ex10_1.htm


    EXHIBIT 10.1

    


    


     

    


    


    


    CELANESE
CORPORATION

    2004
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

    


    


    PERFORMANCE-VESTING
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

    DATED [Grant Date]

    


    


    [Participant
Name]

    


    


    Pursuant
to the terms and conditions of the Celanese Corporation 2004 Stock Incentive
Plan, you have been awarded Performance-Vesting Restricted Stock Units of
Celanese Common Stock, subject to the restrictions described in this
agreement:

    


    


    Performance
RSU Target Award

    


     [Number
of Performance Units] Units

    


    


    


    This
grant is made pursuant to the Performance-Vesting RSU Award Agreement dated as
of [Grant Date] between Celanese and you, which Agreement is attached hereto and
made a part hereof.


    
      
        
           

        

         


      

      
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    CELANESE
CORPORATION

    2004
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

     

    PERFORMANCE-VESTING
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

     

     

    This Performance-Vesting RSU Award
Agreement (hereinafter called the “Agreement”) is made and entered into
effective as of [Grant Date] (the “Grant Date”) by and between Celanese
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Celanese” or the “Company”) and
[Participant Name] (the “Participant”), when fully executed thereby in
accordance with this Agreement.  Except as defined herein, capitalized
terms shall have the same meaning ascribed to them under the Celanese
Corporation 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), as amended from time to
time.  To the extent that any provision of this Agreement conflicts
with the express terms of the Plan, it is hereby acknowledged and agreed that
the terms of this Agreement shall control with respect to this
Award.

     

    1. Performance
RSU Award:  In order to encourage Participant’s contribution to
the successful performance of the Company, Celanese hereby grants to Participant
as of the Grant Date, pursuant to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, a
performance-vesting RSU award (the “Performance RSUs” or “Award”) representing
the right to acquire shares of the Company’s Series A Common Stock (“Common
Stock”).  The number of shares that may become Vested Stock under this
Award is set forth in Appendix A.  Participant hereby acknowledges and
accepts such Award upon such terms and subject to such performance requirements
and other conditions, restrictions and limitations contained in this Agreement
and the Plan.

     

    2. Performance-Based
Vesting:  The number of Performance RSUs that may vest and be
issuable as Common Stock based on Company performance shall be determined using
the methodology set forth in Appendix A and Appendix B, and shall be subject to
the following provisions.

     

    (a) Service Period: The Service
Period shall be the period commencing on [Grant Date] and ending on October 14,
2011.

     

    (b) Performance
Measures:  Performance vesting shall be based on achievement
against pre-determined targets for i) Operating EBITDA and ii) Relative Total
Shareholder Return (“Relative TSR”).  These measures are described in,
and will be determined in accordance with, Appendix A.

     

    (c) Performance
Targets:  Threshold, Target and Stretch performance levels for
each performance measure for the performance period are described in Appendix
A.

     

    (d) Performance
Vesting:  The aggregate number of restricted stock units that
may actually vest shall be determined by reference to the target number of
Performance RSUs granted pursuant to the Award as adjusted for the Company’s
level of performance with respect to each performance measure as set forth in
Appendix A.

     

    (e) Vesting Date:  The date upon
which any restricted stock units that may vest pursuant to this Award shall be
October 14, 2011 (the “Vesting Date”) so long as the New York Stock Exchange
shall be open for trading on such date (or on the preceding trading day if there
shall have been no trading on the Vesting Date).

     

    3. Effects
of Certain Events:

     

    (a) Upon the
death of the Participant or the termination of the Participant’s employment with
the Company by reason of Total Disability, Performance RSUs in an amount equal
to (i) the Target number of Performance RSUs granted hereby multiplied by (ii) a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of complete calendar months
between the Grant Date and the date of death or such termination, and the
denominator of which is thirty-four, such product to be rounded up to the
nearest whole number (the “Prorated Amount”), shall immediately become Vested
Stock and shall be delivered to the Participant within thirty (30) days after
the Participant’s death or Date of Termination (provided that if the
payment is by reason of termination due to Total Disability and the Participant
is a Specified Employee on the Date of Termination, payment shall not be made
until six (6) months and one day after the Participant’s Date of
Termination).

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (b) Upon the
termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company without Cause,
Performance RSUs in an amount equal to the Prorated Amount shall become Vested
Stock and be deliverable to the Participant on the date set forth in Section 4,
subject to adjustment for the achievement of the performance goals
outlined herein and as applied to all other Participants.

