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5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.</font></div>
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Group Inc. Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Incentive Compensation
Plan.</font>&#160;&#160;On June 5, 2008, the Compensation Committee (the
&#8220;Compensation Committee&#8221;) of the Board of Directors of Bristow Group Inc. (the
&#8220;Company&#8221;) approved the payment of bonuses to participants of the Bristow Group
Inc. Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (the &#8220;2008 Plan&#8221;) which
was approved on May 3, 2007 as disclosed in our prior 8-K filed on May 8, 2007,
in which certain key employees of the Company, including each of the executive
officers listed below (the &#8220;Named Executive Officers&#8221;), of the Company are
eligible to participate. The plan provided for payment of cash bonuses to
participants following the completion of the fiscal year subject to the
attainment of certain performance goals. Performance goals include Earnings per
Share (&#8220;EPS&#8221;), Earnings before Interest Taxes and Depreciation (&#8220;EBITDA&#8221;),
Return on Capital Employed (&#8220;ROCE&#8221;), safety measures, and a portion related to
individual performance, all as defined in the 2008 Plan. The amounts paid were
derived after reviewing the performance goals in comparison to actual fiscal
year 2008 results. The following are the amounts approved for each of the Named
Executive Officers:</font></div>
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Group Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan.</font>&#160;&#160;The Company has
previously adopted the Bristow Group Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan (the
&#8220;2007 Plan&#8221;), under which a maximum of 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock of the
Company, or cash equivalents of Common Stock, were reserved for awards to
directors, officers and key employees. Awards granted under the 2007 Plan may be
in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock,
restricted stock units, other stock-based awards, cash awards or any combination
thereof. On June 5, 2008, the Compensation Committee approved awards
of</font></div>
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options, restricted stock and long term performance cash to each of the Named
Executive Officers listed below under the 2007 Plan:</font></div>
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has a ten-year term, has an exercise price equal to the fair market value (as
defined in the 2007 Plan) of the Common Stock on the grant date (June 5, 2008)
of $50.25 per share.&#160;&#160;The options will vest in annual installments of
one-third each beginning on the first anniversary of the </font>grant
date.&#160;&#160;Restricted stock grants vest at the end of three
years.&#160;&#160;Performance cash awards allow the recipient to receive from
-0- to 200% of the target amount shown at the end of three years depending on
how the Company&#8217;s total shareholder return (&#8220;TSR&#8221;) ranks among the Company&#8217;s
compensation peer group over the performance period.&#160;&#160;If the Company&#8217;s
TSR for the performance period is below the 25<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: super">th</font>
percentile, nothing is earned by the recipient on account of the performance
cash award.&#160;&#160;The cash payout then ranges from 40% to 200% of the
target amount for TSR ranging from the 25<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: super">th</font>
percentile to the 75<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: super">th</font>
percentile.&#160;&#160;Each of the awards under the 2007 Plan is dependent on
the officer's continued employment with the Company, subject to the conditions
and exceptions specified in the awards.</font></div>
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foregoing description of stock options, restricted stock and performance cash
awards is qualified in its entirety by the forms of stock option, restricted
stock and performance cash award letters attached hereto as Exhibits&#160;10.1,
10.2 and 10.3, and incorporated herein by reference.</font></div>
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Adjustments.</font>&#160;&#160;On June 5, 2008, but effective April 1, 2008, the
Compensation Committee approved an increase of the base salaries of four of the
Named Executive Officers.&#160;&#160;The new salaries for the Named Executive
Officers are set forth below:</font></div>
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is paid in pounds sterling. All cash amounts shown above are converted to U.S.
dollars at the rate in effect on May 21, 2008 ($1.96/&#163;).</font></div>
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Incentive Compensation Plan.</font>&#160;&#160;On June 5, 2008, the Compensation
Committee approved the Bristow Group Inc. Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Incentive
Compensation Plan (the &#8220;2009 Plan&#8221;) in which certain key employees of the
Company, including each of the Named Executive Officers listed below are
eligible to participate.&#160;&#160;The 2009 Plan provides for payment of cash
bonuses to participants following the completion of the fiscal year subject to
the attainment of certain performance goals. Performance Goals include EPS,
ROCE, safety measures and a portion related to individual performance, all as
defined in the 2009 Plan. The following are the participation levels expressed
as a percentage of annual salary for each of the Named Executive
Officers:</font></div>
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foregoing description of the 2009 Plan is qualified in its entirety by the 2009
Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and is incorporated
herein by reference.</font></div>
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10.1</font></div>
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Non-qualified&#160;&#160;Stock Option Award Letter under the Bristow Group Inc.
2007 Long Term Incentive Plan</font></font></div>
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as of <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">[grant date]</font> (the
&#8220;Award Date&#8221;), Bristow Group Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) hereby grants to you a
nonqualified <font style="DISPLAY: inline">stock </font>option (&#8220;Option&#8221;) to
purchase <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">[number of
shares]</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Share</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">s</font> of common stock of the Company, $.01 par value
(&#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), in accordance with the Bristow Group Inc. 2007 Long Term
Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;).</font></div>
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full</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">y described in</font> the attached
Appendix A, Terms and Conditions of Employee Nonqualified Stock Option Award
(which Appendix A, together with this letter, is the &#8220;Award Letter&#8221;).<font style="DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font>Any capitalized term used and not defined
in the Award Letter has the meaning set forth in the Plan. In the event there is
an inconsistency between the terms of the Plan and the Award Letter, the terms
of the Plan control.</font></div>
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at which you may purchase the <font style="DISPLAY: inline">S</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">hares</font> of Common Stock covered by the Option is
<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">[exercise price]</font> per
Share (&#8220;Exercise Price&#8221;)<font style="DISPLAY: inline"> which is the Fair Market
Value of a Share of Common Stock on the Award Date</font>.&#160;&#160;Unless
otherwise provided in the attached Appendix A, your Option will expire on <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">[Date]</font> (&#8220;Expiration Date&#8221;),
and will become <font style="DISPLAY: inline">vested and </font>exercisable in
installments (the &#8220;Number of Shares Exercisable&#8221;) as follows<font style="DISPLAY: inline">, provided that you have been continuously employed
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">by</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> the
Company </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">from the Award Date
through</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> the </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">respective </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Vesting</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">
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</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Option</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">, the difference between the exercise price and the
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Fair Market Value </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">of the stock on the date of exercise </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">multiplied by the number of Shares you purchase,
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">will be taxable income to you. You should
closely</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> review Appendix A and the Plan
Prospectus for important details about the tax treatment of your </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Option</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">.
