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Exhibit 10.5

EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

     This Employee Matters Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of December 14, 2006, is
between Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Helix”), and Cal Dive
International, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Helix (“Cal
Dive”).

RECITALS

     WHEREAS, Helix and Cal Dive currently contemplate that Cal Dive will make an initial public
offering (“IPO”) of shares of Cal Dive common stock pursuant to a registration statement on
Form S-1 filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and

     WHEREAS, in contemplation of the IPO, Helix and Cal Dive desire to enter into the Agreement to
provide for the allocation between them of the liabilities for employee benefits arising prior to,
as a result of and subsequent to the IPO, and to provide for and agree upon other personnel
matters;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and in the Master
Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

     As used in the Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below. Any
capitalized term used in the Agreement that is not defined in the Agreement shall have the meaning
set forth in the Master Agreement.

     1.1 “Cal Dive Employee” means an employee of a Cal Dive Entity, including any
Transferred Employee, and any former employee of a Cal Dive Entity or a Helix Entity who devoted a
significant portion of his or her time to Cal Dive’s business.

     1.2 “Cal Dive Entity” means Cal Dive, any subsidiary of Cal Dive, and any predecessor
entity of such subsidiary.

     1.3 “Cal Dive Welfare Plan” means any “employee welfare benefit plan” as defined in
Section 3(1) of ERISA (whether or not the program is subject to ERISA) that is maintained by a Cal
Dive Entity.

     1.4 “COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as
codified at Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and at section 4980B of the Code.

     1.5 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     1.6 “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

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     1.7 “Helix Entity” means Helix and any subsidiary of Helix which, before the IPO
Closing Date shall include the Cal Dive Entities and, from and after the IPO Closing Date, will
include no Cal Dive Entities.

     1.8 “Helix Welfare Plan” means the Group Protection for Employees of Helix Energy
Solutions Group, Inc., the Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. Long Term Disability Plan, and any
other “employee welfare benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA (whether or not the
program is subject to ERISA) that is maintained by a Helix Entity.

     1.9 “IPO” shall have the meaning specified in the recitals to the Agreement.

     1.10 “IPO Closing Date” means the first date on which the proceeds of any sale of Cal
Dive stock to the underwriters in the IPO are received by Helix or any Helix Entity.

     1.11 “Master Agreement” means that certain Master Agreement dated December 8, 2006,
as amended from time to time, between Helix and Cal Dive, to which the Agreement is attached as an
exhibit.

     1.12 “Plan,” when immediately preceded by “Helix,” means any “employee benefit plan”
within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA and any other plan, policy, program, payroll practice,
on-going arrangement, contract, trust, insurance policy or other agreement or funding vehicle, as
amended from time to time, for which the eligible class(es) of participants include employees or
former employees of Helix or a Helix Entity, and, when immediately preceded by “Cal Dive,” means
any “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA and any other plan,
policy, program, payroll practice, on-going arrangement, contract, trust, insurance policy or
other agreement or funding vehicle, to the extent amended from time to time, for which the
eligible class(es) of participants are limited to employees or former employees of Cal Dive or a
Cal Dive Entity, but no other Helix Entity.

     1.13 “Transferred Employee” means a Cal Dive Employee described as such in
Section 2.2(a) of the Agreement.

ARTICLE 2

GENERAL

     2.1 Assumption/Retention of Liabilities. Except as otherwise explicitly and
specifically provided in the Agreement, effective as of the IPO Closing Date, Cal Dive shall
assume or retain, as the case may be, and pay, perform, fulfill and discharge any and all
liabilities or obligations relating to the employment or termination of employment of any current
or former Cal Dive Employee (as well as any individual who is or was an independent contractor,
temporary employee, temporary service worker, consultant, freelance worker, agency employee,
leased employee, on-call worker, or who performs or performed services in any other form of
non-employee classification), and their dependents and beneficiaries, regardless of when incurred.
No provision in the Agreement relating to Cal Dive’s responsibility with respect to any specific
liabilities or obligations described in the preceding sentence will limit the generality of the preceding sentence with respect to, or otherwise be
construed to relieve Cal Dive from, the assumption or retention of any other liabilities or
obligations described in the preceding sentence.

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     2.2 Employment Status of Cal Dive Employees.

          (a) Transferred Employees. Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement, any
individual who, immediately prior to the IPO Closing Date, is listed on the applicable payroll
records of Cal Dive or Helix as an employee of a Cal Dive Entity, whether such individual is
actively at work or absent from work due to vacation, illness, or any other authorized paid or
unpaid leave, will continue to be an employee of such Cal Dive Entity immediately after the IPO
Closing Date on the same terms and conditions as in effect immediately before the IPO Closing
Date. Any individual described in the preceding sentence is considered a “Transferred
Employee” for purposes of the Agreement, effective on the IPO Closing Date.

          (b) No Cal Dive Severance Event. No Transferred Employee will be entitled to receive
termination or severance payments or benefits from Helix or any other entity which, immediately
following the IPO Closing Date, is a Helix Entity as a result of the IPO or any related
circumstance. Cal Dive shall be responsible for the satisfaction of any termination or severance
obligations owed with respect to Transferred Employees and any former Cal Dive Employees, whether
arising before, on or after the IPO Closing Date.

     2.3 Termination of Participation in Helix Plans. Except as otherwise specified in
the Agreement, each Cal Dive Entity that is a participating employer in a Helix Plan shall cease
to be a participating employer in such Helix Plan at the close of business on the day before the
IPO Closing Date or at such earlier time as Helix, in its discretion, may direct.

     2.4 Recognition of Service. Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement, Cal Dive
will cause each Cal Dive Plan to grant full credit to each eligible Transferred Employee for the
period of such Transferred Employee’s service with the Cal Dive Entities and Helix Entities
(including, where applicable, service with a predecessor employer credited by a corresponding
Helix Plan). Helix service may be disregarded (a) under a new Cal Dive Plan adopted after the IPO
Closing Date if such Cal Dive Plan is not a successor or replacement plan, and (b) under any Cal
Dive Plan if and to the extent credit for such service would result in the duplication of
benefits.

ARTICLE 3

WELFARE PLANS

     3.1 Welfare Plan Participation and Liabilities.

          (a) Termination of Group Welfare Plan Participation. On or prior to January 1, 2007,
each of the Cal Dive Entities shall cease to be a participating employer, and all Transferred
Employees (and their dependents and beneficiaries) will cease to be active participants, in any
Helix Welfare Plan. Cal Dive will promptly pay or reimburse Helix for any medical or other
welfare benefit expenses, premiums or other costs under the Helix Welfare Plans relating to coverage of current and former Cal Dive Employees (and their dependents and
beneficiaries).

          (b) Allocation of Liabilities. Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement, (1)
Cal Dive shall be responsible for the payment of welfare benefits liabilities and expenses

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incurred with respect to current and former Cal Dive Employees and their dependents and
beneficiaries whether incurred prior to or after the IPO; and (2) no Helix Entity shall have any
responsibility for the payment of welfare benefits with respect to liabilities and expenses
incurred by any such persons before or after the IPO. Nothing contained in this subsection is
intended to affect the rights of any current or former Cal Dive Employee or any of their covered
dependents and beneficiaries to receive insurance benefits payable under and in accordance with
the provisions of an insurance policy maintained as part of a Helix Welfare Plan.

          (c) Cal Dive Group Health Plan, COBRA. Effective on or prior to January 1, 2007, Cal
Dive will adopt and cause to have in place a group health plan for the benefit of Transferred
Employees and their eligible dependents. Cal Dive shall assume sole responsibility for providing
COBRA group health plan continuation coverage to any former Cal Dive Employees (and their covered
dependents) who, on the IPO Closing Date, are receiving or are entitled to receive COBRA
continuation coverage by reason of a qualifying event occurring at or before such time. Cal Dive
shall also have the sole responsibility for providing COBRA group health plan continuation
coverage to any Transferred Employees (and their covered dependents) who incur qualifying events
after the IPO Closing Date. Helix shall have no responsibility for, and shall be entitled to
indemnification by Cal Dive with respect to, any COBRA obligations to current or former Cal Dive
Employees (and their covered dependents) for which Cal Dive is responsible, whether by operation
of law or in accordance with the terms of the Agreement (including, without limitation, this
Section 3.1(c)).

     3.2 Cafeteria Plan. On or prior to January 1, 2007, the portion of the Helix Energy
Solutions Group, Inc. Flexible Benefits Plan (the “Helix Cafeteria Plan”) benefiting the
Transferred Employees shall be spun off into a separate premium only cafeteria plan sponsored by
Cal Dive (the “Cal Dive Cafeteria Plan”).

     3.3 Helix Assets. Helix shall retain all claim reserves, bank accounts, trust funds
or other balances maintained as part of or in connection with the Helix Welfare Plans.

