EXHIBIT 10.9
EXTENSION AGREEMENT TO AMENDED
AND RESTATED
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
between Stephen R. Brunner
(“Executive”) and
Pogo Producing Company, a
Delaware corporation (“Company”)
WHEREAS , Executive and Company are parties to an
“Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement”
bearing an original “Effective Date” of February 1,
2005; and
WHEREAS , August 1, 2006 is hereby deemed to be the
“Renewal Date” in that Amended and Restated Executive
Employment Agreement; and
WHEREAS , Executive and Company each wish to extend said
Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement for an
additional one-year period so as to terminate (unless further
extended) two years thereafter, (to-wit August 1, 2007);
and
WHEREAS , Company desires to retain the services of
Executive for the benefit of Company and its shareholders, and
desires to induce Executive to remain in its employ for that
extended time period; and
WHEREAS , Executive has agreed to continue to serve as
an employee of Company for the period specified herein from and
after the date of this Extension Agreement; and
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