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) May 23, 2013
Robert Half International Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 01-10427 | 94-1648752 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2884 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA | 94025 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code (650) 234-6000
NO CHANGE
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 23, 2013, the registrant held its annual meeting of stockholders. The five matters presented to the stockholders at the annual meeting were (1) the election of six directors, (2) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors for 2013, (3) the approval of the amended and restated Annual Performance Bonus Plan, (4) the approval of the amended and restated Stock Incentive Plan, and (5) an advisory vote to approve executive compensation.
The vote for directors was as follows:
Nominee |
Shares For | Shares withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
Andrew S. Berwick, Jr |
111,055,745 | 2,643,968 | 11,483,058 | |||||||||
Harold M. Messmer, Jr. |
108,667,367 | 5,032,346 | 11,483,058 | |||||||||
Barbara J. Novogradac |
113,297,766 | 401,947 | 11,483,058 | |||||||||
Robert J. Pace |
113,221,201 | 478,512 | 11,483,058 | |||||||||
Frederick A. Richman |
112,512,873 | 1,186,840 | 11,483,058 | |||||||||
M. Keith Waddell |
99,225,653 | 14,474,060 | 11,483,058 |
The proposal regarding the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors for 2013 was approved by the following vote:
For |
123,805,653 | |||
Against |
1,309,210 | |||
Abstain |
67,908 | |||
Broker Non-Votes |
0 |
The proposal to approve the amended and restated Annual Performance Bonus Plan was approved by the following vote:
For |
108,878,383 | |||
Against |
4,689,474 | |||
Abstain |
131,632 | |||
Broker Non-Votes |
11,483,282 |
The proposal to approve the amended and restated Stock Incentive Plan was approved by the following vote:
For |
110,079,775 | |||
Against |
3,151,173 | |||
Abstain |
468,541 | |||
Broker Non-Votes |
11,483,282 |
The advisory resolution to approve executive compensation was approved by the following vote:
For |
108,159,912 | |||
Against |
5,388,513 | |||
Abstain |
151,064 | |||
Broker Non-Votes |
11,483,282 |
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Amended and Restated Annual Performance Bonus Plan. | |
99.2 | Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan. |
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.
Robert Half International Inc. | ||||
Date: May 24, 2013 |
By: | /s/ STEVEN KAREL | ||
Name: | Steven Karel | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Secretary |
Exhibit 99.1
ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL INC.
Annual Performance Bonus Plan
(As amended and restated effective May 23, 2013)
1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
Adjustment Provisions shall mean the terms and conditions applicable to the adjustment of a Target Bonus by reason of the operation of the Performance Goal.
Administrator means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, or such other Committee as may be appointed by the Board.
Annual Determination means the Performance Goals, Adjustment Provisions and Target Bonuses determined annually by the Administrator, as described in Section 4 of this Plan.
Award Date means the date that the Administrator makes its written certification of a Bonus pursuant to Section 5 or Section 6.
Bonus means a Preliminary Bonus, a Final Bonus, or both.
Bonus Year means the fiscal year with respect to which a Bonus is paid pursuant to the Plan.
Company means Robert Half International Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Eligible Executive means (a) any elected executive officer of the Company and (b) any executive of the Company who has senior management functions and responsibilities, as designated by the Administrator.
Final Bonus means the Year-End Bonus less the Preliminary Bonus, but only if such number is greater than zero.
Performance Goal shall mean one or more of the following objective measurable performance factors, and any adjustments thereto, as determined by the Administrator with respect to a Performance Period: (i) operating income; (ii) pre-tax or after-tax earnings; (iii) cash flow; (iv) sales or revenue; (v) expenses; (vi) gross or net profit margin; (vii) working capital; (viii) return on equity or assets; (ix) earnings per share; (x) stock price; (xi) price/earnings ratio; (xii) debt or debt-to-equity; (xiii) writeoffs; (xiv) cash; (xv) assets; (xvi) total shareholder return and/or (xvii) liquidity, either with respect to the Company and/or one or more of its operating units or with respect to one or more other companies or an index of companies; provided, however, that any adjustments thereto must be objectively verifiable adjustments permitted and pre-established by the Administrator in accordance with Code Section 162(m).
Plan means this Annual Performance Bonus Plan.
Potential Preliminary Bonus means, with respect to each Eligible Executive, 70% of the Year-End Bonus that would be earned in accordance with the Annual Determination if results for the first three quarters of the fiscal year were multiplied by 1.334, but in no event may such amount be in excess of the lesser of (a) $9,000,000 and (b) twice the Eligible Executives Target Bonus.
Potential Year-End Bonus means, with respect to each Eligible Executive, the results obtained by applying the Adjustment Provisions to the Performance Goals, but in no event may such amount be in excess of the lesser of (a) $9,000,000 and (b) twice the Eligible Executives Target Bonus.
Preliminary Bonus means, with respect to each Eligible Executive, that amount that the Administrator determines in accordance with Section 5 hereof, but in no event may such amount be in excess of the lesser of (a) $9,000,000 and (b) twice the Eligible Executives Target Bonus.
Repayment Amount means that amount calculated in accordance with Section 7.3 hereof.
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Section 162(m) means Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue code of 1986, as amended, or any successor provision.
Section 409A Period means the short term deferral period specified in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue code of 1986, as amended, or any successor provision, in order for payments to not constitute deferred compensation subject to such section.
Target Bonus means that amount set forth, with respect to each Eligible Executive, in an Annual Determination.
Year-End Bonus means, with respect to each Eligible Executive, that amount that the Administrator determines in accordance with Section 6 hereof, but in no event may such amount be in excess of the lesser of (a) $9,000,000 and (b) twice the Eligible Executives Target Bonus.
2. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Plan is to attract, retain and motivate key senior management employees by providing additional compensation, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.
3. ADMINISTRATION. The Administrator is authorized to construe and interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to make all determinations and to take all actions necessary or advisable for the Plans administration. Whenever the Plan authorizes or requires the Administrator to take any action, make any determination or decision, or form any opinion, then any such action, determination, decision or opinion by or of the Administrator shall be in the absolute discretion of the Administrator and shall be final and binding upon all persons in interest, including the Company and all Eligible Executives.
