EXHIBIT 10.3
FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Amendment, dated as of June 24, 2002, by and among ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Industries, Inc. ("▇▇▇▇▇▇ Delaware"), ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Industries Ltd. ("Nabors Bermuda")
and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Executive" and, collectively with ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Delaware
and Nabors Bermuda, the "Parties").
WHEREAS, Nabors Delaware and the Executive have entered into an
Employment Agreement last amended effective as of October 1, 1996 (the
"Employment Agreement");
WHEREAS, Nabors Delaware, Nabors Bermuda, Nabors US Holding Inc. and
Nabors Acquisition Corp. VII have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger
dated as of January 2, 2002 (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which Nabors
Delaware will become an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Nabors Bermuda (the
"Inversion");
WHEREAS, the Employment Agreement makes certain provisions in respect
of a "Change in Control" of Nabors Delaware (as defined in the Employment
Agreement);
WHEREAS, because of the risk that the definition of "Change in Control"
in the Employment Agreement could be read to include the Inversion;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 25 of the Employment Agreement, Nabors
Delaware and the Executive may amend the Employment Agreement by writing signed
by the Executive and an authorized officer of Nabors Delaware, and either Nabors
Delaware or the Executive may waive any condition or provision contained in the
Employment Agreement by writing signed by the Executive or an authorized officer
of Nabors Delaware, as the case may be;
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to provide that the Inversion shall not be
treated as a "Change in Control" within the meaning of the Employment Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to provide that, effective as of the
consummation of the Inversion, Nabors Delaware shall continue to employ the
Executive on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Employment
Agreement, as amended in accordance herewith, and to provide that Nabors Bermuda
shall become a party to the Employment Agreement for the purpose of facilitating
and further ensuring the performance of the obligations of Nabors Delaware under
the Employment Agreement as amended in accordance herewith.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, subject to the
consummation of the Inversion, the Employment Agreement is amended by adding a
new Section 34 immediately following Section 33 thereof to read in its entirety
as follows, effective as of the consummation of the Inversion:
"34. Reincorporation in Bermuda.
(a) Background. On January 2, 2002, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Industries, Inc.
(for purposes of this Section 34, "▇▇▇▇▇▇ Delaware"), ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Industries
Ltd. ("Nabors Bermuda"), Nabors US Holding Inc. and Nabors Acquisition
Corp. VII entered into an Agreement and Plan
of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which Nabors Delaware
will become an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Nabors Bermuda (the
"Inversion"). The purpose of this Section 34 is to provide special
rules that shall apply under this Agreement upon and after the
consummation of the Inversion. No provision in this Section 34 shall
become effective unless and until the Inversion is consummated.
(b) Change in Control. Neither the Inversion nor any of the
other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement shall be
treated as a Change in Control for purposes of this Agreement. Upon and
after the Inversion, whether a Change in Control has occurred will be
determined by reference to Nabors Bermuda and not Nabors Delaware.
(c) References to the Company. Except as otherwise provided
below in this subsection (c) or as manifestly required under the terms
of the Agreement in light of the nature and purposes of the Inversion,
upon and after the Inversion, references in the Agreement to the
"Company" shall continue to refer to Nabors Delaware (and its
successors and assigns permitted under the Agreement):
(i) References to a "Party" or the "Parties" shall
mean each of the Executive, Nabors Bermuda and Nabors
Delaware, and references to "both Parties" or "either Party"
and the like shall be deemed a reference to any of the
Executive, Nabors Bermuda and Nabors Delaware.
(ii) The term "Board" as defined in Section 1(f)
shall continue to mean the Board of Directors of Nabors
Delaware, except that the term shall mean the Board of
Directors of Nabors Bermuda for purposes of determining
whether there has been a "Change in Control" as defined in
Section 1(i) and for such other purposes described in this
subsection (c).
(iii) The term "Company" shall mean Nabors Bermuda
for purposes of determining whether a Change in Control has
occurred as defined in Section 1(i), for purposes of Section
1(i)(vi), the term "Effective Date of this Agreement" shall
mean the date on which the Inversion occurs, and the
references in Section 1(i)(vii) to the "Chief Executive
Officer or the Chairman of the Board" shall be references to
the Chief Executive Officer or the Chairman of the Board of
Nabors Bermuda.
