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EXHIBIT 10.14

 

KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

2014 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan

Stock Award Agreement

For Awards Granted to Non-Employee Directors

 

Section 1.                                          Grant of Stock Award.  This Stock Award Agreement (the “Award Agreement”), dated as of the Grant Date indicated in your account maintained by Fidelity Stock Plan Services, LLC or such other company that may provide administrative services in connection with the Plan in the future (the “External Administrator”), is entered into between Keysight Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and you as an individual (the “Director”) who has been granted a stock award (this “Stock Award”) pursuant to the Keysight Technologies, Inc. 2014 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”).  This Stock Award represents the right to receive the number of shares of the Company’s $0.01 par value voting common stock (“Shares”) indicated in the Director’s External Administrator account, or if this Agreement is delivered in hardcopy, set forth here:  Grant Date             ; Number of Shares               , subject to the fulfillment of the conditions set forth below and pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan.  The Stock Award is an unfunded and unsecured promise by the Company to deliver Shares.  Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein are used with the same meanings as in the Plan.

 

Section 2.                                          Vesting Period.  The Stock Award shall be fully vested as to 100% of the Shares on the Grant Date referenced in Section 1 above.

 

Section 3.                                          Nontransferability of Stock Award.  This Stock Award shall not be transferable by the Director otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.  The terms of this Stock Award shall be binding on the executors, administrators, heirs and successors of the Director.

 

Section 4.                                          Settlement of Stock Award.  The Stock Award shall be settled on the later of (a) the date that the Stock Award vests in accordance with Section 2 hereof or (b) the payment date or event established pursuant to a valid election made by the Director in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Keysight Technologies, Inc. 2014 Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors or successor plan.

 

Section 5.                                          Restrictions on Issuance of Shares of Common Stock.  The Company shall not be obligated to issue any Shares pursuant to this Stock Award unless the Shares are at that time effectively registered or exempt from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and as applicable, local laws.  Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company shall not be obligated to issue any Shares pursuant to this Stock Award if such issuance violates or is not in compliance with any Applicable Laws.

 

Section 6.                                          Responsibility for Taxes.  The Director acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Director’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Director (“Tax-Related Items”), is and remains the Director’s responsibility and may exceed any amount withheld by the

 

 

Company.  The Director further acknowledges that the Company (1) makes no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Stock Award, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of the Stock Award, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such settlement and the receipt of any dividends or other distributions; and (2) does not commit to and is under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Stock Award to reduce or eliminate the Director’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result.  Further, if the Director is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction between the Grant Date and the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Director acknowledges that the Company may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.

 

The Company shall not be responsible for withholding any Tax-Related Items unless required by law and the Director acknowledges that the Director will consult with his or her personal tax advisor regarding the Tax-Related Items that arise in connection with the Stock Award.

 

To the extent that tax withholding is required under any applicable laws, the Director authorizes the Company to withhold in Shares otherwise issuable to the Director using applicable minimum statutory withholding rates, unless the use of such withholding method is not practicable under applicable tax or securities laws or has materially adverse accounting consequences, in which case, the obligation for Tax-Related Items may be satisfied by withholding from the Director’s cash compensation paid to the Director by the Company or selling or arranging for the sale of Shares that the Director acquires to meet the withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items (on the Director’s behalf pursuant to this authorization).  If any withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, the Director is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the Stock Award, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items.  If any withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by selling Shares, the Company may apply maximum applicable rates, in which case the Director will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the Common Stock equivalent.

 

Finally, the Director agrees to pay to the Company, any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the Director’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described.  The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or the proceeds of the sale of Shares, if the Director fails to comply with the Director’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.

 

Section 7.                                          Adjustment.  The number of Shares subject to this Stock Award and the price per Share, if any, of such Shares may be adjusted by the Company from time to time pursuant to the Plan.

 

Section 8.                                          Nature of Award.  In accepting the grant of this Stock Award, the Director acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

 

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(a)                                 the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;

 

(b)                                 the grant of the Stock Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Stock Awards, or benefits in lieu of Stock Awards, even if Stock Awards have been granted in the past;

 

(c)                                  all decisions with respect to future Stock Award or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

 

(d)                                 the Stock Award grant and the Director’s participation in the Plan shall not be interpreted as forming an employment or services contract with the Company;

 

(e)                                  nothing contained in the Plan or this Award Agreement shall confer on the Director any right to continue to serve as a director of the Company;

 

(f)                                   the Director is voluntarily participating in the Plan;

 

(g)                                  the future value of the Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company makes no representation regarding such future value and the Company is not responsible for any decrease in value or, if applicable, any foreign exchange fluctuations between the Director’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect such value;

 

(h)                                 Applicable Laws (including any rules or regulations governing securities, foreign exchange, tax, labor or other matters) of the country in which the Director is residing or performing services at the time of grant, vesting or settlement of the Stock Award or the sale of Shares may subject the Director to additional procedural or regulatory requirements that the Director solely is responsible for and must independently fulfill in relation to ownership or sale of such Shares; and

 

(i)                                     the ownership of Shares or assets and/or the holding of a bank or brokerage account may subject the Director to reporting requirements imposed by tax, banking, and/or other authorities in the Director’s country, that the Director solely is responsible for complying with such requirements, and that any cross-border cash remittance made to transfer of proceeds received upon the sale of Shares must be made through a locally authorized financial institution or registered foreign exchange agency and may require the Director to provide to such entity certain information regarding the transaction.

 

Section 9.                                          No Advice Regarding Grant.  The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Director’s participation in the Plan, or the Director’s acquisition or sale of the Shares.  The Director is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

 

Section 10.                                   Data Privacy.  The Director hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Director’s

 

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personal data as described in this Award Agreement and any other Stock Award grant materials (“Data”) by the Company for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Director’s participation in the Plan.

 

The Director understands that the Company may hold certain personal information about the Director, including, but not limited to, the Director’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all Stock Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Director’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan.

 

The Director understands that Data will be transferred to the External Administrator, or such other stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan.  The Director understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Director’s country.  The Director understands that if he or she resides outside the United States, he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting the Company.  The Director authorizes the Company, the External Administrator and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan.  The Director understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Director’s participation in the Plan.  The Director understands if he or she resides outside the United States, he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting the Company in writing.  Further, the Director understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis.  If the Director  does not consent, or if the Director later seeks to revoke his or her consent, the Company will not be able to grant the Director the Stock Award or other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards.  Therefore, the Director understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect the Director’s ability to participate in the Plan.  For more information on the consequences of the Director’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Director understands that he or she may contact the Company.

 

Section 11.                                   No Rights Until Issuance.  The Director shall have no rights hereunder as a shareholder with respect to any Shares subject to this Stock Award until the date that Shares are issued to the Director. The Administrator in its sole discretion may substitute a cash payment in lieu of Shares, such cash payment to be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date that such Shares would have otherwise been issued under the terms of the Award Agreement.

 

Section 12.                                   Administrative Procedures.  The Director agrees to follow the administrative procedures that may be established by the Company and/or its designated broker

 

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for participation in the Plan which may include a requirement that the Shares be held by the Company’s designated broker until the Director disposes of such Shares.

