EX-10.1



 EXHIBIT 10.1 
  

							
	



	  	  
       CEO TWO-YEAR CASH-BASED
 PERFORMANCE AWARD
AGREEMENT


  

							
	 GRANTED TO
	  	 GRANT DATE
	  	 AMOUNT OF AWARD ($)
	  	 SOCIAL 

SECURITY NUMBER

	 <Name>
  

<Street Address>
  

<City>, <State> <Zip Code>
	  	mm/dd/yyyy	  	 Threshold Amount:
  

Target Amount:
  

Maximum Amount:
	  	xxx-xx-xxxx
		  		  		  	

  

	1.	This Agreement. This agreement, together with Exhibit A and Exhibit B (collectively, the “Agreement”), sets forth the terms and conditions of a performance award representing the right to
receive a cash payment and a deferred cash payment from Apogee Enterprises, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”). This Agreement is issued pursuant to the Apogee Enterprises, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from
time to time (the “Plan”), and subject to its terms. 

  

	2.	The Grant. The Company hereby grants to the individual named above (the “Employee”), as of the above Grant Date, a performance award representing the right to receive a cash value up to
the maximum amount set forth above, subject to the requirements of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan (the “Performance Award”). 

  

	3.	Performance Period. The “Performance Period” for purposes of determining the cash value shall be fiscal year 20__ through and including fiscal year 20__. 


 

	4.	Performance Goals. The performance goals for purposes of determining the cash value are set forth in the attached Exhibit B. 

  


	5.	Payment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the amount of cash that becomes payable to the Employee pursuant to this Performance Award (the “Cash Value”) will be based on
whether and to what extent the threshold, target or maximum performance level of the performance goals is achieved, as set forth in the attached Exhibit B and as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the
“Committee”) in its sole discretion. The threshold, target and maximum amounts set forth above represent the Cash Value amount that becomes payable to the Employee if the Company achieved all of the performance goals at the
threshold, target or maximum level, respectively. The Employee will receive a Cash Value pursuant to this Performance Award if one or more performance goals is achieved at or above the threshold level. The determination of the Cash Value amount will
occur as soon as practicable after the Committee determines, in its sole discretion after the end of the Performance Period (or, in the case of a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), after the Truncated Performance Period, as applicable),
whether, and the extent to which, the performance goals have been achieved (the “Determination Date”). The Committee will divide the Cash Value such that 82.8% of the Cash Value will be the amount to be paid to the Employee (the
“Payment Value”) and the remaining 17.2% of the Cash Value will be the amount to be contributed to the Apogee Enterprises, Inc. 2011 Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”)(the
“Deferred Value”). As soon as administratively feasible following the Determination Date (but in no event later than 75 days following the end of the Performance Period), the Company shall 


 

	 	(a)	pay to the Employee one-half of the Payment Value (the “Initial Payment”). On the one year anniversary of the last day of the Performance Period (the
“Fully-Vested Date”), the Company shall pay to the Employee the remaining one-half of the Payment Value (the “Final Payment”), and 


 

	 	(b)	credit the Deferred Value to a notional account established under the Deferred Compensation Plan (the “LTI Account”). Thereafter, the LTI Account shall be credited with earnings, gains or losses in
accordance with the terms of the Deferred Compensation Plan. 

  

	6.	Termination of Employment. In the event the Employee’s employment is terminated prior to the last day of the Performance Period, this Performance Award and any unpaid Cash Value pursuant to this Agreement
shall be immediately and irrevocably forfeited unless the Employee’s employment is terminated under the circumstances described below. In the event the Employee’s employment is terminated prior to the Fully-Vested Date, the Final Payment
shall be immediately and irrevocably forfeited, unless the Employee’s employment is terminated under the circumstances described below. 








 In the event the Employee’s employment is terminated prior to the end of the Performance
Period by reason of a Qualifying Termination the Employee or the Employee’s estate, as applicable, shall be entitled to receive a pro-rata portion (based on the amount of time elapsed between the
beginning of the Performance Period and the date of termination) of the Payment Value determined under paragraph 5 above, and the LTI Account shall be credited with a pro-rata portion of the Deferred Value, to
the extent that the threshold, target or maximum performance level of the performance goals is achieved, as set forth in the attached Exhibit B and as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. In the event the Employee’s employment is
terminated after the end of the end of the Performance Period by reason of a Qualifying Termination, the Employee or the Employee’s estate, as applicable, shall be entitled to receive the Initial Payment (if not yet paid to the Employee) and
the Final Payment, and the LTI Account shall be credited with the Deferred Value (if not yet credited to the Deferred Compensation Plan). 
  

	7.	Change in Control. If a Change in Control of the Company occurs during the Performance Period, then for purposes of determining the Cash Value amount, the Performance Period shall be deemed to end on the date of
the Change in Control (the shortened Performance Period is referred to herein as the “Truncated Performance Period”). The Cash Value amount will be based on the extent of achievement of the threshold, target or maximum performance
level of the performance goals, as adjusted for the Truncated Performance Period and determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. 


