-----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, IyZ0nErCTzinSZhKS6uBdRGZzhC44lZmyAS5dc5m/dhG+IuSbtkah15Jib1NHlv9 5Qn8NGJmVvyvoyR0iQJUOw== 0000950123-10-059363.txt : 20100618 0000950123-10-059363.hdr.sgml : 20100618 20100618170030 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-10-059363 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100617 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20100618 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100618 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BANK JOS A CLOTHIERS INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000920033 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES [5600] IRS NUMBER: 363189198 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-23874 FILM NUMBER: 10906386 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 HANOVER PIKE CITY: HAMPSTEAD STATE: MD ZIP: 21074 BUSINESS PHONE: 4102392700 8-K 1 c02601e8vk.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 17, 2010
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   0-23874   36-3189198
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
500 Hanover Pike
Hampstead, Maryland
   
21074
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 239-2700
(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:
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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.
Approval of Equity Incentive Plan
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 17, 2010 (the “2010 Annual Meeting”), the stockholders approved the adoption of the Jos. A Bank Clothiers, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”). The Equity Incentive Plan had previously been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, subject to stockholder approval.
A copy of the Equity Incentive Plan is filed as Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2010.
A summary of the Equity Incentive Plan is included under the caption “Proposal Three — Approval of the Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2010 (the “2010 Proxy Statement”). This summary is incorporated herein by reference and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Equity Incentive Plan, which is also incorporated herein by reference.
Grants of Restricted Stock Units
On June 17, 2010 following the conclusion of the 2010 Annual Meeting, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) (1) granted performance-based restricted stock units to the Company’s named executive officers (R. Neal Black, President and Chief Executive Officer; David E. Ullman, Executive Vice President-Chief Financial Officer; Robert B. Hensley, Executive Vice President for Human Resources, Real Estate and Loss Prevention; Gary M. Merry, Executive Vice President for Store and Catalog Operations; and James W. Thorne, Executive Vice President for Merchandising and Chief Merchandising Officer), as described below, intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Performance RSU Grants”) and (2) granted to each of the Company’s non-employee directors holding office following the 2010 Annual Meeting 2,500 restricted stock units (the “Non-Employee Director Grants”), which restricted stock units will vest on June 20, 2011 assuming the grantee is serving as a director on that date. Each of the Performance RSU Grants and Non-Employee Director Grants was made under the Equity Incentive Plan and pursuant to award agreements specifying the terms and conditions of the grants, including the conditions under which vesting may be accelerated.
The Performance RSU Grant award agreement between the Company and Mr. Black is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1. The form of award agreement with respect to the Performance RSU Grants to Messrs. Ullman, Hensley, Merry and Thorne is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2. The form of award agreement with respect to the Non-Employee Director Grants is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3. The form of award agreement with respect to future annual restricted stock unit grants to non-employee directors is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and the form of award agreement with respect to future inaugural restricted stock unit grants to non-employee directors is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.5.

 

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The maximum number of restricted stock units that may be earned under the Performance RSU Grants are set forth below:
             
        Maximum  
        Number of  
Name of       Restricted Stock  
Grantee   Title   Units(1)  
 
R. Neal Black
  President and Chief Executive Officer     32,309 (2)
David E. Ullman
  Executive Vice President-Chief Financial Officer     2,517 (3)
Robert B. Hensley
  Executive Vice President for Human Resources, Real Estate and Loss Prevention     2,517 (3)
Gary M. Merry
  Executive Vice President for Store and Catalog Operations     2,517 (3)
James W. Thorne
  Executive Vice President for Merchandising and Chief Merchandising Officer     2,517 (3)
                            
     
(1)   Among other conditions, earned restricted stock units will not vest unless the grantee is employed by the Company on the vesting date.
 
(2)   Up to 13,008 restricted stock units that may be earned by Mr. Black will vest on the later to occur of (a) the date the achievement of the performance goals is certified by the Compensation Committee and (b) the first anniversary of the grant date. In the event that more than 13,008 restricted stock units are earned by Mr. Black, one-half of the non-vested, earned restricted stock units will vest on the second anniversary of the grant date and the balance of the non-vested, earned restricted stock units will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date.
 
(3)   All restricted stock units earned by the Executive Vice Presidents will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date.
With respect to the Performance RSU Grants, the Compensation Committee approved performance goals that are based upon the Company earning net income within or above a specified range (the “Eligibility Range”) for the performance period covering the Company’s fiscal year ending January 29, 2011 (“Fiscal Year 2010”). These performance goals were approved by the Compensation Committee on March 30, 2010 in anticipation of grants intended to be made following stockholder approval of the Equity Incentive Plan. For purposes of the Eligibility Range, “net income” is the reported net income of the Company for Fiscal Year 2010 and is therefore determined after deduction for all incentive plan and other compensation expenses. To the extent that the applicable performance goals are achieved during the performance period, and subject to the other conditions of the grant, each grantee of restricted stock units under the Performance RSU Grants will be credited with the number of restricted stock units, up to the applicable maximum number of restricted stock units set forth above, as determined by the Compensation Committee to be earned by the grantee. If the Company’s net income is below the applicable Eligibility Range, no restricted stock units will be earned by the grantee. If the Company’s net income is within or above the Eligibility Range, the number of restricted stock units that may be earned increases as net income increases, up to 100% of the applicable maximum number of restricted stock units set forth above.

 

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The Eligibility Range with respect to the Performance RSU Grant to Mr. Black is $72.6 million to $78.4 million of net income for Fiscal Year 2010 and the Eligibility Range with respect to the Performance RSU Grants to Messrs. Ullman, Hensley, Merry and Thorne, who are collectively referred to herein as the Executive Vice Presidents, is $76.9 million to $79.4 million of net income for Fiscal Year 2010. At $72.6 million of net income, Mr. Black is eligible to earn up to 2,937 restricted stock units and at or above $78.4 million of net income Mr. Black is eligible to earn up to 32,309 restricted stock units. As a result of the Performance RSU Grant to Mr. Black, his cash bonus potential for Fiscal Year 2010 was reduced from up to 200% to up to 150% of his base salary in effect at the end of Fiscal Year 2010. At $76.9 million of net income, each Executive Vice President is eligible to earn up to 839 restricted stock units and at or above $79.4 million of net income each Executive Vice President is eligible to earn up to 2,517 restricted stock units.
The Compensation Committee has the right to exercise negative discretion and determine that the number of restricted stock units that will be earned pursuant to a Performance RSU Grant will be less than the pre-established number, even if the objective performance goal (in this case, net income) is achieved. With respect to the Performance RSU Grants to the Executive Vice Presidents, the following “personal” goals will also be considered and utilized by the Compensation Committee in its exercise of negative discretion in reducing the amount of an award that would otherwise be paid as a result of the level of the net income achieved by the Company: (i) the participant receiving an overall job performance rating of “Effective” or better (the equivalent of 3 out of 5); (ii) the participant complying with the Company’s Code of Conduct, Associate Manual and other rules, regulations and policies and not engaging in any dishonest acts or other acts that are or may be detrimental to customers, fellow associates or the Company; and (iii) attainment of specific goals for departmental or individual performance.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting held on June 17, 2010, the stockholders considered:
    the election of two directors for terms expiring at the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders;
    the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s registered public accounting firm for Fiscal Year 2010; and
    approval of the Equity Incentive Plan.

 

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For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s 2010 Proxy Statement, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference. At the 2010 Annual Meeting, both of the director nominees were elected and the proposals to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP and to approve the Equity Incentive Plan were approved. The voting results are set forth below:
Election of Directors*
                         
Name of Nominee   For     Withheld     Broker Non-Votes  
James H. Ferstl
    15,209,631       316,519       1,316,169  
Sidney H. Ritman
    13,917,789       1,608,361       1,316,169  
Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Registered Public Accounting Firm**
                 
For   Against     Abstaining  
16,747,937
    75,135       19,247  
Approval of the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan
                         
For   Against     Abstaining     Broker Non-Votes  
14,566,540
    851,132       108,478       1,316,169  
 
     
*   There were no abstentions.
 
**   There were no broker non-votes.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
       
 
  10.1    
CEO Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, dated June 17, 2010, between Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. and R. Neal Black
       
 
  10.2    
Form of EVP Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement with respect to the June 17, 2010 grants to David E. Ullman, Robert B. Hensley, Gary M. Merry and James W. Thorne
       
 
  10.3    
Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit 2010 Award Agreement
       
 
  10.4    
Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Annual Award Agreement
       
 
  10.5    
Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Inaugural Award Agreement

 

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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.
         
