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2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Purpose and Effective Date
Awards for Non-Employee Directors
Unrestricted Campbell Stock Awards for Key Employees
Award of Performance Units
Change in Control of the Company
§ 1.1 Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide financial incentives for selected Key Employees of the Campbell Group and for the non-employee Directors of the Company, thereby promoting the long-term growth and financial success of the Campbell Group by (1) attracting and retaining employees and Directors of outstanding ability, (2) strengthening the Campbell Group’s capability to develop, maintain, and direct a competent management team, (3) providing an effective means for selected Key Employees and non-employee Directors to acquire and maintain ownership of Campbell Stock, (4) motivating Key Employees to achieve long-range Performance Goals and objectives, and (5) providing incentive compensation opportunities competitive with those of other major corporations.
§ 1.2 Effective Date and Expiration of Plan. The Plan is subject to approval by a majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting of Shareowners to be held on November 18, 2005, or at any adjournment thereof by the Shareowners entitled to vote thereon, and, if so approved, should be effective as of such date. Unless earlier terminated by the Board pursuant to Section 11.3, the Plan shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of its Effective Date. No Award shall be made pursuant to the Plan after its termination date, but Awards made prior to the termination date may extend beyond that date.
The following words and phrases, as used in the Plan, shall have these meanings:
§ 2.1 “Administrator” means the individual or individuals to whom the Committee delegates authority under the Plan in accordance with Section 3.3.
§ 2.2 “Award” means, individually or collectively, any Option, SAR, Restricted Stock, Restricted Performance Stock, unrestricted Campbell Stock or Performance Unit Award.
§ 2.3 “Award Statement” means a written confirmation of an Award under the Plan furnished to the Participant.
§ 2.4 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
§ 2.5 “Campbell Group” means the Company and all of its Subsidiaries on and after the Effective Date.
§ 2.6 “Campbell Stock” means Capital Stock of the Company.
§ 2.7 “Cause” except for purposes of Article XII, with respect to any Participant, means (i) the definition of “Cause” as set forth in any individual employment agreement applicable to such Participant, or (ii) in the case of a Participant who does not have an individual employment agreement that defines Cause, then “Cause” means the termination of a Participant’s employment by reason of his or her (1) engaging in gross misconduct that is injurious to the Campbell Group, monetarily or otherwise, (2) misappropriation of funds, (3) willful misrepresentation to the directors or officers of the Campbell Group, (4) gross negligence in the performance of the Participant’s duties having an adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, properties or financial condition of the Campbell Group, (5) conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude, or (6) entering into competition with the Campbell Group. The determination of whether a Participant’s employment was terminated for Cause shall be made by the Company in its sole discretion.
§ 2.8 “Change in Control” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 12.2 herein.
§ 2.9 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
§ 2.10 “Committee” means the Compensation and Organization Committee of the Board, any successor committee thereto, a subcommittee thereof, or any other committee appointed from time to time by the Board to administer the Plan.
§ 2.11 “Company” means Campbell Soup Company and its successors and assigns.
§ 2.12 “Deferred Account” means an account established for a Participant under Section 10.1.
§ 2.13 “Deferred Compensation Plan” means any Campbell Soup Company Deferred Compensation Plan.
§ 2.14 “Director” means a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.
§ 2.15 “Effective Date” means the date on which the Plan is approved by the Shareowners, as provided in Section 1.2.
§ 2.16 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
§ 2.17 “Fair Market Value” means, as of any specified date, an amount equal to the mean between the reported high and low prices of Campbell Stock on the New York Stock Exchange composite tape on the specified date or, if no shares of Campbell Stock have been traded on any such dates, the mean between the reported high and low prices of Campbell Stock on the New York Stock Exchange composite tape as reported on the first day prior thereto on which shares of Campbell Stock were so traded. If shares of Campbell Stock are no longer traded on the New York Stock Exchange, “Fair Market Value” shall be determined in good faith by the Committee using other reasonable means.
§ 2.18 “Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company, which is the 52- or 53-week period ending on the Sunday closest to July 31.
§ 2.19 “Incentive Stock Option” means an option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, or any successor provision thereof.
§ 2.20 “Key Employee” means a salaried employee of the Campbell Group who is in a management position.
§ 2.21 “Nonqualified Stock Option” means an option granted under the Plan other than an Incentive Stock Option.
§ 2.22 “Option” means either a Nonqualified Stock Option or an Incentive Stock Option to purchase Campbell Stock.
§ 2.23 “Option Price” means the price at which Campbell Stock may be purchased under an Option as provided in Section 5.4, or in the case of a SAR granted under Section 5.8, the Fair Market Value of Campbell Stock on the date the SAR is awarded.
§ 2.24 “Participant” means a Key Employee or a non-employee Director to whom an Award has been made under the Plan or a Transferee.
§ 2.25 “Performance Goals” means goals established by the Committee pursuant to Section 4.5.
§ 2.26 “Performance Period” means a period of time over which performance is measured.
§ 2.27 “Performance Unit” means the unit of measure determined under Article IX by which is expressed the value of a Performance Unit Award.
§ 2.28 “Performance Unit Award” means an Award granted under Article IX.
§ 2.29 “Personal Representative” means the person or persons who, upon the death, disability, or incompetency of a Participant, shall have acquired, by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or by other legal proceedings, the right to exercise an Option or SAR or the right to any Restricted Stock Award or Performance Unit Award theretofore granted or made to such Participant.
§ 2.30 “Plan” means Campbell Soup Company 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
§ 2.31 “Restricted Performance Stock” means Campbell Stock subject to Performance Goals.
§ 2.32 “Restricted Stock” means Campbell Stock subject to the terms and conditions provided in Article VI and including Restricted Performance Stock.
§ 2.33 “Restricted Stock Award” means an Award granted under Article VI.
§ 2.34 “Restriction Period” means a period of time determined under Section 6.2 during which Restricted Stock is subject to the terms and conditions provided in Section 6.3.
§ 2.35 “SAR” means a stock appreciation right granted under Section 5.8.
§ 2.36 “Shareowners” means the Shareowners of the Company.
§ 2.37 “Subsidiary” means a corporation or other entity the majority of the voting stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by the Company.
§ 2.38 “Transferee” means a person to whom a Participant has transferred his or her rights to an Award under the Plan in accordance with Section 11.1 and procedures and guidelines adopted by the Company.
