-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RprVZpUFPx19U2Td7us/hw3zQBtAc+o0qdZ/pEB0kg0fcvrNu8b1Kw+NcizSEGog svW2ILtbDIllHMHLwbqgzA== 0000950152-08-009125.txt : 20081112 0000950152-08-009125.hdr.sgml : 20081111 20081112071254 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950152-08-009125 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20081105 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20081112 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081112 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEAR CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000842162 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC BUILDING AND RELATED FURNITURE [2531] IRS NUMBER: 133386776 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11311 FILM NUMBER: 081178078 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD CITY: SOUTHFIELD STATE: MI ZIP: 48033 BUSINESS PHONE: 2484471500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD CITY: SOUTHFIELD STATE: MI ZIP: 48033 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LEAR CORP /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960620 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LEAR SEATING CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LEAR SIEGLER SEATING CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900723 8-K 1 k46951e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
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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): November 5, 2008
LEAR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-11311   13-3386776
(State or other jurisdiction incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification Number)
     
21557 Telegraph Road, Southfield, MI   48033
(Address of principal of executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(248) 447-1500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


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Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-10.1
EX-10.2
EX-10.3


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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) On November 5, 2008, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Lear Corporation (“Lear” or the “Company”) approved the 2009 terms and conditions (“2009 Terms”) for the Lear Corporation Management Stock Purchase Plan (“MSPP”), which is maintained under the Lear Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (“LTSIP”). Under the 2009 Terms, executives will be able to defer up to 5% of their 2009 salary into (i) restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that track the value of Lear common stock and generally vest and pay out in shares of common stock at the end of a three-year vesting period, (ii) a cash-settled stock appreciation right (“SAR”) that generally vests at the end of a three-year period and is exercisable for two years thereafter (or vests on an accelerated basis, but no earlier than the first anniversary of the grant date, if Lear’s stock price equals or exceeds 150% of the grant price for 10 consecutive trading days), and/or (iii) a notional cash account that accrues interest (“Notional Cash Account”) during a three-year period. These three deferral alternatives will be available, provided that the average closing price of Lear’s common stock during the last five trading days of 2008 is equal to or greater than $10 per share. A minimum of 50% of a participant’s deferral must be in RSUs, and the remaining 50% may be in SARs or the Notional Cash Account in increments of 25%. However, if the average closing price of Lear’s common stock during the last five trading days of 2008 is less than $10 per share, the Notional Cash Account will be the only deferral alternative. The remainder of the 2009 Terms are substantially consistent with those of the MSPP previously disclosed by Lear. The foregoing summary of the 2009 Terms is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2009 Terms, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
     On November 5, 2008, the Committee also approved an amendment (“ESSP Amendment”) to the Executive Supplemental Savings Plan (“ESSP”) that effectively terminates certain portions of the plan. The ESSP allows for participants to defer base salary and/or bonus amounts. The Company has historically made matching contributions to participants based on these elective deferrals as well as deferrals under the MSPP. As of October 31, 2008, there were 184 participants in the ESSP.
     The ESSP Amendment (i) terminates future elective deferrals of salary and bonus as well as company matching contributions, (ii) voids deferral elections made in 2007 with respect to bonuses payable in 2009, and (iii) provides for the distribution of participants’ balances of all elective deferrals and company matching contributions in a lump sum. Participants with balances of less than $50,000 will receive a distribution in January 2009. Each participant with a balance exceeding $50,000 will receive a distribution in January 2010 unless such participant agrees to a 10% reduction in the amount to which such participant would otherwise be entitled, in which case such participant will receive a distribution in January 2009. The foregoing summary of the ESSP Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the ESSP Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated by reference herein. Approximate balances under the ESSP as of October 31, 2008 for certain of Lear’s executive officers, including the named executive officers, were as follows: Robert E. Rossiter, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President - $970,456; Daniel A. Ninivaggi, Executive Vice President — $29,909; Raymond E. Scott, Senior Vice President and President, Global Electrical and Electronic Systems — $186,462; Louis R. Salvatore, Senior Vice President and President, Global Seating Systems — $150,520; Matthew J. Simoncini, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer — $72,126; James M. Brackenbury, Senior Vice President and President, European Seating Operations – $87,403; and James H. Vandenberghe, Former Vice Chairman — $683,271.
          On November 6, 2008, the Committee approved awards consisting of stock-settled stock appreciation rights (“Stock –settled SARs”) to certain executive officers. The Stock-settled SARs have a grant price of $1.69 and a term expiring on May 1, 2012. The Stock-settled SARs generally become exercisable in two equal installments on May 1, 2009 and May 1, 2010. The amount scheduled to become exercisable on May 1, 2010 may become exercisable on an accelerated basis as of the date that is the later of (i) the end of the first 10-consecutive trading day period beginning after the grant throughout which Lear’s closing stock price has equaled or exceeded an amount representing an increase of 100% from the grant price, or (ii) May 1, 2009. Other terms of the Stock-settled SARs are substantially consistent with the terms of SARs previously disclosed by Lear. Recipients of the Stock-settled SAR grants included the following persons with respect to the following number of shares of Lear’s stock: Robert E. Rossiter – 125,000; Daniel A. Ninivaggi – 80,000; Raymond E. Scott – 65,000; Louis R. Salvatore – 65,000; Matthew J. Simoncini – 65,000; and James M. Brackenbury – 40,000. The foregoing summary of the SARs is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Stock-settled SAR Terms and Conditions, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and incorporated by reference herein.

 


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Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
       (d)   Exhibits
     
Exhibit No.   Exhibit Description
10.1
  2009 Management Stock Purchase Plan Terms and Conditions
 
   
10.2
  Seventh Amendment to the Lear Corporation Executive Supplemental Savings Plan, dated as of November 5, 2008
 
   
10.3
  Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan 2008 Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Right Terms and Conditions

 


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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
    LEAR CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation
 
 
Date: November 11, 2008  By:   /s/ Terrence B. Larkin    
    Name:   Terrence B. Larkin   
    Title:   Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary 
 
 

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Exhibit Description
10.1
  2009 Management Stock Purchase Plan Terms and Conditions
 
   
10.2
  Seventh Amendment to the Lear Corporation Executive Supplemental Savings Plan, dated as of November 5, 2008
 
   
10.3
  Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan 2008 Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Right Terms and Conditions

 

EX-10.1 2 k46951exv10w1.htm EX-10.1 exv10w1
Exhibit 10.1
LEAR CORPORATION
LONG-TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
2009 MANAGEMENT STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
I.   Definitions. Any term capitalized herein but not defined below has the meaning set forth in the Lear Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”).
  1.   “Accelerated Vesting Date” means the date prior to the Scheduled Vesting Date that is the later of (i) the end of the first 10-consecutive trading day period beginning after the Grant Date throughout which the Fair Market Value of a Share has equaled or exceeded 150% of the Grant Price, or (ii) the first anniversary of the Grant Date.
 