 

Section 13.                                   Governing Law and Venue.  This Award Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws, as provided in the Plan.  Any proceeding arising out of or relating to this Award Agreement or the Plan may be brought only in the state or federal courts located in the Northern District of California where this grant is made and/or to be performed, and the parties to this Award Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts.

 

Section 14.                                   Amendment.  This Stock Award may be amended as provided in the Plan.

 

Section 15.                                   Language.  If the Director has received this Award Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

 

Section 16.                                   Electronic Delivery.  The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means.  The Director hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

 

Section 17.                                   Severability.  The provisions of this Award Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

 

Section 18.                                   Imposition of Other Requirements.  The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Director’s participation in the Plan, on the Stock Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require the Director to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

 

Section 19.                                   Non-U.S. Insider Trading Restrictions/Market Abuse Laws.  The Director acknowledges that, depending on his or her country of residence, the Director may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws, which may affect his or her ability to acquire or sell Shares or rights to Shares (e.g. Stock Awards) under the Plan during such times as the Director is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by any applicable laws in the Director’s country).  Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy.  The Director is responsible for ensuring compliance with any applicable restrictions and is encouraged to consult his or her personal legal advisor on this matter.

 

Section 20.                                   Waiver.  The Director acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Award Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Award Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by the Director or any other the Director.

 

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Section 21.                                   Section 409A of the Code.  This Stock Award shall be administered, interpreted, and construed in a manner that does not result in the imposition on the Director of any additional tax, penalty, or interest under Section 409A of the Code.  The preceding provision, however, shall not be construed as a guarantee of any particular tax effect and the Company shall not be liable to the Director if any payment made under this Stock Award is determined to result in an additional tax, penalty, or interest under Section 409A of the Code, nor for reporting in good faith any payment made under any Award as an amount includible in gross income under Section 409A of the Code.

 

Section 22.                                   Entire Agreement.  The Plan is incorporated herein by reference.  The Plan and this Award Agreement (including Appendix A attached hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and the Director with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Director’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and the Director, unless such modification is deemed necessary by the Administrator in order to comply with Applicable Laws.

 

Section 23.                                   Acceptance and Rejection; Binding Agreement; Interpretation.  This Award Agreement is one of the documents governing this Stock Award, which the Director must accept or reject online through the External Administrator’s website.  The Director may also accept this Stock Award by signing a hard copy of the Award Agreement and returning it to the Company’s Shareholder Records department, in addition to the online acceptance.  Further, by accepting the grant of this Stock Award the Director agrees that this Stock Award is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement. The Director has reviewed the Prospectus and this Award Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to accepting the Stock Award and fully understands all provisions of the Prospectus and Award Agreement. The Director acknowledges that he or she agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Company upon any questions relating to the Plan and Award Agreement.

 

 

	
 
    	
KEYSIGHT   TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Ronald   S. Nersesian
    
	
 
    	
President   and Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    
	
 
    	
Stephen   D. Williams
    
	
 
    	
Senior   Vice President and General Counsel
    

 

6Exhibit 10.15

 

KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

2014 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

(Established Effective August 1, 2014)

 

Section 1.                                          Establishment and Purpose of Plan.

 

The Keysight Technologies, Inc. 2014 Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) was established effective August 1, 2014.  The Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan maintained primarily to provide deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees and is intended to meet the exemptions provided in Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3), and 401(a)(1) of ERISA, as well as the requirements of Department of Labor Regulations Section 2520.104 23.  The Plan is also intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code.   The Plan shall be administered and interpreted so as to comply with the foregoing intent.

 

The Plan is an unfunded deferred compensation arrangement between the Participant and Keysight, in which the Participant agrees to give up a portion of the Participant’s current compensation in exchange for Keysight’s unfunded and unsecured promise to make a payment at a future date, as specified in Section 6.  Keysight retains the right, as provided in Section 13, to amend or terminate the Plan at any time.  Certain capitalized words used in the text of the Plan are defined in Section 20 in alphabetical order.

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (“Agilent”) created Keysight, as a wholly-owned subsidiary, in order to complete a planned corporate separation of the Agilent operations (the “Operational Separation”) and the subsequent distribution of all outstanding Keysight common stock to Agilent’s shareholders (the “Distribution”).  According to the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement entered into by and between Agilent and Keysight (the “Employee Matters Agreement”), Keysight established this Plan with substantially similar terms to the Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Agilent Plan”) and effective as of the date of the Operational Separation Keysight has assumed the portion of the liabilities under the Agilent Plan related to Keysight Group Employees.  During the period between the date of the Operational Separation and the date of the Distribution (the “Transition Period”), Keysight also assumes on the applicable Transfer Dates all liabilities under the Agilent Plan for any Subsequently Transferred Keysight Employees and Agilent assumes on any applicable Transfer Date all liabilities under the this Plan of any Returning Agilent Employee, as determined under the provisions of the Employee Matters Agreement.  Effective as of the date of Distribution Date, all Participants that are Keysight Group Employees (other than Returning Agilent Employees) and Subsequently Transferred Keysight Employees will no longer be eligible to participate or otherwise receive benefits under the Agilent Plan and all deferred compensation benefits earned by such Participants shall be provided pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Plan.  Neither the Operational Separation nor the Distribution shall be treated as a distribution event under the Plan with respect to any Participant.  For additional provisions of the Plan applicable during the Transition Period, see Section 19 of the Plan.

 

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Section 2.                                          Participation in the Plan.

 

2.1                               All Eligible Employees are eligible to defer Base Pay, Bonus, LTPP Awards, or NES Awards under the Plan.  In addition, the Committee may provide that company contributions may be made to the Plan for the benefit of a Participant under the terms and conditions as may be specified by Keysight, in any manner Keysight deems appropriate; provided, however, that any such contribution shall comply with Section 409A of the Code, and any contribution made with respect to a Covered Officer must be consistent with the requirements for deductibility of compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

Section 3.                                          Timing and Amounts of Deferred Compensation.

 

Eligible Employees shall make elections to participate in the Plan, as follows:

 

3.1                               Base Pay Deferrals.

 

(a)                        Timing of Base Pay Deferral.  With respect to a deferral of Base Pay, an election to defer Base Pay must be made before December 31, or such earlier date established by Keysight, of the calendar year preceding the calendar year with respect to which the services associated with such Base Pay are performed, and in accordance with procedures established by Keysight.  Base Pay deferral elections shall be irrevocable on December 31 of the calendar year preceding the calendar year with respect to which such election pertains, or such earlier date as Keysight determines in its discretion.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a new Eligible Employee may make an initial deferral election by the date Keysight specifies after the individual receives enrollment materials; provided, however, that such initial deferral election shall be made no later than the 30th day after the individual becomes an Eligible Employee and the election may apply solely to compensation paid for services performed after the date of the election.

 

(b)                        Amount of Base Pay Deferral.  The percentage that will be deferred from Base Pay for an Eligible Employee is determined as follows:

 

(i)                                     The Eligible Employee will elect an annual percentage to be deferred from Base Pay.  The maximum annual percentage of Base Pay that may be deferred each calendar year is equal to one hundred percent of the amount that Base Pay exceeds the Eligibility Pay Threshold.

 

(ii)                                  The percentage will be converted into an amount per pay period to be deferred and adjusted as necessary (the “Pay Period Deferral Amount”).

