CONOCO INC.
1998 GLOBAL PERFORMANCE SHARING PLAN
(AS AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 8, 2001)
RECITALS
Conoco Inc. ("Conoco") established the Conoco Inc. 1998 Global
Performance Sharing Plan (the "Plan") effective October 16, 1998. Paragraph 5
specifies that awards may be granted under the Plan with respect to Conoco Class
A Common Stock. Paragraph 12 reserves to Conoco and the Committee the right to
amend the Plan. Paragraph 14 provides that Employee Awards may be assumed by
means of substitution of new Employee Awards in the event of certain corporate
transactions, including a reorganization.
Conoco intends to reclassify its Class A Common Stock and
Class B Common Stock into a single class of new common stock ("Common Stock") by
merging Conoco Delaware I, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Conoco
("Merger Sub"), with and into Conoco (the "Merger"), pursuant to an Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 17, 2001, between the Company and Merger
Sub. In connection with the Merger and pursuant to their authority under
Paragraph 12, the Board has authorized this amendment and restatement of the
Plan to provide for the issuance of awards with respect to the new class of
Common Stock, such amendment and restatement to become effective upon the
effective time of the Merger (October 8, 2001). In addition, in connection with
the Merger and effective upon the effective time thereof, pursuant to Paragraph
14, a new Employee Award will be substituted for each previously issued
outstanding Employee Award. The new Employee Award will apply to a number of
shares of Common Stock equal to the total number of shares of Class A Common
Stock for which the previously issued outstanding Employee Award has not been
exercised, and shall provide for the same exercise price and the same other
terms and conditions as those applicable under the previously issued outstanding
Employee Award. In respect of Approved Stock Options granted under Addendum B
prior to the date of Merger, shares of Common Stock will be issued in lieu of
Class A Common Stock on exercise of the option and, for the avoidance of doubt,
a new Employee Award will not be substituted.
Now, therefore, Conoco hereby amends and restates the Plan,
effective as set forth in paragraph 20 hereof, to read as follows:
1. Plan. The Plan was adopted by Conoco to provide certain employees of
Conoco with an option to purchase shares of common stock of Conoco.
2. Purpose. The Plan is a broad-based, nonqualified stock option plan
designed to provide additional financial incentives for certain employees of
Conoco; to encourage a sense of proprietorship in such employees; to retain such
employees; and to stimulate the active interest of such employees in the
development and financial success of Conoco and its subsidiaries. These
objectives are accomplished by granting employees options to purchase Common
Stock and
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thereby providing the grantees with a proprietary interest in the growth and
performance of Conoco and its subsidiaries.
3. Definitions and Construction. The provisions of this Plan are entire
and complete, except as may otherwise be set forth in any addendum attached
hereto and incorporated herein, intended to address particular legal, tax,
securities, or administrative requirements or restrictions in designated
Participating Countries. In any necessary construction of a provision of this
Plan, the masculine gender may include the feminine and or neuter, and the
singular may include the plural, and vice versa. This Plan should be construed
in a manner consistent with the intent of Conoco to establish a nonqualified
stock option plan subject to fixed accounting treatment. As used herein,
capitalized terms shall have the following respective meanings:
Applicable Exchange Rate means such exchange rate as from time
to time determined by the Committee or its delegate in its discretion.
Beneficiary means the individual or trust defined by or
designated as the Participant's Beneficiary in accordance with
paragraph 15 hereof. If no Beneficiary is designated, then the
Beneficiary shall be determined as prescribed by governing law.
Board means the Board of Directors of Conoco.
Cause means (i) the willful and continued failure by the
Participant to substantially perform the Participant's duties with his
or her employer (other than any such failure resulting from the
Participant's incapacity due to physical or mental illness), or (ii)
the willful engaging, not in good faith, by the Participant in conduct
which is demonstrably injurious to Conoco or its subsidiaries,
monetarily or otherwise.
Change of Control is defined in Attachment D.
Code means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time.
Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board or
such other committee of the Board as is designated by the Board to
administer the Plan.
Common Stock means the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
of Conoco.
Conoco means Conoco Inc. or any successors thereto.