     

    (c) Upon the
termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company for any other reason,
the Award shall be forfeited and cancelled without consideration.

     

    4. Settlement
of Performance RSUs:  Subject to Sections 3(a) and 6 of this
Agreement, each vested Performance RSU shall be settled by the delivery of one
share of Common Stock to the Participant or a Company-designated brokerage
within fourteen (14) days after the Vesting Date.

     

    5. Rights as
a Stockholder:  The Participant shall have no rights as a
stockholder with respect to the Award.

     

    6. Change in
Control; Dissolution:

     

    (a) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, upon the occurrence of a
Change in Control, with respect to any Performance RSUs granted pursuant to this
Agreement that have not previously become Vested Stock, been forfeited or
converted:

     

    (i) If the
unvested Award is assumed by the Participant’s new employer in connection with
the Change in Control, or a substitute award with the equivalent (or greater)
economic value and no less favorable vesting conditions is put in place
effective upon the Change in Control, the Award (or as applicable, the
substitute award) shall continue to be subject to the vesting and payment
conditions provided herein, provided that if the Participant’s employment is
terminated without Cause following the Change in Control, Performance RSUs in an
amount equal to the Target number of Performance RSUs granted hereby shall
immediately vest and shall be delivered in full within thirty (30) days after
the Participant’s Date of Termination provided that if the Participant is a
Specified Employee on the Date of Termination, delivery shall not be made until
six (6) months and one day after the Participant’s Date of
Termination.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (ii) If the
Award is not assumed, or a substitute award is not made pursuant to Section
6(a)(i) above, then upon the Change of Control the Target number of Performance
RSUs granted hereby shall immediately become Vested Stock and shall be
delivered to the Participant within thirty (30) days after the Change in
Control occurs.

     

    (b) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event of a
corporate dissolution of the Company that is taxed under Section 331 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, then in accordance with Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(A), this Agreement shall terminate and any
Performance RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement that have not
previously been forfeited shall immediately become Vested Stock and shall be
delivered to the Participant within thirty (30) of such
dissolution.

     

    7. Income
Taxes: The Company shall not deliver shares in respect of any
Performance RSUs unless and until the Participant has made arrangements
satisfactory to the Committee to satisfy applicable withholding tax
obligations.  Unless otherwise permitted by the Committee, withholding
shall be effected by withholding Common Stock issuable in connection with the
delivery of Performance RSUs.  The Participant acknowledges that the
Company shall have the right to deduct any taxes required to be withheld by law
in connection with the delivery of Common Stock issued in respect of any vested
Performance RSUs from any amounts payable by it to the Participant (including,
without limitation, future cash wages).  Any vested Performance RSUs
shall be reflected in the Company’s records as issued on the respective dates of
issuance set forth in this Agreement, irrespective of whether delivery of such
shares is pending the Participant’s satisfaction of his or her withholding tax
obligations.

     

    8. Non-Transferability
of Award:  The Participant represents and warrants that the
Performance RSUs are being acquired by the Participant solely for the
Participant’s own account for investment and not with a view to or for sale in
connection with any distribution thereof.  The Participant further
understands, acknowledges and agrees that, except as otherwise provided in the
Plan, the Performance RSUs may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise directly or indirectly encumbered or disposed of except to the extent
expressly permitted hereby and at all times in compliance with the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, and in compliance with applicable
state securities or “blue sky” laws and non-U.S. securities
laws.  Unless permitted by the Committee, the Performance RSUs may not
be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated
by the Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant may
designate a beneficiary on a form provided by the Company, with such beneficiary
to receive any Common Stock issued hereunder following the Participant’s
death.

     

    9. Other
Agreements:  Subject to sections 10(a) and 10(b) below, this
Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between the
Participant and the Company regarding the Award, and any prior agreements,
commitments or negotiations concerning the Award are superseded.

     

    (a) The
Participant acknowledges that as a condition to receipt of the grant made
hereunder, the Participant shall have delivered to the Company an executed copy
of this Agreement and an executed Long-Term Incentive Claw-Back Agreement if a
current version of such Long-Term Incentive Claw-Back Agreement is not already
on file as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  For
purposes hereof, “Long-Term Incentive Claw-Back Agreement” means an agreement
between the Company and the Participant associated with the grant of long-term
incentives of the Company evidenced by the Award, which contains terms,
conditions and provisions regarding one or more of (i) competition by the
Participant with the Company; (ii) maintenance of confidentiality of the
Company’s and/or clients’ information; and (iii) such other matters deemed
necessary, desirable or appropriate by the Company for such an agreement in view
of the rights and benefits conveyed in connection with the Award.