4. ANNUAL DETERMINATION. On an annual basis, and in accordance with the requirements of Section 162(m), the Administrator shall determine the following with respect to the Bonus Year:
(i) | the Eligible Executives; |
(ii) | one or more Performance Goals for the Bonus Year; |
(iii) | the Adjustment Provisions for the Bonus Year; |
(iii) | the Target Bonus for the Bonus Year for each Eligible Executive; and |
(iv) | such other matters as are appropriate with respect to the Plan (together, the Annual Determination). |
5. DETERMINATION OF PRELIMINARY BONUS. After the public release by the Company of its audited results for the third fiscal quarter of the Bonus Year, the Chief Financial Officer shall (a) calculate, with respect to each Eligible Executive, his Potential Preliminary Bonus, (b) deliver each calculation to the Administrator. The Administrator shall, prior to the end of the Bonus Year, review the information submitted by the Chief Financial Officer and certify, in writing, each Eligible Executives Preliminary Bonus, which, except as provided in the next sentence, shall be the Potential Preliminary Bonus. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce the Preliminary Bonus of such Eligible Executive to such amount that is not less than 70% of the lesser of (a) the Target Bonus and (b) the Potential Preliminary Bonus as it may determine.
6. DETERMINATION OF YEAR-END BONUS. After the public release by the Company of its audited results for the Bonus Year, the Chief Financial Officer shall (a) calculate, with respect to each Eligible Executive, the Potential Year-End Bonus and (b) deliver such calculations to the Administrator. The Administrator shall, within 90 days of the end of the Bonus Year, review the information submitted by the Chief Financial Officer and certify, in writing, each Eligible Executives Year-End Bonus, which shall be the Potential Year-End Bonus; provided, however, that the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, reduce such Year-End Bonus to such amount that is not less than the lesser of (a) the Eligible Executives Potential Year-End Bonus and (b) 70% of such Eligible Executives Target Bonus as the Administrator may determine.
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7. BONUS PAYMENTS. Each Eligible Executive shall be paid a Bonus in accordance with the following:
7.1. Preliminary Bonus. The Company shall pay the Preliminary Bonus to each Eligible Executive after such Preliminary Bonus is certified by the Administrator to the extent required by Section 162(m) and within the Section 409A Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, or anything appearing elsewhere herein, if an Eligible Executive is not employed by the Company on the date that Preliminary Bonuses are certified by the Administrator, then a pro-rated Preliminary Bonus shall be paid to such Eligible Executive (a) if the termination of employment was by reason of the Eligible Executives death, (b) as provided by any agreement or arrangement in existence on the date the Plan was approved by the stockholders or (c) under such circumstances as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine; otherwise, no Preliminary Bonus in any amount shall be paid to such Eligible Executive.
7.2. Final Bonus. The Company shall pay the Final Bonus to each Eligible Executive after such Final Bonus is certified by the Administrator to the extent required by Section 162(m) and within the Section 409A Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, or anything appearing elsewhere herein, if an Eligible Executive is not employed by the Company on the last day of the Bonus Year, then a pro-rated Final Bonus shall be paid to such Eligible Executive (a) if the termination of employment was by reason of the Eligible Executives death, (b) as provided by any agreement or arrangement in existence on the date the Plan was approved by the stockholders or (c) under such circumstances as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine; otherwise, no Final Bonus in any amount shall be paid to such Eligible Executive.
7.3. Repayment of Preliminary Bonus. If the Year-End Bonus for an Eligible Executive is less than such Eligible Executives Preliminary Bonus, such Eligible Executive shall repay such difference (the Repayment Amount) within fifteen (15) business days of notification thereof. To the extent the Repayment Amount is unpaid, the Company shall, consistent with applicable law, be entitled to deduct the Repayment Amount from any other amounts due by the Company to such Eligible Executive, and to pursue any and all other legal and equitable remedies to recover such Repayment Amount.
8. EMPLOYMENT. The selection of an employee as an Eligible Executive shall not affect any right of the Company to terminate, with or without cause, such persons employment at any time.
9. WITHHOLDING TAXES. The Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from a Bonus any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such Bonus.
10. AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN. The Administrator may at any time amend, alter, suspend, or discontinue this Plan.
11. INDEMNIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATOR. Indemnification of members of the group constituting the Administrator for actions with respect to the Plan shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of separate indemnification agreements, if any, that have been or shall be entered into from time to time between the Company and any such person.
12. HEADINGS. The headings used in this Plan are for convenience only, and shall not be used to construe the terms and conditions of the Plan.
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Exhibit 99.2
ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL INC.
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(As Amended and Restated May 23, 2013)
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.
The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term success of the Company and the creation of stockholder value by (a) encouraging Participants to focus on critical long-range objectives, (b) encouraging the attraction and retention of individuals with exceptional qualifications and (c) linking Participants directly to stockholder interests through increased stock ownership. The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for Awards in the form of Restricted Shares, Stock Units, Options (which may constitute incentive stock options or nonstatutory stock options) or stock appreciation rights. Subject to approval by RHIs stockholders, this Plan supersedes the Existing Equity Plans, as described herein.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
Adjustment Provisions shall mean the terms and conditions applicable to the adjustment of an Award subject to a Performance Condition.
Affiliate shall mean any entity other than a Subsidiary, if RHI and/or one of more Subsidiaries own not less than fifty percent (50%) of such entity.
Award shall mean any award of an Option, a SAR, a Restricted Share or a Stock Unit under the Plan.
Board of Directors shall mean the Board of Directors of RHI, as constituted from time to time.
Certification Date means the date that the Committee makes its written certification of a Final Award.
Change in Control shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) Any person or group (as such terms are defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than an employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or a corporation owned (directly or indirectly), by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions of the ownership of stock of the Company, shall become the beneficial owner of securities of RHI representing 20% or more, of the combined voting power of then outstanding securities ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing in special circumstances) having the right to vote in the election of directors, as a result of a tender or exchange offer, open market purchases, privately negotiated purchases or otherwise; provided, however, that a Change in Control shall not be deemed to include the acquisition by any such person or group of securities representing 20% or more of RHI if such party has acquired such securities not with the purpose nor with the effect of changing or influencing the control of RHI, nor in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect, including, without limitation, not in connection with such party (A) making any public announcement with respect to the voting of such shares at any meeting to consider a merger, consolidation, sale of substantial assets or other business combination or extraordinary transaction involving RHI, (B) making, or in any way participating in, any solicitation of proxies (as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act) to vote any voting securities of RHI (including, without limitation, any such solicitation subject to Rule 14a-11 under the Exchange Act) or seeking to advise or influence any party with respect to the voting of any voting securities of RHI, directly or indirectly, relating to a merger or other business combination involving RHI or the sale or transfer of substantial assets of RHI, (C) forming, joining or in any way participating in any group within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of
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the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of RHI, directly or indirectly, relating to a merger or other business combination involving RHI or the sale or transfer of any substantial assets of RHI, or (D) otherwise acting, alone or in concert with others, to seek control of RHI or to seek to control or influence the management or policies of RHI.
