EX-10 4 r8k106ex101.txt FORM OF THE PERFORMANCE STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT 1 PERFORMANCE STOCK AWARD GRANT AGREEMENT THIS PERFORMANCE STOCK AWARD GRANT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), by and between TWIN DISC, INCORPORATED (the "Company") and ___________________________ (the "Employee") is dated this 19th day of January, 2006, to memorialize an amendment of an award of performance stock of even date herewith. WHEREAS, the Company adopted an Stock Incentive Plan in 2004 (the "Plan") whereby the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee") is authorized to grant performance stock awards that entitle an employee of the Company receiving such award to shares of common stock of the Company if the Company achieves a predetermined performance objective; and WHEREAS, effective January 19, 2006, the Committee made an award of performance stock to the Employee as an inducement to achieve the below described performance objective. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the covenants and agreements herein set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Performance Stock Award Grant. Subject to the terms of the Plan, a copy of which has been provided to the Employee and is incorporated herein by reference, the Company has granted Employee a performance stock award effective January 19, 2006. Such performance stock award shall entitle the Employee to receive ______ shares of the Company's common stock (the "Shares") if the Company achieves Two Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($250,000,000) in consolidated annual sales revenue in the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2007 and ending on June 30, 2008 (the "Performance Objective"), subject to the terms and conditions and restrictions set forth below. 2. Price Paid by Employee. The price to be paid by the Employee for the shares granted shall be No Dollars ($ 0.00) per share. 3. Voluntary Termination of Employment Prior to Retirement/Termination for Cause. If prior to attaining the Performance Objective the Employee voluntarily terminates employment prior to the Employee becoming eligible for normal or early retirement under the Company's defined benefit pension plan covering the Employee or the employment of the Employee is terminated for cause, the performance stock awards granted to such Employee shall be forfeited. The Committee shall conclusively determine whether the Employee was terminated for cause for purposes of this performance stock award. 4. Death/Disability/Other Termination of Employment Other than Change of Control of Company. If prior to attaining the Performance Objective the Employee dies, becomes permanently disabled, voluntarily terminates employment after becoming eligible for normal or early retirement under the Company's defined benefit pension plan covering the Employee, or is terminated for any reason other than for cause or following a Change in Control of the Company as described in Section 5 (each a "Qualifying Event"), the performance stock awards granted to such Employee shall be paid on a prorated basis if and when the Performance Objective is achieved. Such prorated performance stock awards shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) The prorated award shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares underlying the award by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from July 1, 2005, through the Employee's last day of employment, and the denominator or which is the number of days from July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2008. Any fractional share of the Company resulting from such a prorated award shall be rounded up to a whole share of the Company. (b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 4(c), shares of the Company underlying such prorated awards shall be delivered in the ordinary course after the determination by the Committee that the Performance Objective has been achieved (and no later than 2-1/2 months after June 30, 2008). (c) The Committee has the authority in its sole discretion to immediately vest the prorated portion of the performance stock awards granted hereunder if the Employee experiences a Qualifying Event and deliver shares of Company stock underlying such prorated awards as if the Performance Objective had been fully achieved. (d) The Committee shall conclusively determine whether the Employee shall be considered permanently disabled for purposes of this performance stock award. 5. Change of Control. Notwithstanding Sections 3 and 4 above, if an event