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Exhibit

EXHIBIT 10.56

TETRA Technologies, Inc.

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

Pursuant to the terms of the 
TETRA Technologies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan

1.    Grant of Restricted Stock. TETRA Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), hereby awards to [          ] (“Participant”) all rights, title and interest in the record and beneficial ownership of [x,xxx] shares (the “Restricted Stock”) of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock“), subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this document. This Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Agreement (“Restricted Stock Agreement”) is dated as of [xx/xx/xx]. The Restricted Stock is awarded pursuant to and to implement in part the TETRA Technologies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended and in effect from time to time, the “Plan”) and is subject to the restrictions, forfeiture provisions and other terms and conditions of the Plan, which is hereby incorporated herein and is made a part hereof, and this Restricted Stock Agreement. By execution of this Restricted Stock Agreement, Participant agrees to be bound by all of the terms, provisions, conditions and limitations of the Plan as implemented by this Restricted Stock Agreement, together with all rules and determinations from time to time issued by the Management and Compensation Committee (“Committee”) pursuant to the Plan. All capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in the Plan unless otherwise specifically provided. All references to specified paragraphs pertain to paragraphs of this Restricted Stock Agreement unless otherwise provided. 

2.     Escrow of Restricted Stock. The Restricted Stock shall be represented by uncertificated shares designated for the Participant in book-entry registration on the records of the Company’s transfer agent or, at the discretion of the Company, by a stock certificate issued and registered in the Participant’s name, in each case subject to the restrictions set forth in this Restricted Stock Agreement. Any book-entry uncertificated shares or stock certificates evidencing the Restricted Stock shall be held in custody by the Company until the restrictions thereon have lapsed, and as a condition of this award, the Participant shall deliver to the Company a stock power in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, endorsed in blank, with respect to any certificated shares of Restricted Stock.

The shares of Restricted Stock which are the subject of this Restricted Stock Agreement shall be subject to the following legend:

The shares represented by this certificate or book-entry registration have been issued pursuant to the terms of the TETRA Technologies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended and restated) and may not be sold, pledged, transferred, assigned or otherwise encumbered in any manner except as is set forth in the terms of the Restricted Stock Agreement dated         , 20    .

In addition, the shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictive measures as the Company may deem advisable under applicable securities laws, or to implement the terms, conditions or restrictions hereunder.

Following the vesting of any portion of the shares of the Restricted Stock and the removal of any restrictions thereon in accordance with Paragraph 4 below, the Company will cause all restrictions to be removed from book-entry registrations or, at the Company’s discretion, issue a stock certificate, without such restrictive legend, in each case only with respect to the vested portion of the shares of the Restricted Stock registered on the Company’s books and records in the name of the Participant. Following the expiration 

of the Restricted Period, the Company will cause all restrictions to be removed from book-entry registrations or, at the Company’s discretion, issue a stock certificate, without such restrictive legend, for any shares of the Restricted Stock that have vested and with respect to which the restrictions imposed thereon have lapsed, in each case only to the extent such action has not previously been taken in accordance with the preceding sentence.

3.    Risk of Forfeiture. Participant shall immediately forfeit all rights to any shares of the Restricted Stock which have not vested and with respect to which the restrictions thereon have not lapsed in the event of the termination, resignation, or removal of Participant from service as a Non-Employee Director on the Company’s Board under circumstances that do not cause Participant to become fully vested, and the restrictions on such shares of Restricted Stock to lapse, under the terms of the Plan.

4.    Restricted Period; Vesting. Subject to the provisions of this Restricted Stock Agreement including, without limitation, the following provisions of this Paragraph 4, the total number of shares subject to this Restricted Stock Agreement shall vest, and the restrictions imposed thereon shall lapse, in accordance with the following schedule: 

[schedule to be specified]

The period from the date hereof until the shares of the Restricted Stock have become 100% vested and the restrictions thereon have lapsed shall be referred to as the “Restricted Period.”

The Committee may waive all restrictions and conditions of the Restricted Stock with the result that the shares of Restricted Stock shall be fully vested and the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, (i) upon the occurrence of a Change in Control in accordance with Paragraph 8 below, or (ii) upon termination of service as a Non-Employee Director on the Company’s Board as a result of the death, Disability or Retirement of Participant in accordance with Paragraph 7 below.