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">This</font> Option is subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in the enclosed&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline">Plan, this Award Letter,</font> the Prospectus for the
Plan, and any rules and regulations adopted by the Compensation Committee of the
Company&#8217;s Board of Directors.</font></div>
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<font style="DISPLAY: inline">Award Letter, the Plan</font> and <font style="DISPLAY: inline">any other</font> attachments should be retained in your
files for future reference.</font></div>
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Elders</font></div>
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</font></div>
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A</font></div>
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capitalized term used and not defined in the Award Letter has the meaning set
forth in the Plan. In the event there is an inconsistency between the terms of
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except as otherwise provided in Section 5.5 of the Plan and provided further
that any such reduction does not cause the Option to become subject to Code
Section 409A</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">.</font></font></div>
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one of the events described in that <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Section</font>.&#160;&#160;Regardless of the provisions
of <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Section</font> 6 of this Appendix, in no event
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<font style="DISPLAY: inline">vested and </font>exercisable in installments
<font style="DISPLAY: inline">with respect to the Number of Shares Exercisable
on the respective Vesting Date </font>as set forth in <font style="DISPLAY: inline">this</font> Award Letter.</font></div>
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installment will be in addition to the number of <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Shares</font> which previously became
exercisable.</font></div>
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</font>exercisable, you may exercise the Option as to all or any part of the
<font style="DISPLAY: inline">Shares</font> covered by the vested and
exercisable installments of the Option, at any time on or before the earlier of
(i) the Option <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Expiration Date</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> or (ii) the date your Option terminates under Section 6
of this Appendix</font>.</font></div>
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to the limitations set forth in this <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Award
Letter</font> and in the Plan, your Option may be exercised by written or
electronic notice provided to the Company as set forth below.&#160;&#160;Such
notice shall (a) state the number of <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Shares</font>
of Common Stock with respect to which your Option is being exercised, (b) <font style="DISPLAY: inline">unless otherwise permitted by the Committee, </font>be
accompanied by a wire transfer, cashier&#8217;s check, cash or money order payable to
the Company in the full amount of the Exercise Price for any <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Shares</font> of Common Stock being acquired plus any
appropriate withholding taxes (as provided in <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Section</font> 8 of this Appendix), or by other
consideration in the form and manner approved by the Committee pursuant to <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Sections</font> 5 and 8 of this Appendix, and (c) be
accompanied by such additional documents as the Committee or the Company may
then require.&#160;&#160;If any law or regulation requires the Company to take
any action with respect to the <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Shares</font>
specified in such notice, the time for delivery thereof, which would otherwise
be as promptly as possible, shall be postponed for the period of time necessary
to take such action.&#160;&#160;You shall have no rights of a stockholder with
respect to <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Shares</font> of Common Stock subject
to your Option unless and until such time as your Option has been exercised and
ownership of such <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Shares</font> of Common Stock
has been transferred to you.</font></div>
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as practicable after receipt of notification of exercise and full payment of the
Exercise Price and appropriate withholding taxes, a certificate representing the
number of Shares purchased under the Option, minus any Shares retained to
satisfy the applicable tax withholding obligations in accordance with Section 8
of this Appendix, will be delivered in street name to your brokerage account
(or, in the event of your death, to a brokerage account in the name of your
beneficiary in accordance with the Plan) or, at the Company&#8217;s option, a
certificate for such Shares will be delivered to you (or, in the event of your
death, to your beneficiary in accordance with the Plan).</font></div>
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cash (including cashier&#8217;s check, money order or wire transfer payable to the
Company), in Common Stock, in a combination of cash and Common Stock or in such
other manner as the Committee in its discretion may provide.</font></div>
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shall be <font style="DISPLAY: inline">determined in accordance with the Plan on
the date agreed to by the Company in advance as</font> the date of
exercise.&#160;&#160;The certificates evidencing <font style="DISPLAY: inline">previously owned Shares</font> of Common Stock tendered
must be duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate stock
powers.&#160;&#160;Only stock certificates issued solely in your name may be
tendered in exercise of your Option.&#160;&#160;Fractional <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Shares</font> may not be tendered in satisfaction of the
Exercise Price; any portion of the Exercise Price which is in excess of the
aggregate Fair Market Value of the number of whole <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Shares</font> tendered must be paid in
cash.&#160;&#160;If a certificate tendered in exercise of the Option evidences
more <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Shares</font> than are required pursuant to
the immediately preceding sentence for satisfaction of the portion of the
Exercise Price being paid in Common Stock, an appropriate replacement
certificate will be issued to you for the number of excess <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Shares</font>.</font></div>
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following rules apply to your Option in the event of your death, Disability (as
defined below), retirement, or other termination of employment.</font></div>
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      other than death, Disability or retirement (as those terms are used
      below), your Option will <font style="DISPLAY: inline">expire as to any
      unvested and not yet exercisable installments of the Option on the date of
      the termination of your employment and</font> no additional installments
      of your Option will become exercisable<font style="DISPLAY: inline">.&#160;&#160;Your</font> Option will be limited to
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      entitled to purchase under the Option on the date of the termination of
      your employment<font style="DISPLAY: inline"> and will remain exercisable
      for that number of Shares for the earlier of 90 days following the date of
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      of the Company or one of its subsidiaries approved by the committee <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">after you have
      attained age 62 and have completed five continuous years of service</font>
      <font style="DISPLAY: inline">(</font>as determined by the Committee),
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      Shares covered by the Option and will remain exercisable until<font style="DISPLAY: inline"> the Expiration
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      employment terminates by reason of Disability, your Option will become
      100% vested and fully exercisable as to all of the Shares covered by the
      Option and will remain exercisable until<font style="DISPLAY: inline"> the
      Expiration Date.&#160;&#160;If your employment terminates by reason of
      your death, your Option will become 100% vested and fully exercisable as
      to all of the Shares covered by the Option and will remain exercisable by
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      any, maintained by the Company for its employees or otherwise shall mean
      your complete inability, with or without a reasonable accommodation, to
      perform your duties with the Company on a full-time basis as a result of
      physical or mental illness or personal injury you have incurred for more
      than 12 weeks in any 52 week period, whether consecutive or not, as
      determined by an independent physician selected with your approval and the
      approval of the Company</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></a></font></div>
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      Committee may, in its sole discretion, exercised before or after your
      termination of employment, declare all or any portion of your Option
      immediately exercisable and/or <font style="DISPLAY: inline">make any
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to determine the date and circumstances of termination of your employment<font style="DISPLAY: inline"> and make all determinations under the Plan</font>, and
its determination shall be final, conclusive and binding upon you.</font></div>
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Control.&#160;&#160;</font>Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this Award
Letter, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined below) prior to
your termination of employment, your Option will immediately become <font style="DISPLAY: inline">100% vested and </font>fully exercisable <font style="DISPLAY: inline">as to all </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Share</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">s covered by
