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Title: BJ SERVICES DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
Date: 2/9/2009
Industry: Oil Well Services and Equipment     Sector: Energy

BJ SERVICES DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN, Parties: bj services company
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Exhibit 10.5

BJ SERVICES

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

As Amended and Restated

Effective December 5, 2008


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE

  

PAGE

I.

  

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

  

2

II.

  

PARTICIPATION

  

6

III.

  

DEFERRALS AND ALLOCATIONS OF INCOME OR LOSS EQUIVALENTS

  

6

IV.

  

DEEMED INVESTMENT OF FUNDS

  

11

V.

  

BENEFITS

  

12

VI.

  

ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

  

18

VII.

  

ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS

  

20

VIII.

  

DESIGNATION OF OTHER EMPLOYERS

  

20

IX.

  

DISCONTINUANCE OR TERMINATION

  

21

X.

  

NATURE OF THE PLAN

  

22

XI.

  

MISCELLANEOUS

  

22

 

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BJ SERVICES

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, BJ Services Company, U.S.A. (the “Company” ), has heretofore adopted the BJ SERVICES DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (the “Plan” ) to provide deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly-compensated employees;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend and restate the Plan to comply with the final Treasury regulations under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and in certain other respects;

NOW THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows, with no interruption of time, effective as of December 5, 2008, except as otherwise indicated in specific provisions of the Plan:

I.

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

1.1 Definitions . The capitalized words or terms used in the Plan that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as such words or terms have in the BJ Services Retirement Thrift Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time. Where the following words and phrases appear in the Plan, they shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless their context clearly indicates to the contrary.

 

(1)

409A Effective Date : January 1, 2005.

 

(2)

Account(s) : A Member’s Grandfathered Account and/or Deferral Account and the amounts credited thereto.

 

(3)

Affiliate : With respect to a person, any other person with whom the person would be considered a single employer under section 414(b) of the Code (employees of controlled group of corporations), and any other person with whom the person would be considered a single employer under section 414(c) of the Code (employees of partnerships, proprietorships, etc., under common control); provided, however, that (a) in applying section 1563(a)(1), (2), and (3) of the Code for purposes of determining a controlled group of corporations under section 414(b) of the Code, the language “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in section 1563(a)(1), (2), and (3)

 

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of the Code, and (b) in applying Treasury regulation section 1.414(c)-2 for purposes of determining trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) that are under common control for purposes of section 414(c) of the Code, “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in Treasury regulation section 1.414(c)-2.

 

(4)

Basic Compensation : For Eligible Employees who are Members, an amount equal to a Member’s “Compensation,” as such term is defined under the Thrift Plan.

 

(5)

Board : The Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(6)

Bonus : The amount, if any, received by the Member under the annual bonus plan in which Eligible Employees participate, but only to the extent such bonus amount constitutes “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of section 409A(a)(4)(B)(iii) of the Code (and applicable administrative guidance issued thereunder).

 

(7)

Chairman : The Chairman of the Board.

 

(8)

Code : The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(9)

Committee : The Benefits Committee established by the President of the Company.

 

(10)

Company : BJ Services Company, U.S.A.

 

(11)

Compensation : For Eligible Employees who become Members, the term “Compensation” shall have the same meaning as is assigned to such term under the Thrift Plan except that a Member’s Compensation (A) shall include amounts which he could have received in cash in lieu of contributions made on his behalf by the Employer to this Plan pursuant to Section 3.1 and Section 3.4(a), (B) for purposes other than for Section 3.1(b), shall not be limited to the maximum amount of compensation that can be considered by the Thrift Plan pursuant to section 401(a)(17) of the Code and (C) shall include any increases as a result of job transfers or wage rate changes during the Plan Year. For Directors who become Members, the term “Compensation” shall mean a Director’s fees, including a Director’s annual retainer, meeting fees, committee fees, and all other fees paid in cash for his services as a Director, but excluding any reimbursements. All Compensation is limited to those amounts payable by an Employer for services rendered after an Eligible Employee or Director first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan and during the period through which such participation continues.

