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): February 24, 2015 (February 20, 2015)
KELLOGG COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-4171 | 38-0710690 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Kellogg Square, Battle Creek, Michigan 49016-3599
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(269) 961-2000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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.
The Board of Directors of Kellogg Company (the Company) made the following compensation determinations with respect to the Companys named executive officers, and the Compensation Committee of the Board adopted the 2015-2017 Executive Performance Plan.
2015-2017 Executive Performance Plan. The Compensation Committee of the Board approved the 2015-2017 Executive Performance Plan (2015-2017 EPP) under which certain senior executives would be eligible to receive a portion of their long-term incentives in the form of performance shares based on the achievement of cash flow and relative total shareowner return targets. Awards are paid in shares at the end of the performance period, except for amounts withheld by the Company for minimum statutory withholding requirements. In addition, the independent members of the Board granted 2015-2017 EPP target awards of 57,100 shares for John Bryant; 16,700 shares for Paul Norman; 13,600 shares for Ron Dissinger; 10,400 shares for Gary Pilnick; and 8,800 shares for Alistair Hirst. Participants in the 2015-2017 EPP have the opportunity to earn between 0% and 200% of their EPP target. Dividends are not paid on unvested EPP awards. A copy of the 2015-2017 EPP is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated in its entirety into this Item.
Option Grants. The independent members of the Board approved the following grants of stock options to named executive officers of the Company: 272,000 options for Mr. Bryant; 79,400 options for Mr. Norman; 64,800 options for Mr. Dissinger; 49,300 options for Mr. Pilnick; and 41,800 options for Mr. Hirst. The exercise price under these grants is $64.09 per share. Under the terms of the grants, the stock options vest in three equal annual installments from the anniversary of the grant date. A copy of the form of option terms and conditions for the grants is attached as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated in its entirety into this Item.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit 10.1. | 2015-2017 Executive Performance Plan | |
Exhibit 10.2. | Form of Option Terms and Conditions |
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: February 24, 2015
KELLOGG COMPANY | ||
By: | /s/ Gary H. Pilnick | |
Name: | Gary H. Pilnick | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Development and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description | |
Exhibit 10.1. | 2015-2017 Executive Performance Plan. | |
Exhibit 10.2. | Form of Option Terms and Conditions. |
Exhibit 10.1
2015 2017
Executive Performance Plan
Terms and Conditions
Awards: The Performance Shares will be earned on the Vesting Date (as defined below) only to the extent that the performance goal thresholds for the Performance Period are exceeded, with any unearned Performance Shares being forfeited without notice on the Vesting Date. The performance measures are Cumulative Cash Flow and Total Shareholder Return (TSR) relative to Index Group over a three year period as described in the 2015-2017 Executive Performance Plan Overview (the Overview).
Grant Date: February 20, 2015
Performance Period: The Companys 2015-2017 fiscal years.
Vesting: Performance Shares are earned and vest on the Board meeting that occurs closest to the third anniversary of the grant date, which Board meeting shall occur in the same calendar year as the third anniversary of the grant date, provided the recipient remains continuously employed from the grant through such date (the Vesting Date), except as otherwise provided herein. Upon the death, Disability or Retirement of a Participant prior to the Vesting Date, Performance Shares will continue to vest and such Participant will be eligible for a prorated award upon vesting. In such cases, the factor for proration will be calculated by dividing the total number of days in the Performance Period by the number of days the employee was actively employed (including weekends, holidays and vacation during the period of active employment) during the Performance Period. For example, if a Participant is actively employed during the entire year of the first fiscal year of the performance period, but retires on the first day of the second fiscal year of the performance period, the pro-ration factor will be 33% calculated by dividing days actively employed (365) by the total number of days in the performance period (1,095). Recipients will forfeit, without further notice and effective as of their date of termination any unvested Performance Shares if their employment terminates prior to the Vesting Date for any reason other than death, Disability or Retirement. This Executive Performance Plan (EPP) award will be forfeited if the Participant is terminated, retired, on long-term disability, on a severance leave of absence or otherwise not an active employee on the date of grant.