the</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> Option and the Option</font> will
remain exercisable until the Expiration Date.&#160;&#160;A Change in Control of
the Company shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day any one or more
of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:</font></div>
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      representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of the then
      outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in
      the election of directors (the &#8220;Outstanding Company Voting Securities&#8221;);
      provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (a), the following
      acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition
      directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any
      acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
      maintained by the Company or any corporation or other entity controlled by
      the Company, or (iv) any acquisition by any corporation or other entity
      pursuant to a transaction which complies with subclauses (i), (ii) and
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      Directors of the Company (the &#8220;Incumbent Board&#8221;) cease for any reason to
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      subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election
      by the Company&#8217;s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a
      majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board, shall be
      considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board,
      but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial
      assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened
      election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or
      other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on
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      of a reorganization, merger, conversion or consolidation or sale or other
      disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a
      &#8220;Business Combination&#8221;), in each case, unless, following such Business
      Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities
      who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company
      Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination
      beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then
      outstanding combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
      securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the
      corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination
      (including, without limitation, a corporation or other entity which as a
      result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of
      the Company&#8217;s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries)
      in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately
      prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Company Voting
      Securities, (ii) no Person (excluding any corporation or other entity
      resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or
      related trust) of the Company or such corporation or other entity
      resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or
      indirectly, 35% or more of the combined voting power of the then
      outstanding voting securities of the corporation or other entity resulting
      from such Business Combination except to the extent that such ownership
      existed prior to the Business Combination, and (iii) at least a majority
      of the members of the board of directors of the corporation or other
      entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the
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      dissolution of the Company other than in connection with the transfer of
      all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to an affiliate or a
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Consequences and <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Income Tax
</font>Withholding</font></div>
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Long Term Incentive Plan Prospectus for a general summary of the federal income
tax consequences of your receipt of this Option based on currently applicable
provisions of the Code and related regulations.&#160;&#160;The summary does not
discuss state and local tax laws or the laws of any other jurisdiction, which
may differ from U.S. federal tax law.&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline">Neither the Company nor the Committee guarantees the tax
consequences of your Incentive Award herein.&#160;&#160;You are advised</font>
to consult your own tax advisor regarding the application of the tax laws to
your particular situation.</font></div>
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422 of the Code.</font></div>
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arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to satisfy any applicable federal,
state or local withholding tax liability arising from the grant or exercise of
your Option.&#160;&#160;You can either make a cash payment to the Company of the
required amount or you can elect to satisfy your withholding obligation by
having the Company retain <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Shares</font> of Common
Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date tax is determined equal to the
amount of your withholding obligation from the <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Shares</font> otherwise deliverable to you upon the
exercise of your Option.&#160;&#160;You may not elect to have the Company<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font>withhold <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Shares</font> of Common Stock having a value in excess
of the minimum statutory withholding tax liability.&#160;&#160;If you fail to
satisfy your withholding obligation in a time and manner satisfactory to the
Committee, the Company shall have the right to withhold the required amount from
your salary or other amounts payable to you<font style="DISPLAY: inline"> prior
to transferring any Shares of Common Stock to you pursuant to this
Option</font>.</font></div>
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addition, you must make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to satisfy
any applicable withholding tax liability imposed under the laws of any other
jurisdiction arising from your Incentive Award hereunder. You may not elect to
have the Company withhold Shares having a value in excess of the minimum
withholding tax liability under local law. If you fail to satisfy such
withholding obligation in a time and manner satisfactory to the Committee, no
Shares will be issued to you or the Company shall have the right to withhold the
required amount from your salary or other amounts payable to you prior to the
delivery of the Common Stock to you.</font></div>
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Plan.&#160;&#160;However, under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933
(the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;), resales of <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Shares</font> acquired under the Plan by certain
officers and directors of the Company who may be deemed to be &#8220;affiliates&#8221; of
the Company must be made pursuant to an appropriate effective registration
statement filed with the SEC, pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 issued
under the Securities Act, or pursuant to another exemption from registration
provided in the Securities Act.&#160;&#160;At the present time, the Company does
not have a currently effective registration statement pursuant to which such
resales may be made by affiliates.&#160;&#160;There are no restrictions imposed
by the SEC on the resale of <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Shares</font> acquired
under the Plan by persons who are not affiliates of the Company<font style="DISPLAY: inline">; provided, however, that all employees, this Award
Letter and the Option and its exercise hereunder are subject to the Company&#8217;s
policies against insider trading (including black-out periods during which no
sales are permitted), and to other restrictions on resale that may be imposed by
the Company from time to time if it determines said restrictions are necessary
or advisable to comply with applicable law</font>.</font></div>
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recognized by you as a result of <font style="DISPLAY: inline">this Award Letter
or the </font>exercise of the Option <font style="DISPLAY: inline">or sale of
Common Stock </font>will not be included in the formula for calculating benefits
under any of the Company&#8217;s retirement and disability plans or any other benefit
plans.</font></div>
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issued hereunder shall be subject to all applicable federal and state laws and
the rules of the exchange on which Shares of the Company&#8217;s Common stock are
traded.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">&#160;&#160;The Plan and this Award
Letter shall be interpreted, construed and constructed in accordance with the
laws of the State of </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Delaware</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> and </font>without regard to its conflicts of law
provisions, except as may be superseded by applicable laws of the United
States.</font></div>
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Award Letter shall not, and no provision of this Award Letter shall be construed
or interpreted to, create any right to be employed by or to provide services to
or to continue your employment with or to continue providing services to the
Company, or the Company&#8217;s affiliates, Parent or Subsidiaries or their
affiliates.&#160;&#160;</font></font></div>
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such spouse&#8217;s interest, if any, in the grant of this Option or in any Shares of
Common Stock is subject to, the terms of this Award Letter.&#160;&#160;Nothing
in this Award Letter shall create a community property interest where none
otherwise exists.</font></font></div>
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409A.</font>&#160;&#160;This Incentive Award is intended to be exempt from Code
Section 409A.&#160;&#160;If the Committee determines that this Incentive Award