Controlling Retirement Plan means the Retirement Plan of
Conoco Inc., a defined benefit retirement plan sponsored by Conoco, or,
if the Participant does not participate in the Retirement Plan of
Conoco Inc., then such other retirement plan sponsored by a subsidiary
in which the Participant is eligible to participate, or such other
retirement plan or program acceptable to the Committee.
Divestiture means Conoco sells, transfers or otherwise divests
of ownership of the subsidiary, department or division for which the
Participant works, or of the assets
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associated with the Participant's employment, such that as a result of
the sale, transfer or divestiture, the Participant is no longer an
Employee.
Employee means any employee of a Participating Employer who is
classified as a regular, full- or part-time employee, including such
individuals who are regular, full- or part-time employees but who are
on an approved paid leave of absence. Employee does not mean any
individual who is not classified by a Participating Employer as a
regular, full- or part-time employee, including temporary employees
(whether full- or part-time), an employee on unpaid or unapproved leave
of absence, casual workers and contract workers. Employees whose
employment is the subject of collective bargaining shall not be
considered Employees eligible to participate unless the terms of such
bargaining agreement specifically provide for grants hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an individual who is not an "Employee"
under this definition may nonetheless receive an Employee Award under
this Plan if the Committee determines that governing law requires the
individual to receive an Employee Award.
Employee Award means the right to purchase a specified number
of shares of Common Stock at a specified price pursuant to such
applicable terms, conditions and limitations as the Committee may
establish in order to fulfill the objectives of this Plan which is
granted by a Participating Employer to an Employee. An Employee Award
may be an Initial Grant or a Subsequent Grant. All awards granted
herein are nonqualified stock options except that an equivalent number
of SARs shall be granted to Employees when applicable law makes the
grant of options impractical, as determined by the Committee in its
sole discretion.
Employee Award Agreement means a written statement setting
forth the terms, conditions and limitations applicable to an Employee
Award.
Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock means, as of a
particular date, (i) if shares of Common Stock are listed on a national
securities exchange, the mean between the highest and lowest sales
price per share of Common Stock on the consolidated transaction
reporting system for the principal national securities exchange on
which shares of Common Stock are listed on that date, or, if there
shall have been no such sale so reported on that date, on the next
succeeding date on which such a sale was so reported, or, at the
discretion of the Committee, the price prevailing on the exchange at
the time of exercise, (ii) if shares of Common Stock are not so listed
but are quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, the mean between the
highest and lowest sales price per share of Common Stock reported by
the Nasdaq National Market on that date, or, if there shall have been
no such sale so reported on that date, on the next succeeding date on
which such a sale was so reported, or, at the discretion of the
Committee, the price prevailing on the Nasdaq National Market at the
time of exercise, (iii) if the Common Stock is not so listed or quoted,
the mean between the closing bid and asked price on that date, or, if
there are no quotations available for such date, on the next succeeding
date on which such quotations shall be available, as reported by the
Nasdaq Stock Market, or, if not reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market, by
the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated or (iv) if shares of Common
Stock are not publicly traded, the most recent value determined by an
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independent appraiser appointed by Conoco for such purpose; provided
that, notwithstanding the foregoing, "Fair Market Value" in the case of
any Employee Award granted in connection with the IPO, means the price
per share of Common Stock set on the IPO Pricing Date, as set forth in
the final prospectus relating to the IPO.
Grant Date means the particular date or dates, as established
by the Committee, on which an Employee is granted an Employee Award
under the terms of this Plan.
Grant Price means the Fair Market Value of Common Stock on the
Grant Date.
Initial Grant means the Employee Awards granted under the Plan
on the IPO Pricing Date.
IPO means the first time a registration statement filed under
the Securities Act of 1933 and respecting an underwritten primary
offering by Conoco of shares of Common Stock is declared effective
under that Act and the shares registered by that registration statement
are issued and sold by Conoco (otherwise than pursuant to the exercise
of any overallotment option).
IPO Closing Date means the date on which Conoco first receives
payment for the shares of Common Stock it sells in the IPO.