Change in Control: Notwithstanding the above, in the event of a Change in Control, all Performance Shares will fully vest immediately as of the Change in Control and will be considered fully earned and will be payable at target promptly as practicable following the Change in Control if the awards have not been assumed or replaced by a Substitute Award, as defined below. The Compensation Committee may adjust the Performance Shares earned to the extent the Cumulative Cash Flow and TSR relative to Index Group performance at that date exceeds the target specified in the Overview, but in no case will the Performance Shares earned be less than the target.
An award will qualify as a Substitute Award (Substitute Award) if it is assumed by any successor corporation, affiliate thereof, person or other entity, or replaced with awards that, solely in the discretionary judgment of the Compensation Committee preserves the existing value of the outstanding Performance Shares at the time of the Change in Control and provide vesting, payout terms, performance goals and performance period, as applicable, that are at least as favorable to Participants as vesting, payout terms, performance goals and performance period applicable to the Performance Shares (including the terms and conditions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change in Control).
If and to the extent that Performance Shares are assumed by the successor corporation (or affiliate, person or other entity thereto) or are replaced with Substitute Awards, then all such Substitute Awards shall remain outstanding and be governed by their respective terms and the provisions of the applicable plan.
If the Performance Shares are assumed or replaced with a Substitute Award and the Participants employment with the Company is thereafter terminated by (i) the Company or successor, as the case may be, for any reason other than cause; or (ii) a Participant eligible to participate in the Kellogg Company Change of Control Severance Policy for Key Executives, for Good Reason (as defined in that Policy), in each case, within the two-year period commencing on the date of the Change in Control, all Substitute Awards for that Participant will fully vest immediately as of the date of the Participants termination and will be considered fully earned and will be payable at target promptly as practicable following the termination of employment.
Administration: As soon as administratively possible after the Vesting Date, or the Change in Control, whichever is applicable, but in any event within the same calendar year as the Vesting Date or the Change in Control, the number of net shares of the Companys common stock earned will be deposited into a Merrill Lynch account. After the shares of Common Stock are deposited following the Vesting Date, Participants can contact Merrill Lynch at 1-866-866-4050 or 1-609-818-8669 (outside of the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico), or the Merrill Lynch Grand Rapids Office at 1-877-884-4371 or 1-616-774-4252 (outside the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico) for customer service.
Dividends: Dividends are not paid on Performance Shares until after they are vested and shares of the Companys Common Stock are deposited in a Merrill Lynch account for the Participant (net of taxes). As soon as administratively possible after that occurs, dividends will be paid prospectively on all such shares of the Companys Common Stock if and when declared by the Board of Directors.
Voting: Performance Shares are not entitled to any voting rights until after they are vested and shares of the Companys Common Stock are deposited in a Merrill Lynch account for the Participant (net of taxes). As soon as administratively possible after that occurs, the Participant will be entitled to voting rights on such shares of the Companys Common Stock.
Taxes: Prior to the delivery of any shares of Company Common Stock in settlement of Performance Shares, the Company shall have the power and right to deduct or withhold or require the Participant to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local, or foreign taxes of any kind which the Company in its sole discretion deems necessary to be withheld or remitted to comply with any applicable law, rule, or regulation. Participants will be deemed to have elected to pay the withholding taxes owed by allowing the Company to withhold shares on the Vesting Date (and delivering to the Participant the net shares of the Companys common stock) having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount sufficient to satisfy the Companys minimum statutory withholding obligations. The Participant is responsible for paying Participants taxes that result from the granting or vesting of the Performance Shares. Taxes include, but are not limited to, Federal taxes, social insurance or FICA taxes, state and local taxes, and any other tax, if applicable.
Communication: Target awards will be communicated to Participants during the salary planning communication in late February and early March 2015, when other pay decisions such as market and performance adjustment, bonus and stock option award are communicated. Participants will receive confirmation of the actual number of Performance Shares earned during the first quarter of the 2018 calendar year.
Registration: Upon the depositing of the shares of the Companys Common Stock in the Merrill Lynch account, the shares of the Companys Common Stock will be registered in the Participants name. Participants can change the registration of the shares by calling Merrill Lynch.