  JoS. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.
(Registrant)
 
 
  By:   /s/ Charles D. Frazer    
    Charles D. Frazer   
    Senior Vice President and General Counsel   
Dated: June 18, 2010

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
       
 
  10.1    
CEO Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, dated June 17, 2010, between Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. and R. Neal Black
       
 
  10.2    
Form of EVP Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement with respect to the June 17, 2010 grants to David E. Ullman, Robert B. Hensley, Gary M. Merry and James W. Thorne
       
 
  10.3    
Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit 2010 Award Agreement
       
 
  10.4    
Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Annual Award Agreement
       
 
  10.5    
Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Inaugural Award Agreement

 

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EX-10.1 2 c02601exv10w1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 Exhibit 10.1
Exhibit 10.1
JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC.
2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
CEO PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
THIS CEO PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Award Agreement”) is made this 17th day of June, 2010 (the “Vesting Commencement Date”), by and between JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC. (the “Company”) and R. NEAL BLACK (“you” or the “Participant”).
Pursuant to the Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the Company hereby grants to you the conditional award of 32,309 Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) (the “Award”), upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. The Award is conditioned upon and subject to attainment of those certain Performance Goals established by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on March 30, 2010 and subject further to the retention of negative discretion by the Compensation Committee to reduce the number of RSUs to be earned under this Award Agreement. The Performance Goals and the Compensation Committee’s retention of negative discretion have been communicated to the Participant and are incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.
The details of your Award are as follows.
1. ENTITLEMENT TO SHARES.
(a) Determination of Earned Award. Provided that (i) the applicable Performance Goals are achieved during the Company’s fiscal year ending January 29, 2011 (the “Performance Period”), and (ii) you continue to be employed by the Company through the Certification Date (as defined below) (unless vesting is accelerated in accordance with the terms of this Award Agreement or the Plan) then, subject to the limitations contained herein and to the provisions of the Plan, you shall be credited with a finally determined number of RSUs on the Certification Date equal to all or a portion of the Award so certified by the Committee to have been earned based on the attainment of such Performance Goals, subject to the vesting provisions contained in Section 1 and the other provisions of this Award Agreement, and subject, on and after the grant date, to adjustment as provided under the terms of the Plan including, without limitation, the last paragraph of Section 5 of the Plan (the “Earned Award”). For purposes of this Award Agreement, the Certification Date is the date after the end of the Performance Period on which the Committee certifies (x) the extent to which Performance Goals have been achieved based upon the Company’s audited financial statements and (y) the number of shares of Stock subject to the Earned Award. If the Committee determines that none of the Performance Goals shall have been achieved during the Performance Period, this RSU shall terminate and all shares of Stock subject to the Award shall be forfeited upon such determination.

 

 


 

(b) Vesting Schedule. On the date that is the later to occur of (i) the Certification Date and (ii) the first anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date (the “First Vesting Date”), the number of RSUs determined to be the Earned Award based on achievement of Performance Goals that shall vest on such date shall be equal to the lesser of (x) the number of RSUs determined to be the Earned Award and (y) the quotient obtained by dividing 775,000 by $59.58, which is the closing price of Stock on the date of the Award Agreement (rounded up to the nearest share). In the event that not all of the RSUs determined to be the Earned Award shall have vested on the First Vesting Date, then one-half of the remainder of the Earned Award (rounded up to the nearest share) shall vest on the second anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date and the balance of such Earned Award shall vest on the third anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 1(c), (d) or (e) of this Award Agreement, you must continue to be employed by the Company or any other participating subsidiary through the applicable Vesting Date in order to be entitled to the RSUs vesting on such Vesting Date. Such vesting will be subject to acceleration as provided in Sections 1(c), (d) or (e) of this Award Agreement, as applicable.
(c) Disability or Death.
(i) If your employment terminates after the end of the Performance Period but prior to the Certification Date by reason of death or Disability, you (or your heirs in the case of death) will be credited, on the Certification Date, with such Earned Award and shall be deemed to have fully vested in such Earned Award on the First Vesting Date.
(ii) If your employment terminates on or after the Certification Date due to your death or Disability, you (or your heirs in the case of death) will be deemed to have fully vested in your Earned Award upon the occurrence of your death or Disability, as applicable.
(iii) If your employment terminates due to your death or Disability prior to the end of the Performance Period, then to the extent that the Committee certifies that the Performance Goals have been achieved at a particular level, you (or your heirs in the case of death) will be entitled upon such Certification Date to a pro-rated portion of the Award, determined by multiplying the Earned Award that you would have been credited to you had you been employed on the Certification Date (based on such certified performance) by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the Performance Period through the date of your termination of employment, and the denominator of which is 365, and you will be deemed vested in such Award on the First Vesting Date.
(iv) The shares of Stock subject to an Earned Award that vest pursuant to this Section 1(c) shall be issued and delivered to you (or your heirs in the case of death) pursuant to Section 3 below.
(v) Disability” shall mean that you are unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months. The Committee shall determine the existence of any Disability; however, you will be deemed to have a Disability if you have been determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration.

 

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(d) Involuntary Separation from Service Without Cause or from Service for Good Reason after the end of the Performance Period.
(i) If the Company terminates your employment without Cause, or you terminate your employment for Good Reason, and in either case such termination occurs after the end of the Performance Period but prior to the Certification Date, then, upon certification by the Committee of the Earned Award on the Certification Date, you will be credited with such Earned Award and shall be deemed to have fully vested in such Earned Award on the First Vesting Date.
(ii) If the Company terminates your employment without Cause, or you terminate your employment for Good Reason on or after the Certification Date, then you will be deemed to have fully vested in such Earned Award, and all vesting restrictions will lapse upon your termination.
For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following without your consent: (i) a material reduction in your base salary; (ii) a material diminution in your authority, job duties or responsibilities; or (iii) a material breach of your Employment Agreement with the Company. A condition will not constitute Good Reason unless you give the Company written notice of the existence of Good Reason within 90 days of its first occurrence, the Company does not cure such condition within a period of 30 days and then you separate from employment within 60 days thereafter.
For purpose of this Award Agreement, “Cause” shall mean “Cause” as defined under the terms of your Employment Agreement.
This Section 1(d) is intended to comply, and shall be construed in accordance, with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) and (n). References to ‘termination of employment’ shall mean “Separation from Service” as defined in Section 409A and regulations issued thereunder.
(iii) The shares of Stock subject to an Earned Award that vest pursuant to this Section 1(d) shall be issued and delivered to you pursuant to Section 3 below.
(iv) You shall forfeit the Award in its entirety if you terminate service for reasons other than death, Disability or a Change in Control prior to the end of the Performance Period.

 

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(e) Change in Control.
In the event a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) occurs during the term of this Award Agreement and you are employed by the Company immediately prior to the consummation of such Change in Control, then you will be deemed fully vested in the Earned Award calculated as follows:
(i) If the Change in Control occurs prior to the end of the Performance Period, then such Award will be calculated assuming the maximum level of performance had been achieved with respect to all Performance Goal(s) and the maximum number of shares underlying the Award shall be pro-rated by multiplying that number by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the performance period and the denominator of which is 365.
(ii) If the Change in Control occurs after the completion of the Performance Period, but prior to the Certification Date, then to the extent that actual performance can be determined and certified by the Committee prior to the Change in Control, you will be credited with the number of shares so determined to have been earned based on the level of achievement of the Performance Goal(s); and to the extent the Committee is unable in good faith to make such determination and certification, then such Award shall be calculated based on the assumption that the maximum level of performance with respect to all Performance Goal(s) had been achieved; and
(iii) If the Change in Control occurs on or after the Certification Date, then you will be deemed to have fully vested in the Earned Award.
The Company shall credit you in book form with the number of shares that are deemed vested under this Section 1(e). Such shares (net of applicable tax withholdings) shall be deemed issued immediately prior to the consummation of the Change in Control and your deemed shares will be treated in the same manner and paid at the same time as other shares in the transaction. Alternatively, the Committee in its discretion may settle your vested RSUs in cash, in an amount equal to the product of (x) the total number of such vested RSUs, and (y) the price per share paid for one share of Stock in the Change in Control transaction, in which case such amount, net of applicable tax withholding, shall be paid in cash, upon the consummation of the Change in Control.
2. DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. With respect to each cash dividend or other distribution (if any) paid with respect to the Stock of the Company to holders of record on and after the date hereof, a number a shares of Stock shall be accrued on the records of the Company, in an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount of such dividend or distribution paid with respect to one share of Stock, multiplied by (ii) the number of RSUs granted hereunder, and (iii) divided by the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the applicable dividend or distribution payment date for the dividend or other distribution, which amount shall be credited in the form of additional RSUs on such date. No Dividend Equivalents shall be paid to you prior to the settlement of the Award. Rather, such Dividend Equivalent payments will accrue and be notionally credited to your Award and paid out in the form of additional shares of Stock upon settlement of the Award. At such time(s) thereafter as you receive a distribution of shares of Stock in respect to your vested RSUs, the Company shall also distribute to you such number of shares of Stock accrued under this Section 2. In no event shall this Section 2 be applied in a manner that duplicates an adjustment in the number of shares of Stock subject to this Award that is made under another provision of the Plan including, without limitation, under the last paragraph of Section 5 thereof.

 

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3. DISTRIBUTIONS; DELIVERY OF SHARES. You will be entitled to a distribution with respect to the shares of Stock underlying the RSUs that have vested under the terms of this Award Agreement (for which no deferral election is in effect) on the earliest to occur of the following (each, a “Payment Date”): (i) the occurrence of a time-based Vesting Date; (ii) your involuntary Separation from Service (as provided in Section 1(d) of this Award Agreement and as defined in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and regulations issued thereunder); (iii) your death; (iv) your Disability (as defined in Section 409A of the Code and under this Award Agreement); and (v) upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan). Subject to the remainder of this Section 3, Sections 4 and 11 of this Award Agreement and except as otherwise provided in Section 1(e) (with respect to a Change in Control), the Company shall issue and deliver to you (or your heirs in the case of death) certificates or book-entry shares representing that number of shares of Stock within thirty (30) days following the applicable Payment Date. The certificates or book-entry shares to be delivered hereunder shall be in such form as is determined by the Company. No shares of Stock shall be issued prior to vesting.
4. DEFERRAL ELECTION. If permitted by the Company, you may elect to defer receipt of the shares of Stock that would otherwise be issued pursuant to the vesting of your Award, which deferral shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan. The Board (or an appropriate committee thereof) will, in its sole discretion, establish the rules and procedures for such deferrals. If you make such election, then any Dividend Equivalents credited with respect to your RSUs will be deferred under the same terms. Distribution of the shares of Stock subject to such deferral election (including accumulated Dividend Equivalents) will be governed by the terms of the Company’s 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan and your deferral election.
5. NUMBER OF SHARES. The number of shares of Stock subject to your Award will be adjusted from time to time for stock dividends and other capitalization adjustments, as provided in the Plan.
6. SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. The grant of your Award and the issuance of any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities. You may not be issued any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award if the issuance of shares of Stock would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, you may not be issued any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act shall at the time of issuance be in effect with respect to the shares of Stock or (ii) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares of Stock may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. As a condition to the issuance of any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award, the Company may require you to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.