     3.4 Credit for Amounts Paid. In administering the Cal Dive Welfare Plans for the
calendar year in which the IPO occurs, Cal Dive shall credit participating Transferred Employees
with any amounts paid by them under the corresponding Helix Welfare Plans toward satisfaction of
applicable deductibles, co-payments, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximums.

ARTICLE 4

COMPENSATION MATTERS

AND NON-ERISA BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS

     4.1  Assumption of Individual Agreements. Effective on the IPO Closing Date, Cal
Dive will assume and/or be responsible for satisfying any and all obligations and liabilities
(fixed or contingent) of Helix or any Helix Entity incurred or arising under or in connection
with any individual employment, retention, separation, consulting, representation or other
personal services-related agreements (together with any ancillary trust or other agreements) made
directly or indirectly with or for the benefit of (a) any Transferred Employees, or (b) other
individuals or personal service entities in connection with the business of any Cal Dive Entity;

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provided, however, that, following the IPO Closing Date, Helix and the other Helix Entities shall
retain any rights which it or any of them would have had following the termination of any such
agreement, determined as if the agreement terminated immediately prior to the IPO, except to the
extent that the exercise of such rights by Helix and the other Helix Entities following the IPO
Closing Date would adversely affect the rights of any Cal Dive Entity under such agreement. Cal
Dive shall indemnify Helix and the Helix Entities and their affiliates and hold them and each of
them harmless from, against and with respect to any claim, liability or expense asserted or
imposed against it or any of them under or in connection with any of the agreements described in
the first sentence of this Section 4.1.

     4.2 Stock Incentive Plans.

          (a) Stockholder Approval of Long-Term Incentive Plan. Prior to the IPO Closing Date,
Helix shall cause Cal Dive to adopt and, as Cal Dive’s sole stockholder, Helix shall approve the
adoption of a 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan for eligible employees and directors of Cal Dive
Entities, with terms and conditions substantially similar to the terms and conditions of the Helix
Energy Solutions Group, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

          (b) Outstanding Helix Stock Options. Except as specified herein, stock options
granted to Transferred Employees under the Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. 2005 Long-Term
Incentive Plan and the 1995 Long Term Incentive Plan of Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (the
“Helix Stock Incentive Plans”) will continue under their present terms and the terms of
the plans under which they were granted and shall be exercisable for shares of common stock of
Helix. Under the terms of the Helix Stock Incentive Plans, upon the Trigger Date the Transferred
Employees shall be deemed to have terminated employment for all purposes of the Helix Stock
Incentive Plans. Notwithstanding such provisions, the parties hereby agree that upon the Trigger
Date (a) the vesting of all unvested stock options granted to Transferred Employees under the
Helix Stock Incentive Plans and outstanding as of the Trigger Date shall be accelerated and such
stock options shall become fully vested on the Trigger Date and (b) all stock options granted to
Transferred Employees under the Helix Stock Incentive Plans and outstanding as of the Trigger Date
shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (1) the expiration of the general term of the option
or (2) the later of (i) December 31 of the calendar year in which the Trigger Date occurs, or (ii)
the 15th day of the third month after the expiration of the 60-day period commencing on
the Trigger Date. If, prior to the lapse or forfeiture of a stock option granted to a Transferred
Employee under a Helix Stock Incentive Plan the Department of Treasury issues guidance in which it
expressly takes the position that a stock option that would have otherwise expired early due to
termination of employment may remain exercisable for its general term without being subject to
section 409A of the Code, Helix shall take such actions as are necessary to amend such stock
option granted to a Transferred Employee under a Helix Stock Incentive Plans to specify that such
stock option will remain exercisable in accordance with its original provisions except that
employment with a Cal Dive Entity shall be treated in the same manner as if it were employment
with a Helix Entity. In consideration of the foregoing agreements in this Section 4.2(b), following the Trigger Date,
Cal Dive shall pay to Helix monthly service fees (“Stock Option Service Fees”). The Stock
Option Service Fee for a month shall be an amount equal to the sum of (x) the aggregate third
party costs incurred by Helix during the month in connection with the administration of the stock
options granted to Transferred Employees under the Helix Stock Incentive Plans and (y)

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the total costs and expenses recognized, accrued or otherwise incurred by Helix during the month for
financial accounting purposes with respect to the stock options granted to Transferred Employees
under the Helix Stock Incentive Plans and/or the agreements contained in the foregoing provisions
of this Section 4.2(b) (the costs and expenses described in this clause (y) are referred to herein
as the “Stock Option Accounting Costs and Expenses”). Helix’s determination concerning any amount
of the Stock Option Accounting Costs and Expenses shall be binding on the parties hereto. The
Stock Option Service Fees will be charged to Cal Dive on a monthly basis. Cal Dive shall pay to
Helix the Stock Option Service Fee for a month within 15 days after Cal Dive receives written
notification of the amount of the Stock Option Service Fee due for the month. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, each calendar year Cal Dive may, in its discretion, elect to pay the aggregate Stock
Option Service Fees for the calendar year in a single sum within 15 days after Cal Dive receives
written notification of the amount of the aggregate Stock Option Service Fees for the calendar
year.

          (c) Outstanding Helix Restricted Stock Awards. Except as specified herein,
restricted stock awards granted to Transferred Employees under the Helix Stock Incentive Plans
will continue under their present terms and the terms of the plans under which they were granted.
For purposes of vesting of such restricted stock awards, employment with a Cal Dive Entity shall
be treated in the same manner as if it were employment with Helix. In consideration of the
foregoing agreements in this Section 4.2(c), following the Trigger Date, Cal Dive shall pay to
Helix monthly service fees (“Restricted Stock Service Fees”). The Restricted Stock
Service Fee for a month shall be an amount equal to the sum of (x) the aggregate third party costs
incurred by Helix during the month in connection with the administration of the restricted stock
awards granted to Transferred Employees under the Helix Stock Incentive Plans and (y) the total
costs and expenses recognized, accrued or otherwise incurred by Helix during the month for
financial accounting purposes with respect to the restricted stock awards granted to Transferred
Employees under the Helix Stock Incentive Plans and/or the agreements contained in the foregoing
provisions of this Section 4.2(c) (the costs and expenses described in this clause (y) are
referred to herein as the “Restricted Stock Accounting Costs and Expenses”). Helix’s determination
concerning the amount of the Restricted Stock Accounting Costs and Expenses shall be binding on
the parties hereto. The Restricted Stock Service Fees will be charged to Cal Dive on a monthly
basis. Cal Dive shall pay to Helix the Restricted Stock Service Fee for a month within 15 days
after Cal Dive receives written notification of the amount of the Restricted Stock Service Fee due
for the month. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each calendar year Cal Dive may, in its discretion,
elect to pay the aggregate Restricted Stock Service Fees for the calendar year in a single sum
within 15 days after Cal Dive receives written notification of the amount of the aggregate
Restricted Stock Service Fees for the calendar year.

     4.3 Stock Purchase Plans. 

          (a) Helix Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Transferred Employees will continue to
participate in the Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
“Helix Stock Purchase Plan”) through the end of the offering period that ends on June 30, 2007.
Cal Dive shall pay to Helix, within five days following the close of such offering period, the
fair market value of the shares of Helix’s common stock purchased under the Helix Stock Purchase
Plan during the offering period. For this purpose, the fair

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market value of a share of Helix common stock shall be the closing price of Helix stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the last
trading day prior to July 1, 2007.

          (b) Stockholder Approval of Cal Dive Stock Purchase Plan. Prior to the IPO Closing
Date, Helix shall cause Cal Dive to adopt and, as Cal Dive’s sole stockholder, Helix shall approve
the adoption of the Cal Dive Employee Stock Purchase Plan, for eligible Cal Dive employees, with
terms and conditions substantially similar to the terms and conditions of the Helix Energy
Solutions Group, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

     4.4 Annual Incentive Compensation.

          (a) Helix Plan for 2006. Cal Dive shall assume all liabilities with respect to the
payment of annual incentive awards to Cal Dive Employees for the calendar year in which the IPO
occurs, subject to the terms and provisions of the applicable incentive plan.

          (b) New Cal Dive Plan. Following the IPO Closing Date, Cal Dive may adopt an annual
performance-based incentive plan for the benefit of designated executive officers and other key
employees, on such terms and conditions as Cal Dive may determine. 

     4.5 Workers’ Compensation. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, Cal
Dive shall be solely responsible for all claims for workers’ compensation reported by a
Transferred Employee on or after the IPO Closing Date. Unless Helix determines otherwise, Helix
shall continue to be responsible after the IPO Closing Date for administering all claims for
workers’ compensation for injuries to any Cal Dive Employee occurring prior to the IPO Closing
Date and reported timely under the terms of any Helix workers’ compensation policy or plan;
provided, however, that Cal Dive shall reimburse, and shall indemnify Helix for any amounts
payable under such prior programs, or for any claims not reported timely and where Helix has been
prejudiced by such late reporting.

