UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 3, 2015
INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 588-4000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On February 3, 2015, the Compensation Committee (the Committee) of the Board of Directors of Investment Technology Group, Inc. (the Company) (NYSE: ITG), after thorough evaluation, and in consultation with its compensation consultant, McLagan, an AON Hewitt company, approved new metrics based on the Companys return on average equity using adjusted net income (ROE) for the performance-based awards to be granted to certain members of senior management, including all of the Companys named executive officers (the Executives), as part of the Companys variable incentive compensation program.
Consistent with past practice, a portion of the variable incentive compensation for the Executives will be paid in the form of restricted stock units and each stock unit represents the right to receive one share of Company common stock. Consistent with the Companys Pay-for-Performance Commitment Policy described in its Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on April 23, 2014, half of such restricted stock units awarded as part of the annual variable incentive compensation will be paid in performance-based restricted stock unit awards under the Companys Variable Compensation Stock Unit Award Program Subplan, as amended and restated (the Variable Stock Compensation Plan). The number of stock units subject to each performance-based restricted stock unit award will be determined by dividing (i) the amount in cash equal to the portion of the Executives variable incentive compensation paid in performance-based restricted stock units, by (ii) the fair market value of a share of the Companys common stock on the grant date (the Target Award). Unlike the performance-based awards granted to the Executives in prior years, the awards will not be accompanied by the grant of a 10% matching performance-based restricted stock unit award.
The number of stock units subject to each performance-based restricted stock unit award that will be earned and vest on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, will be based upon the level of the Companys ROE achieved for each of the three fiscal years, respectively, that ends immediately prior to the applicable vesting date (such three-year period, the Performance Period). In addition, such vesting is contingent on the Executives continued employment on each applicable vesting date. The number of stock units reflected in the Target Award is the number of stock units that may be earned and vest if target ROE (Target ROE) is achieved at 100% in each of the three fiscal years in the Performance Period and the number of stock units actually earned pursuant to the award may increase or decrease, as compared to the Target Award as follows:
ROE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
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If actual ROE performance for any fiscal year is between ROE performance levels, the number of stock units that may vest on the applicable vesting date will be interpolated on a straight line basis for pro-rata achievement.
If an Executives employment terminates on account of death or disability prior to the last day of the Performance Period, the portion of the award allocated to any fiscal year not yet completed will vest as if Target ROE had been achieved at 100%. In the event that a change of control occurs during the Executives employment and before the last day of the Performance Period, the portion of the award allocated to any fiscal year not yet completed as of the date of change of control will vest based on the greater of (x) the actual level of ROE achieved as of the date of the change of control, or (y) 100% achievement of Target ROE.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
10.1 Grant Notice (ExCo ROE Awards) under the Variable Compensation Stock Unit Award Program Subplan
10.2 Amended and Restated Investment Technology Group, Inc. Variable Compensation Stock Unit Award Program Subplan
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.
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Managing Director, General Counsel and Secretary and Duly Authorized Signatory of Registrant |
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Dated: February 9, 2015 |
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Exhibit 10.1
INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
2007 OMNIBUS EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
VARIABLE COMPENSATION STOCK UNIT AWARD PROGRAM SUBPLAN
20XX GRANT NOTICE (ExCo ROE Awards)
Investment Technology Group, Inc. (the Company), pursuant to its Variable Compensation Stock Unit Award Program Subplan (the Program), hereby grants to you as a Participant under the Program, Stock Units representing a generally nontransferable right to receive one share of Company Stock with respect to each underlying Stock Unit at a specified future date together with a right to Dividend Equivalents on Basic Units as specified in the Program (the Grant), subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein, the Program and the Investment Technology Group, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the Plan).(1) All capitalized terms herein that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Program or Plan, as applicable.
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Vesting Schedule: The Basic Units subject to this Grant are designated as Performance-Based Units under the Program.
