.........................................................................................    13
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                                    ARTICLE I
                           PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVE DATE

      The purpose of the Superior Energy Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan
("Plan") is to aid Superior Energy Services, Inc. ("Superior") and its
participating subsidiaries in retaining and attracting executive employees by
providing them with tax deferred savings opportunities. The Plan provides a
select group of management and highly compensated employees (within the meaning
of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA)) of Superior and its participating
subsidiaries with the opportunity to elect to defer receipt of specified
portions of compensation, and to have these deferred amounts treated as if
invested in specified hypothetical investment benchmarks. The Plan shall be
effective September 1, 2004, and deferral elections made hereunder shall be
effective on or after September 1, 2004.

                                   ARTICLE II
                                   DEFINITIONS

      For the purposes of this Plan, the following words and phrases shall have
the meanings indicated, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

      2.01 ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE. "Administrative Committee" means the
committee appointed by the Compensation Committee of the Board, or by any
person(s) to whom the Compensation Committee of the Board has delegated the
power of appointment. As of the date effective date of the Plan, the persons
listed on Appendix B are members of the Administrative Committee.

      2.02 BASE SALARY. "Base Salary" means the base rate of cash compensation
paid by the Company to or for the benefit of a Participant for services rendered
or labor performed while a Participant, before any reduction for withholdings or
amounts deferred under the Plan or any other salary reduction program.

      2.03 BASE SALARY DEFERRAL. "Base Salary Deferral" means the amount of a
Participant's Base Salary that the Participant elects to have withheld on a
pre-tax basis from his Base Salary and credited to his Deferral Account pursuant
to, and subject to the limitations of, Section 4.02.

      2.04 BENEFICIARY. "Beneficiary" means the person, persons or entity
designated by the Participant to receive any benefits payable under the Plan
pursuant to Article VIII.

      2.05 BOARD. "Board" means the Board of Directors of Superior Energy
Services, Inc.

      2.06 BONUS COMPENSATION. "Bonus Compensation" means the cash bonus paid
annually near the end of the first quarter, after any withholdings or salary
reductions, but before reduction for amounts deferred under the Plan.

      2.07 CHANGE OF CONTROL. "Change of Control" means:

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      (a) the acquisition by any person of beneficial ownership of 50% or more
of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock or 50% or more of the combined
voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors; provided, however, that for purposes of
this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of
Control:

            (1) any acquisition (other than a Business Combination (as defined
      below) which constitutes a Change of Control under Section 2.07(c) hereof)
      of Common Stock directly from the Company,

            (2) any acquisition of Common Stock by the Company,

            (3) any acquisition of Common Stock by any employee benefit plan (or
      related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation
      controlled by the Company, or

            (4) any acquisition of Common Stock by any corporation or other
      entity pursuant to a Business Combination that does not constitute a
      Change of Control under Section 2.07(c) hereof; or

      (b) individuals who, as of September 1, 2004, constituted the Board (the
"Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the
Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to
such date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's
stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors
then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered a member of the
Incumbent Board, unless such individual's 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 Incumbent Board;
or

      (c) consummation of a reorganization, share exchange, merger or
consolidation (including any such transaction involving any direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Company) or sale or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company (a "Business Combination"); provided, however,
that in no such case shall any such transaction constitute a Change of Control
if immediately following such Business Combination:

            (1) the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of
      the Company's outstanding Common Stock and the Company's voting securities
      entitled to vote generally in the election of directors immediately prior
      to such Business Combination have direct or indirect beneficial ownership,
      respectively, of more than 50% of the then outstanding shares of common
      stock, and more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then
      outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election
      of directors of the surviving or successor corporation, or, if applicable,
      the ultimate parent company thereof (the "Post-Transaction Corporation"),
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            (2) except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the
      Business Combination, no person (excluding the Post-Transaction
      Corporation and any employee benefit plan or related trust of either the
      Company, the Post-Transaction Corporation or any subsidiary of either
      corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the
      then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from
      such Business Combination or 25% or more of the combined voting power of
      the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation, and

            (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of
      the Post-Transaction Corporation were members of the Incumbent Board at
      the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of
      the Board providing for such Business Combination; or

      (d) approval by the stockholders of Superior of a complete liquidation or
dissolution of Superior.

For purposes of this Section 2.07, the term "person" shall mean a natural person
or entity, and shall also mean the group or syndicate created when two or more
persons act as a syndicate or other group (including, without limitation, a
partnership or limited partnership) for the purpose of acquiring, holding, or
disposing of a security, except that "person" shall not include an underwriter
temporarily holding a security pursuant to an offering of the security.

Notwithstanding this Section 2.07, a Change of Control will be deemed to occur
under such circumstances that the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe via
regulations.

      2.08 CODE. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
References to any provision of the Code or regulation (including a proposed
regulation) thereunder shall include any successor provisions or regulations.

      2.09 COMMON STOCK. "Common Stock" means the common stock of Superior
Energy Services, Inc.

      2.10 COMPANY. "Company" means Superior Energy Services, Inc., its
successors, any subsidiary, or affiliated organizations authorized by the
Compensation Committee of the Board to participate in the Plan and any
organization into which or with which Superior Energy Services, Inc. may merge
or consolidate or to which all or substantially all of its assets may be
transferred.

      2.11 DEFERRAL ACCOUNT. "Deferral Account" means the account maintained on
the books of the Company for each Participant pursuant to Article VI.

      2.12 DEFERRAL PERIOD. "Deferral Period" is defined in Section 4.02.

      2.13 DEFERRED AMOUNT. "Deferred Amount" is defined in Section 4.02.

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      2.14 DESIGNEE. "Designee" means the individual(s) to whom the
Administrative Committee has delegated the authority to take action under the
Plan. Wherever Administrative Committee is referenced in the Plan, it shall be
deemed to also refer to Designee.

      2.15 DISABLED. A Participant shall be considered Disabled if the
Participant:

            (a) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by
      reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which
      can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a
      continuous period of not less than 12 months, or

            (b) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
      impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to
      last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income
      replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an
      accident and health plan covering employees of the Participant's employer.

      2.16 ELIGIBLE COMPENSATION. "Eligible Compensation" means any Base Salary
and Bonus Compensation otherwise payable with respect to a Plan Year. Eligible
Compensation does not include expense reimbursements, any form of noncash
compensation, stock-based plans, or benefits.

      2.17 ERISA. "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended.

      2.18 FORM OF PAYMENT. "Form of Payment" means payment in one lump sum or
in substantially equal annual installments of 2 to 15 years.

      2.19 401(k) PLAN. "401(k) Plan" means the Superior Energy 401(k) Plan, as
amended.

      2.20 HARDSHIP WITHDRAWAL. "Hardship Withdrawal" means the early payment of
all or part of the balance in a Deferral Account(s) in the event of an
Unforeseeable Emergency.

      2.21 HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT BENCHMARK. "Hypothetical Investment
Benchmark" means the phantom investment benchmarks which are used to measure the
return credited to a Participant's Deferral Account.