 

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7. RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS. The shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award shall be endorsed with appropriate legends, if any, determined by the Company.
8. TRANSFERABILITY. Neither the RSUs nor any shares of Stock subject to this Award may be subject to alienation, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind, and any attempt to do so will not be recognized. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, you may designate a third party who, in the event of your death, shall thereafter be entitled to receive any distribution of shares of Stock pursuant to Section 3 of this Award Agreement.
9. AWARD NOT AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. Your Award is not an employment or service contract, and nothing in your Award shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation on your part to continue in the employment or service of the Company. In addition, nothing in your Award shall obligate the Company, its stockholders, board of directors, officers or employees to continue any relationship that you might have as an employee, director or consultant for the Company.
10. UNSECURED OBLIGATION. Your Award is unfunded, and you shall be considered an unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to the Company’s obligation, if any, to issue shares of Stock pursuant to an Earned Award under this Award Agreement. You shall not have voting or any other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Stock acquired pursuant to this Award Agreement until such Stock is issued to you pursuant to this Award Agreement. Upon such issuance, you will obtain full voting and other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Stock so issued. Nothing contained in this Award Agreement, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between you and the Company or any other person.
11. WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS. Regardless of any action taken by the Company, with respect to any or all income, employment, social insurance, or payroll taxes, payment on account or other tax-related withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), you acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by you is, and remains, your responsibility and that the Company (i) makes no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of your Award, the subsequent sale of shares of Stock acquired pursuant to this Award, or the receipt of any dividends and (ii) does not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any other aspect of your Award to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items. At the time any Earned Award is determined, at the time you vest in such Award, at the time you receive a distribution of shares of Stock pursuant to such Award, or at any other time reasonably as requested by the Company, you shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company to satisfy all withholding obligations. In this regard, at the time you receive a distribution of shares of Stock, or at any other time as reasonably requested by the Company, you hereby authorize the withholding of that number of whole vested shares of Stock otherwise deliverable to you pursuant to this Award Agreement having a fair market value not in excess of the amount of the Tax-Related Items determined by the applicable minimum statutory rates. Finally, you shall pay to the Company any amount of the Tax-Related Items that the Company may be required to withhold as a result of your participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock until you have satisfied the obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this section.

 

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12. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS AND NOTICES. Any document relating to participating in the Plan and/or notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this Award Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such notice) upon personal delivery, deposit with UPS or other nationally-recognized overnight delivery service (fees prepaid), electronic delivery, or upon deposit in the U.S. Post Office or foreign postal service, by registered or certified mail (postage and fees prepaid). Notices to the Company shall be addressed to Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc., 500 Hanover Pike, Hampstead, Maryland 21074, Attention: General Counsel. Notices to you shall be addressed to your regular mail address or e-mail address as contained in the records of the Company. Either party may, at any time, in the manner set forth for giving notices to the other, set forth a different address to which notices to it shall be sent. Notices shall be deemed to have been given when received or refused by the party to which it was sent or delivered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any writing actually received by the party to whom it is addressed shall be sufficient notice hereunder.
(a) Description of Electronic Delivery. The Plan document, Plan prospectus, Award Agreement and proxy statements and financial reports of the Company (including any filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission), may be delivered to you electronically. Such means of delivery may include but do not necessarily include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other delivery determined at the Committee’s discretion.
(b) Consent to Electronic Delivery. You acknowledge that you have read Section 12 of this Award Agreement and consent to the electronic delivery of the documents identified in Section 12 of this Award Agreement. You acknowledge that you may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost if you contact the Company by telephone, through a postal service or electronic mail.
13. APPLICATION OF SECTION 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement, to the extent that (i) one or more of the payments or benefits received or to be received by you pursuant to this Award Agreement would constitute deferred compensation subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and (ii) you are a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, then such payment or benefit (or portion thereof) will be delayed until the earliest date following your “separation from service” with Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code on which the Company can provide such payment or benefit to you without your incurrence of any additional tax or interest pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, with all payments or benefits due thereafter occurring in accordance with the original schedule. In addition, this Award and the payments and benefits to be provided hereunder are intended to comply in all respects with the applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code. Any reference to ‘termination of employment’ in this Agreement shall mean ‘separation from service’ as defined under the default rules of Treasury regulations issued under Code Section 409A.

 

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14. DATA PRIVACY CONSENT. You hereby explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data as described in this document by the Company for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan. You understand that the Company holds certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of Stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to shares of Stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”). You understand that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in your country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You authorize the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom you may elect to deposit any shares of Stock pursuant to an Actual Award. You understand that you may, at any time, view such Data and request any necessary correction to such Data.
15. HEADINGS. The headings of the Sections in this Award Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Award Agreement or to affect the meaning of this Award Agreement.
16. AMENDMENT. The Committee may, without notice, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that no such action may adversely affect any then outstanding Award unless (i) expressly provided by the Committee and (ii) with the consent of you, unless such action is necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation or rule.
17. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) The rights and obligations of the Company under your Award shall be transferable to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns.
(b) You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Company to carry out the purposes or intent of your Award.
(c) You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed your Award in its entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting your Award and fully understand all provisions of your Award.

 

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(d) You acknowledge receipt of, and understand and agree to this Award Agreement and the Plan. You further acknowledge that this Award Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between the Company and you regarding the Award and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on that subject.
18. GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. Your Award is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of your Award, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Award Agreement and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.
19. APPLICABLE LAW. This Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware to the extent not preempted by federal law.
20. REPAYMENT OBLIGATION. In the event that (a) the Company issues a restatement of financial results to correct a material error and (b) the Committee determines, in good faith, that your fraud or willful misconduct was a significant contributing factor to the need to issue such restatement and (c) some or all of the RSUs that were granted and/or earned prior to such restatement would not have been granted and/or earned, as applicable, based upon the restated financial results, you shall immediately return to the Company any shares of Stock or the pre-tax income derived from any disposition of the Stock previously received in settlement of this Award that would not have been granted and/or earned based upon the restated financial results (the “Repayment Obligation”). The Company shall be able to enforce the Repayment Obligation by all legal means available, including, without limitation, by withholding such amount from other sums owed by the Company to you.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Award Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
                 
COMPANY:
JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC.
      PARTICIPANT:    
 
               
By:
  /s/ Charles D. Frazer
 
Charles D. Frazer
      /s/ R. Neal Black
 
R. NEAL BLACK
   
 
  Senior Vice President and General Counsel            

 

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EX-10.2 3 c02601exv10w2.htm EXHIBIT 10.2 Exhibit 10.2
Exhibit 10.2
JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC.
2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
EVP PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
THIS EVP PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Award Agreement”) is made this 17th day of June, 2010 (the “Vesting Commencement Date”), by and between JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC. (the “Company”) and                                          (“you” or the “Participant”).
Pursuant to the Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the Company hereby grants to you the conditional award of 2,517 Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) (the “Award”), upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. The Award is conditioned upon and subject to attainment of those certain Performance Goals established by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on March 30, 2010 and subject further to such other conditions as may have been approved at such meeting, including the retention of negative discretion by the Compensation Committee to reduce the number of RSUs to be earned under this Award Agreement. The Performance Goals and such other conditions have been communicated to the Participant and are incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.
The details of your Award are as follows.
1. ENTITLEMENT TO SHARES.
(a) Determination of Earned Award. Provided that (i) the applicable Performance Goals are achieved during the Company’s fiscal year ending January 29, 2011 (the “Performance Period”), and (ii) you continue to be employed by the Company through the Certification Date (as defined below) (unless vesting is accelerated in accordance with the terms of this Award Agreement or the Plan) then, subject to the limitations contained herein and to the provisions of the Plan, you shall be credited with a finally determined number of RSUs on the Certification Date equal to all or a portion of the Award so certified by the Committee to have been earned based on the attainment of such Performance Goals, subject to the vesting provisions contained in Section 1 and the other provisions of this Award Agreement, and subject, on and after the grant date, to adjustment as provided under the terms of the Plan including, without limitation, the last paragraph of Section 5 of the Plan (the “Earned Award”). For purposes of this Award Agreement, the Certification Date is the date after the end of the Performance Period on which the Committee certifies (x) the extent to which Performance Goals have been achieved based upon the Company’s audited financial statements and (y) the number of shares of Stock subject to the Earned Award. If the Committee determines that none of the Performance Goals shall have been achieved during the Performance Period, this RSU shall terminate and all shares of Stock subject to the Award shall be forfeited upon such determination.

