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Employee Retention Agreement

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ENERGY FUTURE HOLDINGS CORP | PAUL KEGLEVIC

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Title: EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Texas     Date: 6/6/2008
Industry: Electric Utilities     Law Firm: Simpson Thacher     Sector: Utilities

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, Parties: energy future holdings corp , paul keglevic
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Exhibit 10.1

Execution Copy

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) dated July 1, 2008 is made by and between ENERGY FUTURE HOLDINGS CORP. (the “Company”) and PAUL KEGLEVIC (the “Executive”).

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Executive and Executive desires to accept such employment commencing on the Effective Date (as defined herein); and

WHEREAS, the parties wish to enter into this Agreement establishing certain terms and conditions related to Executive’s employment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and obligations contained herein, the Company and Executive agree as follows:

1. Term of Employment . Subject to the provisions of Section 8 of this Agreement, this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder shall be effective as of July 1, 2008 (“Effective Date”) and shall continue until the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Initial Term”). Subject to the provisions of Section 8 of this Agreement, the Initial Term shall be extended as follows: (i) this Agreement shall automatically renew for an additional one (1) year period commencing immediately following the last day of the Initial Term and each one (1) year period thereafter (each, a “Renewal Term”), unless, the Company or Executive provides the other party written notice of non-renewal at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the applicable term. The period during which Executive is employed by the Company hereunder is hereinafter referred to as the “Employment Term”.

2. Positions .

a. During the Employment Term, Executive shall serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. In such position, Executive shall have such duties, authority and responsibilities as shall be determined from time to time by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), which duties, authority and responsibilities shall be customary for Executive’s position in a business of a similar size, type and nature to that of the Company. Executive shall report to the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company with respect to his responsibilities to the Company.

b. During the Employment Term, Executive will devote Executive’s full business time and best efforts to the performance of his duties hereunder and will not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would conflict or interfere with the rendition of such services either directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Board; provided , however , that nothing herein shall preclude Executive from serving on the outside board of directors of one other company and, subject to the prior approval of the Board, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, from accepting appointment to or continuing to serve on such additional boards of directors or trustees of any other business, corporation or charitable organization; provided , further , that, in each case, such activities do not conflict or interfere with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder or conflict with Section 9.

 


3. Base Salary and Sign On Bonus . During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay Executive a base salary at the annual rate of $600,000, payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s usual payment practices. Executive shall be entitled to such increases, if any, in his base salary as may be determined from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board, in accordance with the Company’s normal annual review process for executives. Executive’s annual base salary, as in effect from time to time, is hereinafter referred to as the “Base Salary”. Additionally, Executive shall be entitled to $550,000 in sign on bonuses, less applicable withholdings and deductions, payable as follows: (a) $250,000 payable on or before Executive’s second pay period of employment; (b) $150,000 payable on the first pay period following Executive’s first anniversary of employment; and (c) $50,000 payable on the first pay period following Executive’s second, third, and fourth anniversaries of employment.

4. Annual Bonus . With respect to each full fiscal year during the Employment Term, Executive shall have the opportunity to earn an annual bonus award (the “Annual Bonus”) of 75% of his Base Salary (“Annual Bonus Target”), as in effect at the beginning of the applicable fiscal year, based upon the achievement of annual performance targets established by the Board; provided , however , if Executive achieves superior performance targets as established by the Board, then Executive shall be eligible to receive a bonus award constituting 200% of his Annual Bonus Target. The Annual Bonus, if any, shall be paid to Executive within two and one half (2.5) months after the end of the applicable fiscal year.

5. Stock Compensation; Employee Benefits; Perquisites; Fringe Benefits .

a. Upon, or as soon as practicable after the Effective Date, the Company shall grant Executive: (i) an option to purchase 2,500,000 shares of Company common stock (“Common Stock”) on terms and conditions set forth in the Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement in substantially the form attached as Exhibit I (such award, the “Option Award”). The Option Award shall be subject to the further terms and conditions of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement and the Sale Participation Agreement each in substantially the form attached as Exhibit III and IV, respectively; and (ii) deferred share units (“Deferred Share Units”) representing the right to receive 225,000 shares of Stock on terms and conditions set forth in the Deferred Share Agreement in substantially the form attached as Exhibit II. In addition, upon or as soon as practicable after the Effective Date, Executive shall have the option to purchase an aggregate number of shares of Stock with a fair market value of up to $1,000,000. These awards shall be subject to the further terms and conditions of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement and the Sale Participation Agreement each in substantially the form attached as Exhibit III and IV, respectively.

b. During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s group health, life, disability and other active employee and retiree welfare benefit plans and arrangements, and tax qualified and nonqualified savings and pension benefit plans, as in effect from time to time (collectively “Employee Benefits”), on a basis which is no less favorable than is provided to other similarly situated executives of the Company, to the extent consistent with applicable law and the terms of the applicable plans and standard perquisites.

 

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c. During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to fringe benefits consistent with the practices of the Company. Fringe benefits shall be provided to Executive to the extent the Company provides similar benefits to other similarly situated Company executives.

6. Business Expenses . Subject to the Company’s standard policies and procedures with respect to expense reimbursement as applied to its executive employees generally, the Company shall reimburse Executive for, or pay on behalf of Executive, reasonable and appropriate expenses incurred by Executive for business related purposes.

7. Relocation Expenses . The Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable relocation expenses directly related to Executive’s relocation from the metropolitan Chicago, Illinois, area to the metropolitan Dallas, Texas area in accordance with terms of the Company’s relocation policy and as otherwise provided in Appendix A hereto. To the extent the Company’s payment or reimbursement of such expenses are required to be included in the Executive’s income for income tax purposes or as wages for employment tax purposes, the Company shall pay to the Executive an amount necessary to “gross up” Executive for state and federal income and employment tax purposes (and for such taxes on such gross-up payment), which gross up amount shall be paid to Executive no later than the end of the applicable calendar year in which the expenses were incurred.

8. Termination . The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by either the Company or Executive at any time and for any reason; provided that, unless otherwise provided herein, either party will be required to give the other party at least sixty (60) days advance written notice of any termination of Executive’s employment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 8 shall exclusively govern Executive’s rights upon termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates (as defined in Section 9(c) below).

a. By the Company For Cause or By Executive Due to Voluntary Resignation Without Good Reason .

(i) The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined below) or by Executive’s voluntary resignation without Good Reason (as defined below). If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or if Executive resigns without Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(A) within ten (10) business days following the date of termination, accrued, but unpaid Base Salary and unused vacation, earned through the date of termination;

(B) accrued, but unpaid Annual Bonus, earned for any previously completed fiscal year, paid in accordance with Section 4 (except to the extent payment is otherwise deferred pursuant to any applicable deferred compensation arrangement with the Company);

 

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(C) reimbursement, within sixty (60) days following submission by Executive to the Company, as applicable, of appropriate supporting documentation, for any unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by Executive in accordance with the Company’s policies prior to the date of Executive’s termination; provided claims for such reimbursement (accompanied by appropriate supporting documentation) are submitted to the Company within ninety (90) days following the date of Executive’s termination of employment;

(D) such Employee Benefits and stock compensation, if any, as to which Executive may be entitled under the employee benefit plans of the Company or any agreement between the Company and Executive; and

(E) any amounts payable or that may become payable pursuant to Section 8(e)(ii) and Section 10(g) (the amounts described in clauses (A) through (E) hereof being referred to as the “Accrued Rights”).

