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NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

 

 

Grant Date:

<<Grant Date>>

Grantee (“Employee”):

«First_Name» «Last_Name»

Aggregate Number of Shares Subject to Option:

«Number of Stock_Options»

Option Price:

$«Grant_Price»

Expiration:

Ten (10) years

 

 

 

AGREEMENT made as of the X th day of Month CCYY, between HALLIBURTON COMPANY , a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and <<First Name>> <<Last Name>> (“Employee”).

 

To carry out the purposes of the HALLIBURTON COMPANY STOCK AND INCENTIVE PLAN (the “Plan”), by affording Employee the opportunity to purchase shares of common stock of the Company ( “Stock” ), and in consideration of the mutual agreements and other matters set forth herein and in the Plan, 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 the number of shares of Stock set forth above at the option price indicated below, on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, which Plan is incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Agreement. 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.            Option Price . The purchase price of Stock to be paid by Employee pursuant to the exercise of this Option shall be «Grant_Price» per share, which has been determined to be not less than the fair market value of the Stock at the date of grant of this Option. For all purposes of this Agreement, fair market value of Stock shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

 

3.            Exercise of Option . Subject to the earlier expiration of this Option as herein provided, this Option may be exercised, by notice to the Company at its principal executive office addressed to the attention of its Vice President and Secretary, or to the Company’s agent administering the Plan, 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 of Stock offered by this Option determined by the number of full years from the date of grant hereof to the date of such exercise, in accordance with the following schedule:

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of Stock

 

Number of Full Years

 

That May be Purchased

 

Less than

1 year

 

    0%

 

 

1 year

 

  33-1/3%

 

 

2 years

 

  66-2/3%

 

 

3 years

 

  100%

 

 

This Option is not transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a “qualified domestic relations order” as defined by the Code and may be exercised during Employee’s lifetime only by Employee, Employee’s guardian or legal representative or a transferee under a qualified domestic relations order. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this Option or of such rights contrary to the provisions hereof or in the Plan, or upon the levy of any attachment or similar process upon this Option or such rights, this Option and such rights shall immediately become null and void. This Option may be exercised only while Employee remains an employee of the Company, subject to the following exceptions:

 

(a)           If Employee’s employment with the Company terminates by reason of disability (disability being defined as being physically or mentally incapable of performing either the Employee’s usual duties as an Employee or any other duties as an Employee that the Company reasonably makes available and such condition is likely to remain continuously and permanently, as determined by the Company or employing subsidiary), 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 ending on the earlier of the Expiration Date (as defined below) or the third anniversary of the date of Employee’s termination of employment.

 

(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 l


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