SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2025-02-26

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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i44ad0b541618438bab059c7ff8b445c7_1"></div><div style="min-height:45pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-right:-1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Exhibit 10.14</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.04pt;padding-left:0.59pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.04pt;padding-right:-0.2pt;text-align:center;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT FOR<br>EXPAND ENERGY CORPORATION<br></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN</font></div><div style="padding-right:-1pt;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-1pt;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (the &#8220;Agreement&#8221;) entered into as of the grant date set forth on the attached Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Units and Award Agreement (the &#8220;Notice&#8221;), by and between Expand Energy Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), and the participant named on the Notice (the &#8220;Participant&#8221;)&#59;</font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">W I T N E S S E T H&#58;</font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the Participant is an Employee, and it is important to the Company that the Participant be encouraged to remain an Employee&#59;</font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the Company has previously adopted the Expand Energy Corporation 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan effective as of February 9, 2021, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;)&#59; and</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the Company has awarded the Participant Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, as set forth on the Notice, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises and covenants herein contained, the Participant and the Company agree as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">The Plan</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The Plan, a copy of which has been made available to the Participant, is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof for all purposes, and when taken with this Agreement shall govern the rights of the Participant and the Company with respect to the Award (as defined below). Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have the same meanings given to them in the Plan.</font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Grant of Award</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The Company hereby awards to the Participant the number of Restricted Stock Units set forth in the Notice, on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan (the &#8220;Award&#8221;). Each Restricted Stock Unit granted pursuant to this Award gives the Participant the right to receive payment, upon satisfaction of the vesting conditions set forth in the Notice and this Agreement, of one share of Common Stock in the manner set forth in Section 5 below.</font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Vesting and Forfeiture</font><font style="c