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Exhibit 10.22    
  

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT  

        AGREEMENT made as of the            day
of                        , between FOREST OIL
CORPORATION, a New York corporation (the "Company"), and                        ("Employee"). 

        In
consideration of Employee's performance of services for the Company and the mutual agreements and other matters set forth herein, the Company and Employee hereby agree as follows: 

        1.    Grant of Option. The Company hereby irrevocably grants to Employee the right and option ("Option") to purchase all or any
part of an aggregate of                        shares of common stock, $.10 par value, of the Company ("Stock") on the terms and
conditions set forth herein. This Option shall not be treated as an incentive
stock option within the meaning of section 422(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). 

        2.    Purchase Price. The purchase price of Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of this Option shall
be                        per
share. In connection with the grant of this Option, the Company may, in its discretion, grant a bonus in cash to Employee on the date of the exercise of this Option in order to facilitate the payment
of the purchase price of this Option. 

        3.    Exercise of Option. Subject to the earlier expiration of this Option as herein provided, this Option may be exercised, by
written notice to the Company at its principal executive office addressed to the attention of its Secretary (the "Secretary"), at any time and from time to time after the date of grant hereof, but,
except as otherwise provided below, this Option shall not be exercisable for more than a
percentage of the aggregate number of shares offered by this Option determined in accordance with the following schedule: 

	Number of Full Years
 
	 	Percentage of Shares

That May Be Purchased
	 
	 	 	 	%

This
Option is not transferable by Employee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code or Title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and may be exercised only by Employee during Employee's lifetime. This Option may be exercised only while Employee remains an employee
of the Company and will terminate and cease to be exercisable upon Employee's termination of employment with the Company, except that: 

        (a)  If
Employee's employment with the Company terminates by reason of disability (within the meaning of section 22(e)(3) of the Code), this Option may be
exercised in full by Employee (or Employee's estate or the person who acquires this Option by will or the laws of descent and distribution or otherwise by reason of the death of Employee) at any time
during the period of one year following such termination. 

        (b)  If
Employee dies while in the employ of the Company, Employee's estate (or the person who acquires this Option by will or the laws of descent and distribution or
otherwise by reason of the death of Employee) may exercise this Option in full at any time during the period of one year following the date of Employee's death. 

        (c)  If
Employee retires from the Company, including retirement through an early retirement program of the Company, this Option may be exercised in full by Employee at any
time during the period of three months following such retirement, or by Employee's estate (or the person who acquires this Option by will or the laws of descent and distribution or otherwise by
reason of the 

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death of Employee) during a period of one year following Employee's death if Employee dies during such three-month period. 

        (d)  If
Employee's employment with the Company terminates for any reason other than as described in (a), (b) or (c) above, unless Employee voluntarily
terminates without the written consent of the Company or is terminated for cause, this Option may be exercised by Employee at any time during the period of three months following such
termination, or by Employee's estate (or the person who acquires this Option by will or the laws of descent and distribution or otherwise by reason of the death of Employee) during a period of one
year following Employee's death if Employee dies during such three-month period, but in each case only as to the number of shares Employee was entitled to purchase hereunder upon exercise of this
Option as of the date Employee's employment so terminates. For purposes of this Agreement, "cause" shall mean Employee's gross negligence or willful misconduct in performance of the duties of
Employee's employment, or Employee's final conviction of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. 

This
Option shall not be exercisable in any event after the expiration of ten years from the date of grant hereof. The purchase price of shares as to which this Option is exercised shall be paid in
full at the time of exercise (a) in cash (including check, bank draft or money order payable to the order of the Company), (b) by delivering to the Company shares of Stock having a fair
market value on the date of exercise equal to the purchase price, or (c) any combination of cash or Stock. No fraction of a share of Stock shall be issued by the Company upon exercise of an
Option or accepted by the Company in payment of the purchase price thereof; rather, Employee shall provide a cash payment for such amount as is necessary to effect the issuance and acceptance of only
whole shares of Stock. Unless and until a certificate or certificates representing such shares shall have been issued by the Company to Employee, Employee (or the person permitted to exercise this
Option in the event of Employee's death) shall not have any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder of the Company with respect to shares acquirable upon an exercise of this Option. 

        4.    Recapitalizations, Reorganizations and Adjustments to this Option. 

        (a)  The
existence of this Option shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") or the shareholders of the Company to
make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company's capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of debt or
equity securities, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or business or any other corporate act or
proceeding. 

