NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION
AGREEMENT
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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:
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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
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