Following such termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause or voluntary resignation by Executive without Good Reason, except as set forth in this Section 8(a)(i) and for any rights to indemnification and claims for liability insurance coverage under officer and director policies, Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(ii) For purposes of this Agreement, the terms:

(A) “ Cause ” shall mean (i) if, in carrying out his duties to the Company, Executive engages in conduct that constitutes (a) a material breach of his fiduciary duty to the Company or its shareholders (including, without limitation, a material breach or attempted breach of the provisions under Section 9), (b) gross neglect or (c) gross misconduct resulting in material economic harm to the Company, provided that any such conduct described in (a), (b) or (c) is not cured within ten (10) business days after Executive receives from the Company written notice thereof, or (ii) Executive’s conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude.

(B) “ Good Reason ” shall mean (i) a reduction in Executive’s Base Salary or Executive’s annual incentive compensation opportunity (other than a general reduction in base salary or annual incentive compensation opportunities that affects all salaried employees of the Company equally); (ii) a transfer of Executive’s primary workplace by more than thirty-five (35) miles from the current workplace; (iii) a substantial adverse change in Executive’s duties or responsibilities; (iv) any material breach of this Agreement; or (v) an adverse change in Executive’s line of reporting to superior officers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; provided , however , that any isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure by the Company that is not in bad faith and is cured within ten (10) business days after Executive gives the Company written notice of any such event set forth above, shall not constitute Good Reason.

b. Disability or Death .

(i) The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon Executive’s death and may be terminated by the Company if Executive has

 

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a Disability as hereinafter defined. Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either Disability or death, Executive or Executive’s estate (as the case may be) shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights; and

(B) a pro-rata portion of the Annual Bonus Target, if any, that Executive would have been entitled to receive pursuant to Section 4 hereof for the fiscal year of termination, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during which Executive was employed by the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination, and the denominator of which is 365 (the “Pro-Rata Bonus”), with such Pro-Rata Bonus payable to Executive pursuant to Section 4 as if Executive’s employment had not terminated.

Following Executive’s termination of employment due to death or Disability, except as set forth in this Section 8(b)(i) and for any rights to indemnification and claims for liability insurance coverage under officer and director policies, Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(ii) “Disability” shall mean Executive’s physical or mental incapacitation and consequent inability, with reasonable accommodation, for a period of six consecutive months to perform Executive’s duties; provided, however, in the event the Company temporarily replaces Executive, or transfers Executive’s duties or responsibilities to another individual, on account of Executive’s mental or physical impairment for a period of time which is covered by the Company’s short term disability plan, Executive’s employment shall not be deemed terminated by the Company and Executive shall not be able to resign with Good Reason. Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to Executive and the Company. If Executive and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint a physician and those two physicians shall select a third who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Disability made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of the Agreement and any other agreement with Executive that incorporates this definition of “Disability”.

c. By the Company Without Cause; Resignation by Executive for Good Reason . The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) or upon Executive’s resignation for Good Reason. If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) or Executive resigns for Good Reason (except as otherwise provided in Section 8(e)), Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

(ii) provided Executive (x) does not violate the restrictions set forth in Section 9 of this Agreement and (y) executes, delivers and does not revoke a general release of claims against the Company, its subsidiaries and its stockholders (excluding claims for indemnification, claims for coverage under officer and director policies, and claims as a stockholder of the Company):

(A) for a termination occurring on or prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date, a lump sum payment equal to two (2) times the sum of: (1) Executive’s annualized Base Salary and (2) Executive’s Annual Bonus Target, payable as soon as practicable but no later than the earlier of: (i) March 15 following the calendar year in which termination occurs or (ii) ninety (90) days following termination; or

 

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(B) for a termination occurring after the second anniversary of the Effective Date, a lump sum payment of an amount equal to: (1) two (2) times Executive’s Base Salary, (2) the Pro-Rata Bonus, and (3) the matching contributions which would have been made on behalf of Executive pursuant to the Company’s Salary Deferral Program had Executive continued his participation in such plan as in effect on the date of such termination for an additional twelve (12) months, payable as soon as practicable but no later than the earlier of: (i) March 15 following the calendar year in which termination occurs or (ii) ninety (90) days following termination.

(C) Executive, his spouse and eligible dependents (to the extent covered immediately prior to such termination) shall continue to be eligible to participate in all of the Company’s group health plans on the same terms and conditions as active employees of the Company until the earlier of (x) two (2) years from the date of termination of Executive’s employment (the “Severance Period”), to the extent that Executive was eligible to participate in such plans immediately prior to the date of termination, or (y) until Executive is, or becomes, eligible for comparable coverage under the group health plans of a subsequent employer, provided that, if Executive continues to receive benefits pursuant to this Section 8(c)(ii)(C) during a period of time during which, in the absence of the benefits provided in this Section 8(c)(ii)(C), Executive would not otherwise be entitled to continuation coverage under Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), Executive shall receive reimbursement for all medical expenses on the date no later than the end of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the applicable expenses have been incurred. The COBRA health care continuation coverage period under Section 4980B of the Code, or any replacement or successor provision of United States tax law, shall run concurrently with the Severance Period.

Following Executive’s termination of employment by the Company without Cause (other than by reason of Executive’s death or Disability) or upon Executive’s resignation for Good Reason, except as set forth in this Section 8(c) or otherwise provided in Section 8(e) and for any rights to indemnification and claims for liability insurance coverage under officer and director policies, Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

d. Expiration of Employment Term .

(i) In the event Executive elects not to extend the Employment Term pursuant to Section 1, unless Executive’s employment is earlier terminated pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b), (c), or (e) of this Section 8, the Employment Term shall expire and

 

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Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate on the close of business on the day immediately preceding the commencement of a subsequent Renewal Term, and Executive shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Rights and the rights set forth in Section 8(d)(ii) below.

(ii) In the event the Company elects not to extend the Employment Term pursuant to Section 1, unless Executive’s employment is earlier terminated pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b), (c), or (e) of this Section 8, the Employment Term shall expire and Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate on the close of business on the day immediately preceding the commencement of a subsequent Renewal Term, and Executive shall be entitled to receive the payments and benefits applicable to a termination of Executive’s employment without Cause pursuant to Section 8(c) or Section 8(e), as applicable. Except as set forth in this Section 8(d)(ii) and for any rights to indemnification and claims for liability insurance coverage under officer and director policies, Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

e. Change in Control .

