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Exhibit 10.2

EQUAL ENERGY LTD.

Restricted Share and Performance Share Incentive Plan (2010)

	1.	 	The Plan

A restricted share and performance share incentive plan pursuant to which Restricted Shares and
Performance Shares may be granted to the directors, officers and employees of, and consultants to,
the Corporation or any Affiliate is established on the terms and conditions set forth in this Plan.

	2.	 	Purposes

The principal purposes of this Plan are as follows:

	 	(a)	 	to retain and attract qualified directors, officers, employees and
consultants;

	 	(b)	 	to promote a proprietary interest in the Corporation by such directors,
officers, employees and consultants and to encourage those persons to remain in the
employ of the Corporation and its Affiliates and put forth maximum efforts for the
success of the Corporation; and

	 	(c)	 	to focus management of the Corporation and its Affiliates on operating and
financial performance and total long-term Shareholder return.

	3.	 	Definitions

As used in this Plan, the following words and phrases have the meanings indicated:

	 	(a)	 	“Adjustment Ratio” means, with respect to any Restricted Share or Performance
Share, the ratio used to adjust the number of Common Shares to be issued on the
applicable Issue Date(s) pertaining to the Restricted Share or Performance Share
determined in accordance with the terms of this Plan. In respect of each Restricted
Share or Performance Share, the Adjustment Ratio will initially be equal to one, and
will be cumulatively adjusted thereafter by increasing the Adjustment Ratio on each
Distribution Payment Date by an amount, rounded to the nearest five decimal places,
equal to a fraction having as its numerator the Distribution, expressed as an amount
per Common Share, paid on that Distribution Payment Date, and having as its denominator
the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares on the Distribution Payment Date;

	 	(b)	 	“Affiliate” means a corporation, partnership or trust that is affiliated with
the Corporation (within the meaning of “affiliate” in the Securities Act (Alberta)) and
for the purpose of this definition, a corporation, partnership or trust is affiliated
with another corporation, partnership or trust if it directly or indirectly controls,
or is directly or indirectly controlled by, that other corporation, partnership or
trust through the ownership of securities;

 

 

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	 	(c)	 	“Board” means the board of directors of the Corporation as it may be
constituted from time to time;

	 	(d)	 	“Change of Control” means:

	 	(i)	 	any sale, reorganization, amalgamation, merger or other transaction as
a result of which an Entity or group of Entities acting jointly or in concert
(whether by means of a shareholder agreement or otherwise) or Entities
associated or affiliated with any such Entity or group within the meaning of
the Business Corporations Act (Alberta), becomes the owner, legal or
beneficial, directly or indirectly, of fifty (50%) percent or more of the
Common Shares or exercises control or direction over fifty (50%) percent or
more of the Common Shares (other than solely involving the Corporation and one
or more of its affiliates); or

	 	(ii)	 	a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
property or assets of the Corporation other than to an affiliate which assumes
all of the obligations of the Corporation including the assumption of this
Plan; or

	 	(iii)	 	a change in the composition of the Corporation’s Board which occurs
at a single meeting of the Shareholders or upon the execution of a
Shareholder’s resolution, such that individuals who are members of the Board
immediately prior to such meeting or resolution cease to constitute a majority
of the Board, without the Board, as constituted immediately prior to such
meeting or resolution, having approved of such change;

	 	(e)	 	“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other
committee of the Board that the Board has appointed to administer the Plan, but if the
Board does not appoint the Compensation Committee or another committee to administer
the Plan, all references in this Plan to “the Committee” will be deemed to be
references to “the Board”;

	 	(f)	 	“Common Shares” means the common shares of the Corporation and “Common Share”
means a common share of the Corporation;

	 	(g)	 	“Corporation” means Equal Energy Ltd.;

	 	(h)	 	“Disability” in respect of a Grantee means the Grantee

	 	(i)	 	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

	 	(ii)	 	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

 

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	 	 	 	replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an
accident and health plan covering employees of the Grantee’s employer;