        (b)  If,
and whenever, prior to the expiration of this Option, the Company shall effect a subdivision or consolidation of shares of Stock or the payment of a stock dividend
on Stock without receipt of consideration by the Company, the number of shares of Stock with respect to which this Option may thereafter be exercised (i) in the event of an increase in the
number of outstanding shares shall be proportionately increased, and the purchase price per share shall be proportionately reduced, and (ii) in the event of a reduction in the number of
outstanding shares shall be proportionately reduced, and the purchase price per share shall be proportionately increased. Any fractional share resulting from such adjustment shall be rounded up to the
next whole share. 

        (c)  In
the event of a Corporate Change (as such term is defined in Section 4(d) below) and no later than ten days after the approval of a Corporate Change by
the shareholders of the Company (no later than thirty days in the case of a Corporate Change described in Section 4(d)(iv)), the Board or an authorized committee of the Board (the
"Committee"), acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of Employee, shall effect one or more of the following alternatives: (i) accelerate the time at which this Option may
be exercised so that it may 

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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 the unexercised portion of
this Option and all rights of Employee hereunder shall terminate, (ii) require the mandatory surrender of this Option to the Company (irrespective of whether this Option is then exercisable
under the provisions hereof) as of a date, before or after such Corporate Change, specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall thereupon cancel this Option and cause the Company to
pay to Employee an amount of cash per share equal to the excess, if any, of the amount calculated in Section 4(d) below (the "Change in Control Value") of the shares subject to this
Option over the exercise price under this Option for such shares, (iii) make such adjustments to this Option as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Corporate Change (provided,
however, that the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that no adjustment is necessary to this Option), or (iv) provide that the number and class of shares of Stock covered by this
Option shall be adjusted so that it shall thereafter cover the number and class of shares of stock or other securities or property (including, without limitation, cash) to which Employee would have
been entitled pursuant to the terms of the Corporate Change if, immediately prior to such Corporate Change, Employee had been the holder of record of the number of shares of Stock then covered by this
Option. 

        (d)  For
purposes of this Section 4, the term "Corporate Change" shall mean (i) the Company shall not be the surviving entity in any merger or consolidation (or
survives only as a subsidiary of an entity other than a previously wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company), (ii) 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 a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company), (iii) the Company is to be dissolved and liquidated, (iv) any
person or entity, including a "group" as contemplated by Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), acquires or gains ownership or control
(including, without limitation, power to vote) of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Company's voting stock (based upon voting power) or (v) as a result of or in connection with a
contested election of directors, the persons who were directors of the Company before that election shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board. For purposes of clause (ii) in
Section 4(c) above, the "Change in Control Value" shall equal the amount determined in clause (A), (B) or (C), whichever is applicable, as follows: (A) the per share
price offered to shareholders of the Company in any merger, consolidation, sale of assets or dissolution transaction, (B) the price per share offered to shareholders of the Company in any
tender offer or exchange offer whereby a Corporate Change takes place, or (C) if such Corporate Change occurs other than pursuant to a tender or exchange offer, the fair market value per share
of the shares into which this Option is exercisable, as determined by the Committee as of the date determined by the Committee to be the date of cancellation and surrender of this Option. In the event
that the consideration offered to shareholders of the Company in any transaction described in this Section 4(d) or Section 4(c) above consists of anything other than cash,
the Committee shall determine the fair cash equivalent of the portion of the consideration offered which is other than cash. 

        (e)  If
the Company recapitalizes, reclassifies its capital stock, or otherwise changes its capital structure (a "recapitalization"), the number and class of shares of Stock
covered by this Option shall be adjusted so that this Option shall thereafter cover the number and class of shares of stock and securities to which the Employee would have been entitled pursuant to
the terms of the recapitalization if, immediately prior to the recapitalization, the Employee had been the holder of record of the number of shares of Stock then covered by this Option. 

        (f)    Except
as hereinbefore expressly provided, the issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for
cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale, upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or 

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upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason
thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares of Stock subject to this Option or the purchase price per share. 

        5.    Holding Period for Section 16 Persons. If Employee is an officer, director or affiliate of the Company or a former
officer, director or affiliate of the Company who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act (a "Section 16 Person"), then at least six months shall have elapsed from the date
of acquisition of this Option to the date of any disposition of shares of Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of this Option. 