may be subject to Code Section 409A, the Committee may, in its sole discretion,
amend the terms and conditions of this Award Letter to the extent necessary to
comply with Code Section 409A.&#160;&#160;</font></div>
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have any questions regarding your Option or would like to obtain additional
information about the Plan or the Committee, please contact the Company&#8217;s
General Counsel, Bristow Group Inc., 2000 W. Sam Houston Parkway South, Suite
1700, Houston, Texas 77042 (telephone (713) 267-7600).&#160;&#160;Your Award
Letter<font style="DISPLAY: inline">, the Plan and any other attachments</font>
should be retained in your files for future reference.</font></div>
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10.2</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Form of Employee Restricted
Stock Award Letter under the Bristow Group Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive
Plan</font></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Effective
as of&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">[grant date]</font>
(the &#8220;Award Date&#8221;), Bristow Group Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) hereby grants to you
<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">[number of
shares]</font> restricted Shares (&#8220;Restricted Stock&#8221;) of the common stock of the
Company, $.01 par value (&#8220;Common Stock&#8221;),&#160;&#160;in accordance with the
Bristow Group Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;).</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Your
Restricted Stock Award is more fully described in the attached Appendix A, Terms
and Conditions of Employee Restricted Stock Award (which Appendix A, together
with this letter, is the &#8220;Award Letter&#8221;).&#160;&#160;Any capitalized term used
and not defined in this Award Letter has the meaning set forth in the
Plan.&#160;&#160;In the event there is an inconsistency between the terms of the
Plan and this Award Letter, the terms of the Plan control.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Unless
otherwise provided in the attached Appendix A, the restrictions on your Shares
of Restricted Stock will lapse and such Shares will vest on the third
anniversary of the Award Date, provided that you have been continuously employed
by the Company from the Award Date through the date of vesting and the lapse of
restrictions (the &#8220;Vesting Date&#8221;).&#160;&#160;Except as expressly provided in
Appendix A, all Shares of Restricted Stock as to which the restrictions thereon
have not previously lapsed and which remain unvested will automatically be
forfeited upon your termination of employment for any reason prior to the
Vesting Date.&#160;&#160;In the event that the Vesting Date is a Saturday,
Sunday or holiday, such Shares will instead vest on the first business day
immediately following the Vesting Date.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline">N</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">ote that in most
circumstances</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">, the </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares of Restricted
Stock that vest on the Vesting Date</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> will be
taxable income to you. You should closely review Appendix A and the Plan
Prospectus for important details about the tax treatment of your </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Restricted Stock Award</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font>Your
Restricted Stock is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the
enclosed Plan, this Award Letter, the Prospectus for the Plan, and any rules and
regulations adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Company&#8217;s Board of
Directors.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
Award Letter, the Plan and any other attachments hereto should be retained in
your files for future reference.</font></div>
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truly yours,</font></div>
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Elders</font></div>
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</font></div>
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A</font></div>
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and Conditions of</font></div>
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Restricted Stock Award</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
restricted Shares (&#8220;Restricted Stock&#8221;) of common stock, $.01 par value (&#8220;Common
Stock&#8221;), granted to you by Bristow Group Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) are subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in the Bristow Group Inc. 2007 Long Term
Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;), any rules and regulations adopted by the
Compensation Committee of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors (the &#8220;Committee&#8221;),
this Award Letter and the Prospectus for the Plan.&#160;&#160;Any capitalized
term used and not defined in this Award Letter has the meaning set forth in the
Plan.&#160;&#160;In the event there is an inconsistency between the terms of the
Plan and this Award Letter, the terms of the Plan control.</font></div>
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of Risk of Forfeiture and Vesting</font></div>
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Restricted Stock granted pursuant to your Award Letter will no longer be subject
to forfeiture on the Vesting Dates as set forth in your Award Letter provided
that you have been continuously employed by the Company from the Award Date
through the respective Vesting Date.&#160;&#160;In certain circumstances
described below, the possibility of forfeiture of your Restricted Stock may
lapse and the Shares may become 100% vested before the scheduled Vesting
Date.</font></div>
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on the Restricted Stock</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Until the
restrictions on your Restricted Stock have lapsed and your Shares have become
vested in accordance with this Award Letter, you may not sell, transfer, assign
or pledge the Shares.&#160;&#160;Immediately upon any attempt to transfer such
rights, your Restricted Stock, and all of the rights related thereto, will be
forfeited by you and cancelled by the Company.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Shares in
the amount of your Restricted Stock Award will be registered in your name as of
the Award Date, but will be held by the Company on your behalf, together with a
stock power endorsed in blank, until the restrictions on such Shares lapse. If
certificated, each stock certificate shall bear the following
legend:</font></div>
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transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby
are subject to the restrictions, terms and conditions (including forfeiture and
restrictions against transfer) contained in the Award Letter for such Restricted
Stock entered into between the registered owner of such shares and Bristow Group
Inc.&#160;&#160;a copy of the Award Letter is on file in the office of the
Secretary of Bristow Group Inc., located at 2000 W.&#160;Sam Houston Parkway
South, Suite 1700, Houston, Texas 77042.</font></div>
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restrictions on Shares of your Restricted Stock lapse and the Shares become
vested, a certificate representing such Shares, minus any Shares retained to
satisfy the applicable tax withholding obligations in accordance with Section 6
of this Appendix, will be delivered in street name to your brokerage account
(or, in the event of your death, to a brokerage account in the name of your
beneficiary in accordance with the Plan) or, at the Company&#8217;s option, a
certificate for such Shares will be delivered to you (or, in the event of your
death, to your beneficiary in accordance with the Plan).&#160;&#160;As a
condition of this Restricted Stock Award, you agree to execute such additional
documents and complete and execute such forms as the Committee or the Company
may require for purposes of this Award Letter.</font></div>
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and Voting</font></div>
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have the right to vote your Restricted Stock, even if it remains subject to
forfeiture, until it is forfeited.&#160;&#160;From the Award Date, all cash
dividends payable with respect to your Restricted Stock will be paid directly to
you, subject to applicable withholding, at the same time dividends are paid with
respect to all other Shares of Common Stock unless and until any Shares of the
Restricted Stock are forfeited.</font></div>
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of Employment</font></div>
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Vesting.&#160;&#160;</font>Except as provided in this Section 4 and Section 5,
if your employment is terminated, your unvested Shares of Restricted Stock shall
be immediately forfeited.&#160;&#160;Any Shares of Restricted Stock forfeited
hereunder shall automatically revert to the Company and become cancelled Shares
and shall be again subject to the Plan.</font></div>
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Disability.&#160;&#160;</font>If your employment is terminated by reason of
death or Disability, all of your Shares of Restricted Stock will no longer be
subject to the possibility of future forfeiture and will be 100%
vested.&#160;&#160;For purposes of this Appendix, Disability shall have the
meaning given that term by the group disability insurance, if any, maintained by
the Company for its employees or otherwise shall mean your complete inability,
with or without a reasonable accommodation, to perform your duties with the
Company on a full-time basis as a result of physical or mental illness or
personal injury you have incurred for more than 12 weeks in any 52 week period,
whether consecutive or not, as determined by an independent physician selected
with your approval and the approval of the Company.</font></div>
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your employment terminates by reason of retirement under a retirement program of
the Company or one of its subsidiaries approved by the Committee after you have
attained age 62 and have completed five continuous years of service <font style="DISPLAY: inline">(in </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">either
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">case </font>as determined by the