(ii) The liquidation or dissolution of RHI.
(iii) A change in the composition of the Board of Directors occurring within a two-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors. Incumbent Directors shall mean directors who either (A) are directors of RHI as of the date hereof, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of Directors with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to RHI). As a result of or in connection with any cash tender offer, merger, or other business combination, sale of assets or contested election, or combination of the foregoing, the persons who were directors of RHI just prior to such event shall cease within one year to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors.
(iv) RHI ceases to be an independent publicly owned corporation.
(v) RHI (A) merges or consolidates with or into another corporation in which the holders of the Stock immediately before such merger or reorganization do not, immediately following such merger or reorganization, hold as a group on a fully-diluted basis both the ability to elect at least a majority of the directors of the surviving corporation and at least a majority in value of the surviving corporations outstanding equity securities, or (B) sells or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its assets.
Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Committee shall mean a committee of one or more members of the Board of Directors appointed by the Board of Directors (or, as the context permits, a subcommittee of one or more members of the Board appointed by the Committee) to administer the Plan in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Company shall mean Robert Half International Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its Subsidiaries.
Consultant shall mean a consultant or advisor who provides bona fide services to the Company or an Affiliate as an independent contractor.
Eligible Participant shall mean (i) any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company or an Affiliate; (ii) a member of the Board of Directors; (iii) a member of the board of directors of a Subsidiary or an Affiliate; or (iv) a Consultant.
Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Executive Officer shall mean an officer as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision.
Exercise Price shall mean, in the case of an Option, the amount for which one Share may be purchased upon exercise of such Option, as specified in the applicable Stock Option Award. Exercise Price, in the case of a SAR, shall mean an amount, as specified in the applicable SAR Award, which is subtracted from the Fair Market Value of a Share in determining the amount payable upon exercise of such SAR.
Existing Equity Plans shall mean RHIs Equity Incentive Plan, StockPlus Plan, Stock Option Plan for Field Employees, Restricted Stock Plan for Field Employees, and Outside Directors Option Plan.
Fair Market Value shall mean the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange on the date the value is to be determined as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (Western Edition). If there are no trades on such date, the closing price on the latest preceding business day upon which trades occurred shall be the Fair Market Value.
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Final Award shall mean the number of shares remaining subject to an Award after application of the Adjustment Provisions.
ISO shall mean an employee incentive stock option described in Code Section 422.
Misconduct Termination shall mean a termination by the Company of a Participants Service by reason of the Participants willful dishonesty towards, fraud upon, or deliberate injury or attempted injury to the Company, or by reason of the Participants willful material breach of any employment agreement with the Company, which has resulted in material injury to the Company; provided, however, that a Participants Service shall not be deemed to have terminated in a Misconduct Termination if such termination took place as a result of any act or omission believed by the Participant in good faith to have been in the interest of the Company.
Nonstatutory Option or NSO shall mean an employee stock option that is not an ISO.
Option shall mean an ISO or Nonstatutory Option granted under the Plan and entitling the holder to purchase Shares.
Optionee shall mean an individual or estate who holds an Option or SAR.
Original Award shall mean the number of shares initially granted pursuant to an Award made subject to a Performance Condition.
Other Agreement shall mean any written agreement, whether entered into prior to or subsequent to, the adoption of this plan or the making of an Award under this plan, between Participant and the Company.
Outside Director shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who is not a common-law employee of the Company.
Outside Director Retirement shall mean termination of an Outside Directors Service after the later to occur of (i) the 7th anniversary of the Outside Directors first day of service with RHI as a member of the Board of Directors or (ii) the Outside Directors 62nd birthday.
Participant shall mean an individual or estate who holds an Award.
Performance Condition shall mean a performance condition based on a Performance Goal established with respect to an Award in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Performance Goal shall mean one or more of the following objective measurable performance factors, and any adjustments thereto, as determined by the Committee with respect to a Performance Period: (i) operating income; (ii) pre-tax or after-tax earnings; (iii) cash flow; (iv) sales or revenue; (v) expenses; (vi) gross or net profit margin; (vii) working capital; (viii) return on equity or assets; (ix) earnings per share; (x) stock price; (xi) price/earnings ratio; (xii) debt or debt-to-equity; (xiii) writeoffs; (xiv) cash; (xv) assets; (xvi) total shareholder return and/or (xvii) liquidity, either with respect to the Company and/or one or more of its operating units or with respect to one or more other companies or an index of companies; provided, however, that, if the Performance Condition is intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 162(m), it must be objective and any adjustments thereto must be objectively verifiable adjustments permitted and pre-established by the Committee in accordance with Code Section 162(m).
Performance Period shall mean the period of Service to which the Performance Condition relates, which period shall not be less than one year.
Plan shall mean this Stock Incentive Plan of Robert Half International Inc., as amended from time to time.
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Protiviti Participant shall mean a Participant who is an employee of Protiviti Inc. (a Subsidiary) or its Subsidiaries.
Protiviti Retirement shall mean any voluntary termination of employment with the Company and its subsidiaries by the Protiviti Participant on or after the later to occur of: (a) the first day coinciding with or after the Protiviti Participants 56th birthday, (b) the Protiviti Participants completion of at least 25 years of cumulative service to the Company, Arthur Andersen LLP, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG International, Ernst & Young International, and/or any of their respective affiliates, or any other industry-related service acceptable to the Committee, and (c) four and one-half years after the date that the Protiviti Participant was first employed by Protiviti Inc.
Purchase Price shall mean the consideration for which one Share may be acquired under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option), as specified by the Committee.
Restricted Share shall mean a Share awarded under Section 6 of the Plan.
Restricted Share Award shall mean the agreement between RHI and the recipient of a Restricted Share, or the notice to the recipient, which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to such Restricted Shares.
RHI shall mean Robert Half International Inc., a Delaware corporation.
SAR shall mean a stock appreciation right granted under the Plan.
SAR Award shall mean the agreement between RHI and an Optionee, or the notice to the Optionee, which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to his or her SAR.
Section 16 Participant shall mean a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to transactions in RHI securities.
Securities Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Service shall mean service as an Eligible Participant.
Share shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted in accordance with the adjustment provisions of the Plan (if applicable).
Staffing/Headquarters Participant shall mean a Participant other than a Protiviti Participant.
Staffing/Headquarters Retirement shall mean any voluntary termination by a Staffing/Headquarters Participant of employment with the Company on or after the later to occur of (a) the Staffing/Headquarters Participants 55th birthday, or (b) the 20th anniversary of the Staffing/Headquarters Participants first day of service with the Company as a full-time employee.
Stock shall mean the common stock of RHI.
