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EX10.2 Stock Incentive Plan, As Amended and Restated

EXHIBIT 10.2
ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL INC.

STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(As Amended and Restated October 29, 2014)

SECTION 1.    ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.
The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term success of the Company and the creation of stockholder value by (a) encouraging Participants to focus on critical long-range objectives, (b) encouraging the attraction and retention of individuals with exceptional qualifications and (c) linking Participants directly to stockholder interests through increased stock ownership.  The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for Awards in the form of Restricted Shares, Performance Shares, Stock Units, Performance Units, Options (which may constitute incentive stock options or nonstatutory stock options) or stock appreciation rights.  Subject to approval by RHI’s stockholders, this Plan supersedes the Existing Equity Plans, as described herein.
SECTION 2.    DEFINITIONS.
“Adjustment Provisions” shall mean the terms and conditions applicable to the adjustment of an Award subject to a Performance Condition.
“Affiliate” shall mean any entity other than a Subsidiary, if RHI and/or one of more Subsidiaries own not less than fifty percent (50%) of such entity.
“Award” shall mean any award of an Option, a SAR, a Restricted Share a Performance Share, a Stock Unit or a Performance Unit under the Plan.
“Board of Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors of RHI, as constituted from time to time.
“Certification Date” means the date that the Committee makes its written certification of a Final Award.
“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i)    Any person or group (as such terms are defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than an employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or a corporation owned (directly or indirectly), by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions of the ownership of stock of the Company, shall become the beneficial owner of securities of RHI representing 20% or more, of the combined voting power of then outstanding securities ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing in special circumstances) having the right to vote in the election of directors, as a result of a tender or exchange offer, open market purchases, privately negotiated purchases or otherwise; provided, however, that a Change in Control shall not be deemed to include the acquisition by any such person or group of securities representing 20% or more of RHI if such party has acquired such securities not with the purpose nor with the effect of changing or influencing the control of RHI, nor in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect, including, without limitation, not in connection with such party (A) making any public announcement with respect to the voting of such shares at any meeting to consider a merger, consolidation, sale of substantial assets or other business combination or extraordinary transaction involving RHI, (B) making, or in any way participating in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act) to vote any voting securities of RHI (including, without limitation, any such solicitation subject to Rule 14a-11 under the Exchange Act) or seeking to advise or influence any party with respect to the voting of any voting securities of RHI, directly or indirectly, relating to a merger or other business combination involving RHI or the sale or transfer of substantial assets of RHI, (C) forming, joining or in any way participating in any “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of RHI, directly or 

indirectly, relating to a merger or other business combination involving RHI or the sale or transfer of any substantial assets of RHI, or (D) otherwise acting, alone or in concert with others, to seek control of RHI or to seek to control or influence the management or policies of RHI.
(ii)    The liquidation or dissolution of RHI.
(iii)    A change in the composition of the Board of Directors occurring within a two-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors. “Incumbent Directors” shall mean directors who either (A) are directors of RHI as of the date hereof, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of Directors with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to RHI). As a result of or in connection with any cash tender offer, merger, or other business combination, sale of assets or contested election, or combination of the foregoing, the persons who were directors of RHI just prior to such event shall cease within one year to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors.
(iv)    RHI ceases to be an independent publicly owned corporation.
(v)    RHI (A) merges or consolidates with or into another corporation in which the holders of the Stock immediately before such merger or reorganization do not, immediately following such merger or reorganization, hold as a group on a fully-diluted basis both the ability to elect at least a majority of the directors of the surviving corporation and at least a majority in value of the surviving corporation’s outstanding equity securities, or (B) sells or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its assets.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Committee” shall mean a committee of one or more members of the Board of Directors appointed by the Board of Directors (or, as the context permits, a subcommittee of one or more members of the Board appointed by the Committee) to administer the Plan in accordance with the provisions hereof.  
“Company” shall mean Robert Half International Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its Subsidiaries.
“Consultant” shall mean a consultant or advisor who provides bona fide services to the Company or an Affiliate as an independent contractor.  
“Eligible Participant” shall mean (i) any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company or an Affiliate; (ii) a member of the Board of Directors; (iii) a member of the board of directors of a Subsidiary or an Affiliate; or (iv) a Consultant.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Executive Officer” shall mean an officer as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision.
“Exercise Price” shall mean, in the case of an Option, the amount for which one Share may be purchased upon exercise of such Option, as specified in the applicable Stock Option Award. “Exercise Price,” in the case of a SAR, shall mean an amount, as specified in the applicable SAR Award, which is subtracted from the Fair Market Value of a Share in determining the amount payable upon exercise of such SAR.
“Existing Equity Plans” shall mean RHI’s Equity Incentive Plan, StockPlus Plan, Stock Option Plan for Field Employees, Restricted Stock Plan for Field Employees, and Outside Directors’ Option Plan.

“Fair Market Value” shall mean the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange on the date the value is to be determined as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (Western Edition). If there are no trades on such date, the closing price on the latest preceding business day upon which trades occurred shall be the Fair Market Value.  
“Final Award” shall mean the number of shares remaining subject to an Award after application of the Adjustment Provisions.
“ISO” shall mean an employee incentive stock option described in Code Section 422.
“Misconduct Termination” shall mean a termination by the Company of a Participant’s Service by reason of the Participant’s willful dishonesty towards, fraud upon, or deliberate injury or attempted injury to the Company, or by reason of the Participant’s willful material breach of any employment agreement with the Company, which has resulted in material injury to the Company; provided, however, that a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated in a Misconduct Termination if such termination took place as a result of any act or omission believed by the Participant in good faith to have been in the interest of the Company.
“Nonstatutory Option” or “NSO” shall mean an employee stock option that is not an ISO.
“Option” shall mean an ISO or Nonstatutory Option granted under the Plan and entitling the holder to purchase Shares.
“Optionee” shall mean an individual or estate who holds an Option or SAR.
“Original Award” shall mean the number of shares initially granted pursuant to an Award made subject to a Performance Condition.
“Other Agreement” shall mean any written agreement, whether entered into prior to or subsequent to, the adoption of this plan or the making of an Award under this plan, between Participant and the Company.
“Outside Director” shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who is not a common-law employee of the Company. 
“Outside Director Retirement” shall mean termination of an Outside Director’s Service after the later to occur of (i) the 7th anniversary of the Outside Director’s first day of service with RHI as a member of the Board of Directors or (ii) the Outside Director’s 62nd birthday.
“Participant” shall mean an individual or estate who holds an Award.
“Performance Condition” shall mean a performance condition based on a Performance Goal established with respect to an Award in accordance with the provisions hereof.
“Performance Goal” shall mean one or more of the following objective measurable performance factors, and any adjustments thereto, as determined by the Committee with respect to a Performance Period: (i) operating income; (ii) pre-tax or after-tax earnings; (iii) cash flow; (iv) sales or revenue; (v) expenses; (vi) gross or net profit margin; (vii) working capital; (viii) return on equity or assets; (ix) earnings per share; (x) stock price; (xi) price/earnings ratio; (xii) debt or debt-to-equity; (xiii) writeoffs; (xiv) cash; (xv) assets; (xvi) total shareholder return and/or (xvii) liquidity, either with respect to the Company and/or one or more of its operating units or with respect to one or more other companies or an index of companies; provided, however, that, if the Performance Condition is intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 162(m), it must be objective and any adjustments thereto must be objectively verifiable adjustments permitted and pre-established by the Committee in accordance with Code Section 162(m).

“Performance Period” shall mean the period of Service to which the Performance Condition relates, which period shall not be less than one year.
“Performance Share” shall mean a Restricted Share that has a Performance Condition attached. A Performance Share is a type of Restricted Share and any reference herein to Restricted Shares shall be deemed to also apply to Performance Shares unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
“Performance Unit” shall mean a Stock Unit that has a Performance Condition attached. A Performance Unit is a type of Stock Unit and any reference herein to Stock Units shall be deemed to also apply to Performance Units unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
“Plan” shall mean this Stock Incentive Plan of Robert Half International Inc., as amended from time to time.
“Protiviti Participant” shall mean a Participant who is an employee of Protiviti Inc. (a Subsidiary) or its Subsidiaries.
“Protiviti Retirement” shall mean any voluntary termination of employment with the Company and its subsidiaries by the Protiviti Participant on or after the later to occur of: (a) the first day coinciding with or after the Protiviti Participant’s 60th birthday, (b) the Protiviti Participant’s completion of at least 25 years of cumulative service to the Company, Arthur Andersen LLP, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG International, Ernst & Young International, and/or any of their respective affiliates, or any other industry-related service acceptable to the Committee, and (c) five years after the date that the Protiviti Participant was first employed by Protiviti Inc.
“Purchase Price” shall mean the consideration for which one Share may be acquired under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option), as specified by the Committee.
“Restricted Share” shall mean a Share awarded under Section 6 of the Plan.
“Restricted Share Award” shall mean the agreement between RHI and the recipient of a Restricted Share, or the notice to the recipient, which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to such Restricted Shares.
“RHI” shall mean Robert Half International Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“SAR” shall mean a stock appreciation right granted under the Plan.
“SAR Award” shall mean the agreement between RHI and an Optionee, or the notice to the Optionee, which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to his or her SAR.
“Section 16 Participant” shall mean a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to transactions in RHI securities.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Service” shall mean service as an Eligible Participant.
“Share” shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted in accordance with the adjustment provisions of the Plan (if applicable).
“Staffing/Headquarters Participant” shall mean a Participant other than a Protiviti Participant.
“Staffing/Headquarters Retirement” shall mean any voluntary termination by a Staffing/Headquarters Participant of employment with the Company on or after the later to occur of (a) the Staffing/Headquarters 

Participant’s 55th birthday, or (b) the 20th anniversary of the Staffing/Headquarters Participant’s first day of service with the Company as a full-time employee. 
“Stock” shall mean the common stock of RHI.
“Stock Option Award” shall mean the agreement between RHI and an Optionee, or the notice to the Optionee, which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to his Option.
“Stock Unit” shall mean a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent of one Share, as awarded under the Plan. 
“Stock Unit Award” shall mean the agreement between RHI and the recipient of a Stock Unit, or the notice to the recipient, which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to such Stock Unit.
“Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation, if RHI and/or one or more other Subsidiaries own not less than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of such corporation.  A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.
“Total and Permanent Disability” shall mean a (i) a physical or mental condition which, in the judgment of the Committee based on competent medical evidence satisfactory to the Committee (including, if required by the Committee, medical evidence obtained by an examination conducted by a physician selected by the Committee), renders the Participant unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity for the Company and which condition is likely to result in death or to be of long, continued and indefinite duration, or (ii) a judicial declaration of incompetence.
“Vested” or “Vesting” shall mean that the relevant portion of the Award has satisfied its Vesting Schedule and shall be released to the Participant or may be exercised by the Participant, as applicable.
“Vesting Schedule” shall mean the requirement that all or a portion of an Award may not be released or exercised, as applicable, until a specified period of time shall have lapsed.
SECTION 3.    ADMINISTRATION.
(a)    Committee Procedures.  One or more Committees appointed by the Board of Directors shall administer the Plan.  The Board of Directors shall designate one of the members of the Committee as chairperson.  Unless the Board of Directors provides otherwise, the Compensation Committee shall be the Committee.  The Board of Directors may also at any time terminate the functions of the Committee and reassume all powers and authority previously delegated to the Committee. 
The Committee shall have membership composition which enables (i) Awards to qualify for exemption under Rule 16b-3 with respect to persons who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act and (ii) Awards that are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code to so qualify.  Only the Compensation Committee may make Award grants and administer the Plan with respect to Section 16 Participants.
The Compensation Committee may also appoint one or more separate subcommittees composed of one or more directors of RHI who need not qualify under either Rule 16b-3 or Section 162(m) of the Code, who may administer the Plan with respect to persons who are not subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act and/or Awards that are not intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. 
(b)    Committee Responsibilities.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full authority and discretion to take the following actions:
(i)    To interpret the Plan and to apply its provisions;

