-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Dg3aRW95ZnCKBuDphSMm+xLh7AD7EeXhccWt8VFwOtULJaQ3p/9zmUW//axhBl4n m4W0uLi+e4XV2UsVfOv4HQ== 0001362310-08-003178.txt : 20080609 0001362310-08-003178.hdr.sgml : 20080609 20080609165021 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001362310-08-003178 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080603 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080609 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080609 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CSS INDUSTRIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000020629 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GREETING CARDS [2771] IRS NUMBER: 131920657 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02661 FILM NUMBER: 08888611 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1845 WALNUT ST CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19103 BUSINESS PHONE: 2155699900 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CITY STORES CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19851212 8-K 1 c73614e8vk.htm FORM 8-K Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
 
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 3, 2008

CSS Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-2661   13-1920657
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
1845 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
  19103
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 569-9900
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 
 

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On June 3, 2008, the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of CSS Industries, Inc. (“CSS”) approved bonus payments, stock option grants and stock bonus awards to certain of the named executive officers included in CSS’ Proxy Statement dated June 19, 2007, as follows:

                         
                    No. of Restricted  
            No. of Shares     Stock Units  
Executive Officer           Underlying Stock     Underlying Stock  
Name and Title   Bonus     Option Grant     Bonus Award  
Christopher J. Munyan,
President and Chief Executive Officer
  $ 297,973       14,000       7,500  
Clifford E. Pietrafitta,
Vice President – Finance, and Chief Financial Officer
  $ 152,825         7,000       3,750  
William G. Kiesling,
Vice President – Legal and Human Resources and General Counsel
  $ 131,235         7,000       3,750  
Scott M. Shea
President of Berwick Offray LLC and Cleo Inc
  $ 121,062         6,000       3,000  

The bonus payments are under CSS’ Management Incentive Program for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. The stock option grants are under CSS’ 2004 Equity Compensation Plan. Each stock option has a seven-year term and an exercise price of $27.57 per share, the closing price per share of CSS common stock on the last trading day prior to the grant date. These stock options vest and become exercisable to the extent of 25% of the underlying shares on each of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th anniversaries of the grant date. Subject to applicable provisions of CSS’ 2004 Equity Compensation Plan, vested options remain exercisable until they expire on June 3, 2015. The Human Resources Committee also approved the form of grant instrument for these grants, and such form is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.

The stock bonus awards are under CSS’ 2004 Equity Compensation Plan and consist of restricted stock units (“RSUs”). Each RSU constitutes a phantom right and will be equivalent to one share of CSS common stock on the redemption date, which is the third anniversary of the grant date. The number of RSUs, if any, that will become eligible for redemption will be determined by the extent to which certain performance goals have been achieved. Redemption is further subject to the satisfaction of a vesting condition, which provides that an executive must continue to be employed by CSS on the redemption date in order to redeem any RSUs that are otherwise eligible for redemption based on satisfaction of the performance goals during the performance period, as described below.

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The performance period is the two-year period from April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2010. The sole performance metric for determining the quantity of RSUs, if any, that will be eligible for redemption (subject to satisfaction of the vesting condition) is the achievement by CSS of at least a minimum “threshold” level of cumulative diluted earnings per share, as determined by the Human Resources Committee, during the performance period. The Human Resources Committee has also established required levels of cumulative diluted earnings per share that must be achieved in order for the RSUs to become eligible for redemption at certain “target” and “maximum” levels. For purposes of determining if, and the extent to which, the performance goal has been achieved, CSS’ earnings per share for the performance period will be subject to certain formulaic, non-discretionary adjustments for acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, extraordinary items and the cumulative effect of tax or accounting changes. The number of RSUs that will become eligible for redemption upon satisfaction of the vesting condition will depend on whether, and the extent to which, the level of cumulative earnings per share achieved for the performance period equals or exceeds the threshold, target and/or maximum award levels established by the Human Resources Committee. The Human Resources Committee also approved the form of grant instrument for these awards, and such form is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2.

Additionally, on June 3, 2008 the Human Resources Committee approved an amendment to the Company’s Management Incentive Program (“MIP”). The purpose of the amendment is to add the flexibility for the Human Resources Committee to make incentive awards under the MIP that qualify for the performance-based compensation exemption under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). Section 162(m) of the Code generally disallows a publicly-held corporation’s tax deduction for compensation paid to its chief executive officer or certain other officers in excess of $1,000,000 in any year. Compensation that qualifies as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) is excluded from the $1,000,000 deductibility cap, and therefore remains fully deductible by the corporation that pays it.