5.    Transferability. During the Restricted Period, the Participant shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of any shares of the Restricted Stock prior to vesting in accordance with Paragraph 4 above. Following the vesting of any shares of Restricted Stock and the removal of any restrictions thereon in accordance with Paragraph 4, the Participant may hold or dispose of such shares subject to compliance with (i) the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Restricted Stock Agreement, (ii) applicable federal or state securities laws or other applicable law, (iii) applicable rules of any exchange on which the Company’s securities are traded or listed, and (iv) the Company’s rules or policies as established by the Company in its sole discretion.

6.    Ownership Rights. Prior to any forfeiture of the shares of Restricted Stock and while such nonvested shares are restricted, the Participant shall, subject to the terms and restrictions of this Restricted Stock Agreement and the Plan, have all rights with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock awarded hereunder including the right to vote the shares of Restricted Stock, whether or not vested in accordance with Paragraph 4 above, and the right to receive all dividends, cash or stock, paid or delivered thereon from and after the date hereof in accordance with the following provisions. During the Restricted Period, any dividends, cash or stock, paid or delivered on any of the nonvested shares of the Restricted Stock, shall be credited to an account for the benefit of the Participant. In the event of the forfeiture of any nonvested shares of the Restricted Stock, the Participant shall have no further rights with respect to such Restricted Stock and shall forfeit any dividends, cash or stock, credited to the account for the benefit of the Participant which are related to the forfeited shares of Restricted Stock. To the extent the shares of Restricted Stock shall become fully vested and the restrictions imposed thereon shall lapse pursuant to Paragraph 4 above, all dividends, cash and stock, if any, credited to the account for the benefit of the Participant shall be distributed to the Participant without interest.

7.    Termination of Board Service. Subject to any action by the Committee, if Participant’s service as a Non-Employee Director on the Board is terminated for any reason whatsoever including, without 

limitation, death, Disability or Retirement, any nonvested shares of the Restricted Stock outstanding at the time of such termination and all rights thereunder shall be forfeited and no further vesting shall occur, and the Company shall have the right to repurchase or recover such shares for the amount of any cash paid therefor. Upon termination of service as a Non-Employee Director on the Company’s Board as a result of the death, Disability or Retirement of Participant, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide that all or a portion of any nonvested shares of the Restricted Stock subject to this Restricted Stock Agreement shall become vested; provided, however, that no acceleration of vesting and waiver of restrictions will be effective prior to the date of the Committee’s written determination.

8.    Change in Control.
    
(a)    Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control described in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the definition of Change in Control under Section 1.2 of the Plan, the Committee may waive all restrictions and conditions of all Restricted Stock then outstanding with the result that the shares of Restricted Stock shall be fully vested and all restrictions shall be deemed satisfied, and the Restricted Period shall be deemed to have expired as of the date of the Change in Control or such other date as may be determined by the Committee.

Notwithstanding the above, the Committee shall not be required to take any action described in the preceding sentence and any decision made by the Committee, in its sole discretion, not to take some or all of the actions described in the preceding sentence shall be final, binding and conclusive with respect to the Company and all other interested persons.  

(b)    Right of Cash-Out. If approved by the Board prior to or within thirty (30) days after such time as a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred, the Board shall have the right for a forty-five (45) day period immediately following the date that the Change in Control is deemed to have occurred to require Participant to transfer and deliver to Company all unvested shares of Restricted Stock hereunder with respect to which the restrictions have not lapsed in exchange for an amount equal to the “cash value” (defined below) of such shares of Restricted Stock. Such right shall be exercised by written notice to Participant. The cash value of such shares of Restricted Stock shall equal the “market value” (defined below) per share, multiplied by the number of unvested shares of Restricted Stock hereunder with respect to which the restrictions have not lapsed. For purposes of the preceding sentence, “market value” per share shall mean the higher of (i) the average of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on each of the five trading days immediately following the date a Change in Control is deemed to have occurred or (ii) the highest price, if any, offered in connection with the Change in Control. The amount payable to Participant by Company pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall be paid in cash or by certified check and shall be reduced by any taxes required to be withheld.

