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Form of Stock Option Award Agreement for Executive Officers

 Exhibit 10.2 
 HERCULES OFFSHORE 2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 
 SUMMARY OF STOCK OPTION
GRANT 
 You have been granted the option to purchase shares of Common Stock of Hercules Offshore, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), on the terms and conditions set forth below and in accordance with the Stock Option Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) to which this Summary of Stock Option Grant is attached and the Amended and
Restated Hercules Offshore 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”): 
  

					
			
	Optionee Name:	  	Participant Name	 	
			
	Number of Option Shares Granted:	  	Shares Granted	 	
			
	Type of Option (check one):	  	 ̈         Incentive Stock Option	 	
			
		  	x         Nonqualified Stock Option	 	
			
	Effective Date:	  	Grant Date, 20        	 	
			
	Exercise Price per Share:	  	$ Grant Price	 	
			
	Vesting Schedule:	  	% of Grant	 	Date Vested
		  	33-1/3 %	 	Grant Date , 20        
		  	33-1/3 %	 	Grant Date , 20        
		  	33-1/3 %	 	Grant Date , 20        

 By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that the Option
is granted under and governed by the terms of the Agreement and the Plan. 
  

							
	OPTIONEE:	 	HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC.
				
		 	 	 	By	 	 
		 	Participant Name	 	Name:	 	James W. Noe
		 	Date:                             
                               	 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President, General Counsel
		 		 		 	and Chief Compliance Officer

  
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AWARD AGREEMENT 
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 HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. 

STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT 
 THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the Effective Date (as set forth on the Summary of Stock Option Grant) between HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Optionee pursuant
to the Amended and Restated Hercules Offshore 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). 
 WHEREAS, the Board, or a
Committee designated by the Board, has authority to grant Options under the Plan to Employees and directors of the Company; and 

WHEREAS, the Board or the Committee, as appropriate, has determined to award Optionee the Option described in this Agreement; 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and Optionee agree as follows: 
 1. Effect of Plan and Authority of Board or Committee. This Agreement and the Option granted hereunder are subject to the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Board or the Committee
is authorized to make all determinations and interpretations with respect to matters arising under the Plan, this Agreement and the Option granted hereunder. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings given
them in the Plan or in the Summary of Stock Option Grant, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference for all purposes. 
 2. Grant of Option. On the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Summary of Stock Option Grant and the Plan, as of the Effective Date, the Company hereby grants to Optionee the
option to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock set forth on the Summary of Stock Option Grant at the Exercise Price per share set forth on the Summary of Stock Option Grant (the “Option”). The Option is intended to be an Incentive
Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, as provided in the Summary of Stock Option Grant. It is agreed that the exercise price is at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Effective Date (110% of Fair Market Value
if the Option is intended to be an ISO and if Optionee owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code). 

3. Vesting. 
 (a) Vesting Pursuant to Vesting Schedule. This Option shall vest in installments on the vesting dates in the Vesting Schedule set forth on the Summary of Stock Option Grant. 

(b) Vesting Due to Termination Following Death or Disability. Notwithstanding Paragraph 3(a) above, if the Participant’s
employment or service with the Company or an affiliate of the Company terminates due to Participant’s (i) death or (ii) Disability, then any 

  
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AWARD AGREEMENT 
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installments of the Option that have not previously vested in accordance Paragraph 3(a) above, as of the date of such termination, shall vest. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Disability” means (i) the inability of the Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to
last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months or (ii) the receipt of income replacements by the Participant, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death
or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, for a period of not less than three (3) months under the Company’s accident and health plan. 

4. Exercisability. 
 (a) Exercise Following Vesting Pursuant to Vesting Schedule. This Option may be exercised in installments on the vesting dates in the Vesting Schedule set forth on the Summary of Stock Option
Grant. Each installment shall be exercisable, as to all or part of the shares covered by the installment, at any time or times after the respective vesting date for such installment and until the expiration or termination of the Option in accordance
with Section 5 of this Agreement. 
 (b) Exercise Following Termination Due to Death or Disability. 

(i) If the Participant’s employment or service with the Company or an affiliate of the Company terminates due to the
Participant’s death, Participant’s Beneficiary shall have the right, subject to Paragraph 5(a) below, to exercise the Option only within twelve (12) months after the date of Participant’s termination due to death. 