     4.6 Accrued Vacation and other Paid Time Off. Cal Dive and the Cal Dive Entities
shall recognize and assume or retain, as the case may be, all liability for all vacation, holiday,
flex days and sick days, including banked sick days accrued by Transferred Employees as of the IPO
Closing Date, on terms and conditions similar to those in effect immediately before such time.

     4.7 Leaves of Absence. Cal Dive shall honor the terms and conditions of any approved
leave of absence of a Cal Dive Employee that begins before and continues immediately after the
IPO.

ARTICLE 5

PENSION PLANS

     5.1 Helix 401(k) Plan. Effective as of the IPO Closing Date, Helix or another Helix
Entity designated by Helix shall continue sponsorship of the Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.
Employee Retirement Savings Plan, its stand-alone profit sharing/401(k) plan qualified under
section 401(a) of the Code (the “Helix 401(k) Plan”). On or prior to the IPO Closing Date
the Cal Dive Entities shall take such actions as are necessary to cease to be adopting employers
whose employees are covered under the Helix 401(k) Plan.

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     5.2 Cal Dive 401(k) Plan Trust. Prior to the IPO Closing Date, Cal Dive shall
establish its own trust intended to be exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Code (the
“Cal Dive 401(k) Plan Trust”) and Helix and Cal Dive shall take such actions as may be
necessary to effect the transfer of assets relating to the Helix 401(k) Plan from the trust for
the Helix 401(k) Plan to the Cal Dive 401(k) Plan Trust. Cal Dive shall then assume and
thereafter be solely responsible for all liabilities relating to the participation of Transferred
Employees under the Helix 401(k) Plan.

ARTICLE 6

GENERAL PROVISIONS

     6.1 No Third Party Beneficiaries; Preservation of Rights to Amend. The Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit only of the parties hereto and their respective
successors. Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary, except with respect to such
successors, the Agreement is not intended and shall not be construed for the benefit of any third
party or any person not a signatory hereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (a)
no Transferred Employee or other current or former employee of Helix or Cal Dive or any subsidiary
or affiliate of either (or his/her spouse, dependent or beneficiary), or any other person not a
party to the Agreement, shall be entitled to assert any claim hereunder; (b) except as expressly
provided in the Agreement, nothing in the Agreement shall preclude Helix or any Helix Entity, at
any time after the IPO Closing Date, from amending or terminating any Helix Plan; and (c) except
as expressly provided in the Agreement, nothing in the Agreement shall preclude Cal Dive or any
Cal Dive Entity, at any time after the IPO Closing Date, from amending or terminating any Cal Dive
Plan.

     6.2 Employment Solicitation. For a period of one year following the IPO Closing
Date, neither Helix nor Cal Dive may, nor will they permit any of their respective subsidiaries,
affiliates or agents to, solicit or recruit for employment any employees with a position of vice
president or higher currently and then in the employ of the other company or its subsidiaries or
affiliates, without the prior written consent of the other company.

     6.3 Personnel Records. Subject to applicable law, each party shall furnish or make
available to the other copies of such personnel and other documents and records relating to Cal
Dive Employees as may be reasonably requested by the other in connection with the proper
administration of its payroll and Plans or the proper operation of its business or the execution
of its rights and obligations under the Agreement.

     6.4 Applicability to Subsidiaries. Each of Helix and Cal Dive shall cause to be
performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set
forth in the Agreement to be performed by a Helix Entity or a Cal Dive Entity, respectively.

     6.5 Fiduciary Matters. The parties acknowledge that actions required to be taken
pursuant to the Agreement may be subject to fiduciary duties or standards of conduct under ERISA
or other applicable law. Neither party shall be deemed to be in violation of the Agreement if it
fails to comply with any provision of the Agreement based upon its good faith determination that
to do so would violate such a fiduciary duty or standard. Each party shall be responsible for
taking such actions as are deemed necessary and appropriate to comply with its

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own fiduciary responsibilities and shall fully release and indemnify the other party for any liabilities caused
by the failure to satisfy any such responsibility.

     6.6 Administrative Complaints/Litigation. As of and after the IPO Closing Date, Cal
Dive shall assume, and be solely liable for, the handling, administration, investigation, and
defense of actions, including, without limitation, ERISA, and any regulations or guidance issued
thereunder, the Code and any regulations or guidance issued thereunder to the extent such Code
provisions relate to or affect employee benefit matters, occupational safety and health,
employment standards, union grievances, wrongful dismissal, discrimination or human rights and
unemployment compensation claims, asserted at any time against a Helix Entity or a Cal Dive
Entity by any current or former Cal Dive Employee or any other person arising out of or relating
to a current or former Cal Dive Employee’s employment with a Helix Entity or a Cal Dive Entity.
Any obligations, losses, expenses and claims arising from such actions shall be deemed to be Cal
Dive Liabilities and shall be retained or assumed, as the case may be, by Cal Dive under and in
accordance with the Master Agreement. Helix reserves the right to participate in the
investigation, defense or settlement of any matter to the extent it deems reasonably necessary.

     6.7 Reimbursement and Indemnification. Each of the parties shall reimburse the
other, within 30 days of receipt from the other party of appropriate verification, for all costs
and expenses which the other may incur in satisfaction of a liability or obligation which, under
the Agreement, is the liability or obligation of such party. All liabilities retained, assumed or
indemnified against by Cal Dive pursuant to the Agreement shall be deemed Cal Dive Liabilities,
and all liabilities specifically retained, assumed or indemnified against by Helix pursuant to the
Agreement shall be deemed Excluded Liabilities for purposes of the Master Agreement.

     6.8 Singular/Plural Words. If the context requires it, words used in the singular or
plural will include the other.

     6.9 Master Agreement Provisions. The following provisions of the Master Agreement
are hereby incorporated herein by reference and, unless otherwise expressly specified herein,
shall apply as if fully set forth herein: Article V (relating to releases and indemnification);
the provisions of Sections 4.7 and 6.2 relating to exchange of information and confidentiality;
and Article VIII (relating to Miscellaneous).

     6.10 Applicable Law. To the extent not preempted by applicable federal law, the
Agreement shall be governed by, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State
of Texas, without regard to its choice of laws principles, as to all matters, including matters of
validity, construction, effect, performance and remedies.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused the Agreement to be executed in their names by a
duly authorized officer as of the date first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Martin R. Ferron
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Martin R. Ferron 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 
	 	CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Quinn J. Hébert
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Quinn J. Hébert 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 

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Exhibit 10.6

CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

2006 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

ARTICLE I

ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND DURATION

     1.1 Establishment. The Company hereby establishes an incentive compensation plan, to be known
as “Cal Dive International, Inc. 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan,” as set forth in this document.
The Plan permits the grant of Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. The Plan
shall become effective on the later of (a) the date the Plan is approved by the Board and (b) the
date the Plan is approved by the holder of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company
and shall remain in effect as provided in Section 1.3.

     1.2 Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to provide incentives to directors,
corporate officers and other employees of the Company and its Affiliates by enabling them to
acquire shares of common stock of the Company and to receive other compensation based on the
increase in value of the common stock of the Company or certain other performance measures. The
Plan is intended to advance the best interests of the Company, its Affiliates and its stockholders
by providing those persons who have substantial responsibility for the management and growth of the
Company and its Affiliates with additional performance incentives and an opportunity to obtain or
increase their proprietary interest in the Company, thereby encouraging them to continue in their
employment with the Company and its Affiliates.

     1.3 Duration of Authority to Make Grants Under the Plan. No Awards may be granted under the
Plan on or after December 9, 2016. The applicable provisions of the Plan will continue in effect
with respect to an Award granted under the Plan for as long as such Award remains outstanding.

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

     The words and phrases defined in this Article shall have the meaning set out below throughout
the Plan, unless the context in which any such word or phrase appears reasonably requires a
broader, narrower or different meaning.

     2.1 “Affiliate” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or association,
trust or other entity or organization which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or
is under common control with, the Company. For purposes of the preceding sentence, “control”
(including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”),
as used with respect to any entity or organization, shall mean the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power (a) to vote more than 50 percent (50%) of the securities having ordinary
voting power for the election of directors of the controlled entity or organization, or (b) to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the controlled entity or organization, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by
contract or otherwise.

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     2.2 “Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Options, Restricted
Stock and RestrictedStock Units in each case subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan.

     2.3 “Award Agreement” means an agreement that sets forth the terms and conditions applicable
to an Award granted under the Plan.