9.    Reorganization of Company and Subsidiaries. The existence of the Restricted Stock shall not affect in any way the right or power of Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in the Company’s capital structure or its business, or any merger or consolidation of Company or any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stock ahead of or affecting the shares of Restricted Stock or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

10.    Adjustment of Shares. In the event that at any time after the date of this Restricted Stock Agreement the outstanding shares of Common Stock are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company by reason of a merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares or the like, the aggregate number of shares of Restricted Stock which have not vested under this Restricted Stock Agreement, subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, shall automatically be proportionately adjusted.

11.    Certain Restrictions. By executing this Restricted Stock Agreement, Participant agrees that if at the time of delivery of the shares of Restricted Stock issued hereunder any sale of such shares of Common Stock is not covered by an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Act”), the shares of Restricted Stock may be subject to such stop-transfer orders, legends and other restrictive measures as the Company shall require and the Participant will acquire the shares of Restricted Stock for Participant’s own account and without a view to resale or distribution in violation of the Act or any other securities law, and upon any such acquisition Participant will enter into such written representations, warranties and agreements as Company may reasonably request in order to comply with the Act or any other securities law or with this Restricted Stock Agreement. Participant agrees that the Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the issuance or transfer of shares of Restricted Stock hereunder to comply with any law, rule or regulation that applies to the shares of Restricted Stock subject to this Restricted Stock Agreement.

12.    Amendment and Termination. This Restricted Stock Agreement may not be terminated by the Board or the Committee at any time without the written consent of Participant. This Restricted Stock Agreement may be amended in writing by the Company and Participant, provided the Company may amend this Restricted Stock Agreement unilaterally (i) if the amendment does not adversely affect the Participant’s rights hereunder in any material respect, (ii) if the Company determines that an amendment is necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, or (iii) if the Company determines that an amendment is necessary to meet the requirements of the Code or to prevent adverse tax consequences to the Participant. No amendment or termination of the Plan will adversely affect the rights and privileges of Participant under this Restricted Stock Agreement or to the Restricted Stock granted hereunder without the written consent of Participant.

13.    No Guarantee of Board Membership. Neither this Restricted Stock Agreement nor the award of Restricted Stock evidenced hereby shall confer upon Participant any right with respect to continuance of Board service or other service with the Company or any Affiliate, nor shall it interfere in any way with any right the Company or any Affiliate would otherwise have to terminate such Participant’s Board membership or other service at any time.

14.    Tax Matters.

(a) Company shall have the right to (i) make deductions from the number of shares of Restricted Stock otherwise deliverable upon vesting of the Restricted Stock and satisfaction of the conditions precedent under this Restricted Stock Agreement in an amount sufficient to satisfy withholding of any federal, state or local taxes required by law, or (ii) take such other action as may be necessary or appropriate to satisfy any such tax withholding obligations.

(b) Under Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the difference between the purchase price paid, if any, for the shares of Restricted Stock and their fair market value on the date of vesting when any forfeiture restrictions applicable to such shares lapse will be reportable as ordinary income at that time. For this purpose, “forfeiture restrictions” include the Company’s rights to reacquire the shares of the unvested Restricted Stock described above. Participant may elect to be taxed at the effective time of this award when the shares are acquired rather than when such shares vest and cease to be subject to such forfeiture restrictions by filing an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with the Internal Revenue Service within thirty (30) days after the date hereof. If such an election is made, Participant will have to make a tax payment to the extent the purchase price, if any, is less than the fair market value of the shares on the date hereof. No tax payment will have to be made to the extent the purchase price, if any, is at least equal to the fair market value of the shares on the date hereof. Failure to make this filing within the thirty (30) day period will result in the recognition of ordinary income by Participant as the shares of Restricted Stock vest and the forfeiture restrictions lapse.

PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS PARTICIPANT’S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, AND NOT THE COMPANY’S, TO FILE A TIMELY ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) IF PARTICIPANT ELECTS TO DO SO, EVEN IF PARTICIPANT REQUESTS THE COMPANY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THIS FILING ON PARTICIPANT’S BEHALF. PARTICIPANT MUST AND IS RELYING SOLELY ON PARTICIPANT’S OWN ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO FILE ANY SECTION 83(b) ELECTION.

(c) Neither Company nor the Board or Committee makes any commitment or guarantee that any federal or state tax treatment will apply or be available to any person eligible for the benefits under this Restricted Stock Agreement.  