IPO Pricing Date means the date of the execution and delivery
of an underwriting or other purchase agreement among Conoco and the
underwriters relating to the IPO setting forth the price at which
shares of Common Stock will be issued and sold by Conoco to the
underwriters and the terms and conditions thereof.
Incentive Plan means the 1998 Stock Performance and Incentive
Plan of Conoco Inc.
Participant means an individual to whom an Employee Award has
been granted, and for whom such Employee Award remains outstanding,
unforfeited, and unexercised under this Plan.
Participating Country means any country, as determined by the
Committee in its sole and absolute discretion and as set forth in
Attachment "A," as attached hereto, and as may be amended from time to
time.
Participating Employer means Conoco, or any subsidiary or
affiliate of Conoco, as determined by the Committee in its sole and
absolute discretion, and as set forth in Attachment "B," as attached
hereto, and as may be amended from time to time.
Plan means the Conoco Inc. 1998 Global Performance Sharing
Plan, as set forth in this document, and as it may be amended from time
to time.
Retirement means separation from employment as described under
the Controlling Retirement Plan, or in the event the Participant does
not participate in a Controlling
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Retirement Plan, then under the local governing law or Social Security
authority, or such other plan as deemed acceptable by the Committee.
The Employee must be eligible for an immediate retirement benefit under
the Controlling Retirement Plan. This term includes retirements due to
total and permanent disability (called incapacity retirements in the
U.S.). Terminations where the individual is eligible for a future,
rather than immediate, benefit are not considered Retirements under
this Plan. In the U.S., separation retirements, as defined under the
Conoco Inc. Retirement Plan, are not considered Retirements under this
definition even if the Participant is eligible for an immediate
benefit.
Severance means separation from employment under circumstances
resulting from lack of work or outsourcing of the Employee's position
or function.
Stock Appreciation Right or SAR means a right to receive a
payment, in cash or in Common Stock, equal to the excess of the Fair
Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock on the
date the right is exercised over the Fair Market Value of the specified
number of shares of Common Stock on the date the SAR was granted.
Service Date means the date of record by which a Participating
Employer establishes the service date of an Employee.
Subsequent Grant means any Employee Award granted under the
terms of the Plan after the Grant Date of the Initial Grant.
Trading Day means a day on which Common Stock is available for
purchase or sale on the New York Stock Exchange.
4. Eligibility. Employees eligible for the Initial Grant are those
Employees of a Participating Employer in a Participating Country on the IPO
Pricing Date. Employees employed by a Participating Employer in a Participating
Country on the Grant Date of a Subsequent Grant shall be eligible for a
Subsequent Grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) Employees who on the
applicable Grant Date receive an award under the Incentive Plan shall not be
eligible to participate in this Plan; and (b) a Participating Employer may elect
to exclude specified groups of Employees from participation in the Initial Grant
or in Subsequent Grants.
5. Common Stock Available for Employee Awards. Subject to the
provisions of paragraph 6 hereof, the Board has approved the granting of
1,900,000 shares of Common Stock under this Plan, which number of shares of
Common Stock may be modified from time to time by resolution of the Board. The
number of shares of Common Stock that are the subject of Employee Awards under
this Plan that are forfeited or terminated, that expire unexercised, or that are
settled in a manner such that all or some of the shares covered by an Employee
Award are not issued to a Participant, shall not be available for Employee
Awards hereunder. The Committee may from time to time adopt and observe such
procedures concerning the counting of shares against the Plan maximum as it may
deem appropriate. The Board and the appropriate officers of Conoco shall from
time to time take whatever actions are necessary to file any required
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documents with governmental authorities, stock exchanges and transaction
reporting systems to ensure that shares of Common Stock are available for
issuance pursuant to Employee Awards.
6. Employee Awards.
(a) Each Employee Award shall be described in an Employee
Award Agreement, and shall be subject to the vesting schedule,
forfeiture provisions, terms, conditions and limitations described
herein. An Employee Award shall be subject to limitations on
exercisability as are set forth in this Plan and in the Employee Award
Agreement. Upon the termination of a Participant's employment, any
unexercised, unvested or otherwise outstanding Employee Awards shall be
treated as described herein and in the Employee Award Agreement.