      2.22 KEY EMPLOYEE. "Key Employee" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 416(i) of the Code, as adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury for
cost-of-living changes. As of the Effective Date of the Plan, a Key Employee is:

            (a) an officer of the Company having annual compensation from the
      Company of greater than $130,000;

            (b) an owner of 1% or more of the Company having annual compensation
      from the Company greater than $150,000; or

            (c) an owner of 5% or more of the Company.

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      2.23 MATCHING CONTRIBUTION. "Matching Contribution" means the amount of
annual matching contribution, if any, that the Company makes to the Plan.

      2.24 PARTICIPANT. "Participant" means any individual who is eligible to
participate in this Plan, and who elects to participate by filing a
Participation Agreement as provided in Article IV.

      2.25 PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. "Participation Agreement" means an agreement
filed by a Participant in accordance with Article IV.

      2.26 PLAN YEAR. "Plan Year" means a twelve-month period beginning January
1 and ending the following December 31. The initial Plan Year shall be the
period beginning September 1, 2004, and ending the following December 31.

      2.27 RETIREMENT. "Retirement" means retirement of a Participant from the
Company after attaining age 65 or age 55 with at least five years of service (in
accordance with the method of determining years of service adopted by the
Company).

      2.28 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. "Termination of Employment" means the
cessation of a Participant's services as a full-time employee of the Company for
any reason other than Retirement.

      2.29 UNFORESEEABLE EMERGENCY. "Unforeseeable Emergency" means a severe
financial hardship to the Participant resulting from a sudden and unexpected
illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant's Spouse, or a dependent
(as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code) of the Participant, loss of the
Participant's property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and
unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of
the Participant.

      2.30 VALUATION DATE. "Valuation Date" means the last calendar date when
the New York Stock Exchange was open, or such other date as the Administrative
Committee in its sole discretion may determine.

                                   ARTICLE III
                                 ADMINISTRATION

      3.01 ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE DUTIES. This Plan shall be administered by
the Administrative Committee. A majority of the members of the Administrative
Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All
resolutions or other action taken by the Administrative Committee shall be by a
vote of a majority of its members present at any meeting or, without a meeting,
by an instrument in writing signed by all its members. Members of the
Administrative Committee may participate in a meeting of such committee by means
of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment that enables all
persons participating in the meeting to hear each other, and such participation
in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting and waiver of
notice of such meeting.

      The Administrative Committee shall be responsible for the administration
of this Plan and shall have all powers necessary to administer this Plan,
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determine eligibility for benefits and to decide claims under the terms of this
Plan, except to the extent that any such powers are vested in any other person
administering this Plan by the Administrative Committee. The Administrative
Committee may from time to time establish rules for the administration of this
Plan, and it shall have the exclusive right to interpret this Plan and to decide
any matters arising in connection with the administration and operation of this
Plan. All rules, interpretations and decisions of the Administrative Committee
shall be conclusive and binding on the Company, Participants and Beneficiaries.

      The Administrative Committee shall be responsible for determining in the
first instance issues related to eligibility, Hypothetical Investment
Benchmarks, distribution of Deferred Amounts, determination of account balances,
crediting of hypothetical earnings and debiting of hypothetical losses and of
distributions, in-service withdrawals, deferral elections and any other duties
concerning the day-to-day operation of this Plan. The Administrative Committee
may designate one of its members as a chairperson and may retain and supervise
outside providers, third party administrators, record keepers and professionals
(including in-house professionals) to perform any or all of the duties delegated
to it hereunder.

      Neither a member of the Board nor any member of the Administrative
Committee shall be liable for any act or action hereunder, whether of omission
or commission, by any other member or employee or by any agent to whom duties in
connection with the administration of this Plan have been delegated or for
anything done or omitted to be done in connection with this Plan. The
Administrative Committee shall keep records of all of its proceedings and shall
keep records of all payments made to Participants or Beneficiaries and payments
made for expenses or otherwise.

      The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify each
director, officer or employee of the Company (including the heirs, executors,
administrators and other personal representatives of such person) and each
member of the Administrative Committee against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection with any threatened, pending or actual
suit, action or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative in nature or otherwise) in which such person may be involved by
reason of the fact that he or she is or was serving this Plan in any capacity at
the request of the Company or Administrative Committee.

      Any expense incurred by the Company or the Administrative Committee
relative to the administration of this Plan shall be paid by the Company and/or
may be deducted from the Deferral Accounts of the Participants, as determined by
the Administrative Committee.

      3.02 CLAIM PROCEDURE. If a Participant or Beneficiary makes a written
request alleging a right to receive payments under this Plan or alleging a right
to receive an adjustment in benefits being paid under this Plan, such actions
shall be treated as a claim for benefits. All claims for benefits under this
Plan shall be sent to the Administrative Committee. If the Administrative
Committee determines that any individual who has claimed a right to receive
benefits, or different benefits, under this Plan is not entitled to receive all
or any part of the benefits claimed, the Administrative Committee shall inform
the claimant in writing of such determination and the reasons therefor in terms
calculated to be understood by the claimant. The notice shall be sent within 90
days of the claim unless the Administrative Committee determines

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that additional time, not exceeding 90 days, is needed and so notifies the
Participant. The notice shall make specific reference to the pertinent Plan
provisions on which the denial is based, and shall describe any additional
material or information that is necessary. Such notice shall, in addition,
inform the claimant of the procedure that the claimant should follow to take
advantage of the review procedures set forth below in the event the claimant
desires to contest the denial of the claim. The claimant may within 90 days
thereafter submit in writing to the Administrative Committee a notice that the
claimant contests the denial of his or her claim and desires a further review by
the Administrative Committee. The Administrative Committee shall within 60 days
thereafter review the claim and authorize the claimant to review pertinent
documents and submit issues and comments relating to the claim to the
Administrative Committee. The Administrative Committee will render a final
decision on behalf of the Company with specific reasons therefor in writing and
will transmit it to the claimant within 60 days of the written request for
review, unless the Administrative Committee determines that additional time, not
exceeding 60 days, is needed, and so notifies the Participant.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                                  PARTICIPATION

      4.01 PARTICIPATION. Participation in the Plan shall be limited to
executives who (i) are included on a list of eligible employees that the
Administrative Committee shall establish and revise from time to time and that
is approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board; and (ii) elect to
participate in this Plan by filing a Participation Agreement with the
Administrative Committee or its designee. A Participation Agreement must be
filed prior to the December 15th immediately preceding the Plan Year for which
it is effective. The Administrative Committee shall have the discretion to
specify the contents of Participation Agreements and to establish special
deadlines regarding the filing of Participation Agreements. An election made by
a newly eligible Participant may be made effective for the current taxable year
only if such election is made not more than 30 days after the Participant
becomes eligible to participate in the Plan.