Disposition at Vesting: After the shares of the Companys Common Stock are deposited in the Merrill Lynch account in the Participants name, the Participant can leave the shares with Merrill Lynch, ask Merrill Lynch to sell the shares, have a certificate issued to the Participant or have the shares electronically transferred to another broker.
Benefits: Income from the EPP will not be included in earnings for the purposes of determining benefits, including pension, S&I, disability, life insurance and other survivor benefits.
Insiders: After the Performance Shares vest and the net shares of Company Common Stock are deposited in the Participants Merrill Lynch account, any Participant who is an insider cannot dispose of the shares of Common Stock without prior approval of the Legal Department.
Clawback: If at any time (including after the vesting date but prior to payment) the Compensation Committee, including any person authorized pursuant to Section 3.2 of the 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the Plan) (any such person, an Authorized Officer), reasonably believes that a Participant has committed an act of misconduct as described in this paragraph , the Compensation Committee or an Authorized Officer may suspend the Participants right to participate in the Executive Performance Plan pending a determination of whether an act of misconduct has been committed. If the Compensation Committee or an Authorized Officer determines that a Participant has engaged in any activity that is contrary or harmful to the interest of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, (i) conduct relating to the Participants employment for which either criminal or civil penalties against the Participant may be sought, (ii) breaching the Participants fiduciary duty or deliberately disregarding any of the Companys (or any of its subsidiaries) policies or code of conduct, (iii) violating the Companys insider trading policy, (iv) accepting employment with or serving as a consultant, advisor, or in any other capacity to an entity or person that is in competition with or acting against the interests
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (v) directly or indirectly soliciting, hiring, or otherwise encouraging any present, former, or future employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to leave the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (vi) disclosing or misusing any confidential information or material concerning the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (vii) participating in a hostile takeover attempt of the Company, then the grant of Performance Shares under the Plan and all rights thereunder shall terminate immediately without notice effective the date on which the Participant performs such act of misconduct, unless terminated sooner by operation of another term or condition of this document or the Plan. In addition, if the Compensation Committee determines that a Participant engaged in an act of fraud or intentional misconduct during the Participants employment that caused the Company to restate all or a portion of the Companys financial statements (Misconduct), the Participant may be required to repay to the Company, in cash and upon demand, any payment in shares under the EPP made during the plan year of the misstatement. The return of EPP payment is in addition to and separate from any other relief available to the Company due to the Participants Misconduct. For any Participant who is an executive officer for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the determination of the Compensation Committee shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
The rights contained in this paragraph shall be in addition to, and shall not limit, any other rights or remedies that the Company may have under law or in equity, including, without limitation, (i) any right that the Company may have under any other Company recoupment policy or other agreement or arrangement with a Participant, or (ii) any right or obligation that the Company may have regarding the clawback of incentive-based compensation under Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (as determined by the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission).
Other Plan Provisions: The 2015-2017 EPP was adopted under the Plan and is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, including those related to the ability of the Board of Directors to amend the Plan, the EPP or any awards thereunder. Nothing in this summary, the Overview, or the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right of continued employment. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given such term in the Plan.