The Basic Units subject to this Grant shall be divided into three equal annual installments, and each installment shall vest, if at all, on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the Date of Grant based on the level of ROE (as defined below) achieved for each of the 20XX, 20XX and 20XX fiscal years, respectively, that ends immediately prior to the applicable vesting date, if the Participant remains continuously employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries through, and is in Good Standing (as defined below) on, each applicable vesting date. The number of Basic Units set forth above is the number of Basic Units that may vest based on 100% achievement of Target ROE in each of the 20XX, 20XX and 20XX fiscal years (the Target Award).(2)
The actual number of Basic Units that vest pursuant to this Grant may be greater or less than the Target Award, or even zero, and will be based on the level of ROE achieved in each of the 20XX, 20XX and 20XX fiscal years in accordance with the following performance schedule.
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(1) The Plan, Plan prospectus, and Program are available on ITG Exchange. In addition, paper copies of the Plan, Plan prospectus and Program are available upon request by contacting the Legal Department of the Company at ITG_Legal.
(2) For illustrative purposes only, if the Target ROE is X% and the ROE in each of the 20XX, 20XX and 20XX fiscal years is X%, the number of Basic Units set forth above will vest, subject to the continued employment and Good Standing requirements noted above.
If actual ROE performance for any fiscal year is between performance levels, the number of Basic Units that may vest on the applicable vesting date will be interpolated on a straight line basis for pro-rata achievement. Failure to achieve the threshold performance level will result in no Basic Units vesting as of the applicable vesting date and in no event will the number of Basic Units vesting as of the applicable vesting date exceed 150% of the Basic Units subject to the applicable annual installment.(3)
For purposes of this Grant, (i) Good Standing means the Participant is actively employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries on the applicable date and has not given a notice of resignation to, or received a notice of termination from, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to such date and (ii) ROE means the percentage determined by dividing the Companys net income (adjusted to exclude non-operating or one-time items such as restructuring charges and asset impairments in accordance with the Companys historical practices and as determined by the Compensation Committee (as defined below)) for a fiscal year by the Companys average stockholders equity during the year.
Settlement: The Participant shall receive shares of Company Stock in settlement of the Basic Units in accordance with the terms of the Program. Unless the Compensation Committee (as defined below) determines otherwise, the Company will withhold from the shares of Company Stock to be distributed in settlement of the Basic Units to satisfy the Participants minimum tax withholding obligations.
Violation of Code of Conduct; Financial Restatement; Forfeiture of Unvested Basic Units: If, prior to the date the Basic Units otherwise become vested in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth above (i) the Participant materially breaches the Companys Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as such material breach is determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board), or any other committee appointed by the Board to administer the Program (the Compensation Committee) in its sole discretion, or (ii) the Company is required to prepare a restated financial statement that is filed with an external regulator because of material noncompliance of the Company with any financial reporting requirement, whether or not such restatement involves misconduct of the Participant, then the Compensation Committee may determine, in its sole discretion, that the Basic Units shall cease to vest effective as of the date of the material breach or the date on which the Company is notified of such requirement, as applicable, in each case, subject to compliance with applicable law.
Recoupment Policy: You agree that you will be subject to any compensation clawback and recoupment policies that may be applicable to you as an employee of the Company or any of its affiliates, as in effect from time to time and as approved by the Board or the Compensation Committee, whether or not approved before or after the Date of Grant.
Acknowledgements: You acknowledge receipt of this Grant Notice, the Program, the Plan and the Plan prospectus.(1) You further acknowledge that this Grant is made under, and governed by the terms and conditions of, the Plan and the Program and you agree to be bound by such terms. The Compensation Committee has the authority to interpret and construe this Grant pursuant to the terms of the Program and the Plan, and its decisions shall be conclusive as to any questions arising hereunder.
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(3) For illustrative purposes only, assume you were granted 30 Basic Units and the Target ROE was %. If (a) the ROE for each of the 20XX, 20XX and 20XX fiscal years was X%, 45 Basic Units would vest in total over the course of those three years, (b) the ROE for each of the 20XX, 20XX and 20XX fiscal years was X%, 15 Basic Units would vest in total over the course of those three years and (c) the ROE for each of the 20XX, 20XX and 20XX fiscal years was X%, no Basic Units would vest. For the avoidance of doubt, vesting in (a) and (b) is subject to the continued employment and Good Standing requirements noted above.