(ii)    To adopt, amend or rescind rules, procedures and forms relating to the Plan;
(iii)    To authorize any person to execute, on behalf of the Company, any instrument required to carry out the purposes of the Plan;
(iv)    To determine when Awards are to be granted under the Plan;
(v)    To select the Eligible Participants who are to receive Awards under the Plan;
(vi)    To determine the number of Shares to be made subject to each Award;
(vii)    To prescribe the terms and conditions of each Award, including (without limitation, as applicable) the Exercise Price or Purchase Price, the Vesting Schedule of the Award (including accelerating the Vesting of Awards), any Performance Conditions and any other provisions relating to such Award;
(viii)    To prescribe the terms and conditions of each Option, including (without limitation) the Exercise Price, the Vesting Schedule or duration of the Option (including accelerating the Vesting of the Option), whether such Option is to be classified as an ISO or as a Nonstatutory Option, and the provisions of the Stock Option Award relating to such Option;
(ix)    To amend any outstanding Award subject to applicable legal restrictions and to the consent of the Participant who entered into such agreement;
(x)    To prescribe the consideration for the grant of each Award under the Plan and to determine the sufficiency of such consideration;
(xi)    To determine whether Awards under the Plan will be granted in replacement of other grants under an incentive or other compensation plan of an acquired business;
(xii)    To correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award;
(xiii)    To take any other actions deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan;
(xiv)    To determine, at the time of granting an Award or thereafter, that such Award shall Vest as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Award in the event of a Change in Control.
(xv)    To accelerate the Vesting, or extend the post-termination exercise term, of Awards at any time and under such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate.
In addition, without amending the Plan, the Committee may grant Awards under the Plan to eligible employees or Consultants who are foreign nationals on such terms and conditions different from those specified in this Plan as may in the judgment of the Committee be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan, and, in furtherance of such purposes the Committee may make such modifications, amendments, procedures, subplans and the like as may be necessary or advisable to comply with provisions of laws in other countries in which the Company operates or has employees.
Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Board of Directors may authorize one or more officers of RHI to grant Awards and the Committee may designate persons other than members of the Committee to carry out its responsibilities, and the Committee may prescribe such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate, except that the Board of Directors or the Committee may not delegate its authority with regard to Awards to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Awards intended to qualify as “performance­based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.  All decisions, interpretations and other actions of the Committee shall be final and 

binding on all Participants, and all persons deriving their rights from a Participant.  No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action that he has taken or has failed to take in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award.
Except arising from any action taken, or failure to act, in bad faith, each member of the Committee, or of the Board of Directors, shall be indemnified and held harmless by RHI against and from (i) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan or any agreement under the Plan, and (ii) from any and all amounts paid by him or her, with RHI’s prior approval, in settlement thereof or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall have given RHI a reasonable opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf.  The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under RHI’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or under any power that RHI may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.
SECTION 4.    ELIGIBILITY.
(a)    General Rule.  Only Eligible Participants may be granted Awards. In addition, only individuals who are employed as common-law employees by the Company may be granted ISOs. 
(b)    Limitation on Awards.  In any fiscal year of RHI, no individual shall receive Awards covering in excess of 2,000,000 Shares in the aggregate; provided, however, that Outside Directors may only receive Awards covering up to 15,000 Shares in the aggregate per Outside Director in any fiscal year of RHI.  The limitations under this Subsection shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the Plan.
SECTION 5.    STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.
(a)    Basic Limitation.  Shares offered under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued Shares or treasury Shares.  The maximum aggregate number of Shares subject to awards under the Plan on and after May 22, 2014 shall not exceed 6,500,000 Shares. These limits shall be subject to the provisions of the next Subsection and shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the Plan.  No fractional Shares shall be issued under the Plan.
(b)    Additional Shares.  If, on or after May 22, 2014, Restricted Shares are forfeited, then such Shares shall again become available for Awards under the Plan. If, on or after May 22, 2014, Stock Units, Options or SARs are forfeited or terminate for any reason before being exercised, then the corresponding Shares shall again become available for Awards under the Plan.  If Stock Units are settled, then such Stock Units shall be counted in full against the number of Shares available for Awards regardless of the number of Shares (if any) actually issued in settlement of such Stock Units.  If SARs are exercised, then such SARs shall be counted in full against the number of Shares available for Awards regardless of the number of Shares (if any) actually issued in settlement of such SARs.  In the event that withholding tax liabilities arising from an Award other than an Option or SAR are satisfied on or after May 22, 2014 by the withholding of Shares by the Company, then the Shares so withheld shall again become available for Awards under the Plan. In the event that withholding tax liabilities arising from an Option or SAR are satisfied by the withholding of Shares by the Company, then the Shares so withheld shall not be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan. In addition, Shares that are exchanged by a Participant or withheld by the Company as full or partial payment in connection with the exercise or settlement of an Option or SAR shall not be available for subsequent Awards under the Plan and Shares repurchased on the open market with the proceeds of an Option exercise shall not again be made available for issuance under the Plan.

SECTION 6.    RESTRICTED SHARES AND PERFORMANCE SHARES.
(a)    Restricted Share Award.  Each grant of Restricted Shares or Performance Shares under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Restricted Share Award between the recipient and RHI.  Such Restricted Shares shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan, including those specified in any Other Agreement.  The provisions of the various Restricted Share Awards entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
(b)    Payment for Awards.  Subject to the following sentence and applicable law, Restricted Shares may be sold or awarded under the Plan for such consideration as the Committee may determine, including (without limitation) cash, cash equivalents, past services and future services.  To the extent that an Award consists of newly issued Restricted Shares, the Award recipient shall furnish consideration with a value not less than the par value of such Restricted Shares in the form of cash, cash equivalents, or past services rendered to the Company, as the Committee may determine.  To the extent an Award of Restricted Shares consists solely of treasury shares, the Award may be made without consideration furnished by the recipient.
(c)    Vesting.  Each Award of Restricted Shares shall be subject to a Vesting Schedule. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Restricted Share Award or as specified in any Other Agreement.  Unless the Restricted Share Award or an Other Agreement provides otherwise, each grant of Restricted Shares shall Vest with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares covered by the grant on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the date of grant, provided that the Participant’s Service has not terminated on the applicable Vesting date.  A Restricted Share Award may provide for accelerated Vesting in the event of the Participant’s Protiviti Retirement, Staffing/Headquarters Retirement, a Change in Control, or, if specified at the time of grant, termination of employment, including as provided in any Other Agreement.  To the extent that an Award of Restricted Shares has not Vested prior to, or concurrently with, termination of a Participant’s Service, such Award shall immediately terminate.
(d)    Voting and Dividend Rights.  The holders of Restricted Shares awarded under the Plan shall have the same voting, dividend and other rights as RHI’s other stockholders except as provided in Sections 6(f) and 12 hereof.  
(e)    Assignment or Transfer of Restricted Shares.  Except as provided herein, or in a Restricted Share Award, or as required by applicable law, Restricted Shares shall not be anticipated, assigned, attached, garnished, optioned, transferred or made subject to any creditor’s process, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law until such shares have satisfied any applicable Vesting Schedule and Performance Conditions. Any act in violation of this Subsection shall be void.  However, this Subsection shall not preclude a Participant from designating a beneficiary who will receive any outstanding Restricted Shares in the event of the Participant’s death, nor shall it preclude a transfer of Restricted Shares by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
(f)    Dividends on Restricted Shares that Have Not Vested. Dividends may not be paid with respect to any portion of a Restricted Share Award that has not Vested.  Any dividends declared with respect to any portion of such a Restricted Share Award prior to the Vesting of such portion shall be accrued.  Such accrued dividends shall be paid within 30 days following Vesting, provided that any requirements of Section 12(k) have been satisfied.  If all or a portion of such a Restricted Share Award terminates prior to Vesting, any accrued and unpaid dividends with respect to that portion of the Award shall be forfeited.  After Vesting, dividends shall be paid as normal at the same time and to the same extent as dividends are paid on other Shares, provided that any applicable provisions of Section 12(k) have been satisfied.
(g)    Release of Restricted Shares to Participants. So long as a Restricted Share is subject to forfeiture pursuant to a Vesting Schedule or Performance Condition, it shall be retained by the Company and shall not be released to a Participant, but such a Restricted Share shall be promptly released thereafter, subject to Section 12 hereof.

SECTION 7.    TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.
(a)    Stock Option Award.  Each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Award between the Optionee and RHI.  Such Option shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions which are not inconsistent with the Plan, including those specified in any Other Agreement.  The Stock Option Award shall specify whether the Option is an ISO or an NSO.  The provisions of the various Stock Option Awards entered into under the Plan need not be identical.  A Stock Option Award may not provide that a new Option will be granted automatically to the Optionee when he or she exercises a prior Option and pays the Exercise Price.
(b)    Number of Shares.  Each Stock Option Award shall specify the number of Shares that are subject to the Option and shall provide for the adjustment of such number in accordance with the adjustment provisions of the Plan.  The maximum aggregate number of ISOs awarded under the Plan shall not exceed the number of Shares subject to the Plan under Section 5(a).  The limitation of this Subsection shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the Plan.
(c)    Exercise Price.  Each Stock Option Award shall specify the Exercise Price.  The Exercise Price of an Option shall not be less than 100 percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.  Subject to the foregoing in this Subsection, the Exercise Price under any Option shall be determined by the Committee at its sole discretion.  The Exercise Price shall be payable in one of the forms permitted under the Plan.
(d)    Exercisability and Term.  Unless the Stock Option Award or an Other Agreement provides otherwise, each Option shall become exercisable with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares covered by such Option on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the date of grant, provided that the Participant’s Service has not terminated on the applicable date.  The term of an Option shall be ten (10) years from the date of grant unless the Stock Option Award provides for a shorter term. A Stock Option Award may provide for accelerated Vesting in the event of the Optionee’s Protiviti Retirement, Staffing/Headquarters Retirement, a Change in Control, or, if specified at the time of grant, termination of employment, including as provided in any Other Agreement, and may provide for expiration prior to the end of its term in the event of the termination of the Optionee’s Service, subject to the provisions of any Other Agreement.  Options may be awarded in combination with SARs, and such an Award may provide that the Options will not be exercisable unless the related SARs are forfeited.  Subject to the foregoing in this Subsection, the Committee at its sole discretion shall determine when all or any installment of an Option is to become exercisable and when an Option is to expire.  
(e)    Nontransferability.  Except as set forth in a Stock Option Award, or as provided by an Other Agreement, with respect to an NSO, during an Optionee’s lifetime, his Option(s) shall be exercisable only by him and shall not be transferable, and in the event of an Optionee’s death, his Option(s) shall not be transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
(f)    Exercise of Options Upon Termination of Service.  Each Stock Option Award shall set forth the extent to which the Optionee shall have the right to exercise the Option following termination of the Optionee’s Service, and the right to exercise the Option of any executors or administrators of the Optionee’s estate or any person who has acquired such Option(s) directly from the Optionee by bequest or inheritance.  Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Options issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of Service.  Unless the Stock Option Award or an Other Agreement provides otherwise, Options which are not Vested at the time of an Optionee’s termination of Service shall expire upon such termination, and any Vested Options shall remain outstanding and exercisable until the earlier of 90 days following such termination and the expiration of the Option’s term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if exercise of an Option during the 90-day period described in the previous sentence would subject the Optionee to liability under Section 16 of the Exchange Act by reason of transactions by the Optionee prior to the Optionee’s termination of service (“Prior Transaction”), such Option shall be exercisable until the earliest of (a) its normal termination date and (b) the 30th day after the first date upon which the Optionee would not be subject to Section 16 liability by reason of the Prior Transaction.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of an Optionee’s Misconduct Termination, effective as of the date notice of such termination is given by the Committee to the 

