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EXHIBIT 10.14
FIRST AMENDMENT TO TRUST AGREEMENT
This Amendment Agreement, made as of this 3rd day of April, 1996, by
and between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the
"Trustee").
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to a Trust
Agreement, dated as of March 5, 1991 (the "Trust Agreement"; terms used herein
without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Trust
Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee now desire to amend the Trust
Agreement to reflect the adoption by the Company and the approval by its
stockholders of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Group Inc. 1995 Equity Incentive Compensation
Plan (the "1995 Plan") and to correct certain administrative
provisions of the Trust Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. The first recital contained in the Trust Agreement shall be
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
"WHEREAS, certain Managing Directors, Principals, officers, other key
employees and consultants, among others, of the Company or certain
subsidiaries thereof ("Participants") are eligible to receive shares
(the "Benefits") of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Group Inc. common stock, par value
$1.00 per share (the "Company Stock"), pursuant to awards of stock
units under either the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Group Inc. 1988 Equity
Incentive Compensation Plan or the
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Group Inc. 1995 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (as
each may be amended, supplemented, replaced or extended, or any
successor plan providing for similar benefits or awards, being
hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Plan"), a copy of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B, respectively, and made
a part hereof."
2. The second recital contained in the Trust Agreement is amended by
deleting the name "▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International" contained therein and
substituting therefor the name "▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. International Limited".
3. The second sentence of Section 7(g) of the Trust Agreement is
amended by deleting the reference to "Exhibit B" contained therein and
substituting therefor "Exhibit C".
4. Section 13(a) of the Trust Agreement is amended by deleting the
address contained therein and substituting therefor the following address:
"1585 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: General Counsel
and Secretary".
5. Section 13(c) of the Trust Agreement is amended by deleting the
address contained therein and substituting therefor the following address:
"1585 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: Legal and
Compliance Department".
6. A copy of the 1995 Plan is attached to this Amendment as Exhibit
A, but shall be designated as Exhibit B to the Trust Agreement.
7. All references to "this Agreement," "herein," "hereunder," or
words of like import contained in the Trust Agreement shall be references to the
Trust Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
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8. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Trust Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect. All actions taken by the parties hereto
consistent with this Amendment prior to the date hereof are hereby approved,
confirmed and ratified in all respects.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Trustee have executed this
Trust Agreement as of the date first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ GROUP INC.
By:___________________________________
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
General Counsel &
Secretary
STATE STREET BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY
By:_______________________
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ GROUP INC.
1995 EQUITY INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
1. PURPOSE. The purposes of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Group Inc. 1995 Equity
Incentive Compensation Plan are to attract, retain and motivate key employees of
the Company, to compensate them for their contributions to the growth and
profits of the Company and to encourage ownership by them of Stock of the
Company.
2. DEFINITIONS. As used in the Plan, the following capitalized words shall
have the meanings indicated below:
"Administrator" means the individual or individuals to whom the Committee
delegates authority under the Plan in accordance with Section 5(b).
"Award" means an award made pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
"Award Agreement" means a written agreement between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or one
of its Subsidiaries which is approved in accordance with Section 12(d), which is
executed by the Participant and by an officer on behalf of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or
such Subsidiary and which sets forth the terms and conditions of the Award to
the Participant.
"Award Certificate" means a written certificate issued by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
or one of its Subsidiaries which is approved in accordance with Section 12(d),
which is executed by an officer on behalf of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or such Subsidiary
and which sets forth the terms and conditions of an Award.
"Board" means the Board of Directors of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
applicable rulings and regulations thereunder.
"Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board, any successor
committee thereto or any other committee appointed by the Board to administer
the Plan. The Committee shall consist of at least two individuals and shall
serve at the pleasure of the Board.
"Company" means ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and all of its Subsidiaries.
"Date of the Award" means the effective date of an Award (whether a
mandatory Award or an elected Award pursuant to Section 12(a)) as specified by
the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement or Award
Certificate.
"Eligible Individuals" means the individuals described in Section 6 who
are eligible for Awards under the Plan.
"Employee Trust" means any trust established by the Company in connection
with an employee benefit plan (including the Plan or the 1988 EICP) under which
current and former employees of the Company constitute the principal
beneficiaries.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
the applicable rulings and regulations thereunder.