	 	(i)	 	“Distribution” means a distribution, including a dividend, paid by the
Corporation in respect of the Common Shares, expressed as an amount per Common Share;

	 	(j)	 	“Distribution Payment Date” means any date that a Distribution is remitted to
Shareholders;

	 	(k)	 	“Entity” means a natural person, partnership, limited partnership, limited
liability partnership, corporation, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
association, joint venture or other entity or governmental entity, and pronouns have a
similarly extended meaning;

	 	(l)	 	“Exchange” means the Toronto Stock Exchange or, if the Common Shares are not
then listed and posted for trading on such exchange, then any stock exchange on which
such Common Shares are listed and posted for trading or any other regulatory body
having jurisdiction as may be selected for such purpose by the Board;

	 	(m)	 	“Fair Market Value” with respect to a Common Share, as at any date means the
weighted average of the prices that the Common Shares traded on the Exchange (or, if
the Common Shares are not then listed and posted for trading on the Exchange, on the
stock exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed and posted for trading as may
be selected for this purpose by the Board) for the five trading days on which the
Common Shares traded on the Exchange immediately preceding that date. If the Common
Shares are not listed and posted for trading on any stock exchange, the Fair Market
Value will be the fair market value of the Common Shares as determined by the Board or
Committee, as applicable, in its discretion, acting reasonably and in good faith;

	 	(n)	 	“Grantee” is the Service Provider to whom Restricted Shares or Performance
Shares are granted;

	 	(o)	 	“Issue Date” means the date on which Common Shares issuable under any vested
Restricted Share or Performance Share will be issued to the Grantee;

	 	(p)	 	“Payout Multiplier” means the number used to adjust the number of Common
Shares issuable pursuant to any Performance Share on an Issue Date, calculated as
follows:

	 	(i)	 	if the Percentile Rank in effect on the Issue Date is less than 25,
the Payout Multiplier will be zero;

	 	(ii)	 	if the Percentile Rank in effect on the Issue Date is between 25 and
75, the Payout Multiplier will be calculated by subtracting one from the
product of (i) 0.04 and (ii) the Percentile Rank; and

 

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	 	(iii)	 	if the Percentile Rank in effect on the Issue Date is equal to or
greater than 75, the Payout Multiplier will be two.

	 	(q)	 	“Peer Comparison Group” means such comparable public Canadian oil and gas
issuers that are competitors of the Corporation as the Committee determines from time
to time;

	 	(r)	 	“Percentile Rank” means the percentile rank, expressed as a whole number
instead of a percentage, of Total Shareholder Return relative to returns calculated on
a similar basis on shares of members of the Peer Comparison Group over the period
commencing on or about the date the Performance Share was granted and ending on or
about the second business day preceding the Issue Date (the actual commencing and
ending dates to be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion);

	 	(s)	 	“Performance Share” means a conditional grant of Common Shares from treasury
under this Plan designated as a “Performance Share” in the associated Share Grant
Agreement;

	 	(t)	 	“Plan” means this Restricted Share and Performance Share Incentive Plan
(2010), as amended from time to time;

	 	(u)	 	“Restricted Share” means a conditional grant of Common Shares from treasury
under this Plan designated as a “Restricted Share” in the associated Share Grant
Agreement;

	 	(v)	 	“Retirement” will mean termination of employment at or after the age of 65 but
does not include termination of employment due to any of the events described in
paragraphs 7(e)(i), (ii) or (iii);

	 	(w)	 	“Service Provider” means any person, firm or company who is an employee,
director or officer of, or consultant to, the Corporation or any Affiliate;

	 	(x)	 	“Share Grant Agreement” is a written agreement in respect of the Plan between
the Corporation and the Grantee;

	 	(y)	 	“Shareholder” means a holder of Common Shares;

	 	(z)	 	“Total Shareholder Return” means, with respect to any period, the total return
to Shareholders on the Common Shares calculated using cumulative Distributions on a
reinvested basis and the change in the trading price of the Common Shares on the
Exchange over the period.

