Exhibit 10.16.11

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED
ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
PERFORMANCE RETENTION PLAN

 

 

1.                                       PURPOSE

 

The purpose of this Plan is to attract highly qualified employees, and to
encourage highly qualified employees of the Debtors to continue their employment
with the Debtors during the period of the Debtors’ restructuring by establishing
a plan that provides annual incentive awards based on the Debtors’ performance.

 

2.                                       DEFINITIONS

 

The following terms, as used herein, shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)                                  “Approval Date” means the date of issuance
of an order by the Bankruptcy Court, upon notice and hearing, approving the
Plan, upon which the Plan (and any amendments thereto) shall become effective.

 

(b)                                 “Award” means an incentive award granted
pursuant to this Plan.

 

(c)                                  “Bankruptcy Code” shall mean The Bankruptcy
Reform Act of 1978, as heretofore and hereafter amended.

 

(d)                                 “Bankruptcy Court” means the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, such court having
jurisdiction over the chapter 11 cases currently pending with respect to the
Debtors.

 

(e)                                  “Bankruptcy Plan” shall mean the plan or
plans of reorganization involving the Debtors in connection with the chapter 11
cases currently pending with respect to the Debtors.

 

(f)                                    “Base Salary” means the Participant’s
base annual salary as of the date an Award is granted, excluding any overtime,
bonuses, commissions, other special payments or any other allowance.

 

(g)                                 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the
Company.

 

(h)                                 “Change in Control” shall mean the
occurrence of any of the following events, whether on, before or following the
Emergence Date, in each case pursuant to the terms of a definitive written
agreement with one or more of the Debtors entered into on or prior to the
Emergence Date:

 

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(i)                                     Consummation of an acquisition on or
after the Emergence Date by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning
of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”) (a “Person”)) of beneficial ownership (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more of
either (A) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company issued
pursuant to the Bankruptcy Plan (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (B)
the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the
Company issued pursuant to the Bankruptcy Plan entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); or

 

(ii)           Consummation of a merger, consolidation or similar corporate
transaction involving the Company or all or substantially all of its
subsidiaries or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
consolidated assets of the Company or all or substantially all of its
subsidiaries in one or more transactions (each, a “Whole Company Business
Combination”); provided, however, a Whole Company Business Transaction shall not
constitute a Change in Control if all of the following conditions are met: (A)
the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Stock and the Outstanding
Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding
shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding
voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as
the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination
(including, without limitation, a corporation that, as a result of such
transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the
same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business
Combination, (B) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Whole
Company Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of
the Company or such corporation resulting from such Whole Company Business
Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of the
then-outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such
Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting
securities of such corporation, except to the extent that such ownership existed
prior to the Whole Company Business Combination, and (C) at least a majority of
the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such
Business Combination were members of the Board at the time of the execution of
the initial agreement or of the action of the Board providing for such Business
Combination; or

 

(iii)                               Consummation of a sale or other disposition
to a Person that is not an affiliate of the Company of a “strategic cluster”, a
specific division or business unit of the Company or other Debtor for which a
Participant primarily performs his/her services that is not described in clause
(ii) of this Section 2(h); provided, that “strategic cluster” shall mean the
cable systems operated by the Company or other Debtors in the following
geographic locations: (I) Northern

 

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New England/Eastern New York, (II) Cleveland/Greater Ohio Valley, (III)
Florida/Southeast, (IV) California/Western, (V) Virginia/Maryland/Colorado
Springs/Kentucky, (VI) Pennsylvania, and (VII) Western New York/Connecticut;
provided, further, that no Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred
for purposes of this Plan unless the Participant eligible to receive an Award
has primarily performed his/her services for the strategic cluster, specific
division or business unit that was involved in such sale or other disposition,
as determined by the Plan Administrator.

 

(i)                                     “Committee” means the Compensation
Committee of the Board.

 

(j)                                     “Company” means Adelphia Communications
Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, or
any successor corporation.

 

(k)                                  “Consummation of the Restructuring” means
the earliest to occur of (i) the Emergence Date, or (ii) the date of a Change in
Control.