Exhibit 10.2
INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
2007 OMNIBUS EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
VARIABLE COMPENSATION STOCK UNIT AWARD PROGRAM SUBPLAN
1. Purpose
Investment Technology Group, Inc. (the Company) established the Investment Technology Group, Inc. Variable Compensation Stock Unit Award Program Subplan (previously titled the Investment Technology Group, Inc. Equity Deferral Award Program Subplan) (the Program) as a sub-plan under the Investment Technology Group, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the Plan), effective as of January 1, 2009 (the Effective Date). The Company amended and restated the Program to make certain design changes and to change the name of the Program, effective August 15, 2011, November 17, 2011, January 1, 2014 and February 5, 2014. The Company hereby amends and restates the Program to make certain design changes, effective February 3, 2015.
The purpose of the Program is to provide an additional incentive to selected members of senior management and key employees to increase the success of the Company, by automatically substituting stock units for a portion of the variable compensation to be earned by such persons, which stock units represent an equity interest in the Company to be acquired and held under the Program on a long-term, tax-deferred basis and to otherwise promote the purposes of the Plan.
2. Definitions
Capitalized terms used in the Program but not defined herein shall have the same meanings as defined in the Plan. In addition to such terms and the terms defined in this Program, the following terms used in the Program shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a) Actual Reduction Amount means the amount by which a Participants Variable Compensation is reduced, which may be up to 100% of such Variable Compensation, as determined by the Committee.
(b) Administrator shall be the person or committee appointed by the Committee to perform the functions, and exercise the authority and responsibilities, set forth in Section 3(b) below.
(c) Basic Unit means a Stock Unit together with any Dividend Equivalents credited thereon granted pursuant to Section 6(a) hereof.
(d) Cause shall be deemed to exist where a Participant: (i) commits any act of fraud, willful misconduct or dishonesty in connection with the Participants employment; (ii) fails, refuses or neglects to timely perform any material duty or job responsibility and such failure, refusal or neglect is not cured after appropriate warning; (iii) commits a material violation of any law, rule, regulation or by-law of any governmental authority (state, federal or foreign), any securities exchange or association or other regulatory or self-regulatory body or agency applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates or any general written policy or directive of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates; (iv) commits a crime involving dishonesty, fraud or unethical business conduct, or a felony; or (v) is expelled or suspended, or is subject to an order temporarily or permanently enjoining the Participant from an area of activity which constitutes a significant portion of the Participants activities by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, any national securities exchange or any self-regulatory agency or governmental authority, state, foreign or federal.
(e) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(f) Disability shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(g) Matching Unit means a Stock Unit granted pursuant to Section 6(a) hereof.
(h) Participant means any employee who has been selected by the Committee as eligible to participate
in the Program.
(i) Performance-Based Unit means a Basic Unit or a Matching Unit granted pursuant to Section 6(a) hereof to individuals designated by the Committee that vests based on achievement of certain performance goals specified by the Committee during the performance period designated by the Committee.
(j) Retirement means Termination of Employment (other than a termination for Cause) (i) on or after the Participant has reached age 65 or (ii) on or after the date on which (x) the sum of the age of the Participant and the Participants years of continuous service with the Company or its Subsidiaries total 70 or more and (y) the Participant has reached age 55 and has completed at least 10 years of continuous service with the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(k) Stock Unit means an award, granted pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan, representing a generally nontransferable right to receive one share of Company Stock at a specified future date, and for Basic Units only, together with a right to Dividend Equivalents as specified in Section 6(e) hereof, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Program. Stock Units are bookkeeping units, and do not represent ownership of Company Stock or any other equity security of the Company.
(l) Termination of Employment means termination of a Participants employment by the Company or a Subsidiary for any reason, including due to death or Disability, immediately after which event the Participant is not employed by the Company or any Subsidiary.
(m) Variable Compensation means the aggregate amount of discretionary variable compensation awarded to a Participant for a fiscal year before reduction pursuant to this Program and before deferral pursuant to any agreement or any other plan or program of the Company whereby compensation is deferred, including, without limitation, a plan whereby compensation is deferred in accordance with section 401(k) of the Code or reduced in accordance with section 125 of the Code and the Stock Unit Award Program Subplan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Variable Compensation may also include amounts awarded under the Companys Pay-for Performance Program if the Committee so determines. In no event shall a Participants annual base salary be considered Variable Compensation.