	4.	 	Administration

Subject to and in a manner that is not inconsistent with the express provisions of this Plan, the
Committee will have the authority in its discretion to administer this Plan and to exercise all the

 

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powers and authorities either specifically granted to it under this Plan or as are necessary or
advisable in the administration of this Plan, including, without limitation:

	 	(a)	 	to grant Restricted Shares or Performance Shares;

	 	(b)	 	to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares on any date;

	 	(c)	 	to determine the Service Providers to whom, and the time or times at which
Restricted Shares or Performance Shares will be granted;

	 	(d)	 	to determine the number of Common Shares to be covered by each Restricted
Share or Performance Share;

	 	(e)	 	to determine members of the Peer Comparison Group from time to time;

	 	(f)	 	to determine the Total Shareholder Return of the Corporation and of the Peer
Comparison Group at any time;

	 	(g)	 	to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan;

	 	(h)	 	to interpret this Plan;

	 	(i)	 	to determine the terms and provisions of Share Grant Agreements (which need
not be identical) entered into in connection with grants of Restricted Shares or
Performance Shares; and

	 	(j)	 	to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the
administration of this Plan.

The determinations of the Committee are subject to review and approval by the Board. The Committee
may delegate to one or more of its members or to one or more agents such administrative duties as
it may deem advisable, and the Committee or any person to whom it has delegated those duties may
employ one or more persons to render advice with respect to any responsibility the Committee or the
person may have under this Plan.

For greater certainty and without limiting the discretion conferred on the Committee pursuant to
this Section, the Committee’s decision to approve the grant of a Restricted Share or Performance
Share in any year will not require the Committee to approve the grant of a Restricted Share or
Performance Share to any Service Provider in any other year, nor will the Committee’s decision with
respect to the size or terms and conditions of a Restricted Share or Performance Share in any year
require it to approve a grant of Restricted Shares or Performance Shares of the same or similar
size or with the same or similar terms and conditions to any Service Provider in any other year.
The Committee will not be precluded from approving the grant of Restricted Shares or Performance
Shares to any Service Provider solely because the Service Provider was previously granted
Restricted Shares or Performance Shares under this Plan or any other similar compensation
arrangement of the Corporation or Affiliate. No Service Provider has any claim or right to be
granted Restricted Shares or Performance Shares.

 

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	5.	 	Eligibility and Grant Determination

Restricted Shares and Performance Shares may only be granted to Service Providers, and
participation of a Service Provider in this Plan is voluntary. In determining to whom and the
number of Restricted Shares or Performance Shares to be granted, the Committee may take into
account one or more of the following factors:

	 	(a)	 	compensation data for comparable benchmark positions among the Peer Comparison
Group;

	 	(b)	 	the duties, responsibilities, position and seniority of the Grantee;

	 	(c)	 	performance measures of the Corporation compared with similar performance
measures of members of the Peer Comparison Group for the most recently completed fiscal
year;

	 	(d)	 	the individual contributions and potential contributions of the Grantee to the
success of the Corporation;

	 	(e)	 	the base salary and any other compensation (e.g., cash or securities) paid or
to be paid to the Grantee in respect of his or her individual contributions and
potential contributions to the success of the Corporation;

	 	(f)	 	the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares at the time of grant of the
Restricted Shares or Performance Shares; and

	 	(g)	 	any other factor the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems relevant in
connection with accomplishing the purposes of this Plan.

	6.	 	Reservation of Common Shares

Subject to Sections 7(d) and 9 of this Plan, the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance from
treasury under this Plan, together with Common Shares reserved for issuance from treasury under any
other security based compensation plan, will not exceed 10% of the outstanding Common Shares from
time to time calculated on an undiluted basis.

If any Restricted Shares or Performance Shares granted under this Plan expire, terminate or are
cancelled for any reason without the Common Shares issuable under such Restricted Shares or
Performance Shares having been issued in full, those Common Shares will become available for the
purposes of granting further Restricted Shares or Performance Shares under this Plan.

