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Exhibit 10.4

 Exhibit 10.4 
 FINAL FORM 
 [This award shall not be effective until 20 calendar days
have elapsed since the mailing of the 
 14(c) information statement to the Company’s stockholders.]

 DIAL GLOBAL, INC. 2011 STOCK OPTION PLAN 

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT1 
 This Agreement is dated as of [            ], 2011, and is entered into by and between Dial Global, Inc. (the “Company”), and
[            ] (the “Participant”). Reference is made to the Dial Global, Inc. 2011 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). Pursuant to the Plan, the Company
grants to the Participant an Option (the “Stock Option” herein) to purchase shares of the Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) as set forth below. A summary is set
forth in the attached Exhibit “A” which is incorporated by this reference. 
 The parties agree to the
following terms and conditions: 
 1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, terms used
in this Agreement will have the meanings as set forth in the Plan. 
 2. Grant of Stock Option. The
Company grants to Participant an Incentive Stock Option to purchase all or part of [            ] shares of Common Stock at the price of
$[            ] per share subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. The number of shares subject to the Stock Option and the price per share are subject to adjustment in certain
events as provided in the Plan. 
 3. The Stock Option granted hereby is intended to qualify as an
“incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Stock Option will not qualify as an “incentive stock option,” if,
among other events, (i) the Participant disposes of the Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Option at any time during the two (2) year period following the date of this Agreement or the one (1) year period following the date on
which the Option is exercised; or (ii) except in the event of the Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant is not employed by the Company, any “subsidiary corporation” (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the
Code) or “parent corporation” (within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code) at all times during the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the date that is three (3) months before the date of exercise
of the Stock Option; and will not qualify as an “incentive stock option” to the extent that the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the time the Option is granted) of the Common Stock subject to “incentive stock
options” held by Participant that become exercisable for the first time in any calendar year exceeds $100,000. To the extent that the Stock Option does not qualify as an “incentive stock option,” it shall not affect the validity of
the Stock Option and shall constitute a separate nonqualified stock option. 
  

 

	1 	 The form of grant agreement is only applicable to the grants contemplated for Spencer Brown, Ken Williams, David Landau and Neal Schore.

 4. Term of Stock Option. The Stock Option will expire as provided in
Section 6 hereof, but not later than ten (10) years from the date of grant, or five (5) years in the case of a Ten Percent Stockholder. 
 5. Vesting of Stock Option. The Stock Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time during the balance of the term of the Stock Option pursuant to the vesting
schedule set forth in Exhibit “A”, subject to Section 11 hereof. The minimum number of shares of Common Stock for which this Stock Option may be exercisable at any one time is one hundred (100), unless the number of shares exercisable
thereunder is fewer than one hundred (100). The Stock Option may be exercised only by the Participant (or by his or her guardian or legal representative), except as provided in Section 6.A. hereof in the case of the Participant’s death.

 6. Manner of Exercise. This Stock Option may be exercised in whole or in part, by delivering to the
Company a Notice of Exercise substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “B” stating the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Option is being exercised. The Company will have no obligation upon exercise of the Stock
Option until payment has been received by the Company for all sums due with respect to such exercise, including the Participant’s federal, state and local income and employment taxes. Shares of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of the
Stock Option must be paid for in full by one or a combination of the following methods: (i) in cash or by check, bank draft or money order payable to the order of the Company; (ii) solely to the extent permitted by applicable law, if the
Common Stock is traded on any national securities exchange, through a procedure whereby the Participant delivers irrevocable instructions to a broker reasonably acceptable to the Company to sell Shares and to deliver the sales proceeds to the
Company; (iii) on such other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Committee (including, without limitation, payment in full or in part in the form of shares of Common Stock for which the Participant has good title free and clear of
any liens and encumbrances) based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the payment date as determined by the Committee); or (iv) a combination of the above methods. 

7. Termination. 
 A. Upon the Participant’s Termination of Employment with the Company or its Affiliates, all of the then-vested portion of the Stock Option (taking into account item 6 of Exhibit “A”) shall
remain exercisable as follows, but in no event later than the end of the term of the Stock Option: 
  

	 	(i)	 one (1) year in the event of the Participant’s Retirement; 

 

	 	(ii)	 one (1) year in the event of the Participant’s death (in which case the Participant’s estate or legal representative may exercise
such portion of the Stock Option) or “Disability,” as defined in the Employment Agreement between the Participant and the Company, dated as of December [•], 2011 (the “Employment Agreement”);

  
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	 	(iii)	 one (1) year in the event of a “Qualifying Termination,” as defined in the Employment Agreement; or 

 

	 	(iv)	 three (3) months for any other Termination of Employment with the Company or its Affiliates other than a Qualifying Termination, the
Participant’s death or Disability or a Termination of Employment for Cause. 