 

 


 

(b) Vesting Schedule: The RSUs subject to the Earned Award shall vest in full on the third anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date (the “Vesting Date”); provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in Sections 1(c), (d) or (e) of this Award Agreement, you must continue to be employed by the Company or any other participating subsidiary through the Vesting Date in order to be entitled to the RSUs vesting on such Vesting Date. Such vesting will be subject to acceleration as provided in Sections 1(c), (d) or (e) of this Award Agreement, as applicable.
(c) Disability or Death.
(i) If your employment terminates after the end of the Performance Period but prior to the Certification Date by reason of death or Disability, you (or your heirs in the case of death) will be credited, on the Certification Date, with such Earned Award and shall be deemed to have fully vested in such Earned Award on the Certification Date.
(ii) If your employment terminates on or after the Certification Date due to your death or Disability, you (or your heirs in the case of death) will be deemed to have fully vested in your Earned Award upon the occurrence of your death or Disability, as applicable.
(iii) If your employment terminates due to your death or Disability prior to the end of the Performance Period, then to the extent that the Committee certifies that the Performance Goals have been achieved at a particular level, you (or your heirs in the case of death) will be entitled upon such Certification Date to a pro-rated portion of the Award, determined by multiplying the Earned Award that you would have been credited to you had you been employed on the Certification Date (based on such certified performance) by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the Performance Period through the date of your termination of employment, and the denominator of which is 365, and you will be deemed vested in such Award on the Certification Date.
(iv) The shares of Stock subject to an Earned Award that vest pursuant to this Section 1(c) shall be issued and delivered to you (or your heirs in the case of death) pursuant to Section 3 below.
(v) “Disability” shall mean that you are unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months. The Committee shall determine the existence of any Disability; however, you will be deemed to have a Disability if you have been determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration.

 

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(d) Involuntary Separation from Service Without Cause or from Service for Good Reason after the end of the Performance Period.
(i) If the Company terminates your employment without Cause, or you terminate your employment for Good Reason, and in either case such termination occurs after the end of the Performance Period but prior to the Certification Date, then, upon certification by the Committee of the Earned Award on the Certification Date, you will be credited with such Earned Award and shall be deemed to have fully vested in such Earned Award on the Certification Date.
(ii) If the Company terminates your employment without Cause, or you terminate your employment for Good Reason, on or after the Certification Date, then you will be deemed to have fully vested in such Earned Award, and all vesting restrictions will lapse upon your termination.
For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following without your consent: (i) a material reduction in your base salary; (ii) a material diminution in your authority, job duties or responsibilities; or (iii) a material breach of your Employment Agreement with the Company. A condition will not constitute Good Reason unless you give the Company written notice of the existence of Good Reason within 90 days of its first occurrence, the Company does not cure such condition within a period of 30 days and then you separate from employment within 60 days thereafter.
For purpose of this Award Agreement, “Cause” shall mean “Cause” as defined under the terms of your Employment Agreement.
This Section 1(d) is intended to comply, and shall be construed in accordance, with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) and (n). References to ‘termination of employment’ shall mean “Separation from Service” as defined in Section 409A and regulations issued thereunder.
(iii) The shares of Stock subject to an Earned Award that vest pursuant to this Section 1 (d) shall be issued and delivered to you pursuant to Section 3 below.
(iv) You shall forfeit the Award in its entirety if you terminate service for reasons other than death, Disability or a Change in Control prior to the end of the Performance Period.

 

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(e) Change in Control.
In the event a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) occurs during the term of this Award Agreement and you are employed by the Company immediately prior to the consummation of such Change in Control, then you will be deemed fully vested in the Earned Award calculated as follows:
(i) If the Change in Control occurs prior to the end of the Performance Period, then such Award will be calculated assuming the maximum level of performance had been achieved with respect to all Performance Goal(s) and the maximum number of shares underlying the Award shall be pro-rated by multiplying that number by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the performance period and the denominator of which is 365.
(ii) If the Change in Control occurs after the completion of the Performance Period, but prior to the Certification Date, then to the extent that actual performance can be determined and certified by the Committee prior to the Change in Control, you will be credited with the number of shares so determined to have been earned based on the level of achievement of the Performance Goal(s); and to the extent the Committee is unable in good faith to make such determination and certification, then such Award shall be calculated based on the assumption that the maximum level of performance with respect to all Performance Goal(s) had been achieved; and
(iii) If the Change in Control occurs on or after the Certification Date, then you will be deemed to have fully vested in the Earned Award.
The Company shall credit you in book form with the number of shares that are deemed vested under this Section 1(e). Such shares (net of applicable tax withholdings) shall be deemed issued immediately prior to the consummation of the Change in Control and your deemed shares will be treated in the same manner and paid at the same time as other shares in the transaction. Alternatively, the Committee in its discretion may settle your vested RSUs in cash, in an amount equal to the product of (x) the total number of such vested RSUs, and (y) the price per share paid for one share of Stock in the Change in Control transaction, in which case such amount, net of applicable tax withholding, shall be paid in cash, upon the consummation of the Change in Control.
2. DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. With respect to each cash dividend or other distribution (if any) paid with respect to the Stock of the Company to holders of record on and after the date hereof, a number a shares of Stock shall be accrued on the records of the Company, in an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount of such dividend or distribution paid with respect to one share of Stock, multiplied by (ii) the number of RSUs granted hereunder, and (iii) divided by the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the applicable dividend or distribution payment date for the dividend or other distribution, which amount shall be credited in the form of additional RSUs on such date. No Dividend Equivalents shall be paid to you prior to the settlement of the Award. Rather, such Dividend Equivalent payments will accrue and be notionally credited to your Award and paid out in the form of additional shares of Stock upon settlement of the Award. At such time(s) thereafter as you receive a distribution of shares of Stock in respect to your vested RSUs, the Company shall also distribute to you such number of shares of Stock accrued under this Section 2. In no event shall this Section 2 be applied in a manner that duplicates an adjustment in the number of shares of Stock subject to this Award that is made under another provision of the Plan including, without limitation, under the last paragraph of Section 5 thereof.

 

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3. DISTRIBUTIONS; DELIVERY OF SHARES. You will be entitled to a distribution with respect to the shares of Stock underlying the RSUs that have vested under the terms of this Award Agreement (for which no deferral election is in effect) on the earliest to occur of the following (each, a “Payment Date”): (i) the occurrence of a time-based Vesting Date; (ii) your involuntary Separation from Service (as provided in Section 1(d) of this Award Agreement and as defined in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and regulations issued thereunder); (iii) your death; (iv) your Disability (as defined in Section 409A of the Code and under this Award Agreement); and (v) upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan). Subject to the remainder of this Section 3, Sections 4 and 11 of this Award Agreement and except as otherwise provided in Section 1(e) (with respect to a Change in Control), the Company shall issue and deliver to you (or your heirs in the case of death) certificates or book-entry shares representing that number of shares of Stock within thirty (30) days following the applicable Payment Date. The certificates or book-entry shares to be delivered hereunder shall be in such form as is determined by the Company. No shares of Stock shall be issued prior to vesting.
4. DEFERRAL ELECTION. If permitted by the Company, you may elect to defer receipt of the shares of Stock that would otherwise be issued pursuant to the vesting of your Award, which deferral shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan. The Board (or an appropriate committee thereof) will, in its sole discretion, establish the rules and procedures for such deferrals. If you make such election, then any Dividend Equivalents credited with respect to your RSUs will be deferred under the same terms. Distribution of the shares of Stock subject to such deferral election (including accumulated Dividend Equivalents) will be governed by the terms of the Company’s 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan and your deferral election.
5. NUMBER OF SHARES. The number of shares of Stock subject to your Award will be adjusted from time to time for stock dividends and other capitalization adjustments, as provided in the Plan.
6. SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. The grant of your Award and the issuance of any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities. You may not be issued any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award if the issuance of shares of Stock would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, you may not be issued any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act shall at the time of issuance be in effect with respect to the shares of Stock or (ii) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares of Stock may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. As a condition to the issuance of any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award, the Company may require you to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.

 

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7. RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS. The shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award shall be endorsed with appropriate legends, if any, determined by the Company.
8. TRANSFERABILITY. Neither the RSUs nor any shares of Stock subject to this Award may be subject to alienation, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind, and any attempt to do so will not be recognized. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, you may designate a third party who, in the event of your death, shall thereafter be entitled to receive any distribution of shares of Stock pursuant to Section 3 of this Award Agreement.
9. AWARD NOT AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. Your Award is not an employment or service contract, and nothing in your Award shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation on your part to continue in the employment or service of the Company. In addition, nothing in your Award shall obligate the Company, its stockholders, board of directors, officers or employees to continue any relationship that you might have as an employee, director or consultant for the Company.
10. UNSECURED OBLIGATION. Your Award is unfunded, and you shall be considered an unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to the Company’s obligation, if any, to issue shares of Stock pursuant to an Earned Award under this Award Agreement. You shall not have voting or any other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Stock acquired pursuant to this Award Agreement until such Stock is issued to you pursuant to this Award Agreement. Upon such issuance, you will obtain full voting and other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Stock so issued. Nothing contained in this Award Agreement, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between you and the Company or any other person.
11. WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS. Regardless of any action taken by the Company, with respect to any or all income, employment, social insurance, or payroll taxes, payment on account or other tax-related withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), you acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by you is, and remains, your responsibility and that the Company (i) makes no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of your Award, the subsequent sale of shares of Stock acquired pursuant to this Award, or the receipt of any dividends and (ii) does not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any other aspect of your Award to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items. At the time any Earned Award is determined, at the time you vest in such Award, at the time you receive a distribution of shares of Stock pursuant to such Award, or at any other time reasonably as requested by the Company, you shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company to satisfy all withholding obligations. In this regard, at the time you receive a distribution of shares of Stock, or at any other time as reasonably requested by the Company, you hereby authorize the withholding of that number of whole vested shares of Stock otherwise deliverable to you pursuant to this Award Agreement having a fair market value not in excess of the amount of the Tax-Related Items determined by the applicable minimum statutory rates. Finally, you shall pay to the Company any amount of the Tax-Related Items that the Company may be required to withhold as a result of your participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock until you have satisfied the obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this section.

