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Exhibit 10.5

 

2011 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

OF

MANPOWERGROUP INC.

(Amended and Restated Effective April 29, 2014)

PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

The purpose of the Plan is to provide for compensation alternatives for certain Employees and Directors using or based on the common stock of the Company.  These alternatives are intended to be used as a means to attract and retain superior Employees and Directors, to provide a stronger incentive for such Employees and Directors to put forth maximum effort for the continued success and growth of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and in combination with these goals, to provide Employees and Directors with a proprietary interest in the performance and growth of the Company.

 

1.  GENERAL

This Plan exclusive of Section A below applies to all Directors and Employees.  Section A of the Plan applies to those Employees who are employed in the United Kingdom.

2.  DEFINITIONS

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(a) “Administrator” shall mean the Committee or the Board of Directors with respect to grants to Employees under the Plan and the Board of Directors with respect to grants to Directors under the Plan.

(b) “Award” shall mean an Option, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, an SAR, Performance Share Units, or Deferred Stock granted under the Plan.

(c) “Board of Directors” shall mean the entire board of directors of the Company, consisting of both Employee and non-Employee members.

(d) A termination of employment for “Cause” will mean termination upon (1) on Employee’s repeated failure to perform his or her duties in a competent, diligent and satisfactory manner as determined by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in his reasonable judgment, (2) insubordination, (3) an Employee’s commission of any material act of dishonesty or disloyalty involving the Company or a Subsidiary, (4) an Employee’s chronic absence from work other than by reason of a serious health condition, (5) an Employee’s commission of a crime which substantially relates to the circumstances of his or her position with the Company or a Subsidiary or which has material adverse effect on the Company or a Subsidiary, or (6) the willful engaging by an Employee in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or a Subsidiary.

(e) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(f) “Combined Credit Years” shall mean the total number of years after adding together a Participant’s age (in whole years) and years of Service (in whole years).

(g) “Committee” shall mean the committee of the Board of Directors constituted as provided in Paragraph 5 of the Plan.

(h) “Company” shall mean ManpowerGroup Inc., a Wisconsin corporation.

(i) “Deferred Stock” shall mean a right to receive one or more Shares from the Company in accordance with, and subject to, Paragraph 11 of the Plan.

(j) “Deferred Stock Agreement” shall mean the agreement whereby the Company’s grant of shares of Deferred Stock to a Participant is confirmed.

(k) “Director” shall mean an individual who is a non-Employee member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

(l) “Disability” shall mean (i) with respect to an Employee, a physical or mental incapacity which, as determined by the Committee, results in an Employee ceasing to be an Employee and (ii) with respect to a Director, a physical or mental incapacity which results in a Director’s termination of membership on the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, that where an Award is granted to a Participant who is subject to U.S. federal income tax with terms such that it is nonqualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, “Disability” shall mean (i) a Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) a Participant is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Participant's employer.

(m) “Employee” shall mean an individual who is an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary.

(n) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(o) “Grant Value” of an SAR means the dollar value assigned to the SAR by the Administrator on the date the SAR is granted under the Plan.

(p) “Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an option to purchase Shares which complies with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code.

(q) “Market Price” shall mean the closing sale price of a Share on the New York Stock Exchange; provided, however, if a Share is not susceptible of valuation by the above method, the term “Market Price” shall mean the fair market value of a Share as the Administrator may determine in conformity with pertinent law and regulations of the Treasury Department.

(r) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” shall mean an option to purchase Shares which does not comply with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code or which is designated as such pursuant to Paragraph 7 of the Plan.

(s) “Option” shall mean (1) with respect to an Employee, an Incentive Stock Option or Nonstatutory Stock Option granted under the Plan and (2) with respect to a Director, a Non-Statutory Stock Option granted under the Plan.

(t) “Option Agreement” shall mean the agreement whereby the Company’s grant of an Option to a Participant is confirmed.

(u) “Participant” shall mean an Employee or Director to whom an Award has been granted under the Plan.

(v) “Performance Goals” shall mean the goals identified by the Committee to measure one or more business criteria, which may include any of the following criteria and which, where applicable (i) may be set on a pre-tax or after-tax basis, (ii) may include or exclude the impact of changes in currency exchange rates, (iii) may be applied on an absolute or relative basis, (iv) may be valued on a growth or fixed basis, and (v) may be applied on a Company-wide, business segment, or individual basis:

	
1.   Net Income

	
2.   Revenue

	
3.   Earnings per share diluted

	
4.    Return on investment

	
5.    Return on invested capital

	
6.    Return on equity

	
7.    Return on net assets

	
8.    Shareholder returns (either including or excluding dividends) over a specified period

       of time

	
9.    Financial return ratios

	
10.  Cash flow

	
11.  Amount of expense

	
12.  Economic profit

	
13.  Gross profit

	
14.  Gross profit margin percentage

	
15.  Operating profit

	
16.  Operating profit margin percentage

	
17.  Amount of indebtedness

	
18.  Debt ratios

	        19. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation or amortization (or any combinatio thereof)
	
20.  Attainment by a Share of a specified Market Price for a specified period of time

	
21.  Customer satisfaction survey results

	
22.  Employee satisfaction survey results

	
23.  Strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on achieving

       specified revenue, market penetration, or geographic business expansion goals, or

       cost targets, or goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures, or any combination of

       the foregoing.

The above Performance Goals may be determined with or without regard to extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring items, including, without limitation: changes in accounting principles or the application thereof; extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring  gains; gains or losses on the sale of assets; currency fluctuations, acquisitions, divestitures, or necessary financing activities; recapitalizations, including stock splits and dividends; expenses for restructuring activities; and other non-operating items, as specified by the Committee upon the grant of an Award.

(w) “Performance Share Unit” shall mean a right, contingent upon the attainment of specified performance objectives within a specified performance period, to receive one or more Shares from the Company, in accordance with, and subject to, Paragraph 10 of the Plan.

(x) “Performance Share Unit Agreement” shall mean the agreement whereby the Company’s grant of Performance Share Units to a Participant is confirmed.

(y) “Plan” shall mean the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company.

(z) “Protected Period” shall be a period of time determined in accordance with the following:

(1)  if a Triggering Event is triggered by an acquisition of shares of common stock of the Company pursuant to a tender offer, the Protected Period shall commence on the date of the initial tender offer and shall continue through and including the date of the Triggering Event, provided that in no case will the Protected Period commence earlier than the date that is six months prior to the Triggering Event;

(2)  if a Triggering Event is triggered by a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, the Protected Period shall commence on the date that serious and substantial discussions first take place to effect the merger or consolidation and shall continue through and including the date of the Triggering Event, provided that in no case will the Protected Period commence earlier than the date that is six months prior to the Triggering Event; and

(3)  in the case of any Triggering Event not described in clause (1) or (2) above, the Protected Period shall commence on the date that is six months prior to the Triggering Event and shall continue through and including the date of the Triggering Event.

(aa) “Restricted Stock” shall mean Shares granted to a Participant by the Administrator which are subject to restrictions imposed under Paragraph 8 of the Plan.

(bb) “Restricted Stock Agreement” shall mean the agreement whereby the Company’s grant of shares of Restricted Stock to a Participant is confirmed.

(cc) “Restricted Stock Unit” shall mean shall mean a right to receive one Share from the Company in accordance with, and subject to, Paragraph 8 of the Plan.

(dd) “Restricted Stock Unit Agreement” shall mean the agreement whereby the Company’s grant of Restricted Stock Units to a Participant is confirmed.

(ee) “Retirement” shall mean a Participant's termination of employment after having attained 75 Combined Credit Years.  Provided, however the committee may amend such definition on a prospective basis.

(ff) “SAR” shall mean a stock appreciation right with respect to one Share granted under the Plan.

(gg) “SAR Agreement” shall mean the agreement whereby the Company’s grant of SARs to a Participant is confirmed.

(hh) “Service” shall mean as to each Participant, the period beginning on the date he or she first becomes an Employee and ending on the date he or she ceases to be an Employee.

(ii) “Share” or “Shares” shall mean the $0.01 par value common stock of the Company.

(jj) “Subsidiary” shall mean any subsidiary entity of the Company, including without limitation, a subsidiary corporation of the Company as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

(kk) “Triggering Event” shall mean the first to occur of any of the following:

(1)  the acquisition (other than from the Company), by any Person (as defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of beneficial ownership (determined in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 13d-3) of 20% or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or voting securities representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; provided, however, no Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred as a result of an acquisition of shares of common stock or voting securities of the Company (i) by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) by any other corporation or other entity with respect to which, following such acquisition, more than 60% of the outstanding shares of the common stock, and voting securities representing more than 60% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, of such other corporation or entity are then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the persons who were the Company’s shareholders immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition, of the Company’s then outstanding common stock or then outstanding voting securities, as the case may be; or

(2)  the consummation of any merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which results in more than 60% of the outstanding shares of the common stock, and voting securities representing more than 60% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, of the surviving or consolidated corporation being then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the persons who were the Company’s shareholders immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition, of the Company’s then outstanding common stock or then outstanding voting securities, as the case may be; or

 

(3)  the consummation of any liquidation or dissolution of the Company or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

 

(4)  individuals who, as of the date this Plan is adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, constitute the Board of Directors of the Company (as of such date, the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of such Board; provided, however, that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date this Plan is adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company whose election, or nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be, for purposes of this Plan, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest which was (or, if threatened, would have been) subject to Exchange Act Rule 14a-12(c); or

 

(5)  whether or not conditioned on shareholder approval, the issuance by the Company of common stock of the Company representing a majority of the outstanding common stock, or voting securities representing a majority of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, after giving effect to such transaction.