 B. Upon
the Participant’s Termination of Employment with the Company or its Affiliates for “Cause,” as defined in the Employment Agreement, all of the outstanding portion of the Stock Option (whether vested or unvested) shall immediately
terminate upon such Termination of Employment. 
 C. Other than as set forth in item 6 of Exhibit “A”,
the portion of the Stock Option that is not vested as of the date of the Participant’s Termination of Employment with the Company or its Affiliates for any reason shall terminate and expire as of the date of such termination. 

8. Assignment or Transfer. Except as provided herein, the Stock Option is not: (i) assignable or subject to
any encumbrance, pledge or charge of any nature, whether by operation of law or otherwise; (ii) subject to execution, attachment or any legal or quasi-legal process similar to execution or attachment; or (iii) transferable other than by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if permitted by the Committee, Participant may transfer all or a portion of the Stock Option to members of his Immediate Family (as defined below), to one or more trusts
for the benefit of such Immediate Family members, to one or more partnerships where such Immediate Family members are the only partners, or to one or more limited liability companies (or similar entities) where such Immediate Family members are the
only members or beneficial owners of the entity, if (i) the Participant does not receive any consideration in any form whatsoever for such transfer, (ii) such transfer is permitted under applicable tax laws, (iii) if the Participant
is an “Insider,” such transfer is permitted under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, and (iv) any such transferee agrees in writing, prior to such transfer being effective, to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Plan. For
purposes hereof, “Immediate Family” means the Participant and the Participant’s spouse, children and grandchildren. 
 9. No Rights as Stockholder. The Participant, and any beneficiary or other person claiming under or through him or her, will not have any right, title or interest in or to any shares of Common
Stock allocated or reserved for the Plan or subject to the Stock Option except as to such shares of Common Stock, if any, as have been previously sold, issued or transferred to him or her. 

10. Modification and Termination. The rights of the Participant are subject to modification and termination in
certain events as provided in the Plan. The Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan by signing and returning a copy of this Agreement to the Company. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, no amendment or discontinuance of the Plan
will adversely affect the Participant or the Stock Option. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, no modification of this Agreement may be made other than in a writing signed by the Company and the Participant. 

  
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 11. Securities Representations. The grant of the Stock Option and
issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Stock Option shall be subject to, and in compliance with, all applicable requirements of federal, state or foreign securities law. No shares of Common Stock may be issued hereunder if the
issuance of such Common Stock would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Common Stock may then be
listed. As a condition to the exercise of the Stock Option, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation. 

The Common Stock is being issued to the Participant, and this Agreement is being made by the Company in reliance upon the following
express representations and warranties of the Participant. The Participant acknowledges, represents and warrants that: 
 A. the Participant has been advised that the Participant may be an “affiliate” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in this connection the Company is relying in part on
the Participant’s representations set forth in this Section 10; 
 B. the Common Stock must be held
indefinitely by the Participant unless (i) an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available for the resale of such Shares or (ii) the Company files an additional registration statement (or a “re-offer
prospectus”) with regard to the resale of such Common Stock and the Company is under no obligation to continue in effect a Form S-8 Registration Statement or to otherwise register the resale of the Common Stock (or to file a “re-offer
prospectus”); 
 C. the exemption from registration under Rule 144 will not be available under current law
unless (i) a public trading market then exists for the Common Stock, (ii) adequate information concerning the Company is then available to the public, and (iii) other terms and conditions of Rule 144 or any exemption therefrom are
complied with and that any sale of the Common Stock may be made only in limited amounts in accordance with such terms and conditions. 
 12. Six (6) Month Holding Period. Except to the extent such transaction is exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) of the Exchange Act, the Participant is prohibited from selling or otherwise
disposing of shares of Common Stock received upon the exercise of the Stock Option within six (6) months from the date the Stock Option is granted. 
 13. No Obligation to Continued Service. This Agreement is not an agreement of employment or for other services. This Agreement does not guarantee that the Company or its Affiliates will employ or
retain the Participant for any specific time period, nor does it modify in any respect the Company’s or its Affiliates’ right to terminate or modify the Participant’s service or employment relationship or compensation at any time.