  2.   “Account Distribution Date” means, with respect to the Deferred Cash Account, March 14, 2012.
 
  3.   “Average FMV” means the average Fair Market Value over the last five trading days in 2008 (December 24, 26, 29, 30 and 31).
 
  4.   “Base Salary” means a Participant’s annual base salary rate on January 1, 2009 from the Company or an Affiliate, including any elective contributions of the Participant that are not includable in his or her gross income under Code Sections 125 or 401(k), and before taking into account his or her Deferral Election under the MSPP.
 
  5.   “Conversion Ratio” means the amount or ratio by which the value of a SAR on March 15, 2009, based on a Black-Scholes or similar method of valuation, would need to be multiplied to have a value equal to the Fair Market Value of one Share on March 15, 2009.
 
  6.   “Deferred Cash Account” means the account described in Section VI.
 
  7.   “Deferral Election” means the election described in Section II.
 
  8.   “Deferral Election Amount” means the amount of bonus and Base Salary covered by a Participant’s Deferral Election.
 
  9.   “Earned Portion” means a SAR, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of pay periods for which there was a Base Salary deduction in the period beginning on January 1, 2009 and ending on the date the Participant ceases to be an employee and the denominator of which is 24.


 

  10.   “End of Service” means his or her retirement after attaining age 55 and completing 10 years of service (as defined in the Lear Corporation Pension Plan, regardless of whether the employee participates in such plan).
 
  11.   “Grant Date” means March 15, 2009.
 
  12.   “Grant Price” means the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date.
 
  13.   “Paid-Up Amount” of a Participant who separates from service during 2009 means the cumulative amount actually withheld to date from the Participant’s base salary pursuant to the Participant’s Deferral Election.
 
  14.   “Paid-Up Ratio” of a Participant who separates from service during 2009 means the ratio of the Paid-Up Amount to the Deferral Election Amount.
 
  15.   “Participant” means an Eligible Employee who makes a Deferral Election.
 
  16.   “SAR” means the Stock Appreciation Right described in Section V.
 
  17.   “SAR Election Percentage” means the percentage (0%, 25% or 50%) of the Deferral Election under Section II.(a) that a Participant allocates to the SAR.
 
  18.   “SAR Shares” means the Shares that are subject to the SAR.
 
  19.   “Scheduled Vesting Date” means, with respect to the SAR, March 14, 2012.
 
  20.   “Term” means the period commencing on the Grant Date and ending on the second anniversary of the Scheduled Vesting Date.
 
  21.   “Vesting Date” means the earlier of the Scheduled Vesting Date or the Accelerated Vesting Date.
II. Deferral Election.
          Any Eligible Employee selected by the Committee (a) may irrevocably elect to defer any whole percentage up to 5% of the Base Salary payable to him or her for the pay periods ending after December 31, 2008 and before January 1, 2010, by submitting an election to that effect, and/or (b) may have irrevocably elected to defer a whole percentage up to 100% of the bonus payable to him or her under the Company’s Annual Incentive Compensation Plan in the first quarter of 2009, by having submitted an election to that effect in 2007.
III. Allocation.
          The allocation of amounts deferred pursuant to a Participant’s Deferral Election among Restricted Stock Units, a Stock Appreciation Right and a Deferred Cash Account, each as

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described below, will depend on the Deferral Election and the Average FMV. A Participant may elect to have up to 50% of his or her Base Salary deferral under the Deferral Election allocated to a Stock Appreciation Right or a Notional Cash Account, or a combination of the two (in 25% increments) if the Average FMV is greater than or equal to $10 per Share. If the Average FMV is less than $10 per Share, then Base Salary may only be deferred and allocated to the Deferred Cash Account pursuant to the Deferral Election.
IV. Restricted Stock Units.
  1.   Discount Rate.
  (a)   In consideration of the Participant’s Deferral Election (which is limited to 5% of Base Salary), the Participant shall be credited as of March 15, 2009 with Restricted Stock Units at a discounted price (the “Discount Rate”) equal to 80% of the Average FMV.
 
  (b)   The total number of Restricted Stock Units credited to a Participant under the Plan shall be equal to the dollar amount of the portion of the Participant’s Deferral Election allocated to Restricted Stock Units, divided by 80% of the Average FMV.
 
  (c)   The total number of Restricted Stock Units determined in Section IV.1(b), above, will be credited to the Participant in the form of Salary Restricted Stock Units and/or Bonus Restricted Stock Units. The number of Salary Restricted Stock Units credited shall be the same proportion of the total Restricted Stock Units as the amount of Base Salary deferred in the Participant’s Deferral Election is of the total amount deferred in the Participant’s Deferral Election. The number of Bonus Restricted Stock Units credited shall be the same proportion of the total Restricted Stock Units as the amount of bonus deferred in the Participant’s Deferral Election is of the total amount deferred in the Participant’s Deferral Election.
  2.   Restriction Period.
          The Restriction Period under this Agreement shall be the three-year period commencing on March 15, 2009 and ending on March 14, 2012.
  3.   Dividend Equivalents.
          If the Company declares a cash dividend on Shares, the Participant shall be credited with dividend equivalents as of the payment date for the dividend equal to the amount of the cash dividend per Share multiplied by the Restricted Stock Units credited to the Participant under Section IV.1(b) as of the record date. Dividend equivalents shall be credited to a notional account established for the Participant (the “Dividend Equivalent Account”). Interest shall be credited to the Participant’s Dividend Equivalent Account, compounded monthly, until payment

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of such account to the Participant. The rate of such interest shall be the Prime Rate of interest as reported by the Midwest edition of The Wall Street Journal on the second business day of each calendar quarter.
  4.   Timing and Form of Payout.
          Except as provided in Sections IV.5, IV.6, or IV.7 after the end of the Restriction Period, the Participant shall be entitled to receive a number of Shares equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units credited to the Participant under Section IV.1(b) and a cash payment equal to the amount credited to the Participant’s Dividend Equivalent Account under Section IV.3 (or the corresponding pro-rata portion thereof). Delivery of such Shares shall be made as soon as administratively feasible after the end of the Restriction Period. Delivery of the cash payment of any amount credited to the Participant’s Dividend Equivalent Account shall be made on or about the date the Restricted Stock Units are distributed to the Participant.
  5.   Termination of Employment Due to Death, End of Service or Disability.
  (a)   Before March 15, 2009.
 