 

(c)                         Special Election Rule for Rehires.  In accordance with Treasury Regulation 1.409A-2(a)(7)(ii), an Eligible Employee who was previously eligible to participate in the Plan may be treated as newly eligible to participate in this Plan (and, hence, be eligible to make an initial deferral election no later than the 30th day after he or she again becomes an Eligible Employee rather than waiting for the next enrollment period provided to all Eligible Employees) if: (i) all amounts previously deferred under the Plan (or any plan aggregated with this Plan under Section 409A) by the Eligible Employee have been paid, and on and before the date of the last payment such Eligible Employee was ineligible to accrue new benefits after the date of such last payment; or (ii) the Eligible Employee was ineligible to participate in the Plan (or any plan

 

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aggregated with this Plan under Section 409A) for at least 24 months.  If an Eligible Employee is rehired in the same calendar year, and if he had an election in place for such calendar year, that election will remain in effect for the remainder of such calendar year.

 

3.2                               Bonus Deferrals.

 

(a)                        Timing of Bonus Deferral.  An election to defer Bonuses must be made before December 31, or such earlier date established by Keysight, of the calendar year preceding the calendar year with respect to which the services relating to the Bonuses are performed, and in accordance with procedures established by Keysight.  Bonus deferral elections shall be irrevocable on the December 31 of the calendar year preceding the calendar year with respect to which the services associated with such Bonus are performed, or such earlier date as Keysight determines in its discretion.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant may elect to defer Bonuses that are Performance Based Compensation; provided, however, such election shall not be made later than six months prior to the end of the applicable performance period and such election shall be irrevocable as Keysight determines in its discretion as reflected in the election form.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a new Eligible Employee may make an initial bonus deferral election by the date Keysight specifies after the individual receives enrollment materials; provided, however, that such initial deferral election shall be made no later than the 30th day after the individual becomes an Eligible Employee and the election may only apply to compensation paid for services performed after the election.

 

(b)                        Amount of Bonus Deferral.  The amount of any bonus an Eligible Employee may defer must be:

 

(i)                                     No more than 95%, of any Bonus to which he or she may become entitled; and

 

(ii)                                  Not more than the amount by which the sum of the Pay-For-Results Bonus, plus the Participant’s Base Pay for such calendar year, exceeds the Eligibility Pay Threshold.

 

The deferral amount must be expressed in terms of a whole percentage point.  Once an election is made by an Eligible Employee to defer any portion of a Bonus, the appropriate dollar amount will be withheld from the Bonus when this amount would have otherwise been paid.

 

3.3                               LTPP Award Deferrals and NES Award Deferrals.

 

(a)                        Timing of LTPP Award Deferral.  Participants must make an election to defer an LTPP Award no later than 6 months before the end of the performance period so long as the LTPP Award meets the definition of Performance Based Compensation.  If the LTPP Award does not meet the definition of Performance Based Compensation, the election to defer the LTPP Award must be made not later than: (i) December 31, or such earlier date established by Keysight, of the calendar year preceding the calendar year with respect to which the services associated with such LTPP Award are performed, and in accordance with procedures established by Keysight, or (ii) the 30th day after the individual first becomes an Eligible Employee and the election may only apply to compensation paid for services performed after the election.  LTPP

 

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Award deferral elections shall be irrevocable as Keysight determines in its discretion as reflected in the election form.

 

(b)                        Timing of NES Award Deferral.  Participants must make an election to defer a NES Award no later than 6 months before the end of the performance period so long as the NES Award meets the definition of Performance Based Compensation.  If the NES Award does not meet the definition of Performance Based Compensation, the election to defer the NES Award must be made not later than: (i) December 31, or such earlier date established by Keysight, of the calendar year preceding the calendar year with respect to which the services associated with such NES Award are performed, and in accordance with procedures established by Keysight, (ii) 30 days after the date of grant, provided that (1) the NES Award is subject to a forfeiture condition requiring the continued performance of services for a period of at least 12 months and (2) the election is made at least 12 months in advance of the earliest date at which the forfeiture condition could lapse, or (iii) the 30th day after the individual first becomes an Eligible Employee and the election may only apply to compensation paid for services performed after the election.  NES Award deferral elections shall be irrevocable as Keysight determines in its discretion as reflected in the election form.

 

(c)                         Amount of Deferral of LTPP Award.  An Eligible Employee may defer any portion, up to 95%, of any LTPP Award to which he or she may become entitled, so long as the deferral amount is expressed in terms of a whole percentage point; provided, however, if the percentage results in a fractional share, the number of Shares deferred shall be rounded up to the nearest whole Share.  Once an election is made by an Eligible Employee to defer any portion of an LTPP Award, the appropriate Shares will be withheld from the LTPP Award when the Shares would have otherwise have been distributed.

 

(d)                        Amount of Deferral of NES Award.  An Eligible Employee may defer any portion, up to 95%, of any NES Award to which he or she may become entitled, so long as the deferral amount is expressed in terms of a whole percentage point; provided, however, if the percentage results in a fractional share, the number of Shares deferred shall be rounded up to the nearest whole Share.  Once an election is made by an Eligible Employee to defer any portion of a NES Award, the appropriate Shares will be withheld from the NES Award when the Shares would have otherwise have been distributed.

 

3.4                               Employer Contributions.  Notwithstanding anything provided in this Section 3 or otherwise in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee shall have the sole discretion and authority to provide that Employer contributions may be made to the Plan for the benefit of a Participant under the terms and conditions as may be specified by Keysight, in any manner Keysight deems appropriate; provided, however, that any such contribution shall comply with Section 409A of the Code.

 

Section 4.                                          Crediting of Deferral Accounts.

 

Amounts deferred pursuant to Section 3 shall be credited to a Deferral Account in the name of the Participant.  Deferred Amounts arising from deferrals of Base Pay shall be credited to a Participant’s Base Pay Deferral Account at least quarterly.  Deferrals resulting from amounts credited to a Participant’s Bonus Deferral Account from the deferral of Bonuses shall be credited

 

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to a Bonus Deferral Account as soon as practicable after such Bonus would otherwise have been paid.  Deferrals resulting from amounts credited to a Participant’s Deferral Account from the deferral of LTPP Awards or NES Awards shall be credited to a Participant’s LTPP Deferral Account or NES Deferral Account, as appropriate, as soon as practicable after such LTPP Award or NES Award would otherwise have been paid.  Any dividends paid on Shares shall be credited to the LTPP Deferral Account or NES Deferral Account, as appropriate.  The Participant’s rights in the Deferral Account shall be no greater than the rights of any other unsecured general creditor of Keysight.  Deferred Amounts and Earnings thereon invested hereunder shall for all purposes be part of the general funds of Keysight.  Any payout to a Participant of amounts credited to a Participant’s Deferral Account is not due, nor are such amounts ascertainable, until the Payout Commencement Date.

 

Section 5.                                          Earnings on the Deferral Account.

