SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2020-05-08

Document Content:
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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge 9.5.0.55--><!--Created on: 5/8/2020 08:17:23 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:5.88%;padding-right:5.88%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.8</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;"><img src="pacd-20200331ex108812f56001.jpg" alt="Graphic" style="display:inline-block;height:145.44pt;left:0%;padding-bottom:0.1pt;position:relative;top:0pt;width:234.72pt;"></b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">April 1, 2020</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">Name</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">Address</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">Address</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Re: </b><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Modification of Severance and Change of Control Agreement</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">Dear _______:</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">You are currently a party to a Severance and Change of Control Agreement with Pacific Drilling Manpower, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Pacific Drilling S.A. (together, the &#8220;</font><u style="font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Company</u><font style="font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), dated as of January 1, 2016, as amended or restated from time to time (your&#160;&#8220;</font><u style="font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Change of Control Agreement</u><font style="font-size:12pt;">&#8221;). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Change of Control Agreement.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">As you are aware, the Company has determined to effect a Company-wide reduction in base salaries effective April 1, 2020 which will reduce your base salary by 10% (the &#8220;</font><u style="font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Reduction</u><font style="font-size:12pt;">&#8221;). &#160;The Reduction constitutes a &#8220;reduction that is part of, and consistent in amount, percentage and/or application with, an across-the-board reduction in the base salaries of the senior executives of the Company&#8221; and thus does not constitute &#8220;Good Reason&#8221; under your Change of Control Agreement for purposes of a termination under Article 3 thereof.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">By signing this letter agreement, you acknowledge and agree that you (i) are aware of the Reduction and have reviewed your Change of Control Agreement, (ii) affirm that the Reduction does not constitute Good Reason under your Change of Control Agreement for purposes of a termination under Article 3 thereof, and (iii) waive any right in the future to assert that you were entitled to any severance compensation or benefits as a result of Good Reason in connection with the Reduction.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </font><font style="font-size:12pt;">In addition, the Company agrees that if you are terminated without Cause or you terminate your employment for Good Reason (which, for the avoidance of doubt, may not be triggered by the Reduction) following the date of this letter agreement and during the term of your Change of Control Agreement, for purposes of calculating any lump sum payment that may be due you under Section 3.1(a) or Section 4.1(a) of the Change of Control Agreement, as applicable, your annual base salary used for purpose of the calculation, including for purposes of calculating your Target Bonus, will be no less than your Base Salary in effect on March 31, 2020.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">Your agreement to the terms of this letter agreement is in consideration of your continued employment with the Company; provided, that in no event shall this letter agreement alter the at-</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></d