Although the amendment to the MIP is intended to provide the Human Resources Committee with the flexibility to make incentive awards under the MIP that qualify for the performance-based compensation exemption under Section 162(m) of Code, in order for any such incentive award to so qualify, the MIP (or certain provisions of the MIP) must be approved by the stockholders of CSS. To date, CSS has not submitted the MIP, or any of the provisions of the MIP, to the stockholders of CSS for approval. Consequently, incentive awards under the MIP will not qualify for the performance-based compensation exemption under Section 162(m) of Code unless such approval is sought and obtained. A copy of the MIP, as amended on June 3, 2008, is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.3

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

  10.1  
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant for grants made from and after June 3, 2008 under the CSS Industries, Inc. 2004 Equity Compensation Plan.

  10.2  
Form of Stock Bonus Award Grant for performance-based awards of restricted stock units under the CSS Industries, Inc. 2004 Equity Compensation Plan.

  10.3  
CSS Industries, Inc. Management Incentive Program, as amended on June 3, 2008.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

CSS Industries, Inc.
(Registrant)

By: /s/William G. Kiesling                            
William G. Kiesling
Vice President – Legal and Human
Resources and General Counsel

Date: June 9, 2008

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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit   Description
10.1
  Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant for grants made from and after June 3, 2008 under the CSS Industries, Inc. 2004 Equity Compensation Plan.

10.2
 
Form of Stock Bonus Award Grant for performance based awards of restricted stock units under the CSS Industries, Inc. 2004 Equity Compensation Plan.

10.3
 
CSS Industries, Inc. Management Incentive Program, as amended on June 3, 2008.

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EX-10.1 2 c73614exv10w1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
EXHIBIT 10.1
CSS INDUSTRIES, INC.
2004 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANT
This NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANT, dated as of  _____  , 20  _____  (the “Date of Grant”), is delivered by CSS Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) to  _____  (the “Grantee”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”) has determined to grant the Grantee an equity award (the “Equity Award”) for shares of Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.10 per share (the “Company Stock”);
WHEREAS, the Equity Award is comprised of two separate grants, a nonqualified stock option and a stock bonus award; and
WHEREAS, the Committee has determined that the nonqualified stock option portion of the Equity Award shall be issued under the CSS Industries, Inc. 2004 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) and the terms and conditions of such nonqualified stock option shall be memorialized in this Nonqualified Stock Option Grant (the “Grant”).
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to this Grant, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
1. Grant of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Grant and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee a nonqualified stock option (the “Option”) to purchase  _____  shares of Company Stock at an exercise price of $  per share. The Option shall become exercisable according to Paragraph 2 below.
2. Exercisability of Option. The Option shall become exercisable on the following dates, if the Grantee is Employed by the Employer (as defined in the Plan) on the applicable vesting date (each, a “Vesting Date”):
         
    Shares for Which the Option is  
Vesting Date   Exercisable on the Vesting Date  
First anniversary of the Date of Grant
    25 %
Second anniversary of the Date of Grant
    25 %
Third anniversary of the Date of Grant
    25 %
Fourth anniversary of the Date of Grant
    25 %
The exercisability of the Option is cumulative, but shall not exceed 100% of the shares of Company Stock subject to the Option. If the foregoing schedule would produce fractional shares, the number of shares for which the Option becomes exercisable shall be rounded up to the nearest whole Share. The Committee may accelerate the period over which the Option becomes exercisable based upon the Grantee’s individual performance.

 

 


 

3. Term of Option.
(a) The Option shall have a term of seven years from the Date of Grant and shall terminate at the expiration of that period, unless it is terminated at an earlier date pursuant to the provisions of this Grant or the Plan.
(b) The Option shall automatically terminate upon the happening of the first of the following events:
(i) The expiration of the 90-day period after the Grantee ceases to be Employed by the Employer, if the termination is for any reason other than death, termination for Cause (as defined in the Plan), or the Grantee’s sole determination to terminate his or her employment (other than by reason of retirement approved by the Committee).
(ii) The expiration of the 180-day period after the Grantee ceases to be Employed by the Employer, if the Grantee dies while Employed by the Employer or retires from such employment with the consent of the Committee.
(iii) The date on which the Grantee ceases to be Employed by the Employer on account of a termination for Cause by the Employer (as defined in the Plan) or the Grantee’s voluntary termination (other than by reason of retirement approved by the Committee). In addition, notwithstanding the prior provisions of this Paragraph 3, if the Grantee engages in conduct that constitutes Cause after the Grantee’s employment or service terminates, the Option shall immediately terminate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the Option be exercised after the date that is immediately before the seventh anniversary of the Date of Grant. Any portion of the Option that is not exercisable at the time the Grantee ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Employer shall immediately terminate.
4. Exercise Procedures.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Paragraphs 2 and 3 above, the Grantee may exercise part or all of the exercisable Option by giving the Company written notice of intent to exercise in the manner provided in this Grant, specifying the number of shares of Company Stock as to which the Option is to be exercised and the method of payment. Payment of the exercise price shall be made in accordance with procedures established by the Committee from time to time based on type of payment being made but, in any event, prior to issuance of the shares of Company Stock. The Grantee shall pay the exercise price (i) in cash, (ii) by delivering shares of Company Stock owned by the Grantee and having a Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) on the date of exercise at least equal to the exercise price or by attestation (on a form prescribed by the Committee) to ownership of shares of Company Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise at least equal to the exercise price, (iii) by payment through a broker in accordance with procedures permitted by Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board, or (iv) by such other method as the Committee may approve, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