Stock Option Award shall mean the agreement between RHI and an Optionee, or the notice to the Optionee, which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to his Option.
Stock Unit shall mean a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent of one Share, as awarded under the Plan.
Stock Unit Award shall mean the agreement between RHI and the recipient of a Stock Unit, or the notice to the recipient, which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to such Stock Unit.
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Subsidiary shall mean any corporation, if RHI and/or one or more other Subsidiaries own not less than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of such corporation. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.
Total and Permanent Disability shall mean a (i) a physical or mental condition which, in the judgment of the Committee based on competent medical evidence satisfactory to the Committee (including, if required by the Committee, medical evidence obtained by an examination conducted by a physician selected by the Committee), renders the Participant unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity for the Company and which condition is likely to result in death or to be of long, continued and indefinite duration, or (ii) a judicial declaration of incompetence.
Vested or Vesting shall mean that the relevant portion of the Award has satisfied its Vesting Schedule and shall be released to the Participant or may be exercised by the Participant, as applicable.
Vesting Schedule shall mean the requirement that all or a portion of an Award may not be released or exercised, as applicable, until a specified period of time shall have lapsed.
SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Committee Procedures. One or more Committees appointed by the Board of Directors shall administer the Plan. The Board of Directors shall designate one of the members of the Committee as chairperson. Unless the Board of Directors provides otherwise, the Compensation Committee shall be the Committee. The Board of Directors may also at any time terminate the functions of the Committee and reassume all powers and authority previously delegated to the Committee.
The Committee shall have membership composition which enables (i) Awards to qualify for exemption under Rule 16b-3 with respect to persons who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act and (ii) Awards that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code to so qualify. Only the Compensation Committee may make Award grants and administer the Plan with respect to Section 16 Participants.
The Compensation Committee may also appoint one or more separate subcommittees composed of one or more directors of RHI who need not qualify under either Rule 16b-3 or Section 162(m) of the Code, who may administer the Plan with respect to persons who are not subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act and/or Awards that are not intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.
(b) Committee Responsibilities. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full authority and discretion to take the following actions:
(i) To interpret the Plan and to apply its provisions;
(ii) To adopt, amend or rescind rules, procedures and forms relating to the Plan;
(iii) To authorize any person to execute, on behalf of the Company, any instrument required to carry out the purposes of the Plan;
(iv) To determine when Awards are to be granted under the Plan;
(v) To select the Eligible Participants who are to receive Awards under the Plan;
(vi) To determine the number of Shares to be made subject to each Award;
(vii) To prescribe the terms and conditions of each Award, including (without limitation, as applicable) the Exercise Price or Purchase Price, the Vesting Schedule of the Award (including accelerating the Vesting of Awards), any Performance Conditions and any other provisions relating to such Award;
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(viii) To prescribe the terms and conditions of each Option, including (without limitation) the Exercise Price, the Vesting Schedule or duration of the Option (including accelerating the Vesting of the Option), whether such Option is to be classified as an ISO or as a Nonstatutory Option, and the provisions of the Stock Option Award relating to such Option;
(ix) To amend any outstanding Restricted Share Award, Stock Option, Award, SAR Award or Stock Unit Award subject to applicable legal restrictions and to the consent of the Participant who entered into such agreement;
(x) To prescribe the consideration for the grant of each Award under the Plan and to determine the sufficiency of such consideration;
(xi) To determine whether Awards under the Plan will be granted in replacement of other grants under an incentive or other compensation plan of an acquired business;
(xii) To correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, any Restricted Share Award, Stock Option Award, SAR Award, or Stock Unit Award;
(xiii) To take any other actions deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan;
(xiv) To determine, at the time of granting an Award or thereafter, that such Award shall Vest as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Award in the event of a Change in Control.
(xv) To accelerate the Vesting, or extend the post-termination exercise term, of Awards at any time and under such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate.
In addition, without amending the Plan, the Committee may grant Awards under the Plan to eligible employees or Consultants who are foreign nationals on such terms and conditions different from those specified in this Plan as may in the judgment of the Committee be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan, and, in furtherance of such purposes the Committee may make such modifications, amendments, procedures, subplans and the like as may be necessary or advisable to comply with provisions of laws in other countries in which the Company operates or has employees.
Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Board of Directors may authorize one or more officers of RHI to grant Awards and the Committee may designate persons other than members of the Committee to carry out its responsibilities, and the Committee may prescribe such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate, except that the Board of Directors or the Committee may not delegate its authority with regard to Awards to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Awards intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. All decisions, interpretations and other actions of the Committee shall be final and binding on all Participants, and all persons deriving their rights from a Participant. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action that he has taken or has failed to take in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award.
Except arising from any action taken, or failure to act, in bad faith, each member of the Committee, or of the Board of Directors, shall be indemnified and held harmless by RHI against and from (i) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan or any agreement under the Plan, and (ii) from any and all amounts paid by him or her, with RHIs prior approval, in settlement thereof or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall have given RHI a reasonable opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under RHIs Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or under any power that RHI may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.
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SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) General Rule. Only Eligible Participants may be granted Restricted Shares, Stock Units, NSOs or SARs. In addition, only individuals who are employed as common-law employees by the Company may be granted ISOs.
(b) Limitation on Awards. In any fiscal year of RHI, no individual shall receive Options, SARs, Restricted Shares and/or Stock Units covering in excess of 2,000,000 Shares in the aggregate; provided, however, that Outside Directors may only receive Awards covering up to 15,000 Shares in the aggregate per Outside Director in any fiscal year of RHI. The limitations under this Subsection shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the Plan.
SECTION 5. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.
(a) Basic Limitation. Shares offered under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued Shares or treasury Shares. The maximum aggregate number of Options, SARs, Stock Units and Restricted Shares awarded under the Plan shall not exceed 20,000,000 Shares, of which number no more than 6,000,000 may be awarded subsequent to December 31, 2010. These limits shall be subject to the provisions of the next Subsection and shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the Plan. No fractional Shares shall be issued under the Plan.
(b) Additional Shares. If Restricted Shares are forfeited, then such Shares shall again become available for Awards under the Plan. If Stock Units, Options or SARs are forfeited or terminate for any reason before being exercised, then the corresponding Shares shall again become available for Awards under the Plan. If Stock Units are settled, then such Stock Units shall be counted in full against the number of Shares available for Awards regardless of the number of Shares (if any) actually issued in settlement of such Stock Units. If SARs are exercised, then such SARs shall be counted in full against the number of Shares available for Awards regardless of the number of Shares (if any) actually issued in settlement of such SARs.
SECTION 6. RESTRICTED SHARES.