3. Administration
(a) Committee Authority and Discretion. The Program shall be administered and interpreted by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority and discretion under the Program as it has under the Plan, with the terms and conditions relating to the administration of the Plan incorporated herein by reference; provided, however, that terms of the grant of Stock Units hereunder may not be inconsistent with the express terms set forth in the Program.
(b) Administrator. The Administrator shall perform and exercise ministerial functions under the Program and other authority and responsibilities specifically delegated to it by the Committee, or explicitly set forth in this Program. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator shall have the authority and responsibility to review and approve changes to the Program to facilitate administration of the Program.
(c) Status as Subplan under the Plan. The Program constitutes a subplan implemented under the Plan, to be administered in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Accordingly, all of the terms and conditions of the Plan are hereby incorporated by reference, and, if any provision of the Program or a statement or document relating to Stock Units granted hereunder conflicts with a provision of the Plan, the provision of the Plan shall govern.
4. Stock Subject to the Program
Shares of Company Stock delivered upon settlement of Stock Units under the Program shall be shares reserved and available under the Plan. Accordingly, Stock Units may be granted under the Program if sufficient shares are then reserved and available under the Plan, and the number of shares delivered in settlement of Stock Units hereunder shall be counted against the shares reserved and available under the Plan. Stock Units granted under the Program in place of compensation under the Plan resulting from an award intended to comply with the
applicable requirements of section 162(m) of the Code shall be subject to the annual per-person limitations under the Plan. Stock Units granted under the Program in place of compensation under the Companys Pay-for-Performance Incentive Plan shall be subject to annual per-person limitations under the Pay-for-Performance Plan.
5. Mandatory Reduction of Variable Compensation
A Participants Variable Compensation to be earned for each calendar year of participation shall be automatically reduced by the Actual Reduction Amount. In no event will the Actual Reduction Amount for any Participant with respect to any calendar year exceed the amount of the Participants Variable Compensation for the applicable calendar year.
6. Grant of Stock Units
(a) Automatic Grant of Stock Units. Each Participant shall be automatically granted Basic Units on the date the year end Variable Compensation would otherwise be paid to the Participant in cash (the Date of Grant), in a number equal to the Participants Actual Reduction Amount divided by the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock on such Date. In addition, unless the Committee determines otherwise, each Participant shall be automatically granted Matching Units on the Date of Grant, in a number equal to 10% of the number of Basic Units granted under this Section 6(a) as of the Date of Grant. With respect to any Participant paid in foreign currency, the number of Basic Units and Matching Units granted to any such Participant shall be based on such exchange rate as the Company reasonably determines. All Stock Units shall be credited to Participants on the Date of Grant.
(b) Discretionary Grants. Notwithstanding any provision of the Program or the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion, to grant stock options representing a number of shares of Company Stock with a Black Scholes value equal to the Actual Reduction Amount, based on the current Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock on the Date of Grant, in accordance with, and subject to, such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate. Furthermore, notwithstanding any provision of the Program or the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion, to award Stock Units to any Participant at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate.
(c) Vesting; Risk of Forfeiture; Cancellation of Certain Stock Units.
(i) Unless the Committee determines otherwise, Basic Units shall vest in equal annual installments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the Date of Grant, if the Participant remains continuously employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries on each applicable vesting date. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, Matching Units shall vest 100% on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant, if the Participant remains continuously employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries through such vesting date. Except as provided in clauses (ii) through (iv) below, if the Participants employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries terminates for any reason prior to a vesting date, unless the Committee provides otherwise, all unvested Basic Units and Matching Units shall be forfeited to the Company. Basic Units and Matching Units that vest pursuant to this Section 6(c)(i) shall be settled on the schedule set forth in Section 7(a) below. Performance-Based Units will vest in accordance with the terms specified by the Committee with respect to an individual grant hereunder.
(ii) Notwithstanding any provision of the Program to the contrary, all Basic Units and Matching Units that are not Performance-Based Units shall vest in full and all Performance-Based Units shall vest as if target performance had been achieved at 100%, in each case, at the time a Participants employment terminates due to his or her death or Disability, and all Basic Units and Matching Units held by such Participant shall be settled within 60 days thereafter.