     2.4 “Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

     2.5 “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) there shall
be consummated (i) any consolidation or merger of the Company in which the Company is not the
continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of the Stock would be converted
into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger of the Company where a majority of the
Board of the surviving corporation is, and for a two-year period after the merger continues to be,
persons who were directors of the Company immediately prior to the merger or were elected as
directors, or nominated for election as director, by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors
then still in office who were directors of the Company immediately prior to the merger, or (ii) any
sale, lease, exchange or transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company; (b) the shareholders of the Company shall
approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or (c) (i) any
“person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, other than the
Company or a subsidiary thereof or any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or a
subsidiary thereof, shall become the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act) of securities of the Company representing 20 percent or more of the combined voting
power of the Company’s then outstanding securities ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing in
special circumstances) having the right to vote in the election of directors, as a result of a
tender or exchange offer, open market purchases, privately negotiated purchases or otherwise, and
(ii) at any time during a period of two years after such “person” becomes such a beneficial owner,
individuals who immediately prior to the beginning of such period constituted the Board shall cease
for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election or the nomination by
the Board for election by the Company’s shareholders of each new director during such period was
approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors
at the beginning of such period.

     2.6 “Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.

     2.7 “Committee” means a committee of at least two persons, who are members of the Compensation
Committee of the Board and are appointed by the Compensation Committee of the Board, or, to the
extent it chooses to operate as the Committee, either the Compensation Committee of the Board or
the full Board. Each member of the Committee in respect of his or her participation in any
decision with respect to an Award intended to satisfy the requirements of section 162(m) of the
Code must satisfy the requirements of “outside director” status within the meaning of section
162(m) of the Code; provided, however, that the failure to satisfy such requirement shall not affect the validity of the action of any
committee otherwise duly authorized and acting in the matter. As to Awards, grants or other
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authorized by the Committee and that are intended to be exempt under Rule
16b-3 under the Exchange Act, the requirements of Rule 16b-3(d)(1) under the Exchange Act with
respect to committee action must also be satisfied. For all purposes under the Plan, the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company shall be deemed to be the “Committee” with respect to Options
granted by him pursuant to Section 4.1.

     2.8 “Company” means Cal Dive International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor (by
reincorporation, merger or otherwise).

     2.9 “Corporate Change” shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 4.5(c).

     2.10 “Disability” means as determined by the Committee in its discretion exercised in good
faith, a physical or mental condition of the Holder that would entitle him to payment of disability
income payments under the Company’s long term disability insurance policy or plan for employees as
then in effect; or in the event that the Holder is not covered, for whatever reason under the
Company’s long term disability insurance policy or plan for employees or in the event the Company
does not maintain such a long term disability insurance policy, “Disability” means a permanent and
total disability as defined in section 22(e)(3) of the Code. A determination of Disability may be
made by a physician selected or approved by the Committee and, in this respect, the Holder shall
submit to an examination by such physician upon request by the Committee.

     2.11 “Employee” means (a) a person employed by the Company or any Affiliate as a common law
employee or (b) a person who has agreed to become a common law employee of the Company or any
Affiliate and is expected to become such within six (6) months from the date of a determination
made for purposes of the Plan.

     2.12 “Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
time to time.

     2.13 “Fair Market Value” of the Stock as of any particular date means (1) if the Stock is
traded on a stock exchange, the closing sale price of the Stock on that date as reported on the
principal securities exchange on which the Stock is traded, or (2) if the Stock is traded in the
over-the-counter market, the average between the high bid and low asked price on that date as
reported in such over-the-counter market; provided that (a) if the Stock is not so traded, (b) if
no closing price or bid and asked prices for the stock was so reported on that date or (c) if, in
the discretion of the Committee, another means of determining the fair market value of a share of
Stock at such date shall be necessary or advisable, the Committee may provide for another means for
determining such fair market value.

     2.14 “Fiscal Year” means the Company’s fiscal year.

     2.15 “Holder” means a person who has been granted an Award or any person who is entitled to
receive Shares under an Award.

     2.16 “Mature Shares” means shares of Stock that the Holder has held for at least six months.

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     2.17 “Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding Obligation” means the amount the Company or an
Affiliate is required to withhold for federal, state and local taxes based upon the applicable
minimum statutory withholding rates required by the relevant tax authorities.

     2.18 “Option” means an option to purchase Stock granted pursuant to Article V.

     2.19 “Option Price” shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 5.4.

     2.20 “Optionee” means a person who is granted an Option under the Plan.

     2.21 “Option Agreement” means a written contract setting forth the terms and conditions of an
Option.

     2.22 “Period of Restriction” means the period during which Restricted Stock is subject to a
substantial risk of forfeiture (based on the passage of time, the achievement of performance goals,
or upon the occurrence of other events as determined by the Committee, in its discretion), as
provided in Article VI.

     2.23 “Plan” means Cal Dive International, Inc. 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan, as set forth in
this document and as it may be amended from time to time.

     2.24 “Restricted Stock” means shares of restricted Stock issued or granted under the Plan
pursuant to Article VI.

     2.25 “Restricted Stock Award” means an authorization by the Committee to issue or transfer
Restricted Stock to a Holder.

     2.26 Restricted Stock Unit” means a unit credited to a Holder’s ledger account maintained by
the Company pursuant to Article VIII.

     2.27 “Restricted Stock Unit Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Article VII.

     2.28 “Retirement” means retirement in accordance with the terms of a retirement plan that is
qualified under section 401(a) of the Code and maintained by the Company or an Affiliate in which
the Holder is a participant.

     2.29 “Section 409A” means section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury rules and
regulations issued thereunder.

     2.30 “Stock” means the common stock of the Company, $.01 par value per share (or such other
par value as may be designated by act of the Company’s stockholders).

     2.31 “Substantial Risk of Forfeiture” shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in section
409A of the Code and Department of Treasury guidance issued thereunder.

     2.32 “Termination of Employment” means the termination of the Award recipient’s employment
relationship with the Company and all Affiliates.

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ARTICLE III

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

     3.1 Eligibility. The persons who are eligible to receive Awards under the Plan are Employees
and directors of the Company.

     3.2 Participation. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from
time to time, select the Employees to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine the nature
and amount of each Award.

ARTICLE IV

GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AWARDS

     4.1 Authority to Grant Awards. The Committee may grant Awards to those Employees as the
Committee shall from time to time determine, under the terms and conditions of the Plan. Subject
only to any applicable limitations set out in the Plan, the number of shares of Stock or other
value to be covered by any Award to be granted under the Plan shall be as determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion. However, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company is
authorized to grant Options, with respect to no more than 100,000 shares of Stock per Fiscal Year,
as inducements to hire prospective Employees who will not be officers of the Company subject to the
provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

     4.2 Dedicated Shares; Maximum Awards. The aggregate number of shares of Stock with respect to
which Awards may be granted under the Plan is 7,000,000. The aggregate number of shares of Stock
with respect to which Options may be granted under the Plan is 2,000,000. The aggregate number of
shares of Stock with respect to which Restricted Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Unit Awards may
be granted under the Plan is 5,000,000. The maximum number of shares of Stock with respect to
which Options may be granted to an Employee during a Fiscal Year is 500,000. The maximum number of
shares of Stock with respect to which Restricted Stock Awards may be granted to an Employee during
a Fiscal Year is 300,000. The maximum number of shares of Stock with respect to which Restricted
Stock Unit Awards may be granted to an Employee during a Fiscal Year may not exceed in value the
Fair Market Value of 300,000 shares of Stock determined as of the date of grant. Each of the
foregoing numerical limits stated in this Section 4.2 shall be subject to adjustment in accordance
with the provisions of Section 4.5. If shares of Stock are withheld from payment of an Award to
satisfy tax obligations with respect to the Award, such shares of Stock will count against the
aggregate number of shares of Stock with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan. If
Shares are tendered in payment of an Option Price of an Option, such shares of Stock will not be
added to the aggregate number of shares of Stock with respect to which Awards may be granted under
the Plan. To the extent that any outstanding Award is forfeited or cancelled for any reason or is
settled in cash in lieu of shares of Stock, the shares of Stock allocable to such portion of the
Award may again be subject to an Award granted under the Plan.

     4.3 Non-Transferability. Except as specified in the applicable Award Agreements or in
domestic relations court orders, Awards shall not be transferable by the Holder other than

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by will or under the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable, during the Holder’s
lifetime, only by him or her. In the discretion of the Committee, any attempt to transfer an Award
other than under the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement may terminate the Award.