      A Participant who ceases to be an employee prior to March 15, 2009 by reason of death, End of Service or Disability shall be terminated from the Plan, and his or her Deferral Election shall be cancelled. Any Base Salary and/or bonus earned but not paid due to the Participant’s Deferral Election shall be paid to the Participant (or in the case of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s beneficiary) in cash as soon as administratively feasible after his or her termination of employment.
 
  (b)   After March 14, 2009 but Before January 1, 2010.
 
      If the Participant ceases to be an employee after March 14, 2009 but prior to January 1, 2010 by reason of death, End of Service, or Disability, the Participant (or in the case of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s beneficiary) shall be entitled to receive a number of Shares equal to the sum of (i) and (ii):
  (i)   the number of Salary Restricted Stock Units credited to the Participant under Section IV.1(c) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of pay periods for which there was a Base Salary deduction in the period beginning on January 1, 2009 and ending on the date the Participant ceases to be an employee and the denominator of which is 24; and
 
  (ii)   the number of Bonus Restricted Stock Units credited to the Participant under Section IV.1(c).
  (c)   After December 31, 2009.

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      If the Participant ceases to be an employee after December 31, 2009 but prior to the end of the Restriction Period by reason of death, End of Service or Disability, the Participant (or in the case of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s beneficiary) shall be entitled to receive a number of Shares equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units credited to the Participant under Section IV.1(b) and a cash payment equal to the Participant’s Dividend Equivalent Account under Section IV.3.
 
  (d)   Beneficiary.
 
      Any distribution made with respect to a Participant who has died shall be paid to the beneficiary designated by the Participant pursuant to Article 11 of the Plan to receive the Participant’s Shares and any cash payment under this Agreement. If the Participant’s beneficiary predeceases the Participant or no beneficiary has been designated, distribution of the Participant’s Shares and any cash payment shall be made to the Participant’s surviving spouse or, if none, to the Participant’s estate.
  6.   Involuntary Termination Other Than For Cause.
  (a)   Before March 15, 2009.
 
      A Participant whose employment involuntarily terminates other than for Cause or for any reason described in Section IV.5 prior to March 15, 2009 shall be terminated from the Plan, and his or her Deferral Election shall be cancelled. Any Base Salary and/or bonus earned but not paid due to the Participant’s Deferral Election shall be paid to the Participant in cash as soon as administratively feasible after his or her termination of employment.
 
  (b)   After March 14, 2009 but Before January 1, 2010.
 
      A Participant whose employment involuntarily terminates other than for Cause or for any reason described in Section IV.5 after March 14, 2009 but prior to January 1, 2010 shall be entitled to receive a number of Shares equal to the sum of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv):
  (i)   the number of Salary Restricted Stock Units credited to the Participant under Section IV.1(c) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of pay periods for which there was a Base Salary deduction in the period beginning on January 1, 2009 and ending on the date the Participant ceases to be an employee, and the denominator of which is 24, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full months in the period beginning on March 15, 2009 and ending on the date the

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      Participant ceases to be an employee (the “Elapsed Months”), and the denominator of which is 36; and
 
  (ii)   the number of Bonus Restricted Stock Units credited to the Participant under Section IV.1(c) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Elapsed Months, and the denominator of which is 36; and
 
  (iii)   the lesser of:
  (A)   the quotient of (x) the total amount of Base Salary deferred in the Participant’s Deferral Election multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of pay periods for which there was a Base Salary deduction in the period beginning on January 1, 2009 and ending on the date the Participant ceases to be an employee, and the denominator of which is 24, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is 36 minus the Elapsed Months, and the denominator of which is 36, divided by (y) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Participant ceases to be an employee, or
 
  (B)   the number of Salary Restricted Units determined under Section IV.1(c) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of pay periods for which there was a Base Salary deduction in the period beginning on January 1, 2009 and ending on the date the Participant ceases to be an employee, and the denominator of which is 24, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is 36 minus the Elapsed Months, and the denominator of which is 36; and
  (iv)   the lesser of:
  (A)   the quotient of (x) the amount of bonus deferred in the Participant’s Deferral Election multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is 36 minus the Elapsed Months, and the denominator of which is 36, divided by (y) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Participant ceases to be an employee, or
 
  (B)   the number of Bonus Restricted Stock Units determined under Section IV.1(c) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is 36 minus the Elapsed Months, and the denominator of which is 36.

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  (c)   After December 31, 2009.
 
      A Participant whose employment involuntarily terminates other than for Cause or for any reason described in Section IV.5 after December 31, 2009 but prior to the end of the Restriction Period shall be entitled to receive a number of Shares equal to the sum of (i) and (ii):
  (i)   the number of the Restricted Stock Units credited to the Participant under Section IV.1(b) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Elapsed Months, and the denominator of which is 36, and
 
  (ii)   the lesser of:
  (A)   the quotient of (x) the total amount deferred in the Participant’s Deferral Election multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is 36 minus the Elapsed Months, and the denominator of which is 36, divided by (y) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Participant ceases to be an employee, or
 
  (B)   the number of Restricted Stock Units determined under Section IV.1(b) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is 36 minus the Elapsed Months, and the denominator of which is 36.
  7.   Termination of Employment for Any Other Reason.
  (a)   Before March 15, 2009.
 
      A Participant whose employment terminates for any reason other than those described in Sections IV.5 and IV.6 prior to March 15, 2009 shall be terminated from the Plan, and his or her Deferral Election shall be cancelled. Any Base Salary and/or bonus earned but not paid due to the Participant’s Deferral Election shall be paid to the Participant in cash as soon as administratively feasible after his or her termination of employment.
 
  (b)   After March 14, 2009 But Before January 1, 2010.
 