(ii) If the Participant’s employment or service with the Company or an affiliate of the Company terminates due Participant’s
Disability, the Option shall be exercisable by Participant at any time, subject to Paragraph 5(a) below, after such termination, unless the Option is an Incentive Stock Option, in which case such Option may be exercised only within twelve
(12) months, subject to Paragraph 5(a) below, after the date of Participant’s termination due to Disability. 
 5.
Term. 
 (a) Term of Option. This Option may not be exercised after the expiration of 10 years from the Effective
Date (five years from the Effective Date if this Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option and Optionee owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, within the meaning of
Section 422(b)(6) of the Code). 
 (b) Early Termination. Except as provided below and in the Optionee’s
executive employment agreement with the Company, this Option may not be exercised unless Optionee shall have been in the continuous employ or service of the Company or an affiliate of the Company from the Effective Date to the date of exercise of
the Option, unless the termination 

  
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AWARD AGREEMENT 
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of Participant’s employment or services is due to Participant’s death or Disability. Except as provided below and in the Optionee’s executive employment agreement with the Company,
upon the termination of Optionee’s employment or service by the Company or by Optionee, in either event for any reason other than the Participant’s death or Disability, all unvested and unexercised Options granted hereunder shall be
forfeited by the Optionee to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the cessation of the Optionee’s employment or services (whether voluntary or involuntary), the Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, elect to accelerate
the vesting of some or all of the unvested or unexercised Options. 
 6. Manner of Exercise and Payment. This Option
shall be exercised by the delivery of a written notice of exercise in a form prescribed by the Board or the Committee to the Company, setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Option is to be exercised, accompanied
by full payment for such shares. The purchase price for such shares shall be payable to the Company in the manner specified in Section 8 of the Plan. 
 7. Withholding Tax. Promptly after demand by the Company, and at its direction, Optionee shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the applicable withholding taxes due in connection with the
exercise of the Option. Such withholding taxes may be paid in cash or, subject to the further provisions of this Section 7 of this Agreement, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable
upon exercise of the Option a number of shares of Common Stock having a value equal to the amount of such withholding taxes or by delivering to the Company a number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (excluding restricted shares still
subject to a risk of forfeiture) having a value equal to the amount of such withholding taxes. The value of any shares of Common Stock so withheld by or delivered to the Company shall be based on the Fair Market Value of such shares on the date on
which the tax withholding is to be made. Optionee shall pay to the Company in cash the amount, if any, by which the amount of such withholding taxes exceeds the value of the shares of Common Stock so withheld or delivered. An election by Optionee to
have shares withheld or to deliver shares to pay withholding taxes (an “Election”) must be made at or prior to the time of exercise of the Option. All Elections shall be made in the same manner as is required for the exercise of the Option
and shall be made on a form approved by the Company. 
 8. Delivery of Shares. Delivery of the certificates representing
the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of this Option shall be made promptly after receipt of notice of exercise and full payment of the exercise price and any required withholding taxes. If the Company so elects, its obligation to
deliver shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Option shall be conditioned upon its receipt from the person exercising this Option of an executed investment letter, in form and content satisfactory to the Company and its legal counsel,
evidencing the investment intent of such person and such other matters as the Company may reasonably require. If the Company so elects, the certificate or certificates representing the shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of this Option shall
bear any legends required by the Company’s Bylaws as well as a legend in substantially the following form: 