  
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 14. Provisions of Plan Control. This Agreement is subject to all of
the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan, including, without limitation, the amendment provisions thereof, and to such rules, regulations and interpretations relating to the Plan as may be adopted by the Committee in good faith, and as may
be in effect from time to time. The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. If and to the extent that this Agreement conflicts or is inconsistent with the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan, the Plan shall control, and this Agreement
shall be deemed to be modified accordingly. This Agreement and the Plan contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof (other than any exercise notice or other documents expressly contemplated herein or in
the Plan) and supersedes any prior agreements between the Company and the Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof. 
 15. Stockholder Approval. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Stock Option, and all of the rights and obligations under this Agreement, are expressly conditioned on
approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company in compliance with the Exchange Act (including (i) the preparation and filing with the Securities Exchange Commission of a definitive information statement under Schedule 14(C) of the
Exchange Act regarding the 2011 Plan, (ii) the mailing of such definitive information statement to the Company’s stockholders, and (iii) the passage of twenty calendar days, as required by Rule 14c-2 under the Exchange Act, from the
date of the mailing of such information statement to such stockholders (clauses (i)-(iii), the “14(C) Requirements”)). In the event that the Plan is not so approved in accordance with the Exchange Act (including the 14(C)
Requirements), all of the rights and obligations under this Agreement will be immediately cancelled and neither the Stock Option nor this Agreement shall be of any force or effect. 

16. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of
Delaware. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original and both of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by
facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission (i.e., a “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement.

  

							
	DIAL GLOBAL, INC.	  	PARTICIPANT
				
	 By:
	  	  
	  	By:	  	  

		  	(Signature)	  		  	(Signature)
				
	 Name:
	  	  
	  	Name:	  	  

		  	(Type or Print)	  		  	(Type or Print)
				
	 Title:
	  	  
	  	Title:	  	  

				
	 Date:
	  	  
	  	Date:	  	  

	
	THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE OR SHE HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE PLAN.
				
		  		  	By:	  	  

		  		  		  	[Name]
				
		  		  	Date:	  	

 [Signature Page to Stock Option Agreement] 

 EXHIBIT “A”  

 

	 1. Participant 
	 [Name] 

  

	 2. No. of shares of Common Stock subject to the Stock Option Granted: 
	 [Number] 

  

	 3. Exercise Price 
	 $[_______] 

  

	 4. Type of Option Granted (Incentive/Non-Qualified): 
	 Incentive Stock Option to the maximum extent permitted; to the extent not qualifying as an Incentive Stock Option, a non-qualified stock option 

 

	 5. Date of Grant: 
	 [Date] 

  

	 6. Vesting Schedule 
	 This Stock Option shall become vested and exercisable during the Participant’s continued employment with the Company and its Affiliates as follows:

  

	 	 (i) 2.5%, or the option to acquire [_______]2 shares of Common Stock, are vested and exercisable as of the date hereof; 

 

	 	 (ii) 2.5%, or the option to acquire an additional [_______] shares of Common Stock, shall become vested and exercisable as of the twenty-first day
of each calendar month commencing with December 21, 2011, through and including October 21, 2014; and 

  

	 	 (iii) 0.833%, or the option to acquire an additional [_______] shares of Common Stock, shall become vested and exercisable as of the twenty-first
day of each calendar month commencing with November 21, 2014, through and including October 21, 2015; such that, upon October 21, 2015, the Participant shall be fully vested in the Stock Option. 

 

	 Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) upon a Change of Control or upon the Participant’s death or termination due to
Disability, in either case if the Participant has remained continuously employed by the Company and its Affiliates from the date of grant to the date of the Change of Control or the Participant’s death or termination due to Disability, any
portion of this Stock Option that remains unvested shall become immediately fully vested and exercisable as of such Change of Control, death or termination due to Disability and (y) upon a Qualifying Termination, if the Participant has remained
continuously employed by the Company and 

  
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its Affiliates from the date of grant to the date of the Qualifying Termination, any portion of this Stock Option that would have become vested and exercisable during the six (6) month period
commencing on the date of the Qualifying Termination if no such termination had occurred shall immediately become vested and exercisable. For purposes of this Section, the terms “Qualifying Termination,” “Disability,”
“Change of Control” and “Affiliate” shall have such meanings given to them in the Employment Agreement. 

  

	 7. Expiration Date: 
	 Ten (10) years after the date of grant, subject to earlier termination as provided in the Agreement. 