(a) Restricted Share Award. Each grant of Restricted Shares under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Restricted Share Award between the recipient and RHI. Such Restricted Shares shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan, including those specified in any Other Agreement. The provisions of the various Restricted Share Awards entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
(b) Payment for Awards. Subject to the following sentence and applicable law, Restricted Shares may be sold or awarded under the Plan for such consideration as the Committee may determine, including (without limitation) cash, cash equivalents, past services and future services. To the extent that an Award consists of newly issued Restricted Shares, the Award recipient shall furnish consideration with a value not less than the par value of such Restricted Shares in the form of cash, cash equivalents, or past services rendered to the Company, as the Committee may determine. To the extent an Award of Restricted Shares consists solely of treasury shares, the Award may be made without consideration furnished by the recipient.
(c) Vesting. Each Award of Restricted Shares shall be subject to a Vesting Schedule. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Restricted Share Award or as specified in any Other Agreement. Unless the Restricted Share Award or an Other Agreement provides otherwise, each grant of Restricted Shares shall Vest with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares covered by the grant on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the date of grant, provided that the Participants Service has not terminated on the applicable Vesting date. A Restricted Share Award may provide for accelerated Vesting in the event of the Participants Protiviti Retirement, Staffing/Headquarters Retirement, a Change in Control, or, if
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specified at the time of grant, termination of employment, including as provided in any Other Agreement. To the extent that an Award of Restricted Shares has not Vested prior to, or concurrently with, termination of a Participants Service, such Award shall immediately terminate.
(d) Voting and Dividend Rights. The holders of Restricted Shares awarded under the Plan shall have the same voting, dividend and other rights as RHIs other stockholders except as provided in Sections 6(f) and 12 hereof.
(e) Assignment or Transfer of Restricted Shares. Except as provided herein, or in a Restricted Share Award, or as required by applicable law, Restricted Shares shall not be anticipated, assigned, attached, garnished, optioned, transferred or made subject to any creditors process, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law until such shares have satisfied any applicable Vesting Schedule and Performance Conditions. Any act in violation of this Subsection shall be void. However, this Subsection shall not preclude a Participant from designating a beneficiary who will receive any outstanding Restricted Shares in the event of the Participants death, nor shall it preclude a transfer of Restricted Shares by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
(f) Dividends on Restricted Shares that Have Not Vested. Dividends may not be paid with respect to any portion of a Restricted Share Award that has not Vested. Any dividends declared with respect to any portion of such a Restricted Share Award prior to the Vesting of such portion shall be accrued. Such accrued dividends shall be paid within 30 days following Vesting, provided that any requirements of Section 12(k) have been satisfied. If all or a portion of such a Restricted Share Award terminates prior to Vesting, any accrued and unpaid dividends with respect to that portion of the Award shall be forfeited. After Vesting, dividends shall be paid as normal at the same time and to the same extent as dividends are paid on other Shares, provided that any applicable provisions of Section 12(k) have been satisfied.
(g) Release of Restricted Shares to Participants. So long as a Restricted Share is subject to forfeiture pursuant to a Vesting Schedule or Performance Condition, it shall be retained by the Company and shall not be released to a Participant, but such a Restricted Share shall be promptly released thereafter, subject to Section 12 hereof.
SECTION 7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.
(a) Stock Option Award. Each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Award between the Optionee and RHI. Such Option shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions which are not inconsistent with the Plan, including those specified in any Other Agreement. The Stock Option Award shall specify whether the Option is an ISO or an NSO. The provisions of the various Stock Option Awards entered into under the Plan need not be identical. A Stock Option Award may not provide that a new Option will be granted automatically to the Optionee when he or she exercises a prior Option and pays the Exercise Price.
(b) Number of Shares. Each Stock Option Award shall specify the number of Shares that are subject to the Option and shall provide for the adjustment of such number in accordance with the adjustment provisions of the Plan. The maximum aggregate number of ISOs awarded under the Plan shall not exceed the number of Shares subject to the Plan under Section 5(a). The limitation of this Subsection shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the Plan.
(c) Exercise Price. Each Stock Option Award shall specify the Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of an Option shall not be less than 100 percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. Subject to the foregoing in this Subsection, the Exercise Price under any Option shall be determined by the Committee at its sole discretion. The Exercise Price shall be payable in one of the forms permitted under the Plan.
(d) Exercisability and Term. Unless the Stock Option Award or an Other Agreement provides otherwise, each Option shall become exercisable with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares covered by such
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Option on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the date of grant, provided that the Participants Service has not terminated on the applicable date. The term of an Option shall be ten (10) years from the date of grant unless the Stock Option Award provides for a shorter term. A Stock Option Award may provide for accelerated Vesting in the event of the Optionees Protiviti Retirement, Staffing/Headquarters Retirement, a Change in Control, or, if specified at the time of grant, termination of employment, including as provided in any Other Agreement, and may provide for expiration prior to the end of its term in the event of the termination of the Optionees Service, subject to the provisions of any Other Agreement. Options may be awarded in combination with SARs, and such an Award may provide that the Options will not be exercisable unless the related SARs are forfeited. Subject to the foregoing in this Subsection, the Committee at its sole discretion shall determine when all or any installment of an Option is to become exercisable and when an Option is to expire.
(e) Nontransferability. Except as set forth in a Stock Option Award, or as provided by an Other Agreement, with respect to an NSO, during an Optionees lifetime, his Option(s) shall be exercisable only by him and shall not be transferable, and in the event of an Optionees death, his Option(s) shall not be transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
(f) Exercise of Options Upon Termination of Service. Each Stock Option Award shall set forth the extent to which the Optionee shall have the right to exercise the Option following termination of the Optionees Service, and the right to exercise the Option of any executors or administrators of the Optionees estate or any person who has acquired such Option(s) directly from the Optionee by bequest or inheritance. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Options issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of Service. Unless the Stock Option Award or an Other Agreement provides otherwise, Options which are not Vested at the time of an Optionees termination of Service shall expire upon such termination, and any Vested Options shall remain outstanding and exercisable until the earlier of 90 days following such termination and the expiration of the Options term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if exercise of an Option during the 90-day period described in the previous sentence would subject the Optionee to liability under Section 16 of the Exchange Act by reason of transactions by the Optionee prior to the Optionees termination of service (Prior Transaction), such Option shall be exercisable until the earliest of (a) its normal termination date and (b) the 30th day after the first date upon which the Optionee would not be subject to Section 16 liability by reason of the Prior Transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of an Optionees Misconduct Termination, effective as of the date notice of such termination is given by the Committee to the Optionee, all of the Optionees Options (whether or not Vested) shall automatically terminate and lapse, unless the Committee shall determine otherwise.