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The Committee may impose from time to time such limitations as it deems appropriate on the use of shares of Company Stock to exercise the Option.
(b) The obligation of the Company to deliver shares of Company Stock upon exercise of the Option shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations and such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed appropriate by the Committee, including such actions as Company counsel shall deem necessary or appropriate to comply with relevant securities laws and regulations.
(c) All obligations of the Company under this Grant shall be subject to the rights of the Employer as set forth in the Plan to withhold amounts required to be withheld for any taxes, if applicable. Unless Committee determines otherwise, the Grantee may elect to satisfy any tax withholding obligation of the Employer with respect to the Option by having shares of Company Stock withheld up to an amount that does not exceed the minimum applicable withholding tax rate for federal (including FICA), state and local tax liabilities.
5. Change of Control. The provisions of the Plan applicable to a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan) shall apply to the Option, and, in the event of a Change of Control, the Committee may take such actions as it deems appropriate pursuant to the Plan.
6. Restrictions on Exercise. Except as the Committee may otherwise permit pursuant to the Plan, only the Grantee may exercise the Option during the Grantee’s lifetime and, after the Grantee’s death, the Option shall be exercisable (subject to the limitations specified in the Plan) solely by the legal representatives of the Grantee, or by the person who acquires the right to exercise the Option by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, to the extent that the Option is exercisable pursuant to this Grant.
7. Acknowledgement By Grantee. By accepting this Grant, the Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this Grant. The Grantee further agrees to be bound by the determinations and decisions of the Committee with respect to this Grant and the Plan and the Grantee’s rights to benefits under this Grant and the Plan, and agrees that all such determinations and decisions of the Committee shall be binding on the Grantee, his or her beneficiaries and any other person having or claiming an interest under this Grant and the Plan on behalf of the Grantee. The Grantee further hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Grantee will indemnify the Employer and hold the Employer free and harmless of, from and against any and all losses, damage, obligation or liability, and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection therewith, which may be suffered or incurred on account or by reason of any act or omission of the Grantee or the Grantee’s heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns in breach or violation of the provisions of the Plan or the agreements of the Grantee set forth herein.
8. Grant Subject to Plan Provisions. This grant is made pursuant to the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and in all respects shall be interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The grant and exercise of the Option are subject to interpretations, regulations and determinations concerning the Plan established from time to time by the Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, including, but not limited to, provisions pertaining to

 

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(a) rights and obligations with respect to withholding taxes, (b) the registration, qualification or listing of the shares of Company Stock, (c) changes in capitalization of the Company and (d) other requirements of applicable law. The Committee shall have the authority to interpret and construe the Option pursuant to the terms of the Plan, and its decisions shall be conclusive as to any questions arising hereunder.
9. No Employment or Other Rights. The grant of the Option shall not confer upon the Grantee any right to be retained by or in the employ or service of the Employer and shall not interfere in any way with the right of the Employer to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time. The right of the Employer to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time for any reason is specifically reserved.
10. No Stockholder Rights. Neither the Grantee, nor any person entitled to exercise the Grantee’s rights in the event of the Grantee’s death, shall have any of the rights and privileges of a stockholder with respect to the shares of Company Stock subject to the Option, until certificates for shares of Company Stock have been issued upon the exercise of the Option.
11. Assignment and Transfers. Except as the Committee may otherwise permit pursuant to the Plan, the rights and interests of the Grantee under this Grant may not be sold, assigned, encumbered or otherwise transferred except, in the event of the death of the Grantee, by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. In the event of any attempt by the Grantee to alienate, assign, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of the Option or any right hereunder, except as provided for in this Grant, or in the event of the levy or any attachment, execution or similar process upon the rights or interests hereby conferred, the Company may terminate the Option by notice to the Grantee, and the Option and all rights hereunder shall thereupon become null and void. The rights and protections of the Company hereunder shall extend to any successors or assigns of the Company and to the Company’s parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates. This Grant may be assigned by the Company without the Grantee’s consent.
12. Applicable Law; Entire Agreement. The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of this instrument shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. This Grant, together with the Company’s form of agreement provided to the Grantee herewith, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference, sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be changed or terminated except by a writing signed by the Grantee and the Company. This Grant and any undertakings and indemnities delivered hereunder shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Grantee and the Grantee’s heirs, distributees and personal representatives and to the Company, its successors and assigns.
13. Notice. Any notice to the Company provided for in this instrument shall be addressed to the Company in care of the Secretary at the corporate headquarters of the Company, and any notice to the Grantee shall be addressed to such Grantee at the current address shown on the payroll of the Employer, or to such other address as the Grantee may designate to the Employer in writing. Any notice shall be delivered by hand, sent by telecopy or enclosed in a properly sealed envelope addressed as stated above, registered and deposited, postage prepaid, in a post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service.