Following the occurrence of an event which is not a Triggering Event whereby there is a successor holding company to the Company, or, if there is no such successor, whereby the Company is not the surviving corporation in a merger or consolidation, the surviving corporation or successor holding company (as the case may be), for purposes of this definition, shall thereafter be referred to as the Company.

Words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine shall include the feminine.

	
3.  

	
AWARDS AVAILABLE UNDER THE PLAN

The Administrator may grant Nonstatutory Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, SARs, Performance Share Units and Deferred Stock under the Plan.

 

The Administrator shall have sole authority in its discretion, but always subject to the express provisions of the Plan and applicable law, to determine the Employees or Directors to whom Awards are granted under the Plan and the terms and provisions of each such Award, and to make all other determinations and interpretations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.  The Administrator’s determination of the foregoing matters shall be conclusive and binding on the Company, all Participants and all other persons.

	
4.  

	
SHARES RESERVED UNDER PLAN

(a)  The aggregate number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan pursuant to the exercise of Options and SARs, the grant of Restricted Stock, and pursuant to the settlement of Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units and Deferred Stock shall not exceed  6,500,000 Shares, which may be treasury Shares or authorized but unissued Shares, or a combination of the two, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 13 hereof.  For purposes of determining the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan, (1) any Shares which have been issued as Restricted Stock which are forfeited to the Company shall be treated, following such forfeiture, as Shares which have not been issued; (2) upon the exercise of an SAR or Option granted under the Plan, the full number of SARs or Options exercised at such time shall be treated as Shares issued under the Plan, notwithstanding that a lesser amount of Shares or cash representing Shares may have been actually issued or paid upon such exercise. For the sake of clarity, Shares withheld to satisfy taxes and Shares used to exercise an Option or SAR, either directly or by attestation, shall be treated as issued hereunder, and if an Option is exercised by using the net exercise method set forth in Paragraph 7(f), the gross number of Shares for which the Option is exercised shall be treated as issued for purposes of counting the Shares available for issuance under this Plan, not just the net Shares issued to the Participant after reduction for the exercise price and any required withholding tax.

(b)  The aggregate number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan pursuant to the grant of Restricted Stock and pursuant to the settlement of Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units or shares of Deferred Stock granted under the Plan shall not exceed 4,375,000 (subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 13 hereof).  For purposes of determining the maximum number of shares issuable under these types of Awards, any shares of Restricted Stock or Deferred Stock or any Restricted Stock Units or Performance Share Units which are forfeited to the Company, shall be treated, following such forfeiture, as Shares that have not been issued under the Plan.

(c)  No Employee shall be eligible to receive grants of Options and SARs for more than an aggregate of 750,000 Shares during any three-year period (subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 13 hereof).

(d)  The aggregate number of shares of Restricted Stock and Deferred Stock, plus the number of Restricted Stock Units and Performance Share Units granted to any one Employee during any fiscal year of the Company shall be limited to 150,000 (subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 13 hereof and excluding any such Awards which may vest based on the continued performance of services only, e.g., time-based vested Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock).

(e)  In no event shall the number of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options exceed 1,000,000 Shares (subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 13 hereof).

5.  ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

(a)  The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors with respect to grants to Directors under the Plan provided, however, that discretionary awards to Directors under the Plan will be administered by the Board of Directors but without the participation of any members who at the time are not independent under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.

(b)  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee or by the Board of Directors with respect to grants to Employees under the Plan.  Except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Committee shall be so constituted as to permit grants to be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act by virtue of Rule 16b-3 thereunder, as such rule is currently in effect or as hereafter modified or amended (“Rule 16b-3”), and to permit the Plan to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code and any regulations promulgated thereunder, or any other statutory rule or regulatory requirements.  The members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

6.  ELIGIBILITY

 

(a)  Directors shall be eligible to receive Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units, SARs and Deferred Stock under the Plan.

(b)  Employees shall be eligible to receive Nonstatutory Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units, SARs and Deferred Stock under the Plan.  In determining the Employees to whom Awards shall be granted and the number of Shares to be covered by each Award, the Administrator may take into account the nature of the services rendered by the respective Employees, their present and potential contributions to the success of the Company, and other such factors as the Administrator in its discretion shall deem relevant.

(c)  A Participant may be granted additional Awards under the Plan if the Administrator shall so determine subject to the limitations contained in Paragraph 4.

7.  OPTIONS:  GENERAL PROVISIONS

Options granted under this Plan shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Administrator shall determine, including the following:

 

     (a)  Types of Options.  An Option to purchase Shares granted pursuant to this Plan shall be specified to be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.  Any grant of an Option shall be confirmed by the execution of an Option Agreement.  An Option Agreement may include both an Incentive Stock Option and a Nonstatutory Stock Option, provided each Option is clearly identified as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

 

     (b)  Maximum Annual Grant of Incentive Stock Options to Any Employee.  The aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Employee during any calendar year under this Plan (and under all other plans of the Company or any Subsidiary) shall not exceed $100,000, and/or any other limit as may be prescribed by the Code from time to time.

 

     (c)  Option Exercise Price.  The per share purchase price of the Shares under each Option granted pursuant to this Plan shall be determined by the Administrator but shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value per Share on the date of grant of such Option.  The fair market value per Share on the date of grant shall be the Market Price on the date of grant of such Option.

 

          (d)  Exercise.  An Option Agreement may provide for exercise of an Option in such amounts and at such times as shall be specified therein; provided, however, except as provided in Paragraph 7(g), below, or as otherwise determined by the Administrator, no Option granted to an Employee may be exercised unless that person is then in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary and shall have been continuously so employed since its date of grant.  Except as otherwise permitted by the Administrator, an Option shall be exercisable by a Participant’s giving written notice of exercise to the Secretary of the Company accompanied by payment of the required exercise price.

 

          (e)  General Exercise Period.  The Administrator may, in its discretion, determine the periods during which Options or portions of Options may be exercised by a Participant.  Notwithstanding any limitation on the exercise of any Option or anything else to the contrary herein contained, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator at the time of grant, in connection with a Triggering Event, all outstanding Options shall become immediately exercisable upon any of the following:

(1) If the Company’s shares remain publicly traded on a national securities exchange after the Triggering Event, upon termination of an Employee’s employment by the Company other than for Cause, during a Protected Period or within two years following a Triggering Event.

(2) Upon a Triggering Event where the Company’s shares do not remain publicly traded on a national securities exchange after the Triggering Event, unless the outstanding Options are converted, on a tax-free basis, into options over shares of an acquiring corporation that is publicly traded on a national securities exchange; or

(3) If the Company’s shares do not remain publicly traded on a national securities exchange after the Triggering Event and the outstanding Options are converted, on a tax-free basis, into options over shares of an acquiring corporation that is publicly traded on a national securities exchange, upon termination of Employee’s employment by the Company other than for Cause during a Protected Period or within two years following a Triggering Event.

 In the event of accelerated vesting due to the termination of the Employee’s employment during a Protected Period as described above, the accelerated vesting will occur as of the date of the Triggering Event.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from its date of grant.  Every Option which has not been exercised within ten years of its date of grant shall lapse upon the expiration of said ten-year period unless it shall have lapsed at an earlier date.

(f)  Payment of Exercise Price.  The exercise price shall be payable in whole or in part in cash, Shares held by the Participant, other property, or such other consideration consistent with the Plan’s purpose and applicable law as may be determined by the Administrator from time to time.  Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, such price shall be paid in full at the time that an Option is exercised.  If the Participant elects to pay all or a part of the exercise price in Shares, such Participant may make such payment by delivering to the Company a number of Shares already owned by the Participant, either directly or by attestation, which are equal in value to the purchase or exercise price.  All Shares so delivered shall be valued at the opening sale price per Share on the New York Stock Exchange on the date on which such Shares are delivered.  The Administrator may, in its discretion, permit a Participant to exercise an Option on a “net exercise” basis.  In such case, the Company will deliver that number of Shares to the Participant which equals the number of Shares for which the Option was exercised, reduced by the number of whole Shares (which the Company shall retain) with a value on the date of exercise (based on the opening sale price per Share on the New York Stock Exchange) equal to the exercise price and the required withholding tax at the time of exercise.  To the extent the combined value of the whole Shares (valued at the opening sales price per share on the New York Stock Exchange on the day of exercise) is not sufficient to equal the exercise price and required withholding tax, the Participant must pay such difference in cash to the Company before delivery of the Shares will be made to the Participant.

(g)  Cessation of Employee Status.  With respect to Participants who are Employees, except as determined otherwise by the Administrator at the time of grant:

(1)  Any Participant who ceases to be an Employee due to Retirement or due to early retirement with the consent of the Administrator shall have three (3) years from the date of such cessation to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Option; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant, and provided further that on the date the Participant ceases to be an Employee, he or she then has a present right to exercise such Option.

(2)  For Options granted on or after February 11, 2014, any Participant who ceases to be an Employee due to Disability shall become fully vested in any such Options granted hereunder and shall have three (3) years from the date of such cessation to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Option; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant;

(3)  For Options granted on or after February 11, 2014, in the event of the death of an Employee while an Employee, any Option, as to all or any part of the Shares subject to such Option, granted to such Employee shall become fully vested and shall be exercisable:

 

(A)  for three (3) years after the Employee’s death, but in no event subsequent to ten (10) years from its date of grant; and

(B)  only (1) by the deceased Employee’s designated beneficiary (such designation to be made in writing at such time and in such manner as the Administrator shall approve or prescribe), or, (2) if the deceased Employee dies without a surviving designated beneficiary, by the personal representative, administrator, or other representative of the estate of the deceased Employee, or (3) by the person or persons to whom the deceased Employee’s rights under the Option shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

(4)  An Employee or former Employee who holds an Option who has designated a beneficiary for purposes of Subparagraph 7(g)(3)(B)(1), above, may change such designation at any time, by giving written notice to the Administrator, subject to such conditions and requirements as the Administrator may prescribe in accordance with applicable law.