Notwithstanding any provision contained herein, if Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) or if Executive resigns for Good Reason, in either case, within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control (as defined in the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan for Key Employees of Energy Future Holdings Corp. and its Affiliates), Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

(ii) provided Executive (x) does not violate the restrictions set forth in Section 9 of this Agreement and (y) executes, delivers and does not revoke a general release of claims against the Company, its subsidiaries and its stockholders (excluding claims for indemnification, claims for coverage under officer and director policies, and claims as a stockholder of the Company), a lump sum payment equal to two times the sum of: (1) Executive’s annualized Base Salary and (2) Executive’s Annual Bonus Target payable as soon as practicable but no later than the earlier of: (i) March 15 following the calendar year in which termination occurs or (ii) ninety (90) days following termination; and

(iii) provided Executive (x) does not violate the restrictions set forth in Section 9 of this Agreement and (y) executes, delivers and does not revoke a general release of claims against the Company, its subsidiaries and its stockholders (excluding claims for indemnification, claims for coverage under officer and director policies, and claims as a stockholder of the Company), Executive, his spouse and eligible dependents (to the extent covered immediately prior to such termination) shall continue to be eligible to participate in all of the Company’s group health plans on the same terms and conditions as active employees of the Company until the earlier of (x) termination of the Severance Period, to the extent that Executive was eligible to participate in such plans immediately prior to the date of termination, or (y) until Executive is, or becomes, eligible for comparable coverage under the group health plans of a subsequent employer, provided that, if Executive continues to receive benefits pursuant to this Section 8(e)(i)(C) during a period of time during which, in the absence of the

 

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benefits provided in this Section 8(e)(i)(C) Executive would not otherwise be entitled to continuation coverage under Section 4980B of the Code, Executive shall receive reimbursement for all medical expenses on the date no later than the end of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the applicable expenses have been incurred. The COBRA health care continuation coverage period under Section 4980B of the Code, or any replacement or successor provision of United States tax law, shall run concurrently with the Severance Period.

Following Executive’s termination of employment without Cause (other than by reason of Executive’s death or Disability) or upon Executive’s resignation for Good Reason, in either case, within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control, except as set forth in this Section 8(e) and for any rights to indemnification and claims for liability insurance coverage under officer and director policies, Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

f. Notice of Termination . Any purported termination of employment by the Company or by Executive (other than due to Executive’s death) shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 10(j) hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of employment under the provision so indicated.

g. Section 4999 . If, by reason of, or in connection with, any transaction that occurs after the Effective Date, Executive would be subject to the imposition of the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code related to Executive’s employment with or Company or Holdings, whether before or after termination of Executive’s employment, but the imposition of such tax could be avoided by approval of shareholders described in Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code, then Executive may cause the Company or Holdings to seek such approval, in which case the Company and Holdings will use their reasonable best efforts to cause such approval to be obtained and Executive will cooperate and execute such waivers as may be necessary so that such approval avoids imposition of any excise tax under Section 4999. If Executive fails to cause the Company or Holdings to seek such approval, or if Executive does cause the Company or Holdings to seek such approval, but fails to cooperate and execute such waivers as may be necessary in the approval process, Exhibit V shall not apply and Executive shall not be entitled to any gross-up payment for any resulting tax under Section 4999. If such approval, even if sought and obtained, would not avoid imposition of the excise tax imposed under Section 4999, then the provisions of Exhibit V attached hereto shall apply without any precedent obligation of Executive to seek such approval.

9. Restrictive Covenants .

a. In consideration of the Company entering into this Agreement with Executive and hereby promising and committing itself to provide Executive with Confidential Information and/or specialized training after Executive executes this Agreement, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly:

(i) at any time during or after the Employment Term, disclose any Confidential Information pertaining to the business of the Company, the Sponsor Group, or any of their respective Affiliates, except when required to perform his duties to the Company or one of its Affiliates, or by law or judicial process, provided that Executive gives the Company reasonable notice of any legal or judicial proceeding requiring Executive to disclose Confidential Information and an opportunity to challenge the disclosure of any such information, and Executive agrees to provide such reasonable notice in writing to:

 

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General Counsel

Energy Future Holdings Corp.

1601 Bryan Street, 6 th Floor

Dallas, Texas 75201

(214) 812-6032 (facsimile);

(ii) at any time during the Employment Term and for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter (the “Non-Compete Period”), directly or indirectly, act as a proprietor, investor, director, officer, employee, substantial stockholder, consultant, or partner in any Competing Business in Texas or any other geographic area in which Texas Energy Future Holdings Limited Partnership, the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries operates or conducts business; or

(iii) at any time during the Employment Term and for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter, directly or indirectly (A) solicit customers or clients of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate their relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates or otherwise solicit such customers or clients to compete with any business of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (B) solicit or offer employment to any person who is, or has been at any time during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the termination of Executive’s employment, employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates;

provided that in each of (ii) and (iii) above, such restrictions shall not apply with respect to any member of the Sponsor Group or any of its Affiliates that is not engaged in any business that competes, directly or indirectly, with the Company or any of its subsidiaries in any geographic area where they operate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purposes of Section 9(a), (A) Executive may, directly or indirectly own, solely as an investment, securities of any Person engaged in the business of the Company or its Affiliates which are publicly traded on a national or regional stock exchange or quotation system or on the over-the-counter market if Executive (I) is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such person and (II) does not, directly or indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of securities of such Person, and (B) the Non-Compete Period shall not be triggered by any exercise of tag-along rights under the Sale Participation Agreement entered into between Executive and Texas Energy Future Holdings Limited Partnership (the “Sale Participation Agreement”) or Drag Transaction (as defined in the Sale Participation Agreement) that may occur after the date hereof.

b. Notwithstanding clause (a) above, if at any time a court holds that the restrictions stated in such clause (a) are unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable under circumstances then existing, the parties hereto agree that the maximum period, scope or geographic area determined to be reasonable under such circumstances by such court will be

 

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substituted for the stated period, scope or area. Because Executive’s services are unique and because Executive has had access to Confidential Information, the parties hereto agree that money damages will be an inadequate remedy for any breach of this Agreement. In the event of a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, the Company or its successors or assigns may, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in their favor, apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for specific performance and/or injunctive relief in order to enforce, or prevent any violations of, the provisions hereof (without the posting of a bond or other security). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event Executive breaches the covenants set forth in Section 9(a), the Company’s rights and remedies with respect Executive’s Options, Option Stock, and Stock and payments related thereto, as those terms are defined in the Management Stockholder’s Agreement between Executive and the Company (the “MSA”), shall be limited to those set forth in Section 22(c) of the MSA.

c. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms listed below shall be defined as follows:

(i) Affiliate shall mean with respect to any Person, any entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person; provided, however, for purposes of this Agreement, Texas Energy Future Co-Invest, LP shall not be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Sponsor Group or any member of the Sponsor Group.

(ii) Competing Business shall mean any business that directly or indirectly competes, at the relevant determination date, with one or more of the businesses of the Company or any of its Affiliates in any geographic area where Texas Energy Future Holdings Limited Partnership, the Company, or any of their respective subsidiaries operates.