	7.	 	Terms and Conditions of Grants of Restricted Shares and Performance Shares

Each grant of Restricted Shares or Performance Shares will be evidenced by a Share Grant Agreement,
which agreement will comply with and be subject to the requirements of the Exchange and will be
consistent with the terms and conditions of this Plan, including the following, as well as any
other term or condition that is not inconsistent with this Plan that the Committee or the Board, in
its discretion, establishes:

 

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	 	(a)	 	Number and Type of Shares — The Committee will determine the number of
Restricted Shares or Performance Shares to be granted and will designate the grant as
either a “Restricted Share” or a “Performance Share”, as applicable, in a Share Grant
Agreement.

	 	(b)	 	Maximum Number of Shares — The maximum number of Common Shares issuable
pursuant to this Plan will be subject to the following restrictions:

	 	(i)	 	the aggregate number of Common Shares reserved for issuance pursuant
to Restricted Shares and Performance Shares granted to a Grantee may not exceed
5% of the outstanding Common Shares calculated on a non-diluted basis;

	 	(ii)	 	the aggregate number of Common Shares reserved for issuance pursuant
to this Plan and other security based compensation arrangements granted to
“insiders” (as defined in the TSX Company Manual) may not exceed 10% of the
outstanding Common Shares calculated on a non-diluted basis;

	 	(iii)	 	the issuance of Common Shares to “insiders” pursuant to the Plan and
other security based compensation arrangements within a one year period may not
exceed 10% of the outstanding Common Shares calculated on a non-diluted basis;

	 	(iv)	 	the issuance of Common Shares to any one “insider” and such insider’s
associates pursuant to the Plan and other security based compensation
arrangements within a one year period may not exceed 5% of the outstanding
Common Shares calculated on a non-diluted basis; and

	 	(v)	 	the aggregate number of Common Shares reserved for issuance pursuant
to this Plan to a director of the Corporation who is not an officer or employee
of the Corporation or Affiliate is 1% of the issued and outstanding Common
Shares calculated on an undiluted basis.

	 	(c)	 	Issue Dates — Subject to Section 7(d), the Issue Date will be no later than
December 31 of the year in which the earlier of the following events occurs:

	 	(i)	 	for a Restricted Share,

	 	(1)	 	as to one-third of the Common
Shares issuable under the Restricted Share, on each of the
first, second and third anniversaries of the date the Restricted
Share was granted, or

	 	(2)	 	if the Share Grant Agreement
specifies that the Common Shares issuable under the Restricted
Share will be issued upon a date set out in the Share Grant
Agreement, that date;

 

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	 	(ii)	 	for a Performance Share, as to all of the Common Shares (if any)
issuable under the Performance Share, on the second anniversary of the date the
Performance Share was granted;

	 	(iii)	 	if a Change of Control of the Corporation has been completed prior
to the Issue Date in paragraphs (i) or (ii), as applicable, the Issue Date for
all Common Shares issuable under any outstanding Share Grant Agreement will be
the date immediately before the date the Change of Control was completed;

	 	(iv)	 	if a Grantee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the
Grantee’s Disability or Retirement, the Issue Date for all Common Shares
issuable under any outstanding Share Grant Agreement will be the date the
Grantee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Grantee’s Disability
or Retirement; and

	 	(v)	 	if a Grantee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the
Grantee’s death, the Issue Date for all Common Shares issuable under any
outstanding Share Grant Agreement will be the date of the Grantee’s death and
the number of Common Shares to be issued to the Grantee will be pro-rated by
the proportion that the number of months under the applicable Share Grant
Agreement during which the Grantee was a Service Provider is of the total
number of months under such applicable Share Grant Agreement.