(b) Each eligible Employee, as defined in paragraph 4, shall
receive a grant of an Employee Award, as described in paragraph 6(c)
hereof, in the amount, and subject to the terms, described in paragraph
6(d) hereof.
(c) The price at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased
upon the exercise of an Employee Award that is an option shall be the
Grant Price. The exercise price of Employee Awards that are SARs shall
be the Grant Price. All Employee Awards granted pursuant to this Plan
shall be subject to the vesting schedule, forfeiture provisions, terms,
conditions and limitations set forth in this Plan. The date or dates
upon which an Employee Award awarded pursuant to this Plan may become
exercisable shall be determined pursuant to subparagraphs 6(d)(ii),
6(d)(iii) and 7(b) hereof.
(d) The following provisions shall apply to any Employee
Awards made pursuant to this Plan:
(i) Amount and Term. Each eligible Participant on the
IPO Pricing Date shall receive an Initial Grant under this
Plan for the number of shares of Common Stock indicated on
Attachment C as applicable to the Participant. Each Initial
Grant shall have a term of 10 years. Subsequent Grants shall
be made to those eligible Participants as may be determined by
the Committee and in amounts, and subject to such terms and
conditions that the Committee shall establish.
(ii) Vesting and Exercisability of Employee Award.
A. Employee Awards shall become vested on
the first anniversary of the applicable Grant Date,
and shall become exercisable (subject to
subparagraphs 6(d)(iii) and 7(b) hereof) in one-third
(1/3) increments cumulatively on the first, second
and third anniversaries of the applicable Grant Date,
if the Participant remains in the continuous
employment of a Participating Employer until such
date.
B. Employee Awards shall be considered
vested six months after the applicable Grant Date,
and shall become fully exercisable (subject to
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subparagraph 6(d)(iii) and 7(b) hereof), if the
Participant remains in the continuous employment of a
Participating Employer until death, Severance, or
Divestiture, and shall remain exercisable until the
earlier of (1) the expiration of two years from the
death, Severance or Divestiture, or (2) the
expiration of the term of the option.
C. If the Participant terminates employment
with the Participating Employer by reason of
Retirement, then the Employee Award shall be
considered vested six months after the applicable
Grant date, and shall continue to become exercisable
pursuant to subparagraphs 6(d)(ii)(A) and 6(d)(ii)(B)
hereof, as if the Participant remained in the
continuous employment of the Participating Employer
and shall remain exercisable until the expiration of
the term of the option.
D. In the event of a Change of Control
during the Participant's employment with the
Participating Employer, then the Employee Award shall
be become immediately vested and fully exercisable,
and shall remain exercisable until the expiration of
the term of the Option or, if the Participant should
die before the expiration of the term of the Option,
until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the term
of the Option or (ii) two (2) years from the date of
the Participant's death.
E. If an Employee Award is not vested as of
the date the Participant terminates employment with
the Participating Employer, and does not become
vested on termination pursuant to subparagraph
6(d)(ii)(D), then the Employee Award shall be
forfeited upon the Participant's termination of
employment with the Participating Employer. If the
Participant's employment with a Participating
Employer terminates for Cause, then the Employee
Award shall be forfeited upon the Participant's
termination of employment with the Participating
Employer. If the Participant terminates employment
with a Participating Employer under circumstances
other than pursuant to those listed in subparagraphs
6(d)(ii)(B), (C), or (D), and the Participant is not
terminated for Cause, then the Employee Award shall
remain exercisable, to the extent exercisable as of
the date of termination, for a period of ninety days
after the date of termination.
(iii) Lapse of Employee Award. Employee Award shall
cease to be exercisable as to any share when the Participant
purchases the share, or when the Employee Award lapses as
provided in this subparagraph. A Participant shall have no
obligation to exercise an Employee Award granted pursuant to
this Plan. Employee Awards shall lapse on the earlier of (A)
the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date or (B) the applicable
period specified in Section 6(d)(ii). Any Employee Award
granted pursuant to this Plan which has not been exercised
prior to such lapse date shall be automatically forfeited.
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7. Election to Exercise.