(5)  If a Participant ceases to be an Employee for a reason other than those specified above, that Participant shall have eighteen (18) months from the date of such cessation to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject thereto; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant, and provided further that on the date the person ceases to be an Employee, he or she then has a present right to exercise such Option; further provided however, that for a person who ceases to be an Employee during a Protected Period because of a termination of that person’s employment by the Company other than for Cause, he or she then has a present right on the date of the Triggering Event.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a person ceases to be an Employee because of a termination of employment for Cause, to the extent an Option is not effectively exercised prior to such cessation, it shall lapse immediately upon such cessation.

(h)  Extension of Periods.  The Administrator may in its sole discretion increase the periods permitted for exercise of an Option if a Participant ceases to be an Employee as provided in Subparagraphs 7(g)(1), (2), (3) and (5), above, if allowable under applicable law; provided, however, in no event shall an Option be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant.

(i)  Transferability.

 

(1)  Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph 7(i), or unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, Options granted to a Participant under this Plan shall not be transferable or subjected to execution, attachment or similar process, and during the lifetime of the Participant shall be exercisable only by the Participant.  A Participant shall have the right to transfer the Options granted to such Participant upon such Participant’s death, either to the deceased Participant’s designated beneficiary (such designation to be made in writing at such time and in such manner as the Administrator shall approve or prescribe), or, if the deceased Participant dies without a surviving designated beneficiary, by the terms of such Participant’s will or under the laws of descent and distribution, subject to any limitations set forth in this Plan or otherwise determined by the Administrator, and all such distributees shall be subject to all terms and conditions of this Plan to the same extent as would the Participant.

(2)  Nonstatutory Stock Options granted to Directors or to any Employee who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be transferable to members of the Participant’s immediate family, to trusts for the benefit of the Participant and/or such immediate family members, and to partnerships in which the Participant and/or such family members are the only partners, provided the transferee agrees to be bound by any vesting or other restrictions applicable to the Participant with respect to the Options.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, “immediate family” shall mean a Participant’s spouse, children, descendants of children, and spouses of children and descendants.  Upon such a transfer, the Option (or portion of the Option) thereafter shall be exercisable by the transferee to the extent and on the terms it would have been exercisable by the transferring Participant.

8.  RESTRICTED STOCK / RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units granted under this Plan shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Administrator shall determine, including the following:

(a)  Grants.  The terms of any grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall be confirmed by the execution of a Restricted Stock Agreement or a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

(b)  Restrictions on Restricted Stock.  Restricted Stock may not be sold, assigned, conveyed, donated, pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of or encumbered for the period determined by the Administrator (the “Restricted Period”), subject to the provisions of this Paragraph 8.  In the event that a Participant shall sell, assign, convey, donate, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of or encumber the Restricted Stock, said Restricted Stock shall, at the Administrator’s option, and in addition to such other rights and remedies available to the Administrator (including the right to restrain or set aside such transfer), upon written notice to the transferee thereof at any time within ninety (90) days after its discovery of such transaction, be forfeited to the Company.

 

(c)  Vesting Conditions.  The Administrator shall determine the conditions under which Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall vest.  The Administrator may set vesting conditions based solely upon the continued employment of a Participant who is an Employee or the continued service of a Participant who is a Director during the applicable vesting period and/or may specify vesting conditions based upon the achievement of specific performance objectives. Except as otherwise provided by the Administrator, where Restricted Stock Units or Restricted Stock Awards are subject to vesting conditions based upon the continued service of a Participant for a minimum period of more than three (3) years, such Awards shall be referred to as “Career Shares.”  Where Restricted Stock is granted subject to vesting conditions that are based upon the achievement of specific performance objectives, except as otherwise provided in this Section 8, the Restricted Period shall not end until the performance objectives have been achieved, as certified by the Committee or otherwise.  For purposes of qualifying Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may set performance conditions based upon the achievement of Performance Goals.  In such event, the Performance Goals shall be set by the Committee on or before the latest date permissible to enable the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code and the Committee shall follow any procedures determined by it from time to time to be necessary or appropriate to ensure qualification of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units under Section 162(m) of the Code, including, without limitation, written certification by the Committee that the performance objectives and other applicable conditions have been satisfied before the Restricted Period shall end or the Restricted Stock Units are paid.

 

(d)  Cessation of Employee Status.  With respect to Participants who are Employees, except as determined otherwise by the Administrator at the time of grant:

 

(1)  If a Participant ceases to be an Employee for any reason, then except as provided in Subparagraphs (d)(2) and (e), below, all Restricted Stock and unvested Restricted Stock Units held by such Participant shall be forfeited to the Company.

(2)  In the event a Participant ceases to be an Employee due to Retirement (or due to early retirement with the consent of the Administrator), or due to death or Disability, all unvested Restricted Stock Units held by the Participant shall immediately vest; and

(3) In the event a Participant ceases to be an Employee due to Retirement (where the Administrator consents to the Retirement of such Participant) or due to death or Disability, the restrictions applicable to any Restricted Stock held by the Participant shall immediately lapse.

(e)  Vesting on Triggering Event.  Except as determined otherwise by the Administrator, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, in connection with a Triggering Event, the restrictions applicable to any Restricted Stock then held by all Participants shall immediately lapse, and any Restricted Stock Units then held by all Participants shall immediately vest, upon any of the following:

 

(1) If the Company’s shares remain publicly traded on a national securities exchange after the Triggering Event, upon termination of an Employee’s employment by the Company other than for Cause, during a Protected Period or within two years following a Triggering Event.

(2) Upon a Triggering Event where the Company’s shares do not remain publicly traded on a national securities exchange after the Triggering Event, unless the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are converted, on a tax-free basis, into similar restricted stock or restricted stock units based on the shares of an acquiring corporation that is publicly traded on a national securities exchange; or

(3) If the Company’s shares do not remain publicly traded on a national securities exchange after the Triggering Event and the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are converted, on a tax-free basis, into similar restricted stock or restricted stock units based on the shares of an acquiring corporation that is publicly traded on a national securities exchange, upon termination of Employee’s employment by the Company other than for Cause during a Protected Period or within two years following a Triggering Event.

In the event of accelerated vesting or a lapse of restrictions due to the termination of Employee’s employment during a Protected Period as described above, the accelerated vesting will occur as of the date of the Triggering Event.

 

        (f)  Retention of Certificates for Restricted Stock.  The Company will retain custody of the stock certificates representing Restricted Stock during the Restricted Period as well as a stock power signed by the Participant to be used in the event the Restricted Stock is forfeited to the Company.

 

(g)  Transferability of Restricted Stock Units.  Except as provided below, Restricted Stock Units may not be sold, assigned, conveyed, donated, pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of or encumbered or subjected to execution, attachment, or similar process; provided, however, Shares distributed in respect of such Restricted Stock Units may be transferred in accordance with applicable securities laws.  Any transfer, attempted transfer, or purported transfer of Restricted Stock Units by a Participant shall be null and void.  A Participant shall have the right to transfer Restricted Units upon such Participant’s death, either to the deceased Participant’s designated beneficiary (such designation to be made in writing at such time and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe or approve), or, if the deceased Participant dies without a surviving designated beneficiary, by the terms of such Participant’s will or under the laws of descent and distribution, subject to any limitations set forth in the Plan or otherwise determined by the Administrator, and all such distributees shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan to the same extent as would the Participant.

(h)  No Rights as Shareholders for Participants Holding Restricted Stock Units.  No Participant shall have any interest in any fund or in any specific asset or assets of the Company by reason of any Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder, nor any right to exercise any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder with respect to any Restricted Stock Units or any Shares distributable with respect to any Restricted Stock Units until such Shares are so distributed.

(i)  Distribution of Shares with Respect to Restricted Stock Units.  Each Participant who holds Restricted Stock Units shall be entitled to receive from the Company one Share for each Restricted Stock Unit, as adjusted from time to time in the manner set forth in Paragraph 13, below.  However, the Company, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator at the time of grant, shall be entitled to settle its obligation to deliver Shares by instead making a payment of cash substantially equal to the fair market value of the Shares it would otherwise be obligated to deliver, or by the issuance of a combination of Shares and cash, in the proportions determined by the Administrator, substantially equal to the fair market value of the Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver.  The fair market value of a Share for this purpose will mean the Market Price on the business day immediately preceding the date of the cash payment.  Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator at the time of the grant, Restricted Stock Units shall vest and Shares shall be distributed to the Participant in respect thereof as of the vesting date; provided, however, if any grant of Restricted Stock Units to a Participant who is subject to U.S. federal income tax is nonqualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, cash or Shares shall only be distributed in a manner such that Section 409A of the Code will not cause the Participant to become subject to penalties and/or interest thereunder; and provided, further, that no cash or Shares shall be distributed in respect of Restricted Stock Units prior to the date on which such Restricted Stock Unit vest.