	 	(d)	 	Adjustment of Shares — the number of Common Shares to be issued on the Issue
Date will be adjusted, immediately prior to each Issue Date, as follows:

	 	(i)	 	by multiplying the number of Common Shares issuable under a Restricted
Share on the Issue Date by the Adjustment Ratio;

	 	(ii)	 	by multiplying the number of Common Shares issuable under a
Performance Share on the Issue Date by the Adjustment Ratio and the Payout
Multiplier; and

	 	(iii)	 	notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, but subject to the
limits described in Sections 6 and 7(b) and any other applicable requirements
of the Exchange or other regulatory authority, the Board has the right to make
any additional adjustments to the number of Common Shares to be issued pursuant
to any Performance Share (including adjustments as a result of the absolute
Total Shareholder Return without comparison to the Peer Comparison Group) if,
in the sole discretion of the Board, the adjustments are appropriate in the
circumstances having regard to the principal purposes of this Plan.

	 	(e)	 	Termination of Relationship as Service Provider — Unless otherwise provided in
a Share Grant Agreement pertaining to a particular grant of Restricted Shares or

 

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	 	 	 	Performance Shares the following provisions will apply if a Grantee ceases to be a
Service Provider:

	 	(i)	 	Termination for Cause — If a Grantee ceases to be a Service
Provider as a result of termination for cause, effective as of the date notice
is given to the Grantee of the termination, all outstanding Share Grant
Agreements under which Restricted Shares or Performance Shares have been
granted to the Grantee will be terminated and the Grantee will forfeit all
rights to receive Common Shares under the Share Grant Agreement.

	 	(ii)	 	Termination Not for Cause — If a Grantee ceases to be a
Service Provider as a result of being terminated other than for cause:

	 	(1)	 	effective as of the date notice
is given to the Grantee of the termination and notwithstanding
any other severance entitlements or entitlement to notice or
compensation in lieu thereof, all outstanding Share Grant
Agreements under which Performance Shares have been granted to
the Grantee will be terminated, the Grantee will forfeit all
rights to receive Common Shares issuable under the Performance
Share, and the Grantee will not be entitled to receive any
Performance Shares or compensation in lieu thereof after that
date; and

	 	(2)	 	effective as of the last day of
any notice period applicable in respect of the termination, all
outstanding Share Grant Agreements under which Restricted Shares
have been granted to the Grantee will be terminated and the
Grantee will forfeit all rights to receive Common Shares
issuable under the Restricted Share.

	 	(iii)	 	Voluntary Resignation — If a Grantee voluntarily ceases to
be a Service Provider for any reason other than the Grantee’s Disability,
Retirement or death, effective as of the date notice is given by the Grantee of
the resignation, all outstanding Share Grant Agreements will be terminated and
the Grantee will forfeit all rights to receive Common Shares under the Share
Grant Agreements; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the
right to receive Common Shares under a Share Grant Agreement will not be
affected by a change of employment or term of office or appointment within or
among the Corporation or Affiliate so long as the Grantee continues to be a
Service Provider.

	8.	 	Rights as a Shareholder

Until the Common Shares granted pursuant to any Restricted Shares or Performance Shares have been
issued in accordance with the terms of this Plan, the Grantee to whom the Restricted Shares or
Performance Shares have been granted will not possess any incidents of ownership of the

 

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Common Shares including, for greater certainty and without limitation, the right to receive
Distributions on the Common Shares (other than as provided in the calculation of the Adjustment
Ratio) and the right to exercise voting rights in respect of the Common Shares. The Grantee will
only be considered a Shareholder in respect of the Common Shares when the issuance has been entered
upon the records of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Corporation.

	9.	 	Effect of Certain Changes

In the event of:

	 	(a)	 	any change in the Common Shares through subdivision, consolidation,
reclassification, amalgamation, merger or otherwise;

	 	(b)	 	any rights being granted to all Shareholders to purchase Common Shares at
prices substantially below Fair Market Value, except for rights to purchase Common
Shares under a share reinvestment plan; or

	 	(c)	 	the Common Shares being converted into or exchangeable for any other
securities as a result of any recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other
transaction;

then, in any case, the Board may make the adjustments to this Plan, to any Restricted Shares or
Performance Shares and to any Share Grant Agreements outstanding under this Plan as the Board may,
in its sole discretion, consider appropriate in the circumstances to prevent dilution or
enlargement of the rights granted to Grantees hereunder.