 

(12)

Deferral Account : An individual account for each Member to which is credited and/or vested, from and after the 409A Effective Date, amounts determined in accordance with Article III of the Plan. Each Deferral Account shall be divided into subaccounts to reflect (a) the Member’s deferrals pursuant to Section 3.1 and/or Section 3.3, (b) the Employer’s deferrals pursuant to Section 3.2 and/or Section 3.4, and (c) the allocation of net income or net loss equivalents thereto pursuant to Section 3.6. Such subaccounts shall be further divided as necessary to reflect the Member’s elections pursuant to Article V.

 

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(13)

Director : A non-employee member of the Board.

 

(14)

Effective Date : December 5, 2008 as to this restatement of the Plan, except as otherwise indicated in specific provisions of the Plan. The Prior Effective Date of the Plan was October 1, 2000, and the original effective date of the Plan was December 1, 1990.

 

(15)

Eligible Employee : Any individual who is employed by an Employer.

 

(16)

Employer : The Company and any other entity that has been designated to participate in the Plan pursuant to the provisions of Article VIII.

 

(17)

ERISA : The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

(18)

Excess Compensation : For an Eligible Employee who is a Member, Excess Compensation for a Plan Year shall be equal to the amount by which the Member’s Compensation for such year exceeds the maximum amount of compensation that can be considered by the Thrift Plan for such year pursuant to section 401(a)(17) of the Code.

 

(19)

Grandfathered Account : An individual account for each Member to which is credited all amounts, if any, deferred under the Plan by or on behalf of such Member and vested prior to the 409A Effective Date, plus all allocations of net income or net loss equivalents on such amounts. From and after the 409A Effective Date, a Member’s Grandfathered Account shall not be credited with any Member’s deferrals pursuant to Section 3.1 and/or Section 3.3 or with any Employer’s deferrals pursuant to Section 3.2 and/or Section 3.4, but such Grandfathered Account shall be adjusted to reflect such Grandfathered Account’s allocation of net income or net loss equivalents thereto. Each Grandfathered Account shall be divided into subaccounts to reflect (a) the Member’s deferrals pursuant to Section 3.1 and/or Section 3.3, (b) the Employer’s deferrals pursuant to Section 3.2 and/or Section 3.4, (c) if applicable, a Member’s OSCA Subaccount, and (d) the allocation of net income or net loss equivalents thereto pursuant to Section 3.6. Such subaccounts shall be further divided as necessary to reflect the Member’s elections pursuant to Article V.

 

(20)

Fiscal Year : The Employer’s fiscal year, which is the twelve consecutive month period commencing October 1 of each year.

 

(21)

Fund : The investment funds designated from time to time for the deemed investment of Accounts pursuant to Article IV.

 

(22)

Limitation : For each Plan Year, the dollar limitation in effect under section 415(c)(1)(A) of the Code for such year.

 

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(23)

Member : Any Eligible Employee or Director who has become a Member pursuant to Article II until such Eligible Employee or Director ceases to be a Member pursuant to Section 2.2.

 

(24)

Monthly Excess Compensation : A Member’s Monthly Excess Compensation for a Plan Year shall be equal to one-twelfth of his Excess Compensation for such year.

 

(25)

OSCA Plan : The OSCA, Inc. Amended and Restated Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan, as in effect on March 3, 2003.

 

(26)

OSCA Subaccount : A separate subaccount established under a Member’s Grandfathered Account, to which amounts credited (and earnings thereon) to any participant of the OSCA Plan under such plan were transferred to the Plan effective as of March 3, 2003.

 

(27)

Plan : The BJ Services Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

(28)

Plan Year : The twelve consecutive month period commencing January 1 of each year.

 

(29)

Prior Effective Date : October 1, 2000. The original effective date of the Plan was December 1, 1990.

 

(30)

Separation from Service : A Member’s separation from service with the Employer and its Affiliates within the meaning of section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code (and applicable administrative guidance issued thereunder).

 

(31)

Thrift Plan : The BJ Services Retirement Thrift Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

(32)

Trust : The trust established for the Plan under the Trust Agreement.

 

(33)

Trust Agreement : The agreement entered into between the Company and the Trustee establishing the Trust.

 

(34)

Trust Fund : The funds and properties held pursuant to the provisions of the Trust Agreement, together with all income, profits, and increments thereto.