 

	2 	 To be all Options vested at the time of grant assuming a vesting commencement date of November 21, 2011. 

  
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 FORM OF 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE3 

(To be signed only upon exercise of Stock Option) 
 TO: Dial Global, Inc. (the “Company”) 
 The undersigned, the holder of a
Stock Option to purchase [            ] shares of the Company’s Common Stock pursuant to the enclosed Stock Option Agreement dated [Date], hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the
purchase rights represented by the Stock Option and to purchase thereunder [            ] shares of Common Stock and herewith encloses a certified or cashier’s check in the amount of
$[            ] and/or [            ] shares of the Company’s Common Stock in full payment of the exercise price and all
federal and state income taxes required to be paid in connection with the purchase of such shares. 
 Dated:
[            ] 
  

			
	
		
	By:	 	 
	
	(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Stock Option).
		
	Name:	 	  

		 	(Print or Type)
		
		 	  

		
		 	  
 (Address)

		
		 	  
 (Social
Security Number)

	
	

  

	3 	 NTD: Form will need to be tailored to specific method used to pay exercise price. 

  
 9Annual Performance Bonus Plan

 Exhibit 10.1 
 Hercules Offshore, Inc. 
 HERO Annual Performance Bonus Plan

 Effective January 1, 2012 
 Section 1. Introduction 
 Hercules Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”)
establishes the “HERO Annual Performance Bonus Plan,” (the “Plan”) effective January 1, 2012, for the benefit of eligible employees. The Plan is designed to link a portion of eligible employees’ total compensation to
the attainment of specific performance measures that the Company establishes from time to time. The Plan provides an annual bonus opportunity for eligible employees. 
 Section 2. Eligible Employees 
 All employees of the Company and its
affiliates who are in a designated onshore position are eligible to participate in the Plan if they are employed before October 1 of the calendar year to which the annual bonus opportunity relates. Eligibility for or receipt of an annual bonus
is not automatic, retroactive or a guarantee for future annual bonuses. Actual receipt of an annual bonus for a given calendar year depends on satisfaction of one or more performance goals established by the Compensation Committee of the
Company’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”) and requires the employee to be employed on the date of payment. 

The following individuals are not eligible to participate in the Plan for any period during which they perform services for the Company
in any of the following capacities: individuals classified on the payroll as temporary employees (whether or not hired through a temporary employment agency), interns, independent contractors, or consultants. If any such excluded individual is later
reclassified as an employee by a governmental agency, court or any other entity, he will be eligible to participate in the Plan as of the date the individual is reclassified (if otherwise eligible). In no event will participation in such
circumstance be retroactive. 
 Section 3. Plan Design 
 (a) In General. Subject to Sections 4 and 6, an annual bonus will be payable for a calendar year as a percentage of an eligible employee’s compensation (as defined in subsection (c)) in effect
as of December 31 if the performance goals established by the Committee are met and the employee is employed on the date of payment. The amount of any annual bonus payable will depend on the level of actual achievement of the pre-established
goals and whether an eligible employee satisfies all other terms and conditions for receipt of an annual bonus, including employment with the Company on the date of payment. The Committee may establish threshold, target and maximum payout levels,
which may vary by division, subsidiary, business unit, function, or any other criteria determined by the Committee. 
 (b)
Performance Period and Goals. 
 (1) For any given calendar year, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may establish one
or more performance periods during a calendar year during which all or part of an annual bonus may be earned or awarded as a result of the achievement of one or more 

  
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performance goals. The Committee may also establish a performance period for a particular performance goal. For example, if safety is a performance goal, safety may be evaluated and measured on a
12 month period. In contrast and for example, if certain financial metrics are a performance goal, the financial metrics may be evaluated and measured on a six month performance period. 

(2) Before the beginning of a performance period or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Committee will establish, in writing, the
performance goals applicable to the Company and/or each eligible employee. The Committee, in its sole discretion, will determine the performance goals, which will include without limitation, the execution of objectives related to the Company’s
and/or a division’s operating and strategic plans and/or individual goals, provided that the outcome regarding attainment of such performance goals will be substantially uncertain at the time the goals are established. The Committee will
determine any individual performance goals for the President and his direct reports. In all other cases, an employee’s supervisor will determine an eligible employee’s individual performance goals. 

As determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, the performance goals for any performance period may (a) differ from
eligible employee to eligible employee, (b) be based any combination of corporate, division, subsidiary, business unit, function and/or individual goals, and/or (c) be measured on an absolute basis or in relation to a peer group or index.
More than one performance goal may be established and multiple goals may have the same or different weightings. Various achievement levels of performance for each performance goal may be established. Annual bonuses may contain such additional terms
and conditions as the Committee, in its discretion, determines, as long as such terms and conditions are not inconsistent with the Plan. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may make adjustments (either up or down) to one or more performance goals
after the performance period has begun, provided any such adjustment does not make achievement of the performance goals substantially certain. 
 (c) Compensation. Subject to Section 4, compensation for an eligible employee paid on a salaried basis means his base salary rate in effect at December 31 of the calendar year to which
the annual bonus relates. Subject to Section 4, compensation for an eligible employee paid on an hourly basis means his total earnings (disregarding any pre-tax deferrals made to Company benefit plans) in effect at December 31 of the
calendar year to which the annual bonus relates. 
 (d) Notification of Performance Period and Goals. The Committee,
Chief Executive Officer and President or an employee’s supervisor, as appropriate, will inform eligible employees of the performance period, goals and respective threshold, target and maximum payout levels and any other applicable terms and
conditions. 
 (e) Approval of Performance Goals. The Committee will approve actual achievement of operational
performance goals and the maximum amount that can be paid for all annual bonuses based on actual achievement before annual bonuses are granted and paid. The Committee will approve actual achievement of individual goals for the President and Chief
Executive Officer and his direct reports. Each supervisor will approve actual achievement of individual goals for their reports. An eligible employee’s compliance with Company policies, procedures and practices, including, but not limited to,
the Company’s ethics policies, is essential to the annual bonus determination. 

  
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 (f) Payment. Payment will be made in a lump sum no later than March 15 of the
calendar year following the calendar year in which the annual bonus was earned, provided the eligible employee is employed by the Company on the payment date. The Company will withhold all required taxes and make any other required deductions from
payments made under the Plan. Payments of annual bonuses under the Plan are intended to be exempt from Internal Revenue Code Section 409A as a short-term deferral under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4). The Plan will be
administered and interpreted consistent with this intent. 
 Section 4. Employment Status Changes. The Chief Executive Officer and
President or the Committee will have full discretion to determine the proper calculation for any proration required by this Section. 
 (a) New Hires. An otherwise eligible employee hired before October 1 is eligible to participate in the Plan on a pro rata basis for the calendar year of hire. An otherwise eligible employee
hired on or after October 1 is not eligible for participation in the Plan for the calendar year of hire. 
 (b) Leaves
of Absence. If an eligible employee is on a leave of absence, the period of the leave may be included or excluded in the calculation of any annual bonus payout, as follows: 

(1) A leave of absence taken pursuant to the Company’s short-term disability policy or the Family Medical Leave Act (beyond the
short-term disability period, if applicable) will be included in the calculation of the annual bonus payout. 
 (2) An unpaid
leave of absence (other than a leave taken pursuant to the Family Medical Leave Act) and any leave under the Company’s long-term disability policy will be excluded in the calculation of any annual bonus payout. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee has the discretion to include the period of a leave of absence for a portion of any annual
bonus calculation. For example, if safety is a performance goal, then the Committee has the discretion to include the period of a leave of absence when calculating the amount of the annual bonus attributable to achievement of this performance goal.

 (c) Promotion or Status Changes. 
 (1) Unless the Chief Executive Officer and President determines otherwise, if an eligible employee is promoted or demoted to a position or a division covered by different performance goals and/or annual
bonus payout levels, the eligible employee will receive an annual bonus payout based on achievement of the performance goals for the position or division and his compensation at December 31 of the year in which the promotion or demotion occurs.

 (2) If an individual transfers from an ineligible employee to an eligible employee or vice-versa during the calendar year,
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the Plan for time spent as an eligible employee and any annual bonus payout calculation will be prorated for time spent as an eligible employee. The compensation used to calculate the prorated
annual bonus payout will be the compensation in effect at the earlier of the last day on which he performs services as an eligible employee or December 31 of the year in which the transfer occurs. 

(d) Terminations. 
 (1) An eligible employee who elects to retire, is involuntarily terminated for reasons other than cause, or who dies during a performance period will be entitled to receive a prorata amount of an annual
bonus payout, based on actual achievement for time spent as an active eligible employee, if and when the Committee approves the annual bonus payouts and does not otherwise cancel payment. For purposes of the Plan, “retire” means a
termination of employment on or after age 55 and completion of 10 years of service. In the event of death, any payment will be made to the eligible employee’s estate. 
 (2) An eligible employee who voluntarily resigns (other than due to retirement) from the Company during the performance period will not be eligible to receive an annual bonus. 