  
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AWARD AGREEMENT 
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 THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF l933 OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS SUCH SHARES ARE FIRST REGISTERED THEREUNDER OR UNLESS THE COMPANY RECEIVES A WRITTEN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH
OPINION AND COUNSEL ARE ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, TO THE EFFECT THAT REGISTRATION THEREUNDER IS NOT REQUIRED. 
 9.
Nonassignability. The Option granted hereunder may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, other than by will or pursuant to the applicable laws of descent and distribution,
and during the lifetime of Optionee, the Option may be exercised only by Optionee, or in the case Optionee is mentally incapacitated, the Option shall be exercisable by his guardian or legal representative. Any attempted assignment or transfer in
violation of this provision or Section 11 of the Plan shall be null and void. In the case of Optionee’s death, the personal representative or other person entitled to succeed to the rights of Optionee may exercise the Option after
furnishing proof satisfactory to the Company of his or her right to exercise the Option under Optionee’s will or under the applicable laws of descent and distribution. 
 10. Notices. All notices between the parties hereto shall be in writing. Notices to Optionee shall be given to Optionee’s address as contained in the Company’s records. Notices to the
Company shall be addressed to John Rynd at the principal executive offices of the Company. 
 11. Relationship With Contract
of Employment. 
 (a) The grant of an Option does not form part of Optionee’s entitlement to remuneration or benefit
pursuant to his contract of employment, if any, nor does the existence of a contract of employment between any person and the Company or a Subsidiary give such person any right or entitlement to have an Option granted to him or any expectation that
an Option might be granted to him whether subject to any conditions or at all. 
 (b) The rights and obligations of Optionee
under the terms of his contract of employment with the Company or a Subsidiary, if any, shall not be affected by the grant of an Option. 
 (c) The rights granted to Optionee upon the grant of an Option shall not afford Optionee any rights or additional rights to compensation or damages in consequence of the loss or termination of his office
or employment with the Company or a Subsidiary for any reason whatsoever. 

  
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 (d) Optionee shall not be entitled to any compensation or damages for any loss or potential
loss which he may suffer by reason of being or becoming unable to exercise an Option in consequence of the loss or termination of his office or employment with the Company or a Subsidiary for any reason (including, without limitation, any breach of
contract by his employer) or in any other circumstances whatsoever. 
 12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws (and not the principles relating to conflicts of laws) of the State of Delaware, except as superseded by applicable federal law. 

  
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AWARD AGREEMENT 
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 Exhibit 10.3 
 RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES 
 AND CONSULTANTS 

HERCULES OFFSHORE 
 2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 
 This Restricted Stock Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between Hercules Offshore, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Participant Name (the “Participant”) as of Grant Date, (the “Date of
Grant”). 
 W I T N E S S E T H 
 WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Amended and Restated Hercules Offshore 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to strengthen the ability of the Company to attract, motivate and retain
Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants who possess superior capabilities and to encourage such persons to have a proprietary interest in the Company; and 
 WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Hercules Offshore, Inc. believes that the grant of Restricted Stock to the Participant as described herein is consistent with the stated
purposes for which the Plan was adopted; and 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions
hereafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the Company and the Participant agree as follows: 
 1.
Restricted Stock. In order to encourage the Participant’s contribution to the successful performance of the Company, and in consideration of the covenants and promises of the Participant herein contained, the Company hereby grants to the
Participant as of the Date of Grant, an Award of «Rest_Stk» shares of Common Stock, subject to the conditions and restrictions set forth below and in the Plan (the “Restricted Stock”). 

2. Restrictions on Transfer Before Vesting. 
  

	 	(a)	The Restricted Stock will be transferred of record to the Participant and a certificate or certificates representing said Restricted Stock will be issued in the name of
the Participant immediately upon the execution of this Agreement. Each of such Restricted Stock certificates will bear a legend as provided by the Company, conspicuously referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions as permitted under
Section 6(c) of the Plan. The Company may either deliver such Restricted Stock certificate(s) to the Participant, retain custody of such Restricted Stock certificate(s) prior to vesting (the “Restriction Period”) or require the
Participant to enter into an escrow arrangement under which such Restricted Stock certificate(s) will be held by an escrow agent. The delivery of any shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to this Agreement is subject to the provisions of Paragraph 8
below. 

  

	 	(b)	Absent prior written consent of the Committee, the shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder to the Participant may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise encumbered, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, from the Date of Grant until said shares shall have become vested in the Participant over the three-year period following the Date of Grant in accordance
with the following table, or as otherwise provided in Paragraph 3: 

  
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	 Date
	  	Aggregate Percentage of Shares of Restricted
Stock Granted herein which are Vested
	 First Anniversary of Grant Date
	  	33 1/3%
	 Second Anniversary of Grant Date
	  	66 2/3%
	 Third Anniversary of Grant Date
	  	100%

  

	 	(c)	Consistent with the foregoing, except as contemplated by Paragraph 5, no right or benefit under this Agreement shall be subject to transfer, anticipation, alienation,
sale, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, whether voluntary, involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, and any attempt to transfer, anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, pledge, encumber or charge the same shall be void. No right or
benefit hereunder shall in any manner be liable for or subject to any debts, contracts, liabilities or torts of the person entitled to such benefits. If the Participant or his Beneficiary hereunder shall become bankrupt or attempt to transfer,
anticipate, alienate, assign, sell, pledge, encumber or charge any right or benefit hereunder, other than as contemplated by Paragraph 5, or if any creditor shall attempt to subject the same to a writ of garnishment, attachment, execution,
sequestration, or any other form of process or involuntary lien or seizure, then such right or benefit shall cease and terminate. 