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused its duly authorized officers to execute and attest this Grant, and the Grantee has executed this Grant, effective as of the Date of Grant.
         
ATTEST   CSS INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
       
(Corporate Seal)
       
 
       
 
  By:    
 
       
I hereby accept the Option described in this Grant, and I agree to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this Grant. I hereby further agree that all the decisions and determinations of the Committee shall be final and binding.
         
    ACCEPTED:
 
       
 
  By:    
 
       
 
      Grantee

 

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EX-10.2 3 c73614exv10w2.htm EXHIBIT 10.2 Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
EXHIBIT 10.2
CSS INDUSTRIES, INC.
2004 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
STOCK BONUS AWARD GRANT
This STOCK BONUS AWARD GRANT, dated as of  _____  , 20  _____  (the “Date of Grant”), is delivered by CSS Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) to  _____  (the “Grantee”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”) has determined to grant the Grantee an equity award (the “Equity Award”) for shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.10 per share, (the “Company Stock”);
WHEREAS, the Equity Award is comprised of two separate grants, a nonqualified stock option and a stock bonus award; and
WHEREAS, the Committee has determined that the stock bonus award portion of the Equity Award shall be issued under the CSS Industries, Inc. 2004 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) and the terms and conditions of such stock bonus award shall be memorialized in this Stock Bonus Award Grant (the “Grant”).
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to this Grant, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
1. Grant of Stock Bonus Award. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Grant and the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee a stock bonus award equivalent to  _____  units (the “Restricted Stock Units”). Each unit (a “Unit”) shall be a phantom right and shall be equivalent to one share of Company Stock on the applicable Redemption Date (as defined below).
2. Restricted Stock Unit Account. The Company shall establish and maintain a Restricted Stock Unit account as a bookkeeping account on its records (the “Restricted Stock Unit Account”) for the Grantee and shall record in such Restricted Stock Unit Account the number of Restricted Stock Units granted to the Grantee. The Grantee shall not have any interest in any fund or specific assets of the Company by reason of this grant or the Restricted Stock Unit Account established for the Grantee.
3. Vesting.
(a) In order to become vested in the Restricted Stock Units, the Grantee must continue to be Employed by the Employer (as defined in the Plan) from the Date of Grant through the third anniversary of the Date of Grant (i.e.,  _____  , 20  _____  ) (the “Service Date”); provided, however, that the number of Units that shall become vested on the Service Date shall be determined based on the satisfaction of the performance goals set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Performance Goals”). The Committee shall certify the level of achievement of the Performance Goals, which certification shall occur as soon as administratively practicable after the second anniversary of the Date of Grant, but not later than ninety (90) days following the second anniversary of the Date of Grant (the “Certification Date”). Any portion of the Restricted Stock Unit that does not become vested because of the failure to fully satisfy the Performance Goals shall be forfeited as of the Certification Date and the Grantee shall not have any rights with respect to the vesting or the redemption of the portion of the Restricted Stock Unit that has become forfeited.

 

 


 