§ 3.1 Committee to Administer. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. It is intended that the directors appointed to serve on the Committee shall be “non-employee directors” (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) and “outside directors” (within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code) to the extent that Rule 16b-3 and, if necessary for relief from the limitation under Section 162(m) of the Code and such relief is sought by the Company, Section 162(m) of the Code, respectively, are applicable. However, the mere fact that a Committee member shall fail to qualify under either of the foregoing requirements shall not invalidate any Award made by the Committee which Award is otherwise validly made under the Plan. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business at any meeting. The Committee shall act by majority vote of the members present at a duly convened meeting, which may include a meeting by conference telephone call held in accordance with applicable law. Action may be taken without a meeting if written consent thereto is given in accordance with applicable law.
§ 3.2 Powers of Committee.
(a) The Committee shall have full power and authority to interpret and administer the Plan and to establish and amend rules and regulations for its administration. The Committee’s decisions shall be final and conclusive with respect to the interpretation of the Plan and any Award made under it.
(b) Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have authority, in its discretion, to determine those Key Employees who shall receive an Award, the time or times when such Award shall be made, the vesting schedule, if any, for the Award and the type of Award to be granted, the number of shares to be subject to each Option and Restricted Stock Award, and the value of each Performance Unit.
(c) The Committee shall determine and set forth in an Award Statement the terms of each Award, including such terms, restrictions, and provisions as shall be necessary to cause certain Options to qualify as Incentive Stock Options. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award Statement, in such manner and to the extent the Committee shall determine in order to carry out the purposes of the Plan. The Committee may, in its discretion, accelerate (i) the date on which any Option or SAR may be exercised, (ii) the date of termination of the restrictions applicable to a Restricted Stock Award, or (iii) the end of a Performance Period under a Performance Unit Award, if the Committee determines that to do so will be in the best interests of the Company and the Participants in the Plan; provided, however, that, with respect to
Awards that are subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Committee shall not have the authority to accelerate or postpone the timing of payment or settlement of an Award in a manner that would cause such Award to become subject to the interest and penalty provisions under Section 409A of the Code.
§ 3.3 Delegation by Committee. The Committee may, but need not, from time to time delegate some or all of its authority under the Plan to an Administrator consisting of one or more members of the Committee or of one or more officers of the Company; provided, however, that the Committee may not delegate its authority (i) to make Awards to Key Employees (A) who are subject on the date of the Award to the reporting rules under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, (B) whose compensation for such fiscal year may be subject to the limit on deductible compensation pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code, or (C) who are officers of the Company who are delegated authority by the Committee hereunder, or (ii) to interpret the Plan or any Award, or (iii) under Section 11.3 of the Plan. Any delegation hereunder shall be subject to the restrictions and limits that the Committee specifies at the time of such delegation or thereafter. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed as obligating the Committee to delegate authority to an Administrator, and the Committee may at any time rescind the authority delegated to an Administrator appointed hereunder or appoint a new Administrator. At all times the Administrator appointed under this Section 3.3 shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the Committee. Any action undertaken by the Administrator in accordance with the Committee’s delegation of authority shall have the same force and effect as if undertaken directly by the Committee, and any reference in the Plan to the Committee shall, to the extent consistent with the terms and limitations of such delegation, be deemed to include a reference to the Administrator.
§ 4.1 Awards. Awards under the Plan shall consist of Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Performance Stock, unrestricted Campbell Stock and Performance Units. All Awards shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and to such other terms and conditions consistent with the Plan as the Committee deems appropriate. Awards under a particular section of the Plan need not be uniform and Awards under two or more sections may be combined in one Award Statement. Any combination of Awards may be granted at one time and on more than one occasion to the same Key Employee. Awards of Performance Units and Restricted Performance Stock shall be earned solely upon attainment of Performance Goals and the Committee shall have no discretion to increase such Awards.
§ 4.2 Eligibility for Awards. An Award may be made to any Key Employee selected by the Committee. In making this selection and in determining the form and amount of the Award, the Committee may give consideration to the functions and responsibilities of the respective Key Employee, his or her present and potential contributions to the success of the Campbell Group, the value of his or her services to the Campbell Group, and such other factors deemed relevant by the Committee. Non-employee Directors are eligible to receive Awards pursuant to Article VII.
§ 4.3 Shares Available Under the Plan.
(a) The Campbell Stock to be offered under the Plan pursuant to Options, SARs, Performance Unit Awards, and Restricted Stock and unrestricted Campbell Stock Awards must be Campbell Stock previously issued and outstanding and reacquired by the Company. Subject to adjustment under Section 11.2, the number of shares of Campbell Stock that may be issued pursuant to Awards under the Plan (the “Section 4.3 Limit”) shall not exceed 6,000,000 shares. Not more than the Section 4.3 Limit shall be granted in the form of Incentive Stock Options.
(b) The Section 4.3 Limit shall be increased by shares of Campbell Stock that are (i) tendered in payment of the Option Price of Options or the exercise price of other Awards; (ii) subject to an Award which for any reason is cancelled (excluding shares subject to an Option cancelled upon the exercise of a related SAR) or terminated without having been exercised or paid; (iii) withheld from any Award to
satisfy a Participant’s tax withholding obligations or, if applicable, to pay the Option Price of an Option or the exercise price of other Awards or (iv) acquired by the Company on the open market using the cash proceeds received by the Company from the exercise of Options granted under the Plan; provided, however, that the Section 4.3 Limit shall not be increased under this Section 4.3(b)(iv) in respect of any Option by the number of shares of Campbell Stock greater than (A) the amount of such cash proceeds, divided by (B) the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise; provided further that any shares added back to the Section 4.3 Limit pursuant to this Section 4.3(b)(iv) shall not increase the number of shares available for grant as Incentive Stock Options. Anything to the contrary in this Section 4.3(b) notwithstanding, if a SAR is settled in whole or in part in shares of Campbell Stock, the Section 4.3 Limit shall be increased by the excess, if any, of the number of shares of Campbell Stock subject to the SAR over the number of shares of Campbell Stock delivered to the Participant upon exercise of the SAR.
§ 4.4 Limitation on Awards. Anything to the contrary in this Article IV notwithstanding and subject to adjustment contemplated under Section 11.2, the maximum aggregate dollar value of Restricted Stock and Performance Units awarded to any Key Employee with respect to a Performance Period or Restriction Period may not exceed $5 million for each fiscal year included in such Performance Period or Restriction Period. The maximum number of shares for which Options and SARs may be granted to any Participant in any one fiscal year shall not exceed five million, regardless of whether SARs are settled in cash, Campbell Stock or a combination thereof. Notwithstanding the preceding two sentence, if in respect of any Performance Period or Restriction Period, the Committee grants to a Participant Awards having an aggregate dollar value and/or number of shares less than the maximum dollar value and/or number of shares that could be paid or awarded to such Participant based on the degree to which the relevant Performance Goals were attained, the excess of such maximum dollar value and/or number of shares over the aggregate dollar value and/or number of shares actually subject to Awards granted to such Participant shall be carried forward and shall increase the maximum dollar value and/or number of shares that may be awarded to such Participant in respect of the next Performance Period in respect of which the Committee grants to such Participant an Award intended to qualify as “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 11.2 hereof.