15.    Community Interest of Spouse. The community interest, if any, of any spouse of Participant in any Restricted Stock shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions and restrictions of this Restricted Stock Agreement and the Plan.

16. Consent to Electronic Delivery; Electronic Signature. In lieu of receiving documents in paper format, Participant agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may be required to deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports, and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other award made or offered by the Company. Electronic delivery may be via a Company electronic mail system or by reference to a location on a Company intranet to which Participant has access. Participant hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may be required to deliver, and agrees that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as, his or her manual signature.

17.    Clawback/Recoupment Policy. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, this Restricted Stock Agreement, any shares of the Restricted Stock subject to this Restricted Stock Agreement including without limitation, shares of Restricted Stock that have vested and with respect to which the restrictions imposed thereon have lapsed and/or any income realized upon the Participant’s disposition of such shares shall be subject to potential cancellation, rescission, clawback and recoupment (i) to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any regulations or listing requirements promulgated thereunder, and/or (ii) as may be required in accordance with the terms of any clawback/recoupment policy as may be adopted by the Company to comply with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any regulations or listing requirements promulgated thereunder.

18.    Severability. In the event that any provision of this Restricted Stock Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be fully severable, but shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Restricted Stock Agreement, and this Restricted Stock Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision had never been included herein.

19.    Governing Law. This Restricted Stock Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware to the extent federal law does not supersede and preempt Delaware law.

COMPANY
TETRA Technologies, Inc.

By:                         
      Stuart M. Brightman 
      President & Chief Executive Officer

                
PARTICIPANT

By:                         
      Non Employee Director

Exhibit A

Assignment Separate from Certificate

FOR VALUE RECEIVED,              hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto TETRA Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),          (        ) shares of common stock of the Company represented by Certificate No.              herewith and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                 , or his designee or successor, attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:                     , 20    .

                                                    
Print Name

                                                    
Signature

Spouse Consent (if applicable)

 (Purchaser’s spouse) indicates by the execution of this Assignment his or her consent to be bound by the terms of the Restricted Stock Agreement as to his or her interests, whether as community property or otherwise, if any, in the shares of common stock of the Company. 

                                                    
Signature

INSTRUCTIONS: PLEASE DO NOT FILL IN ANY BLANKS OTHER THAN THE SIGNATURE LINE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT IS TO ENABLE THE COMPANY TO EXERCISE ITS “REPURCHASE OPTION” SET FORTH IN THE RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT WITHOUT REQUIRING ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES ON THE PART OF THE PURCHASER.Exhibit

EXHIBIT 10.57

TETRA Technologies, Inc.

NON-EMPLOYEE CONSULTANT NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Pursuant to the terms of the 
TETRA Technologies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan

1.    Grant of Nonqualified Option. TETRA Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), hereby grants to [          ] (“Optionee”) the right, privilege and option as herein set forth (the “Nonqualified Option”) to purchase up to [x,xxx] shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this document. This Non-Employee Consultant Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) is dated as of [xx/xx/xx]. The Shares, when issued to Optionee upon exercise of the Nonqualified Option, shall be fully paid and nonassessable and the Optionee (or the person permitted to exercise the Nonqualified Option in the event of Optionee’s death) shall be and have all the rights and privileges of a stockholder of record of the Company with respect to the Shares acquired upon exercise of the Nonqualified Option, effective upon such exercise. The Nonqualified Option is granted pursuant to and to implement in part the TETRA Technologies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended and in effect from time to time, the “Plan”) and is subject to the provisions of the Plan, which is hereby incorporated herein and is made a part hereof, as well as the provisions of this Agreement. By execution of this Agreement, Optionee agrees to be bound by all of the terms, provisions, conditions and limitations of the Plan as implemented by the Nonqualified Option and this Agreement, together with all rules and determinations from time to time issued by the Management and Compensation Committee (“Committee”) pursuant to the Plan. All capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in the Plan unless otherwise specifically provided. All references to specified paragraphs pertain to paragraphs of this Nonqualified Option unless otherwise provided. The Nonqualified Option is not intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

2.    Option Terms. Subject to earlier termination as provided herein, the Nonqualified Option shall expire on the 10th anniversary of the date of grant of Nonqualified Option, which anniversary shall be [xx/xx/xx]. The period during which the Nonqualified Option is in effect is referred to as the “Option Period”.