 

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12. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS AND NOTICES. Any document relating to participating in the Plan and/or notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this Award Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such notice) upon personal delivery, deposit with UPS or other nationally-recognized overnight delivery service (fees prepaid), electronic delivery, or upon deposit in the U.S. Post Office or foreign postal service, by registered or certified mail (postage and fees prepaid). Notices to the Company shall be addressed to Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc., 500 Hanover Pike, Hampstead, Maryland 21074, Attention: General Counsel. Notices to you shall be addressed to your regular mail address or e-mail address as contained in the records of the Company. Either party may, at any time, in the manner set forth for giving notices to the other, set forth a different address to which notices to it shall be sent. Notices shall be deemed to have been given when received or refused by the party to which it was sent or delivered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any writing actually received by the party to whom it is addressed shall be sufficient notice hereunder.
(a) Description of Electronic Delivery. The Plan document, Plan prospectus, Award Agreement and proxy statements and financial reports of the Company (including any filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission), may be delivered to you electronically. Such means of delivery may include but do not necessarily include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other delivery determined at the Committee’s discretion.
(b) Consent to Electronic Delivery. You acknowledge that you have read Section 12 of this Award Agreement and consent to the electronic delivery of the documents identified in Section 12 of this Award Agreement. You acknowledge that you may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost if you contact the Company by telephone, through a postal service or electronic mail.
13. APPLICATION OF SECTION 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement, to the extent that (i) one or more of the payments or benefits received or to be received by you pursuant to this Award Agreement would constitute deferred compensation subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and (ii) you are a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, then such payment or benefit (or portion thereof) will be delayed until the earliest date following your “separation from service” with Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code on which the Company can provide such payment or benefit to you without your incurrence of any additional tax or interest pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, with all payments or benefits due thereafter occurring in accordance with the original schedule. In addition, this Award and the payments and benefits to be provided hereunder are intended to comply in all respects with the applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code. Any reference to ‘termination of employment’ in this Agreement shall mean ‘separation from service’ as defined under the default rules of Treasury regulations issued under Code Section 409A.

 

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14. DATA PRIVACY CONSENT. You hereby explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data as described in this document by the Company for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan. You understand that the Company holds certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of Stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to shares of Stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”). You understand that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in your country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You authorize the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom you may elect to deposit any shares of Stock pursuant to an Actual Award. You understand that you may, at any time, view such Data and request any necessary correction to such Data.
15. HEADINGS. The headings of the Sections in this Award Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Award Agreement or to affect the meaning of this Award Agreement.
16. AMENDMENT. The Committee may, without notice, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that no such action may adversely affect any then outstanding Award unless (i) expressly provided by the Committee and (ii) with the consent of you, unless such action is necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation or rule.
17. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) The rights and obligations of the Company under your Award shall be transferable to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns.
(b) You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Company to carry out the purposes or intent of your Award.
(c) You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed your Award in its entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting your Award and fully understand all provisions of your Award.

 

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(d) You acknowledge receipt of, and understand and agree to this Award Agreement and the Plan. You further acknowledge that this Award Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between the Company and you regarding the Award and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on that subject.
18. GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. Your Award is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of your Award, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Award Agreement and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.
19. APPLICABLE LAW. This Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware to the extent not preempted by federal law.
20. REPAYMENT OBLIGATION. In the event that (a) the Company issues a restatement of financial results to correct a material error and (b) the Committee determines, in good faith, that your fraud or willful misconduct was a significant contributing factor to the need to issue such restatement and (c) some or all of the RSUs that were granted and/or earned prior to such restatement would not have been granted and/or earned, as applicable, based upon the restated financial results, you shall immediately return to the Company any shares of Stock or the pre-tax income derived from any disposition of the Stock previously received in settlement of this Award that would not have been granted and/or earned based upon the restated financial results (the “Repayment Obligation”). The Company shall be able to enforce the Repayment Obligation by all legal means available, including, without limitation, by withholding such amount from other sums owed by the Company to you.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Award Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
                 
COMPANY:
JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC.
      PARTICIPANT:    
 
               
By:
               
 
 
 
Name:
     
 
   
 
  Title:            

 

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EX-10.3 4 c02601exv10w3.htm EXHIBIT 10.3 Exhibit 10.3
Exhibit 10.3
JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC.
2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT 2010 AWARD AGREEMENT
THIS NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT 2010 AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Award Agreement”) is made this 17th day of June, 2010, by and between Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (the “Company”) and                                          (“you” or the “Participant”).
Pursuant to the Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the Company hereby grants to you 2,500 Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) (the “Award”), upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.
The details of your Award are as follows.
1. ENTITLEMENT TO SHARES.
(a) Continued Service as a Director. Provided that you continue to remain in the service of the Company as a director through June 20, 2011 (the “Vesting Date”), you will be entitled to vest in that number of shares of Stock subject to this Award, subject, on and after the grant date, to adjustment as provided under the terms of the Plan including, without limitation, the last paragraph of Section 5 of the Plan.
(b) Vesting Schedule.   The Award shall vest on  the Vesting Date, and except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 1(c) or (d) of this Award Agreement, the Participant must be serving as a director of the Company on such Vesting Date to be entitled to the shares of Stock subject to the Award. Such vesting will be subject to acceleration as provided in Sections 1(c) or (d) of this Award Agreement, as applicable.
(c) Disability or Death.
(i) If your service terminates as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company due to your death or Disability prior to the Vesting Date, your RSUs subject to this Award will automatically vest in full on the date of the occurrence of such event.
(ii)  The shares of Stock subject to this Award that vest pursuant to this Section 1(c) shall be issued and delivered to you (or your heirs in the case of death) pursuant to Section 3 below.
(iii) Disability” shall mean that you are unable to perform the functions of your position as a director of the Company, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months. The Committee shall determine the existence of any Disability; however, you will be deemed to have a Disability if you have been determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration.

 

 


 

(d) Change in Control.
In the event a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) occurs prior to the Vesting Date and you have been serving as a director during the term of this Award Agreement and are so serving immediately prior to the consummation of such Change in Control, then you will be deemed fully vested in the number of shares subject to this Award.
The Company shall credit you in book form with the number of shares that are deemed vested under this Section 1(d). Such shares (net of applicable tax withholdings) shall be deemed issued immediately prior to the consummation of the Change in Control and your deemed shares will be treated in the same manner and paid at the same time as other shares in the transaction. Alternatively, the Committee in its discretion may settle your vested RSUs in cash, in an amount equal to the product of (x) the total number of such vested RSUs, and (y) the price per share paid for one share of Stock in the Change in Control transaction, in which case such amount, net of applicable tax withholding, shall be paid in cash, upon the consummation of the Change in Control.
2. DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. With respect to each cash dividend or other distribution (if any) paid with respect to the Stock of the Company to holders of record on and after the date hereof, a number a shares of Stock shall be accrued on the records of the Company, in an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount of such dividend or distribution paid with respect to one share of Stock, multiplied by (ii) the number of RSUs granted hereunder, and (iii) divided by the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the applicable dividend or distribution payment date for the dividend or other distribution, which amount shall be credited in the form of additional RSUs on such date. No Dividend Equivalents shall be paid to you prior to the settlement of the Award. Rather, such Dividend Equivalent payments will accrue and be notionally credited to your Award and paid out in the form of additional shares of Stock upon settlement of the Award. At such time(s) thereafter as you receive a distribution of shares of Stock in respect to your vested RSUs, the Company shall also distribute to you such number of shares of Stock accrued under this Section 2. In no event shall this Section 2 be applied in a manner that duplicates an adjustment in the number of shares of Stock subject to this Award that is made under another provision of the Plan including, without limitation, under the last paragraph of Section 5 thereof.
3. DISTRIBUTIONS; DELIVERY OF SHARES. You will be entitled to a distribution with respect to the shares of Stock underlying the RSUs that have vested under the terms of this Award Agreement (for which no deferral election is in effect) on the earliest to occur of the following (each, a “Payment Date”): (i) the occurrence of your time-based Vesting Date; (ii) your death; (iii) your Disability (as defined in Section 409A of the Code and under this Award Agreement); and (iv) upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan). Subject to the remainder of this Section 3, Sections 4 and 11 of this Award Agreement and except as otherwise provided in Section 1(d) (with respect to a Change in Control), the Company shall issue and deliver to you (or your heirs in the case of death) certificates or book-entry shares representing that number of shares of Stock within thirty (30) days following the applicable Payment Date. The certificates or book-entry shares to be delivered hereunder shall be in such form as is determined by the Company. No shares of Stock shall be issued prior to vesting.