      A Participant whose employment terminates for any reason other than those described in Sections IV.5 and IV.6 after March 14, 2009 but prior to January 1, 2010 shall be entitled to receive a number of Shares equal to the sum of (i) and (ii):
  (i)   the lesser of:

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  (A)   the quotient of (x) the amount of Base Salary the Participant elected to defer in the Participant’s Deferral Election multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of pay periods for which there was a Base Salary deduction in the period from January 1, 2009 to the date the Participant ceases to be an employee, and the denominator of which is 24, divided by (y) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Participant ceases to be an employee, or
 
  (B)   the number of Salary Restricted Stock Units credited to the Participant under Section IV.1(c) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of pay periods for which there was a Base Salary deduction in the period from January 1, 2009 to the date the Participant ceases to be an employee, and the denominator of which is 24; and
  (ii)   the lesser of:
  (A)   the amount of bonus deferred in the Participant’s Deferral Election divided by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Participant ceases to be an employee, or
 
  (B)   the number of Bonus Restricted Stock Units credited to the Participant under Section IV.1(c).
  (c)   After December 31, 2009.
 
      A Participant whose employment terminates for any reason other than those described in Sections IV.5 and IV.6 after December 31, 2009 but prior to the end of the Restriction Period shall be entitled to receive a number of Shares equal to the lesser of: (i) the total amount deferred in the Participant’s Deferral Election divided by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Participant ceases to be an employee; or (ii) the number of Restricted Stock Units credited to the Participant under Section IV.1(b).
  8.   Employment After a Change in Control.
          In accordance with the terms of the Plan, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, a Participant shall receive a distribution of a number of Shares equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units credited to him or her under Section IV.1(b) and a cash payment equal to the amount, if any, credited to the Participant’s Dividend Equivalent Account under Section IV.3, as soon as practicable thereafter. The Participant’s Base Salary deduction for the remainder of the year shall be accelerated and such amount shall be deducted from the Restricted Stock Unit distribution and/or cash payment.

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V. Stock Appreciation Right.
  1.   Discount Rate and Conversion Ratio.
  (a)   In consideration of the Participant’s Deferral Election (under which 50% of total deferrals may be allocated to a SAR, in 25% increments), the Participant shall be credited as of March 15, 2009 with a SAR. The Participant shall receive the benefit of the same Discount Rate applicable to Restricted Stock Units, as described in Section IV.
 
  (b)   The number of SAR Shares shall be equal to the dollar amount of the portion of the Participant’s Deferral Election allocated to the SAR, divided by 80% of the Average FMV and multiplied by the Conversion Ratio.
  2.   Vesting and Exercisability.
  (a)   Full Vesting. If the Participant remains continuously employed by the Company between the Grant Date and the Vesting Date, the SAR shall become fully vested on the Vesting Date.
 
  (b)   Exercisability. To the extent vested, the SAR may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the Term, except as otherwise provided in Sections V.3, V.4 and V.5.
 
  (c)   Forfeitures. The portion of a SAR that fails to vest or ceases to be exercisable shall be forfeited.
  3.   Termination of Employment Due to Death, End of Service, Disability or Involuntary Termination Other Than For Cause.
  (a)   Before March 15, 2009. If the Participant’s termination of employment occurs before March 15, 2009, any Base Salary and/or bonus earned but not paid due to the Participant’s Deferral Election shall be paid to the Participant in cash as soon as administratively feasible after his or her termination of employment.
 
  (b)   After March 14, 2009 but prior to January 1, 2010. If the Participant ceases to be an employee during 2009 by reason of death, End of Service, Disability, or involuntary termination by the Company other than for Cause, the SAR shall vest with respect to the Earned Portion of his or her SAR Shares, and the SAR shall be exercisable with respect to such portion throughout the two-year period beginning on the termination date.
 
  (c)   After 2009 and Before Vesting Date. If the Participant ceases to be an employee after December 31, 2009 and before the Vesting Date by reason of death, End of Service, Disability, or involuntary termination by the

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      Company other than for Cause, the SAR shall become fully vested and shall be exercisable for the two-year period commencing on the Participant’s termination date (but not beyond the end of the Term).
 
  (d)   On or After Vesting Date. If the Participant ceases to be an employee on or after the Vesting Date by reason of death, End of Service, Disability, or involuntary termination by the Company other than for Cause, the SAR shall become fully vested and shall be exercisable throughout the remainder of the Term.
  4.   Termination of Employment By Reason of Voluntary Resignation.
  (a)   Before March 15, 2009. If the Participant’s termination of employment occurs before March 15, 2009, any Base Salary and/or bonus earned but not paid due to the Participant’s Deferral Election shall be paid to the Participant in cash as soon as administratively feasible after his or her termination of employment.
 
  (b)   After March 14, 2009 and Before January 1, 2010. If the Participant ceases to be an employee during 2009 by reason of his or her voluntary resignation (other than an End of Service), the SAR shall become exercisable at such time on a Limited Basis with respect to 75% of the Earned Portion of the SAR Shares and shall remain exercisable on a Limited Basis for a three-month period commencing on the Participant’s termination date. For purposes of this Section V.4(b), “Limited Basis” means that the total amount payable with respect to the exercise of the SAR shall in no event exceed the SAR Election Percentage of the Paid-Up Amount.
 
  (c)   After 2009 and Before Vesting Date. If the Participant ceases to be an employee after December 31, 2009 and before the Vesting Date by reason of his or her voluntary resignation, the SAR shall become exercisable at such time on a Limited Basis with respect to 75% of the SAR Shares and shall remain exercisable on a Limited Basis for the three-month period commencing on the Participant’s termination date. For purposes of this Section V.4(c), “Limited Basis” means that the total amount payable with respect to the exercise of the SAR shall in no event exceed the SAR Election Percentage of the Deferral Election Amount under Section II.(a).
 
  (d)   On or After Accelerated Vesting Date and Prior to Scheduled Vesting Date. If the Participant ceases to be an Employee on or after the Accelerated Vesting Date and prior to the Scheduled Vesting Date by reason of his or her voluntary resignation, the SAR shall remain fully exercisable throughout the three-month period beginning on the termination date.

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  (e)   On or After Scheduled Vesting Date. If the Participant ceases to be an Employee on or after the Scheduled Vesting Date by reason of his or her voluntary resignation, the SAR shall remain fully exercisable throughout the remainder of the Term.
  5.   Termination of Employment for Cause.
  (a)   Before March 15, 2009. If the Participant’s termination of employment occurs before March 15, 2009, any Base Salary and/or bonus earned but not paid due to the Participant’s Deferral Election shall be paid to the Participant in cash as soon as administratively feasible after his or her termination of employment.
 