§ 4.5 General Performance Goals. Prior to or during the beginning of a Performance Period (but in any event no later than 90 days into a Performance Period) the Committee will establish in writing one or more Performance Goals for the Company. The Performance Goals will be comprised of specified levels of one or more of the following performance criteria as the Committee may deem appropriate: earnings per share, net earnings, operating earnings, unit volume, net sales, market share, balance sheet measurements, revenue, economic profit, cash flow, cash return on assets, shareowner return, return on equity, or return on capital. In addition, for any Awards not intended to meet the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may establish Performance Goals based on other performance criteria as it deems appropriate. The Performance Goals may be described in terms of objectives that are related to the individual Participant or objectives that are Company-wide or related to a Subsidiary, division, department, region, function or business unit and may be measured on an absolute or cumulative basis or on the basis of percentage of improvement over time, and may be measured in terms of Company performance (or performance of the applicable Subsidiary, division, department, region, function or business unit) or measured relative to selected peer companies or a market index.
§ 4.6 Section 162(m) Participants. The Committee may determine whether any Award under the Plan is intended to be “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. Any such Awards shall be designated as “performance-based compensation” shall be conditioned upon the achievement of one or more Performance Goals to the extent required by Section 162(m) of the Code and shall be subject to all other conditions and requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code. Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.5, within the first 90 days of a Performance Period, or on such earlier date as may be required under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee will establish in writing the maximum amount to be paid under an Award to a Key Employee who is or may be a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code if
one or more Performance Goals for the Performance Period are achieved. No amount shall be paid to a covered employee pursuant to an Award unless and until the Committee has certified in writing that the applicable Performance Goals and any other material terms under such Award (other than in cases where such relate solely to the increase in the value of Campbell Stock) have been satisfied. In each instance, adjustments to reflect Extraordinary Items must be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and appear on the face of the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income contained in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for such fiscal year. At any time, the Committee may reduce (but not increase) the amount payable under an Award to a covered employee upon attainment of Performance Goals on the basis of such further considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine.
§ 4.7 Awards in Lieu of Salary or Bonus. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, and on such terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe, give Participants the opportunity to receive Awards in lieu of future salary, bonus or other compensation.
§ 5.1 Award of Stock Options. The Committee may, from time to time, and on such terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe, award Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options to any Key Employee.
§ 5.2 Period of Option.
(a) An Option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable only in accordance with the vesting schedule approved by the Committee. The Committee may in its discretion prescribe additional conditions, restrictions or terms on the vesting of an Option, including the full or partial attainment of Performance Goals pursuant to Section 4.5. After the Option vests, the Option may be exercised at any time during the term of the Option, in whole or in installments, as specified in the related Award Statement. Subject to Section 5.6, the duration of each Option shall not be more than ten years from the date of grant.
(b) Except as provided in Section 5.6, a Participant may not exercise an Option unless such Participant is then, and continually (except for sick leave, military service, or other approved leave of absence) after the grant of the Option has been, an employee or Director of the Campbell Group. Unless the Committee provides otherwise, vesting of Awards granted hereunder will be suspended (and no vesting credit will be awarded) during any unpaid leave of absence and will resume on the date the Participant returns to employment on a regular schedule as determined by the Committee.
§ 5.3 Award Statement or Agreement. Each Option shall be evidenced by an Award Statement or an option agreement.
§ 5.4 Option Price, Exercise and Payment. The Option Price of Campbell Stock under each Option shall be determined by the Committee but shall be a price not less than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of Campbell Stock at the date such Option is granted, as determined by the Committee.
Subject to Section 11.2, the Committee may not (i) amend an Option to reduce its Option Price, (ii) cancel an Option and regrant an Option with a lower Option Price than the original Option Price of the cancelled Option, or (iii) take any other action (whether in the form of an amendment, cancellation or replacement grant) that has the effect of repricing an Option.
Vested Options may be exercised from time to time by giving written notice to the Treasurer of the Company, or his or her designee, specifying the number of shares to be purchased. The notice of exercise shall be accompanied by payment in full of the Option Price in cash or the Option Price may be paid in whole or in part through the transfer to the Company of shares of Campbell Stock in accordance with procedures established by the Committee from time to time. In addition, in accordance with the rules
and procedures established by the Committee for this purpose, an Option may also be exercised through a “cashless exercise” procedure involving a broker or dealer, that affords Participants the opportunity to sell immediately some or all of the shares underlying the exercised portion of the Option in order to generate sufficient cash to pay the Option Price and/or to satisfy any minimum withholding tax obligations related to the Option. In addition, the Committee may in its sole discretion, determine such other acceptable form of valid consideration and method of payment for the payment of the Option Price.
In the event such Option Price is paid in whole or in part, with shares of Campbell Stock, the portion of the Option Price so paid shall be equal to the value, as of the date of exercise of the Option, of such shares. The value of such shares shall be equal to the number of such shares multiplied by the Fair Market Value of such shares on the trading day coincident with the date of exercise of such Option (or the immediately preceding trading day if the date of exercise is not a trading day). The Company shall not issue or transfer Campbell Stock upon exercise of an Option until the Option Price is fully paid. The Participant may satisfy any minimum amounts required to be withheld by the Company under applicable federal, state and local tax laws in effect from time to time, by electing to have the Company withhold a portion of the shares of Campbell Stock to be delivered for the payment of such taxes.
§ 5.5 Limitations on Incentive Stock Options. Each provision of the Plan and each Award Statement relating to an Incentive Stock Option shall be construed so that each Incentive Stock Option shall be an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code, and any provisions of the Award Statement thereof that cannot be so construed shall be disregarded.
§ 5.6 Termination of Employment. Subject to Article XII, the following provisions will govern the ability of a Participant to exercise any outstanding Options or SARs following the Participant’s termination of employment with the Campbell Group unless the Committee determines otherwise with respect to any individual Option or SAR.
(a) If the employment of a Participant with the Campbell Group is terminated for reasons other than (i) death, (ii) discharge for Cause, (iii) retirement, or (iv) resignation, such Participant’s outstanding SARs or Options may be exercised at any time within three years after such termination, to the extent of the number of shares covered by such Options or SARs which were exercisable at the date of such termination; except that an Option or SAR shall not be exercisable on any date beyond the expiration date of such Option or SAR.