      4.02 CONTENTS OF PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. Subject to Article VII, each
Participation Agreement shall set forth: (i) the amount of Eligible Compensation
for the Plan Year or performance period to which the Participation Agreement
relates that is to be deferred under the Plan (the "Deferred Amount"), expressed
as either a dollar amount or a percentage of the Base Salary and Bonus
Compensation for such Plan Year or performance period; provided that the maximum
Deferred Amount for any Plan Year shall not exceed 75% of Base Salary and 100%
of Bonus Compensation; (ii) the period after which payment of the Deferred
Amount is to be made or begin to be made (the "Deferral Period"), and (iii) the
form in which payments are to be made, which may be a lump sum or in
substantially equal annual installments of 2 to 15 years. The Deferral Period
may be expressed as ending on a specified date (not less than three years from
the year of the election), upon the occurrence of an event (such as a
Participant's Retirement or Termination of Employment), or in accordance with
such other terms and options that may be set forth in the Participation
Agreement. The Deferral Period cannot end later than the year in which the
Participant attains age 65 (unless the Participant remains employed by the
Company when he/she attains age 65, in which case the Deferral Period will end
upon the Participant's Retirement or Termination of Employment with the
Company).

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      4.03 MODIFICATION OR REVOCATION OF ELECTION BY PARTICIPANT.

            (a) A Participant may not change the amount of his Base Salary
      Deferrals during a Plan Year. However, a Participant may discontinue a
      Base Salary Deferral election at any time by filing, on such forms and
      subject to such limitations and restrictions as the Administrative
      Committee may prescribe in its discretion, a revised Participation
      Agreement with the Administrative Committee. If approved by the
      Administrative Committee, revocation shall take effect as of the first
      payroll period next following its filing. If a Participant discontinues a
      Base Salary Deferral election during a Plan Year, he will not be permitted
      to elect to make Base Salary Deferrals again until 12 months from the date
      of discontinuance. In accordance with Section 4.01 of the Plan, such
      election to resume deferrals shall not be effective until the following
      Plan Year. A Participant cannot revoke an election to defer Bonus
      Compensation.

            (b) A Participant may make a one-time election to change the time or
      form of his/her payment from the Plan as set forth in an existing
      Participation Agreement, but such a change must include the lengthening of
      the Deferral Period by no less than five years from the original payment
      date under the Participation Agreement (as in effect before such
      amendment). Such amended Participation Agreement must be filed with the
      Administrative Committee or its designee at least 12 months prior to the
      date of the first scheduled payment under the Participation Agreement (as
      in effect before such amendment). Under no circumstances may a
      Participant's Participation Agreement be retroactively entered into,
      modified or revoked.

                                   ARTICLE V
                              DEFERRED COMPENSATION

      5.01 ELECTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION. The Deferred Amount of a Participant
with respect to each Plan Year of participation in the Plan shall be credited by
the Administrative Committee to the Participant's Deferral Account as and when
such Deferred Amount would otherwise have been paid to the Participant. To the
extent that the Company is required to withhold any taxes or other amounts from
the Deferred Amount pursuant to any state, Federal or local law, such amounts
shall be taken out of other compensation eligible to be paid to the Participant
that is not deferred under this Plan.

      5.02 VESTING OF DEFERRAL ACCOUNT. Except as provided in Section 7.02, a
Participant shall be 100% vested in his/her Deferral Account at all times.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                     MAINTENANCE AND INVESTMENT OF ACCOUNTS

      6.01 MAINTENANCE OF ACCOUNTS. Separate Deferral Accounts shall be
maintained for each Participant. More than one Deferral Account may be
maintained for a Participant as necessary to reflect (a) various Hypothetical
Investment Benchmarks and/or (b) separate Participation Agreements specifying
different Deferral Periods and/or forms of payment. A Participant's Deferral
Account(s) shall be utilized solely as a device for the measurement and
determination of the amounts to be paid to the Participant pursuant to this
Plan, and shall not

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constitute or be treated as a trust fund of any kind. The Administrative
Committee shall determine the balance of each Deferral Account, as of each
Valuation Date, by adjusting the balance of such Deferral Account as of the
immediately preceding Valuation Date to reflect changes in the value of the
deemed investments thereof, credits and debits pursuant to Section 5.01 and
Section 6.02 and distributions pursuant to Article VII with respect to such
Deferral Account since the preceding Valuation Date.

      6.02 HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT BENCHMARKS. Each Participant shall be
entitled to direct the manner in which his/her Deferral Accounts will be deemed
to be invested by selecting among the Hypothetical Investment Benchmarks
specified in Appendix A hereto, as amended by the Administrative Committee from
time to time, and in accordance with such rules, regulations and procedures as
the Administrative Committee may establish from time to time. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, earnings and losses based on a Participant's
investment elections shall begin to accrue as of the date such Participant's
Deferral Amounts are credited to his/her Deferral Accounts.

      6.03 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. The Administrative Committee shall submit to
each Participant quarterly statements of his/her Deferral Account(s) in such
form as the Administrative Committee deems desirable, setting forth the balance
to the credit of such Participant in his/her Deferral Account(s) as of the end
of the most recently completed quarter.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                                    BENEFITS

      7.01 TIME AND FORM OF PAYMENT. At the end of the Deferral Period for each
Deferral Account, the Company shall pay to the Participant the balance of such
Deferral Account at the time or times elected by the Participant in the
applicable Participation Agreement; provided that if the Participant has elected
to receive payments from a Deferral Account in a lump sum, the Company shall pay
the balance in such Deferral Account (determined as of the most recent Valuation
Date preceding the end of the Deferral Period) in a lump sum in cash as soon as
practicable after the end of the Deferral Period. If the Participant has elected
to receive payments from a Deferral Account in installments, the Company shall
make annual cash payments from such Deferral Account, each of which shall
consist of an amount equal to (i) the balance of such Deferral Account as of the
most recent Valuation Date preceding the payment date times (ii) a fraction, the
numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the number of
remaining installments (including the installment being paid). The first such
installment shall be paid as soon as practicable after the end of the Deferral
Period and each subsequent installment shall be paid on or about the anniversary
of such first payment. Each such installment shall be deemed to be made on a pro
rata basis from each of the different deemed investments of the Deferral Account
(if there is more than one such deemed investment).

      7.02 MATCHING CONTRIBUTION. Each Participant who elects to make deferrals
of Eligible Compensation to the Plan may receive a Matching Contribution equal
to the percentage of that Participant's Deferred Amount, if any, declared by the
Compensation Committee of the Board. Matching Contributions will be credited to
the Participant's Deferral Account as of the date Company matching contributions
would be contributed to the Participant's Superior Energy 401(k) Plan account
and shall follow the Participant's Hypothetical Investment Benchmarks for

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the deferral of the Eligible Compensation to which it relates. The amount of the
Matching Contribution may vary from payroll period to payroll period throughout
the Plan Year, may be based on a formula that takes into account a Participant's
overall compensation, and otherwise may be subject to maximum or minimum
limitations. The Matching Contribution shall be invested among the same
Hypothetical Investment Benchmarks as defined in Section 6.02 in the same
proportion as the elections made by the Participant governing the deferrals of
the Participant. The Matching Contribution shall be distributed to the
Participant according to the election made by the Participant governing his/her
deferrals and will vest according to the provisions governing matching
contributions in the 401(k) Plan. Any Matching Contributions that are not vested
when Matching Contributions are to be distributed to the Participant shall be
forfeited to the Company.