 

(35)

Trustee : The trustee or trustees qualified and acting under the Trust Agreement at any time.

 

(36)

Unforeseeable Financial Emergency : A severe financial hardship of the Member resulting from an illness or accident of the Member or the Member’s spouse, beneficiary, or dependent (within the meaning of section 152 of the Code, but without regard to sections 152(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B) of the Code); loss of the Member’s property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to a home not otherwise covered by insurance); or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Member, each as determined by the Committee in accordance with Treasury regulation section 1.409A-3(i)(3).

 

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(37)

Valuation Dates : Each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.

1.2 Number and Gender . Wherever appropriate herein, words used in the singular shall be considered to include the plural and the plural to include the singular. The masculine gender, where appearing in this Plan, shall be deemed to include the feminine gender.

1.3 Headings . The headings of Articles and Sections herein are included solely for convenience and if there is any conflict between such headings and the text of the Plan, the text shall control.

II.

PARTICIPATION

2.1 Eligibility . On or after the Prior Effective Date, the Chairman, in his sole discretion, shall select and notify in writing those Eligible Employees of the Employer who shall become Members. If an Eligible Employee who was a Member prior to a termination of employment with the Employer is rehired, such Eligible Employee shall become a Member only if such Eligible Employee is again selected to participate in the Plan by the Chairman. Effective as of January 1, 2009, Directors automatically shall be eligible to participate.

2.2 Cessation of Active Participation . Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, an Eligible Employee who has become a Member of the Plan shall cease to be an active participant in the Plan upon the earlier of (a) the first day of the Plan Year following the date the Chairman notifies the Eligible Employee he is no longer eligible to participate in the Plan or (b) the date he incurs a Separation from Service. A Director who is a Member of the Plan shall cease to be an active participant in the Plan upon the date he incurs a Separation from Service.

III.

DEFERRALS AND

ALLOCATIONS OF INCOME OR LOSS EQUIVALENTS

3.1 Member Deferrals .

(a) An Eligible Employee who is a Member may elect to defer receipt of an integral percentage from 1% to 100% of his Excess Compensation for a Plan Year.

(b) An Eligible Employee who is a Member and who makes the maximum Cash or Deferred Contributions allowable under the Thrift Plan may elect to defer receipt of amount not to exceed 20% of his Compensation, less his Cash or Deferred Contributions to the Thrift Plan, for a Plan Year.

 

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(c) An Eligible Employee who is a Member may elect to defer receipt of an amount of his Compensation for a Plan Year equal to the amount of the Member’s Cash or Deferred Contributions under the Thrift Plan distributed from the Thrift Plan during such Plan Year as a result of the limitations contained in section 401(k)(3) of the Code.

(d) Effective January 1, 2009, a Director who is a Member may elect to defer receipt of an integral percentage from 1% to 100% of his Compensation for a Plan Year.

(e) A Member’s election to defer receipt of an amount of his Compensation pursuant to this Section shall be made by executing and filing with the Employer the forms prescribed by the Committee. If a Member makes a deferral election for a Plan Year, a corresponding reduction shall be made to his Compensation during such Plan Year. Compensation for a Plan Year not deferred pursuant to this Section shall be received by such Member in cash.

(f) A Member’s election to defer receipt of a portion of his Compensation shall become effective as of the first day of the Plan Year that begins after the election is executed by the Member and filed with the Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Eligible Employee or Director initially becomes a Member other than on the first day of a Plan Year, such Member’s election to defer receipt of a portion of his Compensation for such Plan Year may be made no later than 30 days after he becomes a Member, but such election shall be prospective only and apply only with respect to Compensation paid for services to be performed following the election. A Member’s election shall remain effective as follows:

(1) Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph (2) below, a Member’s election shall remain in force and effect for the entire Plan Year (or portion thereof) to which such election relates and shall be irrevocable for such Plan Year.

