NON-MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT
UNDER THE
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION
2005 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
THIS AWARD
AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) entered into as of the
«Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), by
and between Devon Energy Corporation (the “Company”)
and «FirstName» «MiddleName»
«Lastname» (the
“Participant”);
WHEREAS, the
Company has previously adopted the “Devon Energy Corporation
2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan”, as amended and restated
June 7, 2006 (the “Plan”); and
WHEREAS, the
Participant is a non-management Director of the Company and it is
important to the Company that the Participant be encouraged to
remain a Director of the Company; and
WHEREAS, in
recognition of such facts, the Company desires to award to the
Participant «Shares» shares of the Company common
stock under the Plan subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual promises and covenants
herein contained, the Participant and the Company agree as follows
(all capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined, have
the meaning ascribed to such terms as set forth in the
Plan):
1.
Definitions . Words, terms, or phrases used in this
Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in this section
1:
(a) The
Participant’s “Date of Termination” means the
first day occurring on or after the Grant Date on which the
Participant is not a member of the Board.
(b) “Mandatory
Retirement” means the Participant’s mandatory
retirement from the Board of Directors at the next annual meeting
of shareholders following the date the Participant reaches his
73 rd
birthday.
2.
The Plan . The Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto, is
hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof for
all purposes, and when taken with this Agreement shall govern the
rights of the Participant and the Company with respect to the Award
(as defined below).
3.
Grant of Award . The Company hereby grants to the
Participant an award (the “Award”) of
«Shares» shares of the Company Common Stock, par
value $.10 (the “Stock”), on the terms and conditions
set forth herein and in the Plan.
(a)
Escrow of Shares . A certificate or book-entry registration
representing the Stock subject to the Award (the “Restricted
Stock”) shall be issued in the name of the Participant and
shall be escrowed with the Secretary of the Company (the
“Escrow Agent”) subject to removal of the restrictions
placed thereon or forfeiture pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
(b)
Vesting . If the Participant’s Date of Termination has
not occurred as of the vesting dates specified below (the
“Vesting Dates”), then, the Participant shall be
entitled, subject to the applicable provisions of the Plan and this
Agreement having been satisfied, to receive on or within a
reasonable time after the applicable Vesting Dates, on accumulative
basis, the number of shares of Stock as described in the following
schedule. Once vested pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the
Restricted Stock shall be deemed “Vested
Stock”.
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Vesting
Dates
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Shares
Vesting
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«Vestshs1»
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«Vestshs2»
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«Vestshs3»
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«Vestshs4»
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The Participant
shall forfeit the unvested portion of the Award (including the
underlying Restricted Stock and “Accrued Dividends,” as
such term is hereinafter defined) upon the occurrence of the
Participant’s Date