"Fair Market Value" means, with respect to a share of Stock, the fair
market value thereof as of the relevant date of determination, as determined in
accordance with a valuation methodology approved by the Committee.
"▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇" means ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Group Inc.
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"1988 EICP" means the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Group Inc. 1988 Equity Incentive
Compensation Plan, as amended.
"Option" means an option to purchase Stock, the terms of which are
described in Section 9.
"Option Award" means an Award of Options, pursuant to Section 9. An Option
Award may consist of Options, the receipt of which was elected pursuant to
Section 12(a).
"Other Award" means any other form of award authorized under Section 11 of
the Plan. An Other Award may consist of Awards, the receipt of which was elected
pursuant to Section 12(a).
"Participant" means an individual to whom an Award has been made.
"Plan" means the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Group Inc. 1995 Equity Incentive
Compensation Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance
with Section 16(f) below.
"SAR" means a stock appreciation right, as described in Section 10.
"SAR Award" means an Award of SARs pursuant to Section 10. A SAR Award may
be freestanding or granted in tandem with another type of Award. A SAR Award may
consist of SARs, the receipt of which was elected pursuant to Section 12(a).
"Section 162(m) Participant" means, for a given fiscal year of ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, any Participant designated by the Compensation Committee by not later
than 90 days following the start of such year as a Participant (or such other
time as may be required or permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code) whose
compensation for such fiscal year may be subject to the limit on deductible
compensation imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code.
"Shares" means the shares of Stock underlying, constituting, subject to,
or corresponding to an Award.
"Stock" means the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
"Stock Award" means an Award of Shares pursuant to Section 7. A Stock
Award may consist of Stock, the receipt of which was elected pursuant to Section
12(a).
"Stock Unit" means a restricted stock unit, as described in Section 8.
"Stock Unit Award" means an Award of Stock Units, pursuant to Section 8. A
Stock Unit Award may consist of Stock Units, the receipt of which was elected
pursuant to Section 12(a).
"Subsidiary" means (i) a corporation or other entity with respect to which
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, directly or indirectly, has the power, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, to elect at least a
majority of the members of such corporation's board of directors or analogous
governing body, or (ii) any other corporation or other entity in which ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, directly or indirectly, has an equity or similar interest and which the
Committee designates as a Subsidiary for purposes of the Plan.
"Substitute Awards" means Awards granted upon assumption of, or in
substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by a company or other
entity acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines.
"Term of the Plan" means the period beginning on the date that the Plan is
adopted by the Board and ending on the date that the Plan terminates in
accordance with Section 3 or 16(f) below.
3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM. The Plan shall become effective upon its
adoption by the Board subject to its approval by the stockholders of ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. Prior to such stockholder approval, the Committee may grant Awards
conditioned on stockholder approval. If such stockholder approval is not
obtained at or before the first annual meeting of stockholders to occur after
the adoption of the Plan by the Board, the Plan and any Awards made thereunder
shall terminate ab initio and be of no further force and effect. In no event
shall any Awards be
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made under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of the date of stockholder
approval; provided, however, that no incentive stock option, within the meaning
of Section 422 of the Code, may be granted under the Plan after the tenth
anniversary of the adoption of the Plan by the Board.
4. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.
(a) [ ] shares of Stock* (whether issued or unissued) shall be authorized
for issuance under the Plan (the "Section 4 Limit").
(b) The number and kind of shares authorized for issuance hereunder,
including the maximum number of Shares subject to Options or SARs as provided in
Section 4(d) below, may be equitably adjusted in the discretion of the Committee
in the event of a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization,
merger, consolidation, extraordinary dividend, split-up, spin-off, combination,
exchange of shares, warrants or rights offering to purchase Stock at a price
substantially below Fair Market Value or other similar corporate event affecting
the Stock in order to preserve the benefits or potential benefits intended to be
made available to Participants granted Awards. In the event of any of the
foregoing events, the number of outstanding Awards and the number and kind of
shares subject to any outstanding Award and the purchase price per share, if
any, under any outstanding Award may be equitably adjusted (including by payment
of cash to a Participant) in the discretion of the Committee in order to
preserve the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available to
Participants granted Awards. Such adjustments shall be made by the Committee,
whose determination as to what adjustments shall be made, and the extent
thereof, shall be final. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, such
adjusted Awards shall be subject to the same vesting schedule and restrictions
to which the underlying Award is subject. No fractional shares of Stock shall be
reserved or authorized by any such adjustment.