(a) Election. An exercisable Employee Award may be exercised
(subject to subparagraphs 6(d)(ii), 6(d)(iii), and 7(b) hereof), in
whole or in part, by timely notice to the Committee, in such form as
may be designated by the Committee, of exercise, and payment of the
purchase price, if the Employee Award is an option. Notice of exercise
shall be effective on the date both the notice and the purchase price
are received by the Committee. The notice must state the Participant's
election to exercise the Employee Award, the number of shares with
respect to which the election to exercise has been made, if applicable,
the method of payment elected, the exact name or names in which such
shares will be registered and such other information and in such form
as may be required by the Committee. In the event of the death of a
Participant, the Employee Award may be exercised by the Beneficiary of
the Participant, subject to the provisions hereof.
(b) Completion of Necessary Forms. As a condition precedent to
becoming eligible to exercise any Employee Award, the Participant shall
be required to complete and execute such forms as may be designated by
the Committee. Failure to properly complete and execute such forms
shall result in the lapse of a vested Employee Award pursuant to the
provisions of subparagraph 6(d)(iii) hereof.
(c) Payment. The full purchase price for the shares of Common
Stock purchased on the exercise of an Employee Award that is an option
(i.e., the number of shares purchased, multiplied by the price per
share) may be paid in cash, or, at the request of the Participant, and
to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may approve,
in its sole and absolute discretion, tender of shares of Common Stock,
or cashless exercise through an arrangement with a brokerage firm,
under which the brokerage firm, on behalf of the Participant, will pay
for all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock purchased upon the
exercise of the Employee Award.
(d) Minimum Exercise. The minimum number of shares with
respect to which an Employee Award may be exercised shall be the lesser
of (i) ten shares or (ii) the number of shares with respect to which
the Employee Award is currently exercisable.
(e) Cash-out of Awards. At the discretion of the Committee, an
Employee Award may be settled by a cash payment equal to the difference
between the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of
exercise and the Grant Price of the Employee Award, multiplied by the
number of shares with respect to which the Employee Award is exercised.
8. Administration.
(a) This Plan shall be administered by the Committee (or the
Committee's delegate pursuant to paragraph 9 hereof). The Committee
shall have the power, in its sole and absolute discretion, to contract
with a third-party administrator to administer this Plan.
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(b) Subject to the provisions hereof, the Committee shall have
full and exclusive power and authority to administer this Plan and to
take all actions which are specifically contemplated hereby or are
necessary or appropriate in connection with the administration hereof.
The Committee shall also have full and exclusive power to interpret
this Plan, to devise necessary forms and documents, and to adopt such
rules, regulations and guidelines for carrying out this Plan as it may
deem necessary or proper, all of which powers shall be exercised in the
best interests of Conoco and in keeping with the objectives of this
Plan. The Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, amend or
modify an Employee Award in any manner that is consistent with the
purpose and objectives of this Plan and is either (i) not adverse to
the Participant to whom such Employee Award was granted, (ii) required
to comply with governing law, or (iii) consented to by such
Participant. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any
omission or reconcile any error or inconsistency in this Plan or in any
Employee Award Statement in the manner and to the extent the Committee
deems necessary or desirable to carry it into effect. Any decision of
the Committee in the interpretation and administration of this Plan
shall lie within its sole and absolute discretion and shall be final,
conclusive and binding on all parties concerned.
(c) No member of the Committee, or officer or Employee of
Conoco to whom the Committee has delegated authority in accordance with
the provisions of paragraph 9 hereof, shall be liable for anything done
or omitted to be done by such person, by any member of the Committee,
or by any officer or Employee of Conoco in connection with the
performance of any duties under this Plan, except for such person's own
willful misconduct or as expressly provided by statute.
9. Delegation of Authority. The Committee may delegate to such
subcommittees, officers, other Employees of Conoco, or qualified third-party
administrators, its duties under this Plan pursuant to such conditions or
limitations as the Committee may establish. The Committee shall have the power
and authority to appoint, remove or replace the members of any such
subcommittee, or any officer, Employee or third-party administrator that has
been delegated responsibilities and authority by the Committee.
