EX-99 5 ex10-140d.txt NOTICE OF GRANT Exhibit 10.140d (Date) FORM OF NOTICE OF GRANT Tiffany & Co. Performance-Based Restricted Stock Grant Under the 2005 Employee Incentive Plan (The "Plan") Participant: (Name) (Address 1) (Address 2) PSU Grant No. : ______________ PSU Grant Date : January 20, 2010 Number of Performance-Based * * (see schedule Restricted Stock Grant : on last page) Plan and Type : EI05 PSU Employee ID : ______________ Dear Participant: I am pleased to advise that you have been awarded the number of Restricted Stock Units indicated above. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive one share of Tiffany & Co. Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, on vesting of the Unit. These Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan, as amended, and the Terms of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Grant (2010 Version) (the "Terms") attached hereto and made a part hereof. A Prospectus of the Plan is also attached for your reference. Please read these documents and keep them for future reference. Vesting of the Units is governed by the Terms. The following additional defined items, in addition to those stated in the Terms, will determine vesting of the Units: "Performance Period" means the three-year period ending January 31, 2013; "Earnings" means the Corporation's consolidated net earnings per share on a diluted basis, as reported in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K, aggregated over the Performance Period and as adjusted as provided for in the Terms; "Earnings Threshold" means Earnings of $4.25; "Earnings Target" means Earnings of $9.10; "Earnings Maximum" means Earnings of $12.21; "ROA" shall have the meaning set forth in the above-referenced Terms; "ROA Target" means ROA of 10.6%; and "Grant Date" means January 20, 2010. Be sure to verify the accuracy of the information concerning you in this letter (i.e., formal name, Employee ID, home address). If any changes are required, now or in the future, or should you have questions about your stock award, please contact ____________________ at _______________. Very truly yours, Michael J. Kowalski Attachments: Terms of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Grant (2010 Version) Prospectus Schedule of Grant Amounts ------------------------- Name Maximum Number of Restricted Stock Units ----- ---------------------------------------- Michael J. Kowalski 70,000 James E. Quinn 28,000 James N. Fernandez 38,000 Beth O. Canavan 28,000 Jon M. King 28,000 Patrick B. Dorsey 20,000 Caroline D. Naggiar 18,000 John S. Petterson 16,000 Victoria Berger-Gross 16,000 Patrick F. McGuiness 16,000 Pamela H. Cloud 16,000 2