Optionee, all of the Optionee’s Options (whether or not Vested) shall automatically terminate and lapse, unless the Committee shall determine otherwise.
(g)    Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options.  Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options.  The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, impair his rights or increase his obligations under such Option.  Options may not be repriced without the approval of RHI’s stockholders.  
SECTION 8.    PAYMENT FOR OPTION SHARES.
(a)    General Rule.  The entire Exercise Price of Shares issued under the Plan shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America, as permitted under this Section.  Payment may be made by any combination of the methods described in this Section.
(b)    Cash.  Payment may be made by cash, check, wire transfer or similar means, subject to the requirements of applicable law. 
(c)    Surrender of Stock.  Payment may be made all or in part by surrendering, or attesting to the ownership of, Shares which have been owned by the Optionee or his representative for such period of time required to avoid RHI’s recognition of additional compensation expense with respect to the Option for financial reporting purposes as a result of the surrender or attestation of such previously owned shares.  Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when the new Shares are purchased under the Plan.  
(d)    Cashless Exercise.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, payment may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form prescribed by the Committee) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to RHI in payment of the aggregate Exercise Price and applicable tax withholding.
(e)    Other Forms of Payment.  To the extent that a Stock Option Award so provides, payment may be made in any other form that is consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section or in any agreement under the Plan, the Committee may disallow the use of any type of payment that the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, would result in adverse accounting or legal consequences to the Company or Affiliate.  
SECTION 9.    STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
(a)    SAR Award.  Each grant of a SAR under the Plan shall be evidenced by a SAR Award between the Optionee and RHI.  Such SAR shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan, including those specified in any Other Agreement.  The provisions of the various SAR Awards entered into under the Plan need not be identical.  A SAR Award may not provide that a new SAR will be granted automatically to the holder thereof when he or she exercises a prior SAR.
(b)    Number of Shares.  Each SAR Award shall specify the number of Shares to which the SAR pertains and shall provide for the adjustment of such number in accordance with the adjustment provisions of the Plan.  
(c)    Exercise Price.  Each SAR Award shall specify the Exercise Price, which may not be less than 100 percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.  A SAR Award may specify an Exercise Price that varies in accordance with a predetermined formula while the SAR is outstanding.
(d)    Exercisability and Term.  Unless the SAR Award or an Other Agreement provides otherwise, each SAR shall become exercisable with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares covered by such SAR on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the date of grant, provided that the Participant’s Service has not 

terminated on the applicable date.  The term of the SAR shall be ten (10) years from the date of grant unless the SAR Award provides for a shorter term.  A SAR Award may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the Optionee’s Protiviti Retirement, Staffing/Headquarters Retirement, a Change in Control, or, if specified at the time of grant, termination of employment, including as provided in any Other Agreement, and may provide for expiration prior to the end of its term in the event of the termination of the Optionee’s Service, subject to the provisions of any Other Agreement.  SARs may be awarded in combination with Options, and such an Award may provide that the SARs will not be exercisable unless the related Options are forfeited.  A SAR may be included in an ISO only at the time of grant but may be included in an NSO at the time of grant or thereafter.  A SAR granted under the Plan may provide that it will be exercisable only in the event of a Change in Control.
(e)    Exercise of SARs.  The SAR Award may provide that, upon exercise of a SAR, the Optionee (or any person having the right to exercise the SAR after his or her death) shall receive from RHI (a) Shares, (b) cash or (c) a combination of Shares and cash.  Unless otherwise provided in the SAR Award or an Other Agreement, upon exercise of a SAR, the Optionee (or any person having the right to exercise the SAR after his or her death) shall receive Shares from RHI.  The amount of cash and/or the Fair Market Value of Shares received upon exercise of SARs shall, in the aggregate, be equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value (on the date of surrender) of the Shares subject to the SARs exceeds the Exercise Price.  Unless the SAR Award or an Other Agreement provides otherwise, SARs which have not Vested at the time of an Optionee’s termination of Service shall expire upon such termination, and any Vested SARs which have not been exercised shall remain outstanding and exercisable until the earlier of 90 days following such termination and the expiration of the SAR’s term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if exercise of a SAR during the 90-day period described in the previous sentence would subject the Participant to liability under Section 16 of the Exchange Act by reason of transactions by the Participant prior to the Participant’s termination of Service, such SAR shall be exercisable until the earliest of (a) its normal termination date and (b) the 30th day after the first date upon which the Participant would not be subject to Section 16 liability by reason of the prior transactions.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of an Optionee’s Misconduct Termination, effective as of the date notice of such termination is given by the Committee to the Optionee, all of the Optionee’s SARs (whether or not Vested) shall automatically terminate and lapse, unless the Committee shall determine otherwise.
(f)    Modification or Assumption of SARs.  Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding SARs.  The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of a SAR shall, without the consent of the Optionee, impair his rights or increase his obligations under such SAR.  SARs may not be repriced without the approval of RHI’s stockholders.
SECTION 10.    STOCK UNITS AND PERFORMANCE UNITS.
(a)    Stock Unit Award.  Each grant of Stock Units or Performance Units under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Unit Award between the recipient and RHI.  Such Stock Units shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan, including those specified in any Other Agreement.  The provisions of the various Stock Unit Awards entered into under the Plan need not be identical.  
(b)    Payment for Awards.  To the extent that an Award is granted in the form of Stock Units, no cash consideration shall be required of the Award recipients.
(c)    Vesting Conditions.  Each Award of Stock Units shall be subject to a Vesting Schedule. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Stock Unit Award or as specified in any Other Agreement.  Unless the Stock Unit Award or an Other Agreement provides otherwise, each grant of Stock Units shall become exercisable with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares covered by the grant on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the date of grant, provided that the Participant’s Service has not terminated on the applicable date.  A Stock Unit Award may provide for accelerated Vesting in the event of the Participant’s Protiviti Retirement, Staffing/Headquarters Retirement, a Change in Control, or, if specified at the time of grant, termination of employment, including as provided in any Other Agreement.  To the extent that an Award of Stock Units has not Vested prior to, or concurrently with, termination of a Participant’s Service, such Award shall immediately terminate.

(d)    Voting and Dividend Rights.  The holders of Stock Units shall have no voting rights.  Prior to settlement or forfeiture, any Stock Unit awarded under the Plan may, at the Committee’s discretion, carry with it a right to dividend equivalents.  Such right entitles the holder to be credited with an amount equal to all cash dividends paid on one Share while the Stock Unit is outstanding.  Dividend equivalents may not be converted into additional Stock Units.  Settlement of dividend equivalents may be made only in the form of cash.  Prior to distribution, any dividend equivalents which are not paid shall be subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the Stock Units to which they attach.
(e)    Form and Time of Settlement of Stock Units.  Settlement of Vested Stock Units may be made in the form of (a) cash, (b) Shares or (c) any combination of both, as determined by the Committee.  Methods of converting Stock Units into cash may include (without limitation) a method based on the average Fair Market Value of Shares over a series of trading days.  Vested Stock Units may be settled in a lump sum or in installments.  The distribution may occur or commence when all Vesting conditions applicable to the Stock Units have been satisfied or have lapsed, or it may be deferred, in accordance with applicable law, to any later date.  The amount of a deferred distribution may be increased by an interest factor or by dividend equivalents.  Until an Award of Stock Units is settled, the number of such Stock Units shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the Plan.
(f)    Death of Recipient.  Any Stock Units Award that becomes payable after the recipient’s death shall be distributed to the recipient’s beneficiary or beneficiaries.  Each recipient of a Stock Units Award under the Plan shall designate one or more beneficiaries for this purpose by filing the prescribed form with RHI.  A beneficiary designation may be changed by filing the prescribed form with RHI at any time before the Award recipient’s death.  If no beneficiary was designated or if no designated beneficiary survives the Award recipient, then any Stock Units Award that becomes payable after the recipient’s death shall be distributed to the recipient’s estate.
(g)    Creditors’ Rights.  A holder of Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of RHI.  Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of RHI, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Stock Unit Award.
(h)    Assignment or Transfer of Stock Units.  Except as provided herein, or in a Stock Unit Award, or as required by applicable law, Stock Units shall not be anticipated, assigned, attached, garnished, optioned, transferred or made subject to any creditor’s process, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law.  Any act in violation of this Subsection shall be void.  However, this Subsection shall not preclude a Participant from designating a beneficiary who will receive any outstanding Stock Units in the event of the Participant’s death, nor shall it preclude a transfer of Stock Units by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. 
SECTION 11.    NO RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER
A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Award until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate for any Shares covered by such award.  No adjustments shall be made, except as provided in the adjustment provisions of the Plan.
SECTION 12.    PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS.
(a)    Any Award may be made subject to one or more Performance Conditions in addition to the Vesting Schedule imposed upon such grant.  
(b)    The determination as to whether any such grant is subject to a Performance Condition shall be made on or prior to the date of grant.
(c)    The Performance Condition shall operate as specified in this Section.
(d)    Except in the case of Awards not intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m), if an Award is made subject to a Performance Condition, the Committee shall be required to 

establish the Performance Period, Adjustment Provisions and Performance Goal for such Performance Condition no later than the time permitted by Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, the Compensation Committee shall determine how any forfeitures occurring as a result of a Performance Condition shall be allocated with respect to the Vesting Schedule of the Award.
(e)    After the completion of the Performance Period relating to a Performance Condition, the Chief Financial Officer shall, with respect to each Award made subject to such Performance Condition, calculate the effect of the Adjustment Provisions on the Award and deliver such calculation to the Committee.
(f)    The Committee shall review the information submitted by the Chief Financial Officer and certify, in writing, its determination with respect to the impact of the Adjustment Provisions on the Award and the Final Award.
(g)    If a portion of an Award made subject to a Performance Condition shall Vest prior to the satisfaction of any Performance Condition applicable to such portion by reason of death, Total and Permanent Disability or, if applicable, a Change in Control, then the Performance Condition shall be cancelled and none of such Award shall be subject to reduction or forfeiture as provided by the Performance Condition. Such Award shall be treated in accordance with the terms of this Plan relating to Vested shares.
(h)    If a portion of an Award made subject to a Performance Condition shall Vest prior to the satisfaction of any Performance Condition applicable to such portion for any reason other than death, Total and Permanent Disability or a Change in Control, such portion of the Award shall not be released to or exercised by the Participant until after the Certification Date. No such Vesting shall in any way be deemed a satisfaction, waiver or cancellation of the Performance Condition, and such portion shall remain subject to reduction and forfeiture as provided by the Performance Condition.
(i)    Dividends may not be paid with respect to any Share subject to a Performance Condition until the Final Award with respect to such Share has been determined.  Any dividends declared on any Shares prior to such determination shall be accrued.  After determination of the Final Award, such accrued dividends shall be paid, subject to Section 6(f) hereof; provided, however, that if the Final Award is less than the Original Award, any accrued dividends attributable to the portion of the Award that has been forfeited shall also be forfeited. After determination of the Final Award has been made and Section 6(f) has been satisfied, dividends shall be paid as normal on such Shares at the same time and to the same extent as dividends are paid on other Shares.
SECTION 13.    TERMINATION OF SERVICE; LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
Subject to the last sentence of this Section, a Participant’s Service shall terminate when such person ceases to be an Eligible Participant as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.  A Participant’s Service does not terminate if he or she is a common-law employee and goes on a bona fide leave of absence of less than six (6) consecutive months that was approved by the Company in writing and the terms of the leave provide for continued service crediting, or when continued service crediting is required by applicable law.  However, for purposes of determining whether an Option is entitled to ISO status, a common-law employee’s Service will be treated as terminating ninety (90) days after such employee went on leave, unless such employee’s right to return to active work is guaranteed by law or by a contract.  Service terminates in any event when the approved leave ends, unless such employee immediately returns to active work.  The Committee determines which leaves count toward Service, and when Service terminates for all purposes under the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Outside Director’s Service shall terminate when he or she is neither a member of the Board of Directors or a Consultant to RHI.
SECTION 14.    DEATH; TOTAL AND PERMANENT DISABILITY.
All Awards granted to any Participant shall Vest upon such Participant’s death or termination of the Participant’s Service due to Total and Permanent Disability. 

SECTION 15.    PERSONS SUBJECT TO SECTION 16 OF THE EXCHANGE ACT.
Any Award held by an individual who is a an Outside Director on both of (a) the grant date of such Award and (b) the effective date of a Change in Control, shall Vest upon the effective date of such Change in Control.  Any Option or SAR Award held by an individual who is a Section 16 Participant at either or both of (a) the grant date of such Award or (b) the effective date of such individual’s Outside Director Retirement, Protiviti Retirement or Staffing/Headquarters Retirement, as the case may be, shall Vest upon the effective date of such retirement.  Any Options or SARs held by a Section 16 Participant which Vest by reason of the provisions of this Section or by reason of death or Total and Permanent Disability shall remain outstanding until the earlier of its exercise or its original term.
SECTION 16.    ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.
(a)    Adjustments.  In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Stock, or stock split or reverse stock split, a declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the price of Shares, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Shares (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of Shares, a recapitalization, reorganization, merger, liquidation, a spin-off, exchange of shares or a similar occurrence (as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion), the Committee shall make such adjustments as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate in one or more of:
(i)    The number of Shares, Options, SARs, Restricted Shares and Stock Units available for future Awards under the Plan;
(ii)    The per person per fiscal year limitations on Awards under the Plan and the maximum aggregate number of ISOs that may be awarded under the Plan;
(iii)    The number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award;
(iv)    The Exercise Price under each outstanding Option and SAR; or
(v)    The number of Stock Units included in any prior Award which has not yet been settled.
Except as provided in this Section, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any issue by RHI of stock of any class or securities convertible into stock of any class, any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class.
Except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares), the terms of outstanding Awards may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or SARs or cancel outstanding Options or SARS in exchange for cash, other Awards or Options or SARs with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Options or SARs without stockholder approval.
(b)    Dissolution or Liquidation. To the extent not previously exercised or settled, Options, SARs and Stock Units shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of RHI.
(c)    Reorganizations. In the event that RHI is a party to a merger or other reorganization, outstanding Awards shall be subject to the agreement of merger or reorganization.  Such agreement may provide for:
(i)    The continuation of the outstanding Awards by RHI, if RHI is a surviving corporation;