3.    Option Exercise Price. The exercise price (the “Exercise Price”) of the Shares subject to the Nonqualified Option shall be $[xx.xx] per Share which has been determined to be no less than the Fair Market Value Per Share of the Common Stock on the date of grant of the Nonqualified Option.

4.    Vesting. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the following provisions of this Paragraph 4, the total number of Shares subject to this Nonqualified Option shall vest and be exercisable only in accordance with the following schedule:

[schedule to be specified]

The vested Shares that may be acquired under the Nonqualified Option may be purchased, in whole or in part, at any time after they become vested during the Option Period. In addition, the Committee may accelerate vesting and the time at which the Nonqualified Option may be exercised, (i) upon the occurrence of a Change in Control in accordance with Paragraph 8 below, or (ii) upon termination of service as a result of the death, Disability or Retirement of Optionee in accordance with Paragraph 7 below.

5.    Method of Exercise. To exercise the Nonqualified Option, Optionee shall deliver notice to the Company at its principal executive office, directed to the Plan Administrator, such exercise to be effective 

at the time of receipt of such notice at the Company’s principal executive office during normal business hours, stating the number of Shares with respect to which the Nonqualified Option is being exercised together with payment for such Shares plus any required withholding taxes, unless other arrangements for withholding tax liability have been made with the Committee. The exercise notice shall be delivered in person, by certified or regular mail, or by such other method (including electronic transmission) as determined from time to time by the Committee or the Plan Administrator. Any exercise of the Nonqualified Option must be for a minimum of 100 Shares or, if less, for all remaining Shares subject to the Nonqualified Option.

6.    Payment of Exercise Price and Required Withholding. In order to exercise the Nonqualified Option, the Optionee or other person or persons entitled to exercise such Nonqualified Option shall deliver to Company payment in full for (i) the Shares being purchased and (ii) unless other arrangements have been made with the Committee, any required withholding taxes. The payment of the Exercise Price for the Nonqualified Option shall either be (i) in cash, or by check payable and acceptable to the Company, (ii) with the consent of the Committee, by tendering to Company shares of Common Stock owned by the person exercising the Nonqualified Option for more than six months having an aggregate Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise that is not greater than the full exercise price for the Shares with respect to which the Nonqualified Option is being exercised and by paying any remaining amount of the Exercise Price (and any required withholding taxes) as provided in (i) above, or (iii) with the consent of the Committee and compliance with such instructions as the Committee may specify, by delivering to the Company and to a broker a properly executed exercise notice and irrevocable instructions to such broker to deliver to the Company cash or a check payable and acceptable to the Company to pay the exercise price and any applicable withholding taxes. Upon receipt of the cash or check from the broker, the Company will deliver to the broker the shares for which the Nonqualified Option is exercised. In the event that the person elects to make payment as allowed under clause (ii) above, the Committee may, upon confirming that the Optionee owns the number of additional Shares being tendered, authorize the issuance of a new certificate for the number of Shares being acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Nonqualified Option less that number of Shares being tendered upon the exercise and return to the person (or not require surrender of) the certificate for the Shares being tendered upon the exercise. The date of sale of the shares by the broker pursuant to a cashless exercise under (iii) above shall be the date of exercise of the Nonqualified Option. If the Committee so requires, such person or persons shall also deliver a written representation that all Shares being purchased are being acquired for investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution of such Shares.

7.    Termination of Service. Termination of service, Retirement, death or Disability of Optionee, shall affect Optionee’s rights under the Nonqualified Option as follows:

(a)    Termination of Service. If service of Optionee is terminated for any reason whatsoever other than death, Disability or Retirement, subject to the provisions of this Section 7, any nonvested portion of the Nonqualified Option outstanding at the time of such termination and all rights thereunder shall wholly and completely terminate and no further vesting shall occur, and Optionee shall be entitled to exercise his or her rights with respect to the portion of the Nonqualified Option vested as of the date of termination for a period that shall end on the earlier of (i) the expiration date set forth in the Nonqualified Option with respect to the vested portion of the Nonqualified Option or (ii) the date that occurs three (3) months after such termination date.