Committee), all of your Shares of Restricted Stock will no longer be subject to
the possibility of future forfeiture and will be 100% vested.</font></div>
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Employment.&#160;&#160;</font>If your employment terminates for any reason other
than those provided in Sections 4(b) and 4(c) above, your unvested Shares of
Restricted Stock upon your termination of employment will be forfeited, unless
otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.</font></div>
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Committee.&#160;&#160;</font>The Committee may, in its sole discretion,
exercised before or after your termination of employment, accelerate the vesting
of all or any portion of your Shares of Restricted Stock.</font></div>
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Determinations.&#160;&#160;</font>The Committee shall have absolute discretion
to determine the date and circumstances of the termination of your employment,
and its determination shall be final, conclusive and binding upon
you.</font></div>
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in Control</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Acceleration of Lapse of
Restrictions. </font>All of your Shares of Restricted Stock will no longer be
subject to forfeiture and will be 100% vested immediately upon a Change in
Control of the Company prior to your termination of employment.&#160;&#160;A
Change in Control of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred as of the
first day any one or more of the following conditions shall have been
satisfied:</font></div>
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acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section
13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a &#8220;Person&#8221;) of beneficial ownership
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of Shares
representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors (the &#8220;Outstanding Company Voting Securities&#8221;); provided, however, that
for purposes of this clause (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute
a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any
acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan
(or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation or
other entity controlled by the Company, or (iv) any acquisition by any
corporation or other entity pursuant to a transaction which complies with
subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of clause (c) below; or</font></div>
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Individuals who, as of the Effective Date of the Plan, are members of the Board
of Directors of the Company (the &#8220;Incumbent Board&#8221;) cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company;
provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (b), any individual becoming
a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for
election by the Company&#8217;s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a
majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board, shall be
considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but
excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of
office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with
respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the
Board of Directors of the Company; or</font></div>
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Consummation of a reorganization, merger, conversion or consolidation or sale or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a
&#8220;Business Combination&#8221;), in each case, unless, following such Business
Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who
were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Voting
Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own,
directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then outstanding combined voting
power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors of the corporation or other entity resulting from such
Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation or other
entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or
substantially all of the Company&#8217;s assets either directly or through one or more
subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership,
immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Company
Voting Securities, (ii) no Person (excluding any corporation or other entity
resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) of the Company or such corporation or other entity resulting from
such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or
more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of
the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination except
to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and
(iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the
corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination were
members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial
agreement, or of the action of the Board of Directors of the Company, providing
for such Business Combination; or</font></div>
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Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company other than in connection with the transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company to an affiliate or a Subsidiary
of the Company.</font></div>
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Consequences and Income Tax Withholding</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">You
should review the Plan Prospectus for a general summary of the federal income
tax consequences of your receipt of Restricted Stock based on currently
applicable provisions of the Code and related regulations.&#160;&#160;The
summary does not discuss state and local tax laws or the laws of any other
jurisdiction, which may differ from U.S. federal tax laws.&#160;&#160;Neither
the Company nor the Committee guarantees the tax consequences of your Award
Letter.&#160;&#160;You are advised to consult your own tax advisor regarding the
application of tax laws to your particular situation.</font></div>
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Award Letter is subject to your satisfaction of applicable withholding
requirements.&#160;&#160;Unless the Committee in its sole discretion determines
otherwise, to satisfy any applicable federal, state or local withholding tax
liability arising from the grant or vesting of your Restricted Stock, the
Company will retain a certain number of Shares of Common Stock having a value
equal to the amount of your minimum statutory withholding obligation from the
Shares otherwise deliverable to you upon the vesting of your Restricted
Stock.</font></div>
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addition, you must make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to satisfy
any applicable withholding tax liability imposed under the laws of any other
jurisdiction arising from your Incentive Award hereunder. You may not elect to
have the Company withhold Shares having a value in excess of the minimum
withholding tax liability under local law. If you fail to satisfy such
withholding obligation in a time and manner satisfactory to the Committee, no
Shares will be issued to you or the Company shall have the right to withhold the
required amount from your salary or other amounts payable to you prior to the
delivery of the Common Stock to you.</font></div>
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condition of this Restricted Stock Award, you agree to waive your right to make
an election under Code Section 83(b).&#160;&#160;Accordingly, no such election
will be recognized by the Company.</font></div>
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on Resale</font></div>
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than the restrictions referenced in Section 2, there are no restrictions imposed
by the Plan on the resale of Common Stock acquired under the
Plan.&#160;&#160;However, under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933
(the&#160;&#8220;Securities Act&#8221;) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;), resales of Shares acquired under the Plan by
certain officers and directors of the Company who may be deemed to be
&#8220;affiliates&#8221; of the Company must be made pursuant to an appropriate effective
registration statement filed with the SEC, pursuant to the provisions of Rule
144 issued under the Securities Act, or pursuant to another exemption from
registration provided in the Securities Act.&#160;&#160;At the present time, the
Company does not have a currently effective registration statement pursuant to
which such resales may be made by affiliates.&#160;&#160;There are no
restrictions imposed by the SEC on the resale of Shares acquired under the Plan
by persons who are not affiliates of the Company; provided, however, that all
employees and the grant of Restricted Stock and any Common Stock deliverable
hereunder are subject to the Company&#8217;s policies against insider trading
(including black-out periods during which no sales are permitted), and to other
restrictions on resale that may be imposed by the Company from time to time if
it determines said restrictions are necessary or advisable to comply with
applicable law.</font></div>
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on Other Benefits</font></div>
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recognized by you as a result of your Restricted Stock Award will not be
included in the formula for calculating benefits under any of the Company&#8217;s
retirement and disability plans or any other benefit plans.</font></div>
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with Laws</font></div>
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Award Letter and the Restricted Stock and any Common Stock deliverable hereunder
shall be subject to all applicable federal and state laws and the rules of the
exchange on which Shares of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock are
traded.&#160;&#160;The Plan and this Award Letter shall be interpreted,
construed and constructed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
and without regard to its conflicts of law provisions, except as may be
superseded by applicable laws of the United States.</font></div>
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Employment or Services.&#160;&#160;</font>This Award Letter shall not, and no
provision of this Award Letter shall be construed or interpreted to, create any