 

(l)                                     “Debtors” means the Company and those of
its affiliates that are debtors and debtors in possession under Chapter 11 the
Bankruptcy Code whose cases are jointly administered under case number 02-41729
(REG).

 

(m)                               “EBITDAR” means, for any period, the
consolidated earnings of the Company, determined before reduction by, (i)
consolidated interest expense, (ii) total income tax expense, (iii) total
depreciation expense, (iv) total amortization expense, and (v) total
restructuring-related fees and expenses, normalized for accounting adjustments,
changes in accounting policies and asset sales, in each case determined by the
Company in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.

 

(n)                                 “EBITDAR Target” means the EBITDAR target
amount established by the Company for its business plan for each Plan year for
purposes of calculating Awards granted under the Plan; provided that the Plan
Administrator shall have discretion to adjust EBITDAR Targets and associated
Awards on an equitable basis for extraordinary events or other events not within
the control of Participants.

 

(o)                                 “Emergence Date” shall mean the date on
which the Bankruptcy Plan becomes effective in accordance with its terms.

 

(p)                                 “Participant” means a full-time employee of
the Debtors who has received written notice from the Plan Administrator that he
or she has been selected for participation in the Plan for a particular Plan
year.

 

(q)                                 “Plan” means the Amended and Restated
Adelphia Communications Corporation Performance Retention Plan, as amended from
time to time.

 

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(r)                                    “Plan Administrator” means the Committee,
provided that the Committee may delegate administrative responsibility to
corporate officers in its discretion.

 

3.                                       ELIGIBILITY

 

Participation shall be limited to Participants who have received written
notification from the Plan Administrator that they have been selected to
participate in the Plan.  Participants shall receive a separate written
notification with respect to each Plan year the Participant is eligible to
participate in the Plan, which shall specify, among other things, the Award
grant date, and such Participant’s target Award.

 

4.                                       TARGET AWARDS

 

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, Participants will be eligible for an
annual target Award, which shall be based on the percentage of the Participant’s
Base Salary, title and job responsibilities. Annual target Awards may range from
25% to 200% of a Participant’s Base Salary, as determined by the Plan
Administrator.

 

(b)                                 The amount of each annual Award will be
determined based on the Company’s financial performance as compared to the
EBITDAR Target, and will equal the product of (i) the Participant’s target Award
for the relevant Plan year, and (ii) the percentage listed next to the
percentage of the EBITDAR Target that is achieved for the relevant Plan year in
the following table:

 

% of
EBITDAR Target
achieved for
Plan Year

 

Total Award
(as a percentage of the
Target Award)

90%

 

0%

91%

 

10%

92%

 

25%

93%

 

40%

94%

 

55%

95%

 

70%

96%

 

80%

97%

 

85%

 

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% of
EBITDAR Target
achieved for
Plan Year

 

Total Award
(as a percentage of the
Target Award)

98%

 

90%

99%

 

95%

100%

 

100%

101%

 

105%

102%

 

110%

103%

 

115%

104%

 

120%

105%

 

130%

106%

 

145%

107%

 

160%

108%

 

175%

109%

 

190%

110%

 

200%

 

(c)                                  Participants shall receive a pro-rata Award
for the Plan year during which the Participant commences participation in the
Plan, based on the ratio of number of full months that the Participant worked
for a Debtor during such Plan year, to 12.

 

(d)                                 Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event
the Company’s capital expenditures for any Plan year are greater than or equal
to 105%, but less than 110%, of the budgeted amount of the Company’s capital
expenditures for such Plan year, each Participant’s Award for such Plan year, as
determined pursuant to Section 4(b) herein, shall be reduced by 33.3%. In the
event capital expenditures for any Plan year are greater than or equal to 110%,
but less than 115%, of the budgeted amount of capital expenditures for such Plan
year, each Participant’s Award, as determined pursuant to Section 4 (b) herein,
shall be reduced by 66.6%.  In the event capital expenditures for any Plan year
are greater than or equal to 115% of the budgeted amount of capital expenditures
for such Plan year, no Award shall be payable to any Participant for such

 

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Plan year, regardless of the Award amount determined pursuant to Section 4(b)
herein. Determinations regarding the level of capital expenditures in relation
to budget for any Plan year shall be made by the Plan Administrator.

