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EXHIBIT 10.32
TEXAS EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY
PHANTOM UNIT RETENTION PLAN
PHANTOM UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the date set forth on the signature page
hereof, between Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, a Delaware corporation
("TEPPCO"), and the undersigned Participant (the "participant"). Except as
defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning ascribed to them
under the Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company Retention Compensation Plan,
as from time to time amended (the "Plan").
1. Purpose. This Phantom Unit Award Agreement (the "Agreement") is
intended to evidence phantom units (each a "Phantom Unit" or "Phantom Units")
and distribution equivalents (each a "Distribution Equivalent") awarded to the
Participant under the Plan.
2. Award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this
Agreement, TEPPCO hereby awards the Participant the number of Phantom Units set
forth in the related Phantom Unit Award Certificate (the "Certificate"), subject
to the conditions set forth in the Certificates.
3. Establishment of Phantom Unit Account. TEPPCO shall establish and
maintain an appropriate record (the "Phantom Unit Account") which shall from
time to time reflect the number of Phantom Units credited to Participant's
Account and the number redeemed for cash.
4. Adjustment in Phantom Units and Distribution Equivalents. In the
event that the number or kind of Limited Partnership Units shall be changed as a
result of a recapitalization, restructure or other such similar event, the
number of Phantom Units and Distribution Equivalents which have been awarded to
each Participant and the number of Phantom Units credited to each such
Participant's Phantom Unit Account under this Agreement, which have not been
redeemed, shall be appropriately adjusted, as determined by the Committee, to
reflect such change.
5. Distribution Equivalents. As soon as possible after each quarterly
distribution date, TEPPCO shall pay to the Participant if he or she is then an
Eligible Employee, or if he or she has terminated such employment under
circumstances which avoid the forfeiture of all or a portion of his or her
Phantom Units as provided in Section 6 hereof, a cash payment equal to the
product of:
(a) the total number of Phantom Units
awarded to the Participant, reduce by the number of
Phantom Units redeemed as of the appropriate
distribution record date, multiplied by
(b) the distribution paid with respect to a
Limited Partnership Unit for such quarter.
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6. Crediting and Redemption of Phantom Units.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section 6, as of the
crediting date set forth in the Certificate (the "Vesting Date"), Participant
shall be credited with such portion of the total Phantom Units awarded to the
Participant as set forth in the Certificate. Such Phantom Units shall be
credited to the Participant's Phantom Unit Account and shall become vested and
nonforfeitable.
(b) Subject to such terms and conditions as may be established
by the Committee pursuant to the Plan, on or after any Vesting Date, the
Participant may request redemption of the amount of any or all of the Phantom
Units credited to his Phantom Unit Account by filing a written request in such
form as the Committee may prescribe for such purpose.
(c) If the Participant's employment with TEPPCO is terminated,
any unredeemed Phantom Units credited to the Participant's Phantom Unit Account
shall be redeemed as of the date of such termination of employment.
(d) If Participant's employment is terminated due to
disability or death (collectively, "Severance"), any unredeemed Phantom Units
that are credited to a Participant's Phantom Unit Account at the time of such
Severance and any Phantom Units that have been awarded, but not credited, to a
Participant's Phantom Unit Account at such time of any such Severance shall be
immediately credited to Participant and shall be redeemed as of the date of such
Severance.
(e) Phantom Units will be redeemed in the form of cash payment
by TEPPCO. The cash value of each Phantom Unit will be based on the Market Value
of a Limited Partnership Unit as of the close of business on the date of
redemption or on the last preceding date on which Market Value can be
determined. Cash payments shall be made no later than 15 business days following
the redemption date.
(f) Except as provided in Section 6(d) above, any Phantom
Units which have not been credited to a Participant's Phantom Unit Account as of
the date the Participant terminates his or her employment for any reason and
ceases to be an Eligible Employee shall be forfeited as of the date of such
termination of employment.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the
Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may accelerate the crediting of
Phantom Units to a Participant's Phantom Unit Account and/or the redemption of
Phantom Units from any Participant in the event of circumstances of unusual
financial hardship to such Participant.
7. Distributions on Account of Death. Distribution of cash for Phantom
Units redeemed upon the death of a Participant shall be made to the
Participant's surviving spouse, or if no surviving spouse exists, to the estate
or legal representative of the Participant.