right to be employed by or to provide services to or to continue your employment
with or to continue providing services to the Company or the Company&#8217;s
affiliates, Parent or Subsidiaries or their affiliates.</font></div>
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Property.&#160;&#160;</font>Each spouse individually is bound by, and such
spouse&#8217;s interest, if any, in the grant of Restricted Stock or in any Shares of
Common Stock is subject to, the terms of this Award Letter.&#160;&#160;Nothing
in this Award Letter shall create a community property interest where none
otherwise exists.</font></div>
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409A.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">This </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Incentive
Award</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">i</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">s intended to be
exempt from Code Section 409A.&#160;&#160;If the Committee determines that this
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Incentive Award may be</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> subject to Code Section 409A, the Committee may, in its
sole discretion, amend the terms and conditions of this Award Letter to the
extent necessary to comply with Code Section
409A.&#160;&#160;</font></font></div>
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have any questions regarding your Restricted Stock Award or would like to obtain
additional information about the Plan, please contact the Company&#8217;s General
Counsel, Bristow Group Inc., 2000 W.&#160;Sam Houston Parkway South, Suite 1700,
Houston, Texas 77042 (telephone (713)&#160;267 - 7600).&#160;&#160;Your Award
Letter and all attachments should be retained in your files for future
reference.</font></div>
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10.3</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Form of Employee Performance Cash Award
Letter under the Brisotw Group Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">____,
20__</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Dear
______:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Bristow
Group Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) hereby <font style="DISPLAY: inline">awards</font> to
you effective as of the date hereof&#160;&#160;(&#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline">Award</font> Date&#8221;) a Performance Cash Award which
represents the opportunity for you to receive&#160;up to $_________,<font style="DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">which is 200%
of your</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> target award of $_____________,
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">upon</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">
the Company</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">&#8217;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">s achievement of a performance goal</font> over a
specified performance period. This award is made&#160;in accordance with the
Bristow Group Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;). </font></div>
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Cash</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> Award</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> is more fully de</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">scribed in</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> the
attached</font> Appendix A, Terms and Conditions of Employee Performance Cash
Award (which Appendix A, together with this letter, is the &#8220;Award Letter&#8221;).<font style="DISPLAY: inline">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Any capitalized term used and not
defined in the Award Letter has the meaning set forth in the Plan. In the event
there is an inconsistency between the terms of the Plan and the Award Letter,
the terms of the Plan control.</font></font></div>
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cash</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> you may earn </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">will be determined based upon the Company</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">&#8217;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">s achievement of a
performance </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">goa</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">l</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> during the
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">three year period following the Award
Date</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> as described in Appendix
A.&#160;&#160;</font></font></div>
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Plan, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">this
Award Letter </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">and any rules and
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A</font></div>
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and Conditions of</font></div>
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Performance Cash Award</font></div>
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Performance Cash <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Award</font> by <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Bristow
Group Inc.</font> (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) made to you effective as of the <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Award</font> Date provides for the opportunity for you
to receive, if certain conditions are met, a cash payment (&#8220;Performance Cash&#8221;),
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Bristow
Group Inc.</font> 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;), the enclosed
Prospectus for the Plan, any rules and regulations adopted by the Compensation
Committee of the <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Company&#8217;s </font>Board of
Directors (the &#8220;Committee&#8221;), and <font style="DISPLAY: inline">this Award
Letter</font>.&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Any capitalized term used
and not defined in the Award Letter has the meaning set forth in the Plan. In
the event there is an inconsistency between the terms of the Plan and the Award
Letter, the terms of the Plan control.</font></font></div>
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of <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">the Performance
Cash </font>that will actually be earned by and <font style="DISPLAY: inline">awarded</font> to you (the &#8220;Earned Cash&#8221;) out of the
total maximum amount of <font style="DISPLAY: inline">the </font>Performance
Cash<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> Award</font>
will be based upon the level of achievement by the Company of the performance
standard described below over the three-year period commencing April 1, 200__
and ending March 31, 20__ (the &#8220;Performance Cycle&#8221;).&#160;&#160;The
determination by the Committee with respect to the achievement of such
performance standards<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font>will be made in the
first quarter of <font style="DISPLAY: inline">200___</font> after all necessary
Company and peer information is available.&#160;&#160;The specific date on which
such determination is formally made and approved by the Committee is referred to
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Company will notify you of the amount of Earned Cash, if any, to be actually
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calculation of Earned Cash shall be based on the Company&#8217;s Total Shareholder
Return ranking compared to a defined peer group at the end of the Performance
Cycle as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline">&#8220;</font>Total Shareholder Return<font style="DISPLAY: inline">&#8221;</font> is defined for a given company as the change in
share price plus cumulative dividends paid, assuming dividend reinvestment
during the Performance Cycle, over share price at the beginning of the
Performance Cycle of the applicable <font style="DISPLAY: inline">company</font>.&#160;&#160;Earned Cash will be
calculated by multiplying the maximum amount of Performance Cash&#160;by the
appropriate percentage set </font></div>
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below for the percentile rank achieved by the Company. For Total Shareholder
Return performance between the percentile ranks noted below, linear
interpolation will be used to calculate the exact amount of Earned
Cash:</font></div>
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Company&#8217;s defined &#8220;Peer Group&#8221; shall consist of the Company and the
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calculation of Total Shareholder Return, the peer group will include those of
the above companies still in existence on the Determination Date adjusted as
determined by the Committee to account for mergers and acquisitions involving
members of the peer group.</font></div>
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Plan, the Committee shall have the exclusive authority to make all
determinations hereunder, including but not limited to the ranking of the
Company and its Peer Group. Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee shall
have absolute discretion to determine the amount of Earned Cash to which you are
entitled, if any, including without limitation such adjustments as may be
necessary in the opinion of the Committee to account for changes since the date
of the Award Letter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall be
precluded from increasing the amount that would otherwise be obtainable upon the
achievement of the performance goals described in Section 1(a) above to the
extent prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the &#8220;Code&#8221;), and the applicable regulations, rulings, and notices
thereunder. The Committee&#8217;s determination shall be final, conclusive and binding
upon you.&#160;&#160;</font></div>
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General.</font>&#160;&#160;Except as provided in this Section 2 and Section 3 of
this Appendix, if your employment terminates prior to the Determination Date,
your Performance Cash Award shall be immediately forfeited, and you will not be
entitled to receive any Earned Cash.&#160;&#160;</font></div>
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Death or Disability.</font>&#160;&#160;If your employment terminates by reason
of your death or Disability prior to the Determination Date, you will be