 

5.                                       AWARD VESTING

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 6 and Section 7 herein, (a) the Award
granted to a Participant for the Plan year during which the Participant first
commences participation in the Plan will vest in 36 equal monthly installments
(2.777% per month) as of the last day of each month commencing with the twelfth
month following the month in which the Participant begins participation in the
Plan, and (b) any subsequent Awards will vest in 36 equal monthly installments
(2.777% per month) commencing as of January 31 of the year immediately following
the Plan year with respect to which the Award was granted.

 

6.                                       TREATMENT OF AWARDS UPON CONSUMMATION

 

(a)                                  Subject to Section 6(b) and (c) herein,
upon the Consummation of the Restructuring, (i) the portion of each Award that
is vested shall be paid in cash, in a lump sum, on the date of such Consummation
of the Restructuring, provided that if less than 25% of an Award is vested as of
such date, an amount equal to 25% of such Award shall vest and be paid in cash
on such date, and (ii) the aggregate unvested portion of all awards granted to a
Participant shall be payable in the form of restricted stock of the reorganized
Company with an aggregate value equivalent to such aggregate unvested portion.
The number of shares of restricted stock so granted shall be determined by the
Committee, with the assistance of a nationally recognized independent
compensation consultant, and shall vest in two equal annual installments as
follows:  50% on each of the first and second anniversaries of the Consummation
of the Restructuring.  The restricted stock shall have such other terms and
conditions as are determined by the Committee, which shall not be inconsistent
with this Section 6(a) and Section 7.

 

(b)                                 If the Consummation of the Restructuring
does not occur on or before the second anniversary of the date on which the
Participant’s Award is granted, subject to Section 7 herein, 50% of the portion
of such Award which is vested on such date shall be paid in cash, in a lump sum,
on the second anniversary of the date the Award is granted, and the remaining
portion of the Award which is vested on the Consummation of the Restructuring
will be paid in cash, in a lump sum, on the date of such consummation. The
aggregate value of all unvested Awards granted to a Participant shall be
converted to shares of restricted stock, in the same manner described, and with
same terms set forth, in Section 6(a) herein.

 

(c)                                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event
the Consummation of the Restructuring occurs as provided in Section 2(k)(ii),
the Committee may provide, in its discretion, that all Awards (both vested and
unvested) shall be paid (without duplication) in cash, in a lump sum, on the
date such consummation occurs. In the event the Committee makes such
determination, the unvested portion of all Awards shall be paid

 

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(without duplication) based upon either the value established for each annual
grant based on performance if so established, or 100% achievement for any
unvalued grants.

 

7.                                       TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

 

(a)                                  In the event a Participant’s employment
with the Debtors terminates for any reason other than termination by the Debtors
for Cause prior to the date on which an Award is scheduled to be paid as
provided in Section 6 herein, such Participant (or his/her beneficiary or estate
in the event of death) shall be entitled to payment of the vested portion of
his/her Award as determined by the Plan Administrator in accordance with the
provisions of Sections 5 and 6 herein, at the same time and in the same form as
Awards for such Plan year are paid to other Participants in the Plan; provided,
however that, if such termination is in connection with a Change in Control, in
addition to payment of the vested portion of the Awards, the Committee may
provide, in its discretion, that the unvested portion of such Participant’s
Awards shall be paid (without duplication) based upon either the value
established for each annual grant based on performance, if so established, or
100% achievement for any unvalued grants.

 

(b)                                 In the event any Participant’s employment is
terminated by the Company for Cause, all Awards granted to such Participant
(vested or unvested) shall be forfeited, and such Participant shall be
ineligible to receive any payment or settlement of an Award under this Plan.