(j)  Dividends and Distributions with Respect to Restricted Stock Units.  Except as otherwise provided by the Administrator at the time of grant, if a Participant holds Restricted Stock Units on the last day of any fiscal year of the Company, the Participant shall be credited as of such date with a number of additional Restricted Stock Units equal to the quotient of (i) the aggregate amount of dividends (or other distributions) which would have been received by the Participant during such fiscal year if the Restricted Stock Units held by the Participant (whether or not vested) on the record date of any such dividend or distribution had been outstanding common stock of the Company on such date, divided by (ii) the average of the Market Prices on the last trading day of each full or partial calendar quarter during such fiscal year in which the Participant held Restricted Stock Units.  Where a distribution of Shares to a Participant in respect of Restricted Stock Units in accordance with Subparagraph 8(i) above is made before the end of the Company’s fiscal year (due to vesting or otherwise), a pro rata portion (based on the date of distribution) of any Restricted Stock Units that would otherwise be credited to the Participant at the end of such fiscal year, but for the fact that the Participant will not continue to hold such Restricted Stock Units at the end of such fiscal year, shall be paid to the Participant in Shares at the time such Shares are distributed to the Participant in connection with dividends and/or distributions paid during the year to shareholders of record before such distribution of Shares, if any.  Restricted Stock Units credited under this Subparagraph 8(j) shall vest and be distributed on the same terms and in the same proportions as the Restricted Stock Units held by a Participant as of the record date or distribution date shall vest.

9.      SARs

 

Each SAR granted under this Plan shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Administrator shall determine, including the following:

 

(a)  Grants.  The terms of any grant of SARs shall be confirmed by the execution of an SAR Agreement.

 

(b)  Grant Value.  The Grant Value of each SAR granted pursuant to this Plan shall be determined by the Administrator, but shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value per Share on the date of grant of such SAR.  The fair market value per Share on the date of grant shall be the Market Price on the date of grant of such SAR.

 

(c)  Exercise.  An SAR Agreement may provide for exercise of an SAR by a Participant in such amounts and at such times as shall be specified therein; provided, however, except as provided in Paragraph 9(f) below, or as otherwise determined by the Administrator, no SAR granted to an Employee may be exercised unless that person is then in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary and shall have been continuously so employed since its date of grant.  Except as otherwise permitted by the Administrator, an SAR shall be exercisable by a Participant by such Participant giving written notice of exercise to the Secretary of the Company.

(d)  General Exercise Period.  The Administrator may, in its discretion, determine the periods during which SARs may be exercised by a Participant. Notwithstanding any limitation on the exercise of any SAR or anything else to the contrary herein contained, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator at the time of grant, upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, all outstanding SARs shall become immediately exercisable upon any of the following:

(1) If the Company’s shares remain publicly traded on a national securities exchange after the Triggering Event, upon termination of an Employee’s employment by the Company other than for Cause, during a Protected Period or within two years following a Triggering Event.

(2) Upon a Triggering Event where the Company’s shares do not remain publicly traded on a national securities exchange after the Triggering Event, unless the outstanding SARs are converted, on a tax-free basis, into SARs over shares of an acquiring corporation that is publicly traded on a national securities exchange; or

(3) If the Company’s shares do not remain publicly traded on a national securities exchange after the Triggering Event and the outstanding SARs are converted, on a tax-free basis, into SARs over shares of an acquiring corporation that is publicly traded on a national securities exchange, upon termination of Employee’s employment by the Company other than for Cause during a Protected Period or within two years following a Triggering Event.

 

In the event of accelerated vesting due to the termination of Employee’s employment during a Protected Period as described above, the accelerated vesting will occur as of the date of the Triggering Event.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no SAR shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from its date of grant.  Every SAR which has not been exercised within ten years of its date of grant shall lapse upon the expiration of said ten-year period unless it shall have lapsed at an earlier date.

 

(e)  Rights on Exercise.  An SAR shall entitle the Participant to receive from the Company that number of full Shares having an aggregate Market Price, as of the business day immediately preceding the date of exercise (the “Valuation Date”), substantially equal to (but not more than) the excess of the Market Price of one Share on the Valuation Date over the Grant Value for such SAR as set forth in the applicable SAR Agreement, multiplied by the number of SARs exercised.  However, the Company, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator, shall be entitled to elect to settle its obligation arising out of the exercise of an SAR by the payment of cash substantially equal to the excess of the Market Price of one share on the Valuation Date over the Grant Value for such SAR as set forth in the applicable SAR Agreement, multiplied by the number of SARs exercised or by the issuance of a combination of Shares and cash, in the proportions determined by the Administrator, substantially equal to the excess of the Market Price of one share on the Valuation Date of the Shares over the Grant Value for such SAR as set forth in the applicable SAR Agreement, multiplied by the number of SARs exercised.

 

(f)  Cessation of Employee Status.  With respect to Participants who are Employees, except as determined otherwise by the Administrator at the time of grant:

 

(1)  Any Participant who ceases to be an Employee due to Retirement or due to early retirement with the consent of the Administrator shall have three (3) years from the date of such cessation to exercise any SAR granted hereunder; provided, however, that no SAR shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant, and provided further that on the date the Participant ceases to be an Employee, he or she then has a present right to exercise such SAR.

(2)  Any Participant who ceases to be an Employee due to Disability shall have three (3) years from the date of such cessation to exercise any SAR granted hereunder provided, however, that no SAR shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant  and provided further that on the date the Participant ceases to be an Employee he or she then has a present right to exercise such SAR or would have become entitled to exercise such SAR had that person remained an Employee during such three-year period.

(3)  In the event of the death of an Employee while an Employee, any SAR granted to such Employee shall be exercisable:

(A)  for three (3) years after the Employee’s death, but in no event later than ten (10) years from its date of grant;

(B)  only (1) by the deceased Employee’s designated beneficiary (such designation to be made in writing at such time and in such manner as the Administrator shall approve or prescribe), (2) if the deceased Employee dies without a surviving designated beneficiary, by the personal representative, administrator, or other representative of the estate of the deceased Employee, or (3) by the person or persons to whom the deceased Employee’s rights under the SAR shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution; and

(C)  only to the extent that the deceased Employee would have been entitled to exercise such SAR on the date of the Employee’s death or would have become entitled to exercise such SAR had the deceased Employee remained employed during such three-year period.

(4)  An Employee or former Employee who holds an SAR who has designated a beneficiary for purposes of Subparagraph 9(f)(3)(B)(1), above, may change such designation at any time, by giving written notice to the Administrator, subject to such conditions and requirements as the Administrator may prescribe in accordance with applicable law.

(5)  If a Participant ceases to be an Employee for a reason other than those specified above, that Participant shall have eighteen (18) months from the date of such cessation to exercise any SAR granted hereunder; provided, however, that no SAR shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant, and provided further that on the date the person ceases to be an Employee, he or she then has a present right to exercise such SAR; further provided however, that for a person who ceases to be an Employee during a Protected Period because of a termination of that person’s employment by the Company other than for Cause, he or she then has a present right on the date of the Triggering Event.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a person ceases to be an Employee because of a termination of employment for Cause, to the extent an SAR is not effectively exercised prior to such cessation, it shall lapse immediately upon such cessation.

(g)  Extension of Periods.  The Administrator may in its sole discretion increase the periods permitted for exercise of an SAR if a person ceases to be an Employee as provided in Subparagraphs 9(f)(1), (2), (3) and (5), above, if allowable under applicable law; provided, however, in no event shall an SAR be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant.

(h)  Transferability.   Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph 9(h), or unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, SARs granted to a Participant under this Plan shall not be transferable or subjected to execution, attachment or similar process, and during the lifetime of the Participant shall be exercisable only by the Participant.  A Participant shall have the right to transfer the SARs upon such Participant’s death, either to the deceased Participant’s designated beneficiary (such designation to be made in writing at such time and in such manner as the Administrator shall approve or prescribe), or, if the deceased Participant dies without a surviving designated beneficiary, by the terms of such Participant’s will or under the laws of descent and distribution, subject to any limitations set forth in the Plan or otherwise determined by the Administrator, and all such distributees shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan to the same extent as would the Participant.

10.  PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS

Performance Share Units granted under this Plan shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Administrator shall determine, including the following:

(a)  Grants.  The terms of any grant of Performance Share Units shall be confirmed by the execution of a Performance Share Unit Agreement.  The terms of any Performance Share Unit Agreement shall specify the target number of Performance Share Units established for the Participant, the applicable performance conditions, the performance period, and any vesting period applicable to the Award.

(b)  Performance Conditions.  The Administrator shall set performance conditions based upon the achievement of specific performance objectives.  The Administrator may also set vesting conditions based on the continued employment of a Participant who is an Employee or based on the continued service of a Participant who is a Director, which may or may not run concurrently with the performance period.  For purposes of qualifying Performance Share Units as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may set performance conditions based upon the achievement of Performance Goals.  In such event, the Performance Goals shall be set by the Committee on or before the latest date permissible to enable the Performance Share Units to qualify as “performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code and the Committee shall follow any procedures determined by it from time to time to be necessary or appropriate to ensure qualification of the Performance Share Units under Section 162(m) of the Code, including, without limitation, written certification by the Committee that the performance objectives and other applicable conditions have been satisfied before any payment is made in respect of an Award of Performance Share Units.

(c)  Award Calculation and Payment.  The actual number of Performance Share Units earned shall be determined at the end of the performance period, based on achievement of the applicable performance goals.  Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator at the time of grant, Awards will be paid in Shares equal to the number of Performance Share Units that have been earned at the end of the performance period as of the later of: (1) the date the Administrator has approved and certified the number of Performance Share Units that have been earned, or (2) where applicable, the date any vesting period thereafter has been satisfied.  However, the Company, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator at the time of grant, shall be entitled to settle its obligation to deliver Shares by instead making a payment of cash substantially equal to the fair market value of the Shares it would otherwise be obligated to deliver, or by the issuance of a combination of Shares and cash, in the proportions determined by the Administrator, substantially equal to the fair market value of the Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver.  The fair market value of a Share for this purpose will mean the Market Price on the business day immediately preceding the date of the cash payment.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any grant of Performance Share Units to a Participant who is subject to U.S. federal income tax is nonqualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, Shares or cash shall only be distributed in a manner such that Section 409A of the Code will not cause the Participant to become subject to penalties and/or interest thereunder.

