EX-10.3
Published on May 6, 2020
Exhibit 10.3
SELECT ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
2016 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT GRANT NOTICE – RETURN ON ASSETS
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Select Energy Services, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), Select Energy Services, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants to the individual listed below (“you” or the “Participant”) the number of performance share units (the “PSUs”) set forth below. This award of PSUs (this “Award”) is subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Performance Share Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”) and the Plan, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.
Participant: |
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Date of Grant: |
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Award Type and Description: |
Other Stock-Based Award granted pursuant to Section 6(h) of the Plan that has been designated as a Performance Award under Section 6(k) of the Plan. This Award represents the right to receive shares of Stock in an amount up to 175% of the Target PSUs (defined below), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Agreement. Your right to receive settlement of this Award in an amount ranging from 0% to 175% of the Target PSUs shall vest and become earned and nonforfeitable upon (i) your satisfaction of the continued employment or service requirements described below under “Service Requirement” and (ii) the Committee’s certification of the level of achievement of the Performance Goal (defined below). The portion of the Target PSUs actually earned upon satisfaction of the foregoing requirements is referred to herein as the “Earned PSUs.” |
Target Number of PSUs: |
__________ (the “Target PSUs”). |
Performance Period: |
January 1, 2020 (the “Performance Period Commencement Date”) through December 31, 2022 (the “Performance Period End Date”). |
Service Requirement: |
Except as expressly provided in Sections 4 and 5 of the Agreement, you must remain continuously employed by, or continuously provide services to, the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, from the Date of Grant through the Performance Period End Date to be eligible to receive payment of this Award, which is based on the level of achievement with respect to the Performance Goal (as defined below). |
Performance Goal: |
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, the Agreement and herein, the number of Target PSUs, if any, that become Earned PSUs during the Performance Period will be determined based on the Company’s Average Return on Assets (as defined below) relative to the Average Return on Assets of the peer companies listed on Exhibit B hereto (the “Peer Group”), but only if the Company’s Average Return on Assets is equal to or greater than five percent (5%) during such period (the “Performance Goal”).
The number of Target PSUs, if any, that become Earned PSUs during the Performance Period will be determined based on the following table: |
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Ranking Among Peer Group |
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Percentage of Target PSUs Earned* |
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Outside of Top 10 |
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0% |
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Top 10 |
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50% |
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Top 7 |
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100% |
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Top 3 |
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175% |
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*The percentage of Target PSUs earned for a Ranking Among Peer Group that is between the values set forth in the table, excluding between the first and second rows of the table, shall be linearly interpolated between the values in the table. |
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To determine the Company’s Ranking Among Peer Group, Average Return on Assets will be calculated for the Company and each entity in the Peer Group as of the Performance Period End Date. The entities in the Peer Group and the Company will be arranged by their respective Average Return on Assets (highest to lowest). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company’s Average Return on Assets is less than 5%, no Target PSUs will become Earned PSUs, regardless of the Company’s Ranking Among Peer Group. For purposes of this Award, the following definitions shall apply: “Adjusted Net Income” means the product obtained by multiplying: (A) the difference obtained from: (i) “Adjusted EBITDA” as publicly disclosed by the applicable company or, if not disclosed, “EBITDA” as publicly disclosed by such company, in each case adjusted in a manner consistent with adjustments included in the Company’s publicly disclosed Adjusted EBITDA during each year of the Performance Period; provided, however, that the adjustments contemplated above shall exclude certain items, including (x) any net non-cash gain or loss during such period arising from the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of capital assets (such term to include all fixed assets and all securities) in the ordinary course of business, and (y) any write-up or write-down of tangible assets , less (ii) the sum of: (a) interest expense, plus (b) depreciation expense, by (B) 0.79. “Average Return on Assets” means the sum of the Return on Assets of the applicable entity during each year of the Performance Period, divided by 3. “Net Assets” means the applicable company’s average property and equipment, net, for each year during the Performance Period, plus average total current assets (other than cash and cash equivalents and current tax assets) for each year during the Performance Period, less |
average total current liabilities (other than current tax liabilities) for each year during the Performance Period, each as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or on a non-GAAP basis consistent with the Company’s practices (as determined by the Compensation Committee). “Return on Assets” means the percentage obtained by dividing (A) Adjusted Net Income by (B) Net Assets. The Committee may adjust the Performance Goal as permitted by the Plan. |
Settlement: |
Settlement of the Earned PSUs shall be made solely in shares of Stock, which shall be delivered to you in accordance with Section 6 of the Agreement. |
By your acceptance below, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Agreement and this Performance Share Unit Grant Notice (this “Grant Notice”). You acknowledge that you have reviewed the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety and fully understand all provisions of the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice. You hereby agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee regarding any questions or determinations that arise under the Agreement, the Plan or this Grant Notice.
IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE BENEFITS OF THE AGREEMENT AND THIS GRANT NOTICE, AND FOR THIS AWARD TO BE EFFECTIVE, YOU MUST ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR ACCEPTANCE BY CLICKING THE APPROPRIATE BUTTON BELOW (THE “ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS”). IF YOU FAIL TO SATISFY THE ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN 90 DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF GRANT, THEN (1) THIS AWARD WILL BE OF NO FORCE OR EFFECT AND WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY FORFEITED TO THE COMPANY WITHOUT CONSIDERATION AND (2) NEITHER YOU NOR THE COMPANY WILL HAVE ANY FUTURE RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE AGREEMENT OR THIS GRANT NOTICE.
EXHIBIT A
PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT
This Performance Share Unit Agreement (together with the Grant Notice to which this Agreement is attached, this “Agreement”) is made as of the Date of Grant set forth in the Grant Notice to which this Agreement is attached by and between Select Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and _________ (the “Participant”). Capitalized terms used but not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan or the Grant Notice.
1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below. |
(b) “Disability” means “disability” (or a term of like import) as defined under the Participant’s employment, consulting and/or severance agreement with the Company or an Affiliate or, in the absence of such an agreement or definition, shall mean the Participant’s inability to perform the Participant’s duties, with reasonable accommodation, due to a mental or physical impairment that continues (or can reasonably be expected to continue) for (i) 90 consecutive days or (ii) 180 days out of any 365-day period, which, in either case, shall only be deemed to occur following the written determination by the Company of any such occurrence of Disability. |
(c)“Good Reason” means “good reason” (or a term of like import) as defined under the Participant’s employment, consulting and/or severance agreement with the Company or an Affiliate or, in the absence of such an agreement or definition, shall mean (i) a material diminution in the Participant’s base salary or (ii) the relocation of the geographic location of the Participant’s principal place of employment by more than 50 miles from the location of the Participant’s principal place of employment as of the Grant Date; provided that, in the case of the Participant’s assertion of Good Reason, (A) the condition described in the foregoing clauses must have arisen without the Participant’s consent; (B) the Participant must provide written notice to the Company of such condition in accordance with this Agreement within 45 days of the initial existence of the condition; (C) the condition specified in such notice must remain uncorrected for 30 days after receipt of such notice by the Company; and (D) the date of termination of the
Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate must occur within 90 days after such notice is received by the Company.
2. Award. In consideration of the Participant’s past and/or continued employment with, or service to, the Company or its Affiliates and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, effective as of the Date of Grant set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Date of Grant”), the Company hereby grants to the Participant the target number of PSUs set forth in the Grant Notice on the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect of the subject matter covered in Section 5), the terms of the Plan shall control. To the extent vested, each PSU represents the right to receive one share of Stock, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan; provided, however, that, depending on the level of performance determined to be attained with respect to the Performance Goal, the number of shares of Stock that may be earned hereunder in respect of this Award may range from 0% to 175% of the Target PSUs. Unless and until the PSUs have become vested in the manner set forth in the Grant Notice, the Participant will have no right to receive any Stock or other payments in respect of the PSUs. Prior to settlement of this Award, the PSUs and this Award represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable only from the general assets of the Company. |
4. Effect of Termination of Employment or Service. |
(a) Termination of Employment or Service without Cause or for Good Reason. Notwithstanding anything in the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate without Cause by the Company or an Affiliate or by the Participant for Good Reason that occurs prior to the Performance Period End Date, then the Participant shall be deemed to have satisfied the Service Requirement with respect to the PSUs and such PSUs shall remain outstanding and, subject to the satisfaction of the Performance Goal, become Earned PSUs, which shall be eligible for settlement in accordance with Section 6. |
(b) Termination of Employment or Service due to Disability or Death. Notwithstanding anything in the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate due to the Participant’s Disability or death that occurs prior to the Performance Period End Date, then the Participant shall be deemed to have satisfied the Service Requirement with respect to the PSUs and such PSUs shall remain outstanding and, subject to the satisfaction of the Performance Goal, become Earned PSUs, which shall be eligible for settlement in accordance with Section 6. |
(c) Termination of Employment or Service due to Retirement. Notwithstanding anything in the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate due to the Participant’s Retirement that occurs prior to the Performance Period End Date, then the Participant shall be deemed to have satisfied the Service Requirement with respect to a number of PSUs equal to (i) the Target PSUs, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days which have elapsed between the Performance Period Commencement Date and the date of such termination of employment or other service relationship, and the denominator of which is the total number of days in the Performance Period, and such PSUs shall remain outstanding and, subject to the satisfaction of the Performance Goal, become Earned PSUs, which shall be eligible for settlement in accordance with Section 6. With respect to the remaining portion of the Target PSUs for which the Service Requirement is not deemed to have been satisfied in accordance with the preceding sentence, such Target PSUs (and all rights arising from such PSUs and from being a holder thereof) will terminate automatically without any further action by the Company and will be forfeited without further notice and at no cost to the Company. |