      7.03 RETIREMENT. Subject to Section 7.01 and Section 7.06 hereof, if a
Participant has elected to have the balance of his/her Deferral Account
distributed upon Retirement, the account balance of the Participant (determined
as of the most recent Valuation Date) shall be distributed upon Retirement in
installments or a lump sum in accordance with the Plan and as elected in the
Participation Agreement, and such payment(s) shall commence upon Termination of
Employment. Notwithstanding this Section 7.03, a Participant who is a Key
Employee shall not be entitled to take a distribution of the balance of his
Deferral Account(s) on account of his/her Retirement for a period of 6 months
following such Retirement or Termination of Employment, unless such balance is
distributable pursuant to another provision of the Plan (e.g. due to
Disability).

      7.04 IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTIONS AND EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.
Subject to Section 7.01 and Section 7.06 hereof, if a Participant has elected to
defer Eligible Compensation under the Plan for a stated number of years, the
account balance of the Participant (determined as of the most recent Valuation
Date preceding such Deferral Period) shall be distributed in installments or a
lump sum in accordance with the Plan and as elected in the Participation
Agreement. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, a Participant may specify in
his/her Participation Agreement that his/her Deferral Account shall be
distributed to him/her in a lump sum upon Termination of Employment, if such
termination occurs before the elected date. Notwithstanding this Section 7.04, a
Participant who is a Key Employee shall not be entitled to take a distribution
of the balance of his Deferral Account(s) on account of his/her Termination of
Employment for a period of 6 months following such Termination of Employment,
unless such balance is distributable pursuant to another provision of the Plan
(e.g. due to Disability).

      7.05 DEATH OR DISABILITY. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.03
and 7.04 hereof and any Participation Agreement, if a Participant dies or
becomes Disabled prior to receiving full payment of his/her Deferral Account(s),
the Company shall pay the remaining balance of his/her Deferral Account
(determined as of the most recent Valuation Date preceding such event) to the
Participant or the Participant's Beneficiary or Beneficiaries (as the case may
be) in a lump sum in cash as soon as practicable following the occurrence of
such event, unless the Administrative Committee in its sole discretion
determines otherwise. Subject to Section 6.02 hereof, the amount distributable
under the preceding sentence of this Section 7.05 shall be based on the
Participant's investment elections.

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      7.06 HARDSHIP WITHDRAWALS. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.01
and any Participation Agreement, a Participant shall be entitled to early
payment of all or part of the balance in his/her Deferral Account(s) in the
event of an Unforeseeable Emergency, in accordance with this Section 7.06. A
distribution pursuant to this Section 7.06 may only be made to the extent
reasonably needed to satisfy the Unforeseeable Emergency need, and may not be
made if such need is or may be relieved (i) through reimbursement or
compensation by insurance or otherwise, (ii) by liquidation of the Participant's
assets to the extent such liquidation would not itself cause severe financial
hardship, or (iii) by cessation of participation in the Plan. An application for
an early payment under this Section 7.06 shall be made to the Administrative
Committee in such form and in accordance with such procedures as the
Administrative Committee shall determine from time to time. The determination of
whether and in what amount and form a distribution will be permitted pursuant to
this Section 7.06 shall be made by the Administrative Committee.

      7.07 CHANGE OF CONTROL. In the event of a Change of Control that was
recommended for approval to the shareholders by the Board, no immediate special
payment shall be made to any Participant and the terms and conditions of the
Plan shall remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding anything contained
in this Plan to the contrary, upon a Hostile Change of Control, the Company
shall immediately pay to each Participant in a lump sum in cash the balance in
his/her Deferral Account(s) (determined as of the most recent Valuation Date
preceding the Change of Control). Hostile Change of Control is defined as a
Change of Control of the Company that was not recommended for approval to the
shareholders by the Board. Notwithstanding this Section 7.07, if a Participant
is subject to the requirements of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Participant's balance in his Deferral Account(s) shall not be
distributed on account of a Change in Control prior to the date that is one year
after the date of the Change of Control, unless such balance is distributable
pursuant to another provision of the Plan.

      7.08 WITHHOLDING OF TAXES. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Plan, the Company shall withhold from payments made hereunder any amounts
required to be so withheld by any applicable law or regulation.

      7.09 ACCELERATION OR DEFERRAL OF PAYMENT. A Participant shall not have no
right to compel any accelerated payment of amounts due to a Participant, except
as provided in Sections 7.05, 7.06 and 7.07. The Company reserves the right to
defer the payment of some or all of the amounts due to a Participant in a given
year if the Plan Administrator determines that the payment(s) due to a
Participant in such year would result in negative tax consequences to the
Company as a result of exceeding the limit set forth in Code Section 162(m). The
preceding sentence shall not apply if there is a Hostile Change of Control, as
described in Section 7.07. Notwithstanding the terms of any Participation
Agreement, the Plan may refuse to accept Deferral Amounts and may distribute
Deferral Amounts to Participants at any time, if the Administrative Committee
determines that such actions are required in order to comply with applicable
law.

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                                  ARTICLE VIII
                             BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

      8.01 BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION. Each Participant shall have the right, at
any time, to designate any person, persons or entity as his Beneficiary or
Beneficiaries. A Beneficiary designation shall be made, and may be amended, by
the Participant by filing a written designation with the Administrative
Committee, on such form and in accordance with such procedures as the
Administrative Committee shall establish from time to time.

      8.02 NO BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION. If a Participant fails to designate a
Beneficiary as provided above, or if all designated Beneficiaries predecease the
Participant, then the Participant shall be deemed to have designated the
surviving spouse of the Participant as the designated Beneficiary. If the
Participant dies without a designated Beneficiary (or spouse as the deemed
designated Beneficiary), then the Participant's Beneficiary shall be deemed to
be the Participant's estate.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                        AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN

      9.01 AMENDMENT. The Compensation Committee of the Board, or any person(s)
to whom such committee has delegated the right to amend the Plan, may at any
time amend this Plan in whole or in part, provided, however, that no amendment
shall be effective to decrease the balance in any Deferral Account as accrued at
the time of such amendment.

      9.02 COMPANY'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE. The Board may at any time terminate the
Plan with respect to future Participation Agreements or future contributions.
The Board may also terminate the Plan in its entirety at any time for any
reason. Upon any such termination, distribution of amounts due to Participants
shall be made in accordance with Article VII of this Plan.

                                    ARTICLE X
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

      10.01 UNFUNDED PLAN. This Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan
maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a
select group of management or highly compensated employees, within the meaning
of Sections 201, 301 and 401 of ERISA. All payments pursuant to the Plan shall
be made from the general funds of the Company and no special or separate fund
shall be established or other segregation of assets made to assure payment. No
Participant or other person shall have under any circumstances any interest in
any particular property or assets of the Company as a result of participating in
the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may (but shall not be
obligated to) create one or more grantor trusts, the assets of which are subject
to the claims of the Company's creditors, to assist it in accumulating funds to
pay its obligations under the Plan. Participants shall have no right to compel
the investment of any amounts deposited in any such trust(s).

      10.02 NONASSIGNABILITY. Except as specifically set forth in the Plan with
respect to the designation of Beneficiaries, neither a Participant nor any other
person shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge,
anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, transfer,

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hypothecate or convey in advance of actual receipt the amounts, if any, payable
hereunder, or any part thereof, which are, and all rights to which are,
expressly declared to be unassignable and non-transferable. No part of the
amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure or
sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate
maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person, nor be transferable by
operation of law in the event of a Participant's or any other person's
bankruptcy or insolvency.