(b) If at any time prior to the Service Date, the Grantee ceases to be Employed by the Employer for any or no reason, all of the Restricted Stock Units subject to this Grant will be immediately forfeited and the Grantee shall have no rights with respect to the redemption of any portion of the Restricted Stock Units, irrespective of whether the Performance Goals were achieved.
4. Redemption. The Restricted Stock Units that become vested pursuant to Paragraph 3 above shall be redeemed by the Company on the Service Date, or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter, but not later than thirty (30) days following the Service Date, if the Grantee continues to be Employed by the Employer, from the Date of Grant to the Service Date (the “Redemption Date”). On the Redemption Date, all Restricted Stock Units that have become vested pursuant to Paragraph 3 will be redeemed and converted to an equivalent number of shares of Company Stock, and the Grantee shall receive a single sum distribution of such shares of Company Stock, which shall be issued under the Plan.
5. Change of Control. The provisions set forth in the Plan applicable to a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan) shall apply to the Restricted Stock Units, and, in the event of a Change of Control, the Committee may take such actions as it deems appropriate pursuant to the Plan and is consistent with the requirements of section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), if applicable.
6. Acknowledgment by Grantee. By accepting this Grant, the Grantee acknowledges that with respect to any right to redemption or distribution pursuant to this Grant, the Grantee is and shall be an unsecured general creditor of the Company without any preference as against other unsecured general creditors of the Company, and the Grantee hereby covenants for himself or herself, and anyone at any time claiming through or under the Grantee not to claim any such preference, and hereby disclaims and waives any such preference which may at any time be at issue, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The Grantee also hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Grantee will indemnify the Employer (as defined in the Plan) and hold the Employer free and harmless of, from and against any and all losses, damage, obligation or liability, and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection therewith, which may be suffered or incurred on account or by reason of any act or omission of the Grantee or the Grantee’s heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns in breach or violation of the provisions of the Plan or the agreements of the Grantee set forth herein. The Grantee also acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this Grant. The Grantee further agrees to be bound by the determinations and decisions of the Committee with respect to this Grant and the Plan and the Grantee’s rights to benefits under this Grant and the Plan, and agrees that all such determinations and decisions of the Committee shall be binding on the Grantee, his or her beneficiaries and any other person having or claiming an interest under this Grant and the Plan on behalf of the Grantee.

 

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7. Restrictions on Issuance or Transfer of Shares of Company Stock.
(a) The obligation of the Company to deliver shares of Company Stock upon the redemption of the Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the condition that if at any time the Committee shall determine in its discretion that the listing, registration or qualification of the shares of Company Stock upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the issuance of shares of Company Stock, the shares of Company Stock may not be issued in whole or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee. The issuance of shares of Company Stock pursuant to this Grant is subject to any applicable taxes and other laws or regulations of the United States or of any state having jurisdiction thereof.
(b) As a condition to receive any shares of Company Stock on the Redemption Date, the Grantee agrees to be bound by the Company’s policies regarding the transfer of the shares of Company Stock and understands that there may be certain times during the year in which the Grantee will be prohibited from selling, transferring, pledging, donating, assigning, mortgaging, hypothecating or otherwise encumbering the shares of Company Stock.
(c) As soon as administratively practicable following the Redemption Date, a certificate representing the shares of Company Stock that are redeemed shall be issued to the Grantee.
8. Grant Subject to Plan Provisions. This Grant is made pursuant to the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and in all respects shall be interpreted in accordance with the Plan. In the event of any contradiction, distinction or difference between this Grant and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan will control. Except as otherwise defined in this Grant, capitalized terms used in this Grant shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan. This Grant is subject to the interpretations, regulations and determinations concerning the Plan established from time to time by the Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, including, but not limited to, provisions pertaining to (a) rights and obligations with respect to withholding taxes, (b) the registration, qualification or listing of the shares of Company Stock, (c) changes in capitalization of the Company, and (d) other requirements of applicable law. The Committee shall have the authority to interpret and construe this Grant pursuant to the terms of the Plan, its decisions shall be conclusive as to any questions arising hereunder and the Grantee’s acceptance of this Grant is the Grantee’s agreement to be bound by the interpretations and decisions of the Committee with respect to this Grant and the Plan.
9. No Rights as Stockholder. The Grantee shall not have any rights as a stockholder of the Company, including the right to any cash dividends, or the right to vote, with respect to any Restricted Stock Units.

 