(d) Other Termination of Employment or Service. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4(a), (b) or (c), if the Participant has not satisfied the Service Requirement, then upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate for any reason, any unearned PSUs (and all rights arising from such PSUs and from being a holder thereof) will terminate automatically without any further action by the Company and will be forfeited without further notice and at no cost to the Company. |
(a) A portion of the PSUs determined by multiplying (i) the Target PSUs by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days which elapsed between the Performance Period Commencement Date and the Change in Control Date, and the denominator of which is the total number of days in the Performance Period, will be deemed to be Earned PSUs to the extent that the Performance Goal has been achieved as of the Change in Control Date assuming that the Performance Period ended on the Change in Control Date, and which shall be eligible for settlement in accordance with Section 6 except that settlement shall occur within 60 days following the Change in Control Date; and |
consultants, bankers, lenders, prospective lenders and financial representatives) for tax advice or an assessment of such tax consequences. |
adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other rights in respect of any such shares of Stock, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement. |
12. Execution of Receipts and Releases. Any issuance or transfer of shares of Stock or other property to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee, in accordance with this Agreement shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of such person hereunder. As a condition precedent to such payment or issuance, the Company may require the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee to execute (and not revoke within any time provided to do so) a release and receipt therefor in such form as it shall determine appropriate; provided, however, that any review period under such release will not modify the date of settlement with respect to Earned PSUs. |
14. Lock-Up Period. If so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters in connection with an underwritten public offering of the Company’s securities (a “Public Offering”), the Participant (or other holder) shall not sell or otherwise transfer or distribute any Stock or other securities of the Company (or any securities convertible or exchangeable or exercisable for Stock or engage in any hedging transactions relating to Stock) during the period beginning 14 days prior to the expected date of the “pricing” of such Public Offering and continuing for the 180-day period (or such other period as may be requested in writing by such underwriters and agreed to in writing by the Company) following the effective date of such Public Offering. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such period. |
15. Legal and Equitable Remedies. The Participant acknowledges that a violation or attempted breach of any of the Participant's covenants and agreements in this Agreement will cause such damage as will be irreparable, the exact amount of which would be difficult to ascertain and for which there will be no adequate remedy at law, and accordingly, the parties hereto agree that the Company and its Affiliates shall be entitled as a matter of right to an injunction issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, restraining the Participant or the affiliates, partners or agents of the Participant from such breach or attempted violation of such covenants and agreements, as well as to recover from the Participant any and all costs and expenses sustained or incurred by the Company or any Affiliate in obtaining such an injunction, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees. The parties to this Agreement agree that no bond or other security shall be required in connection with such injunction. Any exercise by either of the parties to this Agreement of its rights pursuant to this Section 15 shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedies to which such party may be entitled. |
16. Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice): |
If to the Company, unless otherwise designated by the Company in a written notice to the Participant (or other holder):
Select Energy Services, Inc.
Attn: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
1233 W. Loop South, Suite 1400
Houston, Texas 77027
If to the Participant, at the Participant’s last known address on file with the Company.
Any notice that is delivered personally or by overnight courier or telecopier in the manner provided herein shall be deemed to have been duly given to the Participant when it is mailed by the Company or, if such notice is not mailed to the Participant, upon receipt by the Participant. Any notice that is addressed and mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been given to the party to whom it is addressed at the close of business, local time of the recipient, on the fourth day after the day it is so placed in the mail.
18. Agreement to Furnish Information. The Participant agrees to furnish to the Company all information requested by the Company to enable it to comply with any reporting or other requirement imposed upon the Company by or under any applicable statute or regulation. |
parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof are hereby null and void and of no further force and effect. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend this Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the Plan; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement, any such amendment that materially reduces the rights of the Participant shall be effective only if it is in writing and signed by both the Participant and an authorized officer of the Company. |
22. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of DELAWARE applicable to contracts made and to be performed therein, exclusive of the conflict of laws provisions of DELAWARE LAW. |
24. Headings. Headings are for convenience only and are not deemed to be part of this Agreement. |
25. Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of the Grant Notice by facsimile or portable document format (.pdf) attachment to electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of the Grant Notice. |
EXHIBIT B
COMPANY PEER GROUP
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FTS International, Inc. |
2. |
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc. |
3. |
Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. |
4. |
ProPetro Holding Corp. |
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RPC Inc. |
6. |
Basic Energy Services, Inc. |
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Nine Energy Service Inc. |
8. |
Newpark Resources Inc. |
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Oil States International, Inc. |
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Patterson UTI Energy Inc. |
11. |
Quintana Energy Services Inc. |
12. |
Ranger Energy Services, Inc. |
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TETRA Technologies Inc. |