(iii) Confidential Information shall mean information: (i) disclosed to or known by Executive as a consequence of or through his employment with the Company or any Affiliate; (ii) not publicly available or not generally known outside the Company or any Affiliate; and (iii) that relates to the business and development of the Company or any Affiliate. Any information that does not meet each of the criteria listed above (in subsections (i) – (iii)) shall not constitute Confidential Information. By way of example, Confidential Information shall include but not be limited to the following: all non-public information or trade secrets of the Company or any Affiliate that gives the Company or any Affiliate a competitive business advantage or the opportunity of obtaining such advantage, or disclosure of which might be detrimental to the interests of the Company or any Affiliate; information regarding the Company’s or any Affiliate’s business operations, such as financial and sales data (including budgets, forecasts, and historical financial data), operational information, plans, and strategies; business and marketing strategies and plans for various products and services; rate and regulatory strategy and plans; information regarding suppliers, consultants, employees, and contractors; technical information concerning products, equipment, services, and processes; procurement procedures; pricing and pricing techniques; information concerning past, current and prospective customers, investors, and business affiliates; plans or strategies for expansion or acquisitions; budgets; research; trading methodologies and terms; communications information; evaluations, opinions, and interpretations of information and data; marketing and merchandising techniques; electronic databases; models; specifications; computer programs; contracts; bids or proposals; technologies and methods; training methods and processes; organizational structure;

 

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personnel information; payments or rates paid to consultants or other service providers; and the Company’s or any Affiliate’s files, physical or electronic documents, equipment, and proprietary data or material in whatever form including all copies of all such materials. By way of clarification (but not limitation), information that Executive conceived or developed during his employment with the Company or learned from other employees or contractors of the Company that meets the definition of Confidential Information shall be treated as such.

(iv) Person shall mean “person,” as such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or any successor thereto).

(v) Restricted Group shall mean, collectively the Company, its subsidiaries, the members of the Sponsor Group and their respective Affiliates.

(vi) Sponsor Group shall mean Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., TPG Capital L.P., and Goldman, Sachs & Co.

10. Miscellaneous .

a. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

b. Entire Agreement . Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the employment of Executive by the Company and/or its Affiliates and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein.

c. No Waiver . The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

d. Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

e. Assignment . This Agreement, and all of Executive’s rights and duties hereunder, shall not be assignable or delegable by Executive. Any purported assignment or delegation by Executive in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void ab initio and of no force and effect. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company to a person or entity which is an Affiliate or a successor in interest to substantially all of the business operations of the Company, provided that the assignee expressly assumes all of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and all other related agreements to which Executive and the Company are parties. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder shall become the rights and obligations of such Affiliate or successor person or entity.

 

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f. Set Off; Mitigation . The Company’s obligation to pay Executive the amounts provided and to make the arrangements provided hereunder shall not be subject to setoff, counterclaim or recoupment of amounts owed by Executive to the Company or its Affiliates. Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for pursuant to this Agreement by seeking other employment and, except as expressly provided herein, no amount payable hereunder shall be reduced by any payments or benefits received from such subsequent employment.

g. Compliance with Section 409A of the Code . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, at the time of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company, the Company has securities which are publicly traded on an established securities market, and Executive is a “specified employee” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code), and the deferral of the commencement of any payments or benefits otherwise payable pursuant to Section 8 as a result of such termination of employment is necessary in order to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, then, to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code, the Company will defer the commencement of the payment of any such payments or benefits hereunder (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to Executive) until the date that is six (6) months following Executive’s termination of employment with the Company (or the earliest date as is permitted under Section 409A of the Code), provided that amounts which do not exceed the limits set forth in Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code in the year of such termination shall be payable immediately upon termination. If any payments or benefits are deferred due to such requirements, such amounts will be paid in a lump sum to Executive at the end of such six (6) month period. The Company shall consult with Executive in good faith regarding the implementation of the provisions of this Section 10(g).

h. Indemnity . The Company, Texas Energy Future Holdings Limited Partnership and Texas Energy Future Merger Sub Corp. shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless for all acts and omissions occurring during his employment or service as a member of the Board of the Company and of such other companies (as applicable), or both, to the maximum extent provided under each of the Company’s and such other companies’ charters, certificates of formation, limited partnership agreements, by-laws and applicable law. During the Employment Term and for a term of six (6) years thereafter, the Company, or any successor to the Company, and such other companies, above, and their successors, shall purchase and maintain, at their own expense, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance providing coverage for Executive in the same amount as for members of the Board.

i. Successors; Binding Agreement . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. In the event of Executive’s death before receiving all amounts and benefits due to him hereunder, such amounts shall be payable to Executive’s estate or as otherwise provided under applicable benefit plans or arrangements.

j. Notice . For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or three (3) days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to

 

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the respective addresses set forth below in this Agreement, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

 

If to Company to:     

Energy Future Holdings Corp.

1601 Bryan Street

Dallas, Texas 75201-3411

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

If to Executive to:      The most recent address on file with the Company

k. Executive Representation . Executive hereby represents to the Company that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Executive and the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of, or otherwise contravene, the terms of any employment agreement, separation agreement or other agreement or policy to which Executive is a party or otherwise bound.

l. Captions; Section References . The captions included herein are for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. All references to sections of statutes, regulations or rules shall be deemed to be references to any successor sections.

m. Further Assurances . The parties shall, with reasonable diligence, do all things and provide all reasonable assurances as may be required to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each party shall provide such further documents or instruments required by any other party as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to give effect to this Agreement and carry out its provisions.

n. Cooperation . For a period of six (6) years after his termination, Executive shall provide Executive’s reasonable cooperation in connection with any action or proceeding (or any appeal from any action or proceeding) which relates to events occurring during Executive’s employment hereunder, provided that the Company shall use reasonable efforts to avoid material interference with Executive’s business or personal activities. The Company shall pay all of Executive’s reasonable expenses incurred in connection with providing such cooperation.

o. Withholding Taxes . The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

p. Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

q. Amendments . This Agreement may not be altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

ENERGY FUTURE HOLDINGS CORP.
By:  

/s/ M. Rizwan Chand

  M. Rizwan Chand, Senior Vice President
EXECUTIVE:

/s/ Paul Keglevic

Paul Keglevic

 

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Exhibit I

Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement

Paul Keglevic

THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of July 1, 2008 (the “ Grant Date ”) is made by and between Energy Future Holdings Corp., a Texas corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “ Company ”), and the individual whose name is set forth on the signature page hereof, who is an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, hereinafter referred to as the “ Optionee ”. Any capitalized terms herein not otherwise defined in Article I shall have the meaning set forth in the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan for Key Employees of Energy Future Holdings Corp. and its Affiliates (the “ Plan ”).

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to carry out the Plan, the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of the Company (or, if no such committee is appointed, the Board or another duly authorized committee thereof) (the “ Committee ”) has determined that it would be to the advantage and best interest of the Company and its shareholders to grant the Option provided for herein to the Optionee as an incentive for increased efforts during his term of office with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and has advised the Company thereof and instructed the undersigned officers to issue said Option;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Whenever the following terms are used in this Agreement, they shall have the meaning specified below unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.

Section 1.1 Cause

“Cause” shall mean “Cause” as such term may be defined in any employment agreement or change-in-control agreement in effect at the time of termination of employment between the Optionee and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or, if there is no such employment or change-in-control agreement, “Cause” shall mean, with respect to an Optionee: (i) if, in carrying out his duties to the Company, the Optionee engages in conduct that constitutes (a) a material breach of his fiduciary duty to the Company or its shareholders (including, without limitation a material breach or attempted breach of the restrictive covenants under the Management Stockholder’s Agreement), (b) gross neglect or (c) gross misconduct resulting in material economic harm to the Company, provided that any such conduct described in (a), (b) or (c) is not cured within ten (10) business days after the Optionee receives from the Company written notice thereof, or (ii) Optionee’s conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude.