(d)  Cessation of Employee Status.  With respect to Participants who are Employees, except as determined otherwise by the Administrator at the time of grant:

(1)  If a Participant ceases to be an Employee for any reason, then except as provided in Subparagraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (e), below, all Performance Share Units held by such Participant that have not been earned and/or vested shall be forfeited.

(2) In the event a Participant ceases to be an Employee due to death or Disability, all Performance Share Units then held by the Participant that have not yet been earned and/or vested shall immediately become earned and vested to the same extent they would have otherwise been earned if 100% of the target performance condition had been achieved at the end of the performance period.

(3) For Awards of Performance Share Units granted on or after February 11, 2014, in the event a Participant ceases to be an Employee due to Retirement during the performance period applicable to such Award, the Participant shall earn and become vested in a prorated portion of the Performance Share Units.  The number of Performance Share Units earned and vested in connection with such a Retirement shall be the number of Performance Share Units that would have been earned by the Participant if he or she had continued to be an Employee until the end of the applicable performance period, such number to be determined based on the actual performance results at the end of the relevant performance period, multiplied by the quotient of:  (A) the number of full months worked by the Participant between the beginning of the applicable performance period and the date of the Participant’s Retirement and (b) the number of full months during the applicable performance period.

(e)  Vesting on Triggering Event.  Except as determined otherwise by the Administrator, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, for Awards of Performance Share Units made on or after February 11, 2014, where a Participant ceases to be an Employee during the two-year period following a Triggering Event, due either to the termination of the Participant’s employment by the Company other than for Cause or due to the termination of the Participant’s employment by the Participant for “good reason” (as defined by the Administrator at the time of grant), the Participant shall earn and become vested in the number of Performance Share Units that would have been earned by the Participant if he or she had continued to be an Employee until the end of the applicable performance period, as determined by the Committee, taking into account (i) treatment of similar Participants with similar Awards whose employment continued beyond the date of the Employee’s cessation of employment, (ii) revised performance goals, if any, as agreed to between the relevant parties to the Triggering Event, and (iii) the Company’s achievement toward the performance goals at the end of the performance period, if measurable after the Triggering Event. In addition, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator, if a Participant ceases to be an Employee during a Protected Period because of a termination of such Participant’s employment by the Company other than for Cause or due to the termination of the Participant’s employment for “good reason” (as defined by the Administrator at the time of grant), upon a Triggering Event, any Performance Share Units then held by such Participant that have not yet been earned and/or vested shall become earned and vested on the date of the Triggering Event to the same extent they would have otherwise been earned if the Employee would have been an Employee on the date of the Triggering Event and had been terminated other than for Cause immediately thereafter.

 

(f)  Transferability.  Except as provided below, Performance Share Units may not be sold, assigned, conveyed, donated, pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of or encumbered or subjected to execution, attachment, or similar process; provided, however, Shares distributed in respect of such Performance Share Units may be transferred in accordance with applicable securities laws.  Any transfer, attempted transfer, or purported transfer of Performance Share Units by a Participant shall be null and void.  A Participant shall have the right to transfer Performance Share Units upon such Participant’s death, either to the deceased Participant’s designated beneficiary (such designation to be made in writing at such time and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe or approve), or, if the deceased Participant dies without a surviving designated beneficiary, by the terms of such Participant’s will or under the laws of descent and distribution, subject to any limitations set forth in the Plan or otherwise determined by the Administrator, and all such distributees shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan to the same extent as would the Participant.

(g)  No Rights as Shareholders.  No Participant shall have any interest in any fund or in any specific asset or assets of the Company by reason of any Performance Share Unit granted hereunder, nor any right to exercise any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder with respect to any Performance Share Units or any Shares distributable with respect to any Performance Share Units until such Shares are so distributed.

11.  DEFERRED STOCK

Deferred Stock granted under this Plan shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Administrator shall determine, including the following:

(a)  Grants.  The terms of any grant of Deferred Stock shall be confirmed by the execution of a Deferred Stock Agreement.

 

(b)  Distributions of Shares. Each Participant who holds Deferred Stock shall be entitled to receive from the Company one Share for each share of Deferred Stock, as adjusted from time to time in the manner set forth in Paragraph 13, below.  However, the Company, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator at the time of grant, shall be entitled to settle its obligation to deliver Shares by instead making a payment of cash substantially equal to the fair market value of the Shares it would otherwise be obligated to deliver, or by the issuance of a combination of Shares and cash, in the proportions determined by the Administrator, substantially equal to the fair market value of the Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver.  The fair market value of a Share for this purpose will mean the Market Price on the business day immediately preceding the date of the cash payment.  Deferred Stock shall vest and Shares shall be distributed to the Participant in respect thereof at such time or times as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant (taking into account any permissible deferral elections); provided, however, that, with respect to any Participant who is subject to U.S. federal income tax, Shares or cash distributed in respect of Deferred Stock shall only be distributed in a manner such that Section 409A of the Code will not cause the Participant to become subject to penalties and/or interest thereunder; and provided, further, that no Shares shall be distributed in respect of Deferred Stock prior to the date on which such Deferred Stock vests.

 

(c)  Cessation of Employee Status.  With respect to Participants who are Employees, except as determined otherwise by the Administrator at the time of grant:

 

(1)  If a Participant ceases to be an Employee for any reason, then except as provided in Subparagraphs (c)(2) and (d), below, all Deferred Stock held by such Participant on the date of termination that has not vested shall be forfeited.

 

(2)  In the event a Participant ceases to be an Employee on or after such person’s normal Retirement date or due to early retirement with the consent of the Administrator, or due to death or Disability, all Deferred Stock then held by such Participant shall immediately vest.

 

(d)  Vesting on Triggering Event.  Except as determined otherwise by the Administrator, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained,  in connection with a Triggering Event, all deferred stock then held by Participants shall immediately vest upon any of the following:

(1) If the Company’s shares remain publicly traded on a national securities exchange after the Triggering Event, upon termination of an Employee’s employment by the Company other than for Cause, during a Protected Period or within two years following a Triggering Event.

(2) Upon a Triggering Event where the Company’s shares do not remain publicly traded on a national securities exchange after the Triggering Event, unless the Deferred Stock are converted, on a tax-free basis, into deferred stock based on the shares of an acquiring corporation that is publicly traded on a national securities exchange; or

(3) If the Company’s shares do not remain publicly traded on a national securities exchange after the Triggering Event and the outstanding SARs are converted, on a tax-free basis, into deferred stock based on the shares of an acquiring corporation that is publicly traded on a national securities exchange, upon termination of Employee’s employment by the Company other than for Cause during a Protected Period or within two years following a Triggering Event.

In the event of accelerated vesting due to the termination of Employee’s employment during a Protected Period as described above, the accelerated vesting will occur as of the date of the Triggering Event.

 

(e)  Transferability.  Except as provided below, Deferred Stock may not be sold, assigned, conveyed, donated, pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of or encumbered or subjected to execution, attachment, or similar process; provided, however, Shares distributed in respect of such Deferred Stock may be transferred in accordance with applicable securities laws.  Any transfer, attempted transfer, or purported transfer of Deferred Stock by a Participant shall be null and void.  A Participant shall have the right to transfer Deferred Stock upon such Participant’s death, either to the deceased Participant’s designated beneficiary (such designation to be made in writing at such time and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe or approve), or, if the deceased Participant dies without a surviving designated beneficiary, by the terms of such Participant’s will or under the laws of descent and distribution, subject to any limitations set forth in the Plan or otherwise determined by the Administrator, and all such distributees shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan to the same extent as would the Participant.

 

(f)  No Rights as Shareholders.  No Participant shall have any interest in any fund or in any specific asset or assets of the Company by reason of any Deferred Stock granted hereunder, nor any right to exercise any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder with respect to any Deferred Stock or any Shares distributable with respect to any Deferred Stock until such Shares are so distributed.

 

(g)  Dividends and Distributions.  Except as otherwise provided by the Administrator at the time of grant, if a Participant holds Deferred Stock on the last day of any fiscal year of the Company, the Participant shall be granted as of such date a number of additional shares of Deferred Stock equal to the quotient of (i) the aggregate amount of dividends (or other distributions) which would have been received by the Participant during such fiscal year if the shares of Deferred Stock held by the Participant (whether or not vested) on the record date of any such dividend or distribution had been outstanding common stock of the Company on such date, divided by (ii) the average of the Market Prices on the last trading day of each full or partial calendar quarter during such fiscal year in which the Participant held Deferred Stock.  Where a distribution of Shares to a Participant in respect of Deferred Stock in accordance with Subparagraph 11(b) above is made before the end of the Company’s fiscal year, a pro rata portion (based on the date of distribution) of any shares of Deferred Stock that would otherwise be granted to the Participant at the end of such fiscal year, but for the fact that the Participant will not continue to hold such shares of Deferred Stock at the end of such fiscal year, shall be paid to the Participant in Shares at the time such Shares are distributed to the Participant in connection with dividends and/or distributions paid during the year to shareholders of record before such distribution of Shares, if any.  Additional shares of Deferred Stock granted under this Subparagraph 11(g) shall vest and be distributed on the same terms and in the same proportions as the shares of Deferred Stock held by a Participant as of the record date or distribution date shall vest.