(3) An eligible employee who is terminated for cause, as determined by the Company, in its discretion, whether during the performance
period or after the performance period and before actual payouts, will not receive an annual bonus. 
 Section 5. Clawback Policies

 Any bonuses payable under the Plan are subject to any policy, whether in existence as of January 1, 2012 or later
adopted, established by the Company that provides for the clawback or recovery of amounts that were paid to an employee under circumstances requiring clawback or recovery as set forth in the policy. Such policy will apply even if the employee is not
subject to the policy when the bonus was earned, but the employee later becomes subject to the policy. The Company, or Committee, will make any determinations for clawback or recovery in its sole discretion and in accordance with any applicable law
or regulation. 
 Section 6. Plan Administration 
 (a) Except where otherwise noted in the Plan, the Committee has overall responsibility for and authority under the Plan and may delegate any of its responsibility and authority as it determines. Annual
bonus determinations and payouts are within the complete and sole discretion of the Committee. The Committee has the authority to delegate any or all of its authority. In addition to the authority expressed in the Plan, the Committee has the
responsibility and authority, without limitation to: 
 (1) adjust (either up or down) any or all awards, which includes the
unilateral right to eliminate any or all annual bonuses for any year despite achievement of performance measures, even if such decision is made after the end of the performance period; 

  
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 (2) with respect to any employee, reduce or even cancel awards in the event an eligible
employee has demonstrated a lower level of performance than expected, whether or not the performance levels have been met; 

(3) pay discretionary bonuses; 
 (4) establish all other terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan; 
 (5) adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it will from time to time deem advisable; and 

(6) interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan. 
 (b) The Chief Executive Officer and President will determine questions of eligibility and ensure the proper administration of the Plan. 

(c) All decisions made by the Committee or its delegate pursuant to the provisions of the Plan will be final, conclusive and binding on
all persons, including the Company and all participants. 
 Section 7. Amendment and Termination Authority 

Eligible employees do not have any vested right to an annual bonus under the Plan. The Committee, or its delegate, reserves the right in
its sole discretion to amend, modify, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, in any respect, retroactively or otherwise. Such amendment or termination will be effected by a written instrument signed by the Chief Executive Officer and President
of the Company or Vice President Human Resources. 
 Section 8. General Provisions 

(a) Claims for Benefits. Generally, eligible employees do not need to make a claim for benefits under the Plan to receive payment
of any annual bonus determined to be payable. However, if an employee believes he is entitled to an annual bonus, or to a greater annual bonus amount than are paid under the Plan, the employee may file a claim in writing to the Vice President Human
Resources. An employee has the right to appeal that decision to the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company that has the discretionary authority to determine eligibility for Plan benefits, construe the terms of the Plan, make factual
determinations, and grant or deny benefits under this Plan. Any decision will be final and conclusive with respect to all questions concerning the administration of the Plan. 
 (b) Other Company Benefits. Whether bonuses are considered eligible compensation for any of the Company benefits plans is determined by the terms and conditions of each particular benefit plan.

 (c) Recovery of Payments Made by Mistake. An eligible employee will be required to return to the Company any annual
bonus, or portion thereof, made by a mistake of fact or law, and the Company will have all remedies available at law for the recovery of such amounts. 

  
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 (d) No Representations Contrary to the Plan. No employee, officer or director of the
Company has the authority to alter, vary or modify the terms of the Plan, other than by means of a duly approved written amendment to the Plan. No verbal or written representations contrary to the terms of the Plan and its written amendments will be
binding upon the Plan or the Company. 
 (e) No Employment Rights. The Plan does not confer employment rights upon any
person. No person will be entitled, by virtue of the Plan or receipt of any annual bonus, to remain in the employ of the Company and nothing in the Plan will restrict the right of the Company to terminate the employment of any eligible employee or
other person at any time. 
 (f) Plan Funding. No eligible employee will acquire by reason of the Plan any right in or
title to any assets, funds, or property of the Company. Any annual bonus payable under the Plan is an unfunded obligation of the Company and will be paid from the general assets of the Company. No employee, officer, director or agent of the Company
guarantees in any manner the payment of any annual bonus. 
 (g) Applicable Law. The Plan will be governed and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. 
 (h) Severability. If a Plan provision is found, held or deemed by
the Company or a court of competent jurisdiction to be void, unlawful or unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction, the provision will be severed from the Plan and the remainder of the Plan will continue in full force and effect. 

  
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