(c) In calculating the number of shares of Stock remaining for issuance
under the Plan, the following rules shall apply:
1. The Section 4 Limit shall be reduced by the number of Shares
subject to outstanding Awards and, for Awards which are not denominated in
Shares, by the number of Shares delivered upon payment or settlement of
the Award.
2. The Section 4 Limit shall be increased by the number of shares of
Stock tendered to pay the exercise price of any Option, SAR or Other Award
and by the number of Shares withheld from any Award to satisfy a
Participant's tax withholding obligation or, if applicable, withheld to
pay the exercise price of an Option, SAR or Other Award.
3. The Section 4 Limit shall be increased by the number of Shares
subject to an Award (or portion thereof) granted hereunder that is
forfeited, is settled through the issuance of consideration other than
Shares or otherwise terminates without the issuance of such Shares. With
respect to SAR Awards that are settled in whole or in part in Stock, this
Section 4(c)(3) shall be applied by increasing the Section 4 Limit by the
excess, if any, of the number of Shares subject to the SAR Award over the
number of Shares delivered to the Participant upon exercise of such Award.
4. Any Shares underlying Substitute Awards shall not be counted
against the Section 4 Limit and shall not be subject to Section 4(d),
except in the case of Shares with respect to which Substitute Awards are
granted to officers or directors of the Company subject to the reporting
obligations of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
In no event may the operation of the foregoing result in the issuance
under the Plan of a number of Shares in excess of the Section 4 Limit.
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* Such number shall equal 86,000,000 plus the number of Shares that remain
available under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Group Inc. 1988 Equity Incentive
Compensation Plan at such time as the Compensation Committee determines
that no further award shall be made under such Plan, which number shall
not exceed 5 million shares.
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(d) The maximum number of Shares that may be subject to Options or SARs
granted to or elected by a Participant (i) in the fiscal year in which the Plan
is approved by the stockholders of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall equal 3,340,000 Shares,
and (ii) in each subsequent fiscal year shall equal 110% of such maximum number
for the preceding fiscal year; provided, however, that the limitation imposed by
this Section 4(d) shall not include Options or SARs granted to a Section 162(m)
Participant in accordance with Section 14(b) or 14(c) below.
5. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have full
power and authority, subject to the express provisions hereof, (i) to select
Participants from among the Eligible Individuals, (ii) to make Awards in
accordance with the Plan, (iii) to determine the number of Shares subject to
each Award or the cash amount payable in connection with an Award, (iv) to
determine the terms and conditions of each Award, including, without limitation,
those related to vesting, forfeiture, payment, exercisability, and the effect,
if any, of a Participant's termination of employment with the Company or a
change in control of the Company on the outstanding Awards granted to such
Participant, and including the authority to amend the terms and conditions of an
Award after the granting thereof to a Participant in a manner that is not
prejudicial to the rights of such Participant in such Award, (v) to determine
whether the terms and conditions of each Award will be set forth in an Award
Agreement or Award Certificate and to specify and approve the provisions of the
Award Agreements and Award Certificates delivered to Participants in connection
with their Awards, (vi) to construe and interpret any Award Agreement or Award
Certificate delivered under the Plan, (vii) to prescribe, amend and rescind
rules and procedures relating to the Plan, (viii) to vary the terms of Awards to
take account of tax, securities law and other regulatory requirements of foreign
jurisdictions and (ix) to make all other determinations and to formulate such
procedures as may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
(b) The Committee may, but need not, from time to time delegate some or
all of its authority under the Plan to an Administrator consisting of one or
more members of the Committee or of one or more officers of the Company;
provided, however, that the Committee may not delegate its authority (i) to make
Awards to Eligible Individuals (A) who are subject on the Date of the Award to
the reporting rules under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, (B) who are Section
162(m) Participants or (C) who are officers of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ who are delegated
authority by the Committee hereunder, or (ii) under Sections 5(c), 14 and 16(f)
of the Plan. Any delegation hereunder shall be subject to the restrictions and
limits that the Committee specifies at the time of such delegation or
thereafter. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed as obligating the Committee
to delegate authority to an Administrator, and the Committee may at any time
rescind the authority delegated to an Administrator appointed hereunder or
appoint a new Administrator. At all times, the Administrator appointed under
this Section 5(b) shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the Committee.