(b) If the employment of a Participant with the Campbell Group is terminated for Cause, any Options or SARs of such Participant (whether or not then exercisable) shall expire and any rights thereunder shall terminate immediately.
(c) If the employment of a Participant is terminated due to resignation, such Participant’s outstanding Options or SARs may be exercised at any time within three months of such resignation to the extent that the number of shares covered by such Options or SARS were exercisable at the date of such resignation, except that an Option or SAR shall not be exercisable on any date beyond the expiration date of such Option or SAR.
(d) Should a Participant, who is not eligible to retire under the Company’s pension plan or a pension plan of any member of the Campbell Group, die either while in the employ of the Campbell Group or after termination of such employment (other than discharge for Cause), the SARs or Options of such deceased Participant may be exercised by his or her Personal Representative at any time within three years after the Participant’s death to the extent of the number of shares covered by such Options or SARs which were exercisable at the date of such death, except that an Option or SARs shall not be exercisable on any date beyond the expiration date of such Option or SAR.
(e) Should a Participant who is eligible to retire under the Company’s pension plan or a pension plan of any member of the Campbell Group die while in the employ of the Campbell Group prior to the vesting of his or her outstanding Options or SARs, any installment or installments not then exercisable shall become fully exercisable as of the date of the Participant’s death and the SARs or Options may be
exercised by the Participant’s Personal Representative at any time prior to the expiration date of such Options or SARs.
(f) Should a Participant who has retired die prior to exercising all of his or her Options or SARs that were outstanding and exercisable on the date of death, then such SARs and Options may be exercised by the Participant’s Personal Representative at any time prior to the expiration date of such Options or SARs.
(g) If a Participant who was granted an Option or SAR dies within 180 days of the expiration date of such Option or SAR, and if on the date of death the Participant was entitled to exercise such Option or SAR, including Options and SARs vested pursuant to Section 5.6(e), and if the Option or SAR expired without being exercised, the Personal Representative of the Participant shall receive in settlement a cash payment from the Company of a sum equal to the amount, if any, by which the Fair Market Value (determined on the expiration date of the Option or SAR) of Campbell Stock subject to the Option or SAR exceeds the Option Price.
(h) In the event the Participant’s employment with the Campbell Group terminates (except for a termination for Cause which is governed by Section 5.6(b)) prior to the vesting of all Options and SARs, and if the Participant is eligible to retire under the Company’s pension plan or a pension plan of any member of the Campbell Group at the date of such termination, any installment or installments not then exercisable shall become fully exercisable as of the effective date of such termination and may be exercised at any time prior to the expiration date of such Options or SARs. If the Participant receives severance payments from the Company or any affiliated company and becomes eligible to retire during the severance payment period, all of the Participant’s Options and SARs shall become fully exercisable as of the date of such Participant’s retirement eligibility date and may be exercised at any time prior to the expiration date of such Options or SARs.
§ 5.7 Shareowner Rights and Privileges. A Participant shall have no rights as a Shareowner with respect to any shares of Campbell Stock covered by an Option until the issuance of such shares to the Participant.
§ 5.8 Award of SARs.
(a) The Committee may award to the Participant a SAR related to the Option. The Committee may also award SARs that are unrelated to any Option.
(b) The SAR shall represent the right to receive payment of an amount equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value of one share of Campbell Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date of exercise of the SAR exceeds the Option Price multiplied by the number of shares covered by the SAR.
(c) SARs awarded under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Statement or agreement between the Company and the Participant.
(d) The Committee may prescribe conditions and limitations on the exercise or transferability of any SAR. SARs may be exercised only when the value of a share of Campbell Stock exceeds the Option Price. Such value shall be determined in the manner specified in Section 5.8(b).
(e) A SAR shall be exercisable only by written notice to the Treasurer of the Company or his or her designee.
(f) To the extent not previously exercised, all SARs shall automatically be exercised on the last trading day prior to their expiration, so long as the value of a share of Campbell Stock exceeds the Option Price, unless prior to such day the holder instructs the Treasurer otherwise in writing. Such value shall be determined in the manner specified in Section 5.8(b).
(g) Payment of the amount to which a Participant is entitled upon the exercise of a SAR shall be made in cash, Campbell Stock, or partly in cash and partly in Campbell Stock at the discretion of the Committee. The shares shall be valued in the manner specified in Section 5.8(b).
(h) Each SAR shall expire on a date determined by the Committee at the time of grant.
§ 6.1 Award of Restricted Stock. The Committee may make a Restricted Stock Award to any Key Employee, subject to this Article VI and to such other terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe.
§ 6.2 Restriction Period. At the time of making a Restricted Stock Award, the Committee shall establish the Restriction Period applicable to such Award. The Committee may establish different Restriction Periods from time to time and each Restricted Stock Award may have a different Restriction Period, in the discretion of the Committee. Restriction Periods, when established for a Restricted Stock Award, shall not be changed except as permitted by Section 6.3.
§ 6.3 Other Terms and Conditions. Campbell Stock, when awarded pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, will be represented in a book entry account in the name of the Participant who receives the Restricted Stock Award, unless the Participant has elected to defer pursuant to Section 10.1. The Participant shall be entitled to receive dividends during the Restriction Period and shall have the right to vote such Restricted Stock and shall have all other Shareowner’s rights, with the exception that (i) the Participant will not be entitled to delivery of the stock certificate during the Restriction Period, (ii) the Company will retain custody of the Restricted Stock during the Restriction Period, and (iii) a breach of a restriction or a breach of the terms and conditions established by the Committee pursuant to the Restricted Stock Award will cause a forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Award. The Participant may satisfy any minimum amounts required to be withheld by the Company under applicable federal, state and local tax laws in effect from time to time, by electing to have the Company withhold a portion of the Restricted Stock Award to be delivered for the payment of such taxes. The Committee may, in addition, prescribe additional restrictions, terms, or conditions upon or to the Restricted Stock Award including the attainment of Performance Goals in accordance with Section 4.5.
§ 6.4 Restricted Stock Award Statement or Agreement. Each Restricted Stock Award shall be evidenced by an Award Statement or an agreement.
§ 6.5 Termination of Employment. Subject to Article XII and except as provided in this Section 6.5, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, establish rules pertaining to the Restricted Stock Award in the event of termination of employment (by retirement, disability, death, or otherwise) of a Participant prior to the expiration of the Restriction Period. If the employment of a Participant with the Campbell Group is terminated for Cause, any non-vested Restricted Stock Awards of such Participant shall immediately be forfeited and any rights thereunder shall terminate.
