DENBURY RESOURCES INC
FORM OF DEFERRED PAYMENT CASH AWARD
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;10(bb)</B>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">$<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">Date of Grant: <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>DEFERRED PAYMENT CASH AWARD</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>CLIFF VESTING</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>DENBURY RESOURCES INC.</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This grant of a deferred payment cash award (the &#147;Award&#148;) is hereby made by Denbury Resources
Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) to &#95;&#95;&#95;(the &#147;Employee&#148;) on &#95;&#95;&#95;(&#147;Date of
Grant&#148;). Defined terms used herein which are capitalized but not defined in this Award shall have
the meaning assigned to them under the 2004 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan for Denbury Resources
Inc.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%"><B>1. </B><U><B>Amount of Award.</B></U> This Award is in the amount of $&#95;&#95;&#95;.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%"><B>2. </B><U><B>Vesting of Award.</B></U> This Award will &#147;Vest&#148; and become non-forfeitable on
occurrence of the earliest of the dates (&#147;Vesting Date&#148;) set forth in (a)&nbsp;through (d)&nbsp;immediately
below:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
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    <TD>the date of the 4<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> Anniversary of the Date of Grant;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
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    <TD>the date of Employee&#146;s death or Disability;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
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    <TD>the date of a Change in Control;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(d)</TD>
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    <TD>the date of Employee&#146;s Separation if such Separation occurs after the
Employee&#146;s Retirement Vesting Date.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%"><B>3. </B><U><B>Payment of Award</B></U>. The full amount of the Award, net of withholding, will be
paid to the Employee in a single lump sum cash payment within a reasonable period of time after
the Vesting Date. The Employee shall have no right to payment of any amount hereunder prior to
the Vesting Date, and funds for payment of the Award have not been segregated, and will not be
segregated, from the Company&#146;s assets, and this Award is solely a general unsecured obligation of
the Company to pay such Awards within a reasonable period of time following the Vesting Date.
This Award will not accrue any interest nor will its dollar value appreciate.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%"><B>4. </B><U><B>Termination of Award</B></U>. If the Employee Separates at any time prior to the
Vesting Date, this Award expires, and the Employee&#146;s right to receive all or any part of the
Award is permanently forfeited, on such date of Separation.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%"><B>5. </B><U><B>Withholding</B></U>. On the Vesting Date (or if not practical then on a date
thereafter which is on or prior to payment of the Award), the minimum amount of Federal and state
income and employment taxes required to withheld by the Company shall be deducted from the Award,
and only the remainder of the Award paid to the Employee. The Employee, in his or her sole
discretion, may direct the Company to withhold from the Award any amount in excess of the minimum
withholding, by notifying the Human
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">Resource Department prior to payment of the Award and completing the appropriate withholding
forms.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%"><B>6. </B><U><B>No Transfers Permitted.</B></U> The rights under this Award are not transferable by
the Employee otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and so long as
Employee lives, only Employee or his or her guardian or legal representative shall have any
rights under this Award. In the event of Employee&#146;s Separation by reason of death, or Employee&#146;s
death after the Vesting Date but before actual payment has been made, the Award will be paid to
the Employee&#146;s Beneficiary within 30&nbsp;days.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%"><B>7. </B><U><B>No Right To Continued Employment.</B></U> This Award shall not confer upon the
Employee any right with respect to continuation of employment by the Company, nor any right to
provide services to the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with Employee&#146;s right to
terminate employment, nor the Company&#146;s right to terminate Employee&#146;s employment, at any time.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%"><B>8. </B><U><B>Committee Authority.</B></U> The Award shall be administered by the Committee,
which shall adopt rules and regulations for carrying out the purposes of the Award and, without
limitation, may delegate all of what, in its sole discretion, it determines to be ministerial
duties to the Administrator; provided, further, that the determinations under, and the
interpretations of, any provision of the Award by the Committee shall, in all cases, be in its
sole discretion, and shall be final and conclusive.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%"><B>9. </B><U><B>Law Governing</B></U>. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS AWARD SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND
ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF DELAWARE.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%"><B>10. </B><U><B>Binding Effect</B></U><B>. </B>This Award shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. No
amendment of the Award may be made except with the written agreement of both the Company and the
Employee.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Dated </B>as of this <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> day of<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, 200<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>.
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>DENBURY RESOURCES INC.</B></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Gareth Roberts, President &#038; CEO</B></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Phil Rykhoek, Sr. Vice President &#038; CFO</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Acknowledgment</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned hereby acknowledges (i)&nbsp;my receipt of this Award, (ii)&nbsp;my opportunity to
review the Award, (iii)&nbsp;my opportunity to discuss this Award with a representative of the Company,
and my personal advisors, to the extent I deem necessary or appropriate, (iv)&nbsp;my understanding of
the terms and provisions of the Award, and (v)&nbsp;my understanding that, by my signature below, I am
agreeing to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of this Award.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Without limitation, I agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or
interpretations (including, without limitation, all interpretations of the meaning of provisions of
the Award) of the Administrator upon any questions arising under this Award.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Dated </B>as of this <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> day of <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, 200<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>.
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