Any action undertaken by the Administrator in accordance with the Committee's
delegation of authority shall have the same force and effect as if undertaken
directly by the Committee, and any reference in the Plan to the Committee shall,
to the extent consistent with the terms and limitations of such delegation, be
deemed to include a reference to the Administrator.
(c) The Committee shall have full power and authority, subject to the
express provisions hereof, to construe and interpret the Plan.
(d) All determinations by the Committee in carrying out and administering
the Plan and in construing and interpreting the Plan shall be final, binding and
conclusive for all purposes and upon all persons interested herein. In the event
of any disagreement between the Committee and the Administrator, the Committee's
determination on such matter shall be final and binding on all interested
persons, including the Administrator.
(e) No member of the Committee or the Administrator shall be liable for
anything whatsoever in connection with the administration of the Plan except
such person's own willful misconduct. Under no circumstances shall any member of
the Committee or the Administrator be liable for any act or omission of any
other member of the Committee or the Administrator. In the performance of its
functions with respect to the Plan, the Committee and the Administrator shall be
entitled to rely upon information and advice furnished by the Company's
officers, the
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Company's accountants, the Company's counsel and any other party the Committee
or the Administrator deems necessary, and no member of the Committee or the
Administrator shall be liable for any action taken or not taken in reliance upon
any such advice.
6. ELIGIBILITY. Eligible Individuals shall include all Managing Directors,
Principals, Vice Presidents, officers, other key employees and consultants of
the Company, non-employee directors of Subsidiaries and employees and
consultants of joint ventures, partnerships or similar business organizations in
which ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or a Subsidiary has an equity or similar interest, other
than those individuals who may be designated by the Committee from time to time
as ineligible for such period of time as the Committee shall determine. In
accordance with rules specified by the Committee, Eligible Individuals may
include former employees or former consultants of the Company and such joint
ventures, partnerships or similar business organizations. Members of the
Committee will not be eligible to participate in the Plan. An individual's
status as an Administrator will not affect his or her eligibility to participate
in the Plan.
7. STOCK AWARDS. Stock Awards shall consist of one or more Shares of Stock
granted or offered for sale to an Eligible Individual, and shall be subject to
the terms and conditions established by the Committee in connection with the
Award and specified in the applicable Award Agreement or Award Certificate. The
Shares subject to a Stock Award may, among other things, be subject to vesting
requirements or restrictions on transferability.
8. STOCK UNIT AWARDS. Stock Unit Awards shall consist of a grant of one or
more Stock Units, and shall be subject to the terms and conditions established
by the Committee in connection with the Award and specified in the applicable
Award Agreement or Award Certificate. Each Stock Unit awarded to a Participant
shall correspond to one Share. Upon satisfaction of the conditions to vesting
and payment specified in the applicable Award Agreement or Award Certificate, a
Stock Unit will be payable, at the discretion of the Committee, in Stock or in
cash equal to Fair Market Value on the payment date of one Share.
9. OPTION AWARDS.
(a) An Option Award shall consist of the grant of an Option to purchase
such number of Shares of Stock as determined by the Committee, and shall be
subject to the terms and conditions established by the Committee in connection
with the Award and specified in the applicable Award Agreement or Award
Certificate. Upon satisfaction of the conditions to exercisability specified in
the applicable Award Agreement or Award Certificate, a Participant shall be
entitled to exercise the Option in whole or in part and to receive, upon
satisfaction or payment of the exercise price or an irrevocable notice of
exercise in the manner contemplated by Section 9(b) below, the number of Shares
in respect of which the Option shall have been exercised. Such Options may be
either nonqualified stock options or incentive stock options within the meaning
of Section 422 of the Code.
(b) Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award Agreement or Award
Certificate, the exercise price of the Option may be paid in cash or previously
owned shares of Stock or a combination thereof and, if the applicable Award
Agreement or Award Certificate so provides, in whole or in part through the
withholding of Shares subject to the Option with a value equal to the exercise
price. In accordance with the rules and procedures established by the Committee
for this purpose, the Option may also be exercised through a "cashless exercise"
procedure approved by the Committee that affords Participants the opportunity to
sell immediately some or all of the Shares underlying the exercised portion of
the Option in order to generate sufficient cash to pay the Option exercise price
and/or to satisfy withholding tax obligations related to the Option.