        6.    Withholding of Tax. To the extent that the exercise of this Option or the disposition of shares of Stock acquired by
exercise of this Option results in compensation income to Employee for federal or state income tax purposes, Employee shall deliver to the Company at the time of such exercise or disposition such
amount of money as the Company may require to meet its obligation under applicable tax laws or regulations. Employee may elect with respect to this Option to surrender or authorize the Company to
withhold shares of Stock (valued at their fair market value on the date of surrender or withholding of such shares) to satisfy any tax required to be withheld upon exercise of this Option. An election
pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be referred to herein as a "Stock Withholding Election." All Stock Withholding Elections shall be made by written notice to the Company at its principal
executive office addressed to the attention of the Secretary. If Employee is not a Section 16 Person, Employee may revoke such election by delivering to the Secretary written notice of such
revocation prior to the date such election is implemented through actual surrender or withholding of shares of Stock (the "Withholding Date"). If Employee is a Section 16 Person, the Stock
Withholding Election must: 

        (i)    be
irrevocable and made six months prior to the Withholding Date, or 

        (ii)  (a) be
approved by the Committee, either before or after such election is made, (b) be made, and the Withholding Date occur, during a period beginning on
the third business day following the date of release by the Company for publication of quarterly and annual summary statements of sales and
earnings and ending on the twelfth business day following such date, and (c) be made more than six months after the date of the grant of this Option to Employee, or 

        (iii)  be
made in connection with (a) a delivery to the Company of shares of Stock owned by Employee prior to the exercise of this Option to satisfy the portion of the
tax required to be withheld with respect to those shares of Stock received by Employee upon exercise of this Option for which payment of the purchase price was made to the Company in shares of Stock
owned by Employee prior to the exercise of this Option pursuant to Paragraph 3 hereof and (b) the exercise of this Option more than six months after the date of grant hereof. 

        If
Employee fails to pay the required amount to the Company or fails to make a Stock Withholding Election, the Company is authorized to withhold from any cash remuneration (or, if
Employee is not a Section 16 Person, Stock remuneration, including withholding any shares of Stock distributable to Employee upon exercise of this Option) then or thereafter payable to Employee
any tax required to be withheld by reason of the exercise of this Option or the disposition of shares of Stock acquired by exercise of this Option. 

        7.    Status of Stock. Any share of Stock purchased under this Option shall, at the request of Employee (or the person permitted
to exercise this Option in the event of Employee's death or incapacity), be registered for sale at the expense of the Company, with the use of a "shelf registration" under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, to remain effective until such shares of Stock are disposed of, become freely tradeable without restrictions under the registration provisions of securities 

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laws, or may be sold in one transaction pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

        Employee
agrees that the shares of Stock which Employee may acquire by exercising this Option will not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner which would constitute a violation
of any applicable federal or state securities laws. Employee also agrees (i) that the certificates representing the shares of Stock purchased under this Option may bear such legend or legends
as the Committee deems appropriate in order to assure compliance with applicable securities laws, (ii) that the Company may refuse to register the transfer of the shares of Stock purchased
under this Option on the stock transfer records of the Company if such proposed transfer would in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company constitute a violation of any applicable securities
law, and (iii) that the Company may give related instructions to its transfer agent, if any, to stop registration of the transfer of the shares of Stock purchased under this Option. 

        8.    Employment Relationship. For purposes of this Agreement, Employee shall be considered to be in the employment of the
Company as long as Employee remains an employee of either the Company, a parent or subsidiary corporation (as defined in section 424 of the Code) of the Company, or a corporation or a parent or
subsidiary of such corporation assuming or substituting a new option for this Option. Any question as to whether and when there has been a termination of such employment, and
the cause of such termination, shall be determined by the Committee and its determination shall be final. The existence of this Agreement or this Option shall not in any way affect the right or power
of the Company to terminate the employment of Employee at any time. 

        9.    Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors to the Company and all
persons lawfully claiming under Employee. 

        10.  Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of New York.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized, and Employee has
executed this Agreement, all as of the day and year first above written. 

	

 	
 	
FOREST OIL CORPORATION
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

 Name:

Title:
	

 	
 	

 Robert S. Boswell

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Exhibit 10.23    
  

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT  

        THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of
the            day of            , 1999,
between Forest Oil Corporation, a New York corporation (the "Company"),
and                        (the "Employee"). 

        1.    Award. On the date of this Agreement,                        shares (the "Restricted
Shares") of the Company's common stock, par
value $.10, shall be issued as hereinafter provided in the Employee's name subject to certain restrictions thereon. The Restricted Shares shall be issued upon acceptance hereof by the Employee and
upon satisfaction of the conditions of this Agreement. 