(ii)    The assumption of the outstanding Awards by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary;
(iii)    The substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary of its own awards for the outstanding Awards;
(iv)    Full exercisability or Vesting and accelerated expiration of the outstanding Awards; or
(v)    Settlement of the full value of the outstanding Awards in cash or cash equivalents followed by cancellation of such Awards.
(d)    Reservation of Rights. Except as provided in this Section, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class.  Any issue by RHI of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Shares subject to an Award or the Exercise Price.  The grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of RHI to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure, to merge or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets. 
SECTION 17.    AWARDS UNDER OTHER PLANS.
RHI may grant awards under other plans or programs.  Such awards may be settled in the form of Shares issued under this Plan.  Such Shares shall be treated for all purposes under the Plan like Shares issued in settlement of Stock Units and shall, when issued, reduce the number of Shares available under the Plan.
SECTION 18.    LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
No Option may be exercised and no Stock may be issued or transferred pursuant to an award unless the Committee shall determine that such exercise, issuance or transfer complies with all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, applicable state securities laws, and rules and regulations promulgated under each of the foregoing, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Stock may then be listed or quotation system upon which the Stock may be quoted, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for RHI with respect to such compliance.  If the Stock subject to this Plan is not registered under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities laws, the Committee may require that the Participant deliver to RHI such documents as counsel for RHI may determine are necessary or advisable in order to substantiate compliance with applicable securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  In no event shall RHI deliver, or be deemed obligated to deliver, cash in lieu of any Share by reason of any failure to satisfy the foregoing provisions.
So long as any restrictions or obligations imposed pursuant to this Plan shall apply to a Share, each certificate evidencing such Share shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions.  In addition, RHI may instruct its transfer agent that shares of Stock evidenced by such certificates may not be transferred without the written consent of RHI.  Any attempt to dispose of such shares of Stock in contravention of such terms, conditions and restrictions shall be invalid.  Certificates representing shares that have not Vested or with respect to which minimum withholding taxes have not been paid will be held in custody by RHI or such bank or other institution designated by the Committee.  
SECTION 19.    WITHHOLDING TAXES.
(a)    General. To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, a Participant or his or her successor shall make arrangements satisfactory to RHI for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with the Plan.  RHI shall not be required to issue any Shares or make any cash payment under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.  In the event that such withholding taxes are not paid on 

a timely basis, as determined by RHI in its sole discretion, to the extent permitted by law RHI shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cause such withholding taxes to be satisfied by reducing the number of Shares or cash (if applicable) deliverable or by offsetting such withholding taxes against amounts otherwise due from the Company to the Participant.  If withholding taxes are paid by reduction of the number of Shares deliverable to Optionee, such shares shall be valued at the Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise.
(b)    Share Withholding. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, a Participant may satisfy all or part of his or her minimum withholding or income tax obligations by having RHI withhold all or a portion of any Shares that otherwise would be issued to him or her or by surrendering all or a portion of any Shares that he or she previously acquired.  Subject to applicable law and accounting considerations, such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when taxes otherwise would be withheld in cash.  A Participant may elect to surrender, or attest to the ownership of, previously acquired Shares in excess of the amount required to satisfy his or her minimum withholding or income tax obligations provided that such Shares have been held by the Participant for such period of time required to avoid RHI’s recognition of additional compensation expense for financial reporting purposes as a result of the surrender or attestation of such previously owned shares.
SECTION 20.    NO EMPLOYMENT OR REELECTION RIGHTS.
No provision of the Plan, nor any right or Award granted under the Plan, shall be construed to give any person any right to become, to be treated as, or to remain an Eligible Participant.  RHI and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates reserve the right to terminate any person’s Service at any time and for any reason, with or without notice.  No provision of the Plan nor any right or Award granted under the Plan shall be construed to create any obligation on the part of the Board of Directors to nominate any Outside Director for reelection by RHI’s stockholders, or confer upon any Outside Director the right to remain a member of the Board of Directors for any period of time, or at any particular rate of compensation.
SECTION 21.    DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.
(a)    Term of the Plan. The Plan, as set forth herein, shall terminate automatically on the meeting of the stockholders of RHI in 2019, unless re-adopted or extended by RHI’s stockholders prior to or on such date and may be terminated on any earlier date by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee, as described in the next Subsection.
(b)    Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan. The Board of Directors or, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, rules or regulations, the Compensation Committee may amend or terminate the Plan at any time and from time to time.  Rights and obligations under any Award granted before amendment or termination of the Plan shall not be materially impaired by such amendment or termination, except with consent of the person to whom the Award was granted.  An amendment of the Plan shall be subject to the approval of RHI’s stockholders to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations or rules, including, but not limited to, any applicable rules or regulations of the New York Stock Exchange.  In addition, no material amendment may be made to the plan without the approval of RHI’s stockholders.
(c)    Effect of Amendment or Termination. No Shares shall be issued or sold under the Plan after the termination thereof, except upon exercise of an Award granted prior to such termination.  The termination of the Plan, or any amendment thereof, shall not adversely affect any Shares previously issued or any Awards previously granted under the Plan.
SECTION 22.    PLAN EFFECTIVENESS.
This Plan shall become effective upon its approval by RHI’s stockholders.  Upon its effectiveness, the Plan shall supersede the Existing Equity Plans such that no further awards shall be made under the Existing Equity Plans.  This Plan shall not, in any way, affect awards under the Existing Equity Plans that are outstanding as of the date this Plan becomes effective.  If RHI’s stockholders do not approve this Plan, no Awards will be made under this Plan and the Existing Equity Plans will continue in effect in accordance with their terms.Exhibit 10.1

 

EMPLOYMENT AND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT

 

This EMPLOYMENT AND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of October 30, 2014 (the “Execution Date”), by and between Matthew DiLiberto (“Executive”) and SL Green Realty Corp., a Maryland corporation with its principal place of business at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170 (the “Employer”).

 

1.                                      Term.  The term of this Agreement shall commence on the earlier of (i) January 1, 2015, or (ii) the date upon which the resignation of the current Chief Financial Officer of the Employer, as of the date hereof, is effective, and, unless earlier terminated as provided in Section 6 below, shall terminate on January 1, 2018 (the “Current Term”); provided, however, that Sections 4 and 8 (and any enforcement or other procedural provisions hereof affecting Sections 4 and 8) hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement as provided therein.  The Current Term shall automatically be extended for successive six-month periods (each, a “Renewal Term”), unless either party gives the other party at least three months’ prior written notice of non-renewal; provided that, with respect to the first Renewal Term that occurs after a Change-in-Control and would otherwise extend beyond the date that is 18 months after the Change-in-Control, either party may elect for such Renewal Term to end on the date that is 18 months and one day after the Change-in-Control by giving the other party written notice at least three months prior to the scheduled commencement of such Renewal Term.  In addition, in the event that Executive has given notice of non-renewal of the term of this Agreement, the Employer, at its sole option and discretion, may nevertheless extend the Current Term or a Renewal Term by ninety (90) days (the “Extension Period”), upon written notice to Executive at least eighty (80) days before the end of the Current Term or such Renewal Term, as applicable.  The period of Executive’s employment hereunder consisting of the Current Term, all Renewal Terms, if any, and the Extension Period, if any, is herein referred to as the “Employment Period.”  Subject to Section 6 and unless specified otherwise by the party electing not to renew this Agreement, Executive’s employment with the Employer shall terminate immediately after the expiration of the Employment Period.  For avoidance of doubt, such termination will not be deemed to occur during the Employment Period and, accordingly, Executive will not be entitled to receive any payment or benefits under Section 7 as a result of or in connection with such termination.

 

2.                                      Employment and Duties.

 

(a)                                 Duties.  During the Employment Period, Executive shall be employed in the business of the Employer and its affiliates.  Executive shall serve the Employer as a senior corporate executive and shall have the title of Chief Financial Officer of the Employer.  Executive will report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Employer and to the President of the Employer.  Executive’s duties and authority shall be those as would normally attach to Executive’s position as Chief Financial Officer, including such duties and responsibilities as are customary among persons employed in similar capacities for similar companies, and as set forth in the By-laws of the Employer and as otherwise established from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Employer (the “Board”) and the Chief Executive Officer of the Employer, but in all events such duties shall be commensurate with his position as Chief Financial Officer of the Employer.

 

(b)                                 Best Efforts.  Executive agrees to his employment as described in this Section 2 and agrees to devote substantially all of his business time and efforts to the performance of his duties under this Agreement, except as otherwise approved by the Board; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be interpreted to preclude Executive, so long as there is no material interference with his duties hereunder, from (i) participating as an officer or director of, or advisor to, any charitable or other tax-exempt organizations or otherwise engaging in charitable, fraternal or trade group activities; (ii) investing and managing his assets as an investor in other

 

 

entities or business ventures; provided that he performs no management or similar role (or, in the case of investments other than those in entities or business ventures engaged in the Business (as defined in Section 8), he performs a management role comparable to the role that a significant limited partner would have, but performs no day-to-day management or similar role) with respect to such entities or ventures and such investment does not violate Section 8 hereof; and provided, further, that, in any case in which another party involved in the investment has a material business relationship with the Employer, Executive shall give prior written notice thereof to the Board; or (iii) serving as a member of the board of directors of a for-profit corporation with the approval of the Chief Executive Officer of the Employer.

 

(c)                                  Travel.  In performing his duties hereunder, Executive shall be available for all reasonable travel as the needs of the Employer’s business may require.  Executive shall be based in New York City or Westchester County, or within 50 miles of Manhattan but not in New Jersey or Long Island.

 

3.                                      Compensation and Benefits.  In consideration of Executive’s services hereunder, the Employer shall compensate Executive as provided in this Agreement.

 

(a)                                 Base Salary.  The Employer shall pay Executive an aggregate minimum annual salary at the rate of $400,000 per annum from the beginning of the Employment Period through the end of the Employment Period (“Base Salary”).  Base Salary shall be payable bi-weekly in accordance with the Employer’s normal business practices.  Base Salary shall be reviewed by the Board or Compensation Committee of the Board at least annually.

 

(b)                                 Incentive Compensation/Bonuses.  In addition to Base Salary, with respect to fiscal year 2015 and thereafter during the Employment Period, Executive shall be eligible for and shall receive, upon approval of the Board or Compensation Committee of the Board, such annual bonuses as the Employer, in its sole discretion, may deem appropriate to reward Executive for job performance.  Such annual bonuses may be payable upon the achievement of specific goals established in advance by the Compensation Committee of the Board or may be discretionary.  In addition, Executive shall be eligible to participate in any other bonus or incentive compensation plans in effect with respect to senior executive officers of the Employer, as the Board or Compensation Committee of the Board, in its sole discretion, may deem appropriate to reward Executive for job performance.

 

(c)                                  Stock Options.  As determined by the Board or Compensation Committee of the Board, in its sole discretion, Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Employer’s then current Stock Option and Incentive Plan, which authorizes the grant of stock options and stock awards of the Employer’s common stock (“Common Stock”) and other equity-based awards or any successor thereto (any such plan being referred to herein as the “Plan”).

 

(d)                                 Other Equity Awards.  Upon signing this Agreement, Employer shall grant to the Executive LTIP units in SL Green Operating Partnership (“LTIP Units”) under the SL Green Realty Corp. Third Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “2005 Plan”), with such LTIP Units having vesting and other terms consistent with the LTIP Units awarded under the 2011 Outperformance Plan.  The number of LTIP Units to be granted shall equal $250,000 divided by the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2005 plan) of a share of Common Stock as of the Execution Date.  In addition, on the Execution Date, the Employer shall grant Executive awards with terms as set forth on Exhibit A hereto.

 

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(e)                                  Extension Period Compensation.  During the Extension Period, if any, in lieu of the compensation set forth in Sections 3(a)-(d) above for such period, the Employer shall pay Executive a salary (“Extension Period Salary”) during such period in cash, at a per annum rate equal to the sum of the following: (i) Executive’s Base Salary during the prior fiscal year; (ii) any annual cash bonus earned by Executive for the prior fiscal year; and (iii) the value of that portion of Executive’s full value equity awards granted on or after the date hereof which vested during the prior fiscal year.  For the avoidance of doubt, the term “full value equity awards” does not include stock options or grants under the 2010 Outperformance Plan, the 2011 Outperformance Plan, the 2014 Outperformance Plan or any future outperformance plan.  The value of the full value equity awards in the foregoing clause (iii) shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of such securities as of the vesting date.  For purposes of the foregoing, “Fair Market Value” of a security on a particular date means (i) if the securities are then listed on a national securities exchange, the closing sales price of such security on the principal national securities exchange on which such securities are listed on such date (or, if such date is not a trading day, on the last trading day preceding such date ), (ii) if the securities are not then listed on a national securities exchange but are then traded on an over-the-counter market, the average of the closing bid and asked prices for such securities in such over-the-counter market for such date (or, if there were no sales on such date in such market, on the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such Shares in such market, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board), or (iii) if the securities are not then listed on a national securities exchange or traded on an over-the-counter market, such value as the Compensation Committee of the Board in its discretion may in good faith determine; provided that, where the securities are so listed or traded, the Compensation Committee of the Board may make such discretionary determinations where the Shares have not been traded for 10 trading days.  Extension Period Salary shall be payable bi-weekly in accordance with the Employer’s normal business practices, except that if the annual cash bonus for Executive for the prior fiscal year has not yet been determined as of any bi-weekly payment date, the portion of the Extension Period Salary for such bi-weekly period that is based on such annual cash bonus shall be paid promptly after the amount of such bonus is determined.