entitled to receive Earned Cash in an amount equal to 50% of the maximum amount
of your Performance Cash Award, and your Earned Cash will be paid to you no
later than 2 &#189; months after the end of the taxable year in which your employment
terminates.&#160;&#160;For purposes of this Appendix, Disability shall have the
meaning given that term by the group disability insurance, if any, maintained by
the Company for its employees or otherwise shall mean your complete inability,
with or without a reasonable accommodation, to perform your duties with the
Company on a full-time basis as a result of physical or mental illness or
personal injury you have incurred for more than 12 weeks in any 52 week period,
whether consecutive or not, as determined by an independent physician selected
with your approval and the approval of the Company.</font></div>
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Retirement.</font>&#160;&#160;If your employment terminates prior to the
Determination Date by reason of your retirement under a retirement program of
the Company or one of its Subsidiaries approved by the Committee after you have
both attained age 62 and completed five continuous years of service (as
determined by the Committee), your Performance Cash Award will no longer be
subject to forfeiture for termination of employment prior to the Determination
Date, and you may still become entitled to Earned Cash in accordance with
Section 1 above if, and only to the extent that, the Company achieves the
performance standard described in Section 1 above; provided, however, that the
amount of Earned Cash otherwise payable to you under Section 1 shall be prorated
by the ratio of the number of your months of continuous service from the
beginning of the Performance Cycle to the date of retirement divided by thirty
six.&#160;&#160;The payment of your Earned Cash will be made no later than 2 &#189;
months after the end of the Performance Cycle.</font></div>
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to determine the date and circumstances of the termination of your employment,
and its determination shall be final, conclusive and binding upon
you.</font></div>
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to receive Earned Cash in an amount equal to 50% of the maximum amount of your
Performance Cash Award, and your Earned Cash will be paid to you no later than 2
&#189; months after the end of the taxable year in which the Change in Control
occurs.&#160;&#160;A Change in Control of the Company shall be deemed to have
occurred as of the first day any one or more of the following conditions shall
have been satisfied:</font></div>
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acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section
13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a &#8220;Person&#8221;) of beneficial ownership
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Shares</font> representing
35% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors (the &#8220;Outstanding Company Voting Securities&#8221;); provided, however, that
for purposes of this clause (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute
a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any
acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan
(or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation or
other entity controlled by the Company, or (iv) any acquisition by any
corporation or other entity pursuant to a transaction which complies with
subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of clause (c<font style="DISPLAY: inline">)
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Individuals who, as of the Effective Date of the Plan, are members of the Board
of Directors of the Company (the &#8220;Incumbent Board&#8221;) cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company;
provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (b), any individual becoming
a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for
election by the Company&#8217;s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a
majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board, shall be
considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but
excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of
office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with
respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the
Board of Directors of the Company; or</font></div>
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Consummation of a reorganization, merger, conversion or consolidation or sale or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a
&#8220;Business Combination&#8221;), in each case, unless, following such Business
Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who
were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Voting
Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own,
directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then outstanding combined voting
power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors of the corporation or other entity resulting from such
Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation or other
entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or
substantially all of the Company&#8217;s assets either directly or through one or more
subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership,
immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Company
Voting Securities, (ii) no Person (excluding any corporation or other entity
resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) of the Company or such corporation or other entity resulting from
such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or
more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of
the corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination except
to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination and
(iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the
corporation or other entity resulting from such Business Combination were
members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial
agreement, or of the action of the Board of Directors of the Company, providing
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dissolution of the Company other than in connection with the transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company to an affiliate or a Subsidiary
of the Company.</font></div>
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general summary of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of your receipt of
this Performance Cash Award based on currently applicable provisions of the Code
and related regulations.&#160;&#160;The summary does not discuss state and local
tax laws or the laws of any other jurisdiction, which may differ from U.S.
federal tax law.<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Neither the Company nor the Committee guarantees the tax
consequences of your Performance </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Cash
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are advised</font> to consult your own tax advisor regarding the application of
the tax laws to your particular situation.</font></div>
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withholding tax liability arising in connection with the award.&#160;&#160;The
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payment to you as required by law.&#160;&#160;You may not elect for such
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any applicable withholding tax liability imposed under the laws of any other
jurisdiction arising from the Performance Cash Award hereunder.</font></div>
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Cash</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> Award</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">,</font> and the entitlement to and payment of your
Earned Cash<font style="DISPLAY: inline">, </font>will not be included in the
formula for calculating benefits under any of the Company&#8217;s retirement and
disability plans or any other benefit plans.</font></div>
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applicable federal and state laws</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font>The Plan and
this Award Letter shall be interpreted, construed and constructed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflicts of law
provisions, except as may be superseded by applicable laws of the United
States.</font></div>
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Award </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">will not, and no provision of this
Award Letter will be construed or interpreted to, create any right to be
employed by or to provide services to or to continue your employment with or to
continue providing services to the Company or the Company&#8217;s affiliates,
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affiliates.&#160;&#160;</font></font></div>
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such spouse&#8217;s interest, if any, in this Performance Cash Award is subject to the
terms of this Award Letter.&#160;&#160;Nothing in this Award Letter shall create
a community property interest where none otherwise exists.</font></font></div>
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409A.&#160;&#160;If the Committee determines that this </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">Performance Cash</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">
Award may be subject to Code Section 409A, the Committee may, in its sole
discretion, amend the terms and conditions of this Award Letter to the extent
necessary to comply with Code Section 409A</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">
or otherwise to exempt the Performance Cash Award from Code Section
409A.&#160;&#160;Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be
required to assume any economic burden in connection therewith</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline">.&#160;&#160;</font></font></div>
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have any questions regarding your <font style="DISPLAY: inline">Performance
Cash</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline"> Award</font> or would like to obtain
additional information about the Plan or the Committee, please contact the
Company&#8217;s General Counsel, Bristow Group Inc., 2000 W.&#160;Sam Houston Parkway
South, Suite 1700, Houston, Texas 77042 (telephone (713)&#160;267 -
7600).&#160;&#160;&#160;Your Award Letter<font style="DISPLAY: inline">, the
Plan and all attachments</font> should be retained in your files for future