        2.    Restricted Shares. The Employee hereby accepts the Restricted Shares when issued and agrees with respect thereto as
follows: 

        (a)  Forfeiture Restrictions. The Restricted Shares may not be sold, assigned, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise
transferred, encumbered or disposed of to the extent then subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions (as hereinafter defined), and in the event of termination of the Employee's employment with the Company
for any reason other than death, Disability, Involuntary Termination, or Retirement (as such terms are hereinafter defined), the employee shall, for no consideration, forfeit to the Company all
Restricted Shares to the extent then subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions. The prohibition against transfer and the obligation to forfeit and surrender Restricted Shares to the Company upon
termination of employment are herein referred to as the "Forfeiture Restrictions." The Forfeiture Restrictions shall be binding upon and enforceable against any transferee of Restricted Shares. For
purposes of this agreement, the following capitalized words and terms shall have the meanings indicated below: 

        (i)    "Code"
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

        (ii)  "Corporate
Change" shall have the same meaning as assigned to such term in the Forest Oil Corporation Stock Incentive Plan, as in effect on the date hereof; provided,
however, that a Corporate Change shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record
holders of the voting stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to hold immediately following such transaction or series of transactions 50% or more
of the voting stock (based upon voting power) of (1) any entity which owns (directly or indirectly) the stock of the Company, (2) any entity with which the Company has merged, or
(3) any entity that owns an entity with which the Company has merged. 

        (iii)  "Disability"
shall mean that, as a result of the Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness, he shall have been absent from the full-time
performance of his duties for six-consecutive months and he shall not have returned to full-time performance of his duties within 30 days after written notice of
such termination is given to the Employee by the Company (provided, however, that such notice may not be given prior to 30 days before the expiration of such six-month period). 

        (iv)  "Involuntary
Termination" shall mean any termination of the Employee's employment with the Company which does not result from a resignation by the Employee; provided,
however, that the term "Involuntary Termination" shall not include a termination as a result of death, Disability, or Retirement or a termination of the Employee's employment by the Company (or its
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misconduct in the performance of his duties or final conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony. 

        (v)  "Retirement"
shall mean the Employee's resignation from employment with the Company on or after the date he reaches age sixty-five or the date he is eligible
for "Early Retirement" under the Forest Oil Corporation Pension Trust Agreement, as amended. 

        (vi)  "Section 16
Person" shall mean an officer, director or affiliate of the Company or a former officer, director or affiliate of the Company who is subject to
section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

        (b)  Lapse of Forfeiture Restrictions. The Forfeiture Restriction shall lapse as to the Restricted Shares in accordance with
the following schedule provided that the Employee has been continuously employed by the Company from the date of this Agreement through the lapse date: 

	Date of Lapse
 
	 	Percentage of Total Number of

Restricted Shares as to Which

Forfeiture Restrictions Lapse
	 
	 	 	 	%

        Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse as to all of the Restricted Shares then subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions on (i) the date of a
Corporate Change provided that the Employee has been continuously employed by the Company from the date of this Agreement to the date of such Corporate Change or (ii) the date the Employee's
employment with the Company is terminated by reason of death, Disability, Involuntary Termination, or Retirement. 

        (c)  Certificates. A certificate evidencing the Restricted Shares shall be issued by the Company in the Employee's name,
pursuant to which the Employee shall have all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Restricted Shares, including, without limitation, voting rights and the right to receive
dividends (provided, however, that dividends paid in shares of the Company's stock shall be subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions). The Employee may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate
or otherwise dispose of the stock until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired and a breach of the terms of this Agreement shall cause a forfeiture of the Restricted Shares. The certificate shall be
delivered upon issuance to the Secretary of the Company or to such other depository as may be designated by the Board of Directors of the Committee or an authorized committee thereof (the "Board") as
a depository for safekeeping until the forfeiture of such Restricted Shares occurs or the Forfeiture Restrictions lapse. On the date of this Agreement, the Employee shall deliver to the Company a
stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted Shares. Upon the lapse of the Forfeiture Restrictions without forfeiture, the Company shall cause a new certificate or certificates to be
issued without legend (except for any legend required pursuant to applicable securities laws or any other agreement to which the Employee is a party) in the name of the Employee in exchange for the
certificate evidencing the Restricted Shares. 

        (d)  Corporate Acts. The existence of the Restricted Shares shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Board or the
shareholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company's capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the
Company, any issue of debt or equity securities, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or business or any
other corporate act or proceeding. The prohibitions of Section 2(a) hereof shall not apply to the transfer of Restricted Shares pursuant to a plan of reorganization of the Company, but
the stock, securities or other property received in exchange therefor shall also become subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions and provisions governing the lapsing of such Forfeiture Restrictions
applicable to the original Restricted Shares for all purposes 

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of this Agreement and the certificates representing such stock, securities or othe rproperty shall be legended to show such restrictions. 