(iii) Notwithstanding any provision of the Program to the contrary, if a Participants employment is terminated on account of Retirement or by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries for any reason other than Cause (but not on account of death or Disability), the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine that, subject to the Participants execution and non-revocation of a written release of any and all claims against the Company and all related parties and an agreement containing confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, invention assignment covenants and/or such other restrictions as the Committee determines, on a case-by-case basis at the time of the Participants termination of employment, in each case in a form acceptable to the Company, in its sole discretion,
the Participant shall continue to vest in all Basic Units and Matching Units as if the Participant continued in employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries on each applicable vesting date and the Basic Units and Matching Units shall be settled on the schedule set forth in Section 7(a) below; provided that any such arrangement shall be structured in a manner that complies with the applicable requirements of section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 6(c)(iii) to the contrary, the Committee shall be permitted to delegate its authority under this Section 6(c)(iii) to the Administrator as it deems appropriate.
(iv) Notwithstanding any provision of the Program to the contrary, all Basic Units and Matching Units that are not Performance-Based Units shall vest in full, and all Performance-Based Units shall vest in full based on the greater of (i) the Companys actual performance level achieved with respect to the performance goals as of the occurrence of the Change in Control, or (ii) the target performance level as to the performance goals, in either case, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, if the Participant is employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries on the date of the Change in Control, and in such event the Basic Units and Matching Units shall be settled within 30 days following the Change in Control.
(d) Nontransferability. Stock Units and all rights relating thereto shall not be transferable or assignable by a Participant, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall not be pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered in any way or subject to execution, attachment, or similar process.
(e) Dividend Equivalents on Basic Units. Dividend Equivalents shall be credited on Basic Units in the manner set forth below. In no event shall Dividend Equivalents be credited with respect to Matching Units.
(i) Cash and Non-Company Stock Dividends. If the Company declares and pays a dividend or distribution on Company Stock in the form of cash or property other than shares of Company Stock, then a number of additional Stock Units shall be credited to each Participant as of the payment date for such dividend or distribution equal to (A) the number of Basic Units credited to the Participant as of the record date for such dividend or distribution multiplied by (B) the amount of cash plus the fair market value of any property other than shares actually paid as a dividend or distribution on each outstanding share of Company Stock at such payment date, divided by (C) the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock at such payment date. Any such additional Stock Units credited to a Participant hereunder shall vest according to the same schedule as the underlying Basic Units to which they relate and shall be settled in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Program.
(ii) Company Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company declares and pays a dividend or distribution on Company Stock in the form of additional shares of Company Stock, or there occurs a forward split of Company Stock, then a number of additional Stock Units shall be credited to each Participant as of the payment date for such dividend or distribution or forward split equal to (A) the number of Basic Units credited to the Participant as of the record date for such dividend or distribution or split multiplied by (B) the number of additional shares of Company Stock actually paid as a dividend or distribution or issued in such split in respect of each outstanding share of Company Stock. Any such additional Stock Units credited to a Participant hereunder shall vest according to the same schedule as the underlying Basic Units to which they relate and shall be settled in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Program.
(f) Adjustments to Stock Units. The number of Stock Units credited to each Participant shall be appropriately adjusted, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the Participants rights with respect to such Stock Units, to reflect any changes in the number of outstanding shares of Company Stock resulting from any event referred to in Section 5(d) of the Plan, taking into account any Stock Units credited to the Participant in connection with such event under Section 6(e) hereof.
7. Settlement
(a) Issuance and Delivery of Shares in Settlement.
(i) Except as otherwise provided in Section 6(c) above in the case of a Participants Retirement, termination without Cause, death or Disability, or in the event of a Change in Control, Basic Units shall be settled by issuance and delivery to the Participant (or following his or her death, to the Participants designated beneficiary) of a number of shares of Company Stock equal to the number of vested Basic Units credited to the Participant as of the
applicable date on which such Basic Units vest, within 30 days after the date on which such Basic Units vest as set forth in Section 6(c) above.
(ii) Except as otherwise provided in Section 6(c) above in the case of a Participants Retirement, termination without Cause, death or Disability, or in the event of a Change in Control, Matching Units shall be settled by issuance and delivery to the Participant (or following his or her death, to the Participants designated beneficiary) of a number of shares of Company Stock equal to the number of vested Matching Units credited to the Participant as of the applicable date on which such Matching Units vest within 30 days after the date on which such Matching Units vest as set forth in Section 6(c) above.