     

    (b) The Award
(including the terms described herein) is subject to the provisions of the Plan
and, if the Participant is outside the U.S., there may be an addendum containing
special terms and conditions applicable to awards in the Participant’s
country.  The award of Performance RSUs to any such participant is
contingent upon the Participant executing and returning any such addendum in the
manner directed by the Company.

     

    (c) The
issuance of shares provided by this Agreement is subject to the restrictions in
Section 17 below and is made in reliance on the provision in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-3(b) permitting distribution on the earlier of the Vesting Date,
a separation from service or a Change in Control as provided under this
Agreement.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    10. Not a
Contract for Employment; No Acquired Rights:  Nothing in the
Plan, in this Agreement or any other instrument executed pursuant to the Plan
shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Company’s employ
or service, or any right to future awards, nor limit in any way the Company’s
right to terminate the Participant’s employment or other service at any time for
any reason.

     

    11. Severability:  In
the event that any provision of this Agreement is declared to be illegal,
invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
provision shall be reformed, if possible, to the extent necessary to render it
legal, valid and enforceable, or otherwise deleted, and the remainder of this
Agreement shall not be affected except to the extent necessary to reform or
delete such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision.

     

    12. Further
Assurances:  Each party shall cooperate and take such action as
may be reasonably requested by either party hereto in order to carry out the
provisions and purpose of this Agreement.

     

    13. Binding
Effect:  The Award and this Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective permitted
heirs, beneficiaries, successors and assigns.

     

    14. Electronic
Delivery:  By executing this Agreement, the Participant hereby
consents to the delivery of any and all information (including, without
limitation, information required to be delivered to the Participant pursuant to
applicable securities laws), in whole or in part, regarding the Company and its
subsidiaries, the Plan, and the Performance RSUs via the Company’s or plan
administrator’s web site or other electronic delivery.

     

    15. Governing
Law:  The Award and this Agreement shall be interpreted and
construed in accordance with the laws of New York and applicable federal
law.

     

    16. Validity
of Agreement:  This Agreement shall be valid, binding and
effective upon the Company on the Grant Date.  However, the
Performance RSUs contained in this Agreement shall be forfeited by the
Participant and this Agreement shall have no force and effect if it is not duly
executed by the Participant on or before February 16, 2009.

     

    17. Compliance
with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code.  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the
contrary, this Agreement will be interpreted and applied so that the Agreement
does not fail to meet, and is operated in accordance with, the requirements of
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
regulations thereunder.  Further, in accordance with the restrictions
provided by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(2), any subsequent
amendments to this Agreement or any other agreement, or the entering into or
termination of any other agreement, affecting the Performance RSUs provided by
this Agreement shall not modify the time or form of issuance of the Performance
RSUs set forth in this Agreement.

     

    18. Definitions:  The
following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this
Agreement, notwithstanding any contrary definition in the Plan:

     

    (a) “Cause” means (i) the
Participant’s willful failure to perform the Participant’s duties to the Company
(other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental
illness) for a period of 30 days following written notice by the Company to
Participant of such failure, (ii) conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere
to, (x) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or any
similar criminal act in a jurisdiction outside the United States or (y) a crime
involving moral turpitude, (iii) the Participant’s willful malfeasance or
willful misconduct which is demonstrably injurious to the Company or its
Affiliates, (iv) any act of fraud by the Participant, (v) any material violation
of the Company’s business conduct policy, (vi) any material violation of the
Company’s policies concerning harassment or discrimination, (vii) the
Participant’s conduct that causes material harm to the business reputation of
the Company or its Affiliates, or (viii) the Participant’s breach of any
confidentiality, intellectual property, non-competition or non-solicitation)
applicable to the Participant under Section 7 or any other agreement between the
Participant and the Company or an Affiliate.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (b) “Change in Control” shall
mean, in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5), any of the
following:

     

    (i)           any
one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires ownership of
stock of the Company that, together with stock held by such person or group,
constitutes more than 50% of the total voting power of the stock of the Company;
or

     

    (ii)           a
majority of members of the Board is replaced during any 12-month period by
directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the
members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election;
or

     

    (iii)           any
one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired
during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by
such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair
market value equal to 50% or more of all of the assets of the Company
immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions.