(iv) For purposes of determining whether there has
been a "Constructive Termination Without Cause" of the
Executive's employment as described in Section 1(l), the
following special rules shall apply:
(A) For purposes of Sections 1(l)(iii),
1(l)(vi) and 1(l)(viii), "Company" shall be deemed to
refer to both Nabors Delaware and Nabors Bermuda.
(B) Section 1(l)(vii) shall be read as
follows: "any act or failure to act by the Board of
Directors of Nabors Bermuda or Nabors Delaware which
would cause Executive (A) not to be reelected or to
be removed
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from the position of Chief Executive Officer of
either Nabors Bermuda or Nabors Delaware or position
of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of either
Nabors Bermuda or Nabors Delaware, or (B) not to be
elected or reelected as a director by the
shareholders of Nabors Bermuda at any meeting held
for that purpose or by written ballot of shareholders
of Nabors Bermuda."
(v) The term "Company" shall mean Nabors Bermuda for
purposes of the definitions of "Stock" and "Trading Day" in
Sections 1(n) and 1(r), respectively.
(vi) For purposes of Section 3(a), "Company" shall be
deemed to refer to both Nabors Delaware and Nabors Bermuda,
and "Board of Directors" shall refer to the Board of Directors
of both Nabors Bermuda and Nabors Delaware. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Executive shall report to the Board of
Directors of Nabors Bermuda and not to the Board of Directors
of Nabors Delaware.
(vii) For purposes of Section 4, the reference to the
"Board" shall be a reference to the Board of Directors of
Nabors Bermuda.
(viii) The reference in Section 9(d)(vi) to the
Chairman of the Compensation Committee shall be a reference to
the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of Nabors Bermuda.
(ix) The reference in Section 12(a)(v) to the Chief
Executive Officer shall be a reference to the Chief Executive
Officer of Nabors Bermuda.
(x) For purposes of Section 13, "Company" shall be
deemed to refer to both Nabors Delaware and Nabors Bermuda.
(xi) For purposes of Sections 14 through 19, the
Executive shall be deemed to act in a Corporate Status when
acting as a director, officer or fiduciary of Nabors Bermuda,
and the term "Enterprise" shall be deemed to include Nabors
Bermuda.
(xii) The provisions of Section 14(d) shall apply to
any Proceeding brought by or in the right of either Nabors
Delaware or Nabors Bermuda.
(d) Miscellaneous.
(i) This Agreement, including this Section 34, shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of Nabors Bermuda. No rights or obligations of Nabors
Bermuda under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred
except that such rights or obligations may be assigned or
transferred pursuant to a merger or consolidation in which
Nabors Bermuda is not the continuing entity, or the sale or
liquidation of all or substantially all of the assets of
Nabors Bermuda, provided that the assignee or transferee is
the successor to all
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or substantially all of the assets of Nabors Bermuda and such
assignee or transferee assumes the liabilities, obligations
and duties of Nabors Bermuda, as contained in this Agreement,
by written contract. Nabors Bermuda further agrees that, in
the event of a sale of assets or liquidation as described in
the preceding sentence, it shall take whatever action it
legally can in order to cause such assignee or transferee to
expressly assume the liabilities, obligations and duties of
Nabors Bermuda hereunder.
(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 25, no
provision in this Agreement may be amended unless such
amendment is agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive
and an authorized officer of each of Nabors Delaware and
Nabors Bermuda. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement
must be in writing and signed by the Executive, an authorized
officer of Nabors Delaware, or an authorized officer of Nabors
Bermuda, as the case may be.
(iii) Nabors Bermuda agrees to take, and agrees to
cause Nabors Delaware to take, any and all actions required of
either Nabors Bermuda or Nabors Delaware to carry out the
provisions of this Agreement, including this Section 34."
The Parties further agree that this Amendment may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of
the date first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
▇▇▇▇▇▇ INDUSTRIES LTD.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Vice President
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/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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