 

5.1                               Crediting in General.  Amounts in a Participant’s Deferral Account will be credited at least quarterly with Earnings until such amounts are paid out to the Participant under this Plan as set forth in Section 6. All Earnings attributable to the Deferral Account shall be added to the liability of and retained therein by Keysight.  Any such addition to the liability shall be appropriately reflected on the books and records of Keysight’s Consolidated Group and identified as an addition to the total sum owing the Participant.  The Deferral Account of a Rollover Participant shall be credited with Earnings at the same time and accounted for in the same manner as the Deferral Account of a Participant (regardless of the Rollover Participant’s eligibility to participate in the Plan), pro-rated to reflect the date on which the deferral account from a Rollover Plan is transferred into the Plan.

 

5.2                               Hypothetical Investment Options.  Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.2, and subject to provisions of Section 4, Keysight may, in its discretion, offer Participants a choice among various Hypothetical Investment Options on which their Deferral Accounts may be credited.  Such a choice is nominal in nature, and grants Participants no real or beneficial interest in any specific fund or property.  Provision of a choice among Hypothetical Investment Options grants the Participant no ability to affect the actual aggregate investments Keysight may or may not make to cover its obligations under the Plan.  Any adjustments Keysight may make in its actual investments for the Plan may only be instigated by Keysight, and may or may not bear a resemblance to the Participants’ hypothetical investment choices on an account-by-account basis.  The timing, allowance and frequency of hypothetical investment choices, and a Participant’s ability to change how his or her Deferral Account is credited, is within the sole discretion of Keysight.

 

5.3                               Investment Directions.  A Participant may direct the deemed investment of the Participant’s Deferred Amounts among the Hypothetical Investment Options, in the manner prescribed by Keysight at the time of enrollment or re-enrollment.  Investment elections shall be in such minimum percentage amounts with respect to each such option as permitted by Keysight.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, all deferrals of non-cash LTPP Awards or NES Awards shall be deemed to be invested in Shares until such Shares are paid out in accordance with Section 6.

 

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5.4                               Reinvestment Directions.  On a daily basis, by instructing a third party administrator that Keysight selects in its discretion in the manner prescribed, a Participant may direct the reinvestment of the Participant’s Deferral Accounts among the various Hypothetical Investment Options; provided, however, that certain reinvestments may be restricted by Keysight, the third party administrator or applicable law.  A Participant shall specify the reinvestment amounts of the Participant’s Deferred Account to be invested in such Hypothetical Investment Options.  Reinvestment directions shall be in such minimum dollar or percentage amounts as permitted by Keysight or the third party administrator.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, Participants may not direct the reinvestment of their deferral of non-cash LTPP Awards or NES Awards.

 

5.5                               No Investment Directions.  In the event that the Participant fails to direct his or her investment, a Participant’s Deferral Account shall be credited with the deemed return on investment in default investment election listed in Appendix A.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, all deferrals of non-cash LTPP Awards or NES Awards shall be deemed to be invested in Shares.

 

Section 6.                                          Payout to the Participants.

 

6.1                               Termination.  The form and commencement of benefit may be made in accordance with the Participant’s election at the time of deferral and this Section 6.1.

 

(a)                        Form of Payout.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 19.5, if a Participant’s Aggregate Deferral Account Balance is equal to or greater than $25,000 on the Termination Date, a Participant making a valid election under this Section 6.1, and whose Termination Date occurs during the first six (6) months of the calendar year, may elect to receive either (a) a single lump sum payout in January of the year following the Termination Year, or (b) a payout in annual installments over a five (5) to fifteen (15) year period beginning in the January following the Termination Year.  A Participant making a valid election under this Section 6.1, and whose Termination Date occurs during the second six (6) months of the calendar year, may elect to receive either (a) a single lump sum payout in the July of the year following the Termination Year, or (b) a payout in annual installments over a five (5) to fifteen (15) year period beginning in the July of the first year following the Termination Year.  If, however, Participant’s Aggregate Deferral Account Balance is less than $25,000 on the Termination Date, then the Participant will receive a single lump sum payout in January following the Termination Year; provided, that if the Termination Date occurs within the second six months of the calendar year, payment of such lump sum will be made in July following the Termination Year.

 

(b)                        Commencement of Payout.  A Participant making a valid election under this Section 6.1 may elect a Payout Commencement Date, under either the single lump sum or the annual installment election addressed in Section 6.1(a), that is the date determined under Section 6.1(a) plus an additional one (1), two (2) or three (3) years.

 

(c)                         In-Service Distribution Date.  With respect to Base Pay, Bonus, LTPP Awards or NES Awards, an Eligible Employee or Participant may elect pursuant to Section 3 of the Plan to defer Base Pay, Bonus, LTPP Awards or NES Awards to an In-Service Distribution Account.  Keysight, in its sole discretion, may limit the number of In-Service Distribution

 

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Accounts that Participants may maintain under the Plan at any time.  For each In-Service Distribution Account, the Participant must elect a single In-Service Distribution Date.  A Participant may defer amounts from multiple calendar years into the same In-Service Distribution Account, provided the Participant does not defer an amount into an In-Service Distribution Account during a calendar year in which falls the In-Service Distribution Date for that In-Service Distribution Account.  If an Eligible Employee or Participant elects to make deferrals to an In-Service Distribution Account, the amount deferred to the In-Service Distribution Account will be paid to the Participant in a single lump sum payment on the earlier to occur of the applicable In-Service Distribution Date, death or Termination.

 

(d)                        Earnings on Deferral Accounts.  Whatever the form of payout under Section 6, and whatever the timing of the Payout Commencement Date, the Deferral Account of a Participant shall continue to be credited with Earnings until all amounts in such an account are paid out to the Participant.

 

6.2                               Default Form and Commencement of Payout.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 19.5, if a valid election under Section 6.1 is not made, and the Participant’s Aggregate Deferral Account Balance is equal to or greater than $25,000 on the Termination Date, then the Participant shall receive his or her payout in annual installments over the fifteen (15) year period beginning in January following the Termination Year; provided, that if the Termination Date occurs within the second six months of the calendar year, payment of such annual installments will begin in July following the Termination Year.  If, however, Participant’s Aggregate Deferral Account Balance is less than $25,000 on the Termination Date, then the Participant may receive a single lump sum payout in January following the Termination Year; provided, that if the Termination Date occurs within the second six months of the calendar year, payment of such lump sum will be made in July following the Termination Year.

 

6.3                               Death of Participant.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 19.5, if a Participant dies and a valid election was made under Section 6.1, the Beneficiary will be paid in the same manner as the Participant would have if he or she Terminated; the date of death shall be deemed the Termination Date.  If the Participant dies and no valid election was made, and the Participant’s Deferral Account balance is equal to or greater than $25,000 on the date of death, then the Beneficiary will receive the payout in annual installments over the fifteen (15) year period beginning in January in the calendar year following the year of the Participant’s death.  If, however, such Deferral Account balance is less than $25,000 on the date of death, then the Beneficiary shall receive a single lump sum in January of the year following the year of death.

 

6.4                               Special Rules for Participants with Deferrals of LTPP Awards or NES Awards.  In the event that the payout of a Deferral Account includes payout under a Participant’s LTPP Deferral Account or NES Deferral Account, then the payout of an LTPP Deferral Account and/or NES Deferral Account shall be made subject to such rules and procedures as may be established by Keysight.  However, any such rules and procedures shall not effect the form or commencement date of the benefit, unless otherwise required by law.