§ 6.6 Payment for Restricted Stock. Restricted Stock Awards may be made by the Committee under which the Participant shall not be required to make any payment for the Campbell Stock or, in the alternative, under which the Participant, as a condition to the Restricted Stock Award, shall pay all (or any lesser amount than all) of the Fair Market Value of the Campbell Stock, determined as of the date the Restricted Stock Award is made. If the latter, such purchase price shall be paid in cash as provided in the Award Statement.
§ 7.1 Award to Non-Employee Directors. The Board will approve the compensation of non-employee Directors and such compensation may consist of Awards under the Plan. The Board retains the discretionary authority to make Awards to non-employee Directors. All such Awards shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and to such other terms and conditions consistent with the Plan as
the Board deems appropriate. The Board may, in its sole discretion, subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may prescribe, give non-employee Directors the opportunity to receive an Option Award in lieu of future cash compensation or other types of Awards.
§ 7.2 Election by Non-employee Directors to Receive Campbell Stock. Each non-employee Director may elect to receive all or a portion (in 10% increments) of any cash compensation in shares of Campbell Stock, which will be issued quarterly. Only whole numbers of shares will be issued. For purposes of computing the number of shares earned and their taxable value each quarter, the value of each share shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Campbell Stock on the last business day of the quarter. If a Participant dies prior to payment of all shares earned, the balance due shall be payable in full to the Participant’s designated beneficiary under the Deferred Compensation Plan, or, if none, to the Participant’s estate, in cash.
§ 7.3 No Right to Continuance as a Director. None of the actions of the Company in establishing the Plan, the actions taken by the Company, the Board, the Committee or the Administrator under the Plan, or the granting of any Award under the Plan shall be deemed (i) to create any obligation on the part of the Board to nominate any Director for reelection by the Company’s Shareowners or (ii) to be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the Director has a right to continue as a Director for any period of time or at any particular rate of compensation.
§ 8.1 The Committee may make awards of unrestricted Campbell Stock to Key Employees in recognition of outstanding achievements or as an additional award for Key Employees who receive Restricted Stock Awards when Performance Goals are exceeded.
§ 9.1 Award of Performance Units. The Committee may award Performance Units to any Key Employee. Each Performance Unit shall represent the right of a Participant to receive an amount equal to the value of the Performance Unit, determined in the manner established by the Committee at the time of Award.
§ 9.2 Performance Period. At the time of each Performance Unit Award, the Committee shall establish, with respect to each such Award, a Performance Period during which performance shall be measured. There may be more than one Performance Unit Award in existence at any one time, and Performance Periods may differ.
§ 9.3 Performance Measures. Performance Units shall be awarded to a Participant and earned contingent upon the attainment of Performance Goals in accordance with Section 4.5.
§ 9.4 Performance Unit Value. Each Performance Unit shall have a maximum dollar value established by the Committee at the time of the Award. Performance Units earned will be determined by the Committee in respect of a Performance Period in relation to the degree of attainment of Performance Goals. The measure of a Performance Unit may, in the discretion of the Committee, be equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Campbell Stock.
§ 9.5 Award Criteria. In determining the number of Performance Units to be granted to any Participant, the Committee shall take into account the Participant’s responsibility level, performance, potential, cash compensation level, other incentive awards, and such other considerations as it deems appropriate.
§ 9.6 Payment. (a) Following the end of Performance Period, a Participant holding Performance Units will be entitled to receive payment of an amount, not exceeding the maximum value of the Performance Units, based on the achievement of the Performance Goals for such Performance Period, as determined by the Committee.
(b) Payment of Performance Units shall be made in cash, whether payment is made at the end of the Performance Period or is deferred pursuant to Section 10.1, except that Performance Units which are measured using Campbell Stock shall be paid in Campbell Stock. Payment shall be made in a lump sum or in installments and shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee.
§ 9.7 Termination of Employment. (a) Subject to Article XII, a Performance Unit Award shall terminate for all purposes if the Participant does not remain continuously in the employ of the Campbell Group at all times during the applicable Performance Period, except as may otherwise be determined by the Committee.
(b) In the event that a Participant holding a Performance Unit ceases to be an employee of the Campbell Group following the end of the applicable Performance Period but prior to full payment according to the terms of the Performance Unit Award, payment shall be made in accordance with terms established by the Committee for the payment of such Performance Unit.
§ 9.8 Performance Unit Award Statements or Agreements. Each Performance Unit Award shall be evidenced by an Award Statement or agreement.
§ 10.1 Election to Defer. A Participant may elect to defer all or a portion of any related earned Performance Units, Restricted Stock or unrestricted Campbell Stock, or pursuant to the terms of any Deferred Compensation Plan; provided, however, that the terms of any deferrals under this Section 10.1 shall comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code. The value of the Performance Units, Restricted Stock or unrestricted Campbell Stock so deferred shall be allocated to a Deferred Account established for the Participant under any Deferred Compensation Plan.
§ 11.1 Limits as to Transferability.
(a) The Committee, may, in its discretion, permit a Nonqualified Stock Option to be transferred by the Participant, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall specify. Any Nonqualified Stock Option so transferred may not be transferred for consideration and may not be subsequently transferred by the Transferee except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Such transferred Nonqualified Stock Option shall continue to be governed by and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the corresponding Award Statement.
(b) Incentive Stock Options shall not be transferable by the Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Committee may in its discretion permit the transfer of an Incentive Stock Option by the Participant to a trust if, under Section 671 of the Code and applicable state law, the Participant is the sole beneficial owner of such Incentive Stock Option while it is held in trust.
(c) No SAR (except for any SAR issued in tandem with an Option), share of Restricted Stock, or Performance Unit under the Plan shall be transferable by the Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
(d) Any transfer contrary to this Section 11.1 will nullify the Option, SAR, Performance Unit, or share of Restricted Stock.
§ 11.2 Adjustments Upon Changes in Stock. In case of any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, distribution, combination of shares, merger, consolidation, spin-off, split-up, rights offering, or any other changes in the corporate structure or shares of the Company, appropriate adjustments may be made by the Committee (or if the Company is not the surviving corporation in any such transaction, the board of directors of the surviving corporation) in (i) Deferred Accounts, (ii) the maximum aggregate number and kind of shares referred to in Sections 4.3 and 4.4, (iii) the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards and (iv) the exercise price or purchase price, if any, of any outstanding Award. Appropriate adjustments may also be made by the Committee in the terms of any Awards under the Plan, subject to Article XII and to the extent permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code for those Awards intended to qualify as “qualified performance-based compensation” under 162(m) of the Code, to reflect such changes and to modify any other terms of outstanding Awards on an equitable basis, including modifications of Performance Goals and changes in the length of Performance Periods. Any such adjustments made by the Committee pursuant to this Section 11.2 shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes under the Plan.