  (b)   After March 14, 2009 but Before January 1, 2010. If the Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause during 2009, the SAR shall become exercisable at such time on a Limited Basis with respect to 75% of the Earned Portion of the SAR Shares and shall remain exercisable on a Limited Basis for a three-month period commencing on the Participant’s termination date. For purposes of this Section V.5(b), “Limited Basis” means that the total amount payable with respect to the exercise of the SAR shall in no event exceed the SAR Election Percentage of the Paid-Up Amount.
 
  (c)   After 2009 and Before Vesting Date. If the Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause after December 31, 2009 and before the Vesting Date, the SAR shall become exercisable at such time on a Limited Basis with respect to 75% of the SAR Shares and shall remain exercisable on a Limited Basis for the three-month period commencing on the Participant’s termination date. For purposes of this Section V.5(c), “Limited Basis” means that the total amount payable with respect to the exercise of the SAR shall in no event exceed the SAR Election Percentage of the Deferral Election Amount under Section II.(a).
 
  (d)   On or After Vesting Date. If the Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause on or after the Vesting Date, the SAR shall remain fully exercisable throughout the three-month period beginning on the termination date.
  6.   Change in Control.
          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event of a Change in Control occurring before the Scheduled Vesting Date, the SAR of a Participant who was employed by the Company immediately before the Change in Control shall be fully vested and exercisable upon the Change in Control and shall remain exercisable throughout the remainder of the Term.
  7.   Exercise of SAR.

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  (a)   To the extent vested and exercisable, the SAR may be exercised in whole at any time or in part from time to time as to any or all full Shares under the SAR by written notice to the Company indicating the number of SAR Shares as to which the SAR is being exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the SAR may not be exercised for fewer than 100 Shares at any one time or, if fewer, all the Shares that are then subject to the SAR, to the extent vested.
 
  (b)   Any amount due to the Participant upon exercise of the SAR shall be paid in cash and shall be based on the amount, if any, by which the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise exceeds the Grant Price (except as provided in Sections V.4 and V.5 in circumstances where the SAR is exercisable only on a Limited Basis). The Participant shall not receive a distribution if the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise does not exceed the Grant Price. The Participant’s distribution of cash upon exercise of the SAR shall be the aggregate dollar difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise and the Grant Price for all Shares with respect to which the SAR is so exercised (except as provided in Sections V.4 and V.5 in circumstances where the SAR is exercisable only on a Limited Basis); provided that the amount delivered to the Participant shall be subject to applicable withholding taxes.
  8.   Transferability of SAR.
          This SAR is transferable only by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a domestic relations order (as defined in Code Section 414(p)). The SAR shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or by his or her guardian or legal representative. The Committee may, in its discretion, require a guardian or legal representative to supply it with evidence the Committee deems necessary to establish the authority of the guardian or legal representative to exercise the SAR on behalf of the Participant.
  9.   Securities Law Requirements.
  (a)   This SAR shall not be exercisable in whole or in part, if exercise may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, violate the 1933 Act (or other federal or state statutes having similar requirements), as it may be in effect at that time, or cause the Company to violate the terms of Section 4.1 of the Plan.
 
  (b)   The SAR is subject to the further requirement that if at any time the Committee determines in its discretion that the registration, listing or qualification of the Shares subject to the SAR under any federal securities law, securities exchange requirements or under any other applicable law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of the SAR, the SAR may not be exercised in whole or in part, unless the necessary registration, listing, qualification, consent or approval has been

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      effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.
 
  (c)   With respect to individuals subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, transactions under this SAR are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3, or its successors under the Exchange Act. To the extent any provision of the SAR or action by the Committee fails to so comply, the Committee may determine, to the extent permitted by law, that the provision or action shall be null and void.
  10.   No Obligation to Exercise SAR.
          The granting of the SAR imposes no obligation upon the Participant (or upon a transferee of a Participant) to exercise the SAR.
  11.   No Limitation on Rights of the Company.
          The grant of the SAR shall not in any way affect the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassification or changes in its capital or business structure, or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
  12.   Plan and SAR Not a Contract of Employment.
          Neither the Plan nor this SAR is a contract of employment, and no terms of employment of the Participant shall be affected in any way by the Plan, this SAR or related instruments except as specifically provided therein. Neither the establishment of the Plan nor this SAR shall be construed as conferring any legal rights upon the Participant for a continuation of employment, nor shall it interfere with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to discharge the Participant and to treat him or her without regard to the effect that treatment might have upon him or her as an Participant.
  13.   Participant to Have No Rights as a Stockholder.
          The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares subject to the SAR.
  14.   No Deferral Rights.
          Notwithstanding anything in Article 12 of the Plan to the contrary, there shall be no deferral of payment, delivery or receipt of any amounts hereunder.

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VI. Deferred Cash Account.
  1.   Credits to Deferred Cash Account.
          If a Participant elects to have a portion of the amounts deferred pursuant to his or her Deferral Election allocated to the Deferred Cash Account, the Participant’s Deferred Cash Account will be credited with the appropriate cash balance, as determined in accordance with Section III, on March 15, 2009 and thereafter as such amounts of deferred salary or bonus are earned, in accordance with administrative procedures established by the Company. Interest, compounded monthly, shall be credited to the Participant’s Deferred Cash Account until payment of such account to the Participant. The rate of such interest shall be the average of the 10-year Treasury note rates, as reported by the Midwest edition of The Wall Street Journal, as of the first business day of each of the four calendar quarters preceding the year for which the interest is credited.
  2.   Deferred Cash Payout.
  (a)   Timing. A Participant shall receive a distribution in cash with respect to his or her Deferred Cash Account within 10 days of the earliest to occur of (i) the Participant’s termination of employment, (ii) the Account Distribution Date, or (iii) a Change in Control.
 
  (b)   Amount.
  (i)   Before March 15, 2009. If the Participant’s employment is terminated for any reason before March 15, 2009, his or her Deferral Election shall be cancelled. Any Base Salary and/or bonus earned but not paid due to the Participant’s Deferral Election shall be paid to the Participant in cash as soon as administratively feasible after his or her termination of employment.
 