 

(c)                                  With respect to any Participant who has
entered into an employment agreement with one of the Debtors, “Cause” shall have
the meaning ascribed thereto in such employment agreement. With respect to any
other Participant, the Debtors shall have “Cause” to terminate such
Participant’s employment if such Participant has: (i) refused or repeatedly
failed to perform the duties assigned to him/her; (ii) engaged in a willful or
intentional act that has the effect of injuring the reputation or business of
the Debtors in any material respect; (iii) continually or repeatedly been absent
from the Debtors, unless due to serious illness or disability; (iv) committed an
act of gross misconduct, fraud, embezzlement or theft against the Debtors; or
(v) violated a material policy of the Debtors.

 

8.                                       GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

(a)                                  Payments under this Plan shall not
constitute wages and shall be paid by one or more of the Debtors from the
general assets of the Debtors, as applicable; provided that no director,
officer, agent or employee of the Debtors shall be personally liable in the
event the Debtors are unable to make any payments under this Plan due to a lack
of, or inability to access, funding or financing, legal prohibition (including
statutory or judicial limitations) or failure to obtain any required consent.
Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, any payments to be made
hereunder shall only be made as and to the extent the Debtors have adequate
funding therefor.

 

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(b)                                 Payments under this Plan are subject to
Federal, state and local income tax withholding and all other applicable
federal, state and local taxes. The Debtors shall withhold, or cause to be
withheld, from any payments made hereunder all applicable Federal, state and
local withholding taxes and may require the employee to file any certificate or
other form in connection therewith.

 

(c)                                  Nothing contained herein shall give any
employee the right to be retained in the employment of any Debtor, or any
successor, or affect the right of the Debtors to dismiss any employee at will.

 

(d)                                 This Plan is not a term or condition of any
individual’s employment and no employee shall have any legal right to payments
hereunder except to the extent all conditions relating to the receipt of such
payments have been satisfied in accordance with the terms of this Plan as set
forth herein.

 

(e)                                  Nothing contained herein shall give an
employee any right to any employee benefit upon termination of employment with
any Debtor, except as required by law or provided by the terms of another
employee benefit plan document relating to the treatment of former employees
generally.

 

(f)                                    No person having a benefit under this
Plan may assign, transfer or in any other way alienate the benefit, nor shall
any benefit under this Plan be subject to garnishment, attachment, execution or
levy of any kind.

 

9.                                       ADMINISTRATION

 

(a)                                  The Plan shall be administered by the Plan
Administrator. Subject to the express provisions of this Plan, the Plan
Administrator shall have sole authority to interpret the Plan (including any
vague or ambiguous provisions) and to make all other determinations deemed
necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. All determinations
and interpretations of the Plan Administrator shall be final, binding and
conclusive as to all persons.  The Plan Administrator may designate the
Participants eligible to participate in the Plan upon, and following, the
Approval Date.

 

(b)                                 None of the Plan Administrator, the
Committee nor any employee, officer or director of the Debtors shall be
personally liable by reason of any action taken with respect to the Plan for any
mistake of judgment made in good faith, and one or more of the Debtors shall
indemnify and hold harmless each employee, officer or director of the Debtors,
including the Plan Administrator, to whom any duty or power relating to the
administration or interpretation of the Plan may be allocated or delegated,
against any reasonable cost or expense (including counsel fees) or liability
(including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of the Board)
arising out of any act or omission to act in connection with the Plan unless
arising out of such person’s own fraud, bad faith or gross negligence.

 

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10.                                 APPLICABLE LAW

 

This Plan and all action taken under it shall be governed as to validity,
construction, interpretation and administration by the laws of the State of
Colorado without giving effect to the choice of law principles thereof.

 

11.                                 AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION

 

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any
time; provided, however, that unless the written consent of a Participant is
obtained, no such amendment or termination shall adversely affect any existing
rights of such Participant.

 

 

Implementation Approved Following

Court Approval

 

ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

 

By:

/s/ David Brunick

 

 

Name: David Brunick

 

Title: Senior Vice President - Human Resources

 

 

Date: September 23, 2004

(approving the Amended and Restated Plan; the Plan was
originally approved by the Bankruptcy Court on May 5, 2003)

 

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