      10.03 PAYMENT TO SPOUSE IN CONNECTION WITH DIVORCE. Section 10.02 of the
Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, if a Participant should become divorced, a
portion of his Deferral Account(s) may be assigned to his former spouse by order
of the court having jurisdiction over the divorce. Upon receipt of a certified
copy of such an order, and upon determining that the order assigns a
determinable amount or percentage of the Participant's Deferral Account(s) to
the former spouse, the Administrative Committee shall give effect to the order,
so that when a benefit with respect to the Participant becomes payable (to the
Participant or the Participant's Beneficiary) the former spouse will receive the
amount or percentage (as stated in the order) of the benefit determined under
Article VII of the Plan. If the Administrative Committee determines that the
court order does not set out a determinable amount or percentage, or for some
other reason determines that the order cannot be enforced as written, the
Administrative Committee shall notify the Participant and the former spouse of
the objections to giving effect to the order.

      10.04 VALIDITY AND SEVERABILITY. The invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision of this Plan shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any
other provision of this Plan, which shall remain in full force and effect, and
any prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

      10.05 GOVERNING LAW. The validity, interpretation, construction and
performance of this Plan shall in all respects be governed by the laws of the
State of Louisiana, without reference to principles of conflict of law, except
to the extent preempted by federal law.

      10.06 EMPLOYMENT STATUS. This Plan does not constitute a contract of
employment or impose on the Participant or the Company any obligation for the
Participant to remain an employee of the Company or change the status of the
Participant's employment or the policies of the Company and its affiliates
regarding termination of employment.

      10.07 UNDERLYING PLANS AND PROGRAMS. Nothing in this Plan shall prevent
the Company from modifying, amending or terminating the compensation or the
plans and programs pursuant to which cash awards are earned and which are
deferred under this Plan.

      10.08 SEVERANCE. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the
Administrative Committee may, in its sole and exclusive discretion, determine
that the Deferral Account of a Participant who has incurred a Termination of
Employment and who receives or will receive severance payments from the Company
shall be paid in installments, at such intervals as the Administrative Committee
may decide.

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      IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Plan is hereby executed on the 1st day of
September, 2004, to be effective September 1, 2004, unless stated otherwise.

WITNESSES                                 SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

/s/ Ross A. Burkenstock                   By: /s/ Robert S. Taylor
-----------------------------------           ----------------------------------

/s/ Danny R. Young                        Title: Chief Financial Officer
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                                   APPENDIX A
                              INVESTMENT BENCHMARKS

MONY Series Money Market Portfolio

MONY Series Intermediate Term Bond Portfolio

Fidelity VIP II Asset Manager

T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio

Dreyfus Stock Index Portfolio (S & P 500)

Fidelity VIP II Contrafund (Initial Class)

Alger American Mid Cap Growth

Dreyfus Small Company Portfolio

Janus AS Capital Appreciation

T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio

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                                   APPENDIX B
                            ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

The members of the Plan's Administrative Committee are as follows:

Donna Cummins
Wayne Robertson
Greg Rosenstein
Robert Taylor
Danny Young

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Exhibit 10.6.1

Third Amendment to Office Lease dated September 2004

between Malibu Canyon Office Partners, LLC and Ixia

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO OFFICE LEASE (“Amendment”), effective September 2004 (the
“Effective Date”), is entered into by and between Malibu Canyon Office Partners, LLC, a
California limited liability company (“Landlord”), and Ixia, a California corporation
(formerly known as Ixia Communications, Inc., a California corporation) (“Tenant”), with
reference to the following facts:

R E C I T A L S

	A.  	Landlord and Tenant previously executed that certain Office Lease dated November 5, 1999 (the
“Original Lease”) pursuant to which Tenant leased from Landlord certain Premises
comprising a portion of the Building commonly known as Building Two, 26601 W. Agoura Road,
Calabasas, CA 91302 (the “Original Premises”);
	 
	B.  	Landlord and Tenant previously executed that certain First Amendment to Office Lease dated
March 22, 2000 (the “First Amendment”) pursuant to which Landlord and Tenant expanded
the Original Premises under the Lease to include the entirety of Building Two;
	 
	C.  	Landlord and Tenant previously executed that certain Second Amendment to Office Lease dated
May 8, 2003 (the “Second Amendment”) pursuant to which Landlord and Tenant expanded
the Original Premises under the Lease to include approximately thirteen thousand four hundred
fortyfive (13,445) square feet of Rentable Area commonly known as Building “A”, 26701 W.
Agoura Road, Calabasas, CA (the “Original Lease”, the “First Amendment” and
the “Second Amendment” are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the
“Lease”; the “Original Premises” as expanded pursuant to the First Amendment
and the Second Amendment, is sometimes referred to as the “Premises”);
	 
	D.  	Tenant desires to further expand the Premises under the Lease to include the entirety of
Building “A”, and Landlord is willing to lease such additional space to Tenant subject to and
as provided for in this Amendment; and
	 
	E.  	Landlord and Tenant desire to modify the Lease as provided in this Amendment,

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:

A G R E E M E N T

	1.  	Third Expansion Premises. From and after the “Third Expansion Premises
Commencement Date” (as defined in Section 2 below), the “Premises” leased to
Tenant pursuant to the Lease shall for all purposes be deemed to include the balance of the
Rentable Area contained in Building “A” (the “Third Expansion Premises”). The Third
Expansion Premises is agreed by the parties to contain eight thousand one hundred sixty-seven
(8,167) square feet of Rentable Area. The entire Premises is agreed by the parties to contain
a total of seventy-one thousand six hundred twelve (71,612) square feet of Rentable Area
(notwithstanding any deviation there from), which is comprised of fifty thousand (50,000)
square feet in Building Two and twenty-one thousand six hundred twelve (21,612) square feet in
Building “A”. References to the “Building” contained in the Lease shall pertain to the either
or both of Building Two and/or Building “A”, as the context requires.
	 
	   	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Lease, Tenant shall not be
obligated for causing the physical structure of Building A or any of the bathrooms located
within the Third Expansion Premises to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990, as amended.

 

 

	2.  	Third Expansion Premises Commencement Date. The term of Tenant’s lease of the Third
Expansion Premises shall commence on the Effective Date first shown in this Amendment (the
“Third Expansion Premises Commencement Date”), and shall be for a term co-terminus
with the Lease Term (i.e. expiring on May 31, 2008). Subject to the provisions of Paragraph
4a. of Exhibit “A” attached hereto, Tenant may commence occupancy of the Third
Expansion Premises on the Third Expansion Premises Commencement Date. However, Tenant’s
obligation to pay Base Rent for the Third Expansion Premises Commencement Date shall not
commence until the “Third Expansion Premises Rent Commencement Date” (as such term is defined
in Paragraph 3a. below).
	 