 

6.5                               Special Rule for Director Service.  A Participant will be deemed to have Terminated if he or she ceases to be an employee of an Employer, but is then a Director of Keysight.

 

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6.6                               Specified Employees.  Notwithstanding any other Plan provision, no payment to a “specified employee” (as defined in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(i)) shall commence earlier than six (6) months after the date of such individual’s Termination Date (except in the case of a Termination due to death).  The commencement of a validly elected payment should be delayed to the day that is at least six (6) months after such Termination Date.

 

6.7                               Payments for Rehired Participants.  Payments that are being made or are to be made to a Participant due to his previous Termination shall not be suspended during a subsequent period of service with Keysight.

 

Section 7.                                          Hardship Provision for Unforeseeable Emergencies.

 

Neither the Participant nor his or her Beneficiary is eligible to withdraw amounts credited to a Deferral Account prior to the time specified in Section 6.  However, such credited amounts may be subject to early withdrawal if (1) an unforeseeable emergency occurs that is caused by a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, the Beneficiary (if the Beneficiary is a natural person) or of a dependent (as defined in Section 152 of the Code without regard to Section 152(b)(1), (b)(2) or (d)(1)(B)) of the Participant, loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the Participant’s control, (2) such circumstances would result in severe financial hardship to the individual if early withdrawal is not permitted, and (3) any other requirements established under the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, are satisfied.  A severe financial hardship exists only when all other reasonably available financial resources have been exhausted, including but not limited to (1) reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise, (2) liquidation of the Participant’s assets, to the extent that liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship, or (3) cessation of deferrals under the Plan.  Examples of what are not considered to be unforeseeable emergencies include the need to send a Participant’s child to college or the desire to purchase a home.

 

Keysight shall have sole discretion to determine whether to approve any withdrawal under this Section 7, which amount will be limited to the amount necessary to meet the emergency.  Keysight’s decision is final and binding on all interested parties.  A Participant shall not vote on whether or not he or she is eligible for such a withdrawal under this Section 7.

 

Section 8.                                          Designation of Beneficiary.

 

The Participant shall, in accordance with procedures established by Keysight, (1) designate a Beneficiary hereunder, and (2) shall have the right thereafter to change such designation.  No Beneficiary designation shall be effective unless it is in writing, on the form required by Keysight and provided to the appropriate person at Keysight prior to the Participant’s death.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to a Participant who is a Transfer Participant, all existing beneficiary designations on file with the Agilent Plan shall be deemed and treated as designations under this Plan; provided, however, the last valid beneficiary designation on file shall govern.  In the case of a Participant’s death, payment due under this Plan shall be made to the designated Beneficiary or, in the absence of such designation, by will or the laws of descent and distribution in the Participant’s state of residence at the time of his or her death.

 

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Section 9.                                          Limitation on Assignments.

 

Except to comply with a domestic relations order defined under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii), benefits under this Plan are not subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment or garnishments by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary and any attempt to do so shall be void.

 

Section 10.                                   Administration.

 

10.1                        Administration by Committee.  The Committee, or its delegate, shall administer the Plan.  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, no member of the Committee shall be entitled to vote on any matter which would create a significant risk that such member could be treated as being in constructive receipt of some or all of his or her Deferral Account.  The Committee, or its delegate, shall have the authority to interpret the Plan, to establish and revise rules and regulations relating to the Plan and to make any other determinations that it believes necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.  Decisions and determinations by the Committee or its delegate shall be final and binding upon all parties, including shareholders, Participants, Beneficiaries and other employees.  Except where the Committee has specifically retained authority under Sections 2.1, 3.4, 18.1 and 20.5 of the Plan, the officers of Keysight shall perform the administrative responsibilities under the Plan, including establishing deferral and election procedures and claims procedures.

 

10.2                        Claims and Appeals.  The claims and appeals provisions for the Plan are set forth in the summary to the Plan that is provided to Participants.

 

10.3                        Books and Records.  Books and records maintained for the purpose of the Plan shall be maintained by the officers and employees of Keysight at its expense and subject to supervision and control of the Committee.

 

Section 11.                                   No Funding Obligation.

 

Keysight’s Consolidated Group is under no obligation to transfer amounts credited to the Participant’s Deferral Account to any trust or escrow account, and Keysight’s Consolidated Group is under no obligation to secure any amount credited to a Participant’s Deferral Account by any specific assets of Keysight’s Consolidated Group or any other asset in which Keysight’s Consolidated Group has an interest.  This Plan shall not be construed to require Keysight’s Consolidated Group to fund any of the benefits provided hereunder nor to establish a trust for such purpose.  Keysight may make such arrangements as it desires to provide for the payment of benefits, including, but not limited to, the establishment of a grantor trust or such other equivalent arrangements as Keysight may decide.  No such arrangement shall cause the Plan to be a funded plan within the meaning of Title I of ERISA, nor shall any such arrangement change the nature of the obligation of Keysight’s Consolidated Group nor the rights of the Participants under the Plan as provided in this document.  Neither the Participant nor his or her estate shall have any rights against Keysight’s Consolidated Group with respect to any portion of the Deferral Account except as a general unsecured creditor.  No Participant has an interest in his or her Deferral Account until the Participant actually receives the deferred payment.

 

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Section 12.                                   Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

 

Keysight’s Senior Vice President of Human Resources, or the General Counsel, or in their absence, any officer of the Keysight, shall have the authority to approve amendments to the Plan that do not materially impact Keysight.  Amendments that may materially impact Keysight (including specifically a Plan termination) as determined by the Senior Vice President of Human Resources or the General Counsel, will be approved by the Committee.  Amounts already credited to Deferral Accounts will continue to be owed to the Participants or Beneficiaries and will continue to accrue Earnings and continue to be a liability of Keysight.  The Committee may, in its discretion, terminate the Plan in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, for any reason including a Change in Control.  Participants or Beneficiaries will be given notice prior to the discontinuance of the Plan or reduction of any benefits provided by the Plan.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Senior Vice President of Human Resources or General Counsel or in their absence any officer of Keysight without Participant or Beneficiary consent amend the Plan or change the Plan’s administrative rules and procedures or modify the terms of a deferral election to comply with Section 409A of the Code.

 

Section 13.                                   Tax Withholding.

 

Keysight’s Consolidated Group may withhold Taxes from any cash payment made or Shares distributed under the Plan or Bonus plan or arrangement, owing as a result of any deferral or payment hereunder, as Keysight deems appropriate in its sole discretion.  If, with respect to the pay period within which a deferral, payment or Bonus is made under the Plan or Bonus plan or arrangement, or the Participant receives insufficient actual cash compensation to cover such Taxes, then Keysight’s Consolidated Group may withhold any remaining Taxes owing from the deferred amount or Participant’s subsequent cash compensation received, until such Tax obligation is satisfied, or otherwise make appropriate arrangements with the Participant or Beneficiary for satisfaction of such obligation.

 

Section 14.                                   Applicable Law.

 

This Plan, and all rights under this Plan, shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with ERISA, as applicable, and, to the extent not preempted, the law of the State of California, unless otherwise stated in the Plan.  This Plan is intended to comply, and shall be interpreted as necessary to comply, with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.  Any provision of the Plan that is noncompliant with Code Section 409A is void or deemed amended to comply with Code Section 409A.  Keysight does not guarantee or warrant the tax consequences of any payment under this Plan and the Participants shall in all cases be liable for any taxes due with respect to the Plan.