 

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4. DEFERRAL ELECTION. If permitted by the Company, you may elect to defer receipt of the shares of Stock that would otherwise be issued pursuant to the vesting of your Award, which deferral shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan. The Board (or an appropriate committee thereof) will, in its sole discretion, establish the rules and procedures for such deferrals. If you make such election, then any Dividend Equivalents credited with respect to your RSUs will be deferred under the same terms. Distribution of the shares of Stock subject to such deferral election (including accumulated Dividend Equivalents) will be governed by the terms of the Company’s 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan and your deferral election.
5. NUMBER OF SHARES. The number of shares of Stock subject to your Award will be adjusted from time to time for stock dividends and other capitalization adjustments, as provided in the Plan.
6. SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. The grant of your Award and the issuance of any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities. You may not be issued any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award if the issuance of shares of Stock would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, you may not be issued any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act shall at the time of issuance be in effect with respect to the shares of Stock or (ii) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares of Stock may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. As a condition to the issuance of any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award, the Company may require you to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.
7. RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS. The shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award shall be endorsed with appropriate legends, if any, determined by the Company.
8. TRANSFERABILITY. Neither the RSUs nor any shares of Stock subject to this Award may be subject to alienation, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind, and any attempt to do so will not be recognized. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, you may designate a third party who, in the event of your death, shall thereafter be entitled to receive any distribution of shares of Stock pursuant to Section 3 of this Award Agreement.

 

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9. AWARD NOT AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. Your Award is not an employment or service contract, and nothing in your Award shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation on your part to continue in the employment or service of the Company. In addition, nothing in your Award shall obligate the Company, its stockholders, board of directors, officers or employees to continue any relationship that you might have as an employee, director or consultant for the Company.
10. UNSECURED OBLIGATION. Your Award is unfunded and you shall be considered an unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to the Company’s obligation, if any, to issue shares of Stock pursuant to an Award under this Award Agreement. You shall not have voting or any other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Stock acquired pursuant to this Award Agreement until such Stock is issued to you pursuant to this Award Agreement. Upon such issuance, you will obtain full voting and other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Stock so issued. Nothing contained in this Award Agreement, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between you and the Company or any other person.
11. WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS. Regardless of any action taken by the Company, with respect to any or all income, employment, social insurance, or payroll taxes, payment on account or other tax-related withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), you acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by you is, and remains, your responsibility and that the Company (i) makes no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of your Award, the subsequent sale of shares of Stock acquired pursuant to this Award, or the receipt of any dividends and (ii) does not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any other aspect of your Award to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items. At the time any Earned Award is determined, at the time you vest in such Award, at the time you receive a distribution of shares of Stock pursuant to such Award, or at any other time reasonably as requested by the Company, you shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company to satisfy all withholding obligations. In this regard, at the time you receive a distribution of shares of Stock, or at any other time as reasonably requested by the Company, you hereby authorize the withholding of that number of whole vested shares of Stock otherwise deliverable to you pursuant to this Award Agreement having a fair market value not in excess of the amount of the Tax-Related Items determined by the applicable minimum statutory rates. Finally, you shall pay to the Company any amount of the Tax-Related Items that the Company may be required to withhold as a result of your participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock until you have satisfied the obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this section.
12. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS AND NOTICES. Any document relating to participating in the Plan and/or notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this Award Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such notice) upon personal delivery, deposit with UPS or other nationally-recognized overnight delivery service (fees prepaid), electronic delivery, or upon deposit in the U.S. Post Office or foreign postal service, by registered or certified mail (postage and fees prepaid). Notices to the Company shall be addressed to Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc., 500 Hanover Pike, Hampstead, Maryland 21074, Attention: General Counsel. Notices to you shall be addressed to your regular mail address or e-mail address as contained in the records of the Company. Either party may, at any time, in the manner set forth for giving notices to the other, set forth a different address to which notices to it shall be sent. Notices shall be deemed to have been given when received or refused by the party to which it was sent or delivered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any writing actually received by the party to whom it is addressed shall be sufficient notice hereunder.

 

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(a) Description of Electronic Delivery. The Plan document, Plan prospectus, Award Agreement and proxy statements and financial reports of the Company (including any filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission), may be delivered to you electronically. Such means of delivery may include but do not necessarily include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other delivery determined at the Committee’s discretion.
(b) Consent to Electronic Delivery. You acknowledge that you have read Section 12 of this Award Agreement and consent to the electronic delivery of the documents, as identified in Section 12 of this Award Agreement. You acknowledge that you may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost if you contact the Company by telephone, through a postal service or electronic mail.
13. APPLICATION OF SECTION 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement, to the extent that (i) one or more of the payments or benefits received or to be received by you pursuant to this Award Agreement would constitute deferred compensation subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and (ii) you are a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, then such payment or benefit (or portion thereof) will be delayed until the earliest date following your “separation from service” with Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code on which the Company can provide such payment or benefit to you without your incurrence of any additional tax or interest pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, with all payments or benefits due thereafter occurring in accordance with the original schedule. In addition, this Award and the payments and benefits to be provided hereunder are intended to comply in all respects with the applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code. Any reference to ‘termination of employment’ in this Agreement shall mean ‘separation from service’ as defined under the default rules of Treasury regulations issued under Code Section 409A.
14. DATA PRIVACY CONSENT. You hereby explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data as described in this document by the Company for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan. You understand that the Company holds certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of Stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to shares of Stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”). You understand that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in your country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You authorize the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom you may elect to deposit any shares of Stock pursuant to an Actual Award. You understand that you may, at any time, view such Data and request any necessary correction to such Data.

 

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15. HEADINGS. The headings of the Sections in this Award Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Award Agreement or to affect the meaning of this Award Agreement.
16. AMENDMENT. The Committee may, without notice, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that no such action may adversely affect any then outstanding Award unless (i) expressly provided by the Committee and (ii) with the consent of you, unless such action is necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation or rule.
17. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) The rights and obligations of the Company under your Award shall be transferable to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns.
(b) You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Company to carry out the purposes or intent of your Award.
(c) You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed your Award in its entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting your Award and fully understand all provisions of your Award.
(d) You acknowledge receipt of, and understand and agree to this Award Agreement and the Plan. You further acknowledge that this Award Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between the Company and you regarding the Award and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on that subject.
18. GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. Your Award is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of your Award, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Award Agreement and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.
19. APPLICABLE LAW. This Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware to the extent not preempted by federal law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Award Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
                 
COMPANY:
JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC.
      PARTICIPANT:    
 
               
By:
               
 
 
 
Name:
     
 
   
 
  Title:            

 

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EX-10.4 5 c02601exv10w4.htm EXHIBIT 10.4 Exhibit 10.4
Exhibit 10.4
JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC.
2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT
ANNUAL AWARD AGREEMENT
THIS NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT ANNUAL AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Award Agreement”) is made this                      day of                     , 20_____, by and between Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (the “Company”) and                                          (“you” or the “Participant”).
Pursuant to the Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the Company hereby grants to you                 Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) (the “Award”), upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.
The details of your Award are as follows.
1. ENTITLEMENT TO SHARES.
(a) Continued Service as a Director. Provided that you continue to remain in the service of the Company as a director through the one year anniversary of the date of this Award Agreement (the “Vesting Date”), you will be entitled to vest in that number of shares of Stock subject to this Award, subject, on and after the grant date, to adjustment as provided under the terms of the Plan including, without limitation, the last paragraph of Section 5 of the Plan.
(b) Vesting Schedule.   The Award shall vest on  the Vesting Date, and except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 1(c) or (d) of this Award Agreement, the Participant must be serving as a director of the Company on such Vesting Date to be entitled to the shares of Stock subject to the Award. Such vesting will be subject to acceleration as provided in Sections 1(c) or (d) of this Award Agreement, as applicable.
(c) Disability or Death.
(i) If your service terminates as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company due to your death or Disability prior to the Vesting Date, your RSUs subject to this Award will automatically vest in full on the date of the occurrence of such event.
(ii)  The shares of Stock subject to this Award that vest pursuant to this Section 1(c) shall be issued and delivered to you (or your heirs in the case of death) pursuant to Section 3 below.

 

 


 

(iii) Disability” shall mean that you are unable to perform the functions of your position as a director of the Company, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months. The Committee shall determine the existence of any Disability; however, you will be deemed to have a Disability if you have been determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration.
(d) Change in Control.
In the event a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) occurs prior to the Vesting Date and you have been serving as a director during the term of this Award Agreement and are so serving immediately prior to the consummation of such Change in Control, then you will be deemed fully vested in the number of shares subject to this Award.
The Company shall credit you in book form with the number of shares that are deemed vested under this Section 1(d). Such shares (net of applicable tax withholdings) shall be deemed issued immediately prior to the consummation of the Change in Control and your deemed shares will be treated in the same manner and paid at the same time as other shares in the transaction. Alternatively, the Committee in its discretion may settle your vested RSUs in cash, in an amount equal to the product of (x) the total number of such vested RSUs, and (y) the price per share paid for one share of Stock in the Change in Control transaction, in which case such amount, net of applicable tax withholding, shall be paid in cash, upon the consummation of the Change in Control.
2. DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. With respect to each cash dividend or other distribution (if any) paid with respect to the Stock of the Company to holders of record on and after the date hereof, a number a shares of Stock shall be accrued on the records of the Company, in an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount of such dividend or distribution paid with respect to one share of Stock, multiplied by (ii) the number of RSUs granted hereunder, and (iii) divided by the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the applicable dividend or distribution payment date for the dividend or other distribution, which amount shall be credited in the form of additional RSUs on such date. No Dividend Equivalents shall be paid to you prior to the settlement of the Award. Rather, such Dividend Equivalent payments will accrue and be notionally credited to your Award and paid out in the form of additional shares of Stock upon settlement of the Award. At such time(s) thereafter as you receive a distribution of shares of Stock in respect to your vested RSUs, the Company shall also distribute to you such number of shares of Stock accrued under this Section 2. In no event shall this Section 2 be applied in a manner that duplicates an adjustment in the number of shares of Stock subject to this Award that is made under another provision of the Plan including, without limitation, under the last paragraph of Section 5 thereof.
3. DISTRIBUTIONS; DELIVERY OF SHARES. You will be entitled to a distribution with respect to the shares of Stock underlying the RSUs that have vested under the terms of this Award Agreement (for which no deferral election is in effect) on the earliest to occur of the following (each, a “Payment Date”): (i) the occurrence of your time-based Vesting Date; (ii) your death; (iii) your Disability (as defined in Section 409A of the Code and under this Award Agreement); and (iv) upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan). Subject to the remainder of this Section 3, Sections 4 and 11 of this Award Agreement and except as otherwise provided in Section 1(d) (with respect to a Change in Control), the Company shall issue and deliver to you (or your heirs in the case of death) certificates or book-entry shares representing that number of shares of Stock within thirty (30) days following the applicable Payment Date. The certificates or book-entry shares to be delivered hereunder shall be in such form as is determined by the Company. No shares of Stock shall be issued prior to vesting.