 


Section 1.2. Closing

“Closing” shall mean the time of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Section 1.3. Closing Date

“Closing Date” shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in the Merger Agreement.

Section 1.4. Disability

“Disability” shall mean “Disability” as such term is defined in any employment agreement between the Optionee and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, if there is no such employment agreement, “Disability” shall mean the Optionee’s physical or mental incapacitation and consequent inability for a period of six consecutive months to perform the Optionee’s duties; provided , however , in the event the Company temporarily replaces the Optionee, or transfers the Optionee’s duties or responsibilities to another individual, on account of the Optionee’s mental or physical impairment for a period of time which is covered by the Company’s short term disability plan, the Optionee’s employment shall not be deemed terminated by the Company and the Optionee shall not be able to resign with Good Reason.

Section 1.5 Extended Exercise Date

“Extended Exercise Date” shall mean the earlier of: (i) the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date; or (ii) the later of the date: (A) one hundred and eighty (180) days following the date of an Optionee’s termination of employment with the Company and all Service Recipients and (B) thirty (30) days following the first date on which the Optionee could exercise the Option and immediately resell the Shares acquired upon such exercise for cash consideration. A

Section 1.6 Fair Market Value

“Fair Market Value” shall mean, for the purposes of the Plan and this Agreement and notwithstanding the definition contained in the Plan: (i) if there is a public market for the Shares on such date, the average of the high and low closing bid prices of the shares of Common Stock on such stock exchange on which the Shares are principally trading on the date in question, or, if there were no sales on such date, on the closest preceding date on which there were sales of Shares or, (ii) if there is no public market for the Shares, on a per Share basis, the fair market value of the Common Stock on any given date, as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board, which shall not take into account any minority interest discount and shall not take into account a discount for illiquidity of shares of Common Stock held by an Optionee in excess of any illiquidity discount applicable to shares of Common Stock generally; provided that if the Board’s determination under this clause (ii) is not based on a valuation completed by an independent valuation firm within the 6 months preceding the Board’s determination, the Optionee may require the Company to retain an independent valuation firm to determine the fair market value (and the Company will bear the cost of such appraisal, unless the appraised value is 110% or less of the fair market value as determined by the Board, in which case the Optionee will bear the cost of such appraisal).

 

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Section 1.7 Fiscal Year

“Fiscal Year” shall mean each of the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 fiscal years of the Company.

Section 1.8 Good Reason

“Good Reason” shall mean “Good Reason” as such term may be defined in any employment agreement or change-in-control agreement in effect at the time of termination of employment between the Optionee and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or, if there is no such employment or change-in-control agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean (i) a reduction in the Optionee’s base salary or the Optionee’s annual incentive compensation opportunity (other than a general reduction in base salary or annual incentive compensation opportunities that affects all salaried employees of the Company equally); (ii) a transfer of the Optionee’s primary workplace by more than thirty-five (35) miles from the current workplace; (iii) a substantial adverse change in the Optionee’s duties and responsibilities; (iv) any material breach by the Company of this Agreement, the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, or the Optionee’s employment agreement; or (v) an adverse change in the Optionee’s line of reporting to superior officers pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement or change-in-control agreement; provided , however , removal of the Optionee from the position of chief financial officer of the Company upon the hiring of a successor, or any isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure by the Company that is not in bad faith and is cured within ten (10) business days after the Optionee gives the Company written notice of any such event set forth above, shall not constitute Good Reason.

Section 1.9 Job Elimination

“Job Elimination” shall mean the termination of an Optionee’s employment without Cause by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates in either of Fiscal Year 2011 or 2012 due to the elimination of the Optionee’s job position, to the extent determined by the Chief Executive Officer and approved by the Committee.

Section 1.10 Liquidity Event

“Liquidity Event” shall mean the first to occur of any transaction or completion of a series of transactions that results, directly or indirectly, in the Sponsor Group or their Affiliates realizing in respect of their Shares cash and/or publicly traded securities (includes shares of Common Stock held by the Sponsor Group or their Affiliates, if then publicly traded and freely marketable securities) having a market value that at least equals the Sponsor Return or the Sponsor IRR, provided that if more than 25% of the aggregate amount realized is in the form of publicly traded securities, no portion of such excess may be taken into account in determining the Sponsor Return or Sponsor IRR until such securities are sold for cash in accordance with Section 3.1(d).

Section 1.11 Management Stockholder’s Agreement

“Management Stockholder’s Agreement” shall mean that certain Management Stockholder’s Agreement between the Optionee and the Company.

 

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Section 1.12 Marketable Securities

“Marketable Securities” shall mean (i) prior to a public offering, the equity securities of any acquiring entity that gains control of the Company or (ii) the registered Shares of the Company following a public offering.

Section 1.13 Measurement Date

“Measurement Date” shall mean any date upon which a Liquidity Event occurs.

Section 1.14. Merger Agreement

“Merger Agreement” shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among TXU Corp., Texas Energy Future Holdings Limited Partnership, and Texas Energy Future Merger Sub Corp., dated February 25, 2007.

Section 1.15 Option

“Option” shall mean the aggregate of the Time Option and the Performance Option granted under Section 2.1 of this Agreement.

Section 1.16 Parent

“Parent” shall mean Texas Energy Future Holdings Limited Partnership, a Delaware Limited Partnership.

Section 1.17 Performance Option

“Performance Option” shall mean the right and option to purchase, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, all or any part of an aggregate of the number of shares of Common Stock set forth on the signature page hereof opposite the term Performance Option.

Section 1.18 Retirement

“Retirement” shall mean the Optionee’s retirement at age 55 or over after having been employed by the Company or a Subsidiary or Parent for at least ten (10) consecutive years (with at least five consecutive years of employment following the Closing Date).

Section 1.19 Secretary

“Secretary” shall mean the Secretary of the Company.

Section 1.20 Sponsor IRR

“Sponsor IRR” shall mean an amount equal to a pretax compounded annual internal rate of return of at least 20% on the aggregate amount paid by the Sponsor Group for all of their Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, (a) any calculation of Sponsor IRR will take into account cash dividends or other cash distributions paid on Shares, as well as the value of the Shares if and when they become publicly traded, and (b) Sponsor IRR will not be calculated taking into account the receipt by the Sponsor Group or any of their Affiliates of any management, monitoring, transaction or other fees payable to such parties by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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Section 1.21 Sponsor Return

“Sponsor Return” shall mean, on any given date, an amount equal to the product of 3.0 (3.5 in respect of Fiscal Years 2016 and 2017) times the aggregate amount paid by the Sponsor Group for all of their Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, (a) any calculation of Sponsor Return will take into account cash dividends or other cash distributions paid on Shares, as well as the value of the Shares if and when they become publicly traded, and (b) Sponsor Return will not be calculated taking into account the receipt by the Sponsor Group or any of their Affiliates of any management, monitoring, transaction or other fees payable to such parties by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Section 1.22 Time Option

“Time Option” shall mean the right and option to purchase, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, all or any part of an aggregate of the number of shares of Common Stock set forth on the signature page hereof opposite the term Time Option.