  (ii)   After March 14, 2009. If the Participant’s termination of employment occurs after March 14, 2009, he or she shall be paid in cash within 10 days after such termination the entire balance in his or her Deferred Cash Account.
VII. Miscellaneous.
  1.   Assignment and Transfers.
          The rights and interests of the Participant hereunder may not be assigned, encumbered or transferred except, in the event of the death of the Participant, by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
  2.   Withholding Tax.

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          The Company and any Affiliate shall have the right to retain Shares that are distributable to the Participant hereunder to the extent necessary to satisfy any withholding taxes, whether federal, state or local, triggered by the distribution of Shares under this Agreement.
  3.   No Limitation on Rights of the Company.
          The grant hereunder shall not in any way affect the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassification, or changes in its capital or business structure, or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
  4.   Plan, Terms and Conditions, and Deferral Election Not a Contract of Employment.
          Neither the Plan, the Terms and Conditions, nor the Deferral Election is a contract of employment, and no terms of employment of the Participant shall be affected in any way by the Plan, the Terms and Conditions, the Deferral Election or related instruments, except as specifically provided therein. Neither the establishment of the Plan, the Terms and Conditions, nor the Deferral Election shall be construed as conferring any legal rights upon the Participant for a continuation of employment, nor shall they interfere with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to discharge the Participant and to treat the Participant without regard to the effect that such treatment might have upon the Participant as a Participant.
  5.   Participant to Not Have Rights as a Stockholder.
     The Participant shall not have rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares subject to the Deferral Election prior to the date on which he or she is recorded as the holder of such Shares on the records of the Company.
  6.   Notice.
          Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, or sent by certified, registered or express mail, postage prepaid. Any such notice shall be deemed given when so delivered personally or, if mailed, three days after the date of deposit in the United States mail, in the case of the Company to 21557 Telegraph Road, Southfield, Michigan, 48033, Attention: General Counsel and, in the case of the Participant, to his or her address set forth in the Deferral Election or, in each case, to such other address as may be designated in a notice given in accordance with this Section.
  7.   Governing Law.
          This document, the Restricted Stock Units and any SAR or Deferred Cash Account shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of Michigan, determined without regard to its conflict of law rules.
  8.   Plan Document Controls.

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          These Terms and Conditions are intended to generally summarize the provisions of the MSPP. They do not alter the terms of the Plan document, a copy of which will be provided to Participants upon request. The rights herein granted are in all respects subject to the provisions set forth in the Plan to the same extent and with the same effect as if set forth fully herein. In the event that the terms set forth herein conflict with the terms of the Plan document, the Plan document shall control.
  9.   Code Section 409A.
          The MSPP is intended to comply with that provision of the Code and all guidance issued thereunder by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in all respects and shall be administered in a manner consistent with such intent. If an unintentional operational failure occurs with respect to Code Section 409A requirements, any affected Participant or beneficiary shall fully cooperate with the Company to correct the failure, to the extent possible, in accordance with any correction procedure established by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Any reference herein to Code Section 409A shall be interpreted to refer to any applicable section of the Treasury Regulations or other guidance issued by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, as appropriate. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if a Participant is deemed to be a “Specified Employee” within the meaning of that term under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B) on the date of his or her termination of employment, then no distribution triggered by a termination of employment under Section IV, V or VI shall be made before the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of the Participant’s termination of employment, and (ii) the date of the Participant’s death.

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EX-10.2 3 k46951exv10w2.htm EX-10.2 exv10w2
Exhibit 10.2
SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE
LEAR CORPORATION
EXECUTIVE SUPPLEMENTAL SAVINGS PLAN
     THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) to the Lear Corporation Executive Supplemental Savings Plan (the “Plan”) made by the undersigned pursuant to authority delegated by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Lear Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), shall be effective as of November 5, 2008.
     WHEREAS, the Corporation has determined that it is in its best interest to cease contributions to certain, but not all, accounts under the Plan; and
     WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Service has provided transition rules under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) that permit sponsors of deferred compensation plans to designate, on or before December 31, 2008, a new time and form of payment for deferred compensation payable in 2009 or later, subject to certain restrictions; and
     WHEREAS, the Corporation has determined that it is in its best interest to designate a new time and form of payment of certain accounts under the Plan, pursuant to the Code Section 409A transition rules described above; and
     WHEREAS, the Corporation has determined that it is in its best interest to rename the Plan to reflect the amendments to the Plan described above; and
     NOW THEREFORE, by virtue and in exercise of the amendment power reserved to the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation under Section 6.1 of the Plan, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:
  1.   The Plan shall be renamed the “Lear Corporation PSP Excess Plan.”
 
  2.   Section 2.1 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
      “Participation in the Plan shall be limited to employees of the Corporation or any affiliated company participating in the Pension Plan and/or the Savings Plan, who are participants as of November 5, 2008 (the ‘Amendment Date’) or whose compensation meets or exceeds the limit established by the Internal Revenue Service under Code Section 401(a)(17) in a particular year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, eligibility shall be limited to individuals who constitute a select group of management or highly compensated employees.”
  3.   Section 2.2 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
      “No Deferred Compensation election shall be made after the Amendment Date. Deferred Compensation elections made before such date shall be honored through December 31, 2008. Any compensation subject to a Deferred Compensation election that would be deferred after December 31, 2008, shall be deemed to be subject to a new payment election under

 


 

      the Code Section 409A transition rules provided by the Internal Revenue Service and shall be paid at the time and in the form it would have been paid if the Deferred Compensation election had not been filed.”
4.   Section 2.3 shall be deleted in its entirety.
 