The Payment Value portion of the Cash Value to be paid to the Employee pursuant to this section shall be paid in full in a single lump sum
payment as soon as administratively feasible following the Determination Date (but in no event later than 60 days following the end of the Truncated Performance Period). If a Change in Control of the Company occurs after the Performance Period, then
the Employee shall be entitled to receive the Initial Payment (if not yet paid to the Employee) and the Final Payment as soon as administratively feasible following the date of the Change in Control (but in no event later than 60 days following the
date of the Change in Control). 
 The LTI Account shall be credited with the Deferred Value portion of the Cash Value pursuant to this
section as soon as administratively feasible following the date of the Change in Control (but in no event later than 60 days following the date of the Change in Control). 
  

	8.	Recoupment. Employee acknowledges, understands and agrees that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Cash Value and the LTI Account to which Employee is otherwise entitled (or which has
been paid or become vested) is subject to forfeiture or recoupment, in whole or in part, at the direction of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) if, in the judgment of the Board, events have occurred that are covered
by the Company’s Clawback Policy (as it exists on the date hereof, and as it may be amended from time to time by the Board, the “Clawback Policy”) and the Board further determines, in its sole discretion, that forfeiture or
recoupment of all or part of the Cash Value and the LTI Account is appropriate under all of the circumstances considered by the Board. A copy of the Clawback Policy may be obtained from the Company’s General Counsel upon the Employee’s
request. 

  

	9.	Payment of the LTI Account. The vested LTI Account shall be paid to the Employee in accordance with the terms of the Deferred Compensation Plan; provided, that if the deferral under the Deferred Compensation Plan
may not be given effect under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, then the vested LTI Account shall be paid in a lump sum no later than March 15th of the calendar year following the year in
which the right to the LTI Account is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. 

  

	10.	Restrictions on Transfer. Neither this Performance Award, nor any right with respect to this Performance Award under this Agreement, may be sold, assigned, transferred or pledged, other than by will or the laws
of descent and distribution, and any such attempted transfer shall be void. 

  

	11.	Income Taxes. The Employee is liable for any federal, state and local income or other taxes applicable upon the grant of this Performance Award and the receipt of any payments pursuant to this Performance Award,
and the Employee acknowledges that he or she should consult with his or her own tax advisor regarding the applicable tax consequences. The Company will satisfy any applicable tax withholding obligations arising from any payment of this Performance
Award by withholding a portion of the cash otherwise to be delivered equal to the amount of such taxes. 

  

	12.	Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that this Performance Award constitutes “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of
the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), this Performance Award will not be payable or distributable upon a Change in Control unless the Company determines in good faith that the Change in Control meets the definition of a change in
ownership or effective control (or change in ownership of a substantial portion of assets) in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and applicable guidance thereunder. 









	13.	Acknowledgment. This Performance Award shall not be effective until the Employee dates and signs the form of Acknowledgment below and returns a signed copy of this Agreement to the Company. By signing the
Acknowledgment, the Employee agrees to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Plan and the Deferred Compensation Plan, and acknowledges receipt of a copy of the prospectus related to the Plan. 


 

							
	ACKNOWLEDGMENT:	 		 	APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC.
			
		 		 	By:
	  

EMPLOYEE’S SIGNATURE
	 		 	  

        <Name>

	  
 DATE
	 		 	        Chair, Compensation Committee
			
	  
 SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER
	 		 	  
 DATE


  







 EXHIBIT A 

DEFINED TERMS USED IN THE 

CEO TWO-YEAR CASH-BASED 

PERFORMANCE AWARD AGREEMENT 
 The following
terms used in this Agreement have the following meanings: 
 “Affiliate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 “Disability” shall mean any
physical or mental condition which would qualify the Employee for a disability benefit under any long-term disability plan maintained by the Company or any Affiliate then employing the Employee. 

“Qualifying Termination” shall mean the Employee’s employment is terminated by reason of: (i) Retirement occurring at least twelve
(12) months after the first day of the Performance Period, (ii) death or (iii) Disability. 
 “Retirement” shall mean the
Employee’s termination of his or her employment relationship with the Company under such circumstances determined to constitute retirement by the Committee in its sole discretion. 

  
 A-1 








 EXHIBIT B 

PERFORMANCE GOALS UNDER THE 

CEO TWO-YEAR CASH-BASED 

PERFORMANCE AWARD AGREEMENT 

Performance Goals for Two-Year Performance Period 

(<Month> <Day>, 20__ – <Month> <Day>, 20__) 

 

							
	 Performance Goal
	  	Threshold	  	Target	  	Maximum
	 Average Return on Invested Capital
 (weighted as
33-1/3%)
	  		  		  	
				
	 Cumulative Earnings Per Share
 (weighted as 33-1/3%)
	  		  		  	
				
	 Cumulative Net Sales
 (weighted as 33-1/3%)
	  		  		  	
				
	Payment Levels	  	50%	  	100%	  	200%

  

	 	•	 	The amount earned by the Employee for performance between the threshold, target and maximum performance levels will be linearly interpolated. 


  
 B-1