Gardner Denver, Inc. Nonemployee Director Restricted Stock Units Agreement RECIPIENT: RS UNITS: GRANT DATE: VEST DATE: EXPIRATION DATE:
Exhibit 10.6
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Denver, Inc. | ||
| Nonemployee Director | ||
| Restricted Stock Units Agreement |
RECIPIENT:
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RS UNITS: | GRANT DATE: | VEST DATE: | EXPIRATION DATE: |
This Agreement is made between ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Denver, Inc., a Delaware corporation, having its principal
executive office in Quincy, Illinois (the “Company”), and the undersigned, an Director of the
Company or a subsidiary of the Company (the “Director”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company (the “Committee”) desires to benefit the Company by increasing motivation on the part
of the Director, who is materially important to the Company, by creating an incentive to remain as
an Director of the Company and to work to the very best of the Director’s abilities; and
WHEREAS, to further this purpose, the Company desires to make an Award of restricted stock
units to the Director under the terms of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Denver, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, as
amended and restated (the “Plan”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to official action of the Committee on , 200 (the “Date of
Award”), the Company undertook to grant the Award contemplated by this Agreement to the Director.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the mutual agreements hereinafter set
forth, it is covenanted and agreed as follows:
1. Grant of Restricted Stock Units. Pursuant to the terms of the Plan the Director is
hereby awarded restricted stock units covering shares of the Common Stock (the “RS
Units”). On any day, the value of an RS Unit shall equal the Fair Market Value of one share of
Common Stock. All of the RS Units shall be subject to the prohibition on the transfer of the RS
Units and the obligations to forfeit the RS Units to the Company as set forth in Section 4
paragraph (c) of this Agreement.
2. Effect of the Plan. The RS Units awarded to the Director are subject to all of the terms
and conditions of the Plan, which terms and conditions are incorporated herein for all purposes,
and of this Agreement together with all rules and determinations from time to time issued by the
Committee and by the Board pursuant to the Plan. The Company hereby reserves the right to amend,
modify, restate, supplement or terminate the Plan without the consent of the Director, so long as
such amendment, modification, restatement or supplement shall not materially reduce the rights and
benefits available to the Director hereunder, and this Award shall be subject, without further
action by the Company or the Director, to such amendment, modification, restatement or supplement
unless provided otherwise therein. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall
have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan.
3. Vesting of RS Units. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4 of this Agreement, the RS
Units shall vest pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (d) of Section 4 of this Agreement, on the
third anniversary of the Date of Award.
4. Restrictions. The Director hereby accepts the Award of the RS Units and agrees with
respect thereto as follows:
(a) No Transfer. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in this Agreement
or the Plan, the RS Units shall not be sold, assigned, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or
otherwise transferred except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Any attempted
assignment of an RS Unit in violation of this Agreement shall be null and void. The Company shall
not be required to honor the transfer of any RS Units that have been sold or otherwise transferred
in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Plan.
(b) Arbitration. The Company and Director agree that any claim, dispute or controversy arising
under or in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, any such claim, dispute
or controversy arising under any federal, state or local statute, regulation or ordinance or any of
the Company’s Director benefit plans, policies or programs) shall be resolved solely and
exclusively by binding arbitration. The arbitration shall be held in the city of St. Louis (or at
such other location as shall be mutually agreed by the parties). The arbitration shall be conducted
in accordance with the Expedited Employment Arbitration Rules (the “Rules”) of the American
Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) in effect at the time of the arbitration, except that the
arbitrator shall be selected by alternatively striking from a list of five arbitrators supplied by
the AAA. All fees and expenses of the arbitration, including a transcript if either requests, shall
be borne equally by the parties. If Director prevails as to any material issue presented to the
arbitrator, the entire cost of such proceedings (including, without limitation, Director’s
reasonable attorneys’ fees) shall be borne by the Company. If Director does not prevail as to any
material issue, each party will pay for the fees and expenses of its own attorneys, experts,
witnesses, and preparation and presentation of proofs and post-hearing briefs (unless the party
prevails on a claim for which attorney’s fees are recoverable under the Rules). Any action to
enforce or vacate the arbitrator’s award shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, if
applicable, and otherwise by applicable state law. If either the
Company or Director pursues any claim, dispute or controversy against the other in a proceeding other than the arbitration provided
for herein, the responding party shall be entitled to dismissal or injunctive relief regarding such
action and recovery of all costs, losses and attorney’s fees related to such action. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, either
party may seek injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, whether or not the case is
then pending before the panel of arbitrators. Following the court’s determination of the injunction
issue, the case shall continue in arbitration as provided herein.
(c) Forfeiture of RS Units. If the Director terminates service with the Company prior to the
third anniversary of the Date of Award for any reason other than the Director’s death or Retirement
or Disability, as hereinafter defined, or if the Director (or the Director’s estate) or if the
Director (or the Director’s estate) shall initiate a legal proceeding against the Company other
than pursuant to the terms of Arbitration Procedure described in Paragraph (b) of this Section 4.,
then the Director (or the Director’s estate, as applicable) shall, for no consideration, forfeit
all RS Units; provided, however, that the Committee or its designee may, in the Committee’s or the
designee’s sole and absolute discretion, as applicable, provide for the acceleration of the vesting
of the RS Units, eliminate or make less restrictive any restrictions contained in this Agreement,
waive any restriction or other provision of the Plan or this Agreement or otherwise amend or modify
this Agreement in any manner that is either (i) not adverse to the Director, or (ii) consented to
by the Director.
