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Form of Plains Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

EXHIBIT 10.33 
 
PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY 
2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
FORM RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

 
This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the
“Agreement”), made as of the              day of             , 2003 (the “Grant Date”) by and
between Plains Exploration & Production Company (the “Company”), and              (the “Grantee”), evidences the grant by the Company of restricted
stock units (“Restricted Stock Units” or “Award”) to the Grantee on such date and the Grantee’s acceptance of the Award in accordance with the provisions of the Plains Exploration & Production Company 2002
Stock Incentive Plan, as amended or restated from time to time (the “Plan”). The Company and the Grantee agree as follows: 
 
1. Basis for Award. This Award is made in accordance with Section 10 of the Plan. The Grantee hereby receives as of the date hereof an Award
of Restricted Stock Units pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (the “Grant”). 
 
2. Stock Awarded. 
 
(a) The Company hereby awards to the Grantee, in the aggregate,             Restricted Stock Units. 
 
(b) The Company shall in accordance with the Plan establish and maintain a Restricted Stock Unit Account for the
Grantee, and such account shall be credited for the number of Restricted Stock Units granted to the Grantee. The Restricted Stock Unit Account shall be credited for any securities or other property (including regular cash dividends) distributed to
the Company in respect of its Shares. Any such property shall be subject to the same vesting schedule as the Restricted Stock Units to which they relate. 
 
(c) Until the Restricted Stock Units awarded to the Grantee shall have vested, the Restricted Stock Units and any related securities, cash dividends
or other property nominally credited to a Restricted Stock Unit Account shall not be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of and shall not be pledged or otherwise hypothecated. 
 
3. Vesting. The Restricted Stock Units covered by this Agreement shall vest
            % on the              anniversary of the Grant Date, and
            % on each of the              anniversaries thereafter, provided that, the Grantee is still employed by the
Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary) on such vesting date. The Restricted Stock Units shall immediately vest prior to the              year anniversary of the Grant Date with respect to
100% of the Restricted Stock Units covered by this Agreement upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) the Grantee’s death, separation from employment due to Disability, termination of employment by the Company without Cause, or
termination of employment by the Grantee for Good Reason provided that the Grantee’s employment agreement with the Company provides for a termination of employment by the Grantee for Good Reason (as defined in such employment agreement), or (b)
a Change in Control of the Company. If the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary) for any other reason at any time prior to the lapse of restrictions, 

 

the unvested Restricted Stock Units shall automatically be forfeited upon such cessation of employment. 
 
4. Payment. As soon as practicable after the vesting date,
payment shall be made in cash, Shares, or other property in the full discretion of the Committee. If payment is in Shares, the Committee shall cause a stock certificate to be delivered to the Grantee with respect to such Shares free of all
restrictions hereunder, except for applicable federal securities laws restrictions. Any securities, cash dividends or other property credited to the Restricted Stock Unit Account other than Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in kind, or, in the
discretion of the Committee, in cash. 
 
5. Compliance
with Laws and Regulations. The issuance of Shares upon vesting of the Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the Grantee with all applicable requirements of securities laws, other applicable laws and regulations
of any stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed at the time of such issuance or transfer. The Grantee understands that the Company is under no obligation to register or qualify the Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”), any state securities commission or any stock exchange to effect such compliance. 
 
6. Tax Withholding. The Grantee agrees that no later than the date as of which the Restricted Stock Units vest, the Grantee shall pay to the
Company (in cash or to the extent permitted by the Committee, Shares held by the Grantee whose Fair Market Value on the day preceding the date the Restricted Stock Units vests is equal to the amount of the Grantee’s tax withholding liability)
any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld, if any, with respect to the Restricted Stock Units for which the restrictions shall lapse. Alternatively, the Company or its Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by
law, have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee (including payments due when the Restricted Stock Units vest) any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the
shares of Restricted Stock Units. 
 
7.
Nontransferability. This Award is not transferable. 
 
8. No Right to Continued Employment. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed by implication or otherwise to impose any limitation on any right of the Company or any of its affiliates to terminate the Grantee’s
employment at any time, in the absence of a specific written agreement to the contrary. 
 
9. Representations and Warranties of Grantee. The Grantee represents and warrants to the Company that: 
 
(a) Agrees to Terms of the Plan. The Grantee has received a copy of the Plan and has read and understands the terms of the Plan and
this Agreement, and agrees to be bound by their terms and conditions. The Grantee acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the vesting of Restricted Stock Units or thereafter if the Award is paid in Shares and the Grantee later
disposes of the Shares, and that the Grantee should consult a tax adviser prior to such time. 
 

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(b)
Cooperation. The Grantee agrees to sign such additional documentation as may reasonably be required from time to time by the Company. 
 
10. Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization. In the event of a Change in Capitalization, the Committee may make appropriate adjustments to
the number and class of shares relating to the Restricted Stock Units as it deems appropriate, in its sole discretion, to preserve the value of this Award. The Committee’s adjustment shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 14
of the Plan and shall be effective and final, binding and conclusive for all purposes of the Plan and this Agreement. 
 
11. Governing Law; Modification. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the conflict of law
principles. The Agreement may not be modified except in writing signed by both parties. 
 
12. Defined Terms. Except as otherwise provided herein, or unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the definitions as provided in the Plan. The
terms and provisions of the Plan are incorporated herein by reference, and the Grantee hereby acknowledges receiving a copy of the Plan. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the discretionary terms and provisions of the Plan and the
provisions of this Agreement, the Plan shall govern and control. 
 
13. Miscellaneous. The masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include the feminine, and the singular number shall be deemed to include the plural unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context. 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have signed this Agreement as of the date first above written. 
 

	 PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY

	
	 By:
	 	 
	 	 	
 Name:
 Title:

 

	 GRANTEE

	
	 By:
	 	 
	 	 	

 

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.34

                     PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY

                                 (the "Company")

                               FIRST AMENDMENT TO
                         CHARTER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

     Paragraph 2 under the Section titled "Organization" is hereby amended and
replaced in its entirety by the following:

     "At least one member of the Committee shall be a financial expert who shall
     have, through (a) education and experience as a principal financial
     officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant or
     auditor or experience in one or more positions that involve the performance
     of similar functions, (b) experience actively supervising a principal
     financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public
     accountant, auditor or person performing similar functions, (c) experience
     overseeing or assessing the performance of companies or public accountants
     with respect to the preparation, auditing or evaluation of financial
     statements, or (d) other relevant experience:

     o    an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and
          financial statements;

     o    the ability to assess the general application of such principles in
          connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals and reserves;

     o    experience preparing, auditing, analyzing or evaluating financial
          statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of
          accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and
          complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by
          the Company's financial statements, or experience actively supervising
          one or more persons engaged in such activities;

     o    an understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial
          reporting;

     o    an understanding of audit committee functions;

     o    such other experience as may be required to meet any additional
          requirements promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
          pursuant to Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002."

         Adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on February ___, 2003.

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