10. Tax Withholding. Upon the exercise of an Employee Award, or any
part thereof, the Participant may incur certain liabilities for taxes and the
Participating Employer may be required by law to withhold such taxes for payment
to taxing authorities. Upon determination by the Participating Employer of the
amount of taxes required to be withheld, including taxes, if any, which may be
required to be withheld prior to exercise with respect to the shares to be
issued pursuant to the exercise of the Employee Award, the Committee shall
establish procedures which allow the Participant (a) to direct the Participating
Employer to withhold from the Common Stock available for exercise the number of
shares necessary to satisfy the withholding obligations, based on the Fair
Market Value of Common Stock on the date of withholding; (b) to deliver
sufficient cash to the Participating Employer to satisfy its withholding
obligations; or (c) some combination thereof. Authorization of the Participant
to the Participating Employer to withhold taxes must be in a form and content
acceptable to the Committee. Failure by the Participant to comply with the
foregoing shall entitle the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, to
authorize the sale of a sufficient number of the shares of Common Stock which
the
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Participant is entitled to receive upon the exercise of the Participant's
Employee Award in order to satisfy such withholding requirements; provided,
however, that neither the Participating Employer nor the Committee shall be
liable for determining the exact amount of such taxes, for selling shares of
Common Stock in excess of that required to satisfy such tax obligation, or for
obtaining the highest sales price for any such shares. The payment or
authorization to withhold taxes by the Participant shall be completed prior to
the delivery of any Common Stock pursuant to this Plan. An authorization to
withhold taxes pursuant to this provision will be irrevocable unless and until
the tax liability of the Participant has been fully paid.
11. Delivery of Shares. Subject to paragraphs 11 and 16 hereof, and
upon written request of the Participant, the Participating Employer shall cause
certificates for those shares of Common Stock which the Participant is entitled
to receive upon the exercise of an Employee Award to be delivered to
Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no shares of Common Stock shall be
delivered to the Participant upon the exercise of the Employee Award until (a)
the purchase price, including any applicable fees or commissions, has been paid
in full in the manner herein provided; (b) all the applicable taxes required to
be withheld have been paid or withheld in full; and (c) the approval of any
governmental authority required in connection with the Employee Award or the
issuance of shares thereunder has been received by Conoco.
12. Amendment, Modification, Suspension or Termination. Conoco may
amend, modify, suspend or terminate this Plan for the purpose of meeting or
addressing any changes in legal requirements or for any other purpose permitted
by law, except that (a) no amendment or alteration that would adversely affect
the rights of any Participant under any Employee Award previously granted to
such Participant shall be made without the consent of such Participant and (b)
no amendment or alteration shall be effective prior to approval by the
stockholders of Conoco to the extent stockholder approval is required by
applicable legal requirements. Subject to the same conditions listed in the
previous sentence, the Committee may amend the terms of Addendum A and Addendum
B without any action of the Board. Conoco may, in its sole and absolute
discretion, terminate this Plan at any time, provided that such termination
shall not cause any Participant to lose any rights to any vested Employee Award.
13. Assignability. No Employee Award or any other benefit under this
Plan shall be assignable or otherwise transferable except by will, Beneficiary
designation or the laws of descent and distribution. In the event that a
Beneficiary designation conflicts with an assignment by will, the Beneficiary
designation will prevail. The Committee may prescribe other restrictions on
transfer. Any attempted assignment of an Employee Award or any other benefit
under this Plan in violation of this paragraph 13 shall be null and void.
14. Adjustments.
(a) The existence of outstanding Employee Awards shall not
affect in any manner the right or power of Conoco or its stockholders
to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations,
reorganizations or other changes in the capital stock of Conoco or its
business or any merger or consolidation of Conoco, or any issue of
bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stock (whether or not
such issue is prior to, on a parity with or junior to the Common Stock)
or the dissolution or liquidation of Conoco or
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a subsidiary, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets
or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding of any kind,
whether or not of a character similar to that of the acts or
proceedings enumerated above.