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10. No Rights to Continued Employment or Service. This Grant shall not confer upon the Grantee any right to be retained in the employment or service of the Employer and shall not interfere in any way with the right of the Employer to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time. The right of the Employer to terminate at will the Grantee’s employment or service at any time for any reason is specifically reserved.
11. Assignment and Transfers. No Restricted Stock Units awarded to the Grantee under this Grant may be transferred, assigned, pledged, or encumbered by the Grantee and a Restricted Stock Unit shall be redeemed during the lifetime of the Grantee only for the benefit of the Grantee. Any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, or encumber the Restricted Stock Unit by the Grantee shall be null, void and without effect. The rights and protections of the Company hereunder shall extend to any successors or assigns of the Company. This Grant may be assigned by the Company without the Grantee’s consent.
12. Withholding. The Grantee shall be required to pay to the Employer, or make other arrangements satisfactory to the Employer to provide for the payment of, any federal, state, local or other taxes that the Employer is required to withhold with respect to the grant, vesting and redemption of the Restricted Stock Units. Any tax withholding obligation of the Employer with respect to the redemption of the Restricted Stock Units shall be satisfied by having shares of Company Stock withheld up to an amount that does not exceed the minimum applicable withholding tax rate for federal (including FICA), state, local and other tax liabilities.
13. Effect on Other Benefits. The value of shares of Company Stock distributed with respect to the Restricted Stock Units shall not be considered eligible earnings for purposes of any other plans maintained by the Company or the Employer. Neither shall such value be considered part of the Grantee’s compensation for purposes of determining or calculating other benefits that are based on compensation, such as life insurance.
14. Applicable Law; Entire Agreement. The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of this Grant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. This Grant, together with the Company’s form of agreement provided to the Grantee herewith, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference, sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be changed or terminated except by a writing signed by the Grantee and the Company. This Grant and any undertakings and indemnities delivered hereunder shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Grantee and the Grantee’s heirs, distributees and personal representatives and to the Company, its successors and assigns.
15. Notice. Any notice to the Company provided for in this instrument shall be addressed to the Company in care of the Secretary at the Company’s corporate headquarters, and any notice to the Grantee shall be addressed to such Grantee at the current address shown on the payroll records of the Employer, or to such other address as the Grantee may designate to the Employer in writing. Any notice shall be delivered by hand, sent by telecopy or enclosed in a properly sealed envelope addressed as stated above, registered and deposited, postage prepaid, in a post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service.

 

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16. Section 409A of the Code. This Grant is not intended to constitute or result in deferred compensation subject to the requirements of section 409A of the Code. However, to the extent any amount payable under this Grant is subsequently determined to constitute deferred compensation subject to the requirements of section 409A of the Code, this Grant shall be administered in accordance with the requirements of section 409A of the Code. In such case, distributions made under this Grant may only be made in a manner and upon an event permitted by section 409A of the Code. To the extent that any provision of this Grant would cause a conflict with the requirements of section 409A of the Code, or would cause the administration of this Grant to fail to satisfy the requirements of section 409A of the Code, such provision shall be deemed null and void to the extent permitted by applicable law. In no event shall the Grantee, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of distribution. This Grant may be amended without the consent of the Grantee in any respect deemed by the Committee to be necessary in order to preserve compliance with Section 409A of the Code. All redemptions pursuant to this Grant shall be deemed as a separate payment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused its duly authorized officer to execute this Grant effective as of the Date of Grant.
         
ATTEST   CSS INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
       
(Corporate Seal)
       
 
       
 
  By:    
 
       
I hereby accept the grant of Restricted Stock Units described in this Stock Bonus Award Grant. I have read the terms of the Plan and this Stock Bonus Award Grant, and agree to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this Stock Bonus Award Grant and the interpretations of the Committee with respect thereto.
         
    ACCEPTED:
 
       
 
  By:    
 
       
 
      Grantee

 

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EX-10.3 4 c73614exv10w3.htm EXHIBIT 10.3 Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
EXHIBIT 10.3
CSS INDUSTRIES, INC.
MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM
(As amended on June 3, 2008)
SECTION 1. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS. The purpose of the CSS Industries, Inc. Management Incentive Program (the “Program") is to enable CSS Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries to motivate and reward favorable performance by the Company’s executive officers and other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries by providing such individuals with the opportunity to receive cash bonus payments based upon the achievement of pre-established and objective performance goals for each fiscal year. The Program became effective on April 17, 2007 and was amended on June 3, 2008.
For purposes of the Program, the following terms will have the meanings defined below, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:
(a) “Award” means a cash bonus under the Program.
(b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.
(c) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto.
(d) "Committee” means the Human Resources Committee of the Board or such other committee appointed by the Board for purposes of the Program, provided that the Human Resources Committee or such other committee shall consist of members of the Board who are not employees of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof and, with respect to matters relating to Awards intended to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, who qualify as “outside directors” under Section 162(m) of the Code.
(e) “Fiscal Year” means the period beginning on April 1 and ending on March 31.
(f) "Participant” means the executive officers of the Company and any other key employee of the Company or any Subsidiary selected by the Committee to participate in the Program.
(g) "Performance Period” means each Fiscal Year or another period as designated by the Committee, so long as such period does not exceed one year.
(h) “Subsidiary” means a subsidiary of the Company.
SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM. The Committee shall administer and interpret the Program, provided, that, the Program will not be interpreted in a manner that causes an Award intended to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code to fail to so qualify. The Committee shall have the power, from time to time, to: (i) select Participants; (ii) determine the terms and conditions of each Award, including without limitation the amount of cash, if any, to be paid to each Participant; (iii) establish the performance objectives for any Performance Period in accordance with Section 3 hereof and certify whether such performance objectives have been obtained; (iv) establish and amend rules and regulations relating to the Program, and to make all other determinations necessary and advisable for the administration of the Program; (v) adopt subplans to the Program, and (vi) correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Program or any Award.