(iii) The Committee may, in its discretion, make delivery of shares hereunder by depositing such shares into an account maintained for the Participant (or of which the Participant is a joint owner, with the consent of the Participant) established in connection with the Companys Employee Stock Purchase Plan or another plan or arrangement providing for investment in Company Stock and under which the Participants rights are similar in nature to those under a stock brokerage account. In the event there are fractional shares, the Company may settle any fractional share in accordance with Section 19(f) of the Plan. In no event shall the Company in fact issue fractional shares. Upon settlement of Stock Units, all obligations of the Company in respect of such Stock Units shall be terminated, and the shares so distributed shall no longer be subject to any restriction or other provision of the Program.
(b) Tax Withholding. The Company and any Subsidiary may deduct from any payment to be made to a Participant any amount that federal, state, local, or foreign tax law requires to be withheld with respect to the settlement of Stock Units. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, the Company will withhold from the shares of Company Stock to be distributed in settlement of Stock Units that number of shares having a Fair Market Value, at the settlement date, equal to the amount of such withholding taxes.
(c) No Elective Deferral. Participants may not elect to further defer settlement of Stock Units or otherwise to change the applicable settlement date under the Program.
8. General Provisions
(a) No Right to Continued Employment. Neither the Program nor any action taken hereunder, including the grant of Stock Units, will be construed as giving any Participant the right.to be retained in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor will it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate such Participants employment at any time.
(b) No Rights to Participate; No Stockholder Rights. No Participant or employee will have any claim to participate in the Program, and the Company will have no obligation to continue the Program. A grant of Stock Units will confer on the Participant none of the rights of a stockholder of the Company (including no rights to vote or receive dividends or distributions) until settlement by delivery of Company Stock.
(c) Changes to the Program. The Committee may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Program without the consent of the Participants; provided, however, that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such action shall materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant with respect to outstanding Stock Units.
(d) Section 409A. Except to the extent the Committee determines that Stock Units will continue to vest and be settled as provided in Section 6(c)(iii) above, it is intended that the Program and Stock Units issued hereunder be exempt from section 409A of the Code by settling such Stock Units within the short-term deferral exception set forth in the regulations under section 409A of the Code, and the Program and such Stock Units shall be interpreted on a basis consistent with such intent. If the Committee determines that Stock Units will continue to vest under Section 6(c)(iii) above, to the extent that such determination results in such Stock Units being deemed to constitute deferred compensation subject to the requirements of section 409A of the Code, payment shall only be made under the Program upon an event and in a manner permitted by section 409A of the Code. If any payment or benefit hereunder cannot be provided or made at the time specified herein without incurring sanctions on the Participant under section 409A of the Code, then such payment or benefit shall be provided in full at the earliest
time thereafter when such sanctions will not be imposed. For purposes of section 409A of the Code, each payment made under the Program shall be treated as a separate payment, and if a payment is not made by the designated payment date under the Program, the payment shall be made by December 31 of the calendar year in which the designated date occurs. To the extent that any provision of the Program would cause a conflict with the requirements of section 409A of the Code, or would cause the administration of the Program to fail to satisfy the requirements of section 409A, such provision shall be deemed null and void to the extent permitted by applicable law. In no event shall a Participant, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of payment. The Program may be amended in any respect deemed by the Committee to be necessary in order to preserve compliance with section 409A of the Code.
(e) Recoupment Policy. All Stock Units under this Program will be subject to any compensation clawback and recoupment policies that may be applicable to any Participant, as in effect from time to time and as approved by the Committee or Board.
9. Effective Date and Termination of Program
The Program as set forth herein shall become effective as of the Effective Date. Unless earlier terminated under Section 8(c) hereof, the Program shall terminate at such time after 2009 when no Stock Units previously granted under the Program remain outstanding.
Adopted by the Committee: |
October 7, 2008 |
Revised by the Committee: |
February 9, 2010 |
Amended and Restated by the Committee: |
August 15, 2011 |
Amended by the Committee: |
November 17, 2011 |
Amended and Restated by the Committee: |
January 1, 2014 |
Amended and Restated by the Committee: |
February 5, 2014 |
Amended and Restated by the Committee |
February 3, 2015 |