§ 11.3 Amendment, Suspension, and Termination of Plan.
(a) The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time, and may amend the Plan from time to time in such respects as the Board may deem advisable in order that any Awards thereunder shall conform to any change in applicable laws or regulations or in any other respect the Board may deem to be in the best interests of the Company; provided, however, that no such amendment shall, without Shareowner approval, (i) except as provided in Section 11.2, increase the number of shares of Campbell Stock which may be issued under the Plan, (ii) expand the types of awards available to Participants under the Plan, (iii) materially expand the class of employees eligible to participate in the Plan, (iv) materially change the method of determining the Option Price; (v) delete or limit the provision in Section 5.4 prohibiting the repricing of Options; or (vi) extend the termination date of the Plan. No such amendment, suspension, or termination shall materially adversely alter or impair any outstanding Options, SARs, shares of Restricted Stock, or Performance Units without the consent of the Participant affected thereby.
(b) The Committee may amend or modify any outstanding Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Awards, or Performance Unit Awards in any manner to the extent that the Committee would have had the authority under the Plan initially to award such Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Awards, or Performance Unit Awards as so modified or amended, including without limitation, to change the date or dates as of which such Options or SARs may be exercised, to remove the restrictions on shares of Restricted Stock, or to modify the manner in which Performance Units are determined and paid.
(c) Anything to the contrary in the foregoing notwithstanding, the Board shall have broad authority to amend the Plan without the consent of a Participant to the extent the Board deems necessary or advisable (i) to comply with, or take into account changes in applicable tax laws, securities laws, accounting rules and other applicable law, rules and regulations or (ii) to ensure that an Award is not subject to interest or penalties under Section 409A of the Code.
§ 11.4 Nonuniform Determinations. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan, including without limitation, (i) the determination of the Key Employees to receive Awards, (ii) the form, amount, and timing of such Awards, (iii) the terms and provisions of such Awards and (iv) the Award Statements evidencing the same, need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among Key Employees who receive, or who are eligible to receive, Awards under the Plan, whether or not such Key Employees are similarly situated.
§ 11.5 General Restriction. Each Award under the Plan shall be subject to the condition that, if at any time the Committee shall determine that (i) the listing, registration, or qualification of the shares of Campbell Stock subject or related thereto upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law (ii) the consent or approval of any government or regulatory body, or (iii) an agreement by the Participant with respect thereto, is necessary or desirable, then such Award shall not become exercisable in whole or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent, approval, or agreement shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.
§ 11.6 No Right To Employment. None of the actions of the Company in establishing the Plan, the action taken by the Company, the Board, the Committee or the Administrator under the Plan, or the granting of any Award under the Plan shall be deemed (i) to create any obligation on the part of the Company to retain any person in the employ of the Campbell Group, or (ii) to be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the person has a right to continue as an employee for any period of time or at any particular rate of compensation.
§ 11.7 Governing Law. The provisions of the Plan shall take precedence over any conflicting provision contained in an Award Statement. All matters relating to the Plan or to Awards granted hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.
§ 11.8 Trust Arrangement. All benefits under the Plan represent an unsecured promise to pay by the Company. The Plan shall be unfunded and the benefits hereunder shall be paid only from the general assets of the Company resulting in the Participants having no greater rights than the Company’s general creditors; provided, however, nothing herein shall prevent or prohibit the Company from establishing a trust or other arrangement for the purpose of providing for the payment of the benefits payable under the Plan.
§ 11.9 Taxes. The Company or any Subsidiary, as appropriate, shall have the right to require any Participant entitled to receive a payment in respect of an Award to remit to the Company or any Subsidiary, prior to such payment, an amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable tax withholding requirements. In the case of an Award payable in shares of Campbell Stock, the Company or the Subsidiary, as appropriate, may permit such individual to satisfy, in whole or in part, such obligation to remit any minimum taxes by directing the Company to withhold shares of Campbell Stock that would otherwise be received by such Participant to satisfy the minimum statutory withholding rates for any applicable tax withholding purposes, in accordance with applicable laws and pursuant to such rules as the Committee may establish from time to time. The Company or a Subsidiary, as appropriate, shall also have the right to deduct from all cash payment made to a Participant (whether or not such payment is made in connection with an Award) any applicable taxes required to be withheld in connection with an Award.
§ 11.10 Section 409A of the Code. If any provision of the Plan or an Award Statement contravenes any regulations or Treasury guidance promulgated under Section 409A of the Code or could cause an Award to be subject to the interest and penalties under Section 409A of the Code, such provision of the Plan or any Award Statement shall be modified to maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. Moreover, any discretionary authority that the Committee may have pursuant to the Plan shall not be applicable to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code to the extent such discretionary authority will contravene Section 409A or the regulations or guidance promulgated thereunder.
§ 12.1 Contrary Provisions. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, the provisions of this Article XII shall govern and supersede any inconsistent terms or provisions of the Plan.
§ 12.2 Definitions.