These terms and conditions are subject to the provisions of the Kellogg Company 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan document and any additional terms and conditions as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
Date: January 2015
Exhibit 10.2
Kellogg Company
Long Term Incentive Plan
OPTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
For Performance Year 2014, Options awarded in 2015
1. | Kellogg Company (the Company) awards to you and you accept an option to purchase the number of shares of the Companys Common Stock ($0.25 par value) (the Common Stock) at the option price per share on the date of award described in the Employee Compensation Statement and distributed to you by your manager (such document, together with the Terms and Conditions, being the Option). This option will be forfeited if you are terminated, retired, on long-term disability, on a severance leave of absence or otherwise not an active employee on the date of grant. |
2. | This Option is not a tandem grant nor an Incentive Stock Option under the provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and, notwithstanding any other provision of this Option or the Kellogg Company 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan (the Plan), it must be exercised prior to or on the expiration date ten (10) years from the Award Date (the Expiration Date). This Option vests and becomes exercisable in equal installments over three (3) years: one-third on the first anniversary date of the grant, one-third on the second anniversary date of the grant and the remaining one-third on the third anniversary date of the grant. It is your responsibility to exercise this Option prior to or on its Expiration Date, just as is the case with any other employee stock option. The Company has no obligation to notify or contact you prior to the Expiration Date of this Option, or any other option. |
3. | This Option partially vests if your employment terminates because of death, Disability (as defined in the Plan) or Retirement (as defined in the Plan). Vesting in those cases will be pro-rated based on the number of days you were actively employed during the applicable vesting period of the award. If your employment terminates because of death, the legal representative of your estate or your beneficiary, if so designated, may exercise the vested portion of this Option on or before the first to occur of the Expiration Date and two days after the first anniversary of your death. If your employment terminates because of Disability or Retirement, you may exercise the vested portion of this Option on or before the first to occur of the Expiration Date and the day after the fifth anniversary of your termination of employment due to Disability or Retirement. |
4. | Except as set forth in Section 6, if the Company terminates your employment for cause or if you voluntarily terminate employment, vesting stops as of the date of your termination of employment and any vested portion of this Option must be exercised by you on or before such termination date (or the Expiration Date, if earlier). Any unvested Options or any vested and unexercised Options outstanding on the date of termination shall be forfeited by you and cancelled by the Company. |
5. | Except as set for the in Section 6, if the Company terminates your employment without cause, vesting stops as of your date of termination of employment and any vested portion of this Option must be exercised by you on or before the first to occur of the Expiration Date and the date that is three months and one day following the date of your termination of employment. Any unvested Options outstanding on the date of termination shall be forfeited by you and cancelled by the Company. |
6. | In the event of a Change of Control, as defined in the Plan, this Option becomes fully exercisable and vested as of the date of such Change of Control if the award has not been assumed or replaced by a Substitute Award, as defined below. |
An award will qualify as a Substitute Award (Substitute Award) if it is assumed by any successor corporation, affiliate thereof, person or other entity, or replaced with awards that, solely in the discretionary judgment of the Companys Compensation Committee preserves the existing value of the outstanding Option at the time of the Change in Control and provide vesting and other terms and conditions, as applicable, that are at least as favorable to Participants as vesting and other terms and conditions applicable to the Option (including the terms and conditions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change in Control).
If and to the extent this Option is assumed by the successor corporation (or affiliate, person or other entity thereto) or is replaced with a Substitute Award, then all such Substitute Awards thereof shall remain outstanding and be governed by their respective terms and the provisions of the applicable plan.
If this Option is assumed or replaced with a Substitute Award and the participants employment with the Company is thereafter terminated by (i) the Company or successor, as the case may be, for any reason other than cause; or (ii) a participant eligible to participate in the Kellogg Company Change of Control Severance Policy for Key Executives, for Good Reason (as defined in that Policy), in each case, within the two year period commencing on the date of the Change in Control, then all Substitute Awards for that participant will fully vest immediately as of the date of such participants termination and will be fully exercisable subject to the terms and conditions of that award; provided, however, that Options that become exercisable in accordance with this Section shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (x) expiration of the original term or (y) the second anniversary of the date of termination.
7. | If the exercise of this Option within the time periods set forth herein is prevented by the provisions of Section 16.6 of the Plan, the Option shall remain exercisable until thirty (30) days after the date such exercise first would no longer be prevented by such provisions, but in any event no later than the Expiration Date. |
This Option may be exercised, in whole or in part during the term, by contacting Merrill Lynch at 1- 866-866-4050 or 1-609-818-8669 (outside of the U.S., Canada, or Puerto Rico), or the Merrill Lynch Grand Rapids Office at 1-877-884-4371 or 1-616-774-4252 (outside of the U.S., Canada, or Puerto Rico). You will have until the market close on the Expiration Date to exercise your stock options. If your Expiration Date falls on a weekend or a New York Stock Exchange holiday, you must exercise by the market close on the trading day prior to your Expiration Date. This Option may be exercised by paying the exercise price in cash or surrendering (or attesting to) shares of Common Stock duly owned by you as provided in the Plan, based on the Fair Market Value (as provided in the Plan) or via a buy/sell exercise with Merrill Lynch.