     4.4 Requirements of Law. The Company shall not be required to sell or issue any shares of
Stock under any Award if issuing those shares of Stock would constitute or result in a violation by
the Holder or the Company of any provision of any law, statute or regulation of any governmental
authority. Specifically, in connection with any applicable statute or regulation relating to the
registration of securities, upon exercise of any Option or pursuant to any other Award, the Company
shall not be required to issue any shares of Stock unless the Committee has received evidence
satisfactory to it to the effect that the Holder will not transfer the shares of Stock except in
accordance with applicable law, including receipt of an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the
Company to the effect that any proposed transfer complies with applicable law. The determination
by the Committee on this matter shall be final, binding and conclusive. The Company may, but shall
in no event be obligated to, register any shares of Stock covered by the Plan pursuant to
applicable securities laws of any country or any political subdivision. In the event the shares of
Stock issuable on exercise of an Option or pursuant to any other Award are not registered, the
Company may imprint on the certificate evidencing the shares of Stock any legend that counsel for
the Company considers necessary or advisable to comply with applicable law, or, should the shares
of Stock be represented by book or electronic entry rather than a certificate, the Company may take
such steps to restrict transfer of the shares of Stock as counsel for the Company considers
necessary or advisable to comply with applicable law. The Company shall not be obligated to take
any other affirmative action in order to cause or enable the exercise of an Option or any other
Award, or the issuance of shares of Stock pursuant thereto, to comply with any law or regulation of
any governmental authority.

     4.5 Changes in the Company’s Capital Structure.

     (a) The existence of outstanding Awards shall not affect in any way the right or power
of the 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, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of bonds, debentures,
preferred or prior preference shares ahead of or affecting the Stock or Stock rights, the
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, 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.

     (b) If the Company shall effect a subdivision or consolidation of Stock or other
capital readjustment, the payment of a Stock dividend, or other increase or reduction of the
number of shares of Stock outstanding, without receiving compensation therefor in money,
services or property, then (1) the number, class or series and per share price of Stock
subject to outstanding Options or other Awards under the Plan shall be appropriately
adjusted in such a manner as to entitle a Holder to receive upon exercise of an Option or
other Award, for the same aggregate cash consideration, the equivalent total
number and class or series of Stock the Holder would have received had the Holder
exercised his or her Option or other Award in full immediately prior to the event

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requiring the adjustment, and (2) the number and class or series of Stock then reserved to be issued
under the Plan shall be adjusted by substituting for the total number and class or series of
Stock then reserved, that number and class or series of Stock that would have been received
by the owner of an equal number of outstanding shares of Stock of each class or series of
Stock as the result of the event requiring the adjustment.

     (c) If while unexercised Options or other Awards remain outstanding under the Plan (1)
the Company shall not be the surviving entity in any merger, consolidation or other
reorganization (or survives only as a subsidiary of an entity other than an entity that was
wholly-owned by the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other
reorganization), (2) the Company sells, leases or exchanges or agrees to sell, lease or
exchange all or substantially all of its assets to any other person or entity (other than an
entity wholly-owned by the Company), (3) the Company is to be dissolved or (4) the Company
is a party to any other corporate transaction (as defined under section 424(a) of the Code
and applicable Department of Treasury regulations) that is not described in clauses (1), (2)
or (3) of this sentence (each such event is referred to herein as a “Corporate Change”),
then, except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement (provided that such exceptions
shall not apply in the case of a reincorporation merger), or as a result of the Committee’s
effectuation of one or more of the alternatives described below, there shall be no
acceleration of the time at which any Award then outstanding may be exercised, and no later
than ten days after the approval by the stockholders of the Company of such Corporate
Change, the Committee, acting in its sole and absolute discretion without the consent or
approval of any Holder, shall act to effect one or more of the following alternatives, which
may vary among individual Holders and which may vary among Awards held by any individual
Holder (provided that, with respect to a reincorporation merger in which Holders of the
Company’s ordinary shares will receive one ordinary share of the successor corporation for
each ordinary share of the Company, none of such alternatives shall apply and, without
Committee action, each Award shall automatically convert into a similar award of the
successor corporation exercisable for the same number of ordinary shares of the successor as
the Award was exercisable for ordinary shares of Stock of the Company):

	 	(1)	 	accelerate the time at which some or all of the Awards then outstanding
may be exercised so that such Awards may be exercised in full for a limited
period of time on or before a specified date (before or after such Corporate
Change) fixed by the Committee, after which specified date all such Awards that
remain unexercised and all rights of Holders thereunder shall terminate;
	 
	 	(2)	 	require the mandatory surrender to the Company by all or selected
Holders of some or all of the then outstanding Awards held by such Holders
(irrespective of whether such Awards are then exercisable under the provisions
of the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement evidencing such Award) as of a
date, before or after such Corporate Change, specified by the Committee, in
which event the Committee shall thereupon cancel such Award and the Company shall pay to each such Holder an amount of cash
per share equal to the excess, if any, of the per share price offered to

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	 	 	 	stockholders of the Company in connection with such Corporate Change over
the exercise prices under such Award for such shares;
	 
	 	(3)	 	with respect to all or selected Holders, have some or all of their then
outstanding Awards (whether vested or unvested) assumed or have a new award of
a similar nature substituted for some or all of their then outstanding Awards
under the Plan (whether vested or unvested) by an entity which is a party to
the transaction resulting in such Corporate Change and which is then employing
such Holder or which is affiliated or associated with such Holder in the same
or a substantially similar manner as the Company prior to the Corporate Change,
or a parent or subsidiary of such entity, provided that (A) such assumption or
substitution is on a basis where the excess of the aggregate fair market value
of the Stock subject to the Award immediately after the assumption or
substitution over the aggregate exercise price of such Stock is equal to the
excess of the aggregate fair market value of all Stock subject to the Award
immediately before such assumption or substitution over the aggregate exercise
price of such Stock, and (B) the assumed rights under such existing Award or
the substituted rights under such new Award as the case may be will have the
same terms and conditions as the rights under the existing Award assumed or
substituted for, as the case may be;
	 
	 	(4)	 	provide that the number and class or series of Stock covered by an
Award (whether vested or unvested) theretofore granted shall be adjusted so
that such Award when exercised shall thereafter cover the number and class or
series of Stock or other securities or property (including, without limitation,
cash) to which the Holder would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the
agreement or plan relating to such Corporate Change if, immediately prior to
such Corporate Change, the Holder had been the holder of record of the number
of shares of Stock then covered by such Award; or
	 
	 	(5)	 	make such adjustments to Awards then outstanding as the Committee deems
appropriate to reflect such Corporate Change (provided, however, that the
Committee may determine in its sole and absolute discretion that no such
adjustment is necessary).

     In effecting one or more of alternatives in (3), (4) or (5) immediately above, and
except as otherwise may be provided in an Award Agreement, the Committee, in its sole and
absolute discretion and without the consent or approval of any Holder, may accelerate the
time at which some or all Awards then outstanding may be exercised.

     (d) In the event of changes in the outstanding Stock by reason of recapitalizations,
reorganizations, mergers, consolidations, combinations, exchanges or other relevant changes
in capitalization occurring after the date of the grant of any Award and not otherwise provided for by this Section 4.5, any outstanding Award and any Award
Agreements evidencing such Award shall be subject to adjustment by the

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Committee in its sole and absolute discretion as to the number and price of Stock or other consideration subject
to such Award. In the event of any such change in the outstanding Stock, the aggregate
number of shares of Stock available under the Plan may be appropriately adjusted by the
Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive.

     (e) After a merger of one or more corporations into the Company or after a
consolidation of the Company and one or more corporations in which the Company shall be the
surviving corporation, each Holder shall be entitled to have his Restricted Stock
appropriately adjusted based on the manner in which the shares of Stock were adjusted under
the terms of the agreement of merger or consolidation.

     (f) The issuance by the Company of stock of any class or series, or securities
convertible into, or exchangeable for, stock of any class or series, for cash or property,
or for labor or services either upon direct sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants
to subscribe for them, or upon conversion or exchange of stock or obligations of the Company
convertible into, or exchangeable for, stock or other securities, shall not affect, and no
adjustment by reason of such issuance shall be made with respect to, the number, class or
series, or price of shares of Stock then subject to outstanding Options or other Awards.

     4.6 Election Under Section 83(b) of the Code. No Holder shall exercise the election permitted
under section 83(b) of the Code with respect to any Award without the written approval of the Chief
Financial Officer of the Company. Any Holder who makes an election under section 83(b) of the Code
with respect to any Award without the written approval of the Chief Financial Officer of the
Company may, in the discretion of the Committee, forfeit any or all Awards granted to him or her
under the Plan.

     4.7 Forfeiture for Cause. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or an Award
Agreement, if the Committee finds by a majority vote that a Holder, before or after his Termination
of Employment (a) committed a fraud, embezzlement, theft, felony or an act of dishonesty in the
course of his employment by the Company or an Affiliate which conduct damaged the Company or an
Affiliate or (b) disclosed trade secrets of the Company or an Affiliate, then as of the date the
Committee makes its finding, any Awards awarded to the Holder that have not been exercised by the
Holder (including all Awards that have not yet vested) will be forfeited to the Company. The
findings and decision of the Committee with respect to such matter, including those regarding the
acts of the Holder and the damage done to the Company, will be final for all purposes. No decision
of the Committee, however, will affect the finality of the discharge of the individual by the
Company or an Affiliate.