ARTICLE II

GRANT OF OPTIONS

Section 2.1 – Grant of Options

For good and valuable consideration, on and as of the date hereof the Company irrevocably grants to the Optionee the following Stock Options: (a) the Time Option and (b) the Performance Option, in each case on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

Section 2.2 – Exercise Price

Subject to Section 2.4, the exercise price of the shares of Common Stock covered by the Option (the “Exercise Price”) shall be equal to $5.00 per Share.

Section 2.3 – No Guarantee of Employment

Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, which are hereby expressly reserved, to terminate the employment of the Optionee at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, subject to the applicable provisions of, if any, the Optionee’s employment agreement with the Company or offer letter provided by the Company to the Optionee.

Section 2.4 – Adjustments to Option

The Option shall be subject to the adjustment provisions of Sections 8 and 9 of the Plan, provided , however , that in the event of the payment of an extraordinary dividend by the Company to its stockholders, then: the Exercise Price of the Option shall be reduced by the amount of the dividend paid, but only to the extent the Committee determines it to be permitted under applicable tax laws and not have adverse tax consequences to the Optionee under Section 409A of the Code; and, if such reduction cannot be fully effected due to such tax laws without adverse tax consequences to the Optionee, then the Company shall pay to the Optionee a cash payment, on a per Share basis, equal to the balance of the

 

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amount of the dividend not permitted to be applied to reduce the Exercise Price of the applicable Option as follows: (a) for each Share subject to a vested Option, immediately upon the date of such dividend payment; and (b), for each Share subject to an unvested Option, on the date on which such Option becomes vested and exercisable with respect to such Share.

ARTICLE III

PERIOD OF EXERCISABILITY

Section 3.1 – Commencement of Exercisability

(a) So long as the Optionee continues to be employed by the Company or any other Service Recipients, the Option shall become exercisable pursuant to the following schedules:

(i) Time Option . The Time Option shall become vested and exercisable with respect to 20% of the Shares subject to such Option on each of the first five anniversaries of the Closing Date.

(ii) Performance Option . The Performance Option shall be eligible to become vested and exercisable as to 20% of the Shares subject to such Option at the end of each of the five Fiscal Years if the Company, on a consolidated basis, achieves its annual EBITDA targets as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto (each an “ EBITDA Target ”) for the given Fiscal Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that an EBITDA Target is not achieved in a particular Fiscal Year, then that portion of the Performance Option that was eligible to vest but failed to vest due to the Company’s failure to achieve its EBITDA Target shall nevertheless vest and become exercisable at the end of either of the two immediately subsequent Fiscal Years if the applicable two- or three-year cumulative EBITDA Target (each a “ Cumulative EBITDA Target ”) set forth on Schedule A attached hereto is achieved on a cumulative basis at the end of either of the two immediately subsequent Fiscal Years with respect to a Fiscal Year completed no more than two years prior to the then completed Fiscal Years; provided that, in the event that an EBITDA Target is not achieved in either of Fiscal Years 2011 or 2012, then that portion of the Performance Option that was eligible to vest but failed to vest due to the Company’s failure to achieve its EBITDA Target or the applicable Cumulative EBITDA Target shall nevertheless vest and become exercisable at the end of either of the two immediately subsequent fiscal years of the Company if the budgeted EBITDA target set by the Board and the Committee in respect of such Fiscal Year of the Company is achieved and the excess over such budgeted amount is sufficient to satisfy the shortfall from Fiscal Year 2011 or 2012.

(b) Notwithstanding any of Section 3.1(a) above, upon the occurrence of a termination of employment without Cause, termination of employment on account of the Company or other applicable Service Recipient’s failure to renew the Optionee’s existing employment agreement, or a resignation by the Optionee for Good Reason following the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Time Option shall become immediately exercisable as to 100% of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option immediately prior to the Change of Control; and

(c) Notwithstanding any of Section 3.1(a) above, upon the occurrence of a Liquidity Event, subject to the Optionee’s employment on the date of the event, the Performance Option shall become immediately exercisable as to 100% of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option immediately prior to the Liquidity Event (but only to the extent such Option has not otherwise terminated or become exercisable). If immediate exercisability as to 100% of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option pursuant to the preceding sentence would cause the Sponsor IRR and Sponsor Return not to be achieved, “100%” in the preceding sentence shall be replaced with the maximum percentage so that either the Sponsor IRR or Sponsor Return is achieved.

 

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(d) In the event that the Sponsor Group receives Marketable Securities in an event constituting a Measurement Date (including, following a public offering, shares of Common Stock) in excess of more than 25% of the aggregate amount realized in such event, (1) Sponsor IRR and Sponsor Return shall be initially calculated at the time of the Measurement Date without regard to the value of such Marketable Securities so received and such resulting Sponsor Return and Sponsor IRR shall be used to determine vesting of Shares of Common Stock subject to Performance Options in accordance with Section 3.1(c) above; and (2) if the Sponsor Return and/or Sponsor IRR as calculated in (1) above do not result in 100% vesting of the outstanding exercisable Shares of Common Stock subject to such Option immediately prior to the Measurement Date, Sponsor Return and Sponsor IRR shall be recalculated upon each direct or indirect disposition of such Marketable Securities by the Sponsor Group for cash, discounting the cash received to determine its present value at the time of the Measurement Date. If such recalculated Sponsor IRR and/or Sponsor Return would have resulted in 100% vesting of all Shares of Common Stock subject to Performance Options at the time of the Measurement Date, then all such Options shall immediately vest; provided , however , that any Optionee whose employment is terminated without Cause by the Company or as a result of the Company or other applicable Service Recipient’s failure to renew his employment agreement, or who terminates his employment with Good Reason, such Optionee’s Performance Options having been forfeited or cancelled between the occurrence of the Measurement Date and the subsequent vesting of such Performance Options, in accordance with this Section 3.1(d), shall be entitled to the difference between the price per Share paid on the Measurement Date and the strike price of the Performance Options that were so cancelled or forfeited.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall become exercisable as to any additional shares of Common Stock following the termination of employment of the Optionee for any reason and any Option, which is unexercisable as of the Optionee’s termination of employment, shall immediately expire without payment therefor.

Section 3.2 – Expiration of Option

Except as otherwise provided in Section 5 or 6 of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, the Optionee may not exercise the Option to any extent after the first to occur of the following events:

(a) The tenth anniversary of the Grant Date so long as the Optionee remains employed with the Company or any Service Recipient through such date;

(b) The first anniversary of the date of the Optionee’s termination of employment with the Company and all Service Recipients, if the Optionee’s employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability;

(c) Immediately upon the date of an Optionee’s termination of employment by the Company and all Service Recipients for Cause;

(d) Thirty (30) days after the date of an Optionee’s resignation from employment with the Company and all Service Recipients without Good Reason (except due to death or Disability);

(e) One hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of: (i) an Optionee’s resignation from employment with the Company and all Service Recipients for Good Reason; (ii) an Optionee’s Retirement; or (iii) an Optionee’s termination of employment by the Company and all Service Recipients

 

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without Cause (for any reason other than as set forth in Sections 3.2(b) or 3.2(g)), including upon nonrenewal of Optionee’s existing employment agreement by the Company or other applicable Service Recipient, in the event such termination listed in (i), (ii), or (iii) occurs prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date;

(f) The Extended Exercise Date in the event of (i) an Optionee’s resignation from employment with the Company and all Service Recipients for Good Reason; (ii) an Optionee’s Retirement; or (iii) an Optionee’s termination of employment by the Company and all Service Recipients without Cause (for any reason other than as set forth in Sections 3.2(b) or 3.2(g)), including upon nonrenewal of Optionee’s existing employment agreement by the Company or other applicable Service Recipient, and any such termination listed in (i), (ii), or (iii) occurs on or after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date;

(g) The Extended Exercise Date in the event of an Optionee’s Job Elimination;

(h) Immediately upon the date of an Optionee’s breach of the provisions Section 22(a)(ii) of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement; or

(i) At the discretion of the Company, if the Committee so determines pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the time periods set forth in this Section 3.2 shall not begin to run with respect to Performance Options that vest in accordance with Section 3.1(a)(ii) above until the time at which the Board certifies the financial statements for the Company for the Fiscal Year immediately preceding the Fiscal Year in which, or for the Fiscal Year in which, termination of employment occurs.