8. | The Company shall have the right to deduct or otherwise require any payment by you of any Federal, state, local or foreign taxes required by law to be withheld. The Company has the right to deduct or require this payment prior to, and as a condition precedent to, issuing or delivering any shares of Common Stock, to you pursuant to this Option. Subject to any terms and conditions which the Committee (as defined in the Plan) may impose, the minimum required withholding obligation may be satisfied by reducing the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Option. You acknowledge that (i) the ultimate liability for any and all taxes is and remains your responsibility, (ii) the Company makes no representations or undertaking regarding the amount or timing of any taxes, (iii) the Company does not commit to structure the terms of this Option or any aspect of the transfer of the shares to reduce or eliminate your liability for taxes, and (iv) in no event shall the Company be liable for any tax or other costs to you that may arise under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). |
9. | You will not receive any accelerated ownership feature or reload options when this Option is exercised or any tax withholding is paid using shares of Common Stock or otherwise. |
10. | This Option shall be construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware (regardless of the law that might otherwise govern under applicable Delaware principles of conflict laws) to the extent not superseded by Federal U.S. law. |
11. | If you exercise any portion of this Option and voluntarily leave employment of the Company or any of its subsidiaries within one (1) year after such exercise to work for a direct competitor of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, then the gain on exercise represented by the mean market price of the Common Stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price, multiplied by the number of shares purchased, less any tax withholding or tax obligations, without regard to any subsequent market price decrease or increase, shall be immediately due and payable by you without notice, to the Company. |
12. | If at any time (including after a notice of exercise has been delivered) the Committee, including any person authorized pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Plan (any such person, an Authorized Officer), reasonably believes that you have committed an act of misconduct as described in this Section, the Committee or an Authorized Officer may suspend your right to exercise this Option pending a determination of whether an act of misconduct has been committed. If the Committee or an Authorized Officer determines you have engaged in any activity that is contrary or harmful to the interest of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, (i) conduct relating to your employment for which either criminal or civil penalties against you may be sought, (ii) breaching your fiduciary duty or deliberately disregarding any of the Companys (or any of its subsidiaries) policies or code of conduct, (iii) violating the Companys insider trading policy, (iv) accepting employment with or serving as a consultant, advisor, or in any other capacity to an entity or person that is in competition with or acting against the interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (v) directly or indirectly soliciting, hiring, or otherwise encouraging any present, former, or future employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to leave the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (vi) disclosing or misusing any confidential information or material concerning |
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (vii) participating in a hostile takeover attempt of the Company, then this Option and all rights thereunder shall terminate immediately without notice effective the date on which you perform such act of misconduct, unless terminated sooner by operation of another term or condition of this Option or the Plan. In addition, if the Committee determines that you engaged in an act of fraud or intentional misconduct during your employment that caused the Company to restate all or a portion of the Companys financial statements (Misconduct), you may be required to repay to the Company, in cash and upon demand, the Option Proceeds (as defined below) resulting from the sale or other disposition (including to the Company) of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of this Option if the sale or disposition was effected after the first public issuance or filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the financial statements required to be restated. The term Option Proceeds means, with respect to any sale or other disposition (including to the Company) of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of this Option, an amount reasonably determined appropriate by the Committee to reflect the effect of the restatement on the Companys stock price, up to the amount equal to the number of shares of Common Stock sold or disposed of multiplied by the difference between the market value per share of Common Stock at the time of such sale or disposition and the exercise price. The return of Option Proceeds is in addition to and separate from any other relief available to the Company due to your Misconduct. For anyone who is an executive officer for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the determination of the Committee shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
The rights contained in this section shall be in addition to, and shall not limit, any other rights or remedies that the Company may have under law or in equity, including, without limitation, (i) any right that the Company may have under any other Company recoupment policy or other agreement or arrangement with a Participant, or (ii) any right or obligation that the Company may have regarding the clawback of incentive-based compensation under Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (as determined by the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission).