 

(f)                                   Expenses.  Executive shall be reimbursed for all reasonable business related expenses incurred by Executive at the request of or on behalf of the Employer, provided that such expenses are incurred and accounted for in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Employer.  Any expenses incurred during the Employment Period but not reimbursed by the Employer by the end of the Employment Period, shall remain the obligation of the Employer to so reimburse Executive.

 

(g)                                  Health and Welfare Benefit Plans.  During the Employment Period, Executive and Executive’s immediate family shall be entitled to participate in such health and welfare benefit plans as the Employer shall maintain from time to time for the benefit of senior executive officers of the Employer and their families, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in such plan.  Nothing in this Section shall limit the Employer’s right to change or modify or terminate any benefit plan or program as it sees fit from time to time in the normal course of business so long as it does so for all senior executives of the Employer.

 

(h)                                 Vacations.  Executive shall be entitled to paid vacations in accordance with the then regular procedures of the Employer governing senior executive officers.

 

(i)                                     Other Benefits.  During the Employment Period, the Employer shall provide to Executive such other benefits, as generally made available to other senior executives of the Employer; provided that it is acknowledged that the Employer’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman may be provided with additional benefits not made available to Executive.

 

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(j)                                    Timing of Expense Reimbursement.  All in-kind benefits provided and expenses eligible for reimbursement under this Agreement must be provided by the Employer or incurred by Executive during the time periods set forth in this Agreement.  All reimbursements shall be paid as soon as administratively practicable, but in no event shall any reimbursement be paid after the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred.  The amount of in-kind benefits provided or reimbursable expenses incurred in one taxable year shall not affect the in-kind benefits to be provided or the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year.  Such right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 

(k)                                 Post-Change-in-Control Compensation.  If a Change-in-Control occurs during the Employment Period, then, unless the parties hereto agree otherwise, for the period from the Change-in-Control through the end of the Employment Period, in lieu of the compensation set forth in Sections 3(a)-(d) above for such period, the Employer shall pay Executive an amount (the “Change-in-Control Period Compensation”) during such period in cash at a per annum rate at least equal to the sum of the following: (i) Executive’s Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the Change-in-Control (which shall be considered Executive’s Base Salary for all periods following the Change-in-Control for purposes of Section 7 below); (ii) the annual cash bonus earned by Executive for the most recently completed fiscal year prior to the Change-in-Control for which the amount of the annual cash bonus has been determined (including any portion of the annual cash bonus paid in the form of shares of Common Stock, stock units or other equity awards, as determined at the time of grant by the Compensation Committee of the Board, in its sole discretion, and reflected in the minutes or consents of the Compensation Committee of the Board relating to the approval of such equity awards, but excluding any annual or other equity awards made other than as payment of a cash bonus) (which shall be considered Executive’s annual cash bonus for all periods following the Change-in-Control for purposes of Section 7 below); (iii) the value of any required contributions, notional or otherwise, made by the Employer during the most recently completed fiscal year prior to the Change-in-Control to a deferred compensation plan on behalf of Executive; and (iv) the value of that portion of Executive’s equity awards (other than grants under the 2010 Outperformance Plan, the 2011 Outperformance Plan, the 2014 Outperformance Plan or any future outperformance plan or equity awards that were granted in lieu of annual cash bonus, as determined at the time of grant by the Compensation Committee of the Board, in its sole discretion, and reflected in the minutes or consents of the Compensation Committee of the Board relating to the approval of such equity awards) that vested during the most recently completed fiscal year prior to the Change-in-Control.  The value of the equity awards in the foregoing clause (iv) shall be equal to (A) for all equity awards that deliver the full value of the underlying securities, the Fair Market Value of such securities as of the vesting date; (B) for each award of stock options, that percentage of the grant date fair value of such award which is equal to the percentage of the award that became so vested; and (C) for all other equity awards, the Fair Market Value of such awards on the vesting date as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board.  For purposes of the foregoing, “Fair Market Value” of a security on a particular date means (i) if the securities are then listed on a national securities exchange, the closing sales price of such security on the principal national securities exchange on which such securities are listed on such date (or, if such date is not a trading day, on the last trading day preceding such date ), (ii) if the securities are not then listed on a national securities exchange but are then traded on an over-the-counter market, the average of the closing bid and asked prices for such securities in such over-the-counter market for such date (or, if there were no sales on such date in such market, on the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such Shares in such market, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board), or (iii) if the securities are not then listed on a national securities exchange or traded on an over-the-counter market, such value as the Compensation Committee of the Board in its discretion may in

 

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good faith determine; provided that, where the securities are so listed or traded, the Compensation Committee of the Board may make such discretionary determinations where the Shares have not been traded for 10 trading days.  The Change-in-Control Period Compensation shall be payable bi-weekly in accordance with the Employer’s normal business practices.  The Employer, with the consent of Executive, may grant substitute equity awards in lieu of the component of the Change-in-Control Period Compensation attributable to the value of Executive’s equity awards as set forth in clause (iv) above.

 

4.                                      Indemnification and Liability Insurance.  The Employer agrees to indemnify Executive to the extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists and may hereafter be amended, from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, liabilities and expenses asserted against, or incurred or suffered by, Executive (including the costs and expenses of legal counsel retained by the Employer to defend Executive and judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or imposed on such indemnified party) with respect to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal administrative or investigative in which Executive is made a party or threatened to be made a party, either with regard to his entering into this Agreement with the Employer or in his capacity as an officer or director, or former officer or director, of the Employer or any affiliate thereof for which he may serve in such capacity.  The Employer also agrees to secure and maintain officers and directors liability insurance providing coverage for Executive. The provisions of this Section 4 shall remain in effect after this Agreement is terminated irrespective of the reasons for termination.

 

5.                                      Employer’s Policies.  Executive agrees to observe and comply with the reasonable rules and regulations of the Employer as adopted by the Board and the Chief Executive Officer from time to time regarding the performance of his duties and communicated to Executive, and to carry out and perform orders, directions and policies communicated to him from time to time by the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, so long as same are otherwise consistent with this Agreement.

 

6.                                      Termination.  Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated under the following circumstances:

 

(a)                                 Termination by the Employer.

 

(i)                                     Death.  Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon his death.

 

(ii)                                  Disability.  If, as a result of Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or disability, Executive shall have been incapable of performing his duties hereunder even with a reasonable accommodation on a full-time basis for the entire period of four consecutive months or any one hundred and twenty (120) days in a one hundred and eighty day (180-day) period, and within thirty (30) days after written Notice of Termination (as defined in Section 6(d)) is given he shall not have returned to the performance of his duties hereunder on a full-time basis, the Employer may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder.

 

(iii)                               Cause.  The Employer may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause by the Chief Executive Officer of the Employer or a majority vote of all of the members of the Board upon written notice to Executive.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean Executive’s: (A) engaging in conduct which is a felony; (B) material breach of any of his obligations under Sections 8(a) through 8(e) of this Agreement; (C) willful misconduct of a material nature or gross negligence with regard to the Employer or any of its affiliates; (D) material fraud with regard to the Employer or any of its

 

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affiliates; (E) willful or material violation of any reasonable written rule, regulation or policy of the Employer applicable to senior executives unless such a violation is cured within thirty (30) days after written notice of such violation by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer; or (F) failure to competently perform his duties which failure is not cured within thirty (30) days after receiving notice from the Employer specifically identifying the manner in which Executive has failed to perform (it being understood that, for this purpose, the manner and level of Executive’s performance shall not be determined based on the financial performance (including without limitation the performance of the stock) of the Employer).  For clarity, conduct shall not be considered “willful” with respect to any action taken or not taken based on the advice of the Employer’s outside legal counsel.

 

(iv)                              Without Cause.  Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Employer at any time without Cause (as defined in Section 6(a)(iii) above), by the Chief Executive Officer of the Employer or a majority vote of all of the members of the Board upon written notice to Executive, subject only to the severance and other payment provisions specifically set forth in Section 7.

 

(b)                                 Termination by Executive.

 

(i)                                     Disability.  Executive may terminate his employment hereunder for Disability within the meaning of Section 6(a)(ii) above.

 

(ii)                                  With Good Reason.  Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by Executive with Good Reason by written notice to the Board providing at least ten (10) days notice prior to such termination.  For purposes of this Agreement, termination with “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of one of the following events within sixty (60) days prior to such termination:

 

(A)                               a material change in duties, responsibilities, status or positions with the Employer that does not represent a promotion from or maintaining of Executive’s duties, responsibilities, status or positions, except in connection with the termination of Executive’s employment for Cause, disability, retirement or death;

 

(B)                               a failure by the Employer to pay compensation when due in accordance with the provisions of Section 3, which failure has not been cured within twenty (20) business days after the notice of the failure (specifying the same) has been given by Executive to the Employer;

 

(C)                               a material breach by the Employer of any provision of this Agreement, which breach has not been cured within thirty (30) days after notice of noncompliance (specifying the nature of the noncompliance) has been given by Executive to the Employer;

 

(D)                               the Employer’s requiring Executive to be based in an office not meeting the requirements of the last sentence of Section 2(c);

 

(E)                                a reduction by the Employer in Executive’s Base Salary to less than the minimum Base Salary set forth in Section 3(a);

 

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(F)                                 the failure by the Employer to continue in effect an equity award program or other substantially similar program under which Executive is eligible to receive awards;

 

(G)                               a material reduction in Executive’s benefits under any benefit plan (other than an equity award program) compared to those currently received (other than in connection with and proportionate to the reduction of the benefits received by all or most senior executives or undertaken in order to maintain such plan in compliance with any federal, state or local law or regulation governing benefits plans, including, but not limited to, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, which shall not constitute Good Reason for the purposes of this Agreement); or

 

(H)                              the failure by the Employer to obtain from any successor to the Employer an agreement to be bound by this Agreement pursuant to Section 15 hereof, which has not been cured within thirty (30) days after the notice of the failure (specifying the same) has been given by Executive to the Employer.

 

(iii)                               Without Good Reason.  Executive shall have the right to terminate his employment hereunder without Good Reason, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(c)                                  Definitions.  The following terms shall be defined as set forth below.

 

(i)                                     A “Change-in-Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:

 

(A)                               any Person, together with all “affiliates” and “associates” (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) of such Person, shall become the “beneficial owner” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Employer representing 25% or more of either (1) the combined voting power of the Employer’s then outstanding securities having the right to vote in an election of the Board (“Voting Securities”) or (2) the then outstanding shares of all classes of stock of the Employer (in either such case other than as a result of the acquisition of securities directly from the Employer); or

 

(B)                               the members of the Board at the beginning of any consecutive 24-calendar-month period commencing on or after the date hereof (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason other than due to death to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board; provided that any director whose election, or nomination for election by the Employer’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors, shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director; or

 

(C)                               there is consummated (1) any consolidation or merger of the Employer or any subsidiary that would result in the Voting Securities of the Employer outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation representing (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) less than 50% of the total voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such

 

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merger or consolidation or ceasing to have the power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or other governing body of such surviving entity or (2) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions contemplated or arranged by any party as a single plan) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Employer, if the shareholders of the Employer and unitholders of SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P. taken as a whole and considered as one class immediately before such transaction own, immediately after consummation of such transaction, equity securities and partnership units possessing less than 50 percent of the surviving or acquiring company and partnership taken as a whole; or

 

(D)                               the stockholders of the Employer shall approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Employer.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change-in-Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of the foregoing clause (A) solely as the result of an acquisition of securities by the Employer which, by reducing the number of shares of stock or other Voting Securities outstanding, increases (x) the proportionate number of shares of stock of the Employer beneficially owned by any Person to 25% or more of the shares of stock then outstanding or (y) the proportionate voting power represented by the Voting Securities beneficially owned by any Person to 25% or more of the combined voting power of all then outstanding Voting Securities; provided, however, that if any Person referred to in clause (x) or (y) of this sentence shall thereafter become the beneficial owner of any additional stock of the Employer or other Voting Securities (other than pursuant to a share split, stock dividend, or similar transaction), then a “Change-in-Control” shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of the foregoing clause (A).

 

(ii)                                  “Person” shall have the meaning used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act; provided however, that the term “Person” shall not include (A) Executive or (B) the Employer, any of its subsidiaries, or any trustee, fiduciary or other person or entity holding securities under any employee benefit plan of the Employer or any of its subsidiaries.  In addition, no Change-in-Control shall be deemed to have occurred under clause (i)(A) above by virtue of a “group” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becoming a beneficial owner as described in such clause, if any individual or entity described in clause (A) or (B) of the foregoing sentence is a member of such group.