 

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4. DEFERRAL ELECTION. If permitted by the Company, you may elect to defer receipt of the shares of Stock that would otherwise be issued pursuant to the vesting of your Award, which deferral shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan. The Board (or an appropriate committee thereof) will, in its sole discretion, establish the rules and procedures for such deferrals. If you make such election, then any Dividend Equivalents credited with respect to your RSUs will be deferred under the same terms. Distribution of the shares of Stock subject to such deferral election (including accumulated Dividend Equivalents) will be governed by the terms of the Company’s 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan and your deferral election.
5. NUMBER OF SHARES. The number of shares of Stock subject to your Award will be adjusted from time to time for stock dividends and other capitalization adjustments, as provided in the Plan.
6. SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. The grant of your Award and the issuance of any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities. You may not be issued any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award if the issuance of shares of Stock would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, you may not be issued any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act shall at the time of issuance be in effect with respect to the shares of Stock or (ii) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares of Stock may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. As a condition to the issuance of any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award, the Company may require you to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.
7. RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS. The shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award shall be endorsed with appropriate legends, if any, determined by the Company.
8. TRANSFERABILITY. Neither the RSUs nor any shares of Stock subject to this Award may be subject to alienation, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind, and any attempt to do so will not be recognized. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, you may designate a third party who, in the event of your death, shall thereafter be entitled to receive any distribution of shares of Stock pursuant to Section 3 of this Award Agreement.

 

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9. AWARD NOT AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. Your Award is not an employment or service contract, and nothing in your Award shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation on your part to continue in the employment or service of the Company. In addition, nothing in your Award shall obligate the Company, its stockholders, board of directors, officers or employees to continue any relationship that you might have as an employee, director or consultant for the Company.
10. UNSECURED OBLIGATION. Your Award is unfunded and you shall be considered an unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to the Company’s obligation, if any, to issue shares of Stock pursuant to an Award under this Award Agreement. You shall not have voting or any other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Stock acquired pursuant to this Award Agreement until such Stock is issued to you pursuant to this Award Agreement. Upon such issuance, you will obtain full voting and other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Stock so issued. Nothing contained in this Award Agreement, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between you and the Company or any other person.
11. WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS. Regardless of any action taken by the Company, with respect to any or all income, employment, social insurance, or payroll taxes, payment on account or other tax-related withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), you acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by you is, and remains, your responsibility and that the Company (i) makes no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of your Award, the subsequent sale of shares of Stock acquired pursuant to this Award, or the receipt of any dividends and (ii) does not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any other aspect of your Award to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items. At the time any Earned Award is determined, at the time you vest in such Award, at the time you receive a distribution of shares of Stock pursuant to such Award, or at any other time reasonably as requested by the Company, you shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company to satisfy all withholding obligations. In this regard, at the time you receive a distribution of shares of Stock, or at any other time as reasonably requested by the Company, you hereby authorize the withholding of that number of whole vested shares of Stock otherwise deliverable to you pursuant to this Award Agreement having a fair market value not in excess of the amount of the Tax-Related Items determined by the applicable minimum statutory rates. Finally, you shall pay to the Company any amount of the Tax-Related Items that the Company may be required to withhold as a result of your participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock until you have satisfied the obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this section.

 

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12. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS AND NOTICES. Any document relating to participating in the Plan and/or notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this Award Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such notice) upon personal delivery, deposit with UPS or other nationally-recognized overnight delivery service (fees prepaid), electronic delivery, or upon deposit in the U.S. Post Office or foreign postal service, by registered or certified mail (postage and fees prepaid). Notices to the Company shall be addressed to Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc., 500 Hanover Pike, Hampstead, Maryland 21074, Attention: General Counsel. Notices to you shall be addressed to your regular mail address or e-mail address as contained in the records of the Company. Either party may, at any time, in the manner set forth for giving notices to the other, set forth a different address to which notices to it shall be sent. Notices shall be deemed to have been given when received or refused by the party to which it was sent or delivered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any writing actually received by the party to whom it is addressed shall be sufficient notice hereunder.
(a) Description of Electronic Delivery. The Plan document, Plan prospectus, Award Agreement and proxy statements and financial reports of the Company (including any filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission), may be delivered to you electronically. Such means of delivery may include but do not necessarily include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other delivery determined at the Committee’s discretion.
(b) Consent to Electronic Delivery. You acknowledge that you have read Section 12 of this Award Agreement and consent to the electronic delivery of the documents, as identified in Section 12 of this Award Agreement. You acknowledge that you may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost if you contact the Company by telephone, through a postal service or electronic mail.
13. APPLICATION OF SECTION 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement, to the extent that (i) one or more of the payments or benefits received or to be received by you pursuant to this Award Agreement would constitute deferred compensation subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and (ii) you are a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, then such payment or benefit (or portion thereof) will be delayed until the earliest date following your “separation from service” with Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code on which the Company can provide such payment or benefit to you without your incurrence of any additional tax or interest pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, with all payments or benefits due thereafter occurring in accordance with the original schedule. In addition, this Award and the payments and benefits to be provided hereunder are intended to comply in all respects with the applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code. Any reference to ‘termination of employment’ in this Agreement shall mean ‘separation from service’ as defined under the default rules of Treasury regulations issued under Code Section 409A.

 

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14. DATA PRIVACY CONSENT. You hereby explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data as described in this document by the Company for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan. You understand that the Company holds certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of Stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to shares of Stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”). You understand that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in your country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You authorize the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom you may elect to deposit any shares of Stock pursuant to an Actual Award. You understand that you may, at any time, view such Data and request any necessary correction to such Data.
15. HEADINGS. The headings of the Sections in this Award Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Award Agreement or to affect the meaning of this Award Agreement.
16. AMENDMENT. The Committee may, without notice, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that no such action may adversely affect any then outstanding Award unless (i) expressly provided by the Committee and (ii) with the consent of you, unless such action is necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation or rule.
17. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) The rights and obligations of the Company under your Award shall be transferable to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns.
(b) You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Company to carry out the purposes or intent of your Award.
(c) You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed your Award in its entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting your Award and fully understand all provisions of your Award.
(d) You acknowledge receipt of, and understand and agree to this Award Agreement and the Plan. You further acknowledge that this Award Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between the Company and you regarding the Award and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on that subject.
18. GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. Your Award is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of your Award, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Award Agreement and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.

 

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19. APPLICABLE LAW. This Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware to the extent not preempted by federal law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Award Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
                 
COMPANY:
JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC.
      PARTICIPANT:    
 
               
By:
               
 
 
 
Name:
     
 
   
 
  Title:            

 

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EX-10.5 6 c02601exv10w5.htm EXHIBIT 10.5 Exhibit 10.5
Exhibit 10.5
JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC.
2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT
INAUGURAL AWARD AGREEMENT
THIS NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT INAUGURAL AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Award Agreement”) is made this                      day of                     , 20_____, by and between Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (the “Company”) and                                          (“you” or “the Participant”).
Pursuant to the Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the Company hereby grants to you                 Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) (the “Award”), upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.
The details of your Award are as follows.
1. ENTITLEMENT TO SHARES.
(a) Continued Service as a Director. Provided that you continue to remain in the service of the Company as a director through                     , 20_____ [insert the last business day of the 53rd week following the date of grant] (the “Vesting Date”), you will be entitled to vest in that number of shares of Stock subject to this Award, subject, on and after the grant date, to adjustment as provided under the terms of the Plan including, without limitation, the last paragraph of Section 5 of the Plan.
(b) Vesting Schedule.   The Award shall vest on  the Vesting Date, and except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 1(c) or (d) of this Award Agreement, the Participant must be serving as a director of the Company on such Vesting Date to be entitled to the shares of Stock subject to the Award. Such vesting will be subject to acceleration as provided in Sections 1(c) or (d) of this Award Agreement, as applicable.
(c) Disability or Death.
(i) If your service terminates as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company due to your death or Disability prior to the Vesting Date, your RSUs subject to this Award will automatically vest in full on the date of the occurrence of such event.
(ii)  The shares of Stock subject to this Award that vest pursuant to this Section 1(c) shall be issued and delivered to you (or your heirs in the case of death) pursuant to Section 3 below.