        3.    Withholding of Tax. To the extent that the receipt of the Restricted Shares or the lapse of any Forfeiture Restrictions
results in compensation income to the Employee for federal or state income tax purposes, the Employee shall deliver to the Company at the time of such receipt or lapse, as the case may be, such amount
of money as the Company may require to meet its obligation under applicable tax laws or regulations. The Employee may elect with respect to this Agreement to surrender or authorize the Company to
withhold shares of stock of the Company (valued at their fair market value on the date of surrender or withholding of such shares) to satisfy any tax required to be withheld by reason of compensation
income resulting under this Agreement. An election pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be referred to herein as a "Stock Withholding Election." All Stock Withholding Elections shall be made by
written notice to the Company at its principal executive office addressed to the attention of the Secretary. If the Employee is not a Section 16 Person, the Employee may revoke such election by
delivering to the Secretary written notice of such revocation prior to the date such election is implemented through actual surrender or withholding of shares of stock of the company (the "Withholding
Date"). If the Employee is a Section 16 Person, the Stock Withholding Election must: 

        (i)    be
irrevocable and made six months prior to the Withholding Date, or 

        (ii)  (a) be
approved by the Board, either before or after such election is made, (b) be made, and the Withholding Date occur, during a period beginning on the
third business day following the date of release by the Company for publication of quarterly and annual summary statements of sales and earnings and ending on the twelfth business day following such
date, and (c) be made more than six months after the effective date of this Agreement. 

        If
the Employee fails to pay the required amount to the Company or fails to make a Stock Withholding Election, the Company is authorized to withhold from any cash remuneration (or, if
the Employee is not a Section 16 Person, stock remuneration, including withholding any Restricted Shares distributable to the Employee under this Agreement) then or thereafter payable to the
Employee any tax required to be withheld by reason of compensation income resulting under this Agreement or the disposition of Restricted Shares acquired under this Agreement. 

        4.    Status of Stock. The Employee shall have the right to require that any Restricted Shares received under this Agreement, as
they become free of any Forfeiture Restrictions, be registered for sale at the expense of the Company with the use of a "shelf registration" under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to remain
effective until such Restricted Shares are disposed of, become freely tradeable without restrictions under the registration provisions of securities law, or may be sold in one transaction in
accordance with Rule 144 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

        The
Employee agrees that the Restricted Shares issued under this Agreement will not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner which would constitute a violation of any applicable
federal or
state securities laws. The Employee also agrees that (i) the certificates representing the Restricted Shares may bear such legend or legends as the Committee deems appropriate in order to
reflect the Forfeiture Restrictions and to assure compliance with applicable securities laws, (ii) the Company may refuse to register the transfer of the Restricted Shares on the stock transfer
records of the Company if such proposed transfer would constitute a violation of the Forfeiture Restrictions or, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, of any applicable securities
law, and (iii) the Company may give related instructions to its transfer agent, if any, to stop registration of the transfer of the Restricted Shares. 

        5.    Employment Relationship. For purposes of this Agreement, the Employee shall be considered to be in the employment of the
Company as long as the Employee remains an employee of either the Company, any successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary corporation (as defined in section 424 of 

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the Code) of the Company or any successor corporation. Any question as to whether and when there has been a termination of such employment, and the cause of such termination, shall be determined by
the Board, and its determination shall be final. 

        6.    Notices. Any notices or other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing. In the case
of the Employee, such notices or communications shall be effectively delivered if hand delivered to the Employee at his principal place of employment or if sent by registered or certified mail to the
Employee at the last address he has filed with the Company. In the case of the Company, such notices or communications shall be effectively delivered if sent by registered or certified mail to the
Company at its principal executive offices. 

        7.    Parachute Payment. In the event that the receipt of the Restricted Shares or the lapse of any Forfeiture Restrictions
would constitute a parachute payment (within the meaning of section 280G of the Code) at a time when the Employee's Severance Agreement with the Company that is in effect as of the date hereof
(or any successor agreement) is in effect, then the amount of such parachute payment shall be treated as a payment to the Employee for purposes of determining the amount of any gross-up
payment to be made to the Employee under the terms of such Severance Agreement (or any successor agreement) with respect to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code. 

        8.    Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement replaces and merges all previous agreements and discussions relating to the
same or similar subject matters between the Employee and the Company and constitutes the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
This Agreement may not be modified in any respect by any verbal statement, representation or agreement made by any employee, officer, or representative of the Company or by any written agreement
unless signed by an officer of the Company who is expressly authorized by the Company to execute such document. 

        9.    Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors to the Company and all
persons lawfully claiming under the Employee. 

        10.  Controlling Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New
York.  

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly
authorized, and the Employee has executed this Agreement, all as of the date first above written. 

	

 	
 	
FOREST OIL CORPORATION
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

 Name:

Title:
	

 	
 	

 Robert S. Boswell

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