 

Section 15.                                   Notice.

 

Any written notice to Keysight required by any of the provisions of this Plan shall be addressed to the Senior Vice President of Human Resources of Keysight or his or her delegate and shall become effective when it is received.

 

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Section 16.                                   No Employment Rights.

 

Nothing in the Plan, nor any action of Keysight pursuant to the Plan, shall be deemed to give any person any right to remain in the employ of Keysight’s Consolidated Group or affect the right of Keysight to terminate a person’s employment at any time and for any reason.

 

Section 17.                                   Severability of Provisions.

 

If any particular provision of this Plan is found to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall not affect any other provisions of the Plan, but the Plan shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid provision had been omitted.

 

Section 18.                                   Rollovers from other Plans.

 

18.1                        Discretion to Accept.  The Committee shall have complete authority and discretion, but no obligation, to allow the Plan to create Deferral Accounts for Rollover Participants and credit such accounts with amounts to reflect the Rollover Participant’s deferral account in a Rollover Plan.  The amounts credited to such Deferral Accounts are fully subject to the provisions of this Plan.  Reference in the Plan to such a crediting as a “rollover” or “transfer” of assets from a Rollover Plan is nominal in nature, and confers no additional rights upon a Rollover Participant other than those specifically set forth in the Plan.

 

18.2                        Status of Rollover Participants.  A Rollover Participant and his or her Beneficiary are fully subject to the provisions of this Plan, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein.  A Rollover Participant who is not already a Participant in the Plan and is not otherwise eligible to participate in the Plan at the time of rollover, shall not be entitled to make any additional deferrals under the Plan unless and until he or she has become an Eligible Employee under the terms of the Plan.

 

18.3                        Payment to Rollover Participants.  If at the time of rollover or transfer, payments from a Rollover Participant’s account in a Rollover Plan have already commenced from a Rollover Plan, he or she shall continue to receive such payments in accordance with the form and timing of payment provisions of such plan.  lf a Rollover Participant is not yet eligible to receive payments from the Rollover Plan at the time of the rollover or transfer, he or she is bound by the payout provisions of this Plan.

 

Section 19.                                   Special Rules for Transfer Participants and the Transition Period.

 

19.1                        Special Election Rules for Transfer Participants.  With respect to a Participant who is a Transfer Participant, such Participant will be deemed to have made the same election(s) under Sections 3 and 6 as in effect under the Agilent Plan for that Participant immediately prior to the Operational Separation Date or his or her Transfer Date, as applicable.  With respect to a Participant who is a Transfer Participant, the Plan shall be interpreted and applied so that the amount, time and form of a Participant’s payout of his or her Deferral Account under this Plan as of the date of the Operational Separation or the Participant’s Transfer Date, if applicable, is the same as such Participant would have been entitled to under the Agilent Plan on such dates, taking into account all applicable facts and circumstances necessary to ensure compliance with

 

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Section 409A of the Code.  A Transfer Participant shall not be considered a new Eligible Employee under Section 3 of the Plan.

 

19.2                        Crediting of Deferral Accounts for Transfer Participants.   The following rules apply with respect to crediting Deferral Accounts of Transfer Participants during the Transition Period: (a) such Participant’s Base Pay Deferral Account and/or Bonus Deferral Account, as applicable, shall be credited as appropriate so that the Participant’s Base Pay Deferral Account and/or Bonus Deferral Account are equal to the Participant’s corresponding deferral account balances under the Agilent Plan immediately prior to the date of the Operational Separation or his or her Transfer Date, as applicable; (b) such Participant’s LTPP Deferral Account and NES Deferral Account under the Plan shall be credited with a number of Agilent Shares equal to the to the Participant’s corresponding deferral account balances under the Agilent Plan immediately prior to the date of the Operational Separation or his or her Transfer Date, as applicable.

 

19.3                        Transition Period Rules for LTPP and NES Deferrals and Accounts.

 

(a)                        During the Transition Period, the following terms under the Plan shall have the following meanings:

 

(i)                                     “Bonus” shall have the same meaning as defined under the Agilent Plan.

 

(ii)                                  “Change in Control” shall have the same meaning as defined under the Agilent Plan.

 

(iii)                               “Keysight Consolidated Group” shall mean Keysight and its majority-owned subsidiaries.

 

(iv)                              “LTPP” and “LTPP Award” shall have the same meaning as defined under the Agilent Plan.

 

(v)                                 “NES” and “NES Award” shall have the same meaning as defined under the Agilent Plan.

 

(vi)                              “Shares” shall mean shares of common stock of Agilent.

 

(b)                        At the end of the Transition Period, all shares of common stock of Agilent credited to a Participant’s LTPP Deferral Account or NES Deferral Account shall be converted in the method set forth in the Employee Matters Agreement into shares of common stock of Keysight.

 

19.4                        Transfer Participants Investment Directions.  With respect to a Participant who is a Transfer Participant, such Participant shall be deemed to have elected the same Hypothetical Investment Options under this Plan on the date of the Operational Separation, or the Transfer Date, if applicable, as the Participant’s Hypothetical Investment Options that were in effect under the Agilent Plan immediately prior to the date of the Operational Separation or his or her Transfer Date, as applicable.  Keysight may impose a temporary black out period during which a

 

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Participant cannot change his or her Hypothetical Investment Options in connection transitioning a Transfer Participant’s Deferral Accounts under the Agilent Plan to the Plan.

 

19.5                        Form of Payout for Transfer Participants.

 

(a)                        With respect to elections made by Transfer Participants,  prior to January 1, 2008, if a Participant’s Aggregate Deferral Account Balance is equal to or greater than $25,000 on the Termination Date, a Participant making a valid election under this Section 19.5, and whose Termination Date occurs during the first six (6) months of the calendar year, may elect to receive either (a) a single lump sum payout in the first pay period in January of the year following the Termination Year, or (b) a payout in annual installments over a five (5) to fifteen (15) year period beginning with the first pay period in January following the Termination Year.  Such a Participant making a valid election under this Section 19.5, and whose Termination Date occurs during the second six (6) months of the calendar year, may elect to receive either (a) a single lump sum payout in the first pay period in January of the second year following the Termination Year, or (b) a payout in annual installments over a five (5) to fifteen (15) year period beginning with the first pay period in January of the second year following the Termination Year.  If, however, Participant’s Aggregate Deferral Account Balance is less than $25,000 on the Termination Date, then the Participant will receive a single lump sum payout at the first pay period in January following the Termination Year; provided, that if the Termination Date occurs within the second six months of the calendar year, payment of such lump sum will be made in the first pay period in January of the second year following the Termination Year.

 

(b)                        With respect to Transfer Participants who made a special payment election under the Agilent Plan for their Aggregate Deferral Account Balance in calendar year 2008 by no later than December 31, 2008, pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(iii) of the Agilent Plan shall have the applicable portion of the Participant’s Deferral Account subject to such election paid in accordance with the time and form of distribution so elected.  An election made pursuant to this subparagraph (ii) shall be irrevocable when made and shall be subject to any special administrative rules imposed by Keysight including rules intended to comply with section 409A of the Code.

