Walter Investment Management Corp. Performance Share Award Agreement Under the 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated May 3, 2013)
Exhibit 10.10.3
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Management Corp.
Under the 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated May 3, 2013)
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Management Corp.
Performance Share Award Agreement
Under the 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated May 3, 2013)
Performance Share Award Agreement
Under the 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated May 3, 2013)
You have been selected to receive a grant of Performance Shares pursuant to the 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated May 3, 2013) of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Management Corp. (the “Plan”) as specified below:
Participant: _____________________________________________________________
Target Number of Performance Shares (“Target Award Opportunity”):____________
Performance Period: [DATE] TO [DATE]______________________________________
Performance Measure:____________________________________________________
THIS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), effective [DATE], represents the grant of Performance Shares by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Management Corp., a Maryland corporation (“▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment”), to the Participant named above, pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.
The Compensation Committee of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”) determined that it is in the best interests of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment and its stockholders to grant the Performance Share award (the “Award”) provided for in this Agreement to the Participant, pursuant to the Plan and the terms of this Agreement.
The Plan provides a complete description of the terms and conditions governing the grant of Performance Shares. If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the Plan’s terms shall completely supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Agreement. All capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan, unless specifically set forth otherwise herein. The parties hereto agree as follows:
1. | Performance Period. The Performance Period commences on [DATE], and ends on [DATE]. |
2. | Value of Performance Shares. Each Performance Share shall represent and have a value equal to one share of common stock of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment as detailed herein. |
3. | Comparator Group. The Comparator Group to the extent relevant shall consist of each company (“Comparator Company”) that is a component of the S&P MidCap 400 Financials Index on the first day of the Performance Period in accordance with the following: |
A. | Any Comparator Company of the S&P MidCap 400 Financials Index that is acquired, taken private or delisted at any time during the Performance Period will be eliminated from the Comparator Group for purposes of determining Percentile Rank, as defined herein. |
B. | Any Comparator Company of the S&P MidCap 400 Financials Index that files for bankruptcy protection under the United States Bankruptcy Code during the Performance Period shall remain in the Comparator Group and shall be assigned the lowest order for purposes of determining Percentile Rank. |
C. | There shall be no adjustments to the Comparator Group, other than the reasons set forth in this Section 3(a) and 3(b) herein, to account for any other changes to the S&P 400 Financials Index during the Performance Period. |
4. | Performance Measure. [Intentionally omitted.] |
5. | Termination of Employment. |
A. | Due to Death or Disability. In the event the employment of the Participant with ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment is terminated due to death or Disabilityprior to the end of the Performance Period, then the Participant shall be entitled to be paid an Award in full based on actual performance. Any payment of a full Award shall be made as soon as is practicable after the end of the Performance Period (but in no event later than March 15 of the year following the year in which such Performance Shares were earned and vested). |
B. | Due to Retirement. In the event the employment of the Participant with ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment is terminated due to Retirement prior to the end of the Performance Period, then the Participant shall be entitled to be paid a pro rata Award. The pro rata Award shall equal the product of (x) and (y) where (x) is the number of Performance Shares the Participant would have earned based on actual performance through the end of the Performance Period and (y) is a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar months that the Participant was employed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment during the Performance Period (with any partial month counting as a full month for this purpose) and the denominator of which is the number of months in the Performance Period. Any payment of a pro rata Award shall be made as soon as is practicable after the end of the Performance Period (but in no event later than March 15 of the year following the year in which such Performance Shares were earned and vested). |
C. | For Cause. If a Participant is terminated for Cause, the Participant shall forfeit any outstanding Performance Shares (including Performance Shares that have been earned but unpaid to the Participant). |
D. | For Other Reasons. If the employment of the Participant shall terminate for any reason prior to the end of the Performance Period other than the reasons set forth in this Section 5(A) through 5(C) herein, the Participant shall forfeit any unvested portion of the Performance Shares granted hereunder. However, at its complete discretion, the Committee may vest any part or all of such Performance Shares. |
6. | Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control that occurs prior to the Participant’s termination of employment, the Participant shall be entitled to be paid an Award in full based on target performance. Any payment of a target Award shall be made as soon as practicable following the Change in Control but no later than sixty days after the Change in Control. |
7. | Dividend Equivalents. The Participant shall receive dividend equivalents to the extent the underlying Performance Shares are earned. Dividend equivalents shall accrue during the Performance Period and shall be paid on Performance Shares that are earned at the conclusion of the Performance Period at the same time as the underlying Performance Shares are paid to the Participant. |
8. | Voting Rights. Until such time as the Performance Shares are paid in Shares, the Performance Shares confer no voting rights to the Participant. |
