CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.3

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CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

This Stock Award Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of [[GRANTDATE]] (the “Effective Date”), by and between Contango Oil & Gas Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “MCF”), and [[FIRSTNAME]] [[LASTNAME]] (the “Participant”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the same meaning ascribed to them in the Second Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan, as adopted (as the same may be further amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, (the “Plan”)).

WHEREAS, the Participant is an Employee, and the Participant’s continued participation is considered by the Company to be important for the Company’s continued growth; and

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the Company shall make certain Grants to the Participant under the Plan, in furtherance of the purposes of the Plan of strengthening the desire of Employees to continue their employment with the Company and by securing other benefits for the Company;

WHEREAS, this Agreement shall represent the Grant of a Stock Award (referred to herein as “Restricted Stock” or “Award”);

WHEREAS, the Company desires to confirm the Grants and to set forth the terms and conditions of such Grants, and the Participant desires to accept such Grants and agree to the terms and conditions thereof, as set forth in this Agreement;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Part I: Grant of Time-Based Restricted Stock Award

First anniversary of the date of grant33%

Second anniversary of the date of grant33%

Third anniversary of the date of grant34%

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In the event Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause during the Protection Period (defined below), vesting shall be accelerated and the shares of Restricted Stock subject to this agreement shall become immediately vested in full.

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The “Protection Period” is defined as the period of time that begins on the date that a Change of Control transaction is consummated, and ends on the last day of the twelfth month immediately following the consummation of the Change of Control transaction.

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Part II: Provisions Applicable to the Award

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS UPON TRANSFER AND FORFEITURE PROVISIONS AS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE PARTICIPANT, AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY, AND, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, NO SALE, ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THESE SHARES SHALL BE VALID OR EFFECTIVE UNLESS MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH AGREEMENT.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement, in the case of the Company by its duly authorized officer, as of the day and year first written above.

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(B)
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE TAX CODE

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The undersigned hereby elects to include value of restricted property in gross income in the year of transfer pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, with respect to the property described below and supplies the following information in accordance with the regulations promulgated thereunder:

1.The name, address and taxpayer identification number of the undersigned are:

Name:​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​

Street:​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​

City, State, Zip: ​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​

Taxpayer I.D. No.: ​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​

2. Description of property with respect to which the election is being made: ________________ shares of common stock of Contango Oil & Gas Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (EIN ______________) (the “Common Stock”).

3. The date on which property was transferred - __________________.

The taxable year to which this election relates is calendar year ______

4. The nature of the restriction(s) to which the property is subject is: If the taxpayer terminates employment with the Company for certain situations prior to vesting in one or more of the shares of Common Stock, then those unvested shares will be forfeited.  The shares of Common Stock will vest and cease to be subject to forfeiture in a series of three (3) successive equal annual installments upon the taxpayer’s completion of each year of employment with the Company over the three (3)-year period measured from _____________________.

The Common Stock is subject to transfer restrictions in the taxpayer’s hands by virtue of language to that effect stamped on the stock certificate.

5. Fair market value: The fair market value at time of transfer (determined without regard to any restrictions other than restrictions which by their terms will never lapse) of the Common Stock with respect to which this election is being made is $______ per share.

6. Amount paid for property: The taxpayer paid $0 per share of Common Stock.

7. Furnishing statement to employer: A copy of this statement has been furnished to the Company.

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Signature: ______________________________Date: __________________

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Print Name: _____________________________

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