	10.	 	Withholding Taxes

When a Grantee or other person becomes entitled to receive Common Shares under any Share Grant
Agreement, the Corporation or the relevant Affiliate will have the right to require the Grantee or
the other person to remit to the Corporation or Affiliate, as applicable, an amount sufficient to
satisfy any withholding tax requirements relating thereto. Unless otherwise prohibited by the
Committee or by applicable law, satisfaction of the withholding tax obligation may be accomplished
by any of the following methods or by a combination of those methods:

	 	(a)	 	the tendering by the Grantee of a cash payment to the Corporation or
Affiliate, as applicable, in an amount less than or equal to the total withholding tax
obligation; or

	 	(b)	 	the withholding by the Corporation from the Common Shares otherwise due to the
Grantee the number of Common Shares having a Fair Market Value, determined as of the
date the withholding tax obligation arises, approximately equal to the amount of the
total withholding tax obligation; or

	 	(c)	 	the withholding by the Corporation or Affiliate, as applicable, from any cash
payment otherwise due to the Grantee the amount of cash as is less than or equal to the
amount of the total withholding tax obligation;

 

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provided, however, that the aggregate of any cash so paid or withheld and the Fair Market Value of
any Common Shares so withheld is sufficient to satisfy the total withholding tax obligation.

	11.	 	Non-Transferability

Other than if a Grantee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Grantee’s death, the
right to receive Common Shares pursuant to Restricted Shares or Performance Shares granted to a
Service Provider may only be exercised by the Service Provider personally. Except as otherwise
provided in this Plan, no assignment, sale, transfer, pledge or charge of a Restricted Share or
Performance Share, whether voluntary, involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, vests any
interest or right in the Restricted Shares or Performance Shares whatsoever in any assignee or
transferee and, immediately upon any purported assignment, sale, transfer, pledge or charge or
attempt to assign, sell, transfer, pledge or charge, the Restricted Shares or Performance Shares
will terminate and be of no further force or effect.

	12.	 	Amendment or Discontinuance of Plan

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan, or any portion thereof or any Restricted Share
or Performance Share, at any time, and may do so without Shareholder approval, subject to those
provisions of applicable law, if any, that require the approval of Shareholders or any governmental
or regulatory body (including without limitation the Exchange). Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Board may make the following types of amendments to the Plan without seeking
Shareholder approval (any amendment to this Plan will take effect only with respect to Restricted
Shares or Performance Shares granted after the effective date of the amendment, provided that it
may apply to any outstanding Restricted Shares or Performance Shares with the mutual consent of the
Corporation and the Service Providers to whom the Restricted Shares or Performance Shares have been
made):

	 	(a)	 	amendments of a “housekeeping” nature, including curing ambiguities, errors or
omission in the Plan or to correct or supplement any provision of the Plan that is
inconsistent with any other provisions of the Plan;
	 
	 	(b)	 	amendments necessary to comply with the provisions of applicable law;
	 
	 	(c)	 	amendments respecting administration of the Plan;
	 
	 	(d)	 	any amendment to the vesting provisions;
	 
	 	(e)	 	any amendment to the termination provisions which does not entail an extension
beyond the original expiry date;
	 
	 	(f)	 	the addition of any form of financial assistance including an amendment to a
financial assistance provision which is more favourable to eligible Service Providers;
and
	 
	 	(g)	 	any other amendment, whether fundamental or otherwise, not requiring
Shareholder approval under applicable law.

 

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	13.	 	Compliance with Legal Requirements

The Corporation’s obligation to issue and deliver Common Shares pursuant to any Restricted Share or
Performance Share is subject to:

	 	(a)	 	the satisfaction of all requirements under applicable securities laws in
respect thereof and obtaining all regulatory approvals as the Board shall determine to
be necessary or advisable in connection with the authorization, issuance or sale
thereof;

	 	(b)	 	the admission of such Common Shares to listing on any stock exchange on which
such Common Shares may then be listed; and

	 	(c)	 	the receipt from the Service Provider of such representation, warranties,
agreements and undertakings as to future dealings in such Common Shares as the
Corporation determines to be necessary or advisable in order to safeguard against the
violation of the securities laws of any jurisdiction.