ARTICLE IV

EXERCISE OF OPTION

Section 4.1. – Person Eligible to Exercise

During the lifetime of the Optionee, only the Optionee (or his duly authorized legal representative) may exercise an Option or any portion thereof. After the death of the Optionee, any exercisable portion of an Option may, prior to the time when an Option becomes unexercisable under Section 3.2, be exercised by his personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the Optionee’s will or under the then applicable laws of descent and distribution.

Section 4.2 – Partial Exercise

Any exercisable portion of an Option or the entire Option, if then wholly exercisable, may be exercised in whole or in part at any time prior to the time when the Option or portion thereof becomes unexercisable under Section 3.2; provided , however , that any partial exercise shall be for whole shares of Common Stock only.

Section 4.3 – Manner of Exercise

An Option, or any exercisable portion thereof, may be exercised solely by delivering to the Secretary or his office all of the following prior to the time when the Option or such portion becomes unexercisable under Section 3.2:

(a) Notice in writing signed by the Optionee or the other person then entitled to exercise the Option or portion thereof, stating that the Option or portion thereof is thereby exercised, such notice complying with all applicable rules established by the Committee;

 

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(b) (i) Full payment (in cash, by check, or by a combination thereof or through tender of previously owned Shares (any such Shares valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise) that the Participant has held for at least six months (or such other period as may be required by the Company’s accountants but only to the extent required to avoid liability accounting under FAS 123(R) or any successor standard thereto)) for the shares with respect to which such Option or portion thereof is exercised or (ii) indication that the Optionee elects to have the number of Shares that would otherwise be issued to the Optionee reduced by a number of Shares having an equivalent Fair Market Value to the payment that would otherwise be made by the Optionee to the Company pursuant to clause (i) of this subsection (b);

(c)(i) Full payment (in cash or by check or by a combination thereof) to satisfy the minimum withholding tax obligation with respect to which such Option or portion thereof is exercised; (ii) notice in writing that the Optionee elects to have the number of Shares that would otherwise be issued to the Optionee reduced by a number of Shares having an equivalent Fair Market Value to the payment that would otherwise be made by the Optionee to the Company pursuant to clause (i) of this subsection (c);

(d) A bona fide written representation and agreement, in a form satisfactory to the Committee, signed by the Optionee or other person then entitled to exercise such Option or portion thereof, stating that the shares of Common Stock are being acquired for his own account, for investment and without any present intention of distributing or reselling said shares or any of them except as may be permitted under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), and then applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and that the Optionee or other person then entitled to exercise such Option or portion thereof will indemnify the Company against and hold it free and harmless from any loss, damage, expense or liability resulting to the Company if any sale or distribution of the shares by such person is contrary to the representation and agreement referred to above; provided , however , that the Committee may, in its reasonable discretion, take whatever additional actions it deems reasonably necessary to ensure the observance and performance of such representation and agreement and to effect compliance with the Act and any other federal or state securities laws or regulations; and

(e) In the event the Option or portion thereof shall be exercised pursuant to Section 4.1 by any person or persons other than the Optionee, appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons to exercise the Option.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may require an opinion of counsel acceptable to it to the effect that any subsequent transfer of shares acquired on exercise of an Option does not violate the Act, and may issue stop-transfer orders covering such shares. Share certificates evidencing stock issued on exercise of this Option shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the provisions of subsection (d) above and the agreements herein. The written representation and agreement referred to in subsection (d) above shall, however, not be required if the shares to be issued pursuant to such exercise have been registered under the Act, and such registration is then effective in respect of such shares.

Section 4.4 – Conditions to Issuance of Stock Certificates

The shares of stock deliverable upon the exercise of an Option, or any portion thereof, may be either previously authorized but unissued shares or issued shares, which have then been reacquired by the Company. Such shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable. The Company shall not

 

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be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for shares of stock purchased (if certified, or if not certified, register the issuance of such shares on its books and records) upon the exercise of an Option or portion thereof prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions.

(a) The obtaining of approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency which the Committee shall, in its reasonable and good faith discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable;

(b) The execution by the Optionee of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement and a Sale Participation Agreement; and

(c) The lapse of such reasonable period of time following the exercise of the Option as the Committee may from time to time establish for reasons of administrative convenience or as may otherwise be required by applicable law.

Section 4.5 – Rights as Stockholder

Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.4 of this Agreement, the holder of an Option shall not be, nor have any of the rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of any shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Option or any portion thereof unless and until certificates representing such shares shall have been issued by the Company to such holder or the Shares have otherwise been recorded in the records of the Company as owned by such holder.

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 5.1 – Administration

The Committee shall have the power to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee shall be final and binding upon the Optionee, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or the Option. In its absolute discretion, the Board may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights and duties of the Committee under the Plan and this Agreement.

Section 5.2 – Option Not Transferable

Neither the Option nor any interest or right therein or part thereof shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of the Optionee or his successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect; provided , however , that this Section 5.1 shall not prevent transfers by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

 

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Section 5.3 – Notices

Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of its Secretary, and any notice to be given to the Optionee shall be addressed to him at the address given beneath his signature hereto. By a notice given pursuant to this Section 5.3 either party may hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to him. Any notice, which is required to be given to the Optionee, shall, if the Optionee is then deceased, be given to the Optionee’s personal representative if such representative has previously informed the Company of his status and address by written notice under this Section 5.3. Any notice shall have been deemed duly given when (i) delivered in person, (ii) enclosed in a properly sealed envelope or wrapper addressed as aforesaid, deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service, or (iii) enclosed in a properly sealed envelope or wrapper addressed as aforesaid, deposited (with fees prepaid) in an office regularly maintained by FedEx, UPS, or comparable non-public mail carrier.

Section 5.4 – Titles; Pronouns

Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement. The masculine pronoun shall include the feminine and neuter, and the singular the plural, where the context so indicates.

Section 5.5 – Applicability of Plan, Management Stockholder’s Agreement and Sale Participation Agreement

The Option and the shares of Common Stock issued to the Optionee upon exercise of the Option shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Management Stockholder’s Agreement and a Sale Participation Agreement, to the extent applicable to the Option and such Shares.

Section 5.6 – Amendment

Subject to Section 10 of the Plan, this Agreement may be amended only by a writing executed by the parties hereto, which specifically states that it is amending this Agreement.