5.   The following shall be added at the end of Section 3.3(a)(i):
      “Notwithstanding the foregoing, no company matching contributions shall be credited to any Savings Make-up Account after the Amendment Date.”
6.   Section 3.3(a)(ii) shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
      “The excess, if any, of (A) the amount of pension savings plan contributions that would have been made on behalf of a participant (1) if the participant’s deferred compensation under the MSPP had been included as Compensation under the Savings Plan and (2) if Code Sections 401(a)(17) and/or 415 did not apply to the Savings Plan, over (B) actual pension savings plan contributions made to the participant’s account under the Savings Plan, plus such additional amounts with respect to any participant as deemed necessary or advisable by the Corporation in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4 to the contrary, such amounts, plus any earnings credited thereon, shall be distributed in a lump sum in the calendar year following the year of the participant’s termination of employment.”
7.   Section 3.3(c) shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
      “Every participant shall become fully vested in the portion of his or her Savings Make-up Account attributable to contributions pursuant to Section 3.3(a)(i) upon the Amendment Date. A participant is generally vested in amounts contributed to his or her Savings Make-up Account pursuant to Section 3.3(a)(ii) or (a)(iii) after three years of Service (as defined in the Savings Plan), but may become vested in such amounts according to an individual vesting schedule agreed upon by the participant and the Corporation.”
8.   The second paragraph of Section 3.4 shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
      “Every participant shall become fully vested in his or her MSPP Make-up Account upon the Amendment Date.”
9.   The last paragraph of Section 3.4 shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
      “Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amount, other than the deemed investment earnings described above, shall be credited to any MSPP Make-up Account after the Amendment Date.”
10.   Section 4.2 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

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      “Distribution of the Deferred Account shall be made in a lump sum on the Transition Distribution Date, as defined in Section 4.7.”
11.   Section 4.3 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
    “(a)  Distribution of the portion of a participant’s Savings Make-up Account attributable to contributions pursuant to Section 3.3(a)(i) shall be made in a single lump sum on the Transition Distribution Date.
    “(b)  Distribution of the portion of a participant’s Savings Make-up Account attributable to contributions pursuant to Section 3.3(a)(ii) or (a)(iii) shall be made in a single lump sum during the month of January in the year following the date of the participant’s termination of employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the participant is deemed to be a ‘Specified Employee’ within the meaning of that term under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B) on the date of his or her termination of employment, then no distribution under this Section 4.3(b) shall be made before the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of the participant’s termination of employment, and (ii) the date of the participant’s death.”
12.   Section 4.4 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
      “Distribution of the MSPP Make-up Account shall be made in a lump sum on the Transition Distribution Date.”
13.   Sections 4.7 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
      “The ‘Transition Distribution Date’ shall be as set forth in this Section 4.7. If the sum of (a) the balance of the participant’s Deferred Account, (b) the portion of the participant’s Savings Make-up Account attributable to contributions pursuant to Section 3.3(a)(i), and (c) the balance of the participant’s MSPP Make-up Account, is equal to or less than $50,000 on the Amendment Date, then the Transition Distribution Date shall be January 15, 2009. If the sum of such amounts exceeds $50,000 on the Amendment Date, then the Transition Distribution Date shall be January 15, 2010, unless the participant agrees (in such time and manner as is established by the Committee, and in no event later than December 31, 2008) to permanently and irrevocably reduce the amounts described in (a), (b) and (c), above, by ten percent (10%), in which case the Transition Distribution Date shall be January 15, 2009.”
14.   Section 4.8 shall be deleted in its entirety.
15.   Section 5.3(a) shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
      “The Corporation shall make no provision for the funding of any benefits payable hereunder that (i) would cause the Plan to be a funded plan for

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      purposes of Code Section 404(a)(5), or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or (ii) would cause the Plan to be other than an “unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money or other property in the future” under Treasury Regulations section 1.83-3(e); and shall have no obligation to make any arrangement for the accumulation of funds to pay any amounts under this Plan. Subject to the restrictions of the preceding sentence and to the restrictions of Section 409A of the Code, the Corporation may establish a grantor trust described in Treasury Regulations section 1.677(a)-1(d) and accumulate funds therein to pay amounts under the Plan, provided that the assets of the trust shall be required to satisfy the claims of the Corporation’s general creditors in the event of the Corporation’s bankruptcy or insolvency.”
16.   Section 6.1 shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
      “Subject to the provisions of Section 6.3, the Plan may be wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified at any time by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code.”
17.   Section 6.2 shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
      “Subject to the provisions of Section 6.3, the Plan may be terminated at any time by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code.”
18.   Except to the extent hereby amended, this Plan shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment to the Plan is adopted on the 5th day of November, 2008.
LEAR CORPORATION
         
By:
  /s/ Thomas J. Polera
 
     Thomas J. Polera
   
 
       Vice President, Global Compensation and Benefits    

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EX-10.3 4 k46951exv10w3.htm EX-10.3 exv10w3
Exhibit 10.3
LEAR CORPORATION
LONG-TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
2008 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS (STOCK-SETTLED) TERMS AND CONDITIONS
     1. Definitions. Any term capitalized herein but not defined will have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
     2. Term, Vesting and Exercise of the SAR.
     (a) If the Employee remains employed by the Company, the SAR will expire on May 1, 2012. If the Employee terminates employment with the Company before May 1, 2012, his or her right to exercise the SAR after termination of his or her employment will be only as provided in Section 3.
(b) The SAR will vest and become exercisable as to one-half (1/2) of the Shares to which the SAR relates on May 1, 2009 and as to one-half (1/2) of the Shares to which the SAR relates on May 1, 2010; provided, however, that the portion of the SAR scheduled to vest on May 1, 2010 will vest and become exercisable as to all of the Shares to which that portion of the SAR relates on an accelerated basis as of the date that is the later of (i) the end of the first 10-consecutive trading day period beginning after the Grant Date throughout which the Fair Market Value of a Share has equaled or exceeded an amount representing an increase of 100% from the Grant Price, or (ii) May 1, 2009. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the Employee’s death or Disability, the SAR will vest and become exercisable as to all of the Shares to which the SAR relates. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the right of an Employee to exercise the SAR will be forfeited if the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that (i) the Employee has entered into a business or employment relationship which is detrimentally competitive with the Company or substantially injurious to the Company’s financial interests; (ii) the Employee has been discharged from employment with the Company or an Affiliate for Cause; or (iii) the Employee has performed acts of willful malfeasance or gross negligence in a matter of material importance to the Company or an Affiliate.
     (c) The SAR may be exercised by written notice to the Company indicating the number of Shares to which the SAR relates being exercised. When the SAR is vested and exercisable, it may be exercised in whole at any time or in part from time to time as to any or all full Shares under the SAR. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the SAR may not be exercised for fewer than 100 Shares at any one time or, if fewer, all the Shares that are then subject to the SAR.
     (d) Any amount due to the Employee upon exercise of the SAR will be paid in Shares. The number of Shares delivered to Employee upon exercise of the SAR will be based on the amount, if any, by which the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise exceeds the grant price (“Grant Price”) of the SAR. The Employee will not receive a distribution of