(2) If permitted in accordance with the administrative procedures implemented by the Committee, the Committee may establish procedures to provide that a Member’s election to defer a portion of his Compensation will remain in force and effect for more than one Plan Year following the date of its execution until modified or terminated by the Member, in which case a Member’s election will cease to apply effective as of the earlier of the first day of the Plan Year following the close of the Plan Year in which such election is permitted to remain effective or the date of the Member’s Separation from Service. Under such procedures, (i) a Member who has elected to defer a portion of his Compensation may change his deferral election (within the limits set forth above in this Section 3.1), effective as of the first day of any subsequent Plan Year, by executing and delivering to the Employer a new election within the time period prescribed by the Committee (which period shall end no later than the day preceding the first day of such subsequent Plan Year); (ii) a Member may cancel his election to defer receipt of a portion of his Compensation, effective as of the first day of any subsequent Plan Year, by executing and delivering to the Employer the form prescribed by the Committee within the time period prescribed by the Committee; and (iii) a Member who so cancels his election may again elect to defer a portion of his Compensation,

 

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effective as of the first day of any subsequent Plan Year, by executing and delivering to the Employer a new election within the time period prescribed by the Committee (which period shall end no later than the day preceding the first day of such subsequent Plan Year).

3.2 Employer Deferrals .

(a) For each calendar month, the Employer shall credit a Deferral Account of a Member who is an Eligible Employee as follows:

(1) Effective January 1, 2009, for each calendar month, the Employer shall credit a Deferral Account of a Member who is an Eligible Employee with an amount which equals 100% of the deferrals made pursuant to Section 3.1(a) on behalf of such Member during such month not in excess of 6% of such Member’s Excess Compensation for the payroll periods in such month with respect to which deferrals pursuant to Section 3.1(a) were made. Further, for each calendar month, the Employer shall credit a Member’s Deferral Account with an amount which equals 100% of the deferrals made pursuant to Section 3.1(b) on behalf of such Member during such month not in excess of 6% of such Member’s Compensation for the payroll periods in such month with respect to which deferrals pursuant to Section 3.1(b) were made.

(2) Prior to January 1, 2009, for each calendar month, the Employer shall credit a Deferral Account of a Member who is an Eligible Employee with an amount which equals 50% of the deferrals made pursuant to Section 3.1(a) on behalf of such Member during such month not in excess of 6% of such Member’s Excess Compensation for the payroll periods in such month with respect to which deferrals pursuant to Section 3.1(a) were made. Further, for each calendar month, the Employer shall credit a Member’s Deferral Account with an amount which equals 50% of the deferrals made pursuant to Section 3.1(b) on behalf of such Member during such month not in excess of 6% of such Member’s Compensation for the payroll periods in such month with respect to which deferrals pursuant to Section 3.1(b) were made.

(b) For each Plan Year, the Employer shall credit a Deferral Account of a Member who is an Eligible Employee with an amount equal to the amount forfeited by such Member under the Thrift Plan during such Plan Year as a result of the limitations contained in sections 401(k)(3) or 401(m)(2) of the Code.

(c) For each calendar month, the Employer shall also credit an additional amount to the Deferral Account of each Member who is an Eligible Employee and who is entitled to an allocation of Employer Base Contributions under the Thrift Plan for such month. The amount credited each month shall be a percentage of such Member’s Monthly Excess Compensation, if any, with such percentage being equal to the percentage utilized under the Thrift Plan to determine the Member’s Employer Base Contribution for such month under such plan.

(d) For each calendar month, the Employer shall also credit an additional amount to the Deferral Account of each Member who is an Eligible Employee and who is entitled to an allocation of Employer Supplemental Base Contributions under the Thrift Plan for such month. The amount

 

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credited each month shall be a percentage of such Member’s Monthly Excess Compensation, if any, with such percentage being equal to the percentage utilized under the Thrift Plan to determine the Member’s Employer Supplemental Base Contribution for such month under such plan.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, amounts credited to a Member’s Deferral Account pursuant to Paragraph (c) and/or Paragraph (d) above shall become nonforfeitable in the same manner as amounts allocated to the Member’s Employer Non-Matching Accounts under the Thrift Plan. Therefore, if any portion of a Member’s Employer Non-Matching Accounts under the Thrift Plan is forfeited for any reason, a corresponding portion of the amounts credited to the Member’s Deferral Account pursuant to Paragraph (c) and/or Paragraph (d) above shall be debited from such Deferral Account.