 

(d)                                 Notice of Termination.  Any termination of Executive’s employment by the Employer or by Executive (other than on account of death) shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and, as applicable, shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated.  Executive’s employment shall terminate as of the effective date set forth in the Notice of Termination (the “Termination Date”), which date shall not be more than thirty (30) days after the date of the Notice of Termination.  For avoidance of doubt, a notice of non-renewal pursuant to Section 1 shall not be considered a Notice of Termination.

 

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7.                                      Compensation Upon Termination; Change-in-Control.

 

(a)                                 Termination By Employer Without Cause or By Executive With Good Reason.  If, during the Employment Period (i) Executive is terminated by the Employer without Cause pursuant to Section 6(a)(iv) above, or (ii) Executive shall terminate his employment hereunder with Good Reason pursuant to Section (6)(b)(ii) above, then the Employment Period shall terminate as of the Termination Date, Executive shall be entitled to receive his earned and accrued but unpaid Base Salary on the Termination Date, and Executive shall also be entitled to the following payments and benefits in lieu of any further compensation for periods subsequent to the Termination Date, subject, in the case of the following items, to (1) Executive’s execution of a mutual release agreement with the Employer in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Executive and the Employer, whereby, in general, each party releases the other from all claims such party may have against the other party (other than (A) claims against the Employer relating to the Employer’s obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation, Executive’s rights to indemnification and D&O insurance coverage and to vested benefits under any employee benefit plan of the Employer or any affiliate of the Employer in which Executive participates, and certain other specified agreements arising in connection with or after Executive’s termination, including, without limitation, Employer’s obligations hereunder to provide severance payments and benefits and accelerated vesting of equity awards and (B) claims against Executive relating to or arising out of any act of fraud, intentional misappropriation of funds, embezzlement or any other action with regard to the Employer or any of its affiliated companies that constitutes a felony under any federal or state statute committed or perpetrated by Executive during the course of Executive’s employment with the Employer or its affiliates, in any event, that would have a material adverse effect on the Employer, or any other claims that may not be released by the Employer under applicable law) (the “Release Agreement”), which the Employer shall execute within five (5) business days after such execution by Executive, and (2) the effectiveness and irrevocability of the Release Agreement with respect to Executive within thirty (30) days after the Termination Date (with the 30th day after the Termination Date being referred to herein as the “Payment Date”):

 

(i)                                     On the Payment Date, Executive shall receive a prorated annual cash bonus equal to (A) the average of the annual cash bonuses (including any portion of the annual cash bonus paid in the form of shares of Common Stock, stock units or other equity awards, as determined at the time of grant by the Compensation Committee of the Board, in its sole discretion, and reflected in the minutes or consents of the Compensation Committee of the Board relating to the approval of such equity awards, but excluding any annual or other equity awards made other than as payment of a cash bonus) earned by Executive in respect of the two most recently completed fiscal years for which the amount of the annual cash bonus has been determined (the “Average Annual Cash Bonus”) multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the fiscal year in which Executive’s employment terminates through the Termination Date (and the number of days in the prior fiscal year, in the event that Executive’s annual cash bonus for such year had not been determined as of the Termination Date) and the denominator of which is 365.

 

(ii)                                  Executive shall receive as severance pay, in a single payment on the Payment Date, an amount in cash equal to the sum of (A) the Executive’s average annual Base Salary in effect during the twenty-four (24) months immediately prior to the Termination Date (or, if shorter, the full period of time during which Executive has been employed by the Employer) (the “Average Annual Base Salary”), and (B) the Average Annual Cash Bonus.

 

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(iii)                               If Executive was participating in the Employer’s group health, dental and/or vision plan immediately prior to the Termination Date, then the Employer shall pay to Executive a monthly cash payment for a period of twelve (12) months after the Termination Date equal to the amount of monthly employer contribution that the Employer would have made to provide health, dental and/or vision insurance to Executive if Executive had remained employed by the Employer.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer shall in no event be required to make the payments otherwise required by this Section 7(a)(iii) after such time as Executive becomes entitled to receive benefits of the same type from another employer or recipient of Executive’s services (such entitlement being determined without regard to any individual waivers or other similar arrangements).

 

(iv)                              Any unvested shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units or other equity-based awards (i.e., shares, units or other awards then still subject to restrictions under the applicable award agreement) granted to Executive by the Employer shall not be forfeited on the Termination Date and shall become vested (i.e., free from such restrictions), and any unexercisable or unvested stock options granted to Executive by the Employer shall not be forfeited on the Termination Date and shall become vested and exercisable, on the Payment Date.  Any unexercised stock options granted to Executive by the Employer shall remain exercisable until the second January 1 to follow the Termination Date or, if earlier, the expiration of the initial applicable term stated at the time of the grant.  For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 7(a)(iv) shall not apply to grants made under the 2010 Outperformance Plan, the 2011 Outperformance Plan, the 2014 Outperformance Plan or any future outperformance plan, which shall be governed by their respective plan terms as in effect from time to time.

 

(v)                                 In the event such termination occurs in connection with or within eighteen (18) months after a Change-in-Control then, in addition to the payments and benefits set forth above (or, as specifically cited below, in lieu of such payments and benefits): (A) in lieu of the severance payment set forth in Section 7(a)(ii), Executive shall receive as severance pay, in a single payment on the Payment Date, an amount in cash equal to two (2.0) times the sum of (I) the Average Annual Base Salary and (II) the Average Annual Cash Bonus; (B) the monthly cash payments provided for in the first sentence of Section 7(a)(iii) above shall be extended from twelve (12) months to twenty-four (24) months, but shall otherwise be subject to the terms of Section 7(a)(iii); (C) neither Executive nor the Employer shall be required to execute the Release Agreement; and (D) if such Change-in-Control also constitutes a “change in the ownership” of the Employer, a “change in the effective control” of the Employer or a “change in ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Employer, each within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder, then the Payment Date shall occur on the Termination Date.

 

Other than as may be provided under Section 4 or as expressly provided in this Section 7(a) or Section 7(e), the Employer shall have no further obligations hereunder following such termination.

 

(b)                                 Termination By the Employer For Cause or By Executive Without Good Reason.  If, during the Employment Period, (i) Executive is terminated by the Employer for Cause pursuant to Section 6(a)(iii) above, or (ii) Executive voluntarily terminates his employment hereunder without Good Reason pursuant to Section 6(b)(iii) above, then the Employment Period

 

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shall terminate as of the Termination Date and Executive shall be entitled to receive his earned and accrued but unpaid Base Salary on the Termination Date, but, for avoidance of doubt, shall not be entitled to any annual cash bonus for the year in which the termination occurs, severance payment, continuation of benefits or acceleration of vesting or extension of exercise period of any equity awards, except as otherwise provided in the documentation applicable to such equity awards.  Other than as may be provided under Section 4 or as expressly provided in this Section 7(b) or Section 7(e), the Employer shall have no further obligations hereunder following such termination.

 

(c)           Termination by Reason of Death.  If Executive’s employment terminates due to his death during the Employment Period, Executive’s estate (or a beneficiary designated by Executive in writing prior to his death) shall be entitled to the following payments and benefits:

 

(i)            On the Termination Date, Executive’s estate (or a beneficiary designated by Executive in writing prior to his death) shall receive an amount equal to any earned and accrued but unpaid Base Salary and a prorated annual cash bonus (equal to the Average Annual Cash Bonus multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the fiscal year in which Executive’s employment terminates through the date of Executive’s death (and the number of days in the prior fiscal year, in the event that Executive’s annual cash bonus for such year had not been determined as of the date of Executive’s death) and the denominator of which is 365).

 

(ii)           Executive’s estate (or a beneficiary designated by Executive in writing prior to his death) shall be credited with twelve (12) months service after termination under any provisions governing restricted stock, restricted stock units, options or other equity-based awards granted to Executive or Executive’s estate (or a beneficiary designated by Executive in writing prior to his death) by the Employer relating to the vesting or initial exercisability thereof, and, if such twelve (12) months of credit would fall within a vesting period, a pro rata portion of the unvested shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units or other equity-based awards granted to Executive by the Employer that otherwise would have become vested upon the conclusion of such vesting period (assuming, if applicable, the attainment of any required performance goals) shall become vested on the date of Executive’s termination due to his death, and a pro rata portion of the unexercisable stock options granted to Executive by the Employer that otherwise would have become exercisable upon the conclusion of such vesting period (assuming, if applicable, the attainment of any required performance goals) shall become exercisable on the date of Executive’s termination due to such death; provided that any unvested or unexercisable restricted stock, restricted stock units, options or other equity-based awards that were granted as payment of a cash bonus, as determined at the time of grant by the Compensation Committee of the Board, in its sole discretion, and reflected in the minutes or consents of the Compensation Committee of the Board relating to the approval of such equity awards, shall become fully vested and exercisable on the date of Executive’s death.  For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 7(c)(ii) shall not apply to (1) grants made under the 2010 Outperformance Plan, the 2011 Outperformance Plan, the 2014 Outperformance Plan or any future outperformance plan, which shall be governed by their respective plan terms as in effect from time to time, and (2) option grants made under the 2005 Plan, which options shall become fully vested and exercisable on the date of Executive’s termination due to such death in accordance with their terms as currently in effect.  Furthermore, upon such death, any vested unexercised stock options granted to Executive by the Employer shall remain vested and exercisable until the earlier of (A) the

 

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date on which the term of such stock options otherwise would have expired, or (B) the second January 1 after the date of Executive’s termination due to his death.

 

Other than as may be provided under Section 4 or as expressly provided in this Section 7(c) or Section 7(e), the Employer shall have no further obligations hereunder following such termination.

 

(d)           Termination by Reason of Disability.  In the event that Executive’s employment terminates during the Employment Period due to his disability as defined in Section 6(a)(ii) above, Executive shall be entitled to receive his earned and accrued but unpaid Base Salary on the Termination Date and Executive shall be entitled to the following payments and benefits in lieu of any further compensation for periods subsequent to the Termination Date, subject to (1) Executive’s execution of the Release Agreement, which Release Agreement the Employer shall execute within five (5) business days after such execution by Executive, and (2) the effectiveness and irrevocability of the Release Agreement with respect to Executive within thirty (30) days after the Termination Date:

 

(i)            On the Payment Date, Executive shall receive a prorated annual cash bonus equal to the Average Annual Cash Bonus multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the fiscal year in which Executive’s employment terminates through the Termination Date (and the number of days in the prior fiscal year, in the event that Executive’s annual cash bonus for such year had not been determined as of the Termination Date) and the denominator of which is 365.

 

(ii)           Executive shall receive as severance pay, in a single payment on the Payment Date, an amount in cash equal to the sum of (A) the Average Annual Base Salary and (B) the Average Annual Cash Bonus.

 

(iii)          If Executive was participating in the Employer’s group health, dental and/or vision plan immediately prior to the Termination Date, then the Employer shall pay to Executive a monthly cash payment for a period of thirty-six (36) months after the Termination Date equal to the amount of monthly employer contribution that the Employer would have made to provide health, dental and/or vision insurance to Executive if Executive had remained employed by the Employer.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer shall in no event be required to make the payments otherwise required by this Section 7(d)(iii) after such time as Executive becomes entitled to receive benefits of the same type from another employer or recipient of Executive’s services (such entitlement being determined without regard to any individual waivers or other similar arrangements).

 

(iv)          Executive shall be credited with twelve (12) months of service after termination under any provisions governing restricted stock, restricted stock units, options or other equity-based awards granted to Executive by the Employer relating to the vesting or initial exercisability thereof and, if such twelve (12) months of credit would fall within a vesting period, a pro rata portion of the unvested shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units or other equity-based awards granted to Executive by the Employer that otherwise would have become vested upon the conclusion of such vesting period (assuming, if applicable, the attainment of any required performance goals) shall become vested on the Payment Date, and a pro rata portion of the unvested or unexercisable stock options granted to Executive by the Employer that otherwise would have become vested or exercisable upon the conclusion of such vesting period (assuming,

 

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if applicable, the attainment of any required performance goals) shall become vested and exercisable on the Payment Date; provided that any unvested or unexercisable restricted stock, restricted stock units, options or other equity-based awards that were granted as payment of a cash bonus, as determined at the time of grant by the Compensation Committee of the Board, in its sole discretion, and reflected in the minutes or consents of the Compensation Committee of the Board relating to the approval of such equity awards shall become fully vested and exercisable on the Payment Date.  Any vested unexercised stock options granted to Executive by the Employer shall remain vested and exercisable until the earlier of (A) the date on which the term of such stock options otherwise would have expired, or (B) the second January 1 after the Termination Date.  For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 7(d)(iv) shall not apply to (1) grants made under the 2010 Outperformance Plan, the 2011 Outperformance Plan, the 2014 Outperformance Plan or any future outperformance plan, which shall be governed by their respective plan terms as in effect from time to time, and (2) option grants made under the 2005 Plan, which options shall become fully vested and exercisable on the date of Executive’s termination due to such disability in accordance with their terms as currently in effect.