 


 

Shares if the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise does not exceed the Grant Price. The Employee’s distribution of Shares upon exercise of the SAR will be calculated by dividing (x) the aggregate dollar difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise and the Grant Price for all SAR’s so exercised by (y) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise; provided, that the amount of Shares delivered to Employee shall be subject to any minimum withholding as specified in clause 4 hereof.
     3. Termination of Employment. Subject to the forfeiture provisions in clause 2(b) above, an Employee’s right to exercise the SAR after termination of his or her employment will be only as follows:
     (a) End of Service. If the Employee experiences an End of Service Date, the Employee will forfeit the SAR to the extent that it was not vested and exercisable as of the End of Service Date and the Employee will have the right for thirteen months following his or her End of Service Date (but not later than the date on which the SAR would otherwise expire), to exercise the portion of the SAR that was vested as of the End of Service Date. If the Employee dies prior to the end of the thirteen-month period after the End of Service Date, his or her estate will have the right to exercise the SAR within thirteen months following the Employee’s End of Service Date (but not later than the date on which the SAR would otherwise expire). The Employee’s “End of Service Date” is the date of his or her retirement after attaining age 55 and completing ten years of service (as defined in the Lear Corporation Pension Plan, regardless of whether the Employee participates in such plan).
     (b) Disability or Death. If an Employee’s employment with the Company and all Affiliates terminates due to Disability or death, the SAR will immediately vest and become exercisable as to all Shares to which the SAR relates, and the Employee (or in the case of death, the Employee’s estate) will have the right for a period of thirteen months following the date of the termination (but not later than the date on which the SAR would otherwise expire) to exercise the SAR.
     (c) Other Termination. If an Employee’s employment with the Company and all Affiliates terminates due to any reason other than those provided in clauses 3(a) or (b), the Employee or his or her estate (in the event of his or her death after the Employee’s termination): (i) may, within the 60-day period following the termination, exercise the SAR to the extent that it was vested and exercisable on the date his or her employment terminated; and (ii) will forfeit the SAR to the extent that it was not vested and exercisable on the date his or her employment terminated.
     4. Medium and Time of Payment. Any withholding tax, up to the minimum withholding requirement for supplemental wages may be paid with Shares issueable to the Employee upon exercise under this SAR. Shares used to satisfy any minimum required withholding tax will be valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise.

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     5. Transferability of SAR and Shares Acquired Upon Exercise of SAR. This SAR is transferable only by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a domestic relations order (as defined in Code Section 414(p)). The SAR will be exercisable during the Employee’s lifetime only by the Employee or by his or her guardian or legal representative. The Committee may, in its discretion, require a guardian or legal representative to supply it with evidence the Committee deems necessary to establish the authority of the guardian or legal representative to exercise the SAR on behalf of the Employee. Except as limited by applicable securities laws and the provisions of Section 6 hereof, Shares acquired upon exercise of this SAR will be freely transferable.
     6. Securities Law Requirements.
     (a) If required by the Company, the notice of exercise of the SAR must be accompanied by the Employee’s written representation: (i) that the stock being acquired is purchased for investment and not for resale or with a view to its distribution; (ii) acknowledging that the stock has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”); and (iii) agreeing that the stock may not be sold or transferred unless either there is an effective Registration Statement for it under the 1933 Act, or in the opinion of counsel for the Company, the sale or transfer will not violate the 1933 Act. This SAR will not be exercisable in whole or in part, nor will the Company be obligated to sell or issue any Shares subject to the SAR, if exercise and sale (or issuance) may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, violate the 1933 Act (or other federal or state statutes having similar requirements), as it may be in effect at that time, or cause the Company to violate the terms of Section 4.1 of the Plan.
     (b) The SAR is subject to the further requirement that, if at any time the Committee determines in its discretion that the registration, listing or qualification of the Shares subject to the SAR under any federal securities law, securities exchange requirements or under any other applicable law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of the SAR or the issuance of Shares under it, the SAR may not be exercised in whole or in part, unless the necessary registration, listing, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.
     (c) No person who acquires Shares pursuant to this SAR may, during any period of time that person is an affiliate of the Company (within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act) sell the Shares, unless the offer and sale is made pursuant to (i) an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, which is current and includes the Shares to be sold, or (ii) an appropriate exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act, such as that set forth in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act. With respect to individuals subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, transactions under this SAR are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3, or its successors under the Exchange Act. To the extent any provision of the SAR or action by the Committee fails to so comply, the Committee may determine, to the extent permitted by law, that the provision or action will be null and void.

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     7. No Obligation to Exercise SAR. The granting of the SAR imposes no obligation upon the Employee (or upon a transferee of an Employee) to exercise the SAR.
     8. No Limitation on Rights of the Company. The grant of the SAR will not in any way affect the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassification or changes in its capital or business structure, or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
     9. Plan and SAR Not a Contract of Employment. Neither the Plan nor this SAR is a contract of employment, and no terms of employment of the Employee will be affected in any way by the Plan, this SAR or related instruments except as specifically provided therein. Neither the establishment of the Plan nor this SAR will be construed as conferring any legal rights upon the Employee for a continuation of employment, nor will it interfere with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to discharge the Employee and to treat him or her without regard to the effect that treatment might have upon him or her as an Employee.
     10. Employee to Have No Rights as a Stockholder. The Employee will have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares subject to the SAR prior to the date on which he or she is recorded as the holder of those Shares on the records of the Company.
     11. No Deferral Rights. Notwithstanding anything in Article 12 of the Plan to the contrary, there shall be no deferral of payment, delivery or receipt of any amounts hereunder.
     12. Notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder must be in writing and must be delivered personally, or sent by certified, registered or express mail, postage prepaid. Any such notice will be deemed given when so delivered personally or, if mailed, three days after the date of deposit in the United States mail, in the case of the Company to 21557 Telegraph Road, P. O. Box 5008, Southfield, Michigan, 48086-5008, Attention: General Counsel and, in the case of the Employee, to the last known address of the Employee in the Company’s records.
     13. Governing Law. This document and the SAR will be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware, determined without regard to its conflict of law rules.
     14. Plan Document Controls. The rights granted under this SAR document are in all respects subject to the provisions of the Plan to the same extent and with the same effect as if they were set forth fully herein. If the terms of this document or the SAR conflict with the terms of the Plan document, the Plan document will control.

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