(g) Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, impair his rights or increase his obligations under such Option. Options may not be repriced without the approval of RHIs stockholders.
SECTION 8. PAYMENT FOR OPTION SHARES.
(a) General Rule. The entire Exercise Price of Shares issued under the Plan shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America, as permitted under this Section. Payment may be made by any combination of the methods described in this Section.
(b) Cash. Payment may be made by cash, check, wire transfer or similar means, subject to the requirements of applicable law.
(c) Surrender of Stock. Payment may be made all or in part by surrendering, or attesting to the ownership of, Shares which have been owned by the Optionee or his representative for such period of time required to avoid RHIs recognition of additional compensation expense with respect to the Option for financial reporting purposes as a result of the surrender or attestation of such previously owned shares. Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when the new Shares are purchased under the Plan.
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(d) Cashless Exercise. To the extent permitted by applicable law, payment may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form prescribed by the Committee) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to RHI in payment of the aggregate Exercise Price and applicable tax withholding.
(e) Other Forms of Payment. To the extent that a Stock Option Award so provides, payment may be made in any other form that is consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section or in any agreement under the Plan, the Committee may disallow the use of any type of payment that the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, would result in adverse accounting or legal consequences to the Company or Affiliate.
SECTION 9. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
(a) SAR Award. Each grant of a SAR under the Plan shall be evidenced by a SAR Award between the Optionee and RHI. Such SAR shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan, including those specified in any Other Agreement. The provisions of the various SAR Awards entered into under the Plan need not be identical. A SAR Award may not provide that a new SAR will be granted automatically to the holder thereof when he or she exercises a prior SAR.
(b) Number of Shares. Each SAR Award shall specify the number of Shares to which the SAR pertains and shall provide for the adjustment of such number in accordance with the adjustment provisions of the Plan.
(c) Exercise Price. Each SAR Award shall specify the Exercise Price, which may not be less than 100 percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. A SAR Award may specify an Exercise Price that varies in accordance with a predetermined formula while the SAR is outstanding.
(d) Exercisability and Term. Unless the SAR Award or an Other Agreement provides otherwise, each SAR shall become exercisable with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares covered by such SAR on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the date of grant, provided that the Participants Service has not terminated on the applicable date. The term of the SAR shall be ten (10) years from the date of grant unless the SAR Award provides for a shorter term. A SAR Award may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the Optionees Protiviti Retirement, Staffing/Headquarters Retirement, a Change in Control, or, if specified at the time of grant, termination of employment, including as provided in any Other Agreement, and may provide for expiration prior to the end of its term in the event of the termination of the Optionees Service, subject to the provisions of any Other Agreement. SARs may be awarded in combination with Options, and such an Award may provide that the SARs will not be exercisable unless the related Options are forfeited. A SAR may be included in an ISO only at the time of grant but may be included in an NSO at the time of grant or thereafter. A SAR granted under the Plan may provide that it will be exercisable only in the event of a Change in Control.
(e) Exercise of SARs. The SAR Award may provide that, upon exercise of a SAR, the Optionee (or any person having the right to exercise the SAR after his or her death) shall receive from RHI (a) Shares, (b) cash or (c) a combination of Shares and cash. Unless otherwise provided in the SAR Award or an Other Agreement, upon exercise of a SAR, the Optionee (or any person having the right to exercise the SAR after his or her death) shall receive Shares from RHI. The amount of cash and/or the Fair Market Value of Shares received upon exercise of SARs shall, in the aggregate, be equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value (on the date of surrender) of the Shares subject to the SARs exceeds the Exercise Price. Unless the SAR Award or an Other Agreement provides otherwise, SARs which have not Vested at the time of an Optionees termination of Service shall expire upon such termination, and any Vested SARs which have not been exercised shall remain outstanding and exercisable until the earlier of 90 days following such termination and the expiration of the SARs term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if exercise of a SAR during the 90-day period described in the previous sentence would subject the Participant to liability under Section 16 of the Exchange Act by reason of
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transactions by the Participant prior to the Participants termination of Service, such SAR shall be exercisable until the earliest of (a) its normal termination date and (b) the 30th day after the first date upon which the Participant would not be subject to Section 16 liability by reason of the prior transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of an Optionees Misconduct Termination, effective as of the date notice of such termination is given by the Committee to the Optionee, all of the Optionees SARs (whether or not Vested) shall automatically terminate and lapse, unless the Committee shall determine otherwise.
(f) Modification or Assumption of SARs. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding SARs. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of a SAR shall, without the consent of the Optionee, impair his rights or increase his obligations under such SAR. SARs may not be repriced without the approval of RHIs stockholders.
SECTION 10. STOCK UNITS.
(a) Stock Unit Award. Each grant of Stock Units under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Unit Award between the recipient and RHI. Such Stock Units shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan, including those specified in any Other Agreement. The provisions of the various Stock Unit Awards entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
(b) Payment for Awards. To the extent that an Award is granted in the form of Stock Units, no cash consideration shall be required of the Award recipients.
(c) Vesting Conditions. Each Award of Stock Units shall be subject to a Vesting Schedule. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Stock Unit Award or as specified in any Other Agreement. Unless the Stock Unit Award or an Other Agreement provides otherwise, each grant of Stock Units shall become exercisable with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares covered by the grant on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the date of grant, provided that the Participants Service has not terminated on the applicable date. A Stock Unit Award may provide for accelerated Vesting in the event of the Participants Protiviti Retirement, Staffing/Headquarters Retirement, a Change in Control, or, if specified at the time of grant, termination of employment, including as provided in any Other Agreement. To the extent that an Award of Stock Units has not Vested prior to, or concurrently with, termination of a Participants Service, such Award shall immediately terminate.
(d) Voting and Dividend Rights. The holders of Stock Units shall have no voting rights. Prior to settlement or forfeiture, any Stock Unit awarded under the Plan may, at the Committees discretion, carry with it a right to dividend equivalents. Such right entitles the holder to be credited with an amount equal to all cash dividends paid on one Share while the Stock Unit is outstanding. Dividend equivalents may not be converted into additional Stock Units. Settlement of dividend equivalents may be made only in the form of cash. Prior to distribution, any dividend equivalents which are not paid shall be subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the Stock Units to which they attach.
(e) Form and Time of Settlement of Stock Units. Settlement of Vested Stock Units may be made in the form of (a) cash, (b) Shares or (c) any combination of both, as determined by the Committee. Methods of converting Stock Units into cash may include (without limitation) a method based on the average Fair Market Value of Shares over a series of trading days. Vested Stock Units may be settled in a lump sum or in installments. The distribution may occur or commence when all Vesting conditions applicable to the Stock Units have been satisfied or have lapsed, or it may be deferred, in accordance with applicable law, to any later date. The amount of a deferred distribution may be increased by an interest factor or by dividend equivalents. Until an Award of Stock Units is settled, the number of such Stock Units shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the Plan.