 

Other than as may be provided under Section 4 or as expressly provided in this Section 7(d) or Section 7(e), the Employer shall have no further obligations hereunder following such termination.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions to the contrary and without regard to any release requirement, Executive (or his estate, as applicable) shall be entitled to (i) receive payment for any already accrued but unused vacation days and any unreimbursed expenses already incurred on behalf of the Employer (to the extent consistent with the Employer’s expense reimbursement policies absent a termination), (ii) retain any already vested stock options or any other already vested equity-based compensation (subject, in each case, to the terms of the underlying option or equity award agreement and plan (including, without limitation, any provision of an option providing for its expiration upon or within a certain number of days following termination)), and (iii) retain any vested rights in any 401(k) plans in which he participated during his employment, in the case of each of (i)-(iii) above, as of the Termination Date.  Nothing in this Section 7 shall be construed to limit any rights Executive may have to elect to continue his health coverage pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 1161 et seq. (commonly known as “COBRA”).

 

(f)            Change-in-Control Non-Renewal.  In the event that the Employment Period ends within 18 months after a Change-in-Control as a result of the Employer delivering a written notice of non-renewal pursuant to Section 1 in connection with or following the Change-in-Control, then, upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Employer, Executive will be entitled to receive all the benefits and payments provided for under Section 7(a) to the same extent as if such termination had been the termination of Executive during the Employment Period by the Employer without Cause pursuant to Section 6(a)(iv) within 18 months after a Change-in-Control, except that, for purposes of determining the amount of the Average Annual Base Salary and the Average Annual Cash Bonus, the Termination Date will be deemed to be the last day of the Employment Period.

 

8.             Confidentiality; Prohibited Activities.  Executive and the Employer recognize that due to the nature of his employment and relationship with the Employer, Executive has access to and develops confidential business information, proprietary information, and trade secrets relating to the business and operations of the Employer.  Executive acknowledges that (i) such information is valuable to the business of the Employer, (ii) disclosure to, or use for the benefit of, any person or entity other than the Employer,

 

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would cause irreparable damage to the Employer, (iii) the principal businesses of the Employer are the acquisition, development, management, leasing or financing of (A) any office real estate property, including without limitation the origination of first-mortgage and mezzanine debt or preferred equity financing for real estate projects throughout the United States and (B) any multi-family residential or retail real estate property located in the borough of Manhattan (collectively, the “Business”), (iv) the Employer is one of the limited number of persons who have developed a business such as the Business, and (v) the Business is national in scope.  Executive further acknowledges that his duties for the Employer include the duty to develop and maintain client, customer, employee, and other business relationships on behalf of the Employer; and that access to and development of those close business relationships for the Employer render his services special, unique and extraordinary.  In recognition that the goodwill and business relationships described herein are valuable to the Employer, and that loss of or damage to those relationships would destroy or diminish the value of the Employer, and in consideration of the compensation (including severance) arrangements hereunder, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by Executive, Executive agrees as follows:

 

(a)           Confidentiality.  During the term of this Agreement (including any renewals), and at all times thereafter, Executive shall maintain the confidentiality of all confidential or proprietary information of the Employer (“Confidential Information”), and, except in furtherance of the business of the Employer or as specifically required by law or by court order, he shall not directly or indirectly disclose any such information to any person or entity; nor shall he use Confidential Information for any purpose except for the benefit of the Employer.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” includes, without limitation:  client or customer lists, identities, contacts, business and financial information (excluding those of Executive prior to employment with Employer); investment strategies; pricing information or policies, fees or commission arrangements of the Employer; marketing plans, projections, presentations or strategies of the Employer; financial and budget information of the Employer; new personnel acquisition plans; and all other business related information which has not been publicly disclosed by the Employer.  This restriction shall apply regardless of whether such Confidential Information is in written, graphic, recorded, photographic, data or any machine-readable form or is orally conveyed to, or memorized by, Executive.  For the avoidance of doubt, Section 8(a) shall not interfere with Executive’s rights to retain copies of any documents or data relating to Executive’s compensation and benefits (including, without limitation, copies of this Employment Agreement, and side letters and any documents relating to any of Executive’s equity-based award rights or other compensation and benefits) and/or discuss same with Executive’s advisors or immediate family (in each case, on a confidential basis).

 

(b)           Prohibited Activities.  Because Executive’s services to the Employer are essential and because Executive has access to the Employer’s Confidential Information, Executive covenants and agrees that, so long as the Employer has not materially breached its obligations to Executive under this Agreement (or, in the event such breach has occurred, the Employer has cured such breach or such breach only occurred following a material breach by Executive of his obligations under this Agreement):

 

(i)            during the Employment Period, and for the one-year period following the termination of Executive by either party for any reason other than (A) non-renewal at the expiration of the Current Term or any Renewal Term or (B) termination by the Employer without Cause or Executive with Good Reason in connection with or within eighteen (18) months after a Change-in-Control, Executive will not, anywhere in the United States, without the prior written consent of the Board which shall include the unanimous consent of the Directors other than any other officer of the Employer, directly or indirectly

 

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(individually, or through or on behalf of another entity as owner, partner, agent, employee, consultant, or in any other capacity), engage, participate or assist, as an owner, partner, employee, consultant, director, officer, trustee or agent, in any element of the Business, subject, however, to Section 8(c) below; and

 

(ii)           during the Employment Period, and during (x) in the case of clause (A) below, the two-year period following the termination of Executive by either party for any reason (including the expiration of the term of the Agreement) other than a termination in connection with or within eighteen (18) months after a Change-in-Control that constitutes a termination either by the Employer without Cause or by Executive with Good Reason, or (y) the one-year period following such termination in the case of clause (B) below, Executive will not, without the prior written consent of the Board which shall include the unanimous consent of the Directors who are not officers of the Employer, directly or indirectly (individually, or through or on behalf of another entity as owner, partner, agent, employee, consultant, or in any other capacity), (A) solicit, encourage, or engage in any activity to induce any employee of the Employer to terminate employment with the Employer, or to become employed by, or to enter into a business relationship with, any other person or entity, or (B) solicit, encourage, or engage in any activity to induce any prospective party to a transaction with the Employer (including, without limitation, potential purchases, sales or leases of real estate assets) that is under agreement, negotiation or active consideration by the Employer to not enter into or complete such transaction with the Employer (or to only do so on terms less favorable to the Employer than otherwise would have been obtained); provided that, following the termination of Executive, this clause (B) shall only apply to transactions that were under agreement, negotiation or active consideration by the Employer during the six-month period prior to such termination.  For purposes of this subsection, the term “employee” means any individual who is an employee of or consultant to the Employer (or any affiliate) during the six-month period prior to Executive’s last day of employment.

 

(c)           Other Investments/Activities.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Executive is not prohibited by this Section 8 from making investments (i) expressly disclosed to the Employer in writing before the date hereof; (ii) solely for investment purposes and without participating in the business in which the investments are made, in any entity that engages, directly or indirectly, in the acquisition, development, construction, operation, management, financing or leasing of office real estate properties, regardless of where they are located, if (x) Executive’s aggregate investment in each such entity constitutes less than one percent of the equity ownership of such entity, (y) the investment in the entity is in securities traded on any national securities exchange, and (z) Executive is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such entity; or (iii) if the investment is made in (A) assets other than Competing Properties (including, without limitation, multi-family residential or retail real estate properties located outside of the borough of Manhattan) or (B) any entity other than one that is engaged, directly or indirectly, in the acquisition, development, construction, operation, management, financing or leasing of Competing Properties.  For purposes of this Agreement, a “Competing Property” means:  (i) an office real estate property located outside of New York City, unless the property (A) is not an appropriate investment opportunity for the Employer, (B) is not directly competitive with the Businesses of the Employer and (C) has a fair market value at the time Executive’s investment is made of less than $25 million, (ii) an office real estate property located in New York City or (iii) a multi-family residential or retail real estate property located in the borough of Manhattan.

 

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(d)           Employer Property.  Executive acknowledges that all originals and copies of materials, records and documents generated by him or coming into his possession during his employment by the Employer are the sole property of the Employer (“Employer Property”).  During his employment, and at all times thereafter, Executive shall not remove, or cause to be removed, from the premises of the Employer, copies of any record, file, memorandum, document, computer related information or equipment, or any other item relating to the business of the Employer, except as required by law or legal process or in furtherance of his duties under this Agreement.  When Executive terminates his employment with the Employer, or upon request of the Employer at any time, Executive shall promptly deliver to the Employer all originals and copies of Employer Property in his possession or control and shall not retain any originals or copies in any form, except that Executive may retain a copy of his Rolodex or other similar contact list.  For the avoidance of doubt, Section 8(d) shall not interfere with Executive’s rights to retain copies of any documents or data relating to Executive’s compensation and benefits (including, without limitation, copies of this Employment Agreement, and side letters and any documents relating to any of Executive’s equity-based award rights or other compensation and benefits) and/or discuss same with Executive’s advisors or immediate family (in each case, on a confidential basis).

 

(e)           No Disparagement.  For one (1) year following termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall not intentionally disclose or cause to be disclosed any negative, adverse or derogatory comments or information about (i) the Employer and its parent, affiliates or subsidiaries, if any; (ii) any product or service provided by the Employer and its parent, affiliates or subsidiaries, if any; or (iii) the Employer’s and its parent’s, affiliates’ or subsidiaries’ prospects for the future.  For one (1) year following termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, the Employer shall not disclose or cause to be disclosed any negative, adverse or derogatory comments or information about Executive.  Nothing in this Section shall prohibit either the Employer or Executive from testifying truthfully in any legal or administrative proceeding or otherwise truthfully responding to any other request for information or testimony that Executive is legally required to respond to, or making any legally required disclosures, and/or discussing any of the above with the Employer’s legal advisors or Executive’s legal advisors on a confidential basis.

 

(f)            Remedies.  Executive declares that the foregoing limitations in Sections 8(a) through 8(e) above are reasonable and necessary for the adequate protection of the business and the goodwill of the Employer.  If any restriction contained in this Section 8 shall be deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by reason of the extent, duration or scope thereof, or otherwise, then the court making such determination shall have the right to reduce such extent, duration, scope, or other provisions hereof to make the restriction consistent with applicable law, and in its reduced form such restriction shall then be enforceable in the manner contemplated hereby.  In the event that Executive breaches any of the promises contained in this Section 8, Executive acknowledges that the Employer’s remedy at law for damages will be inadequate and that the Employer will be entitled to specific performance, a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction to prevent Executive’s prospective or continuing breach and to maintain the status quo.  The existence of this right to injunctive relief, or other equitable relief, or the Employer’s exercise of any of these rights, shall not limit any other rights or remedies the Employer may have in law or in equity, including, without limitation, the right to arbitration contained in Section 9 hereof and the right to compensatory and monetary damages.  Executive hereby agrees to waive his right to a jury trial with respect to any action commenced to enforce the terms of this Agreement.  Executive shall have remedies comparable to those of the Employer as set forth above in this Section 8(f) if the Employer breaches Section 8(e).

 

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(g)           Transition.  Regardless of the reason for his departure from the Employer, Executive agrees that at the Employer’s sole costs and expense, for a period of not more than thirty (30) days after termination of Executive, he shall take all steps reasonably requested by the Employer to effect a successful transition of client and customer relationships to the person or persons designated by the Employer, subject to Executive’s obligations to his new employer.

 

(h)           Cooperation with Respect to Litigation.  During the Employment Period and at all times thereafter, Executive agrees to give prompt written notice to the Employer of any formally asserted claim relating to the Employer and to cooperate fully, in good faith and to the best of his ability with the Employer in connection with any and all pending, potential or future claims, investigations or actions which directly or indirectly relate to any action, event or activity about which Executive has or is reasonably believed by the Employer to have direct material knowledge in connection with or as a result of his employment by the Employer hereunder, provided that Executive is not waiving any legal rights he may have.  Such cooperation will include all assistance that the Employer, its counsel or its representatives may reasonably request, including reviewing documents, meeting with counsel, providing factual information and material, and appearing or testifying as a witness; provided, however, that the Employer will reimburse Executive for all reasonable expenses, including travel, lodging and meals, and reasonable legal fees and expenses (except to the extent that legal representation is provided by the Employer at the Employer’s expense) incurred by him in fulfilling his obligations under this Section 8(h) and, except as may be required by law or by court order, should Executive then be employed by an entity other than the Employer, such cooperation will not materially interfere with Executive’s then current employment or his efforts to obtain new employment.  In addition, for all time that Executive reasonably expends at the request of the Employer in cooperating with the Employer pursuant to this Section 8(h) when Executive is no longer employed by the Employer, the Employer shall compensate Executive at a per diem rate equal to the sum of (A) Base Salary in Executive’s last fiscal year of employment during the Employment Period plus (B) Executive’s actual annual cash bonus for the last full fiscal year of employment during the Employment Period for which such a bonus was determined, divided by 220; provided that Executive’s right to such compensation shall not apply to time spent in activities that could have been compelled pursuant to a subpoena, including testimony and related attendance at depositions, hearings or trials.

