EX-10.4



 






EXHIBIT 10.4




RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT SPECIAL AWARD AGREEMENT






THIS AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES PART OF THE PROSPECTUS COVERING SECURITIES

REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.





THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (hereinafter, the
“Agreement”) made as of the ______ day
of ____________, ____________, between Goodrich Corporation, a New York corporation (the “Company”),
and ____________ (the “Employee”). For purposes of this Agreement, all capitalized terms not
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto under the terms of the Goodrich Corporation
2001 Equity Compensation Plan (as amended, the “Plan”), unless otherwise noted.



WHEREAS, the Employee is employed by the Company or its subsidiary corporations; and



WHEREAS, the Company wishes to grant an award of restricted stock units under the Plan, subject to
the conditions and restrictions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement.



NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this agreement, the Company
and the Employee agree as follows:




	1.	 	Grant of Units. The Company hereby
grants to the Employee ____________ restricted stock
units (the “Units”). Each Unit held by the Employee shall entitle the Employee to receive (i)
one share of common stock, par value $5.00 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) upon the
vesting of such Unit (as described below) and (ii) periodic cash payments from the Company
equal in value to any dividend declared and paid on a share of Common Stock (“dividend
equivalents”). Prior to the vesting of a Unit, the Employee shall have no ownership interest
in the Common Stock represented by such Unit and the Employee shall have no right to vote or
exercise proxies with respect to the Common Stock represented by such Unit. No stock
certificates will be issued as of the date of this Agreement (the “Effective Date”) and the
Units shall be subject to forfeiture and other restrictions as set forth below.
	 
	2.	 	Vesting. The Units will be deemed vested upon the Employee’s continued employment
with the Company or one of the Company’s subsidiary corporations on the date that is three
years from the Effective Date.
	 
	 	 	Upon vesting, the Company shall either transfer physical possession of a stock
certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock in an amount equal to the number of
Units then becoming vested to the Employee or provide for book entry transfer of such shares
to the Employee, subject to Sections 6 and 7 below.




 









 












	3.	 	Vesting of Units Post-Employment.






(a) In the event of the Employee’s death or permanent and total disability, as determined by
the Committee, all unvested Units shall vest immediately upon the occurrence of such event.




(b) In the event the Employee’s employment with the Company or a subsidiary of the Company
terminates and the Employee is eligible for Early Retirement or Normal Retirement, as
defined in the Goodrich Corporation Employees’ Pension Plan (or as defined in a subsidiary
company’s salaried pension plan in the event the Employee’s pension benefits are received
solely from the subsidiary’s plan) in effect at the time of the Employee’s termination of
employment, all unvested Units shall vest immediately upon such termination.




(c) Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event of a Change in Control of the
Company subsequent to this date, all Units shall immediately vest.




(d) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee’s
employment with the Company or any of its subsidiary corporations is terminated for Cause,
as defined herein, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, immediately cancel the Units
granted under this Agreement that have not yet become vested as of any date prior to the
date of such termination. For the purpose of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean a
termination of employment by the Company due to (i) the commission by the Employee of an act
of fraud or embezzlement against the Company or any of its subsidiary corporations, (ii) a
conviction of the Employee (or a plea of nolo contendere in lieu thereof)
for any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; or (iii) intentional violation
by the Employee of written policies of the Company or specific directions of the Board,
which misconduct or violation results in material damage to the Company and continues after
written notice thereof and a reasonable opportunity to cure.




	4.	 	Forfeiture. Except as specifically provided in Section 3, if the Employee’s
employment is terminated prior to any of the vesting dates set forth in Section 2 above, all
of the unvested Units will be forfeited. In the event of such forfeiture, all rights to
receive shares of Common Stock or dividend equivalents or any other ancillary rights shall
cease and terminate immediately.
	 
	5.	 	Assignability. The rights of the Employee contingent or otherwise in the Units or
dividend equivalents cannot and shall not be sold, assigned, pledged or otherwise transferred
or encumbered other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
	 
	6.	 	Tax Withholding. At the time shares of common stock are transferred to the Employee,
the number of shares delivered will be net of the amount of shares sufficient to satisfy any
federal, state and local tax withholding requirements with which the Company must comply.




2









 












	7.	 	Changes in Capital Structure. The number of shares of Common Stock to be transferred
to the Employee upon the vesting of any Units will be adjusted appropriately in the event of
any stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, merger, consolidation, reorganization,
or other change in the nature of the shares of Common Stock in the same manner in which other
outstanding shares of Common Stock are affected; provided, that the number of shares subject
to this Agreement shall always be a whole number.
	 
	8.	 	Continued Employment. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring upon
the Employee the right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries as
an executive or in any other capacity.
	 
	9.	 	Parties to Agreement. This Agreement and the terms and conditions herein set forth
are subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are controlling.
All decisions or interpretations of the Board and of the Committee shall be binding and
conclusive upon Employee or upon Employee’s executors or administrators upon any question
arising hereunder or under the Plan. This Agreement will constitute an agreement between the
company and the Employee as of the date first above written, which shall bind and inure to the
benefit of their respective executors, administrators, successors and assigns.
	 
	10.	 	Modification. No change, termination, waiver or modification of this Agreement will
be valid unless in writing and signed by all of the parties to this Agreement.
	 
	11.	 	Consent to Jurisdiction. The Employee hereby consents to the jurisdiction of any
state or federal court located in the county in which the principal executive office of the
Company is then located for purposes of the enforcement of this Agreement and waives personal
service of any and all process upon the Employee. The Employee waives any objection to venue
of any action instituted under this Agreement.
	 
	12.	 	Notices. All notices, designations, consents, offers or any other communications
provided for in this Agreement must be given in writing, personally delivered, or by facsimile
transmission with an appropriate written confirmation of receipt, by nationally recognized
overnight courier or by U.S. mail. Notice to the Company is to be addressed to its then
principal office. Notice to the Employee or any transferee is to be addressed to his/her/its
respective address as it appears in the records of the Company, or to such other address as
may be designated by the receiving party by notice in writing to the Secretary of the Company.
	 
	13.	 	Further Assurances. At any time, and from time to time after executing this
Agreement, the Employee will execute such additional instruments and take such actions as may
be reasonably requested by the Company to confirm or perfect or otherwise to carry out the
intent and purpose of this Agreement.
	 
	14.	 	Provisions Severable. If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or
unenforceable, it shall not affect the other provisions, and this Agreement shall remain in
effect as though




3









 












	 	 	the invalid or unenforceable provisions were omitted. Upon a determination that any term or
other provision is invalid or unenforceable, the Company shall in good faith modify this
Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible.
	 
	15.	 	Captions. Captions herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be
considered in construing this Agreement.
	 
	16.	 	Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the parties’ entire understanding and
agreement with respect to the issuance of the Units, and each of the parties acknowledges that
it has not made any, and makes no promises, representations or undertakings, other than those
expressly set forth or referred to therein.
	 
	17.	 	Governing Law. This Agreement is subject to the condition that this award will
conform with any applicable provisions of any state or federal law or regulation in force
either at the time of grant. The Committee and the Board reserve the right pursuant to the
condition mentioned in this paragraph to terminate all or a portion of this Agreement if in
the opinion of the Committee and Board, this Agreement does not conform with any such
applicable state or federal law or regulation and such nonconformance shall cause material
harm to the Company.
	 
	 	 	This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State
of New York.





IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the first day hereabove
first written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GOODRICH CORPORATION

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
 	 
	 	 	Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 



Accepted by:




 


(Employee’s name)





4