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Exhibit 10(ll)(7)
CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.
2009 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
FORM OF EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
Pursuant to this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (“Award Agreement”),
CENTERPOINT
ENERGY, INC. (the “Company”)
hereby grants to the Executive Chairman, an employee of the Company, on the
Award Date, a restricted stock unit award of the number of units of Common Stock of the Company (the “RSU Award”
)
as specified on this Computershare web site (“Award Notice”), pursuant to the
CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC. 2009
LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (the “Plan”),
subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions described in the Plan
and as follows:
1. Relationship to the Plan; Definitions.
This RSU Award is subject to all of the terms,
conditions and provisions of the Plan in effect on the date hereof and administrative interpretations thereunder, if any,
adopted by the Committee. Except as defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meanings ascribed to them
under the Plan. To the extent that any provision of this Award Agreement conflicts with the express terms of the Plan, it
is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the terms of the Plan shall control and, if necessary, the applicable provisions of
this Award Agreement shall be hereby deemed amended so as to carry out the purpose and intent of the Plan. References
to the Participant herein also include the heirs or other legal representatives of the Participant. For purposes of this
Award Agreement:
“Award Date”
means the date this RSU Award is granted to the Participant as specified in the Award
Notice.
“Change in Control Closing Date”
means the date a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) is
consummated.
“Change in Control Payment Date” means the following:
(i)
If the Change in Control is a Section 409A Change in Control, then the Change in Control
Payment Date shall be not later than the 70th day after the Change in Control Closing Date; and
(ii)
If the Change in Control is a Non-
Section 409A Change in Control, then the Change in
Control Payment Date shall be the first to occur of:
1
(1)
the Vesting Date(s) on which the units are paid under Section 3 hereof for the
number of units indicated in the Award Notice assuming continuous Employment
by the Participant as of such Vesting Date(s); or
(2) in the case of the Participant’
s death or Separation from Service due to Disability
or Retirement prior to the Vesting