     

    (c) “Date of Termination” shall
mean in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(1) and the
definition of “separation from service” in the Celanese Corporation Deferred
Compensation Plan, the date on which the Participant’s employment terminates
such that the Company anticipates no further services will be performed by the
Participant for the Company (or any services are reduced by 80% or more as
provided by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(1)(ii)).

     

    (d) “Effective Date” means
[Effective Date].

     

    (e) “Operating EBITDA” means a
measure used by the Company’s management to measure performance, and is defined
as operating profit from continuing operations, plus equity in net earnings from
affiliates, other income and depreciation and amortization, and further adjusted
for Other Charges and other adjustments as determined by the Company and as
approved by the Committee.

     

    (f) “Specified Employee” has the
meaning set forth in the Celanese Americas Supplemental Retirement Pension Plan
and the Company shall be considered a “Participating Company” for purposes of
such definition.

     

    (g) “Person” means any person,
firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation or other business
organization, entity or enterprise whatsoever.

     

    (h) “Total Disability” has
the same meaning as “Disability” in the Celanese Corporation Deferred
Compensation Plan.

     

    (i) “Total Shareholder Return” or
“TSR” means the change
in the price of the Company’s Common Stock, including dividends (as if
reinvested), cumulatively over the period December 1, 2008 through September 30,
2011 (the “TSR Performance Period”), as determined in good faith and in the sole
discretion of the Committee.  Total Shareholder Return for the Company
and the Peer Group shall be calculated using the average of the last reported
sales price per share of voting common stock on the New York Stock Exchange
Composite Transactions (or such other comparable securities exchange or trading
market as the common stock of the Company or the applicable Peer Group company
shall then be traded) for the last twenty (20) trading days preceding
December 1, 2008, and for the last twenty (20) trading days preceding
October 1, 2011.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (j) “Vested Stock” shall mean
shares of Common Stock covered by the Performance RSU Award which are issued in
Participant’s name or otherwise issued for the benefit of
Participant.

     

    This
Performance-Vesting Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated [Grant Date] has
been delivered to the Participant pursuant to such action approved by the
Committee on the Grant Date and can be accepted only by the signature of the
Participant and timely delivery thereof to the Company in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.

     

    IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Award Agreement has been executed and delivered by the
parties hereto.

     

    


     

    ACCEPTED AND
AGREED:                                                                           PARTICIPANT

     

    


     

    


     

    By:

     

    Name:
[Participant Name]

     

    Employee
ID: [Personnel Name]

     

    Date:

     

    



    
      
        
           

        

         


      

      
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    APPENDIX
A

     

    CALCULATION OF THE
PERFORMANCE-BASED VESTING

     

    
      
        
          
            
              
                
                  
                    
                      
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                
                                  
                                    	
                                            Name
      of Participant:

                                          	
                                            [Participant
      Name]

                                          
	
                                            Grant
      Date:

                                          	
                                            [Grant
      Date]

                                          
	 
      	
                                            Threshold(1)

                                          	
                                            Target

                                          	
                                            Maximum

                                          
	
                                            Performance
      RSUs subject to the Award:

                                          	
                                            [Threshold
      Units]

                                          	
                                            [Target
      Units]

                                          	
                                            [Maximum
      Units]

                                          


                                  

                                

                              

                            

                          

                        

                      

                    

                  

                

              

            

          

        

      

    

     

    (1) No
Performance RSUs will be earned if Operating EBITDA performance results achieved
are below Threshold.

     

    Performance-Based
Vesting Calculation

     

    The
percentage of Performance RSUs that may vest on October 14, 2011 is subject to
the achievement of specified levels of (i) the Company’s Operating EBITDA during
its 2009 and 2010 fiscal years and (ii) the Company’s Total Shareholder Return
as compared with peer companies during the TSR Performance Period, where the
potential performance-based vesting outcomes are summarized as
follows:

     

    Table
1 – Potential Performance-Based Vesting Outcomes:

    


    
      	 
      	 
      	
              Relative
      TSR

            
	 
      	 
      	
              Below
      Threshold

            	
              Target

            	
              Stretch

            
	
              Operating
      EBITDA

            	
              Below
      Threshold

            	
              0%

            	
              0%

            	
              0%

            
	
              Threshold

            	
              25%

            	
              50%

            	
              75%

            
	
              Target

            	
              50%

            	
              100%

            	
              150%

            
	
              Stretch

            	
              75%

            	
              150%

            	
              225%

            


    

     

    A.  Calculating the Award Adjustment based on
the Operating EBITDA Results Achieved

     

    The
following table outlines the respective measurement periods, weightings and
performance goals/ranges for the Operating EBITDA performance
measure.