     4.8 Forfeiture Events. The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement that the Holder’s
rights, payments, and benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction,
cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in
addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events
may include, but shall not be limited to, Termination of Employment for cause, termination of the
Holder’s provision of services to the Company or its Affiliates, violation of material policies of the Company and its Affiliates, breach of noncompetition,
confidentiality,

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or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Holder, or other conduct by
the Holder that is detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company and its Affiliates.

ARTICLE V

OPTIONS

     5.1 Authority to Grant Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the
Committee, at any time, and from time to time, may grant Options under the Plan to eligible persons
in such number and upon such terms as the Committee shall determine.

     5.2 Type of Options Available. All options granted under the Plan shall be nonqualified stock
options that are not intended to satisfy the requirements of section 422 of the Code.

     5.3 Option Agreement. Each Option grant under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Option
Agreement that shall specify (a) the Option Price, (b) the duration of the Option, (c) the number
of shares of Stock to which the Option pertains, (d) the exercise restrictions applicable to the
Option, and (e) such other provisions as the Committee shall determine that are not inconsistent
with the terms and provisions of the Plan.

     5.4 Option Price. The price at which shares of Stock may be purchased under an Option (the
“Option Price”) shall not be less than 100 percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the shares of
Stock on the date the Option is granted. Subject to the limitation set forth in the preceding
sentence of this Section 5.4, the Committee shall determine the Option Price for each grant of an
Option under the Plan. Except as provided in Section 4.5, the Committee shall not directly or
indirectly lower the Option Price of a previously granted Option.

     5.5 Duration of Options. An Option shall not be exercisable after the earlier of (i) the
general term of the Option specified in Section 5.5(a), or (ii) the period of time specified herein
that follows the Optionee’s death, Disability, Retirement or other Termination of Employment.
Unless the Optionee’s applicable Option Agreement specifies otherwise, an Option shall not continue
to vest after the Optionee’s Termination of Employment for any reason other than the death or
Disability of the Optionee.

     (a) General Term of Option. Unless the Option Agreement specifies a shorter general
term, an Option shall expire on the tenth anniversary of the date the Option is granted.

     (b) Early Termination of Option Due to Termination of Employment Other Than for Death,
Disability or Retirement. Except as may be otherwise expressly provided by the Committee in
an Option Agreement, an Option shall terminate on the earlier of (1) the date of the
expiration of the general term of the Option or (2) the date that is 60 days after the date
of the Optionee’s Termination of Employment, whether with or without cause, for any reason
other than the death, Disability or Retirement of the Optionee, during which period the
Optionee shall be entitled to exercise the Option in respect of the number of shares of
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Employment. The Committee shall determine whether an authorized leave of absence, absence
on military or government service, or any other absence from service shall constitute a
Termination of Employment.

     (c) Early Termination of Option Due to Death. Unless the Committee specifies otherwise
in the applicable Option Agreement, in the event of the Optionee’s Termination of Employment
due to death before the date of expiration of the general term of the Option, the Optionee’s
Option shall terminate on the earlier of the date of expiration of the general term of the
Option or the first anniversary of the date of the Optionee’s death, during which period the
Optionee’s executors or administrators or such persons to whom such Options were transferred
by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, shall be entitled to exercise the Option
in respect of the number of shares of Stock that the Optionee would have been entitled to
purchase had the Optionee exercised the Option on the date of his death.

     (d) Early Termination of Option Due to Disability. Unless the Committee specifies
otherwise in the applicable Option Agreement, in the event of the Termination of Employment
due to Disability before the date of the expiration of the general term of the Option, the
Optionee’s Option shall terminate on the earlier of the expiration of the general term of
the Option or the first anniversary of the date of the Termination of Employment due to
Disability, during which period the Optionee shall be entitled to exercise the Option in
respect of the number of shares of Stock that the Optionee would have been entitled to
purchase had the Optionee exercised the Option on the date of such Termination of
Employment.

     (e) Early Termination of Option Due to Retirement. Unless the Committee specifies
otherwise in the applicable Option Agreement, in the event of the Optionee’s Termination of
Employment due to Retirement before the date of the expiration of the general term of the
Option, the Optionee’s Option shall terminate on the earlier of the expiration of the
general term of the Option or the first anniversary of the date of the Termination of
Employment due to Retirement, during which period the Optionee shall be entitled to exercise
the Option in respect of the number of shares of Stock that the Optionee would have been
entitled to purchase had the Optionee exercised the Option on the date of such Termination
of Employment.

     After the death of the Optionee, the Optionee’s executors, administrators or any person or
persons to whom the Optionee’s Option may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution, shall have the right, at any time prior to the termination of the Option to exercise
the Option, in respect to the number of all of the remaining unexercised and unexpired shares of
Stock subject to the Option.

     5.6 Amount Exercisable. Each Option may be exercised at the time, in the manner and subject
to the conditions the Committee specifies in the Option Agreement in its sole discretion. Unless
the Committee specifies otherwise in an applicable Option Agreement, an Option Agreement shall set
forth the following terms regarding the exercise of the Option covered by the Option Agreement:

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     (a) No Option granted under the Plan may be exercised until an Optionee has completed
one year of continuous employment with the Company or any subsidiary of the Company
following the date of grant;

     (b) Beginning on the day after the first anniversary of the date of grant, an Option
may be exercised up to 20 percent of the shares subject to the Option;

     (c) After the expiration of each succeeding anniversary date of the date of grant, the
Option may be exercised up to an additional 20 percent of the shares initially subject to
the Option, so that after the expiration of the fifth anniversary of the date of grant, the
Option shall be exercisable in full;

     (d) To the extent not exercised, installments shall be cumulative and may be exercised
in whole or in part until the Option expires on the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.

     However, the Committee, in its discretion, may change the terms of exercise so that any Option
may be exercised so long as it is valid and outstanding from time to time in part or as a whole in
such manner and subject to such conditions as the Committee may set. In addition, the Committee,
in its discretion, may accelerate the time in which any outstanding Option may be exercised.
However, in no event shall any Option be exercisable after the tenth anniversary of the date of the
grant of the Option.

     5.7 Exercise of Options.

     (a) General Method of Exercise. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan and an
Optionee’s Option Agreement, Options may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time
by the delivery of written notice in the manner designated by the Committee stating (1) that
the Optionee wishes to exercise such option on the date such notice is so delivered, (2) the
number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Option is to be exercised and (3) the
address to which the certificate representing such shares of Stock should be mailed. Except
in the case of exercise by a third party broker as provided below, in order for the notice
to be effective the notice must be accompanied by payment of the Option Price by any
combination of the following: (a) cash, certified check, bank draft or postal or express
money order for an amount equal to the Option Price under the Option, (b) Mature Shares with
a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Option Price under the Option (if
approved in advance by the Committee or an executive officer of the Company), (c) an
election to make a cashless exercise through a registered broker-dealer (if approved in
advance by the Committee or an executive officer of the Company) or (d) except as specified
below, any other form of payment which is acceptable to the Committee. If Mature Shares are
used for payment by the Optionee, the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock
tendered must be equal to or less than the aggregate Option Price of the shares of Stock
being purchased upon exercise of the Option, and any difference must be paid by cash,
certified check, bank draft or postal or express money order payable to the order of the
Company.

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     Whenever an Option is exercised by exchanging shares of Stock owned by the Optionee, the
Optionee shall deliver to the Company or its delegate certificates registered in the name of the
Optionee representing a number of shares of Stock legally and beneficially owned by the Optionee,
free of all liens, claims, and encumbrances of every kind, accompanied by stock powers duly
endorsed in blank by the record holder of the shares represented by the certificates, (with
signature guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or by a brokerage firm having a
membership on a registered national stock exchange). The delivery of certificates upon the
exercise of an Option is subject to the condition that the person exercising the Option provide the
Company with the information the Company might reasonably request pertaining to exercise, sale or
other disposition of an Option.

     (b) Issuance of Shares. Subject to Section 4.4 and Section 5.7(c), as promptly as
practicable after receipt of written notification and payment, in the form permitted under
Section 10.3, of an amount of money necessary to satisfy any withholding tax liability that
may result from the exercise of such Option, the Company shall deliver to the Optionee
certificates for the number of shares with respect to which the Option has been exercised,
issued in the Optionee’s name. Delivery of the shares shall be deemed effected for all
purposes when a stock transfer agent of the Company shall have deposited the certificates in
the United States mail, addressed to the Optionee, at the address specified by the Optionee.