	3.  	Base Rent; Percentage Share; Base Year; Utilities.

a. Commencing on January 15, 2005 (the “Third Expansion Premises Rent Commencement
Date”), the Base Rent payable by Tenant for the Third Expansion Premises shall be one
and 60/100 dollars ($1.60) per month for each square foot of Rentable Area contained in the
Third Expansion Premises. Commencing on December 31, 2005 and on December 31st of each
calendar year thereafter during the Term (each such date hereafter referred to as “Third
Expansion Premises Adjustment Date”), the Base Rent payable by Tenant for the Third
Expansion Premises shall be increased by three percent (3%), and such increased Base Rent
for the Third Expansion Premises shall remain in effect until the next Third Expansion
Premises Adjustment Date. Landlord’s failure to request payment of a rent adjustment shall
not constitute a waiver of the right to any adjustment provided for in the Lease. The
adjustments to Base Rent provided for in the Lease shall be calculated without giving effect
to any abatement, forgiveness or other reductions in Base Rent which may be in effect on the
applicable adjustment date. For example, if an adjustment date occurs when Tenant is
entitled to an abatement in rent due to any damage or destruction to the Premises, the
adjustment in Base Rent would nonetheless be calculated as if the abatement were not in
effect (although such adjustment would not require Tenant to commence to pay Base Rent if
the abatement afforded Tenant is otherwise scheduled to remain in effect);

b. Commencing on the Third Expansion Premises Rent Commencement Date, Tenant’s Percentage
Share of Building Operating Expenses and Building Tax Expenses shall be as follows: (i) For
the “Second Expansion Premises” (as defined in the Second Amendment; i.e. Tenant’s existing
Premises in Building “A”), sixty-three and 10/100 percent (63.10%) and (ii) For the Third
Expansion Premises, thirty-six and 90/100 percent (36.90%). Although the balance of the
Premises (i.e. the Original Premises and the Second Expansion Premises) remains leased to
Tenant on a “triple net” basis , Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that the Third Expansion
Premises shall be leased to Tenant on a “modified gross” basis, as provided in this
Paragraph 3b. For purposes of the Third Expansion Premises, the term “modified gross” means
that Tenant in addition to Tenant’s obligation to pay Base Rent for the Third Expansion
Premises, Tenant shall also pay to Landlord as “Escalation Rent” for the Third Expansion
Premises, during each full or partial calendar year during the Term subsequent to calendar
year 2005 (calendar year 2005 hereinafter being referred to as the “Third Expansion Premises
Base Year”), (i) Tenant’s Percentage Share of the total dollar increase, if any, in Building
Operating Expenses for the Third Expansion Premises during such year over the Building
Operating Expenses for the Third Expansion Premises during the Third Expansion Premises Base
Year, plus (ii) Tenant’s Percentage Share of the total dollar increase, if any, in Building
Tax Expenses for the Third Expansion Premises during such year over the Building Tax
Expenses for the Third Expansion Premises during the Third Expansion Premises Base Year.
Tenant shall not be entitled to any credit, refund or offset in the event Building Operating
Expenses for the Third Expansion Premises during any year following the Third Expansion
Premises Base Year are less than Building Operating Expenses for the Third Expansion
Premises during the Third Expansion Premises Base Year and/or Building Tax Expenses for the
Third Expansion Premises during any year following the Third Expansion Premises Base Year
are less than Building Tax Expenses during the Third Expansion Premises Base Year.
Escalation Rent shall be paid monthly on an estimated basis, with subsequent annual
reconciliation, in each case in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Lease
applicable to the balance of the Premises. For purposes of calculating Escalation Rent,
Landlord shall exclude from Operating Expenses during the Third Expansion Premises Base Year
any costs and expenses (i) which Landlord reasonably determines have resulted directly or
indirectly from a Force Majeure Event and/or from any Operating
Expenses which Landlord reasonably determines are non-recurring in nature and (ii) which are
incurred in connection with a restaurant, fitness center and/or similar facility located at
the Project. In addition to Tenant’s obligation to pay Escalation Rent

 

 

as provided above,
Tenant shall with respect to the Third Expansion Premises also pay Tenant’s Percentage Share
of Operating Expenses incurred by Landlord during the Third Expansion Premises Base Year
(and thereafter as part of Escalation Rent based upon Landlord’s total expenses without any
reference to a “base year” concept) in connection with any restaurant, cafeteria and fitness
center, if any, located in the Common Areas of the Project.

c. Building A is separately sub-metered for electricity (including, without limitation,
electricity to provide HVAC service to the Third Expansion Premises). Commencing on the
Third Expansion Premises Commencement Date, Tenant shall pay one hundred percent (100%) of
the fees charged for electricity serving the Third Expansion Premises. Tenant shall pay the
fees for such electricity service either (1) prior to delinquency directly to the utility
provider, or (2) if Landlord is billed for such usage by the utility provider, Tenant shall
make all such payments for Landlord’s electrical cost to Landlord within ten (10) days
following Landlord’s billing of Tenant therefor.

4. Third Expansion Premises Improvements. Except as provided in Exhibit “A”
attached hereto and incorporated by this reference herein, the Third Expansion Premises shall
be leased on an entirely “AS IS” basis, Tenant hereby agreeing that Tenant has inspected the Third
Expansion Premises. Therefore, Tenant shall accept the Third Expansion Premises without Landlord
having any obligation for the improvement or alteration of thereof, except as expressly described
in “Exhibit “A”.

5. Parking. Commencing on Third Expansion Premises Commencement Date, Tenant shall be
entitled, at no additional cost to Tenant, to an additional twenty-seven surface parking spaces in
the Project; thirteen (13) of which shall be (i) reserved for Tenant’s exclusive use and (ii)
located directly in front of Building A. The balance of Tenant’s additional parking spaces (i.e.
fourteen (14) spaces) shall be non-exclusive surface parking spaces. Except as expressly provided
in this Paragraph 5 to the contrary, Tenant’s parking rights shall continue to be governed by the
existing parking provisions contained in the Lease.

6. Signage. Within a reasonable time following Landlord’s receipt of a written request by
Tenant, Landlord, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense (payable within ten (10) days following written
demand by Landlord), shall place on or adjacent to the Third Expansion Premises’ main entry door
signage comprised of vinyl lettering identifying Tenant’s business name. Such signage, including
without limitation, the location, design, size, color, and type, shall be subject to (i) Landlord’s
prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, (ii) Building signage standards,
if any, and (iii) all applicable Laws.

7. Deletions from Original Lease. Section 20 (project planning) and clause (6) of Section
15(b) (establishing Landlord’s right to reasonably disapprove subleases of less than all of the
Premise) are hereby deleted from the Original Lease in their entirety.

8. Other Terms of Occupancy. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the
Lease, in no event shall Landlord be liable to Tenant for lost profits or damage to Tenant’s
business, or for consequential or punitive damages. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment
to the contrary, Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Premises (including, without limitation, the
Third Expansion Premises) shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in the
Lease.

9. Miscellaneous.

a. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree that this Amendment is subject to Landlord’s receiving
from its mortgagee(s) approval of all of the terms contained herein.

b. Initially capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as those defined in the
Original Lease, the First Amendment or the Second Amendment, as applicable, unless expressly
contradicted in this Amendment.

c. The submission of the Amendment is only an invitation to deal and shall not be deemed an offer
by Landlord. Only a fully executed and delivered Amendment shall bind the parties hereto.