(h)  Accelerated Distribution.  The Administrator may not, at any time after Deferred Stock held by a Participant has vested, accelerate the time that Shares or cash are or is distributed with respect to such Deferred Stock, except where such an acceleration would not cause the Participant to become subject to penalties and/or interest under Section 409A of the Code.

12.  LAWS AND REGULATIONS

Each Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Agreement, Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, Performance Share Unit Agreement, SAR Agreement or Deferred Stock Agreement shall contain such representations, warranties and other terms and conditions as shall be necessary in the opinion of counsel to the Company to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws.  The Company shall have the right to delay the issue or delivery of any Shares under the Plan until (a) the completion of such registration or qualification of such Shares under any federal or state law, ruling or regulation as the Company shall determine to be necessary or advisable, and (b) receipt from the Participant of such documents and information as the Administrator may deem necessary or appropriate in connection with such registration or qualification.

13.  ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS

(a)  Share Adjustments.  In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares, or the like, as a result of which shares of any class shall be issued in respect of the outstanding Shares, or the Shares shall be changed into the same or a different number of the same or another class of stock, or into securities of another person, cash or other property (not including a regular cash dividend), the total number of Shares authorized to be offered in accordance with Paragraph 4 and the other limitations contained in Paragraph 4, the number of Shares subject to each outstanding Option, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock then held by each Participant, the number of shares to which each then outstanding SAR relates, the number of shares to which each outstanding Award of Deferred Stock, Restricted Stock Unit or Performance Share Unit relates, the exercise price applicable to each outstanding Option and the Grant Value of each outstanding SAR shall be appropriately adjusted as determined by the Administrator.

(b)  Acquisitions.  In the event of a merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation or entity in which the Company is not the survivor, or a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of its assets, the Administrator shall, in its sole discretion, have authority to provide for (1) waiver in whole or in part of any remaining restrictions or vesting requirements in connection with any Award granted hereunder, (2) the conversion of outstanding Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, SARs, Performance Share Units or Deferred Stock into cash and/or (3) the conversion of Awards into the right to receive securities of another person upon such terms and conditions as are determined by the Administrator in its discretion.

(c)  Binding Effect.  Any adjustment, waiver, conversion or other action taken by the Administrator under this Paragraph 13 shall be conclusive and binding on all Participants.

14.  TAXES

 

(a)  Options and SARs.  The Company shall be entitled to pay and withhold from any amounts payable by the Company to a Participant the amount of any tax which it believes is required as a result of the grant, vesting or exercise of any Option or SAR, and the Company may defer making delivery with respect to cash and/or Shares obtained pursuant to exercise of any Option or SAR until arrangements satisfactory to it have been made with respect to any such withholding obligations.  A Participant exercising an Option or SAR may, at his or her election, satisfy his or her obligation for payment of required withholding taxes by having the Company retain a number of Shares having an aggregate value (based on the opening sale price per Share on the New York Stock Exchange on the date the Option or SAR is exercised) equal to the amount of the required withholding tax.

(b)  Restricted Stock.  The Company shall be entitled to pay and withhold from any amounts payable by the Company to a Participant the amount of any tax which it believes is required as a result of the issuance of or lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock, and the Company may defer the delivery of any Shares or Share certificates until arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator shall have been made with respect to any such withholding obligations.  A Participant may, at his or her election, satisfy his or her obligation for payment of required withholding taxes with respect to Restricted Stock by delivering to the Company a number of Shares which were Restricted Stock upon the lapse of restrictions, or Shares already owned, having an aggregate value (based on the opening sale price per Share on the New York Stock Exchange on the date the Shares are withheld) equal to the amount of the required withholding tax.

(c)  Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units and Deferred Stock.  The Company shall be entitled to pay and withhold from any amounts payable by the Company to a Participant the amount of any tax which it believes is required as a result of the grant or vesting of any Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units or Deferred Stock or the distribution of any Shares or cash payments with respect to Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units or Deferred Stock, and the Company may defer making delivery of Shares with respect to Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units or Deferred Stock until arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator have been made with respect to any such withholding obligations.  A Participant who holds Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units or Deferred Stock may, at his or her election, satisfy his or her obligation to pay the required withholding taxes by having the Company withhold from the number of Shares distributable, if any, a number of Shares having an aggregate value (based on the opening sale price per Share on the New York Stock Exchange on the date the Shares are withheld) equal to the amount of the required withholding tax.

15.  EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLAN

The Plan, as approved by the Company’s Executive Compensation and Human Resources Committee and Board of Directors, shall become effective as of the date of such approval, subject to ratification of the Plan by the vote of the shareholders.

16.  TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT

Unless the Plan shall theretofore have been terminated as hereinafter provided, no Award shall be granted after February 16, 2021.  The Board of Directors of the Company may terminate the Plan or make such modifications or amendments thereof as it shall deem advisable, including, but not limited to, such modifications or amendments as it shall deem advisable in order to conform to any law or regulation applicable thereto; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may not, without further approval of the holders of a majority of the Shares voted at any meeting of shareholders at which a quorum is present and voting, adopt any amendment to the Plan for which shareholder approval is required under tax, securities or any other applicable law or the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (or if the Shares are not then listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the listing standards of such other exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Shares are listed).  Except to the extent necessary for Participants to avoid becoming subject to penalties and/or interest under Section 409A of the Code with respect to Awards that are treated as nonqualified deferred compensation thereunder, no termination, modification or amendment of the Plan may, without the consent of the Participant, adversely affect the rights of such Participant under an outstanding Award then held by the Participant.

Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, the Administrator may amend an outstanding Award or any Stock Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Agreement, Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, SAR Agreement, Performance Share Unit Agreement or Deferred Stock Agreement; provided, however, that the Participant’s consent to such action shall be required unless the Administrator determines that the action, taking into account any related action, (i) would not materially and adversely affect the Participant or (ii) where applicable, is required in order for the Participant to avoid becoming subject to penalties and/or interest under Section 409A of the Code.  The Administrator may also modify or amend the terms of any Award granted under the Plan for the purpose of complying with, or taking advantage of, income or other tax or legal requirements or practices of foreign countries which are applicable to Employees.  However, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Administrator may not adjust or amend the exercise price of any outstanding Option or SAR, whether through amendment, cancellation and replacement grants, or any other means, except in accordance with Paragraph 13 of the Plan.

17.  OTHER BENEFIT AND COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

Payments and other benefits received by an Employee under an Award granted pursuant to the Plan shall not be deemed a part of such Employee’s regular, recurring compensation for purposes of the termination, indemnity or severance pay law of any country and shall not be included in, nor have any effect on, the determination of benefits under any other employee benefit plan, contract or similar arrangement provided by the Company or any Subsidiary unless expressly so provided by such other plan, contract or arrangement, unless required by law, or unless the Administrator expressly determines otherwise.

	
18.  

	
FORFEITURE OF AMOUNTS PAID UNDER THE PLAN

The Company shall have the right to require any Participant to forfeit and return to the Company any award made to the Participant pursuant to this Plan (or amounts realized thereon) consistent with any recoupment policy maintained by the Company under Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or any Securities and Exchange Commission Rule, as such policy is amended from time to time.

 

	
19.  

	
 NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT.

The Plan shall not confer upon any person any right with respect to continuation of employment by the Company or a Subsidiary, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or such Subsidiary to terminate any person’s employment at any time.

	
20.  

	
 LIMITATIONS ON FULL-VALUE AWARD GRANTS

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, for any grant of Performance Share Units, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or other full-value award under the plan:

	
  

	
(a)

	
that is earned based on performance, the minimum performance period will be one year; or

	
  

	
(b)

	
that is earned based on tenure (and is not covered under subparagraph (a)), the minimum restricted period will be three years, provided that such minimum three-year restriction will not apply to grants representing up to 125,000 shares.

For the avoidance of doubt, the limitations on the minimum restricted period herein shall not prevent the Administrator from granting Awards which may vest prior to the end of such three year period in the event of a Participant’s death, Disability, or Retirement (or early retirement with the consent of the Administrator), or in connection with a Triggering Event where such accelerated vesting is otherwise consistent with the terms of this Plan. Further, for the avoidance of doubt, the minimum restricted period of three-years herein shall not prevent the Administrator from granting Awards which vest in pro rata installments (e.g., monthly or annually) over a minimum period of three-years.

	
21.  

	
GOVERNING LAW

The Plan shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, United States of America, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

  

  

  

 

SECTION A

1.  GENERAL

(a)  Except to the extent inconsistent with and/or modified by the terms specifically set out below, this Section A incorporates all of the provisions of the Plan exclusive of this Section A (the “Main Plan”).  This Section A of the Plan shall apply to Employees who are employed in the United Kingdom and shall be referred to below as the “Scheme”.  Options shall not be granted under this Scheme until approval by the Revenue is received by the Company.

(b)  SARs shall not be granted to Employees under the Scheme.

(c)  Neither Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units nor Deferred Stock shall be granted to Employees under the Scheme.

(d)  Paragraph 18 of the Main Plan shall not apply to this Section A.

2.  DEFINITIONS

In this Scheme the following words and expressions have the following meanings except where the context otherwise requires:

(a)  “Act” shall mean the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.

(b)  “Approval” shall mean approval under Schedule 4.

(c)  “Approved Scheme” shall mean a share option scheme, other than a savings-related share option scheme, approved under Schedule 4.

(d)  “Employee” shall mean any employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries, provided that no person who is precluded from participating in the Scheme by paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 shall be regarded as an Employee.