(b) In the event of any subdivision or consolidation of
outstanding shares of Common Stock, declaration of a dividend payable
in shares of Common Stock, or other stock split, then (i) the number of
shares of Common Stock reserved under this Plan, (ii) the number of
shares of Common Stock covered by outstanding Employee Awards, (iii)
the exercise or other price in respect of such Employee Awards, and
(iv) the appropriate Fair Market Value and other price determinations
for such Employee Awards, shall be proportionately adjusted by the
Committee as appropriate to reflect such transaction. In the event of
any other recapitalization or capital reorganization of Conoco, any
consolidation or merger of Conoco with another corporation or entity,
the adoption by Conoco of any plan of exchange affecting the Common
Stock or any distribution to holders of Common Stock of securities or
property (other than normal cash dividends or dividends payable in
Common Stock), then (i) the number of shares of Common Stock covered by
Employee Awards in the form of options on Common Stock, (ii) the
exercise or other price in respect of such Employee Awards, and (iii)
the appropriate Fair Market Value and other price determinations for
such Employee Awards, shall be proportionately adjusted by the
Committee to reflect such transaction; provided that such adjustments
shall only be such as are necessary to maintain the proportionate
interest of the holders of the Employee Awards and preserve, without
exceeding, the value of such Employee Awards. In the event of a
corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock,
separation, reorganization or liquidation, the Committee shall be
authorized to issue or assume Employee Awards by means of substitution
of new Employee Awards, as appropriate, for previously issued Employee
Awards or an assumption of previously issued Employee Awards as part of
such adjustment.
15. Beneficiary Designation. Beneficiaries shall be designated in such
manner and according to such requirements as may be designated by the Committee.
The designation of a Beneficiary shall be effective on the date received by the
Committee. Upon the death of a Participant, a Beneficiary shall be entitled to
exercise a vested Employee Award pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 6
hereof.
16. Restrictions. No Common Stock or other form of payment shall be
issued with respect to any Employee Award unless the Participating Employer
shall be satisfied based on the advice of its counsel that such issuance will be
in compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations. Certificates
evidencing shares of Common Stock certificates delivered under this Plan (to the
extent that such shares are so evidenced) may be subject to such stop transfer
orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable in order to
satisfy the rules, regulations, agreements or other requirements of the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, or any securities exchange or transaction
reporting system upon which the Common Stock is then listed or to which it is
admitted for quotation, and any applicable securities law. The Committee may
cause a legend or legends to be placed upon such certificates (if any) to make
appropriate reference to such restrictions.
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17. Unfunded Plan. This Plan shall be unfunded. Although bookkeeping
accounts may be established with respect to Participants who are entitled to
Common Stock or rights thereto under this Plan, any such accounts shall be used
merely as a bookkeeping convenience. Conoco shall not be required to segregate
any assets that may at any time be represented by Common Stock or rights
thereto, nor shall this Plan be construed as providing for such segregation, nor
shall Conoco, the Board or the Committee be deemed to be a trustee of any Common
Stock or rights thereto to be granted under this Plan. Any liability or
obligation of Conoco to any Participant with respect to rights granted under
this Plan shall be based solely upon any contractual obligations that may be
created by this Plan and any Employee Award Statement, and no such liability or
obligation of Conoco shall be deemed to be secured by any pledge or other
encumbrance on any property of Conoco. Neither Conoco, any subsidiary, the Board
nor the Committee shall be required to give any security or bond for the
performance of any obligation that may be created by this Plan.
18. Governing Law. This Plan and all determinations made and actions
taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by mandatory
provisions of the Code or the securities laws of the United States, shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
without regard to any conflicts of law principles that would compel the
application of any other law.
19. No Right to Employment. Nothing in this Plan or in any Employee
Award issued pursuant to this Plan shall confer upon any Participant any right
to receive another Employee Award or to continue in the employ of the
Participating Employer or affect the Participating Employer's right, subject to
applicable law, to terminate the employment of any Participant at any time, with
or without cause.
20. Effectiveness. The Plan was established effective October 16, 1998
and approved by the stockholders of Conoco on October 19, 1998. The Plan, as
approved by the Board for amendment and restatement as set forth herein, shall
be effective as set forth herein as of the effective time of the Merger (October
8, 2001).
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1998 GLOBAL PERFORMANCE SHARING PLAN
1998 Global Performance Sharing Plan - Conoco Inc.
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