(c) Options which are intended to qualify as incentive stock options under
Section 422 of the Code shall expire no later than the tenth anniversary of the
date of the grant thereof.
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10. SAR AWARDS. An SAR Award shall consist of the grant of one or more
SARs, and shall be subject to the terms and conditions established by the
Committee in connection with the Award and specified in the applicable Award
Agreement or Award Certificate. Upon satisfaction of the conditions to the
payment specified in the applicable Award Agreement or Award Certificate, each
SAR shall entitle a Participant to an amount, if any, equal to the Fair Market
Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the SAR exercise price specified
in the applicable Award Agreement or Award Certificate. At the discretion of the
Committee, payments to a Participant upon exercise of an SAR may be made in
Shares, cash or a combination thereof.
11. OTHER AWARDS. The Committee shall have the authority to specify the
terms and provisions of other forms of equity-based or equity-related Awards not
described above which the Committee determines to be consistent with the purpose
of the Plan and the interests of the Company, which Awards may provide for cash
payments based in whole or in part on the value or future value of Stock, for
the acquisition or future acquisition of Stock, or any combination thereof.
Other Awards shall also include cash payments (including the cash payment of
dividend equivalents) under the Plan which may be based on one or more criteria
determined by the Committee which are unrelated to the value of Stock and which
may be granted in tandem with, or independent of, other Awards under the Plan.
12. AWARDS IN GENERAL.
(a) Awards under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be made
in substitution in whole or in part for cash or other compensation payable to an
Eligible Individual. In accordance with rules and procedures established by the
Committee, an Eligible Individual may elect to receive one form of Award
permitted under the Plan in lieu of any other form of Award, or may elect to
receive an Award under the Plan in lieu of all or part of any compensation which
otherwise might have been paid to such Eligible Individual; provided, however,
that any such election shall not require the Committee to make any Award to such
Eligible Individual. Any such substitute or elective Awards shall have terms and
conditions consistent with the provisions of the Plan applicable to such Award.
At the discretion of the Committee, Stock Units may at any time be substituted
for the portion of a Stock Award that has not vested in accordance with the
provisions of the applicable Award Agreement or Award Certificate. The
substitution contemplated by the previous sentence may be made at any time prior
to the applicable vesting date of the Stock Award.
(b) For purposes of determining the number of Shares subject to an Award,
the Committee may value the Shares at a discount to Fair Market Value to reflect
the various restrictions, conditions and limitations set forth in the Plan and
the applicable Award Agreement or Award Certificate or otherwise applicable to
the Shares.
(c) With respect to any dividend or distribution on the Shares
corresponding to an Award, the Committee may in its discretion authorize current
or deferred payments (payable in cash or Stock or a combination thereof) or
appropriate adjustments to the outstanding Award to reflect such dividend or
distribution.
(d) In accordance with the procedures specified by, and subject to the
approval of, the Committee, Participants may be given the opportunity to defer
the payment or settlement of an Award to one or more dates selected by the
Participant. In connection with such deferral, the Committee may provide that
Awards so deferred may be credited with a notional return during the period of
deferral based upon the corresponding return on one or more investments
designated by the Committee or elected by the Participant in accordance with the
procedures established by the Committee for this purpose. The Committee shall
have the right at any time to accelerate the payment or settlement of any Award
granted under the Plan, including, without limitation, any Award subject to a
prior deferral election.
(e) The terms and provisions of an Award shall be set forth in a written
Award Agreement or Award Certificate approved by the Committee and delivered or
made available to the Participant as soon as practicable following the Date of
the Award.
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(f) The vesting, exercisability, payment and other restrictions applicable
to an Award (which may include, without limitation, restrictions on
transferability or provision for mandatory resale to the Company) shall be
determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement or
Award Certificate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may accelerate
(i) the vesting or payment of any Award, (ii) the lapse of restrictions on any
Award (including a Stock Award) or (iii) the date on which any Option or SAR
first becomes exercisable. The date of a Participant's termination of employment
for any reason shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. The
Committee shall also have full authority to determine and specify in the
applicable Award Agreement or Award Certificate the effect, if any, that a
Participant's termination of employment for any reason will have on the vesting,
exercisability, payment or lapse of restrictions applicable to an outstanding
Award.
13. CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by the terms of any applicable Employee
Trust, prior to the exercise of any Option or SAR Award or payment of Stock
pursuant to any Stock Unit Award or Other Award, the Participant shall not have
any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares of Stock subject to such
Option or SAR or corresponding to such Stock Unit or Other Award. Subject to the
terms of any applicable Employee Trust, each Participant shall be the beneficial
owner of any Shares actually issued by the Company in connection with an Award.
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, certificates representing the
Participant's Shares shall be issued in the name of a nominee holder to be
designated by the Committee. Except for the risk of forfeiture and the
restrictions on transfer which may apply to certain Shares (including
restrictions relating to any dividends or other rights), the Participant shall
be entitled to all rights of ownership, including, without limitation, the right
(i) to vote such Shares, subject for as long as the Participant is employed by
the Company, except where the constraints of local law dictate otherwise, to the
preliminary voting procedures set forth in the voting agreement, if any, set
forth in the Award Agreement or Award Certificate and (ii) to receive cash or
stock dividends thereon.
(b) Unless the Committee determines otherwise, no Award granted under the
Plan shall be transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution; provided, however, that the Committee may, subject to such terms
and conditions as the Committee shall specify, permit the transfer of an Award
to a Participant's family members or to one or more trusts established in whole
or in part for the benefit of one or more of such family members; provided,
further, that the restrictions in this sentence shall not apply to the Shares
received in connection with an Award after the date that the restrictions on
transferability of such Shares set forth in the applicable Award Agreement or
Award Certificate have lapsed. During the lifetime of the Participant, an
Option, SAR or similar-type Other Award shall be exercisable only by him or by
the family member or trust to whom such Option, SAR or Other Award has been
transferred in accordance with the previous sentence.
14. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SECTION 162(m) PARTICIPANTS.
(a) Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, unless the
Committee determines otherwise, all compensation (other than base salary,
dividend equivalents and distributions from the Company's deferred compensation
plans, capital accumulation or carried interest plans or other compensation
plans designated by the Committee) paid by the Company to Section 162(m)
Participants for a given fiscal year shall be paid under the Plan and subject to
the terms and provisions of this Section 14.
(b) (i) Commencing with the fiscal year of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ beginning
December 1, 1995 and for each other fiscal year of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ending during
the Term of the Plan, unless the Compensation Committee determines otherwise,
each Section 162(m) Participant will be eligible to earn under the Plan an
annual bonus amount whose value will be dependent upon the attainment for the
applicable fiscal year of specified performance targets related to designated
performance goals for such fiscal year selected by the Committee from among the
performance goals specified in Section 14(d) below. No later than 90 days
following the commencement of each fiscal year (or by such other time as may be
required or permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code), the Committee shall, in
writing, (A) designate each Section 162(m) Participant, (B) select the
performance goal or goals
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applicable to the fiscal year, (C) establish the various targets and bonus
amounts which may be earned for such year by each Section 162(m) Participant and
(D) specify the relationship between performance goals and targets and the bonus
amount to be earned by each Section 162(m) Participant for such year.
(ii) The Committee may specify that the annual bonus amount for a fiscal
year will be earned if the applicable target is achieved for one goal or for any
one of a number of goals. The Committee may also provide that the annual bonus
amount for a fiscal year will be earned only if a target is achieved for more
than one performance goal. The Committee may also provide that the annual bonus
amount to be earned for a given fiscal year will vary based upon different
levels of achievement of the applicable performance targets.
(iii) Following the completion of each fiscal year, the Committee shall
certify in writing whether the applicable performance targets have been achieved
for such year and the bonus amounts, if any, payable to Section 162(m)
Participants for such fiscal year. The bonus amounts payable to a Section 162(m)
Participant will be paid annually following the end of the applicable fiscal
year after such certification by the Committee in the form of cash or other
permissible Awards with a value as of the Date of the Award, determined in
accordance with Section 12(b), equal to the value of the annual bonus amount
earned by the Section 162(m) Participant for such fiscal year. In determining
the bonus amount earned by a Section 162(m) Participant for a given fiscal year,
the Committee shall have the right to reduce (but not to increase) the bonus
amount payable at a given level of performance to take into account additional
factors that the Committee may deem relevant to the assessment of individual or
corporate performance for the year.