 

(e)  “Exercise Price” shall mean the Market Price as defined in Paragraph 2(q) of the Main Plan (save that the proviso to that Paragraph 2(q) shall not apply) on the date of grant of an Option; provided that if, at the date of grant, Shares are not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, then the Exercise Price shall be the market value of a Share determined in accordance with Part VIII of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 and agreed in advance for the purposes of the Scheme with Revenue Shares and Assets Valuation, provided that the Exercise Price shall not be less than the par value of a Share.

(f) “PAYE Liability” shall mean the amount of any taxes and/or primary class 1 national insurance contributions or other social security taxes which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would be required to account for to the Revenue or other taxation authority by reference to the exercise of an Option and, if so required by and agreed with the Company, any secondary class 1 national insurance contributions which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would be required to account for to the Revenue on exercise of an Option.

(g)  “Redundancy” shall mean dismissal by reason of redundancy within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

(h)  “Revenue” shall mean Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.

(i)  “Revenue Limit” shall mean £30,000 or such other amount as may from time to time be the appropriate limit for the purpose of paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 4.

(j)  “Schedule 4” shall mean Schedule 4 to the Act.

(k)  “Share” shall mean $0.01 par value common stock of the Company which satisfies the conditions of paragraphs 15 to 20 of Schedule 4.

(l)  “Subsidiary” shall mean a company which is for the time being a subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of Section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006.

Other words or expressions, so far as not inconsistent with the context, have the same meanings as in Schedule 4.

Any reference to a statutory provision shall be deemed to include that provision as the same may from time to time hereafter be amended or re-enacted.

3.  LIMITS

An Option granted to an Employee shall be limited and take effect so that the aggregate market value of Shares subject to that Option, taken together with the aggregate market value of Shares which the Employee may acquire in pursuance of rights obtained under the Scheme or under any other Approved Scheme established by the Company or by any associated company (within the meaning of paragraph 35(1) of the Schedule 4) of the Company (and not exercised), shall not exceed the Revenue Limit.  Such aggregate market value shall be determined at the time the rights are obtained.

4.  TERMS OF OPTIONS

(a)  No Option granted under the Scheme may be transferred, assigned, charged or otherwise alienated save that an Option may be exercised after the relevant Employee’s death in accordance with the provisions of this Scheme.  The provisions of Paragraph 7(i) of the Main Plan shall not apply for the purposes of this Scheme.

(b)  An Option granted under the Scheme shall not be exercised by a Holder at any time when he is ineligible to participate by virtue of paragraph 9 of Schedule 4.

 

(c)  As provided in Paragraph 7(d) of the Main Plan, an Option shall be exercised by notice in writing given by the Holder to the Secretary of the Company accompanied by payment of the required Exercise Price which must be satisfied in cash.  The provisions of Paragraph 7(f) of the Main Plan shall not apply for the purposes of this Scheme.

(d) For purposes of this Scheme, Subparagraph 7(g)(1) of the Main Plan shall not apply.

(e)  For purposes of this Scheme, Subparagraph 7(g)(2) of the Main Plan shall read:

 “For Options granted on or after February 11, 2014:

(A) any Participant who ceases to be an Employee due to Disability shall become fully vested in any such Options granted hereunder and shall have three (3) years from the date of such cessation to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Option; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant or one (1) year after the date of the Participant’s death; and

(B) any Participant who ceases to be an Employee due to injury, Redundancy, his or her intention to retire to the satisfaction of his or her employer and with the consent of the Administrator (“retirement”) or his or her employer ceasing to be a Subsidiary or the operating division by which he or she is employed being disposed of by a Subsidiary or the Company shall have  Eighteen (18) months from the date of such cessation to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Option; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant or one (1) year after the date of the Participant’s death, and provided further that on the date that person ceases to be an Employee, he or she then has a present right to exercise such Option”.

(f)  For purposes of this Scheme, Subparagraph 7(g)(3) shall read:

“For Options granted on or after February 11, 2014, in the event of the death of an Employee while an Employee, any Option, as to all or any part of the Shares subject to such Option, granted to such Employee shall become fully vested and shall be exercisable:

(A)  for one (1) year from the date of the Employee’s death, but in no event later than ten (10) years from its date of grant; and

(B)  only by the personal representative, administrator or the representative of the estate of the deceased Employee.”

(g)  For purposes of this Scheme, Subparagraph 7(g)(5) of the Main Plan shall read:

“If a person ceases to be an Employee for a reason other than those specified above, that person shall have eighteen (18) months from the date of such cessation to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject thereto; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant or one (1) year after the date of the Participant’s death, and provided further that on the date the person ceases to be an Employee, he or she then has a present right to exercise such Option.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a person ceases to be an Employee because of a termination of employment for Cause, to the extent an Option is not effectively exercised prior to such cessation, it shall lapse immediately upon such cessation.”

 

(h)  For purposes of this Scheme, Subparagraph 7(h) of the Main Plan shall read:

“The Administrator may in its sole discretion, acting fairly and reasonably, increase the periods permitted for exercise of an Option as provided in Subparagraphs 7(g)(1), (2), and (5) above; provided, however, in no event shall an Option be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant, and provided further that such Option is exercised within one (1) year after the date of the Participant’s death.”

(i) For purposes of this Scheme, Paragraph 14(a) of the Main Plan shall read:

“(1)  If any PAYE Liability would arise on the exercise of an Option, the Option may only be validly exercised if the Participant remits to the Company with his exercise notice a payment of an amount equal to such PAYE Liability (which being a cheque or similar instrument shall only be valid if honored on first presentation), or if the Participant gives instructions to the Company’s brokers (or any person acceptable to the Company) for the sale of sufficient Shares acquired under the Scheme to realize an amount equal to the PAYE Liability and the payment of the PAYE Liability to the Company, or if the Participant makes other arrangements to meet the PAYE Liability that are acceptable to the Administrator (acting fairly and reasonably) and the Revenue.

(2)  The age of 55 years is the retirement age specified in the Scheme in accordance with paragraph 35A of Schedule 4.  This provision does not confer any right to exercise an Option on retirement on or after reaching that age."

(j)  The second paragraph of Paragraph 16 of the Main Plan providing for the amendment of outstanding Options shall not apply for purposes of this Scheme.

 

(k)      If Shares are to be issued to the Participant following the exercise of an Option, such Shares shall be issued to the Participant within 30 days of the Option being exercised.  If Shares are to be purchased on the open market for the Participant following a Participant's exercise of an Option, such purchase must be made and the Shares must be transferred to the Participant within 30 days of the Option being exercised.

 

(l)      Shares issued on the exercise of an Option will rank pari passu with the Shares in issue on the date of allotment.

 

5.  ADJUSTMENTS

(a)           For the purposes of this Scheme, the adjustment provisions relevant to Options in Paragraph 13(a) of the Main Plan shall read:

"In the event of any variation of share capital of the Company (whether by way of a capitalization issue (other than a stock dividend), rights issue, consolidation, sub-division, reduction of capital or other variation of share structure), the number and/or nominal value and/or description (but  not the class) of Shares subject to each outstanding Option and/or the Exercise Price applicable to each outstanding Option shall be appropriately adjusted as determined by the Administrator, provided that no such adjustments to any Options granted under this Scheme shall be made without the prior approval of the Revenue."

(b)      Any discretion exercised by the Administrator in respect of the waiving of any vesting requirements pursuant to Paragraph 13(b) of the Main Plan shall be exercised fairly and reasonably.

(c)      For purposes of this Scheme, the provision in Paragraph 13(b)(2) of the Main Plan allowing for the conversion of outstanding Options into cash shall not apply.

(d)      For purposes of this Scheme, the provisions in Paragraph 13(b)(3) of the Main Plan allowing for the conversion of outstanding Awards into the right to receive securities of another person shall not apply.

6. EXCHANGE OF OPTIONS

	
  

	
(a)

	
The provisions of this Paragraph 6 apply if a company (the “Acquiring

	
  

	
Company”):

	
  

	
(1) obtains control of the Company as a result of making a general offer to

	
  

	
acquire:

	
  

	
(A)  the whole of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (other than that which is already owned by it and its subsidiary or holding company) made on a condition such that, if satisfied, the Acquiring Company will have control of the Company; or

	
  

	
(B) all the Shares (or those Shares not already owned by the Acquiring Company or its subsidiary or holding company); or

	
  

	
(2) obtains control of the Company under a compromise or arrangement

	
  

	
sanctioned by the court under Section 899 of the Companies Act 2006; or

	
  

	
(3) becomes bound or entitled to acquire Shares under Sections 979 to 982 of the

	
  

	
Companies Act 2006; or

	
  

	
(4) obtains control of the Company as a result of a general offer to acquire the

	
  

	
whole of the general capital of the Company pursuant to an action agreed in advance

	
  

	
with the Revenue as comparable with any action set out in Paragraphs 6(a)(1), 6(a)(2)

	
  

	
or 6(a)(3) of this Scheme.

	
  

	
(b)

	
Exchange. If the provisions of this Paragraph 6 apply, Options may be exchanged

	
  

	
by a Participant within the period referred to in paragraph 26(3) of Schedule 4 by

	
  

	
agreement with the company offering the exchange.

(c)      Exchange terms. Where an Option is to be exchanged the Participant will be granted a new option to replace it.  Where a Participant is granted a new option then:

(1)                 the new option will be in respect of shares in any body corporate determined by the company offering the exchange as long as they satisfy the conditions of paragraph 27(2) of Schedule 4;

(2)      the shares to which the new option relates will meet the conditions in paragraphs 16 to 20 of Schedule 4;

(3)                 the new option will be treated as having been acquired at the same time as the Option that was exchanged and will be exercisable in the same manner and at the same time;

(4)      the new option will be in respect of shares that have, immediately after grant of the new option, a total market value equal to the total market value of the Option immediately before its release;

(5)      the new option will have an exercise price per share such that the total amount payable on complete exercise of the new option will equal the total amount that would have been payable on complete exercise of the Option;

(6)      the new option will be subject to the provisions of the Main Plan and this Scheme as they last had effect in relation to the Option that was exchanged; and

(7)                 with effect from exchange, the provisions of the Main Plan and this Scheme will be construed in relation to the new option as if references to Shares are references to the shares over which the new option is granted and references to the Company are references to the body corporate determined under the provisions of Paragraph 6(c)(1) of this Scheme.