 

 

d. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Amendment and those of the Lease, the
provisions of this Amendment shall control. Except for purposes of determining whether a conflict
exists between the Lease and this Amendment, the term “Lease” as used herein shall include the
provisions of the Original Lease, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment and this Amendment.
This Amendment is deemed to have been jointly prepared by the parties, and shall not be interpreted
against any party as drafter.

e. Except as expressly provided herein, all of the terms and provisions contained in the Lease
remain unmodified.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Amendment as of the date first set
forth above.

	 	 	 	 
	“TENANT”

	 	“LANDLORD”
	IXIA, a California corporation (formerly
known as IXIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
a California corporation)

	 	MALIBU CANYON OFFICE PARTNERS,
LLC, a California limited liability company
By: MB Real Estate, Inc., a California
corporation, Managing Member
	 
	 	 
	By: 	/s/ R.W. Bass

	By: 	/s/ Jeffrey A. Johnston
	 	 

	 	 
	Print Name: R.W. Bass

	 	           Jeffrey A. Johnston,
	Its: 	

	 	                     Vice President
	By:	
	 	 
	Print Name:	 
	 	 
	Its:
	 	 

 

 

EXHIBIT “A”

THIRD EXPANSION PREMISES IMPROVEMENTS

1. Plans. Tenant shall engage Fisher Design Company to prepare space plans and Building
standard specifications (collectively, the “Space Plans”) for the construction of certain
improvements (the “Third Expansion Premises Improvements”), which shall not include
Tenant’s telephone, computer, and data systems, furniture, or other personal improvements desired
by Tenant, to be permanently affixed to the Third Expansion Premises. Tenant shall instruct Fisher
Design Company to concurrently deliver draft Space Plans to both Landlord and Tenant, and Landlord
and Tenant shall not unreasonably withhold their approval to the Space Plans provided that the
Tenant Improvements denoted in said Space Plans are substantially similar to the tenant
improvements which currently exist in Tenant’s existing Premises. Promptly following Landlord and
Tenant’s approval of the Space Plans, Tenant shall cause Fisher Design Company to prepare final
plans and specifications (the “Final Plans”) for the Third Expansion Premises Improvements,
in accordance with the Space Plans. Fisher Design Company shall submit such Final Plans to Landlord
and Tenant for approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and must be granted if
the Final Plans are in substantial accordance with the approved Space Plans; provided, however,
that any deviation from the Space Plans requested by Tenant as a part of the Final Plans shall be
subject to the provisions of Section 3 of this Exhibit “A” respecting “Change
Orders” (as hereinafter defined). Upon written approval of the Final Plans by the parties,
Tenant shall be authorized to proceed with the construction of the Third Expansion Premises
Improvements in accordance with the Final Plans and this Exhibit “A”. All Third Expansion
Premises Improvements shall be constructed using then current Building standard materials and
colors. Landlord’s review of the Space Plans, Final Plans or any application for payment as set
forth in this Exhibit A” shall be for its sole purpose and shall not imply that Landlord
has reviewed the same for quality, design, code compliance or other like matters. Accordingly,
notwithstanding that any Space Plans, Final Plans or any application for payment are reviewed and
approved by Landlord, and notwithstanding any advice or assistance which may be rendered to Tenant
by Landlord, Landlord shall have no liability whatsoever in connection therewith and shall not be
responsible for any omissions or errors contained in the Space Plans or Final Plans.

2. Construction of the Third Expansion Premises; Landlord Allowance. Tenant shall cause the
construction of, the Third Expansion Premises Improvements in accordance with the approved Final
Plans and this Exhibit “A”, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense (but subject to the
“Landlord’s Contribution”, as defined in Section 2b below). Tenant shall also pay to The
Johnston Group, an affiliate of Landlord, a construction administration fee equal to ten percent
(10%) of the “Landlord’s Contribution” (as defined in Section 2b below), which amount shall
be deducted from the Landlord’s Contribution as provided in Section 2b below.

     a. Tenant shall solicit itemized construction bids from both Neuman Construction and Steiner
Construction to construct the Third Expansion Premises. Tenant, upon consultation with Landlord,
shall select one (1) of these two bidders to construct the Third Expansion Premises Improvements.

     b. Subject to the disbursement provisions contained in Section 2c below, Landlord
shall contribute seventy-two thousand six hundred eighty-six and 30/100 dollars ($72,686.30) (i.e.,
$8.90 for each of the 8,167 square feet of Rentable Area contained in the Third Expansion Premises)
(the “Landlord’s Contribution”) towards the design and construction costs for the Third
Expansion Premises Improvements (including without limitation, costs of the Final Plans, permit
fees and the construction administration fee described in the first grammatical paragraph of this
Section 2). Landlord shall, however, immediately disburse seven thousand two hundred
sixty-eight and 63/100 dollars ($7,268.63) of the Landlord’s Contribution to The Johnston Group in
payment of the ten percent (10%) construction administration fee described in the first grammatical
paragraph of this Section 2, such that only sixty-five thousand four hundred seventeen and
67/100 dollars ($65,417.67) of the Landlord’s Contribution shall be available for disbursement to,
or on behalf of, Tenant. Landlord shall have no obligation to pay for any cost or expense
attributable to the Third Expansion Premises Improvements in excess of the Landlord’s Contribution
(reduced as provided above for payment to The Johnston Group), all of which excess cost and expense
shall be paid by Tenant. No portion of the Landlord’s Contribution shall be applied towards the
costs of Tenant’s telephone, computer, and data systems, furniture, or other personal improvements
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     c. Landlord shall disburse the Landlord Contribution to Tenant within fifteen (15) business
days following Tenant’s completion of the Third Expansion Premises Improvements and satisfaction of
all of the following conditions described in this Section 2c (collectively, the “Disbursement
Conditions”):

          i. Tenant shall have delivered to Landlord all of the following to Landlord (collectively, the
“Final Closing Package”):

               a. An application and certificate for payment (AIA form G702- 1992 or equivalent) signed by
Fisher Design Company, together with a breakdown sheet (AIA form G703-1992 or equivalent);

               b. Properly executed unconditional mechanics lien releases from all from all persons or
entities for labor rendered and materials delivered to the Third Expansion Premises, including,
without limitation, the contractor (such persons or entities sometime referred to as the
“Tenant Construction Agents”) in compliance with both California Civil Code Section
3262(d)(2) and either Section 3262(d)(3) or Section 3262(d)(4);

               c. Evidence reasonably acceptable to Landlord that Tenant has paid in full all Tenant
Construction Agents involved with the design and construction of the Third Expansion Premises
Improvements;

               d. Original stamped building permit plans for those portions of the Third Expansion Premises
Improvements that require a permit;

               e. Copy of the building permit, together with evidence reasonably acceptable to Landlord that
Tenant has paid all required permit fees; provided that this Disbursement Condition shall be deemed
waived by Landlord if Tenant did not obtain a building permit and no permit was required by
applicable Laws;

               f. Original stamped building permit inspection card with all final sign-offs; provided that
this Disbursement Condition shall be deemed waived by Landlord if Tenant did not obtain a building
permit and no permit was required by applicable Laws;