9. | Form and Timing of Payment of Performance Shares. |
A. | Performance Shares earned pursuant to Paragraphs [4] or [5](A) or [5](B) of this Agreement shall be paid to the Participant in the form of Shares as soon as practicable after the end of the Performance Period but in no event later than the March 15th of the year following the year in which such Performance Shares were earned and vested irrespective of whether the Participant is employed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment on the date of such payment. |
B. | If a Participant is a “specified employee” as defined under Code Section 409A and the Participant’s Award is to be settled on account of the Participant’s separation from service (for reasons other than death) and such Award constitutes “deferred compensation” as defined under Code Section 409A, then any portion of the Participant’s Award that would otherwise be settled during the six-month period commencing on the Participant’s separation from service shall be settled as soon as practicable following the conclusion of the six-month period (or following the Participant’s death if it occurs during such six-month period). |
10. | Nontransferability. Subject to Committee discretion, Performance Shares may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Further, the Participant’s rights under the Plan and this Agreement shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative. |
11. | Recapitalization. In the event of any change in the capitalization of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment such as a stock split or a corporate transaction such as any merger, consolidation, separation, or otherwise, the number and class of Performance Shares subject to this Agreement shall be equitably adjusted by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights. |
12. | Beneficiary Designation. The Participant may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under this Agreement is to be paid in case of his or her death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Secretary of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment during the Participant’s lifetime. In the absence of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant’s death shall be paid to the Participant’s estate. |
13. | Continuation of Employment. This Agreement shall not confer upon the Participant any right to continued employment with ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment or its Subsidiaries, nor shall this Agreement interfere in any way with ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment’s right to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time. |
14. | Miscellaneous. |
A. | This Agreement and the rights of the Participant hereunder are subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time, as well as to such rules and regulations as the Committee may adopt for administration of the Plan. The |
Committee shall have the right to impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to this Agreement, as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, and under any
blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares. It is expressly understood that the Committee is authorized to administer, construe, and make all determinations necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan and this Agreement, all of which shall be binding upon the Participant.
B. | With the approval of the Board, the Committee may terminate, amend, or modify this Agreement; provided, however, that no such termination, amendment, or modification of this Agreement may in any way adversely affect the Participant’s rights under this Agreement without the Participant’s written consent. |
▇. | ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold from the Participant’s compensation, or require the Participant to remit to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment, an amount sufficient to satisfy the minimum statutory withholding obligation for federal, state, and local taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation), domestic or foreign, required by law to be withheld with respect to any payout to the Participant under this Agreement. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment, at its sole dicretion, may allow the Participant, subject to any procedural rules adopted by the Committee, to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment withhold and sell Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined, equal to the amount required to be withheld; provided, however that in no event may the Fair Market Value of withheld Shares exceed the minimum statutory withholding requirements. |
D. | The Participant agrees to take all steps necessary to comply with all applicable provisions of federal and state securities laws in exercising his or her rights under this Agreement. |
E. | This Agreement shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required. |
F. | To the extent not preempted by federal law, this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Maryland. |
G. | All obligations of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment under the Plan and this Agreement, with respect to the Performance Shares, shall be binding on any successor to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment. |
H. | To the extent any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected by such holding and shall continue in full force in accordance with their terms. |
I. | Notice hereunder shall be given to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment at its principal place of business, and shall be given to the Participant at the address set forth below, or in either case at such addresses as one party may subsequently furnish to the other party in writing. |
J. | The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement be exempt from, or comply with Section 409A of the Code, and accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered to be in accordance |
therewith. The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement be exempt from, or comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), and
accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered to be in accordance therewith. Without limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, amounts that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Participant’s separation from service shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six months following the Participant’s separation from service; provided, however, that payment may be made earlier as provided by Section [5](a) in the event of Participant’s death.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Date of ▇▇▇▇▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Management Corp.