(a) Change in Control. For purposes of the Plan, “Change in Control” shall mean any of the following events:
(i) The acquisition in one or more transactions by any “Person” (as the term person is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act) of “Beneficial Ownership” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities (the “Voting Securities”), provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 12.2(a), the Voting Securities acquired directly from the Company by any Person shall be excluded from the determination of such Person’s Beneficial Ownership of Voting Securities (but such Voting Securities shall be included in the calculation of the total number of Voting Securities then outstanding); or
(ii) The individuals who, as of November 18, 2005, are members of the Board (the “Incumbent Board”), cease for any reason to constitute more than fifty percent of the Board; provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s Shareowners, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall, for purposes of the Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or
(iii) The consummation of a merger or consolidation involving the Company if the Shareowners of the Company, immediately before such merger or consolidation, do not own, directly or indirectly immediately following such merger or consolidation, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding Voting Securities of the corporation resulting from such merger or consolidation in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities immediately before such merger or consolidation; or
(iv) Approval by Shareowners of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or an agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(v) Acceptance of Shareowners of the Company of shares in a share exchange if the Shareowners of the Company, immediately before such share exchange, do not own, directly or indirectly immediately following such share exchange, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding Voting Securities of the corporation resulting from such share exchange in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities outstanding immediately before such share exchange.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the then outstanding Voting Securities is acquired by (i) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under one or more employee benefit plans maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any corporation which, immediately prior to such acquisition, is owned directly or indirectly by the Shareowners of the Company in the same proportion as their ownership of stock in the Company immediately prior to such acquisition, (iii) any “Grandfathered Dorrance Family Shareowner” (as hereinafter defined) or (iv) any Person who has acquired such Voting Securities directly from any Grandfathered Dorrance Family Shareowner but only if such Person has executed an agreement which is approved by two-thirds of the Board and pursuant to which such Person has agreed that he (or they) will not increase his (or their) Beneficial Ownership (directly or indirectly) to 30% or more of the outstanding Voting Securities (the “Standstill Agreement”) and only for the period during which the Standstill Agreement is effective and fully honored by such Person. For purposes of this Section, “Grandfathered Dorrance Family Shareowner” shall mean at any time a “Dorrance Family Shareowner” (as hereinafter defined) who or which is at the time in question the Beneficial Owner solely of (v) Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by such individual on January 25, 1990, (w) Voting
Securities acquired directly from the Company, (x) Voting Securities acquired directly from another Grandfathered Dorrance Family Shareowner, (y) Voting Securities which are also Beneficially Owned by other Grandfathered Dorrance Family Shareowners at the time in question, and (z) Voting Securities acquired after January 25, 1990 other than directly from the Company or from another Grandfathered Dorrance Family Shareowner by any “Dorrance Grandchild” (as hereinafter defined) provided that the aggregate amount of Voting Securities so acquired by each such Dorrance Grandchild shall not exceed five percent (5%)of the Voting Securities outstanding at the time of such acquisition. A “Dorrance Family Shareowner” who or which is at the time in question the Beneficial Owner of Voting Securities which are not specified in clauses (v), (w), (x), (y) and (z) of the immediately preceding sentence shall not be a Grandfathered Dorrance Family Shareowner at the time in question. For purposes of this Section, “Dorrance Family Shareowners” shall mean individuals who are descendants of the late Dr. John T. Dorrance, Sr. and/or the spouses, fiduciaries and foundations of such descendants. A “Dorrance Grandchild” means as to each particular grandchild of the late Dr. John T. Dorrance, Sr., all of the following taken collectively: such grandchild, such grandchild’s descendants and/or the spouses, fiduciaries and foundations of such grandchild and such grandchild’s descendants.
Moreover, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any Person (the “Subject Person”) acquired Beneficial Ownership of more than the permitted amount of the outstanding Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company which, by reducing the number of Voting Securities outstanding, increases the proportional number of shares Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition by the Company, the Subject Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of any additional Voting Securities which increases the percentage of the then outstanding Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person, then a Change in Control shall occur.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, with respect to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code and payment or settlement of the Award will accelerate upon a Change in Control, no event set forth in an Award Statement or other agreement applicable to a Participant or in clauses (a)(i) — (v) of this Section 12.2 shall constitute a Change in Control for purposes of the Plan and any Award unless such event also constitutes a “change in ownership”, “change in effective control” or “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the company’s assets” as defined under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, if a Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause within one year prior to a Change in Control and such termination (i) was at the request of a third party who effectuates a Change in Control or (ii) otherwise occurred in connection with or in anticipation of, a Change in Control, then for purposes of this Article XII only, the date of a Change in Control shall mean the date immediately prior to the date of such Participant’s termination of employment.
(b) Cause. For purposes of this Article XII only, with respect to any Participant, (i) “Cause” shall be defined as set forth in any individual agreement applicable to a Participant, or (ii) in the case of a Participant who does not have an individual agreement that defines Cause, then Cause shall mean the termination of a Participant’s employment by reason of his or her (A) conviction of a felony or (B) engaging in conduct which constitutes willful gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Campbell Group, monetarily or otherwise. No act, nor failure to act, on the Participant’s part, shall be considered “willful” unless he or she has acted, or failed to act, with an absence of good faith and without a reasonable belief that his or her action or failure to act was in the best interest of the Campbell Group.
(c) Good Reason. For purposes of this Article XII, with respect to any Participant, (i) “Good Reason” shall be defined as set forth in any individual agreement applicable to a Participant, or (ii) in the
case of a Participant who does not have an individual agreement that defines Good Reason, then Good Reason shall mean any of the following events or conditions:
(A) a reduction in the Participant’s base salary or any failure to pay the Participant any compensation or benefits to which he or she is entitled within thirty (30) days of the date due;
(B) the Campbell Group’s requiring the Participant to be based at any place outside a 50-mile radius from his or her site of employment prior to the Change in Control, except for reasonably required travel on the Campbell Group’s business which is not greater than such travel requirements prior to the Change in Control;
(C) the failure by the Campbell Group to provide the Participant with compensation and benefits, in the aggregate, substantially equivalent (in terms of benefit levels and/or reward opportunities) to those provided for under compensation or employee benefit plans, programs and practices as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control (or as in effect following the Change in Control, if greater);
(D) any purported termination of the Participant’s employment for Cause which does not comply with the requirements of the definition of “Cause” as set forth in Section 12.2(b); or
(E) the failure of the Company to obtain an agreement from any successor or assign of the Company to assume and agree to perform the Plan.
§ 12.3 Effect of Change in Control on Certain Awards.
(a) If the Company is not the surviving corporation following a Change in Control, and the surviving corporation following such Change in Control or the acquiring corporation (such surviving corporation or acquiring corporation is hereinafter referred to as the “Acquiror”) does not assume the outstanding Options, SARs or Restricted Stock (other than Restricted Performance Stock) or does not substitute equivalent equity awards relating to the securities of such Acquiror or its affiliates for such Awards, then all such Awards shall become immediately and fully exercisable (or in the case of Restricted Stock, fully vested and all restrictions will immediately lapse). In addition, the Board or its designee may, in its sole discretion, provide for a cash payment to be made to each Participant for the outstanding Options, SARs or Restricted Stock (other than Restricted Performance Stock) upon the consummation of the Change in Control, determined on the basis of the fair market value that would be received in such Change in Control by the holders of the Company’s securities relating to such Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code shall be adjusted in a manner to preserve such status.
(b) If the Company is the surviving corporation following a Change in Control, or the Acquiror assumes the outstanding Options, SARs or Restricted Stock (other than Restricted Performance Stock) or substitutes equivalent equity awards relating to the securities of such Acquiror or its affiliates for such Awards, then all such Awards or such substitutes therefore shall remain outstanding and be governed by their respective terms and the provisions of the Plan.
(c) If (i) the employment of a Participant with the Campbell Group is terminated (A) without Cause (as defined in Section 12.2(b)) or (B) by the Participant for Good Reason, in either case within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control, and (ii) the Company is the surviving corporation following such Change in Control, or the Acquiror assumes the outstanding Options, SARs or Restricted Stock (other than Restricted Performance Stock) or substitutes equivalent equity awards relating to the securities of such Acquiror or its affiliates for such Awards, then all outstanding Options, SARs or Restricted Stock (other than Restricted Performance Stock) shall become immediately and fully exercisable (or in the case of Restricted Stock, fully vested and all restrictions will immediately lapse).