     

    Table
2 – Operating EBITDA Performance Goals and Payout Range:

     

    
      	
              Measurement
      Period

            	
              Period

              Weight

            	
              Operating
      EBITDA

              Performance
      Goal / Range

            	
              Operating
      EBITDA Performance Percentage Range (1)

            
	
              Threshold

            	
              Target

            	
              Stretch

            	
              Threshold

            	
              Target

            	
              Stretch

            
	
              1/1/2009
      to 12/31/2009

            	
              40%

            	 
      	 
      	 
      	
              20%

            	
              40%

            	
              60%

            
	
              1/1/2010
      to 12/31/2010

            	
              40%

            	 
      	 
      	 
      	
              20%

            	
              40%

            	
              60%

            
	
              1/1/2009
      to 12/31/2010

            	
              20%

            	 
      	 
      	 
      	
              10%

            	
              20%

            	
              30%

            
	 
      	
              100%

            	 
      	 
      	 
      	
              50%

            	
              100%

            	
              150%

            


    

     

    (1) No
Operating EBITDA performance percentage will be earned (0%) if the actual
performance results achieved are below threshold for each respective measurement
period.

    


    
      
        
        

      

      
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    The
Participant’s Performance RSU Target Award will be adjusted (up or down) based
on the Company’s absolute achievement of the Operating EBITDA performance goals
as follows:

     

    
      	
              1.  

            	
              The
      Operating EBITDA performance percentage for each measurement period shall
      be calculated by straight-line interpolation for results achieved between
      Threshold and Target, or for results achieved between Target and
      Stretch;

            


    

     

    
      	
              2.  

            	
              For
      each measurement period, the result of step 1 (a percentage) shall be
      multiplied by the Target number of Performance
  RSUs;

            


    

     

    
      	
              3.  

            	
              The
      results of step 2 for each measurement period shall be added together to
      determine the total number of Operating EBITDA adjusted RSUs (“Adjusted
      RSUs”).

            


    

     

     

    
      	
              B.  

            	
              Calculating
      the Award
      Adjustment based on the Relative TSR Results
    Achieved

            


    

     

        Relative TSR
performance will be calculated after the end of the TSR Performance
Period.  The resulting calculation will increase or decrease the
number of Adjusted RSUs by a percentage between 50% and 150%.

    


    Table
3 – TSR Performance Goals and Payout Range:

     

    
      	 
      	
              TSR
      Performance Percentile

            	
              TSR
      Payout Level

            
	
              Threshold

            	
              20th
      or below

            	
              50%

            
	
              Target

            	
              50th

            	
              100%

            
	
              Stretch

            	
              80th
      or above

            	
              150%

            


    

     

    The Participant’s Adjusted RSUs will be
further adjusted based on Relative TSR as follows:

     

    
      	
              1.  

            	
              Calculate
      Total Shareholder Return for each company in the Peer Group (as set forth
      on Appendix B) for the TSR Performance Period and rank such companies from
      lowest to highest as measured by
TSR.

            


    

     

    
      	
              2.  

            	
              Determine
      the Threshold, Target and Stretch Performance Levels for the Peer Group
      (excluding the Company) using a rank-based methodology as
      follows:

            


    

     

    N = the
number of companies that remain in the Peer Group on September 30,
2011

     

    Threshold Performance Level =
..2 (N+1)

     

    Target Performance Level = .5
(N+1)

     

    Stretch Performance Level =
..8 (N+1)

     

    If any
Performance Level does not correspond exactly to a company in the Peer Group
ranking, then the company that corresponds most closely to the specific
performance level (whether higher or lower) shall represent such Performance
Level.


    
      
        
           

        

         


      

      
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              3.  

            	
              Determine
      the Company’s rank against the Peer Group TSR performance
      results:

            


    

     

    
      	
              a.  

            	
              if the
      Company’s TSR performance achieved is
      between Threshold and
Target:

            


    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              X%
      = (100% – 50%) / (the number of companies ranked between Threshold
      Performance Level and Target Performance Level including the
      Company)

            


    

     

    Add X% to
50% (the Threshold TSR Payout Level) for each position the Company is ranked
above the Threshold Performance Level.