 3. Effect of Termination of Employment or Services. 
  

	 	(a)	The Restricted Stock granted pursuant to this Agreement shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule reflected in Paragraph 2(b) above, as long as the Participant
remains employed by or continues to provide services to the Company or a Subsidiary. If, however, either: 

  

	 	(i)	the Company and its Subsidiaries terminate the Participant’s employment (or if the Participant is not an Employee, determine that the Participant’s services
are no longer needed), or 

  

	 	(ii)	the Participant terminates employment (or if the Participant is not an Employee, ceases to perform services for the Company and its Subsidiaries),

 for reasons other than the Participant’s death or Disability (as defined in Paragraph 3(b) below), then
the shares of Restricted Stock that have not previously vested in accordance with the vesting schedule reflected in Paragraph 2(b) above, as of the date of such termination of employment (or cessation of services, as applicable), shall be forfeited
by the Participant to the Company. 
  

	 	(b)	 If the Participant’s employment is terminated (whether by the Company and its Subsidiaries or by the Participant) (or if the Participant is not an
Employee, ceases to perform services for the Company and its Subsidiaries) due to the Participant’s (i) death or (ii) Disability, then the shares of Restricted Stock that have not previously vested in accordance with the vesting
schedule reflected in Paragraph 2(b) above, as of the date of such termination of employment (or cessation of services, as applicable), shall vest. For purposes of this Paragraph 3, “Disability” means (i) the inability of the
Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental 

  
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impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months or (ii) the receipt of income replacements by
the Participant, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, for a period of not less than
three (3) months under the Company’s accident and health plan. 

  

	 	(c)	Notwithstanding Paragraph 3(a) above, upon the cessation of the Participant’s employment or services (whether voluntary or involuntary) for reasons other than
Participant’s death or Disability, the Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, elect to accelerate the vesting of some or all of the unvested shares of Restricted Stock. 

 

	 	(d)	Change of Control. Notwithstanding Paragraph 3(a) above, the Restricted Stock granted pursuant to this Agreement shall vest upon the occurrence of a Change of
Control as defined in Appendix A attached hereto, provided that the Participant is employed by or continues to provide services to the Company or a Subsidiary at the effective time of such Change of Control. 

4. Limitation of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall be construed to: 

 

	 	(a)	give the Participant any right to be awarded any further restricted stock or any other Award in the future, even if restricted stock or other Awards are granted on a
regular or repeated basis, as grants of restricted stock and other Awards are completely voluntary and made solely in the discretion of the Committee; 

  

	 	(b)	give the Participant or any other person any interest in any fund or in any specified asset or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary; or 

 

	 	(c)	confer upon the Participant the right to continue in the employment or service of the Company or any Subsidiary, or affect the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to
terminate the employment or service of the Participant at any time or for any reason. 

 5. Prerequisites to
Benefits. Neither the Participant, nor any person claiming through the Participant, shall have any right or interest in the Restricted Stock awarded hereunder, unless and until all the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement and the
Plan which affect the Participant or such other person shall have been complied with as specified herein. 
 6. Rights as a
Stockholder. Subject to the limitations and restrictions contained herein, the Participant (or Beneficiary) shall have all rights as a stockholder with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock, including the right to vote and receive dividends;
provided, however, that any dividends attributable to shares of Restricted Stock that have not otherwise vested shall be subject to the same restrictions as the shares of Restricted Stock to which they related until such restrictions lapse and shall
be paid within 60 days following vesting of the Restricted Stock. 