(b)    Retirement. Upon termination of service as a result of Retirement of Optionee:

(i)    any nonvested portion of the Nonqualified Option shall immediately terminate and no further vesting shall occur; and

(ii)    any vested portion of the Nonqualified Option shall expire on the earlier of (A) the expiration of the Option Period; or (B) the expiration of twelve (12) months after the date of Retirement.

(c)    Disability or Death. Upon termination of service as a result of Disability or death of Optionee or if Optionee retires and dies during the period described in Section 7(b)(ii) above (hereinafter the “Applicable Retirement Period”), or if the Optionee’s service was terminated as a result of Disability and the Optionee dies during the period that expires on the earlier of the expiration of the Option Period or the first anniversary of the Optionee’s termination of service due to Disability (hereinafter the “Applicable Disability Period”),

(i)    any nonvested portion of the Nonqualified Option that has not already terminated shall immediately terminate and no further vesting shall occur; and

(ii)    any vested portion of the Nonqualified Option shall expire upon the earlier of (A) the expiration of the Option Period or (B) the later of (1) the first anniversary of such termination of service as a result of Disability or death, or (2) the first anniversary of Optionee’s death during the Applicable Retirement Period or the Applicable Disability Period.

(d)    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Nonqualified Option, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide that,

(i)    upon termination of service as a result of the Retirement, Disability or death of Optionee, all or a part of any unvested portion of the Nonqualified Option shall become vested, and together with the previously vested portion of the Nonqualified Option, shall be exercisable for such period and upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee; or

(ii)    in the event that the Optionee ceases to provide service to the Company, the vested portion of the Nonqualified Option shall remain exercisable for such period and upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee; 

provided, however, that no such acceleration of vesting or continuation of exercisability shall be effective prior to the date of the Committee’s written determination, and no continuation may exceed the expiration of the Option Period.
    
8.    Change in Control.
    
(a)    Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control described in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the definition of Change in Control under Section 1.2 of the Plan, the Committee may accelerate vesting and the time at which the Nonqualified Option may be exercised so that the Nonqualified Option may be exercised in full for a limited period of time on or before a specified date fixed by the Committee, after which the unexercised Nonqualified Option and all rights of Optionee thereunder shall terminate, or the Committee may accelerate vesting and the time at which the Nonqualified Option may be exercised so that the Nonqualified Option may be exercised in full for its then remaining term.

Notwithstanding the above, the Committee shall not be required to take any action described in the preceding sentence and any decision made by the Committee, in its sole discretion, not to take some or all of the actions described in the preceding sentence shall be final, binding and conclusive with respect to the Company and all other interested persons.  

(b)    Right of Cash-Out. If approved by the Board prior to or within thirty (30) days after such time as a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred, the Board shall have the right for a forty-five (45) day period immediately following the date that the Change in Control is deemed to have occurred to require Optionee to transfer and deliver to Company the Nonqualified Option in exchange for an amount equal to the “cash value” (defined below) of the Nonqualified Option. Such right shall be exercised by written notice to Optionee. The cash value of the Nonqualified 

Option shall equal the excess of the “market value” (defined below) per Share over the Exercise Price, if any, multiplied by the number of Shares subject to the Nonqualified Option. For purposes of the preceding sentence, “market value” per Share shall mean the higher of (i) the average of the Fair Market Value per Share of Common Stock on each of the five trading days immediately following the date a Change in Control is deemed to have occurred or (ii) the highest price, if any, offered in connection with the Change in Control. The amount payable to Optionee by Company pursuant to this Paragraph 8(b) shall be in cash or by certified check and shall be reduced by any taxes required to be withheld.

9.    Reorganization of Company and Subsidiaries. The existence of the Nonqualified Option shall not affect in any way the right or power of Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in the Company’s capital structure or its business, or any merger or consolidation of Company or any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stock ahead of or affecting the Shares or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

10.    Adjustment of Shares. In the event that at any time after the date of grant the outstanding shares of Common Stock are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company by reason of a merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares or the like, the aggregate number of Shares subject to the Nonqualified Option which have not vested under this Agreement and the Exercise Price, subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, shall automatically be proportionately adjusted.

11.    No Rights in Shares. Optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder in respect of Shares until such Optionee becomes the holder of record of such Shares.