(d) If (i) the employment of a Participant with the Campbell Group is terminated for Cause within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control and (ii) the Company is the surviving corporation following such Change in Control, or the Acquiror assumes the outstanding Options, SARs or Restricted Stock (other than Restricted Performance Stock) or substitutes equivalent equity awards relating to the
securities of such Acquiror or its affiliates for such Awards, then any Options or SARs of such Participant shall expire, and any non-vested Restricted Stock shall be forfeited, and any rights under such Awards shall terminate immediately.
(e) Outstanding Options or SARs which vest in accordance with Section 12.3, may be exercised by the Participant in accordance with Section 5.6; provided, however, that a Participant whose Options or SARs become exercisable in accordance with Section 12.3(c) may exercise a SAR or an Option at any time within three years after such termination, except that an Option or SAR shall not be exercisable on any date beyond the expiration date of such Option or SAR, provided, further that any Participant who is eligible to retire at the date of such termination (or during any period during which such Participant receives severance payments) may exercise his or her Options or SARs in accordance with Section 5.6(h)), and provided, further, that in the event of a Participant’s death after such termination the exercise of Options and SARs shall be governed by Sections 5.6(d)(f) or (g), as the case may be.
§ 12.4 Effect of Change in Control on Restricted Performance Stock and Performance Units. (a) If the Company is not the surviving corporation following a Change in Control, and the Acquiror does not assume the Restricted Performance Stock or the Performance Units or does not substitute equivalent awards (including, in the case of equity or equity-related Awards, equivalent equity awards) for such Awards, then the Participant shall (i) become vested in, and restrictions shall lapse on, the greater of (A) fifty percent (50%) of the Restricted Performance Stock or Performance Units or (B) a pro rata portion of such Restricted Performance Stock or Performance Units based on the portion of the Performance Period that has elapsed to the date of the Change in Control and the aggregate vesting percentage determined pursuant to this clause (B) shall be applied to vesting first such Awards granted the farthest in time preceding the Change in Control and (ii) be entitled to receive (A) in respect of all Performance Units which become vested and with respect to which the restrictions lapse as a result of such Change in Control, a cash payment within thirty (30) days after such Change in Control equal to the product of the then current value of a Performance Unit multiplied by the number of Performance Units which become vested and with respect to which restrictions lapse in accordance with this subparagraph (a) and (B) in respect of all shares of Performance Restricted Stock which become vested and with respect to which restrictions lapse as a result of such Change in Control, the prompt delivery of such shares; provided, however, that the Board or its designee may, in its sole discretion, provide for a cash payment to be made to each Participant for the vested Restricted Performance Stock upon the consummation of the Change in Control, determined on the basis of the fair market value that would be received in such Change in Control by the holders of the Company’s securities relating to such Award.
(b) If the Company is the surviving corporation following a Change in Control, or the Acquiror assumes the Restricted Performance Stock or the Performance Units or substitutes equivalent awards (including, in the case of equity or equity-related Awards, equivalent equity awards), then all such Awards or such substitutes therefor shall remain outstanding and be governed by their respective terms and the provisions of the Plan.
(c) If (i) the employment of a Participant with the Campbell Group is terminated (A) without Cause or (B) by the Participant for Good Reason, in either case within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control, and (ii) the Company is the surviving corporation following such Change in Control, or the Acquiror assumes the Restricted Performance Stock or the Performance Units or substitutes equivalent awards (including, in the case of equity or equity-related Awards, equivalent equity awards), then the Participant shall (i) become vested in, and restrictions shall lapse on, the greater of (A) fifty percent (50%) of the Restricted Performance Stock or Performance Units or (B) a pro rata portion of such Restricted Performance Stock or Performance Units based on the portion of the Performance Period that has elapsed to the date of the termination of employment and the aggregate vesting percentage determined pursuant to this clause (B) shall be applied to vesting first such Awards granted the farthest in time preceding the termination of employment and (ii) be entitled to receive (A) in respect of all Performance Units which become vested and with respect to which the restrictions lapse as a result of such termination of employment, a cash payment within thirty (30) days after such
termination of employment equal to the product of the then current value of a Performance Unit multiplied by the number of Performance Units which become vested and with respect to which restrictions lapse in accordance with this subparagraph (c) and (B) in respect of all shares of Performance Restricted Stock which become vested and with respect to which restrictions lapse as a result of such termination of employment, the prompt delivery of such shares.
(d) If (i) the employment of a Participant with the Campbell Group is terminated for Cause within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control and (ii) the Company is the surviving corporation following such Change in Control, or the Acquiror assumes the Restricted Performance Stock or the Performance Units or substitutes equivalent awards (including, in the case of equity or equity-related Awards, equivalent equity awards), then any non-vested Performance Restricted Stock or non-vested Performance Units of such Participant shall immediately be forfeited and any rights thereunder shall terminate.
(e) With respect to any shares of Performance Restricted Stock or Performance Units which do not become vested under Section 12.4(a) (the “Continuing Awards”), such shares or units (or the proceeds thereof) shall continue to be outstanding for the remainder of the applicable Performance Period (as if such shares or units were the only shares or units granted in respect of each such Performance Period) and subject to the applicable Performance Goals as modified in accordance with the provisions hereof.
§ 12.5 Amendment or Termination. (a) This Article XII shall not be amended or terminated at any time if any such amendment or termination would adversely affect the rights of any Participant under the Plan.
(b) For a period of twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control, the Plan shall not be terminated (unless replaced by a comparable long-term incentive plan) and during such period the Plan (or such replacement plan) shall be administered in a manner such that Participants will be provided with long-term incentive awards producing reward opportunities generally comparable to those provided prior to the Change in Control. Any amendment or termination of the Plan prior to a Change in Control which (i) was at the request of a third party who has indicated an intention or taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control or (ii) otherwise arose in connection with or in anticipation of a Change in Control, shall be null and void and shall have no effect whatsoever.
(c) Following a Change in Control, the Plan shall be amended as necessary to make appropriate adjustments to the Performance Goals for the Continuing Awards for (i) any negative effect that the costs and expenses incurred by the Campbell Group in connection with the Change in Control may have on the achievement of Performance Goals under the Plan and (ii) any changes to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries (including, but not limited to, changes in corporate structure, capitalization and increased interest expense as a result of the incurrence or assumption by the Company of acquisition indebtedness) following the Change in Control so as to preserve the reward opportunities and Performance Goals for comparable performance under the Plan as in effect on the date immediately prior to the Change in Control, in any event to the extent permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code for those Awards intended to qualify as “qualified performance-based compensation” under 162(m) of the Code.