 

(c)                         With respect to elections made by Transfer Participants, prior to January 1, 2008, if a valid election under Section 6.1 was not made under the Agilent Plan, and the Participant’s Aggregate Deferral Account Balance under the Plan is equal to or greater than $25,000 on the Termination Date, then the Participant shall receive his or her payout in annual installments over the fifteen (15) year period beginning with the first pay period in January following the Termination Year; provided, that if the Termination Date occurs within the second six months of the calendar year, payment of such annual installments will begin with the first pay period in January of the second year following the Termination Year.  If, however, Participant’s Aggregate Deferral Account Balance is less than $25,000 on the Termination Date, then the Participant will receive a single lump sum payout at the first pay period in January following the Termination Year; provided, that if the Termination Date occurs within the second six months of the calendar year, payment of such lump sum will be made in the first pay period in January of the second year following the Termination Year.

 

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(d)                        With respect to elections made by Transfer Participants, prior to January 1, 2008, if a valid election was made under Section 6.1 and a Participant dies, the Beneficiary will be paid in the same manner as the Participant would have if he or she Terminated; the date of death shall be deemed the Termination Date.  If the Participant dies and no valid election was made, and the Participant’s Deferral Account balance is equal to or greater than $25,000 on the date of death, then the Beneficiary will receive the payout in annual installments over the fifteen (15) year period beginning in January in the calendar year following the year of the Participant’s death.  If, however, such Deferral Account balance is less than $25,000 on the date of death, then the Beneficiary shall receive a single lump sum in January of the year following the year of death.

 

19.6                        Returning Agilent Employee.  With respect to a Participant who, during the Transition Period, ceases to be a Participant in this Plan and becomes a participant in the Agilent Plan as a Returning Agilent Employee, such Participant’s Deferral Account balances under this Plan shall be transferred to the Agilent Plan in accordance with the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement, and such a Participant’s elections with respect to deferrals, time and form of payment and Hypothetical Investment Options under the Agilent Plan shall be those under this Plan on the date immediately before the Participant’s Transfer Date, and such Participant may be subject to a temporary black out period during with the Returning Agilent Employee cannot change his or her Hypothetical Investment Options in connection with the transfer to the Agilent Plan.

 

19.7                        No Duplication of Benefits.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan, Keysight reserves the right to, in its sole discretion, interpret and apply the terms of the Plan in a manner that prevents any individual from receiving benefits under the Plan that such individual has already received (or, at some future date, may receive) under the Agilent Plan. Any determination made by Keysight pursuant to this Section 19.7 shall be conclusive and binding on all parties.

 

Section 20.                                   Definitions.

 

20.1                        Aggregate Deferral Account Balance means the sum of the Deferral Account and any other plan or arrangement with respect to which deferrals of compensation are treated as having been deferred under a single nonqualified deferred compensation plan under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(c)(2).

 

20.2                        Base Pay means the annual base salary rate of cash compensation for employees on the U.S. payroll of Keysight, excluding bonuses, incentive compensation, commissions, overtime pay, Bonuses, severance payments, shift differential, payments under the Keysight Technologies, Inc. Disability Plan or any other additional compensation.

 

20.3                        Base Pay Deferral Account means the sub-account of the Deferral Account that includes (i) the sum of amounts credited to Participant’s Base Pay Deferral Account under Section 4, plus (ii) amounts credited (net of amounts debited) in accordance with all the applicable crediting provisions of this Plan that relate to the Participant’s Base Pay Deferral Account, less (iii) all distributions made to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that relate to the Participant’s Base Pay Deferral Account.

 

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20.4                        Beneficiary means the person or persons designated by a Participant pursuant to Section 8, in accordance with and accepted by Keysight, to receive any amounts payable under the Plan in the event of the Participant’s death.

 

20.5                        Bonus shall have the same meaning as an “Award” as set forth in the Keysight Technologies, Inc. 2014 Performance-Based Compensation Plan for Covered Employees (or any successor plan), as amended from time to time, a Pay-For-Results Bonus, or any other management bonus plan or arrangement that provides a bonus compensation opportunity to Eligible Employees as defined by the Committee from time to time.  Bonus does not include any sales incentive compensation or commission.

 

20.6                        Bonus Deferral Account means the sub-account of the Deferral Account that includes (i) the sum of amounts credited to Participant’s Bonus Deferral Account under Section 4, plus (ii) amounts credited (net of amounts debited) in accordance with all the applicable crediting provisions of this Plan that relate to the Participant’s Bonus Deferral Account, less (iii) all distributions made to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that relate to the Participant’s Bonus Deferral Account.

 

20.7                        Change in Control means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(a)                             The sale, exchange, lease or other disposition or transfer of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Keysight to a person or group (as such terms are defined or described in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)) which will continue the business of Keysight in the future; or

 

(b)                             A merger or consolidation involving Keysight in which a person or group (as such terms are defined or described in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)) acquires more than 50% of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities of Keysight resulting from such transaction in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities of Keysight immediately prior to such merger or consolidation; or

 

(c)                              The acquisition of ownership in which a person or group (as such terms are defined or described in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)) acquires during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons at least 30% of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities of Keysight.

 

(d)                             A majority of members of Keysight’s Board of Directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of Keysight’s Board of Directors before the date of the appointment or election.

 

20.8                        Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

20.9                        Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Keysight or its delegate(s).

 

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20.10                 Covered Officer shall have the same meaning as “covered employee” does under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

20.11                 Deferral Account means the account balance of a Participant in the Plan created from Deferred Amounts, any company contributions, a credit to a Participant’s account from a Rollover Plan, or any liability assumed under this Plan from the Agilent Plan and the Earnings thereon prior to a payout to the Participant.

 

20.12                 Deferred Amount means the amount the Participant elects to have deferred from Base Pay and/or a Bonus, pursuant to Section 3, LTPP Award(s) the Participant elects to have deferred, NES Award(s) the Participant elects to have deferred, or company contributions.

 

20.13                 Earnings means the deemed return on investment (or charge on investment loss) allocated to a Participant’s Deferral Account, based on the return of the Hypothetical Investment Options.

 

20.14                 Eligible Employee means an employee on the U.S. payroll of Keysight’s Consolidated Group who has a Base Pay rate plus Pay-For-Results Bonus during the year in which the election is made as specified in Section 3 equal to or in excess of the Eligibility Pay Threshold and who Keysight notifies is eligible to participate in the Plan.

 

20.15                 Eligibility Pay Threshold means the amount defined in Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, as adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury under Section 415(d) of the Code, in effect on January 1st of the calendar year for which amounts are to be deferred.

 

20.16                 Employer means Keysight or any of its affiliates as determined under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h)(3).

 

20.17                 ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

 

20.18                 Hypothetical Investment Options means those investment options listed in Appendix A of this Plan.   Said options will be determined from time to time by the officers of Keysight and shall be similar, to the extent practicable, as determined solely in the discretion of Keysight, to the investment options offered under the Keysight Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the “401(k) Plan”), other than any investment option in Keysight common stock that may be offered under the 401(k) Plan.