In this regard, the Corporation shall take all reasonable steps to obtain such approvals and
registrations as may be necessary for the issuance of such Common Shares and for the listing of
such Common Shares on the Exchange, in compliance with applicable securities laws. If any Common
Shares cannot be issued to any Service Provider for whatever reason, the obligation of the
Corporation to issue such Common Shares may be postponed at the sole discretion of the Board.

	14.	 	No Right to Continued Employment

Nothing in this Plan or in any Share Grant Agreement entered into pursuant to this Plan will confer
upon any Grantee the right to continue in the employ or service of the Corporation or any
Affiliate, to be entitled to any remuneration or benefits not set forth in this Plan or a Share
Grant Agreement or to interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Corporation or any
Affiliate to terminate Grantee’s employment or service arrangement with the Corporation or any
Affiliate.

	15.	 	Ceasing to be an Affiliate

Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, Restricted Shares and Performance Shares granted under
this Plan will not be affected by any change in the relationship between, or ownership of, the
Corporation or any Affiliate. For greater certainty, all Restricted Shares and Performance Shares
remain valid and exercisable in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Plan and shall not
be affected by reason only that, at any time, any Entity ceases to be an Affiliate.

	16.	 	Gender

Whenever used herein words importing the masculine gender will include the feminine and neuter
genders and vice versa.

 

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	17.	 	Interpretation

This Plan will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta
and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

	18.	 	Effective Date

This Plan will take effect on May 31, 2010 subject to acceptance of the Plan by the Exchange and
any other relevant regulatory authority.exv10w7

Exhibit 10.7

Director Compensation Summary

The members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) who are not also employees of Lionsgate (the
“Non-Employee Directors”) are entitled to receive an annual retainer of $40,000. Mr. G. Scott
Paterson, Chairman of the Audit Committee, is entitled to receive an additional annual retainer of
$15,000, and Mr. Arthur Evrensel, Chairman of the Compensation Committee, Mr. Morley Koffman,
Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and Mr. Harald Ludwig, Chairman of
the Strategic Advisory Committee, are each entitled to receive an additional annual retainer of
$10,000. Mr. Ludwig, the non-employee Co-Chairman of the Board, is also entitled to receive an
additional annual retainer of $52,000. In addition, each Non-Employee Director is entitled to
receive a fee of $1,400 for each meeting of the Board or any committee thereof that the director
attends in person or via teleconference. Moreover, each director that serves on the Special
Committee of the Board (the “Special Committee”), created in March 2009 and reconfirmed in February
2010, earns a fee of $10,000 per month and will receive a one-time fee of $10,000 (other than the
Chairman) for 2010. Additionally, Mr. Ludwig, as Chairman of the Special Committee, will receive an
additional one-time fee of $60,000 in 2010.

The retainers and fees for the Non-Employee Directors are paid, at the director’s election, either
50% in cash and 50% in the form of Shares or 100% in the form of Lionsgate common shares (the
“Shares”), except that the additional annual retainer for Lionsgate’s non-employee Co-Chairman is
paid 50% in cash and 50% in the form of Shares. Retainers are generally paid in two installments
each year, with the number of Shares to be delivered in payment of any retainer to be determined by
dividing the dollar amount of the retainer to be paid in the form of Shares by the average closing
price of Shares for the last five business days prior to payment.

The Non-Employee Directors are also granted 12,500 restricted share units upon first being elected
or appointed to the Board and, effective as of September 9, 2008, an additional 12,500 restricted
share units after five years of service on the Board. The restricted share units vest in annual
installments over three years following the date of grant and are paid upon vesting in an
equivalent number of Shares. Lionsgate requires that Non-Employee Directors hold a minimum of
10,000 Shares. Pursuant to Lionsgate’s policies, directors are also reimbursed for reasonable
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

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