     (c) Limitations on Exercise Alternatives. The Committee shall not permit an Optionee
to pay such Optionee’s Option Price upon the exercise of an Option by having the Company
reduce the number of shares of Stock that will be delivered pursuant to the exercise of the
Option. In addition, the Committee shall not permit an Optionee to pay such Optionee’s
Option Price upon the exercise of an Option by using shares of Stock other than Mature
Shares. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share of Stock.

     5.8 Transferability of Options. No Option granted under the Plan may be sold, transferred,
pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution. Further, except as otherwise provided in an Optionee’s Option Agreement,
all Options granted to an Optionee under the Plan shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime
only by such Optionee. Any attempted assignment of an Option in violation of this Section 5.8
shall be null and void.

     5.9 No Rights as Stockholder. An Optionee shall not have any rights as a stockholder with
respect to Stock covered by an Option until he exercises the Option; and, except as otherwise
provided in Section 4.5, no adjustment for dividends, or otherwise, shall be made if the record
date therefor is prior to the date of such exercise.

ARTICLE VI

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

     6.1 Restricted Stock Awards. The Committee may make Awards of Restricted Stock to eligible
persons selected by it. The amount of, the vesting and the transferability

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restrictions applicable to any Restricted Stock Award shall be determined by
the Committee in its sole discretion. If the Committee imposes vesting or transferability
restrictions on a Holder’s rights with respect to Restricted Stock, the Committee may issue such
instructions to the Company’s share transfer agent in connection therewith as it deems appropriate.
The Committee may also cause the certificate for Shares issued pursuant to a Restricted Stock
Award to be imprinted with any legend which counsel for the Company considers advisable with
respect to the restrictions or, should the Shares be represented by book or electronic entry rather
than a certificate, the Company may take such steps to restrict transfer of the Shares as counsel
for the Company considers necessary or advisable to comply with applicable law.

     6.2 Restricted Stock Award Agreement. Each Restricted Stock Award shall be evidenced by an
Award Agreement that contains any vesting, transferability restrictions and other provisions not
inconsistent with the Plan as the Committee may specify.

     6.3 Holder’s Rights as Stockholder. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, each
recipient of a Restricted Stock Award shall have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to
the shares of Restricted Stock included in the Restricted Stock Award during the Period of
Restriction established for the Restricted Stock Award. Dividends paid with respect to Restricted
Stock in cash or property other than shares of Stock or rights to acquire shares of Stock shall be
paid to the recipient of the Restricted Stock Award currently. Dividends paid in shares of Stock
or rights to acquire shares of Stock shall be added to and become a part of the Restricted Stock.
During the Period of Restriction, certificates representing the Restricted Stock shall be
registered in the recipient’s name and bear a restrictive legend to the effect that ownership of
such Restricted Stock, and the enjoyment of all rights appurtenant thereto, are subject to the
restrictions, terms, and conditions provided in the Plan and the applicable Restricted Stock Award
Agreement. Such certificates shall be deposited by the recipient with the Secretary of the Company
or such other officer of the Company as may be designated by the Committee, together with all stock
powers or other instruments of assignment, each endorsed in blank, which will permit transfer to
the Company of all or any portion of the Restricted Stock which shall be forfeited in accordance
with the Plan and the applicable Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS

     7.1 Authority to Grant Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Subject to the terms and provisions of
the Plan, the Committee, at any time, and from time to time, may grant Restricted Stock Unit Awards
under the Plan to eligible persons in such amounts and upon such terms as the Committee shall
determine. The amount of, the vesting and the transferability restrictions applicable to any
Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The
Committee shall maintain a bookkeeping ledger account which reflects the number of Restricted Stock
Units credited under the Plan for the benefit of a Holder.

     7.2 Restricted Stock Unit Awards. A Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be similar in nature to
Restricted Stock Award except that no shares of Stock are actually transferred to the

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Holder until a later date specified in the applicable Award Agreement. Each Restricted Stock Unit shall have a
value equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock.

     7.3 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be
evidenced by an Award Agreement that contains any Substantial Risk of Forfeiture, transferability
restrictions, form and time of payment provisions and other provisions not inconsistent with the
Plan as the Committee may specify.

     7.4 Form of Payment Under Restricted Stock Unit Award. Payment under a Restricted Stock Unit
Award shall be made in either cash or shares of Stock as specified in the Holder’s Award Agreement.

     7.5 Time of Payment Under Restricted Stock Unit Award. A Holder’s payment under a Restricted
Stock Unit Award shall be made at such time as is specified in the Holder’s Award Agreement. The
Award Agreement shall specify that the payment will be made (1) by a date that is no later than the
date that is two and one-half (2 1/2) months after the end of the Fiscal Year in which the
Restricted Stock Unit Award payment is no longer subject to a Substantial Risk of Forfeiture or (2)
at a time that is permissible under Section 409A.

     7.6 Holder’s Rights as Stockholder. A Holder of a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall have no
rights of a stockholder with respect to the Restricted Stock Unit Award. A Holder shall have no
voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Unit Award.

     7.7 Compliance With Section 409A. Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall be designed and operated
in such a manner that they are either exempt from the application of, or comply with, the
requirements of Section 409A.

ARTICLE VIII

ADMINISTRATION

     8.1 Awards. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee or, in the absence of the
Committee, the Plan shall be administered by the Board. The members of the Committee shall serve
at the discretion of the Board. The Committee shall have full and exclusive power and authority to
administer the Plan and to take all actions that the Plan expressly contemplates or are necessary
or appropriate in connection with the administration of the Plan with respect to Awards granted
under the Plan.

     8.2 Authority of the Committee. The Committee shall have full and exclusive power to
interpret and apply the terms and provisions of the Plan and Awards made under the Plan, and to
adopt such rules, regulations and guidelines for implementing the Plan as the Committee may deem
necessary or proper, all of which powers shall be exercised in the best interests of the Company
and in keeping with the objectives of the Plan. A majority of the members of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the vote of a majority of those members
present at any meeting shall decide any question brought before that meeting. Any decision or
determination reduced to writing and signed by a majority of the members shall be as effective as if it had been made by a majority vote at a meeting
properly called and held. All questions of interpretation and application of the Plan, or as to

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award granted under the Plan, shall be subject to the determination, which shall be final and
binding, of a majority of the whole Committee. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any
act or omission of any other member of the Committee or for any act or omission on his own part,
including but not limited to the exercise of any power or discretion given to him under the Plan,
except those resulting from his own gross negligence or willful misconduct. In carrying out its
authority under the Plan, the Committee shall have full and final authority and discretion,
including but not limited to the following rights, powers and authorities, to:

     (a) determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which Awards will be made;

     (b) determine the number and exercise price of shares of Stock covered in each Award,
subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan;

     (c) determine the terms, provisions and conditions of each Award, which need not be
identical and need not match the default terms set forth in the Plan;

     (d) accelerate the time at which any outstanding Award will vest;

     (e) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to administration of
the Plan; and

     (f) make all other determinations and take all other actions deemed necessary,
appropriate or advisable for the proper administration of the Plan.

     The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in
the Plan or in any Award to a Holder in the manner and to the extent the Committee deems necessary
or desirable to further the Plan’s objectives. Further, the Committee shall make all other
determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. As permitted
by law and the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee may delegate its authority as
identified in Section 8.3.

     The actions of the Committee in exercising all of the rights, powers, and authorities set out
in this Article VIII and all other Articles of the Plan, when performed in good faith and in its
sole judgment, shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons. The Committee may employ
attorneys, consultants, accountants, agents, and other persons, any of whom may be an Employee, and
the Committee, the Company, and its officers and Board shall be entitled to rely upon the advice,
opinions, or valuations of any such persons.

     8.3 Decisions Binding. All determinations and decisions made by the Committee or the Board,
as the case may be, pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and all related orders and resolutions
of the Committee or the Board, as the case may be, shall be final, conclusive and binding on all
persons, including the Company, its stockholders, Employees, Holders and the estates and
beneficiaries of Employees and Holders.

     8.4 No Liability. Under no circumstances shall the Company, the Board or the Committee incur
liability for any indirect, incidental, consequential or special damages (including lost profits)
of any form incurred by any person, whether or not foreseeable and

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regardless of the form of the act in which such a claim may be brought, with respect to the Plan or the Company’s, the
Committee’s or the Board’s roles in connection with the Plan.

ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN

     9.1 Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination. Subject to Section 9.2 the
Committee may, at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, modify, suspend, or terminate the
Plan and any Award Agreement in whole or in part; provided, however, that, without the prior
approval of the Company’s stockholders and except as provided in Section 4.5, the Committee shall
not directly or indirectly lower the Option Price of a previously granted Option, and no amendment
of the Plan shall be made without stockholder approval if stockholder approval is required by
applicable law or stock exchange rules.