 

20.19                 In-Service Distribution Account means a sub-account of the Deferral Account, which may include amounts from a Participant’s Base Pay Deferral Account, Bonus Deferral Account, LTPP Deferral Account and NES Award Account, that is payable on an In-Service Distribution Date.

 

20.20                 In-Service Distribution Date means a Payout Commencement Date for a Participant’s In-Service Distribution Account, which date must be either January 1 or July 1 of a calendar year that follows the calendar year in which an amount was first deferred into the In-Service distribution Account.

 

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20.21                 Keysight means Keysight Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

20.22                 Keysight’s Consolidated Group means Keysight or any business entity within the Keysight consolidated group.

 

20.23                 LTPP means any long-term performance plan or program designated in writing by Keysight, as such plan or program may be amended from time to time, or any successor plan to such designated long-term performance plan or program, under which equity awards are granted to Participants under the Keysight Technologies, Inc. 2014 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “EIP”) (as the EIP may be amended from time to time), or any successor plan.

 

20.24                 LTPP Award means any award to be delivered to a Participant at the end of a performance period under the terms of the LTPP.

 

20.25                 LTPP Deferral Account means the sub-account of the Deferral Account that includes (i) the LTPP Awards credited to Participant’s LTPP Deferral Account under Section 4, plus (ii) amounts credited (net of amounts debited) in accordance with all the applicable crediting provisions of this Plan that relate to the Participant’s LTPP Deferral Account, less (iii) all distributions made to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that relate to the Participant’s LTPP Deferral Account.

 

20.26                 NES means a New Executive Stock Award, or such other equity awards designated in writing by the Company, granted to an executive under the EIP, or any successor plan thereto.

 

20.27                 NES Award means any award to be delivered to a Participant at the end of a performance period under the terms of the NES Agreement.

 

20.28                 NES Deferral Account means the sub-account of the Deferral Account that includes (i) the NES Awards credited to the Participant’s NES Deferral Account under Section 4 plus (ii) amounts credited (net of amounts debited) in accordance with all applicable crediting provisions of this Plan that relate to the Participant’s NES Deferral Account, less (iii) all distributions made to the Participant or his Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that relate to the Participant’s NES Deferral Account.

 

20.29                 Pay-For Results Bonus means a cash incentive payable pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Keysight Technologies, Inc. 2014 Performance-Based Compensation Plan for Non-Covered Employees, as amended from time to time, or any successor cash incentive plan.

 

20.30                 Participant means any individual who has a Deferral Account under the Plan or who is receiving or entitled to receive benefits under the Plan.  The term Participant also refers to a Rollover Participant, except where expressly provided otherwise.

 

20.31                 Payout Commencement Date means the date upon which a payment to a Participant of an amount credited to his or her Deferral Account first commences.

 

20.32                 Performance Based Compensation means, as defined in Section 409A, compensation the amount of which, or entitlement to which, is contingent on the satisfaction of

 

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preestablished organizational or individual performance criteria relating to a performance period of at least 12 consecutive months.  Organizational or individual performance criteria are considered preestablished if established in writing by not later than 90 days after the commencement of the period of service to which the criteria relates, provided that the outcome is substantially uncertain at the time the criteria are established.  At the time of the deferral election, in order for the election to be in compliance with Code Section 409A, (i) the Participant must perform services continuously for the period beginning on the later of the first day of the performance period or the date the performance criteria are established, and ending on the date of election with respect to the performance based compensation and (ii) the election must not be made after the amount of the performance based compensation becomes reasonably ascertainable.

 

20.33                 Plan means the Keysight Technologies, Inc. 2014 Deferred Compensation Plan.

 

20.34                 Returning Agilent Employee means a “Returning Agilent Employee,” as such term is defined in the Employee Matters Agreement.

 

20.35                 Rollover Participant means an individual with a Deferral Account in the Plan transferred from a Rollover Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 18.  The term Rollover Participant may also refer to an individual who has previously been a Participant in the Plan, or an existing Participant at the time of transfer.

 

20.36                 Rollover Plan means the nonqualified deferred compensation plan of a business entity acquired by Keysight through acquisition of a majority of the voting interest in, or substantially all of the assets of, such entity.

 

20.37                 Shares means shares of the common stock of Keysight.

 

20.38                 Tax or (Taxes) means any federal, state, local, or any other governmental income tax, employment tax, payroll tax, excise tax, or any other tax or assessment owing with respect to amounts deferred, any Earnings thereon, or any payments made to Participants or Beneficiaries under the Plan.

 

20.39                 Termination or Terminates means a separation from service within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h).  A Participant shall not be deemed to have separated from service if the Participant continues to provide services to an Employer at an annual rate that is fifty percent or more of the services rendered, on average, during the immediately preceding three full years of employment with the Employer (or if employed by the Employer less than three years, such lesser period); provided, however, that a separation from service will be deemed to have occurred if a Participant’s service with an Employer is reduced to an annual rate that is twenty percent or less of the services rendered, on average, during the immediately preceding three full years of employment with the Employer (or if employed by the Employer less than three years, such lesser period).

 

20.40                 Termination Date means the date on which the Participant Terminates employment. With respect to a Participant who is a Transfer Participant who, prior to the Operational Separation Date, experienced a “Termination” with Agilent (as such term is defined

 

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in the Agilent Plan), Termination Date means such Participant’s “Termination Date,” as such term is defined in the Agilent Plan.

 

20.41                 Termination Year means the calendar year within which a Participant’s Termination Date falls.

 

20.42                 Transfer Date means “Transfer Date,” as such term is defined in the Employee Matters Agreement.

 

20.43                 Transfer Participant means an Eligible Employee or Participant who: (i) is a Keysight Group Employee or Subsequently Transferred Keysight Employee and (ii) immediately prior to the Operational Separation Date or his or her Transfer Date, as applicable, was a “Participant” in the Agilent Plan, as such term is defined in the Agilent Plan.

 

Section 21.                                   Execution.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Keysight has caused this Plan to be duly adopted by the undersigned this      day of                   , 2014, effective as of August 1, 2014.

 

	
Keysight   Technologies, Inc.
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
/s/
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Ingrid   Estrada
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Senior   Vice President of Human Resources
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Keysight   Technologies, Inc.
    	
 
    

 

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Appendix A

 

Investment Options

 

1.              Domini Social Investment Trust Social Equity Fund — Institutional Class

2.              Fidelity Contrafund — Class K

3.              Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund — Class K

4.              Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund - Institutional Class

5.              Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

6.              JP Morgan Prime Money Market Fund — Agency Class

7.              PIMCO Total Return Fund — Institutional Class

8.              Templeton Institutional Fund Foreign Equity Series Fund — Primary Shares

9.              Vanguard Balanced Index Fund — Signal Shares

10.       Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund — Institutional Shares

11.       Vanguard Institutional Index Fund — Institutional Plus Shares — DEFAULT FUND

12.       Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund — Investor Shares

13.       Vanguard Target Retirement 2010 Fund — Investor Shares

14.       Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund — Investor Shares

15.       Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Fund — Investor Shares

16.       Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund — Investor Shares

17.       Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Fund — Investor Shares

18.       Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund — Investor Shares

19.       Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund — Investor Shares

20.       Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund — Investor Shares

21.       Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund — Investor Shares

22.       Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund — Investor Shares

23.       Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Fund — Investor Shares

 

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