Home

Intelligence

Services

Subscriptions

News

About Us

Sign In

 

Document Preview

Adoption Agreement

 

Click "Add to Cart" button to purchase document. 
Documents are emailed immediately after purchase. 
You can also browse documents by
title, category, or company... or click here for help finding documents.

 

Title:

Adoption Agreement

Entities:

Breitburn Energy Partners L.P.; Energy Partners, Ltd.; Provident Energy Trust

Date:

2006

Size:

18KB total

Price:

$41

ID:

#2549087

 

 

► Compensation ► Adoption Agreements
► Energy ► Oil & Gas Operations
► Financial

 

 

Start of Preview



ADOPTION AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

BREITBURN ENERGY COMPANY L.P.

AND

BREITBURN MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC



TABLE OF CONTENTS


ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1   Definitions   1
Section 1.2   Construction   2

ARTICLE II
ADOPTION OF INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLANS AND AGREEMENTS
Section 2.1   Adoption of Existing BreitBurn Management Plans   3
Section 2.2   Employment Agreements   3

ARTICLE III

AMENDMENTS TO ADOPTED PLANS AND OUTSTANDING AWARDS
Section 3.1   Adoption by BreitBurn Management   4
Section 3.2   Amendments to Phantom Options under the Phantom Option Plan   4
Section 3.3   Amendments to Founders Options under the Founders Plan   4
Section 3.4   Amendments to LTIP and Jackson PTUs   5
Section 3.5   UAR Plan   5

ARTICLE IV

IRC
  409A COMPLIANCE

ARTICLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 5.1   General Provisions   6
Section 5.2   Further Action   6
Section 5.3   Binding Effect   7
Section 5.4   Integration   7
Section 5.5   Creditors   7
Section 5.6   Waiver   7
Section 5.7   Counterparts   7
Section 5.8   Applicable Law   7
Section 5.9   Invalidity of Provisions   7
Section 5.10   Amendment or Restatement   7

ADOPTION AGREEMENT

i



ADOPTION AGREEMENT

        THIS ADOPTION AGREEMENT is entered into on, and effective as of            , 2006 (the "Effective Date"), between BreitBurn Energy Company L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "BreitBurn Energy") and BreitBurn Management Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("BreitBurn Management," and collectively with BreitBurn Energy, the "Parties" and each, a "Party").


RECITALS

        A.    BreitBurn Energy currently employs certain individuals who operate its business;

        B.    BreitBurn Management has been organized to provide certain services to BreitBurn Energy and the newly created BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (the "Partnership") and to operate the businesses of both BreitBurn Energy and the Partnership and to fulfill other general and administrative functions relating to such businesses;

        C.    BreitBurn Management will employ the former employees of BreitBurn Energy and assume the obligations of BreitBurn Energy to such employees; and

        D.    BreitBurn Energy has certain employee benefit plans that will be assumed by BreitBurn Management.

        NOW, THEREFORE, BreitBurn Energy and BreitBurn Management agree as follows:


ARTICLE I


DEFINITIONS

        Section 1.1    Definitions.    The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.

        "Adopted Plans" means the LTIP, the UAR Plan and the Founders Plan.

        "Agreement" means this Adoption Agreement, as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

        "Base Price" shall have the meaning set forth in the Founders Plan.

        "BreitBurn Energy" is defined in the introductory paragraph.

        "BreitBurn Management" is defined in the introductory paragraph.

        "Breitenbach Agreement" is defined in Section 2.2.

        "Co-CEO Employment Agreements" is defined in Section 2.2.


 

End of Preview

 

Home        Intelligence        Services        Subscriptions        News        About Us

Contact Us       Terms of Use       Resend Documents       Shopping Cart

Copyright © 2008 The Consus Group LLC