Section 5.7 – Governing Law

The laws of the State of Texas shall govern the interpretation, validity and performance of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of laws.

 

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Section 5.8 – Arbitration

In the event of any controversy among the parties hereto arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement which cannot be settled amicably by the parties, such controversy shall be finally, exclusively and conclusively settled by mandatory arbitration conducted expeditiously in accordance with the American Arbitration Association rules, by a single independent arbitrator. Such arbitration process shall take place within the Dallas, Texas metropolitan area. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all parties hereto and shall be rendered pursuant to a written decision, which contains a detailed recital of the arbitrator’s reasoning. Judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each party shall bear its own legal fees and expenses, unless otherwise determined by the arbitrator.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by the parties hereto.

 

ENERGY FUTURE HOLDINGS CORP.
By:  

 

Its:  

 

 


Option Grants:

Aggregate number of shares of Common Stock for which the Time Option granted hereunder is exercisable: 1,250,000

Aggregate number of shares of Common Stock for which the Performance Option granted hereunder is exercisable: 1,250,000

 

Exercise Price of all Options:   $5.00 per share
Grant Date:   July 1, 2008
  OPTIONEE:
 

 

  Paul Keglevic
  ADDRESS:

[Signature Page of Stock Option Agreement]

 

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Exhibit II

Deferred Share Agreement

This Deferred Share Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2008 (this “ Agreement ”) by and among Energy Future Holdings Corp. (“ EFH Corp. ”) and Paul Keglevic (the “ Executive ”).

WHEREAS, the Executive is employed by EFH Corp. , pursuant to an employment agreement dated July 1, 2008 (the “ Employment Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, in connection with Executive’s continued employment with EFH Corp., EFH Corp. has agreed to deliver 225,000 shares of common stock, no par value, of EFH Corp. (“ Shares ”) under the terms of this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFERRED SHARE AWARD

1.1 Number of Shares . Subject to the vesting requirements under Section 1.2(a), EFH Corp. shall deliver 225,000 Shares to the Executive on the Distribution Date; provided, however, that if, after the date hereof and prior to the Distribution Date, there is a merger, spin-off, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, stock split or other similar event that results in an adjustment to an outstanding Share, the number of Shares to be delivered on the Distribution Date pursuant to this Section 1.1 shall be adjusted by the Board of Directors of EFH Corp. (or a committee thereof) in a manner which is necessary to reflect the effect of such event on the Shares, consistent with the treatment of stockholders of EFH Corp.

1.2 Distribution Date .

(a) Provided the Executive is employed on the third anniversary of the Effective Date (as defined by the Employment Agreement) of Executive’s Employment Agreement with EFH Corp., the Shares shall vest and become nonforfeitable as to (i) 112,500 of the Shares on the date that is the third anniversary date of this Agreement and (ii) provided Executive is employed on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date of Executive’s Employment, the remaining 112,500 of the Shares shall vest and become nonforfeitable on the date that is the fifth anniversary date of this Agreement; provided that any shares not yet vested shall become 100% vested and become nonforfeitable upon the first to occur of (x) immediately prior to a Change of Control (as defined in the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan for Key Employees of EFH Corp.) or (y) a termination of Executive’s employment by EFH Corp. without Cause, by Executive for Good Reason or due to Executive’s death or Disability (“Cause,” “Good Reason” and “Disability” are defined as provided in the Employment Agreement). The Shares shall be delivered to the Executive on the “ Distribution Date ”, which, subject to Section 3.3 below, shall be the earliest of the following dates:

(1) the occurrence of Executive’s separation of service for any reason, or, if necessary to meet the distribution requirement of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), the date that is six months and one day following such separation; and

 

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(2) the occurrence of a change in the ownership or effective control of EFH Corp., or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of EFH Corp., occurring prior to Executive’s separation from service; and

(3) the 90 th day following the fifth anniversary date of the Agreement.

in each case within the meaning of, and interpreted in a manner consistent with regulations under, Section 409A of the Code.

(b) In the event of the Executive’s death, any distribution to which the Executive would be entitled shall be made to the Executive’s estate or in accordance with the Executive’s will, the designated beneficiary.

1.3 Dividends . If there is any dividend or distribution in respect of outstanding Shares, the Executive shall be entitled to receive a payment in respect of the Shares in the amount and form, and at the time, that such payment would have been made had the Executive actually held the underlying Shares, subject to applicable withholding taxes.

1.4 Right to Diversify . If, prior to the Distribution Date, any of the Shares, had they been delivered to the Executive, would be released from the transfer restrictions contained in the Management Stockholders Agreement and could have been sold by the Executive without violation of applicable law or EFH Corp.’s trading policy, then upon and following the time of such release, the Executive shall have the right (a “ Diversification Right ”), exercisable by written notice to EFH Corp. and subject to reasonable administrative limitations, to convert his right to receive any or all of the Shares on the Distribution Date into a right to receive cash on the Distribution Date. In addition, the Executive shall have a Diversification Right with respect to any Shares that he would have been permitted to sell under the Sale Participation Agreement had he actually owned the Shares. In the event the Executive exercises a Diversification Right with respect to any Shares, the cash to be delivered to him on the Distribution Date shall equal the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Management Stockholders Agreement) of the Shares as to which the Diversification Right was exercised on the date of such exercise, as subsequently credited with investment returns based on notional investments as selected by the Executive from time to time following exercise of the Diversification Right from among those that EFH Corp. shall make available from among those notional investments under any nonqualified deferred compensation plan then maintained by EFH Corp. (or, if no such notional investments are made available, with compound annual interest equal to the prevailing prime rate plus 2 percentage points, but in no event shall it exceed EFH Corp.’s borrowing rate).

 

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ARTICLE II

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

2.1 Additional Agreements . Simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, the parties shall execute a Management Stockholders Agreement and a Sale Participation Agreement each of which shall apply to the Shares subject to this Agreement.

2.2 Special Put Right . If the Executive’s employment with EFH Corp. terminates for any reason prior to July 1, 2013, other than for Cause or without Good Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement), he shall have the right (but not the obligation) to sell to EFH Corp. all (but not less than all) of the Shares delivered pursuant to Section 1.2 for a purchase price of $3,200,000 (the “ Special Put Right ”). In the event the Executive intends to exercise the Special Put Right, he shall send written notice, postmarked on or prior to the sixtieth day following termination of his employment, to EFH Corp. of his intention to sell the Shares in exchange for the applicable purchase price (“ Put Option Notice ”). The completion of the purchase shall take place at the principal office of EFH Corp. no later than the twentieth business day (such date to be determined by EFH Corp.) after the giving of the Put Option Notice. The applicable purchase price shall be paid by delivery to the Executive of a check payable to the order of the Executive against delivery of duly executed stock powers transferring the Shares.

ARTICLE III

TAX MATTERS

3.1 Tax Withholding and Reporting . Upon any Distribution Date, EFH Corp. shall be entitled to withhold from any payment or distribution to the Executive an amount necessary to satisfy applicable withholding taxes that become due by reason of such payment or distribution. EFH Corp. acknowledges that for income tax purposes, the Executive will not include into income any amount payable on the Distribution Date until payment is actually made on the Distributio


 
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