  
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 7. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and
be enforceable by the Participant, the Company and their respective permitted successors and assigns (including personal representatives, heirs and legatees), except that the Participant may not assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement
except to the extent and in the manner expressly permitted herein. 
 8. Securities Act. The Company will not be required
to deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such issuance would violate the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any other applicable federal or
state securities laws or regulations. The Committee may require that the Participant, prior to the issuance of any such shares, sign and deliver to the Company a written statement, which shall be in a form and contain content acceptable to the
Committee, in its sole discretion (“Investment Letter”): 
  

	 	(a)	stating that the Participant is acquiring the shares for investment and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof; 

 

	 	(b)	stating that the Participant will not sell any shares of Common Stock that the Participant may then own or thereafter acquire except either: 

 

	 	(i)	through a broker on a national securities exchange or 

  

	 	(ii)	with the prior written approval of the Company; and 

  

	 	(c)	containing such other terms and conditions as counsel for the Company may reasonably require to assure compliance with the Securities Act or other applicable federal or
state securities laws and regulations. 

 9. Federal and State Taxes. 

 

	 	(a)	Any amount of Common Stock that is payable or transferable to the Participant hereunder may be subject to the payment of or reduced by any amount or amounts which the
Company is required to withhold under the then applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or its successors, or any other federal, state or local tax withholding requirement. When the Company is
required to withhold any amount or amounts under the applicable provisions of the Code, the Company shall withhold from the Common Stock to be issued to the Participant a number of shares necessary to satisfy the Company’s withholding
obligations. The number of shares of Common Stock to be withheld shall be based upon the Fair Market Value of the shares on the date of withholding. 

  

	 	(b)	Notwithstanding Paragraph 9(a) above, if the Participant elects, and the Committee agrees, the Company’s withholding obligations may instead be satisfied as
follows: 

  

	 	(i)	the Participant may direct the Company to withhold cash that is otherwise payable to the Participant; 

 

	 	(ii)	the Participant may deliver to the Company a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock then owned by the Participant to satisfy the Company’s withholding
obligations, based on the Fair Market Value of the shares as of the date of withholding; 

  
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	 	(iii)	the Participant may deliver sufficient cash to the Company to satisfy its withholding obligations; or 

 

	 	(iv)	any combination of the alternatives described in Paragraphs 9(b)(i) through 9(b)(iii) above. 

 

	 	(c)	Authorization of the Participant to the Company to withhold taxes pursuant to one or more of the alternatives described in Paragraph 9(b) above must be in a form and
content acceptable to the Committee. The payment or authorization to withhold taxes by the Participant shall be completed prior to the delivery of any shares pursuant to this Agreement. An authorization to withhold taxes pursuant to this provision
will be irrevocable unless and until the tax liability of the Participant has been fully paid. 

 10. Governing
Law. This Award Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. 
 11. Definitions. All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan unless otherwise defined in this Award Agreement. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its officers thereunto duly authorized, and the
Participant has hereunto set his hand as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC.
		
	By:	 	 
	Name:	 	James W. Noe
	Title:	 	 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
 Chief Compliance Officer

	Date:	 	 

  

			
	PARTICIPANT
		
	Name:	 	 
	Name:	 	Participant Name
	Date:	 	 

  
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 Annex A 
 Change of Control. For the purpose of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall mean a change of control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e)
of Schedule 14A or Item 5.01 of Form 8-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as in effect on the date of this Agreement, or if neither item remains in effect, any regulations issued
by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act that serve similar purposes, in each case whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement; provided, that, without limitation, such a change of control
shall be deemed to have occurred if: 
 (i) any “person” (as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of
the Exchange Act) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the amount of the securities beneficially owned by such person
any such securities acquired directly from the Company or its Subsidiaries) representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this Agreement the
term “person” shall not include (A) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (C) an underwriter
temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (D) an entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company; and
provided, further, however, that for purposes of this paragraph (i), there shall be excluded any person who becomes such a beneficial owner in connection with an Excluded Transaction (as defined in paragraph (iii) below); 

(ii) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors of the Company
then serving: individuals who, on the date hereof, constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest including but not limited to a
consent solicitation, relating to the election of directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds
(2/3) of the directors then still in office and voting on the matter who were either directors on the date hereof or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved; 

(iii) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or
consolidation which would result in the holders of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving
corporation or any parent thereof) at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the entity surviving the merger or consolidation (or the parent of such surviving entity) immediately after such merger or consolidation (an
“Excluded Transaction”); or 
 (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete
liquidation of the Company, or there is consummated the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (other than to the Company or one or more Subsidiaries of the Company).

  
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