 

(i)            Survival.  The provisions of this Section 8 and any other provisions relating to the enforcement thereof shall survive termination of Executive’s employment.

 

9.             Arbitration.  Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement (other than a controversy or claim arising under Section 8, to the extent necessary for the Employer (or its affiliates, where applicable) to avail itself of the rights and remedies referred to in Section 8(f)) that is not resolved by Executive and the Employer (or its affiliates, where applicable) shall be submitted to arbitration in New York, New York in accordance with New York law and the procedures of the American Arbitration Association.  The determination of the arbitrator(s) shall be conclusive and binding on the Employer (or its affiliates, where applicable) and Executive and judgment may be entered on the arbitrator(s)’ award in any court having jurisdiction.

 

10.          Conflicting Agreements.  Executive hereby represents and warrants that the execution of this Agreement and the performance of his obligations hereunder will not breach or be in conflict with any other agreement to which he is a party or is bound, and that he is not now subject to any covenants against competition or similar covenants which would affect the performance of his obligations hereunder.

 

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11.          Notices.  All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand and or sent by prepaid telex, cable or other electronic devices or sent, postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail or telecopy or overnight courier service and shall be deemed given when so delivered by hand, telexed, cabled or telecopied, or if mailed, three (3) days after mailing (one (1) business day in the case of express mail or overnight courier service), as follows:

 

(a)           if to Executive:

 

Matthew DiLiberto, at the address shown on the execution page hereof

 

(b)           if to the Employer:

 

SL Green Realty Corp.
 420 Lexington Avenue
 New York, New York 10170

Attn:  General Counsel

 

With a copy to:

 

Goodwin Procter LLP

Exchange Place

Boston, Massachusetts 02109

Attention: Daniel P. Adams

 

or such other address as either party may from time to time specify by written notice to the other party hereto.

 

12.          Amendments.  No amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this Agreement shall be effective unless it shall be in writing and signed by the party against whom such amendment, modification or waiver is sought.

 

13.          Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement (or any portion thereof) or the application of any such provision (or any portion thereof) to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof (or the remaining portion hereof) or the application of such provision to any other persons or circumstances.

 

14.          Withholding.  The Employer shall be entitled to withhold from any payments or deemed payments any amount of tax withholding it determines to be required by law.

 

15.          Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of both parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any corporation with which or into which the Employer may be merged or which may succeed to its assets or business, provided, however, that the obligations of Executive are personal and shall not be assigned by him.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, assigns, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.

 

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16.          Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party.

 

17.          Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such State, without regard to the conflicts of law principles of such State.

 

18.          Choice of Venue.  Subject to the provisions of Section 9, Executive agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, for the purpose of any action to enforce any of the terms of this Agreement.

 

19.          Parachutes.

 

(a)   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if all or any portion of the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement (including without limitation any accelerated vesting and any other payment or benefit received in connection with a Change-in-Control or the termination of Executive’s employment), or any other payments and benefits which Executive receives or is entitled to receive under any plan, program, arrangement or other agreement, whether from the Employer or an affiliate of the Employer, or any combination of the foregoing, would constitute an excess “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (whether or not under an existing plan, arrangement or other agreement) (each such parachute payment, a “Parachute Payment”), and would result in the imposition on Executive of an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code or any successor thereto, then the following provisions shall apply:

 

(i)            If the Parachute Payment, reduced by the sum of (1) the Excise Tax and (2) the total of the federal, state, and local income and employment taxes payable by Executive on the amount of the Parachute Payment which are in excess of the Threshold Amount, are greater than or equal to the Threshold Amount, Executive shall be entitled to the full benefits payable under this Agreement.

 

(ii)           If the Threshold Amount is less than (x) the Parachute Payment, but greater than (y) the Parachute Payment reduced by the sum of (1) the Excise Tax and (2) the total of the federal, state, and local income and employment taxes on the amount of the Parachute Payment which are in excess of the Threshold Amount, then the Parachute Payment shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the extent necessary so that the sum of all Parachute Payments shall not exceed the Threshold Amount.  In such event, the Parachute Payment shall be reduced in the following order:  (1) cash payments not subject to Section 409A of the Code; (2) cash payments subject to Section 409A of the Code; (3) equity-based payments and acceleration; and (4) non-cash forms of benefits.  To the extent any payment is to be made over time (e.g., in installments, etc.), then the payments shall be reduced in reverse chronological order.

 

(b)   For the purposes of this Section 19, “Threshold Amount” shall mean three times Executive’s “base amount” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder less one dollar ($1.00); and “Excise Tax” shall mean the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, and any interest or penalties incurred by Executive with respect to such excise tax.

 

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(c)          The determination as to which of the alternative provisions of Section 19(a) shall apply to Executive shall be made by a certified public accounting firm of national reputation reasonably selected by the Employer.  Executive and the Employer shall provide the accounting firm with all information which any accounting firm reasonably deems necessary in computing the Threshold Amount. For purposes of determining which of the alternative provisions of Section 19(a) shall apply, Executive shall be deemed to pay federal income taxes at the highest marginal rate of federal income taxation applicable to individuals for the calendar year in which the determination is to be made, and state and local income taxes at the highest marginal rates of individual taxation in the state and locality of Executive’s residence on the Termination Date, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes.  Any determination by the accounting firm shall be binding upon the Employer and the Executive.

 

20.                               Section 409A.

 

(a)         Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if at the time of Executive’s separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the Employer determines that Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then to the extent any payment or benefit that Executive becomes entitled to under this Agreement on account of Executive’s separation from service would be considered deferred compensation subject to the 20 percent additional tax imposed pursuant to Section 409A(a) of the Code as a result of the application of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such payment shall not be payable and such benefit shall not be provided until the date that is the earlier of (A) six (6) months and one day after Executive’s separation from service, or (B) Executive’s death.  If any such delayed cash payment is otherwise payable on an installment basis, the first payment shall include a catch-up payment covering amounts that would otherwise have been paid during the six-month period but for the application of this provision, and the balance of the installments shall be payable in accordance with their original schedule.  Any payments delayed pursuant to this Section 20(a) shall bear interest during the period of such delay at the simple rate of 5% per annum.

 

(b)         The parties intend that this Agreement will be administered in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.  To the extent that any provision of this Agreement is ambiguous as to its compliance with Section 409A of the Code, the provision shall be read in such a manner so that all payments hereunder comply with Section 409A of the Code.  The parties agree that this Agreement may be amended, as reasonably requested by either party, and as may be necessary to fully comply with Section 409A of the Code and all related rules and regulations in order to preserve the payments and benefits provided hereunder without additional cost to either party.

 

(c)          To the extent that any payment or benefit described in this Agreement constitutes “non-qualified deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, and to the extent that such payment or benefit is payable upon the Executive’s termination of employment, then such payments or benefits shall be payable only upon the Executive’s “separation from service.”  The determination of whether and when a separation from service has occurred shall be made in accordance with the presumptions set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).

 

(d)         The Employer makes no representation or warranty and shall have no liability to Executive or any other person if any provisions of this Agreement are determined to constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code but do not satisfy an exemption from, or the conditions of, such Section.

 

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21.                               Entire Agreement.  This Agreement (including, without limit, any attached exhibits thereto and any equity and award agreements referred to herein or therein) contains the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter (including, without limitation, the Letter Agreements between Executive and the Employer dated as of January 2, 2013, and January 1, 2010 (the “Letter Agreements”); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any terms of the Letter Agreements governing Executive’s 2014 annual bonus shall survive).  The parties hereto shall not be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any representations, warranties or covenants relating to such subject matter except as specifically set forth herein.

 

22.                               Section Headings.  Section headings used in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and will not affect the meaning of any provision of this Agreement.

 

23.                               Board Approval.  The Employer represents that the Board (or the Compensation Committee thereof) has approved the economic terms of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is entered into as of the date and year first written above.

 

 

	
 
    	
SL   GREEN REALTY CORP.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Andrew S. Levine
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Andrew S. Levine
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Executive Vice President
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
EXECUTIVE:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
/s/   Matthew DiLiberto
    	
 
    
	
Name:   Matthew DiLiberto
    	
 
    

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN UNITS (“LTIP UNITS”)

 

LTIP Units (Time-Based Vesting)

 

1.  Plan:  SL Green Realty Corp. Third Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)

 

2.  Type of Award:  LTIP units in SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.

 

3.  Total Number of Units:  13,000

 

4.  Distributions will be paid on all 13,000 units whether vested or not.

 

5.  Vesting:  Subject to acceleration as set forth in the Agreement, the units shall vest, if and as employment continues, at the times (each, a “Vesting Date”) and in the amounts set forth below:

 

	
Vesting Date
    	
 
    	
Number of Units
    	
 
    
	
January 1, 2016
    	
 
    	
6,000
    	
 
    
	
January 1, 2017
    	
 
    	
3,500
    	
 
    
	
January 1, 2018
    	
 
    	
3,500
    	
 
    

 

LTIP Units (Performance-Based Vesting)

 

1.  Plan:  The Plan

 

2.  Type of Award:  LTIP units in SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.

 

3.  Total Number of Units:  7,000

 

4.  The Special LTIP Unit Sharing Percentage will equal 10%, the Distribution Participation Date will be the vesting date and an LTIP unit will only be considered part of the Same Award as other LTIP units that actually vest on the same date as such LTIP unit. To the extent the aggregate amount of distributions that would have been received on vested LTIP units from the date of issuance through the vesting date (if the Distribution Participation Date had been the issuance date) exceeds the amount of the Special LTIP Unit Distribution that Executive becomes entitled to upon such vesting date, Executive will be entitled to receive a cash payment in such amount on such vesting date.

 

5.  Vesting:  Subject to acceleration as set forth in the Agreement, and subject to the provisions set forth below in connection with a Change-in-Control, the units shall vest, if and as employment continues and subject to satisfaction of the applicable performance criteria set forth below, at the times (each, a “Vesting Date”) and in the amounts set forth below:

 

	
Vesting Date
    	
 
    	
Number of Units
    	
 
    
	
January 1, 2017
    	
 
    	
3,500
    	
 
    
	
January 1, 2018
    	
 
    	
3,500
    	
 
    

 

Units shall only vest if the following performance criteria are met:

 

(i)                                     Such units shall vest in the applicable year if the Employer achieves either (A) an increase in funds from operations (“FFO”) on a per share of Common Stock of the Employer basis at an annualized rate of at least 8% per year, (B) total return to stockholders on a per share of Common Stock of the Employer basis at an annualized rate of at least 8% per year or (C) a percentage total return to stockholders on each share of Common Stock of the Employer outstanding during the entire period in the top 35% of the constituents of the MSCI US REIT Index, in each case, during the Employer’s last fiscal year completed before the applicable Vesting Date.

 

A-1

 

(ii)                                  If, with respect to the number of units noted after each Vesting Date, the performance criteria set forth in paragraph (i) above are not achieved in the Employer’s fiscal year immediately preceding the applicable Vesting Date, but are achieved on a cumulative basis beginning with 2015, and, in each case, ending with the Employer’s last fiscal year completed before the applicable Vesting Date or a subsequent Vesting Date, then, if and as employment continues through the applicable Vesting Date or such subsequent Vesting Date, as applicable, the performance criteria will be met for such units as of such Vesting Date.

 

Total return to stockholders shall be calculated based on the average of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock for the ten (10) trading days at the beginning and end of such period, plus the per share amount of all dividends with an ex-dividend date occurring during such period.

 

6.  Change-in-Control: If a Change-in-Control occurs prior to (a) January 1, 2018 and (b) the vesting of the LTIP units and (c) the termination of Executive’s employment, then performance-based vesting will be measured in accordance with the vesting criteria set forth above using the period from the beginning of 2015, 2016 or 2017, as applicable, through the date of the Change-in-Control (as opposed to the period otherwise set forth above), but vesting of the LTIP units will remain subject to Executive’s continued employment through the later of the Vesting Date or the date of such Change-in-Control, subject to acceleration as set forth in the Agreement. For purposes of measuring FFO performance in the event of a Change-in-Control, FFO will be measured from the beginning of the period through the end of the most recently completely quarter prior to the Change-in-Control for which financial results were publicly released by the Employer. In the event Executive is terminated without Cause or for Good Reason in connection with or within 18 months of such a Change-in-Control, all of the units will vest upon such termination regardless of whether performance-based vesting had previously occurred.

 

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