 

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Nothing in the Program shall be deemed to limit the ability of the Committee to grant Awards to Participants under the Program which are not intended to qualify as “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code and which are not exempt from the limitations thereof; provided, however, that in no event may an Award be granted in substitution or replacement of an Award intended to qualify as “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.
All decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the Program shall be made in the Committee’s sole and absolute discretion and shall be final and binding on the Participants and the Company and its Subsidiaries. No member or former member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in connection with the Program other than as a result of such individual’s willful misconduct.
SECTION 3. AWARDS.
(a) Eligibility. The Committee shall designate the Participants who shall be eligible to participate in the Program for a Performance Period.
(b) Performance Criteria. The Committee shall establish the performance objective or objectives in writing that must be satisfied in order for a Participant to receive an Award for that Performance Period, which shall be established before the beginning of the Period or during a period ending no later than the earlier of (i) 90 days after the beginning of the Performance Period or (ii) the date on which 25% of the Performance Period has been completed, or such other date as may be required or permitted under applicable regulations under Section 162(m) of the Code. In addition, at that time the Committee will also specify in writing the Performance Period during which the performance will be measured, the portion of Awards that will be payable upon the full, partial or over-achievement of specified performance objectives for that Performance Period, and any other conditions that the Committee deems appropriate and consistent with the Program and Section 162(m) of the Code, with respect to any Award that is intended to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. Except with respect to an Award that is not intended to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, such performance objectives shall be objectively determinable and based upon one or more of the following criteria, as determined by the Committee for the applicable Performance Period (subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 3(b) below): the price of the Company’s stock, earnings per share, income before taxes and extraordinary items, net income, operating income, revenues, earnings before income tax, EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), operational cash flow, after-tax or pre-tax profits, return on capital employed or return on invested capital, after-tax or pre-tax return on stockholders’ equity, limiting the level in, or increase in all or a portion of, the Company’s assets and/or liabilities, stockholder return, return on equity, growth in assets, unit volume, sales or market share, or strategic business criteria consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified revenue goals, market penetration goals, geographic business expansion goals, cost targets or goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures.

 

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Performance goals may be established on a Company-wide basis or with respect to one or more Subsidiaries, products or any subsidiary, division or other operational unit of the Company or its Subsidiaries, as determined by the Committee; and in either absolute terms or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies. For Awards intended to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the performance goals shall satisfy the requirements of “qualified performance-based compensation,” including the requirement that the achievement of the goals be substantially uncertain at the time they were established and that the goals be established in such a way that a third party with knowledge of the relevant facts could determine whether and to what extent the performance goals have been met. The performance objectives for a particular Performance Period need not be the same for all Participants.
(c) Adjustments to Performance Criteria. The Committee may provide, at the time the performance goals are established in accordance with Section 3(a) or at any time with respect to any Award that is not intended to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, that adjustments will be made to the applicable performance goals to take into account, in any objective manner specified by the Committee, the impact of one or more of the following: (i) gain or loss from all or certain claims and/or litigation and insurance recoveries, (ii) the impairment of tangible or intangible assets, (iii) stock-based compensation expense, (iv) extraordinary, unusual or infrequently occurring events reported in the Company’s public filings, (v) restructuring activities reported in the Company’s public filings, (vi) investments, dispositions or acquisitions, (vii) gain or loss from the disposal of certain assets, (viii) gain or loss from the early extinguishment, redemption, or repurchase of debt, or (ix) changes in accounting principles that become effective during the Performance Period.
Any adjustment described in this Section 3(c) may relate to the Company, any Subsidiary or to any subsidiary, division or other operational unit of the Company or its Subsidiaries, as determined by the Committee at the time the performance goals are established or at any time with respect to any Award that is not intended to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. Any adjustment shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and standards, unless such other objective method of measurement is designated by the Committee at the time performance goals are established. Notwithstanding the foregoing, adjustments will be made as necessary to any performance criteria related to the Company’s stock to reflect changes in corporate capitalization, including a recapitalization, stock split or combination, stock dividend, spin-off, merger, reorganization or other similar event or transaction affecting the Company’s stock.
(d) Maximum Award Amount Payable. The maximum amount payable hereunder to a Participant in any twelve month Performance Period will not exceed $2,000,000.
(e) Payment Conditioned on Continued Employment; Death or Disability. Except as expressly provided in the immediately succeeding sentence, no Participant will be entitled to any payment hereunder, and no Award hereunder will be deemed to be earned, with respect to any particular Performance Period unless he or she has remained continuously employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries through the day that the payment for that Performance Period is actually paid to such Participant (or such other date as is specified by the Committee at the time that performance objectives are established). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a Participant has remained continuously employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries through the last day of any particular Performance Period but thereafter dies or is unable to care for his or her affairs because of illness or accident, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine to pay an Award for such Performance Period to the Participant or to his or her executors, legal representatives, administrators, heirs or assigns or any other person claiming under or through such Participant.