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10.4<br></font></div>
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GROUP INC.</font></div>
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5, 2008</font></div>
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provide certain corporate officers and managers, subsidiary Presidents,
Directors and managers the opportunity to share in the performance of the
company by achieving specific financial and safety goals and key individual
objectives.</font></div>
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will be required to uphold and certify their performance of the Company&#8217;s legal
and ethical standards as described in the Code of Business Integrity and the
policies that support the Code; and shall use the Company&#8217;s statement of Core
Values and the Leadership Charter as guidelines for the conduct of business and
working relationships.</font></div>
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      Corporate Officers, Directors and Managers, and participating subsidiary
      Presidents, Directors, and Managers may be eligible to participate in the
      plan.&#160;&#160;Participants are recommended by the CEO and approved by
      the Compensation Committee. In order to be eligible an employee must be
      actively employed in a bonus eligible position for a minimum of three
      months.</font></div>
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      who are employed after the commencement of the Plan year will be eligible
      to participate in the plan on a pro-rata basis for such plan
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      Officers will be assigned to a specific eligibility level set as a
      percentage of actual base salary designated by the Compensation
      Committee.&#160;&#160;Other participants will be assigned to a specific
      eligibility level designated by management.&#160;&#160;The Entry, Expected
      and Maximum incentive award opportunity as a percent of actual base salary
      will range as follows:</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">10%</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">25%</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">50%</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">8%</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">20%</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">40%</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3-4</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6%</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">15%</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">30%</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1-2</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">10%</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">20%</font></div>
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PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPI&#8217;S) AND WEIGHTS</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">KPI&#8217;s
      are selected and weighted to give emphasis to performance for which
      participants have the most direct control.&#160;&#160;KPI&#8217;s may vary among
      participants and may change from year to
year.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Compensation Committee approves the KPI&#8217;s and weights
      annually.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">All
      participants will be assigned safety and financial performance measures at
      the consolidated corporate level. Achievement of the safety measure is
      subject to the fatality qualifier described
  below.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">All
      participants will share in the overall performance of the company as
      measure at the consolidated corporate
level.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Each
      participant will have a discretionary &#8220;individual performance&#8221; component,
      and will be evaluated based on specific individual objectives (scorecard)
      and an overall performance evaluation of their contribution to the
      organization as well as the performance of the Country, Business Unit
      and/or Division in which they are
employed.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      performance measures and their weightings for Fiscal Year 2009 will be
      ROCE (25%), EPS (25%), TRIR (10%), AAR (15%) and Individual Performance
      (25%). Awards will be based upon actual results for the fiscal year as
      compared to the FY 2009 budget.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Each
      participant will receive an individual Incentive Award Determination
      Worksheet that contains his or her specific incentive award opportunity,
      KPI&#8217;s, and performance goals.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Attachment
      I summarizes the KPI&#8217;s for the FY09 Incentive
  Plan.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">KPI
DEFINITIONS</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
following definitions will determine the calculation of each KPI.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Safety TRIR &#8211; </font>Bristow Group
consolidated Total Recordable Incident Rate for the fiscal year, meaning the
total number of recordable safety incidents per 200,000 man hours.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Safety AAR &#8211; </font>Bristow Group
consolidated Air Accident Rate for the fiscal year meaning the number of Air
Accidents per 100,000 flight hours as defined by the International Civil
Aviation Organizations (ICAO) Annex 13 in compliance with the NTSB and CAA
definitions.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Fatality </font>&#8211; If during the
fiscal year, there is a fatality in administrative, ground or air operations to
an employee, passenger, bystander or anyone involved in operations at hand, the
award for the safety performance component will be zero for all participants in
the Country where the fatality took place, then in a direct line up through the
organization to include participants in the related Business Unit headquarters,
Division headquarters and Corporate headquarters.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">ROCE &#8211; </font>Bristow Group
consolidated Return on Capital Employed for the fiscal year meaning Earnings
before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) divided by
Bristow Group consolidated Capital Employed for the same period.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Capital Employed &#8211; </font>Bristow
Group consolidated<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font>Capital Employed meaning
the value of all assets and investments used to generate EBITDA including but
not limited to aircraft and working capital.&#160;&#160;Capital Employed is
measured at the end of each quarter and the Capital Employed used in calculating
ROCE is the average of Capital Employed at the beginning of a period and each
measurement date during that period (i.e. Capital Employed for FY 2009 is the
average of Capital Employed at 3/31/08, 6/30/08, 9/30/08, 12/31/08 and 3/31/09).
Fair market value for a particular aircraft model is set annually during the
Annual Business Plan cycle and then held constant through the following fiscal
year. Net Book Value is used to value all non-aircraft assets.</font></div>
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consolidated<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font>Fully
Diluted Earning per Share for the fiscal year, determined in accordance with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Individual Performance -
</font>Individual performance may relate specifically to the individual and/or
pre-established Country, Business Unit or Division objective goals approved by
the Sr. Vice President for the applicable Division. Each individual participant
should be evaluated on individual objectives that have been defined at the
beginning of the plan year and an overall performance evaluation of the
individual&#8217;s contributions during the year.&#160;&#160;The total amount to all
participants for the discretionary component is set as a multiple of the
&#8220;expected&#8221; level ranging from 0 to 200% recommended by Senior Management and
approved by the Compensation Committee.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">PERFORMANCE
GOALS</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">For
      each non discretionary performance measure, goals for the Entry, Expected,
      and Maximum levels of performance are set forth in Attachment
      I.</font></div>
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      </table>
    </div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Financial
      performance goals are based on the Board approved FY2009 operating
      budget.</font></div>
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    </div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Compensation Committee reserves the right to adjust performance goals (up
      or down) for significant acquisitions, divestitures or events that were
      not contemplated when the performance goals were initially
      set.</font></div>
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      </table>
    </div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">DETERMINING
THE ANNUAL INCENTIVE AWARD</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Once
      the FY 2009 plan year has been completed, the safety and financial
      performance of the corporation will be determined.&#160;&#160;For each
      financial performance measure the performance level will be determined
      based on the standards established at the beginning of the plan
      year.&#160;&#160;Interpolation will be used between Entry, Expected and
      Maximum.</font></div>
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      </table>
    </div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      actual incentive award earned by each participant will be the sum of the
      incentive award earned for each KPI including Individual
      Performance.</font></div>
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      </table>
    </div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Incentive
      Awards will be paid as soon as practical after the end of the plan year
      and completion and certification of the outside audit of financial
      results.&#160;&#160;Awards will be made no later than 75 days after the
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