     

    
      	
              b.  

            	
              if the
      Company’s TSR performance achieved is
      between Target and Stretch:

            


    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              X%
      = (150% – 100%) / (the number of companies ranked between Target
      Performance Level and Stretch Performance Level including the
      Company)

            


    

     

    Add X% to
100% (the Target TSR Payout Level) for each position the Company is ranked above
Target Performance Level.

     

    
      	
              4.  

            	
              Multiply
      the percentage resulting from step 3 above by the number of Adjusted RSUs
      to calculate the number of Performance RSUs that shall vest (rounded to
      the nearest whole unit) and become
vested.

            


    


    
      
        
           

        

         


      

      
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    APPENDIX
B

     

    PEER GROUP
COMPANIES

    


    The peer
group was established by selecting all of the companies comprising the Dow Jones
U.S. Chemicals Index (DJUSCH) as of December 1, 2008 (the “Peer
Group”).  The companies in the Index on that date, not including
Celanese, were:

     

    Table
1 – Peer Group Companies:

     

    
      	 
      	
              Company

            	
              Ticker

            	 
      	
              Company

            	
              Ticker

            
	
              1.

            	
              A.
      Schulman Inc.

            	
              SHLM

            	
              19.

            	
              International
      Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

            	
              IFF

            
	
              2.

            	
              Air
      Products & Chemicals Inc.

            	
              APD

            	
              20.

            	
              Lubrizol
      Corp.

            	
              LZ

            
	
              3.

            	
              Airgas
      Inc.

            	
              ARG

            	
              21.

            	
              Minerals
      Technologies Inc.

            	
              MTX

            
	
              4.

            	
              Albemarle
      Corp.

            	
              ALB

            	
              22.

            	
              Mosaic
      Co.

            	
              MOS

            
	
              5.

            	
              Ashland
      Inc.

            	
              ASH

            	
              23.

            	
              Olin
      Corp.

            	
              OLN

            
	
              6.

            	
              Avery
      Dennison Corp.

            	
              AVY

            	
              24.

            	
              OM
      Group Inc.

            	
              OMG

            
	
              7.

            	
              Cabot
      Corp.

            	
              CBT

            	
              25.

            	
              PPG
      Industries Inc.

            	
              PPG

            
	
              8.

            	
              CF
      Industries Holdings Inc.

            	
              CF

            	
              26.

            	
              Praxair
      Inc.

            	
              PX

            
	
              9.

            	
              Chemtura
      Corp.

            	
              CEM

            	
              27.

            	
              Rockwood
      Holdings Inc.

            	
              ROC

            
	
              10.

            	
              Cytec
      Industries Inc.

            	
              CYT

            	
              28.

            	
              Rohm
      & Haas Co.

            	
              ROH

            
	
              11.

            	
              Dow
      Chemical Co.

            	
              DOW

            	
              29.

            	
              RPM
      International Inc.

            	
              RPM

            
	
              12.

            	
              E.
      I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.

            	
              DD

            	
              30.

            	
              Sensient
      Technologies Corp.

            	
              SXT

            
	
              13.

            	
              Eastman
      Chemical Co.

            	
              EMN

            	
              31.

            	
              Sigma-Aldrich
      Corp.

            	
              SIAL

            
	
              14.

            	
              Ecolab
      Inc.

            	
              ECL

            	
              32.

            	
              Terra
      Industries Inc.

            	
              TRA

            
	
              15.

            	
              Ferro
      Corp.

            	
              FOE

            	
              33.

            	
              Tredegar
      Corp.

            	
              TG

            
	
              16.

            	
              FMC
      Corp.

            	
              FMC

            	
              34.

            	
              Valspar
      Corp.

            	
              VAL

            
	
              17.

            	
              H.
      B. Fuller Co.

            	
              FUL

            	
              35.

            	
              W.
      R. Grace & Co.

            	
              GRA

            
	
              18.

            	
              Huntsman
      Corp.

            	
              HUN

            	
              36.

            	
              Zep
      Inc.

            	
              ZEP

            


    

    


     

    If one or
more members of the Peer Group cease to be a publicly traded entity during the
TSR Performance Period, then that company will be removed from the Peer
Group.  No additional companies will be added to the Peer Group
(closed group) for purposes of this Award.

    


    



    
      
        
           

        

         


      

      
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