     9.2 Awards Previously Granted. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the
contrary, no termination, amendment, suspension, or modification of the Plan or an Award Agreement
shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the
written consent of the Holder holding such Award.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

     10.1 Unfunded Plan/No Establishment of a Trust Fund. Holders shall have no right, title, or
interest whatsoever in or to any investments that the Company or any of its Affiliates may make to
aid in meeting obligations under the Plan. Nothing contained in the Plan, and no action taken
pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind, or a
fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Holder, beneficiary, legal representative, or
any other person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the
Company under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general
creditor of the Company. All payments to be made hereunder shall be paid from the general funds of
the Company and no special or separate fund shall be established and no segregation of assets shall
be made to assure payment of such amounts, except as expressly set forth in the Plan. No property
shall be set aside nor shall a trust fund of any kind be established to secure the rights of any
Holder under the Plan. All Holders shall at all times rely solely upon the general credit of the
Company for the payment of any benefit which becomes payable under the Plan. The Plan is not
intended to be subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

     10.2 No Employment Obligation. The granting of any Award shall not constitute an employment
contract, express or implied, nor impose upon the Company or any Affiliate any obligation to employ
or continue to employ, or utilize the services of, any Holder. The right of the Company or any
Affiliate to terminate the employment of any person shall not be diminished or affected by reason of the fact that an Award has been granted to him, and
nothing in the Plan or an Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the

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Company or its Affiliates to terminate any Holder’s employment at any time or for any reason not
prohibited by law.

     10.3 Tax Withholding. The Company or any Affiliate shall be entitled to deduct from other
compensation payable to each Holder any sums required by federal, state or local tax law to be
withheld with respect to the vesting or exercise of an Award or lapse of restrictions on an Award.
In the alternative, the Company may require the Holder (or other person validly exercising the
Award) to pay such sums for taxes directly to the Company or any Affiliate in cash or by check
within one day after the date of vesting, exercise or lapse of restrictions. In the discretion of
the Committee, and with the consent of the Holder, the Company may reduce the number of shares of
Stock issued to the Holder upon such Holder’s exercise of an Option to satisfy the tax withholding
obligations of the Company or an Affiliate; provided that the Fair Market Value of the shares of
Stock held back shall not exceed the Company’s or the Affiliate’s Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding
Obligation. The Committee may, in its discretion, permit a Holder to satisfy any Minimum Statutory
Tax Withholding Obligation arising upon the vesting of Restricted Stock by delivering to the Holder
of the Restricted Stock Award a reduced number of shares of Stock in the manner specified herein.
If permitted by the Committee and acceptable to the Holder, at the time of vesting of shares of
Restricted Stock, the Company shall (a) calculate the amount of the Company’s or an Affiliate’s
Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding Obligation on the assumption that all such shares of vested
Restricted Stock are made available for delivery, (b) reduce the number of such shares of Stock
made available for delivery so that the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock withheld on the
vesting date approximates the Company’s or an Affiliate’s Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding
Obligation and (c) in lieu of the withheld shares of Stock, remit cash to the United States
Treasury and other applicable governmental authorities, on behalf of the Holder, in the amount of
the Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding Obligation. The Company shall withhold only whole shares of
Stock to satisfy its Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding Obligation. Where the Fair Market Value of
the withheld shares of Stock does not equal the amount of the Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding
Obligation, the Company shall withhold shares of Stock with a Fair Market Value slightly less than
the amount of then Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding Obligation and the Holder must satisfy the
remaining minimum withholding obligation in some other manner permitted under this Section 10.3.
The withheld shares of Stock not made available for delivery by the Company shall be retained as
treasury shares or will be cancelled and, in either case, the Holder’s right, title and interest in
such shares of Stock shall terminate. The Company shall have no obligation upon vesting or
exercise of any Award or lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock until the Company or an
Affiliate has received payment sufficient to cover the Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding Obligation
with respect to that vesting, exercise or lapse of restrictions. Neither the Company nor any
Affiliate shall be obligated to advise a Holder of the existence of the tax or the amount which it
will be required to withhold.

     10.4 Written Agreement. Each Award shall be embodied in a written agreement or statement
which shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. The Award Agreement shall be
signed by a member of the Committee on behalf of the Committee and the Company or by an executive
officer of the Company, other than the Holder, on behalf of the Company, and may be signed by the Holder to the extent required by the Committee. The
Award Agreement may specify the effect of a Change in Control on the Award. The Award Agreement
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contain any other provisions that the Committee in its discretion shall deem advisable which
are not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of the Plan.

     10.5 Indemnification of the Committee. The Company shall indemnify each present and future
member of the Committee against, and each member of the Committee shall be entitled without further
action on his or her part to indemnity from the Company for, all expenses (including attorney’s
fees, the amount of judgments and the amount of approved settlements made with a view to the
curtailment of costs of litigation, other than amounts paid to the Company itself) reasonably
incurred by such member in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in
which such member may be involved by reason of such member being or having been a member of the
Committee, whether or not he or she continues to be a member of the Committee at the time of
incurring the expenses, including, without limitation, matters as to which such member shall be
finally adjudged in any action, suit or proceeding to have been negligent in the performance of
such member’s duty as a member of the Committee. However, this indemnity shall not include any
expenses incurred by any member of the Committee in respect of matters as to which such member
shall be finally adjudged in any action, suit or proceeding to have been guilty of gross negligence
or willful misconduct in the performance of his duty as a member of the Committee. In addition, no
right of indemnification under the Plan shall be available to or enforceable by any member of the
Committee unless, within 60 days after institution of any action, suit or proceeding, such member
shall have offered the Company, in writing, the opportunity to handle and defend same at its own
expense. This right of indemnification shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors or
administrators of each member of the Committee and shall be in addition to all other rights to
which a member of the Committee may be entitled as a matter of law, contract or otherwise.

     10.6 Gender and Number. If the context requires, words of one gender when used in the Plan
shall include the other and words used in the singular or plural shall include the other.

     10.7 Severability. In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid
for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and
the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been
included.

     10.8 Headings. Headings of Articles and Sections are included for convenience of reference
only and do not constitute part of the Plan and shall not be used in construing the terms and
provisions of the Plan.

     10.9 Other Compensation Plans. The adoption of the Plan shall not affect any other option,
incentive or other compensation or benefit plans in effect for the Company or any Affiliate, nor
shall the Plan preclude the Company from establishing any other forms of incentive compensation
arrangements for Employees.

     10.10 Other Awards. The grant of an Award shall not confer upon the Holder the right to
receive any future or other Awards under the Plan, whether or not Awards may be

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granted to similarly situated Holders, or the right to receive future Awards upon the same terms or conditions
as previously granted.

     10.11 Successors. All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards
granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such
successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of
all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.

     10.12 Law Limitations/Governmental Approvals. The granting of Awards and the issuance of
Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such
approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

     10.13 Delivery of Title. The Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver evidence of
title for shares of Stock issued under the Plan prior to:

     (a) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are
necessary or advisable; and

     (b) completion of any registration or other qualification of the Stock under any
applicable national or foreign law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company
determines to be necessary or advisable.

     10.14 Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from
any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be
necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares of Stock hereunder, shall relieve the
Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such shares of Stock as to
which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

     10.15 No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued or delivered
pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, additional Awards,
or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional shares of Stock or whether such
fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

     10.16 Persons Based Outside of the United States. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan
to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws in other countries in which the Company and its
Affiliates operate or have Employees, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power
and authority to:

     (a) determine which Affiliates shall be covered by the Plan;

     (b) determine which persons employed outside the United States are eligible to
participate in the Plan;

     (c) modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to persons who are employed
outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws;

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     (d) establish subplans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures to
the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. Any subplans and modifications to
Plan terms and procedures established under this Section 10.16 by the Committee shall be
attached to the Plan document as Appendices; and

     (e) take any action, before or after an Award is granted, that it deems advisable to
obtain or comply with any necessary local government regulatory exemptions or approvals.

     Notwithstanding the above, the Committee may not take any actions hereunder, and no Award
shall be granted, that would violate any securities law or governing statute or any other
applicable law. Any income derived under the Plan shall not be treated as a part of an Employee’s
regular compensation or salary for purposes of computing statutorily mandated severance benefits or
other statutorily mandated benefits in foreign jurisdictions.

     10.17 Waiver of Jury. Each Award Agreement shall specify that the Award recipient and the
Company shall both waive a trial by jury of any or all issues arising in any action or proceeding
between the parties or their successors, heirs and assigns, under or connected with the Award, the
Plan, or any of the provisions of the Award Agreement or the Plan.

     10.18 Governing Law. The provisions of the Plan and the rights of all persons claiming
thereunder shall be construed, administered and governed under the laws of the State of Texas,
without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

	•	 	Approved by the Cal Dive International, Inc. board of directors on December 9, 2006
	 
	•	 	Approved by the sole stockholder of Cal Dive International, Inc. on December 9, 2006

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