(iv) Anything in this Section 14(b) to the contrary notwithstanding, the
maximum annual bonus amount that may be earned by a Section 162(m) Participant
for (A) the fiscal year in which the Plan is approved by the stockholders of
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall equal $25 million and (B) each subsequent fiscal year shall
equal 110% of such maximum amount for the preceding fiscal year. In the event
that all or a portion of an annual bonus awarded to a Section 162(m) Participant
for a given fiscal year is paid in whole or in part in the form of Awards under
the Plan, then for purposes of determining the number of Shares subject to such
Award, the Committee may value the Shares at a discount to Fair Market Value to
reflect the various restrictions, conditions and limitations set forth in the
Plan and the applicable Award Agreement or Award Certificate or otherwise
applicable to the Shares, but such discount shall not exceed 50% of the Fair
Market Value as of the relevant date of determination, as determined in
accordance with a valuation methodology approved by the Committee.
(c) In addition to any other compensation payable under Section 14(b)
above, the Committee may grant Awards to a Participant that vest or become
exercisable upon the attainment of performance targets related to one or more
performance goals selected by the Committee from among the goals specified in
Section 14(d) below. Subject to Section 4(d) above, the Committee may also grant
Section 162(m) Participants Options or SARs with a per share exercise price
equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant of the
Option or SAR.
(d) For purposes of this Section 14, performance goals shall be limited to
one or more of the following: (i) predicted economic value per share of Stock,
(ii) earnings per share, (iii) return on average common equity, (iv) pre-tax
income, (v) pre-tax operating income, (vi) net revenue, (vii) net income, (viii)
profits before taxes, (ix) book value per share, (x) stock price and (xi)
earnings available to common stockholders.
(e) Without further action by the Board, the provisions of this Section 14
shall cease to apply on the effective date of the repeal of Section 162(m) of
the Code (and any successor provision thereto).
15. INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION. Each Award shall be conditioned on the
Participant making any representations required in the applicable Award
Agreement or Award Certificate. Each Award shall also be conditioned upon the
making of any filings and the receipt of any consents or authorizations required
to comply with, or required to be obtained under, applicable local law.
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16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
(a) As a condition to the making of any Award, the vesting or payment of
any Award or the lapse of the restrictions pertaining thereto (including those
related to the exercise of an Option or SAR), the Company may require the
Participant to pay such sum to the Company as may be necessary to discharge the
Company's obligations with respect to any taxes, assessments or other
governmental charges imposed on property or income received by a Participant
pursuant to the Plan. In accordance with rules and procedures established by the
Committee and in the discretion of the Committee, such payment may be in the
form of cash or other property. In accordance with rules and procedures
established by the Committee, in satisfaction of such taxes, assessments or
other governmental charges the Company may, in the discretion of the Committee,
make available for delivery a lesser number of Shares in payment or settlement
of an Award or permit a Participant to tender previously owned Shares to satisfy
such withholding obligation. At the discretion of the Committee, the Company may
deduct or withhold from any payment or distribution to a Participant whether or
not pursuant to the Plan. In accordance with rules and procedures established by
the Committee, the Company may offer loans to Participants to satisfy
withholding requirements on such terms as the Committee may determine, which
terms may in the discretion of the Committee be non-interest bearing.
(b) The Plan shall not give rise to any right on the part of any
Participant to continue in the employ of the Company.
(c) All expenses and costs in connection with the administration of the
Plan or issuance of Shares, Options, SARs, Stock Units or Other Awards hereunder
shall be borne by the Company.
(d) The headings of sections herein are included solely for convenience of
reference and shall not affect the meaning of any of the provisions of the Plan.
(e) The Plan and all rights hereunder shall be construed in accordance
with and governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware.
(f) The Board or Committee may modify, amend, suspend or terminate the
Plan in whole or in part at any time; provided, however, that such modification,
amendment, suspension or termination shall not, without a Participant's consent,
affect adversely the rights of such Participant with respect to any Award
previously made. No amendment to the Plan may render any member of the Committee
eligible to receive an Award at any time while such member is serving on the
Committee.
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