3.3 Member Deferrals Attributable to Bonus .

(a) A Member who is an Eligible Employee may elect to defer receipt of an integral percentage of from 1% to 100% of his Bonus for any Fiscal Year under the Plan. A Member’s election to defer receipt of a portion of his Bonus under the Plan shall be made by executing and filing with the Employer the forms prescribed by the Committee prior to the first day of the Plan Year that begins immediately following the first day of the Fiscal Year during which such Bonus is earned (or such other date prescribed by the Committee that complies with section 409A of the Code and administrative guidance issued thereunder), provided that (1) the Member performs services continuously from the later of the beginning of the performance period or the date the performance criteria are established through the date such election is made, and (2) no election is made after such Bonus has become readily ascertainable within the meaning of Treasury regulation section 1.409A-2(a)(8). Such election shall become irrevocable on the required election date described above. A Member’s deferral election pursuant to this Section shall be effected at the time such Bonus is paid. Bonus for a Fiscal Year not deferred pursuant to this Section shall be received by such Member in cash.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Eligible Employee initially becomes a Member other than on a date on which a Member’s deferral election attributable to Bonus is required to be filed, as prescribed under Section 3.3(a), such Member’s election to defer receipt of a portion of his Bonus for that Fiscal Year may be made no later than 30 days after he becomes a Member, provided that the election shall be prospective only and apply only with respect to the portion of the Bonus that is paid for services to be performed following the election, which amount shall be determined in accordance with Treasury regulation section 1.409A-2(a)(7).

3.4 Deferrals for Members Whose Annual Additions under the Thrift Plan Equal the Limitation .

(a) For each calendar month in which the Employer determines that a Member’s Annual Additions under the Thrift Plan equal the Limitation in effect for the Plan Year in which such month occurs, the Employer shall reduce such Member’s Basic Compensation by the amount by which such Member’s Cash or Deferred Contributions and/or Voluntary Contributions to the Thrift Plan must be reduced solely in order for such member’s Annual Additions under the Thrift Plan to equal such Limitation. The amount by which a Member’s Basic Compensation is reduced pursuant to this

 

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Paragraph shall be (1) determined based upon the Member’s elections in effect at the relevant times under the Thrift Plan with respect to Cash or Deferred Contributions and/or Voluntary Contributions and (2) credited to such Member’s Deferral Account under the Plan.

(b) For each calendar month in which the Employer determines that a Member’s Annual Additions under the Thrift Plan equal the Limitation in effect for the Plan Year in which such month occurs, the Employer shall also credit such Member’s Deferral Account with an amount equal to the excess of:

(1) the amount of Employer contributions which would have been allocated to the accounts of such Member under the Thrift Plan (other than to his Deferred Income Account) for such month if the provisions of the Thrift Plan were administered without regard to the limitations imposed by section 415(c) of the Code on the amount of Annual Additions,

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(2) the amount of Employer contributions which were in fact allocated to the accounts of such Member under the Thrift Plan (other than to his Deferred Income Account) for such month.

For purposes of determining the amount of Employer Matching Contributions which would have been allocated to the account of a Member under the Thrift Plan, the contributions to the Plan on a Member’s behalf pursuant to Paragraph (a) above shall be deemed to have been made to the Thrift Plan. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, amounts credited to a Member’s Deferral Account pursuant to this Paragraph (other than amounts representing reduced allocations of Employer Matching Contributions under the Thrift Plan) shall become nonforfeitable in the same manner as amounts allocated to the Member’s Employer Non-Matching Accounts under the Thrift Plan. Therefore, if any portion of a Member’s Employer Non-Matching Accounts under the Thrift Plan is forfeited for any reason, a corresponding portion of the amounts credited to the Member’s Deferral Account pursuant to this Paragraph (other than amounts representing reduced allocations of Employer Matching Contributions under the Thrift Plan) shall be debited from such Deferral Account.

3.5 Payments to Trustee . The Employer shall pay an amount equal to the deferrals under the Plan directly to the Trustee as soon as practicable. On or about the date of any such payment, the Committee shall be informed as to the amount of such payment. Deferrals made by a Member or on the Member’s behalf shall be credited to the Member’s Deferral Account as received by the Trustee.

3.6 Allocation of


 
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