 

 


 

(iii) Disability” shall mean that you are unable to perform the functions of your position as a director of the Company, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months. The Committee shall determine the existence of any Disability; however, you will be deemed to have a Disability if you have been determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration.
(d) Change in Control.
In the event a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) occurs prior to the Vesting Date and you have been serving as a director during the term of this Award Agreement and are so serving immediately prior to the consummation of such Change in Control, then you will be deemed fully vested in the number of shares subject to this Award.
The Company shall credit you in book form with the number of shares that are deemed vested under this Section 1(d). Such shares (net of applicable tax withholdings) shall be deemed issued immediately prior to the consummation of the Change in Control and your deemed shares will be treated in the same manner and paid at the same time as other shares in the transaction. Alternatively, the Committee in its discretion may settle your vested RSUs in cash, in an amount equal to the product of (x) the total number of such vested RSUs, and (y) the price per share paid for one share of Stock in the Change in Control transaction, in which case such amount, net of applicable tax withholding, shall be paid in cash, upon the consummation of the Change in Control.
2. DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. With respect to each cash dividend or other distribution (if any) paid with respect to the Stock of the Company to holders of record on and after the date hereof, a number a shares of Stock shall be accrued on the records of the Company, in an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount of such dividend or distribution paid with respect to one share of Stock, multiplied by (ii) the number of RSUs granted hereunder, and (iii) divided by the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the applicable dividend or distribution payment date for the dividend or other distribution, which amount shall be credited in the form of additional RSUs on such date. No Dividend Equivalents shall be paid to you prior to the settlement of the Award. Rather, such Dividend Equivalent payments will accrue and be notionally credited to your Award and paid out in the form of additional shares of Stock upon settlement of the Award. At such time(s) thereafter as you receive a distribution of shares of Stock in respect to your vested RSUs, the Company shall also distribute to you such number of shares of Stock accrued under this Section 2. In no event shall this Section 2 be applied in a manner that duplicates an adjustment in the number of shares of Stock subject to this Award that is made under another provision of the Plan including, without limitation, under the last paragraph of Section 5 thereof.
3. DISTRIBUTIONS; DELIVERY OF SHARES. You will be entitled to a distribution with respect to the shares of Stock underlying the RSUs that have vested under the terms of this Award Agreement (for which no deferral election is in effect) on the earliest to occur of the following (each, a “Payment Date”): (i) the occurrence of your time-based Vesting Date; (ii) your death; (iii) your Disability (as defined in Section 409A of the Code and under this Award Agreement); and (iv) upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan). Subject to the remainder of this Section 3, Sections 4 and 11 of this Award Agreement and except as otherwise provided in Section 1(d) (with respect to a Change in Control), the Company shall issue and deliver to you (or your heirs in the case of death) certificates or book-entry shares representing that number of shares of Stock within thirty (30) days following the applicable Payment Date. The certificates or book-entry shares to be delivered hereunder shall be in such form as is determined by the Company. No shares of Stock shall be issued prior to vesting.

 

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4. DEFERRAL ELECTION. If permitted by the Company, you may elect to defer receipt of the shares of Stock that would otherwise be issued pursuant to the vesting of your Award, which deferral shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan. The Board (or an appropriate committee thereof) will, in its sole discretion, establish the rules and procedures for such deferrals. If you make such election, then any Dividend Equivalents credited with respect to your RSUs will be deferred under the same terms. Distribution of the shares of Stock subject to such deferral election (including accumulated Dividend Equivalents) will be governed by the terms of the Company’s 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan and your deferral election.
5. NUMBER OF SHARES. The number of shares of Stock subject to your Award will be adjusted from time to time for stock dividends and other capitalization adjustments, as provided in the Plan.
6. SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. The grant of your Award and the issuance of any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities. You may not be issued any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award if the issuance of shares of Stock would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, you may not be issued any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act shall at the time of issuance be in effect with respect to the shares of Stock or (ii) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares of Stock may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. As a condition to the issuance of any shares of Stock pursuant to this Award, the Company may require you to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.
7. RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS. The shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award shall be endorsed with appropriate legends, if any, determined by the Company.
8. TRANSFERABILITY. Neither the RSUs nor any shares of Stock subject to this Award may be subject to alienation, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind, and any attempt to do so will not be recognized. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, you may designate a third party who, in the event of your death, shall thereafter be entitled to receive any distribution of shares of Stock pursuant to Section 3 of this Award Agreement.

 

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9. AWARD NOT AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. Your Award is not an employment or service contract, and nothing in your Award shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation on your part to continue in the employment or service of the Company. In addition, nothing in your Award shall obligate the Company, its stockholders, board of directors, officers or employees to continue any relationship that you might have as an employee, director or consultant for the Company.
10. UNSECURED OBLIGATION. Your Award is unfunded and you shall be considered an unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to the Company’s obligation, if any, to issue shares of Stock pursuant to an Award under this Award Agreement. You shall not have voting or any other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Stock acquired pursuant to this Award Agreement until such Stock is issued to you pursuant to this Award Agreement. Upon such issuance, you will obtain full voting and other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Stock so issued. Nothing contained in this Award Agreement, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between you and the Company or any other person.
11. WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS. Regardless of any action taken by the Company, with respect to any or all income, employment, social insurance, or payroll taxes, payment on account or other tax-related withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), you acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by you is, and remains, your responsibility and that the Company (i) makes no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of your Award, the subsequent sale of shares of Stock acquired pursuant to this Award, or the receipt of any dividends and (ii) does not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any other aspect of your Award to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items. At the time any Earned Award is determined, at the time you vest in such Award, at the time you receive a distribution of shares of Stock pursuant to such Award, or at any other time reasonably as requested by the Company, you shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company to satisfy all withholding obligations. In this regard, at the time you receive a distribution of shares of Stock, or at any other time as reasonably requested by the Company, you hereby authorize the withholding of that number of whole vested shares of Stock otherwise deliverable to you pursuant to this Award Agreement having a fair market value not in excess of the amount of the Tax-Related Items determined by the applicable minimum statutory rates. Finally, you shall pay to the Company any amount of the Tax-Related Items that the Company may be required to withhold as a result of your participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock until you have satisfied the obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this section.

 

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12. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS AND NOTICES. Any document relating to participating in the Plan and/or notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this Award Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such notice) upon personal delivery, deposit with UPS or other nationally-recognized overnight delivery service (fees prepaid), electronic delivery, or upon deposit in the U.S. Post Office or foreign postal service, by registered or certified mail (postage and fees prepaid). Notices to the Company shall be addressed to Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc., 500 Hanover Pike, Hampstead, Maryland 21074, Attention: General Counsel. Notices to you shall be addressed to your regular mail address or e-mail address as contained in the records of the Company. Either party may, at any time, in the manner set forth for giving notices to the other, set forth a different address to which notices to it shall be sent. Notices shall be deemed to have been given when received or refused by the party to which it was sent or delivered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any writing actually received by the party to whom it is addressed shall be sufficient notice hereunder.
(a) Description of Electronic Delivery. The Plan document, Plan prospectus, Award Agreement and proxy statements and financial reports of the Company (including any filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission), may be delivered to you electronically. Such means of delivery may include but do not necessarily include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other delivery determined at the Committee’s discretion.
(b) Consent to Electronic Delivery. You acknowledge that you have read Section 12 of this Award Agreement and consent to the electronic delivery of the documents, as identified in Section 12 of this Award Agreement. You acknowledge that you may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost if you contact the Company by telephone, through a postal service or electronic mail.
13. APPLICATION OF SECTION 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement, to the extent that (i) one or more of the payments or benefits received or to be received by you pursuant to this Award Agreement would constitute deferred compensation subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and (ii) you are a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, then such payment or benefit (or portion thereof) will be delayed until the earliest date following your “separation from service” with Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code on which the Company can provide such payment or benefit to you without your incurrence of any additional tax or interest pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, with all payments or benefits due thereafter occurring in accordance with the original schedule. In addition, this Award and the payments and benefits to be provided hereunder are intended to comply in all respects with the applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code. Any reference to ‘termination of employment’ in this Agreement shall mean ‘separation from service’ as defined under the default rules of Treasury regulations issued under Code Section 409A.

 

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14. DATA PRIVACY CONSENT. You hereby explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data as described in this document by the Company for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan. You understand that the Company holds certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of Stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to shares of Stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”). You understand that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in your country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You authorize the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom you may elect to deposit any shares of Stock pursuant to an Actual Award. You understand that you may, at any time, view such Data and request any necessary correction to such Data.
15. HEADINGS. The headings of the Sections in this Award Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Award Agreement or to affect the meaning of this Award Agreement.
16. AMENDMENT. The Committee may, without notice, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that no such action may adversely affect any then outstanding Award unless (i) expressly provided by the Committee and (ii) with the consent of you, unless such action is necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation or rule.
17. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) The rights and obligations of the Company under your Award shall be transferable to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns.
(b) You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Company to carry out the purposes or intent of your Award.
(c) You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed your Award in its entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting your Award and fully understand all provisions of your Award.
(d) You acknowledge receipt of, and understand and agree to this Award Agreement and the Plan. You further acknowledge that this Award Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between the Company and you regarding the Award and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on that subject.
18. GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. Your Award is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of your Award, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Award Agreement and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.

 

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19. APPLICABLE LAW. This Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware to the extent not preempted by federal law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Award Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
                 
COMPANY:
JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC.
      PARTICIPANT:    
 
               
By:
               
 
 
 
Name:
     
 
   
 
  Title:            

 

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