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8. Withholding of Taxes. TEPPCO shall deduct from the amount of all
benefits paid under this Agreement any taxes required to be withheld by the
Federal or any state or local government.
9. Limitation of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement, the Phantom Unit
Award Certificate or the Plan shall be construed to:
(a) give the Participant any right to be
awarded any Phantom Units or Distribution Equivalents
other than in the sole discretion of the Committee;
(b) give the Participant any right to have
his or her Phantom Unit Account credited with any
Phantom Units other than in the sole discretion of
the Committee;
(c) give the Participant any rights
whatsoever with respect to Limited Partnership Units;
or
(d) give the Participant or any other person
any interest in any fund or in any specified asset or
assets of TEPPCO.
10. Non-Alienation of Benefits. No right or benefit under this
Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment,
pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell,
assign, pledge, encumber or charge, the same will be void. No right or benefit
hereunder shall in any manner be liable for or subject to any debts, contracts,
liabilities or torts of the person entitled to such benefits. If the Participant
or his beneficiary hereunder shall become bankrupt or attempt to anticipate,
alienate, assign, sell, pledge, encumber or charge any right or benefit
hereunder of if any creditor shall attempt to subject the same to writ of
garnishment, attachment, execution, sequestration, or any other form of process
or involuntary lien or seizure, then such right or benefit shall cease and
terminate.
11. Prerequisites to Benefits. No Participant, or any person claiming
through a Participant, shall have any right or interest in the amounts
represented by the Units or Distribution Equivalents awarded hereunder, unless
and until all the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement and the
Plan which affect the Participant or such other person shall have been complied
with as specified herein.
12. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by Participant, TEPPCO and their respective
permitted successors and assigns (including personal representatives, heirs and
legatees), except that Participant may not assign any rights or obligations
under this Agreement except to the extent and in the manner expressly permitted
hereby.
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13. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and
enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Texas and, where
applicable, the laws of the United States.
14. Interpretation. Any discrepancies or conflicts between or among the
Plan; the Phantom Unit Award Certificate or this Agreement, shall be resolved in
favor of the Phantom Unit Award Certificate; this Agreement; and the Plan in
that order.
15. No Employment Obligation. The granting of the award of Phantom
Units pursuant to this Agreement shall not constitute an employment contract,
express or implied, nor impose upon TEPPCO or any affiliate of TEPPCO any
obligation to employ or continue to employ Participant. The right of TEPPCO or
any affiliate of TEPPCO to terminate the employment of Participant shall not be
diminished or affected by reason of the fact that the award has been granted to
him.
16. Forfeiture. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement,
if the Committee finds by a majority vote after full consideration of the facts
that Participant (a) committed or engaged in fraud, embezzlement, theft,
commission of a felony, or proven dishonesty in the course of his employment by
TEPPCO or an affiliate of TEPPCO, which conduct damaged TEPPCO or affiliate of
TEPPCO, or disclosed trade secrets of TEPPCO or an affiliate of TEPPCO; or (b)
participated, engaged in or had a material, financial or other interest, whether
as an executive, officer, director, consultant, contractor, unitholder, owner,
or otherwise, in any commercial endeavor which is competitive with the business
of the TEPPCO or an affiliate of TEPPCO without the written consent of TEPPCO or
the affiliate of TEPPCO, the Participant shall forfeit all existing unredeemed
Phantom Units whether credited or not. Clause (b) shall not be deemed to have
been violated solely by reason of Participant's ownership of units or securities
of any publicly owned entity, if that ownership does not result in effective
control of the entity.
The decision of the Committee as to the cause of Participant's
discharge, the damage done to TEPPCO or an affiliate of TEPPCO, and the extent
of Participant's competitive activity shall be final. No decision of the
Committee, however, shall affect the finality of the discharge of Participant by
TEPPCO or an affiliate of TEPPCO in any manner.
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This agreement is executed and delivered, in duplication, pursuant to
the Plan, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
TEXAS EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY
X. X. XXXXXXX
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ATTEST:
XXXXX X. XXXX
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Secretary
, Participant
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Address
City, State, Zip Code
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