(f) Death of Recipient. Any Stock Units Award that becomes payable after the recipients death shall be distributed to the recipients beneficiary or beneficiaries. Each recipient of a Stock Units Award under the Plan
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shall designate one or more beneficiaries for this purpose by filing the prescribed form with RHI. A beneficiary designation may be changed by filing the prescribed form with RHI at any time before the Award recipients death. If no beneficiary was designated or if no designated beneficiary survives the Award recipient, then any Stock Units Award that becomes payable after the recipients death shall be distributed to the recipients estate.
(g) Creditors Rights. A holder of Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of RHI. Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of RHI, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Stock Unit Award.
(h) Assignment or Transfer of Stock Units. Except as provided herein, or in a Stock Unit Award, or as required by applicable law, Stock Units shall not be anticipated, assigned, attached, garnished, optioned, transferred or made subject to any creditors process, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law. Any act in violation of this Subsection shall be void. However, this Subsection shall not preclude a Participant from designating a beneficiary who will receive any outstanding Stock Units in the event of the Participants death, nor shall it preclude a transfer of Stock Units by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
SECTION 11. NO RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER
A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Award until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate for any Shares covered by such award. No adjustments shall be made, except as provided in the adjustment provisions of the Plan.
SECTION 12. PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS.
(a) Any Award to an Executive Officer shall be made subject to one or more Performance Conditions that comply with Code Section 162(m) in addition to the Vesting Schedule imposed upon such grant. Additional Performance Conditions that do not comply with 162(m) may be adopted, provided that each Award to an Executive Officer is subject to at least one Performance Condition that complies with Code Section 162(m).
(b) Awards to persons other than Executive Officers may, but need not, be made subject to one or more Performance Conditions in addition to the Vesting Schedule imposed upon such grant. The determination as to whether any such grant is subject to a Performance Condition shall be made on or prior to the date of grant.
(c) The Performance Condition shall operate as specified in this Section.
(d) Except in the case of Awards not intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), if an Award is made subject to a Performance Condition, the Committee shall be required to establish the Performance Period, Adjustment Provisions and Performance Goal for such Performance Condition no later than the time permitted by Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, the Compensation Committee shall determine how any forfeitures occurring as a result of a Performance Condition shall be allocated with respect to the Vesting Schedule of the Award.
(e) After the completion of the Performance Period relating to a Performance Condition, the Chief Financial Officer shall, with respect to each Award made subject to such Performance Condition, calculate the effect of the Adjustment Provisions on the Award and deliver such calculation to the Committee.
(f) The Committee shall review the information submitted by the Chief Financial Officer and certify, in writing, its determination with respect to the impact of the Adjustment Provisions on the Award and the Final Award.
(g) To the extent that a Performance Condition results in the reduction of an Award, the difference shall be forfeited by the Participant.
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(h) If a portion of an Award made subject to a Performance Condition shall Vest prior to the satisfaction of any Performance Condition applicable to such portion by reason of death, Total and Permanent Disability or, if applicable, a Change in Control, then the Performance Condition shall be cancelled and none of such Award shall be subject to reduction or forfeiture as provided by the Performance Condition. Such Award shall be treated in accordance with the terms of this Plan relating to Vested shares.
(i) If a portion of an Award made subject to a Performance Condition shall Vest prior to the satisfaction of any Performance Condition applicable to such portion for any reason other than death, Total and Permanent Disability or a Change in Control, such portion of the Award shall not be released to or exercised by the Participant until after the Certification Date. No such Vesting shall in any way be deemed a satisfaction, waiver or cancellation of the Performance Condition, and such portion shall remain subject to reduction and forfeiture as provided by the Performance Condition.
(j) Once established, a Performance Condition for an Executive Officer may not be waived or cancelled by the Committee.
(l) Dividends may not be paid with respect to any Restricted Share subject to a Performance Condition until the Final Award with respect to such Share has been determined. Any dividends declared on any Restricted Shares prior to such determination shall be accrued. After determination of the Final Award, such accrued dividends shall be paid, subject to Section 6(f) hereof; provided, however, that if the Final Award is less than the Original Award, any accrued dividends attributable to the portion of the Award that has been forfeited shall also be forfeited. After determination of the Final Award has been made and Section 6(f) has been satisfied, dividends shall be paid as normal on such Shares at the same time and to the same extent as dividends are paid on other Shares.
SECTION 13. TERMINATION OF SERVICE; LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
Subject to the last sentence of this Section, a Participants Service shall terminate when such person ceases to be an Eligible Participant as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. A Participants Service does not terminate if he or she is a common-law employee and goes on a bona fide leave of absence of less than six (6) consecutive months that was approved by the Company in writing and the terms of the leave provide for continued service crediting, or when continued service crediting is required by applicable law. However, for purposes of determining whether an Option is entitled to ISO status, a common-law employees Service will be treated as terminating ninety (90) days after such employee went on leave, unless such employees right to return to active work is guaranteed by law or by a contract. Service terminates in any event when the approved leave ends, unless such employee immediately returns to active work. The Committee determines which leaves count toward Service, and when Service terminates for all purposes under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Outside Directors Service shall terminate when he or she is neither a member of the Board of Directors or a Consultant to RHI.
SECTION 14. DEATH; TOTAL AND PERMANENT DISABILITY.
All Awards granted to any Participant shall Vest upon such Participants death or termination of the Participants Service due to Total and Permanent Disability.
SECTION 15. PERSONS SUBJECT TO SECTION 16 OF THE EXCHANGE ACT.
Any Award held by an individual who is a an Outside Director on both of (a) the grant date of such Award and (b) the effective date of a Change in Control, shall Vest upon the effective date of such Change in Control. Any Option or SAR Award held by an individual who is a Section 16 Participant at either or both of (a) the grant date of such Award or (b) the effective date of such individuals Outside Director Retirement, Protiviti Retirement or Staffing/Headquarters Retirement, as the case may be, shall Vest upon the effective date of such
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retirement. Any Options or SARs held by a Section 16 Participant which Vest by reason of the provisions of this Section or by reason of death or Total and Permanent Disability shall remain outstanding until the earlier of its exercise or its original term.
SECTION 16. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.