12.    Certain Restrictions. The certificate issued for the Shares subject to the restrictions described in this Paragraph 12 may, in the Committee’s discretion, be issued with an appropriate legend describing such restrictions, and the Committee may establish an escrow or other custodial arrangement for holding of the certificate by a person (other than Optionee) selected by the Committee.

By exercising the Nonqualified Option, Optionee agrees that if at the time of such exercise the sale of Shares issued hereunder is not covered by an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933 (Act), Optionee will acquire the Shares for Optionee’s own account and without a view to resale or distribution in violation of the Act or any other securities law, and upon any such acquisition Optionee will enter into such written representations, warranties and agreements as Company may reasonably request in order to comply with the Act or any other securities law or with this Agreement. Optionee agrees that Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the issuance or transfer of Shares hereunder to comply with any law, rule or regulation that applies to the Shares subject to the Nonqualified Option.

13.    Shares Reserved. Company shall at all times during the Option Period reserve and keep available such number of Shares as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Nonqualified Option.

14.    Nontransferability of Option. The Nonqualified Option evidenced by this Agreement is not transferable other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order. The Nonqualified Option will be exercisable during Optionee’s lifetime only by Optionee or by Optionee’s guardian or legal representative. No right or benefit hereunder shall in any manner be liable for or subject to any debts, contracts, liabilities, or torts of Optionee. The Optionee (or his guardian) may, in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Committee from time to time, transfer, for estate planning purposes, all or part of the Nonqualified Option to one or more immediate family members or related family trusts or partnerships or similar entities as determined by the Committee. To the extent the Nonqualified Option is transferred in accordance with the provisions of this Paragraph 14, the Nonqualified Option may 

only be exercised by the person or persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the Nonqualified Options pursuant to the transfer.

15.    Amendment and Termination. The Nonqualified Option may not be terminated by the Board or the Committee at any time without the written consent of Optionee. This Agreement may be amended in writing by the Company and Optionee, provided the Company may amend this Agreement unilaterally (i) if the amendment does not adversely affect the Optionee’s rights hereunder in any material respect, (ii) if the Company determines that an amendment is necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, or (iii) if the Company determines that an amendment is necessary to meet the requirements of the Code or to prevent adverse tax consequences to the Optionee. 

16.    No Guarantee of Service. The Nonqualified Option shall not confer upon Optionee any right with respect to continuance of service with the Company or any Affiliate, nor shall it interfere in any way with any right Company or any Affiliate would otherwise have to terminate such Optionee’s service at any time.

17.    Withholding of Taxes. Any issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of the Nonqualified Option shall not be made until appropriate arrangements satisfactory to the Company have been made for the payment of any tax amounts (federal, state, local or other) that may be required to be withheld or paid by the Company with respect thereto at the minimum statutory rate. Company shall have the right to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to satisfy any such tax withholding obligations. 

18.    No Guarantee of Tax Consequences. Neither Company nor any Affiliate nor the Board or Committee makes any commitment or guarantee that any federal or state tax treatment will apply or be available to any person eligible for the benefits under the Nonqualified Option.

19.    Severability. In the event that any provision of the Nonqualified Option shall be held illegal, invalid, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be fully severable, but shall not affect the remaining provisions of the Nonqualified Option, and the Nonqualified Option shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision had never been included herein.

20. Consent to Electronic Delivery; Electronic Signature. In lieu of receiving documents in paper format, Optionee agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may be required to deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports, and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other award made or offered by the Company. Electronic delivery may be via a Company electronic mail system or by reference to a location on a Company intranet to which Optionee has access. Optionee hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may be required to deliver, and agrees that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as, his or her manual signature.

21.    Governing Law. The Nonqualified Option and this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware to the extent federal law does not supersede and preempt Delaware law.

22.    Clawback/Recoupment Policy.  Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, the Nonqualified Option, any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Nonqualified Option and/or any income realized upon the Optionee’s disposition of such Shares shall be subject to potential cancellation, rescission, clawback and recoupment (i) to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any regulations or listing requirements promulgated thereunder, and/or 

(ii) as may be required in accordance with the terms of any clawback/recoupment policy as may be adopted by the Company to comply with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any regulations or listing requirements promulgated thereunder.

COMPANY
TETRA Technologies, Inc.

By:                         
      Stuart M. Brightman
      President & Chief Executive Officer

                
OPTIONEE

By:                         
      Non-Employee Consultant

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