13. | Any amounts the Company or any subsidiary owes you from time to time (including amounts owed to you as wages or other compensation, fringe benefits, or vacation pay, as well as, any other amounts owed to you by the Company or any subsidiary) may be offset, to the extent of the amounts you owe the Company under paragraphs 11 and 12 above, provided that amounts owed to you which constitute non-qualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A shall only be offset to the extent allowed under Code Section 409A. Whether or not the Company elects to make any set-off for the full amount owed, calculated as set forth above, you agree to pay immediately the unpaid balance to the Company. You may be released from obligations under this paragraph only if the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the Committee) (or its duly appointed agent) determines in its sole discretion that such action is in the best interests of the Company. |
14. | This Option shall be personal to you and not be assignable or transferable by you except as otherwise specifically provided in this document or the Plan. |
15. | The Plan is hereby incorporated by reference. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given such term in the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the Plan and this Option, the provisions of the Plan shall control and this Option shall be deemed modified accordingly. |
16. | The Plan and this Option shall be administered and interpreted by the Committee, as provided in the Plan. Any decision, interpretation or other action made or taken in good faith by the Committee, arising out of or in connection with the Plan shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Company and all employees and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. Determinations by the Committee, including without limitation determinations of employee eligibility, the form, amount and timing of awards, the terms and provisions of awards, and the agreements evidencing awards, need not be uniform and may be made selectively among eligible employees who receive or are eligible to receive awards, hereunder, whether or not such eligible employees are similarly situated. The Committee may amend this Option to the extent provided in the Plan or this Option. |
17. | You agree and understand that applicable securities laws and stock option exchange rules may restrict your right to exercise this Option or to dispose of any shares which you may acquire upon any such exercise and may govern the manner in which such shares must be sold. You acknowledge access to a copy of the Plan and the prospectus (including all supplements and amendments thereto) most recently issued by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended relating to the Plan. The prospectus consists of a Statement of General Information and a Statement of Availability of Information. You also acknowledge that you have no right to receive any future option grants. |
18. | This document does not confer on you any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any subsidiary, nor does it interfere with the Companys or any subsidiarys right to terminate your employment or alter other duties at any time. This Option will not be deemed to be compensation for purposes of computing benefits under any retirement plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, nor will it affect benefits under any other benefit plan, including any benefit plan under which the availability or amount of benefits is related to compensation. The grant of this Option is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options. All decisions with respect to future option grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company. |
19. | The Committee shall have the ability to substitute, without receiving your permission, Stock Appreciation Rights to be paid only in shares of Common Stock for any or all outstanding Options on a one-for-one basis; so long as the term of the substituted Stock Appreciation Rights is the same as the term of the Options and the exercise price of the Stock Appreciation Rights is the same as the exercise price of the Options, provided that such substitution shall not be allowed to the extent any such substitution constitutes a modification of this Option for purposes of Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(b)(5)(v). |
20. | For employees who are Senior Vice Presidents of Kellogg Company or an equivalent or higher level, upon the approval by the Companys Legal and Compliance Department, you can transfer this Option to (a) members of your immediate family (spouse, children, stepchildren, grandchildren); (b) a trust of the benefit of such family members; (c) a partnership whose only partners are such family members; and (d) pursuant to decrees of domestic relations orders from tribunals or agencies of competent jurisdiction authorized by laws in the state to provide such orders. The Company shall not be obligated to provide any |
family member notices regarding this Option, including, but not limited to, early termination of this Option due to termination of the transferors employment. Consideration cannot be paid for the transfer of this Option. All terms and conditions applicable to this Option prior to its transfer shall remain in place. Subsequent transfers by the transferee are not permitted except by the laws of descent and distribution, and by will.
21. | By entering into and accepting receipt of this Option, you (i) authorize the Company and any agent of the Company administering the Plan or providing plan recordkeeping services to disclose to the Company or any of its subsidiaries such information and data as the Company or any such subsidiary shall request in order to facilitate the grant of options and the administration of the Plan; (ii) waive any data privacy rights you may have with respect to such information; and (iii) authorize the Company to store and transmit such information in electronic form. |
22. | The provisions of this Option are severable and if any one or more provisions may be determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions, and any partially unenforceable provision to the extent enforceable in any jurisdiction, shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable. |
These terms and conditions are subject to the provisions of the Kellogg Company 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan document and any additional terms and conditions as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
Date: January 2015