(a) Adjustments. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Stock, or stock split or reverse stock split, a declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the price of Shares, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Shares (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of Shares, a recapitalization, reorganization, merger, liquidation, a spin-off, exchange of shares or a similar occurrence (as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion), the Committee shall make such adjustments as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate in one or more of:
(i) The number of Shares, Options, SARs, Restricted Shares and Stock Units available for future Awards under the Plan;
(ii) The per person per fiscal year limitations on Awards under the Plan and the maximum aggregate number of ISOs that may be awarded under the Plan;
(iii) The number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award;
(iv) The Exercise Price under each outstanding Option and SAR; or
(v) The number of Stock Units included in any prior Award which has not yet been settled.
Except as provided in this Section, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any issue by RHI of stock of any class or securities convertible into stock of any class, any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class.
Except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares), the terms of outstanding Awards may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or SARs or cancel outstanding Options or SARS in exchange for cash, other Awards or Options or SARs with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Options or SARs without stockholder approval.
(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. To the extent not previously exercised or settled, Options, SARs and Stock Units shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of RHI.
(c) Reorganizations. In the event that RHI is a party to a merger or other reorganization, outstanding Awards shall be subject to the agreement of merger or reorganization. Such agreement may provide for:
(i) The continuation of the outstanding Awards by RHI, if RHI is a surviving corporation;
(ii) The assumption of the outstanding Awards by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary;
(iii) The substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary of its own awards for the outstanding Awards;
(iv) Full exercisability or Vesting and accelerated expiration of the outstanding Awards; or
(v) Settlement of the full value of the outstanding Awards in cash or cash equivalents followed by cancellation of such Awards.
(d) Reservation of Rights. Except as provided in this Section, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend or any other
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increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. Any issue by RHI of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Shares subject to an Award or the Exercise Price. The grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of RHI to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure, to merge or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
SECTION 17. AWARDS UNDER OTHER PLANS.
RHI may grant awards under other plans or programs. Such awards may be settled in the form of Shares issued under this Plan. Such Shares shall be treated for all purposes under the Plan like Shares issued in settlement of Stock Units and shall, when issued, reduce the number of Shares available under the Plan.
SECTION 18. LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
No Option may be exercised and no Stock may be issued pursuant to an Option or transferred pursuant to a Restricted Share award unless the Committee shall determine that such exercise, issuance or transfer complies with all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, applicable state securities laws, and rules and regulations promulgated under each of the foregoing, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Stock may then be listed or quotation system upon which the Stock may be quoted, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for RHI with respect to such compliance. If the Stock subject to this Plan is not registered under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities laws, the Committee may require that the Participant deliver to RHI such documents as counsel for RHI may determine are necessary or advisable in order to substantiate compliance with applicable securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. In no event shall RHI deliver, or be deemed obligated to deliver, cash in lieu of any Share by reason of any failure to satisfy the foregoing provisions.
So long as any restrictions or obligations imposed pursuant to this Plan shall apply to a Share, each certificate evidencing such Share shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions. In addition, RHI may instruct its transfer agent that shares of Stock evidenced by such certificates may not be transferred without the written consent of RHI. Any attempt to dispose of such shares of Stock in contravention of such terms, conditions and restrictions shall be invalid. Certificates representing shares that have not Vested or with respect to which minimum withholding taxes have not been paid will be held in custody by RHI or such bank or other institution designated by the Committee.
SECTION 19. WITHHOLDING TAXES.
(a) General. To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, a Participant or his or her successor shall make arrangements satisfactory to RHI for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with the Plan. RHI shall not be required to issue any Shares or make any cash payment under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied. In the event that such withholding taxes are not paid on a timely basis, as determined by RHI in its sole discretion, to the extent permitted by law RHI shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cause such withholding taxes to be satisfied by reducing the number of Shares or cash (if applicable) deliverable or by offsetting such withholding taxes against amounts otherwise due from the Company to the Participant. If withholding taxes are paid by reduction of the number of Shares deliverable to Optionee, such shares shall be valued at the Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise.
(b) Share Withholding. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, a Participant may satisfy all or part of his or her minimum withholding or income tax obligations by having RHI withhold all or a portion of any Shares that otherwise would be issued to him or her or by surrendering all or a portion of any Shares that he or she previously acquired. Subject to applicable law and accounting considerations, such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when taxes otherwise would be withheld in cash. A Participant may elect to
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surrender, or attest to the ownership of, previously acquired Shares in excess of the amount required to satisfy his or her minimum withholding or income tax obligations provided that such Shares have been held by the Participant for such period of time required to avoid RHIs recognition of additional compensation expense for financial reporting purposes as a result of the surrender or attestation of such previously owned shares.
SECTION 20. NO EMPLOYMENT OR REELECTION RIGHTS.
No provision of the Plan, nor any right or Award granted under the Plan, shall be construed to give any person any right to become, to be treated as, or to remain an Eligible Participant. RHI and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates reserve the right to terminate any persons Service at any time and for any reason, with or without notice. No provision of the Plan nor any right or Award granted under the Plan shall be construed to create any obligation on the part of the Board of Directors to nominate any Outside Director for reelection by RHIs stockholders, or confer upon any Outside Director the right to remain a member of the Board of Directors for any period of time, or at any particular rate of compensation.
SECTION 21. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.
(a) Term of the Plan. The Plan, as set forth herein, shall terminate automatically on the meeting of the stockholders of RHI in 2014, unless re-adopted or extended by RHIs stockholders prior to or on such date and may be terminated on any earlier date by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee, as described in the next Subsection.
(b) Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan. The Board of Directors or, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, rules or regulations, the Compensation Committee may amend or terminate the Plan at any time and from time to time. Rights and obligations under any Award granted before amendment or termination of the Plan shall not be materially impaired by such amendment or termination, except with consent of the person to whom the Award was granted. An amendment of the Plan shall be subject to the approval of RHIs stockholders to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations or rules, including, but not limited to, any applicable rules or regulations of the New York Stock Exchange. In addition, no material amendment may be made to the plan without the approval of RHIs stockholders.
(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No Shares shall be issued or sold under the Plan after the termination thereof, except upon exercise of an Award granted prior to such termination. The termination of the Plan, or any amendment thereof, shall not adversely affect any Shares previously issued or any Awards previously granted under the Plan.
SECTION 22. PLAN EFFECTIVENESS.
This Plan shall become effective upon its approval by RHIs stockholders. Upon its effectiveness, the Plan shall supersede the Existing Equity Plans such that no further awards shall be made under the Existing Equity Plans. This Plan shall not, in any way, affect awards under the Existing Equity Plans that are outstanding as of the date this Plan becomes effective. If RHIs stockholders do not approve this Plan, no Awards will be made under this Plan and the Existing Equity Plans will continue in effect in accordance with their terms.
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