SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2019-01-22

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<div><a name="sD2F8F4572BA2234E9C93534B467FF401"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">KINDER MORGAN, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">2015 AMENDED AND RESTATED</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 (the &#8220;Amendment&#8221;) to the Kinder Morgan, Inc. 2015 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan, as amended prior hereto (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;), is effective as of January 15, 2019.&#160; Capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the same meanings given to them in the Plan unless otherwise indicated.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, the Plan was originally adopted by the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) as the Kinder Morgan, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, effective as of January 1, 2011. The Plan was amended and restated as the Kinder Morgan, Inc. 2015 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan by the Board on January 21, 2015, and was approved by the Company&#8217;s stockholders. The Plan was amended by the Board pursuant to Amendment No. 1 thereto effective as of January 18, 2017, and Amendment No. 2 thereto effective as of July 19, 2017; and</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, the Board desires to amend the Plan as set forth herein.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:0px;"><font style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">1.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Amendments</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The following amendments to the Plan shall be effective only with respect to Awards made on or after January 15, 2019, and shall not affect Awards made prior thereto.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Exception to Minimum Exercisability or Vesting Requirement.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A new subsection (c) shall be added to Section 5 of the Plan as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Notwithstanding the minimum periods specified in Sections 7(e), 8(h), 9(c), 9(d) and 10(a) for Awards to be exercisable or vest, up to five percent (5%) of the shares of Stock available for Awards under the Plan as of January 15, 2019, subject to adjustment under Section 11, may be granted pursuant to Awards without such minimum exercisability or vesting requirement.&#8221;</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">b.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Options.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Section 7(e) of the Plan shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-ali