 

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(f) Negative Discretion. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein to the contrary, the Committee shall have the right, in its absolute discretion, (i) to reduce or eliminate the amount otherwise payable to any Participant hereunder based on individual performance or any other factors that the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall deem appropriate and (ii) to establish rules or procedures that have the effect of limiting the amount payable to each Participant to an amount that is less than the maximum amount otherwise authorized hereunder. In no event shall the Committee have the discretion to increase the amount of compensation that is payable upon achievement of the designated performance goals for Awards that are intended to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code
SECTION 4. PAYMENT. To the extent that the Committee determines at the time of grant to qualify an Award as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, no Award shall be payable except upon written certification by the Committee following the Performance Period that the performance goals have been satisfied to a particular extent and that any other material terms and conditions precedent to payment of an Award have been satisfied. If the performance goals have not been satisfied for such Performance Period such Awards shall be forfeited. If the Committee does not determine at the time of grant to qualify an Award as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, no Award shall be payable except upon determination by the Committee that the performance objective or objectives have been satisfied to a particular extent and that any other material terms and conditions precedent to payment of an Award have been satisfied. Payment hereunder will be made as soon as practicable after the Committee certification or determination referenced above is completed. The Committee shall seek to complete the certification or determination referenced above so that any payment hereunder for a particular Performance Period will be made no later than 21/2 months following the end of the Fiscal Year containing the last day of the Performance Period to which the Award relates.
SECTION 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) Amendment and Termination. The Program shall continue until the Board or the Committee amends, suspends, discontinues or terminates the Program, which may occur at any time, in the sole discretion of the Board or the Committee; provided, however, with respect to Awards intended as “qualified performance-based compensation,” the Program must be reapproved by the Company’s stockholders no later than the first stockholders meeting that occurs in the fifth year following the year in which the stockholders approved the Program, if required by Section 162(m) of the Code or the regulations thereunder, and no such action shall be effective without approval by the stockholders of the Company to the extent necessary to continue to qualify the amounts payable hereunder to Participants as “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

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(b) Unsecured Creditor Status. A Participant entitled to payment hereunder shall rely solely upon the unsecured promise of the Company and its Subsidiaries and nothing herein contained shall be construed to give to or vest in a Participant or any other person now or at any time in the future, any right, title, interest, or claim in or to any specific asset, fund, reserve, account, insurance or annuity policy or contract, or other property of any kind whatever owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries, or in which the Company or its Subsidiaries may have any right, title, or interest, nor or at any time in the future.
(c) Non-Assignment of Awards. The Participant shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge or assign any amount payable pursuant to the Program or an Award, provided that the right to payment of an Award earned hereunder may pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
(d) Separability. If any term or condition of the Program shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent or in any application, then the remainder of the Program, with the exception of such invalid or unenforceable provision, shall not be affected thereby, and shall continue in effect and application to its fullest extent.
(e) Continued Employment. Neither the adoption of the Program nor the execution of any document in connection with the Program will: (i) confer upon any employee of the Company or an Subsidiary any right to continued employment with the Company or such Subsidiary, or (ii) interfere in any way with the right of the Company or such Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any of its employees at any time.
(f) Incapacity. If a Participant is unable to care for his or her affairs because of illness or accident, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine to pay any amount due such Participant under the Program to his or her legal representatives, administrators, or assigns or any other person claiming under or through such Participant, and any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ obligations hereunder.
(g) Withholding. The Company and its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, shall withhold the amount of any federal, state, local or other tax, charge or assessment attributable to the payment of any Award as it may deem necessary or appropriate, in its sole discretion.
(h) Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. The Program is intended to comply with the short-term deferral rule set forth in the regulations under Section 409A of the Code, in order to avoid application of Section 409A to the Program. If, and to the extent that, any payment under this Program is deemed to be deferred compensation subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, this Program shall be administered so that such payments are made in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
(i) Governing Law. The Program and all Awards granted hereunder will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws and judicial decisions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to the application of the principles of conflicts of laws.

 

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