By: _______________________________
__________________________________
Participant
Participant’s name and address:
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
EXHIBIT A
PLAN DEFINITIONS
All of the definitions of the terms below are consistent with the definitions in the Plan.
A. “Cause” shall mean any one of the following:
(a) | Willful misconduct of the Participant; |
(b) | Willful failure to perform the Participant’s duties; |
(c) | The conviction of the Participant by a court of competent jurisdiction of a felony or entering the plea of nolo contendere to such crime by the Participant ; or |
(d) | The commission of an act of theft, fraud, dishonesty or insubordination that is materially detrimental to the Company or any Subsidiary. |
B. | “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following events: |
(a) | The acquisition by any Person of Beneficial Ownership of more than 40% of either (A) the then-outstanding Shares (“Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (B) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that, for purposes of this subsection (a) the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: |
(i) | Any acquisition by the Company, |
(ii) | Any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company, |
(iii) | Any entity controlled by the Company, or |
(iv) | Any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction that complies with subsections (c)(i), (ii) and (iii), below. |
(b) | Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a Director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, 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 was 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. |
(c) | Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar corporate transaction involving the Company and/or any entity controlled by the Company, or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity by the Company or any entity controlled by the Company (each, a “Business Combination”), in each case, provided, however, that, for purposes of this subsection (d) a Business Combination shall not constitute a Change in Control if following such Business Combination: |
(i) | All or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were the Beneficial Owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 66 2/3% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’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 Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be; and |
(ii) | No Person (excluding any entity resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such entity resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of such corporation, 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 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, providing for such Business Combination. |
(d) | Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company. |
C. | “Disability” shall mean permanent and total disability as defined in Code Section 22(e)(3). A determination of Disability may be made by a physician selected or approved by the Committee and, in this respect, the Participant shall submit to any reasonable examination(s) required by such physician upon request. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, in the event any Award is considered to be “deferred compensation” as that term is defined under Code Section 409A, then, in lieu of the foregoing definition and to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, the definition of “Disability” for purposes of such Award shall be the definition of “disability” provided for under Code Section 409A and the regulations or other guidance issued thereunder. |
D. | “Fair Market Value” or “FMV” shall mean , as applied to a specific date, the price of a Share that is based on the opening, closing, actual, high, low or average selling prices of a Share reported on any established stock exchange or national market system including without limitation the New York Stock Exchange and the National Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System on the applicable date, the preceding trading day, the next |
succeeding trading day, or an average of trading days, as determined by the Committee in its discretion. Unless the Committee determines otherwise or unless otherwise specified in an Award Agreement, Fair Market Value shall be deemed to be equal to the closing price of a Share on the most recent date on which Shares were publicly traded. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Shares are not traded on any established stock exchange or national market system, the Fair Market Value means the price of a Share as established by the Committee acting in good faith based on a reasonable valuation method that is consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
E. | “Retirement.” In order to be eligible for Retirement, the Participant must (A) have been employed by the Company and/or any of its direct or indirect subsidiary companies for a minimum of four years, and (B) the Participant must have either reached the age of 60, or the sum of the Participant’s age and years of service with the Company or its subsidiaries must exceed 70; provided that, in either case, the Participant provides the Company with at least nine months written notice of the Participant’s intention to retire, or such lesser time as the Company may agree. For purposes of this definition, the Participant’s years of service with any predecessor company that the Company or its subsidiaries has acquired shall not apply for purposes of determining years of employment with the Company or its subsidiary pursuant to subsection (A) but shall apply for purposes of determining years of employment with the Company or its subsidiary pursuant to subsection (B). |
F. | “Share” shall mean a share of common stock of the Company. |