(d) Vesting of RS Units. If the Director provides continuous, eligible service to the Company
and its Subsidiaries, as determined by the Committee or its designee, in the Committee’s or the
designee’s sole and absolute discretion, as applicable, until the third anniversary of the Date of
Award, the Director shall vest in one hundred percent (100%) of the RS Units.
(e) Retirement, Death or Disability. If, as a result of the Director’s death, retirement in
accordance with the director retirement policy of the Company then in effect, or Disability, the
Director terminates service with the Company prior to the third anniversary of the Date of Award,
the Director shall vest in and have a non-forfeitable right to one hundred percent (100%) of the RS
Units. In the event of death, the RS Units that become vested in accordance with this paragraph (e)
of Section 4 shall be distributed to the Director’s beneficiary designated by the Director on such
form and in such manner as may be prescribed by the Company or, if the Director fails to designate
a beneficiary in accordance with the foregoing, to the Director’s surviving spouse or, if there is
no surviving spouse, in equal shares to the Director’s surviving children or, if there are no
surviving children, to the Director’s estate.
(f) Change of Control. If a Change of Control occurs during the term of this Agreement, the
Director shall vest in and have a non-forfeitable right to one hundred percent (100%) of the RS
Units.
(g) Rights. RS Units represent an unsecured promise of the Company to issue shares of Common
Stock of the Company as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Other than the rights provided in
this Agreement, the Director shall have no rights of a stockholder of the Company until such RS
Units have vested and the related shares of Common Stock have been issued pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement.
(h) Issuance of Common Stock. The Company will issue to the Director the shares of Common
Stock underlying the vested RS Units, no later than the later of (i) 21/2 months following the end of
the Company’s fiscal year in which the RS Units vest pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 4
above, or (ii) as soon as is administratively practicable following the end of such fiscal year.
Evidence of the issuance of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement may be
accomplished in such manner as the Company or its authorized representatives shall deem appropriate
including, without limitation, electronic registration, book-entry registration or issuance of a
certificate or certificates in the name of the Director or in the name of such other party or
parties as the Company and its authorized representatives shall deem appropriate.
In the event the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement remain subject to
any additional restrictions, the Company and its authorized representatives shall ensure that the
Director is prohibited from entering into any transaction, which would violate any such
restrictions, until such restrictions lapse.
5. Community Interest of Spouse. The community interest, if any, of any spouse of the
Director in any of the RS Units shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions and restrictions
of this Agreement and the Plan, and shall be forfeited and surrendered to the Company upon the
occurrence of any of the events requiring the Director’s interest in such RS Units to be so
forfeited and surrendered pursuant to this Agreement.
6. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
any successors to the Company and all persons lawfully claiming under the Director.
7. Tax Matters.
(a) The vesting of any RS Units and the related issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to
paragraph (h) of Section 4 of this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction of all applicable
federal, state and local income and employment tax withholding requirements (the “Required
Withholding”). By execution of this Agreement, the Director shall be deemed to have authorized the
Company to withhold from the shares of Common Stock issued as a result of the Director’s vesting in
the RS Units, the shares of Common Stock necessary to satisfy the Director’s Required Withholding,
if any. The amount of the Required Withholding and the number of shares of Common Stock required to
satisfy the Director’s Required Withholding, if any, as well as the amount reflected on tax reports
filed by the Company, shall be based on the closing price of the Common Stock on the day the RS
Units vest pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may
require that the Director satisfy the Director’s Required Withholding, if any, by any other
means the Company, in its sole discretion, considers reasonable. The obligations of the Company under
this Agreement shall be conditioned on such satisfaction of the Required Withholding.
(b) The Director acknowledges that the tax consequences associated with the Award are complex
and that the Company has urged the Director to review with the Director’s own tax advisors the
federal, state, and local tax consequences of this Award. The Director is relying solely on such
advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. The
Director understands that the Director (and not the Company) shall be responsible for the
Director’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of this Agreement.
8. No Right to Continued Service. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create
any limitation or restriction on such rights as the Company otherwise would have to terminate the
employment of the Director. For purposes of this Agreement, employment by a parent or subsidiary of
or a successor to the Company shall be considered to be employment by the Company.
10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to its principles of conflict
of laws.
11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement, and supersedes
all other agreements and understandings, whether oral or written, by and between the parties
relating to the subject matter hereof.
THE DIRECTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE RS UNITS SUBJECT TO THIS AWARD SHALL VEST AND THE
RESTRICTIONS RESULTING IN THE FORFEITURE OF THE RS UNIT SHALL LAPSE, IF AT ALL, ONLY DURING THE
PERIOD OF DIRECTOR’S SERVICE TO THE COMPANY OR AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT (NOT THROUGH
THE ACT OF BEING GRANTED THE RS UNITS). THE DIRECTOR FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT NOTHING
IN THIS AGREEMENT OR THE PLAN SHALL CONFER UPON DIRECTOR ANY RIGHT WITH RESPECT TO FUTURE AWARDS OR
CONTINUATION OF DIRECTOR’S SERVICE TO THE COMPANY. The Director acknowledges receipt of a copy of
the Plan, represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, and hereby
accepts the Restricted Stock Unit Award subject to all of the terms and provisions hereof and
thereof, including the mandatory Dispute Resolution Procedure. The Director has reviewed this
Agreement and the Plan in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel
prior to executing this Agreement, and fully understands all provisions of this Agreement and the
Plan.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by an authorized
officer and the Director has executed this Agreement, all as of the date first above written.
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ DENVER, INC. | ||||
| By: | ||||
| Title: | ||||
| DIRECTOR | ||||
| Signed: | ||||
| Dated: | ||||