               g. A reproducible copy (in a form as approved by Landlord) of the “as built” drawings of the
Third Expansion Premises Improvements;

               h. Air balance reports;

               i. One year warranty letters from Tenant Construction Agents;

               j. Manufacturer’s warranties and operating instructions for the Third Expansion Premises
Improvements;

               k. A final punchlist completed and signed off by Tenant and Fisher Design Company;

               l. An acceptance of the Third Expansion Premises signed by Tenant, in a form reasonably
acceptable to Landlord;

               m. Tenant shall, within five (5) days following substantial completion of the Third Expansion
Premises, have caused a Notice of Completion to be recorded in the office of the Recorder of the
County of Los Angeles in accordance with Section 3093 of the Civil Code of the State of California
or any successor statute, and shall furnish a copy thereof to Landlord upon such recordation. If
Tenant fails to so record a Notice of Completion, then Landlord may (but without obligation to do
so) execute and file the same on behalf of Tenant as Tenant’s agent for such purpose, at Tenant’s
sole cost and expense; and

               n. A final written list of all Tenant Construction Agents.

          ii. Landlord’s obligation to disburse the Landlord’s Contribution shall also be conditioned
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electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, lifesafety or
other systems of the Building, the curtain wall of the Building, the structure or exterior
appearance of the Building, or any other tenant’s use of such other tenant’s leased premises in the
Building.

     d. Any portion of the Landlord’s Contribution which is not disbursed for the Third Expansion
Improvements may be utilized by Tenant for subsequent “Alterations” (as defined in the Lease) to
any portion of the Premises; provided that (i) no portion of such unused Landlord’s Contribution
may be applied towards the costs of Tenant’s telephone, computer, and data systems, furniture, or
other personal improvements desired by Tenant and (ii) Tenant shall have no further right to any
portion of the Landlord’s Contribution which is not claimed and spent before May 31, 2007, and
Tenant will not be entitled to any credit or refund for such unused portion. Upon request by
Landlord from time to time, Tenant shall confirm to Landlord, in writing, the amount of any unused
portion of the Landlord’s Contribution.

     e. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the Third Amendment or this
Exhibit “A”, if an event of default under the Lease occurs following the date hereof and
before the substantial completion of the Third Expansion Premises Improvements, then (i) in
addition to all other rights and remedies granted to Landlord pursuant to the Lease, Landlord shall
have the right to withhold payment of all or any portion of the Landlord Contribution and/or
Landlord may cause the contractor and others involved with the design and construction of the Third
Expansion Premises Improvements to cease all work associated therewith, and (ii) all other
obligations of Landlord under the terms of this Exhibit “A” shall be forgiven until such
time as such default is cured pursuant to the terms of the Lease.

     f. Tenant’s indemnity of Landlord as set forth in the Lease shall also apply with respect to
any and all costs, losses, damages, injuries and liabilities related in any way to any act or
omission of Tenant or Tenant Construction Agents, or anyone directly or indirectly employed by any
of them, or in connection with Tenant’s non-payment of any amount arising out of the Third
Expansion Premises Improvements. Such indemnity by Tenant, as set forth in the Lease, shall also
apply with respect to any and all costs, losses, damages, injuries and liabilities related in any
way to Landlord’s performance of any ministerial acts reasonably necessary (i) to permit Tenant to
complete the Third Expansion Premises Improvements, and (ii) to enable Tenant to obtain any
certificate of occupancy (or other documentation or approval allowing Tenant to legally occupy the
Third Expansion Premises) for the Third Expansion Premises.

     g. Tenant shall cause its contractors and all Tenant Construction Agents to comply with the
insurance requirements contained in the Lease which are applicable to Tenant’s vendors and/or
contractors, and Landlord may deny access to the Project to any contractor or Tenant Construction
Agent that does not comply with said requirements.

     h. Tenant shall cause the Third Expansion Premises Improvements to comply in all respects with
all applicable Laws.

  2. Deviations from the Final Plans. Tenant shall be liable for the increased cost of
the design and construction of the Third Expansion Premises Improvements resulting from any Change
Orders in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3, plus a construction
administration fee to The Johnston Group, an affiliate of Landlord, in an amount equal to ten
percent (10%) of such cost. In the event of any change to any item of Final Plans, Tenant shall
submit to Landlord a written request for a change order (the “Change Order Request”),
detailing the desired change. If Landlord approves Tenant’s Change Order Request, Landlord shall
promptly thereafter issue to Tenant a statement (the “Change Order Statement”) indicating
the net increase in the cost of design and construction of the Third Expansion Premises
Improvements resulting from the implementation of such Change Order Request (including, without
limitation, reasonable contractor’s fees for profit, overhead and general conditions in connection
with such Change Order Request). Within three (3) days following receipt of such Change Order
Statement from Landlord, Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing whether Tenant elects to
incorporate the Change Order Request into the Final Plans, provided that it shall be a condition to
the effectiveness
of such an election to so incorporate the Change Order Request that Tenant pay to Landlord the
amount specified on the Change Order Statement. Tenant’s failure to deliver an election to
incorporate the Change Order Request specified within the Change Order Statement to Landlord within
such three (3) day period shall constitute an election by Tenant to abandon the Change Order
Request. If Tenant elects to incorporate the Change Order Request into the Final Plans, the Change
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a “Change Order” and Landlord may retain the amount delivered by
Tenant pursuant to the Change Order Statement therefor as Tenant’s contribution to the cost of such
Change Order, but such payment shall not relieve Tenant of its obligation to pay the entire cost of
the Change Order. In addition, in the event that the net cost of construction of the Third
Expansion Premises Improvements increases due to changes requested by any applicable governmental
authority in the Third Expansion Premises Improvements as set forth in the Final Plans, Tenant
shall pay to Landlord the amount of such increased costs within ten (10) days after Tenant’s
receipt from Landlord of written notice thereof.

  3. Miscellaneous.

     a. Tenant shall have the right to commence occupancy of the Third Expansion Premises on the
Third Expansion Premises Commencement Date and, as part of said occupancy, Tenant may commence
installing over standard equipment or fixtures (including Tenant’s data and telephone equipment) in
the Third Expansion Premises Improvements. However, Tenant and its agents shall use their best
efforts to cooperate, and not interfere, with the construction of the Third Expansion Premises
Improvements.

     b. Tenant has designated Sam Bass as its sole representative with respect to the
matters set forth in this Exhibit “A”, who, until further notice to Landlord, shall have
full authority and responsibility to act on behalf of the Tenant as required in this Exhibit
A”.

     c. Landlord has designated Jeff Johnston as its sole representative with respect to
the matters set forth in this Exhibit “A”, who, until further notice to Tenant, shall have
full authority and responsibility to act on behalf of the Landlord as required in this Exhibit
“A”.

     d. All references herein to a number of days shall mean and refer to calendar days. In all
instances where Tenant is required to approve or deliver an item, if no written notice of approval
is given or the item is not delivered within the stated time period, at Landlord’s sole option, at
the end of such period the item shall automatically be deemed approved or delivered by Tenant and
the next succeeding time period shall commence.

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