7.  ADMINISTRATION OR AMENDMENT

The Scheme shall be administered under the direction of the Administrator as set out in the Main Plan provided that for so long as the Administrator determines that the Scheme is to be an Approved Scheme, no amendment to any “key feature” of this Scheme or provision of the Main Plan as applicable to this Scheme (as defined in paragraph 30(4) of Schedule 4) shall have effect until approved by the Revenue.The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. 8-K

 Exhibit 10.1

 

The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.

 

Executive Change in
Control Plan

 

		1.	Purpose. The purpose of the The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. Executive Change in Control Plan (the “Plan”)
is to assist selected officers and executives of The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (the “Company”) in
making a successful transition upon certain involuntary terminations following a Change in Control of the Company and to reduce
the potential distraction of management personnel in the face of the uncertainty that a potential Change in Control could engender.

 

		2.	Definitions. For purposes of this Plan, the following words and phrases have the meanings specified below:

 

		2.1	“Accountants” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.

 

		2.2	“Administrator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.

 

		2.3	“Base Salary” the highest rate of annual base salary paid to the Participant by the Company during
the greater of the twelve (12)-month period preceding (a) the Participant’s date of termination and (b) the Change in Control
Date.

 

		2.4	“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

		2.5	“Cause” means any one or more of the following:

 

		(a)	the Participant’s commission of, or plea of nolo contendere to (i) any felony or (ii) another crime, in either case involving
dishonesty or which reflects negatively upon the Company or its affiliates or otherwise impair or impede its operations;

 

		(b)	the Participant's engaging in any willful misconduct, gross negligence, act of dishonesty, violence or threat of violence that
is injurious to the Company or its affiliates;

 

		(c)	the Participant’s material breach of any material written policy of the Company or its affiliates;

 

		(d)	the Participant’s material failure to comply with any material applicable laws and regulations or professional standards
relating to the business of the Company or its affiliates; or

 

		(e)	any other misconduct by the Participant that is injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company
or its affiliates.

 

     

	

    	 

    

 

; provided, however, that with respect
to clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e), the Company must notify the Participant of the conduct that is the basis for the potential Cause
termination in writing within forty-five (45) days of its initial existence and the Participant shall have fifteen (15) days to
cure such conduct, to the extent it can be cured, to prevent a termination for Cause by the Company. If the Participant cures the
conduct that is the basis for the potential termination for Cause within such fifteen (15) day period, the Company’s notice
of termination shall be deemed withdrawn.

 

		2.6	“Change in Control” means any one of the following:

 

		(a)	any person or entity, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, other than the Company or a wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof or any employee benefit plan of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, becomes the beneficial owner of the Company’s securities having 35% or more of the combined voting power
of the then outstanding securities of the Company that may be cast for the election of directors of the Company (other than as
a result of an issuance of securities initiated by the Company in the ordinary course of business);

 

		(b)	as the result of, or in connection with, any cash tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination, sale of assets
or contested election, or any combination of the foregoing transactions, less than a majority of the combined voting power of the
then outstanding securities of the Company or any successor corporation or entity entitled to vote generally in the election of
the directors of the Company or such other corporation or entity after such transaction are held in the aggregate by the holders
of the Company’s securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company immediately prior to such
transaction;

 

		(c)	during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of any such period constitute the Board cease
for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election, or the nomination for election by the Company’s
stockholders, of each director of the Company first elected during such period was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of
the directors of the Company then still in office who were directors of the Company at the beginning of any such period; or

 

		(d)	the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or the sale or disposition by the Company
of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a liquidation of the Company into a wholly owned subsidiary.     

 

		2.7	“Change in Control Date” means the date on which a Change in Control is consummated.

 

		2.8	“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto.

 

		2.9	“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

 

 

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		2.10	“Company” means The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc., and any successor.

 

		2.11	“Covered Payments” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

 

		2.12	“Date of Separation” means, with respect to a Participant, the date on which a Participant incurs
a termination of employment.

 

		2.13	“Eligible Executive” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.

 

		2.14	“Excise Tax” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

 

		2.15	“Good Reason” means any one or more of the following actions or omissions:

 

		(a)	any material reduction in a Participant’s position, authority, duties or responsibilities following the Change in Control
as compared to such level immediately prior to the Change in Control;

 

		(b)	any material reduction in a Participant’s annual base salary or bonus opportunity as in effect immediately prior to the
Change in Control; or

 

		(c)	the relocation (other than by mutual agreement) of the office at which the Participant is to perform the majority of his or
her duties following the Change in Control to a location more than 30 miles from the location at which the Participant performed
such duties prior to the Change in Control.

 

; provided, however, that the Participant
must notify the Company of the conduct that is the basis for the potential Good Reason termination in writing within forty-five
(45) days of its initial existence, such notice shall describe the conduct the Participant believes to constitute Cause and the
Company shall have fifteen (15) days to cure such conduct. If the Company cures the conduct that is the basis for the potential
termination for Cause within such fifteen (15) day period, the Participant’s notice of termination shall be deemed withdrawn.
If the Participant does not give notice to the Company as described in this Section 2.15 within ninety (90) days after an event
giving rise to Good Reason, the Participant’s right to claim Good Reason termination on the basis of such event shall be
deemed waived.

 

		2.16	“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.

 

		2.17	“Payment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

 

		2.18	“Plan” means this The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. Executive Change in Control Severance Plan, as
described in this document and as amended from time to time.

 

		2.19	“Reference Bonus” means (a) the average of the actual annual bonus awards paid to the Participant
for the two (2) calendar years immediately preceding the Change in Control; (b) if the Participant has not been employed for two
(2) full calendar years prior to the Change in Control, the average of the actual annual bonus award paid to the Participant for
the year proceeding the Change in Control and the Participant’s target bonus amount for the year in which the Change in Control
occurs; or (c) if the Participant has been employed less than one full calendar year, the target bonus amount for the year in which
the Change in Control occurs.

 

 

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		2.20	“Release” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.

 

		2.21	“Severance Multiple” means the number applicable to a Participant’s position as set forth on
Exhibit A, as amended from time to time.

 

		2.22	“Subsidiary” means any Person (other than the Company) of which 50% or more of its voting power or
its equity securities or equity interest is owned directly or indirectly by the Company.

 

		3.	Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee (the “Administrator”). Subject
to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator shall have exclusive authority to interpret and administer the Plan, to establish,
amend and rescind appropriate rules and regulations relating to the Plan, to delegate some or all of its authority under the Plan
to the extent permitted by law, and to take all such steps and make all such determinations in connection with the Plan and the
benefits granted pursuant to the Plan as it may deem necessary or advisable. Any decision of the Administrator in the interpretation
and administration of the Plan, as described herein, shall lie within its sole and absolute discretion and shall be final, conclusive
and binding on all parties concerned.

 

		4.	Eligibility. Eligibility under the Plan is limited to certain senior executives and officers of the Company as determined
by the Administrator from time to time having the title of Executive Vice President and above (“Eligible Executives”).
The Administrator in its sole discretion will select and notify those Eligible Executives who will participate in the Plan (“Participants”).

 

		5.	No Effect on Equity Awards. This Plan does not alter or amend any vesting or other terms and conditions of any equity-based
compensation awards under the Company’s equity incentive compensation plan(s), which shall be governed by the terms and conditions
set forth in the equity incentive compensation plan(s) and separate written grant agreements.

 

		6.	Change in Control Severance Benefits.

 

		6.1	Upon a termination of a Participant’s employment by the Company without Cause or a resignation by the Participant for
Good Reason during the two (2)-year period commencing on the Change in Control Date, subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Participant shall receive the following benefits:

 

		(a)	A cash amount equal to the participant’s Base Salary multiplied by the applicable Severance Multiple;

 

		(b)	A cash amount equal to the Participant’s Reference Bonus multiplied by the applicable Severance Multiple; and

 

		(c)	(i) if the termination of employment occurs during the calendar year in which the Change in Control occurs, a prorated target
annual bonus for the year of termination and (ii) if the termination of employment occurs in a calendar year following the calendar
year in which the Change in Control occurs, a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination paid at the same time and in the
same form as annual bonuses are paid to active employees generally based on actual performance in respect of the performance year;
provided, however, that all individual performance goals shall be deemed attained at 100%.

 

 

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The amounts payable pursuant to Sections
6.1(a), (b) and (c)(i) shall be made in a cash lump sum on the 60th day following the Date of Separation (the “Payment
Date”), provided that the Participant executes the Release and the Release becomes effective and irrevocable in its
entirety prior to such date. If the Release does not become effective and irrevocable prior to the 60th day following
the Date of Separation, the Company shall have no obligation to make any payments or provide benefits pursuant to this Plan.

 

		6.2	Benefits Payment. In addition, upon a termination of a Participant’s employment by the Company without Cause or
a resignation by the Participant for Good Reason during the two (2)-year period commencing on the Change in Control Date, in lieu
of benefits continuation, the Company shall pay to the Participant on the Payment Date, a lump-sum cash payment in the amount set
forth on Exhibit B. Nothing in this Section 6.2 shall be construed to impair or reduce a Participant's rights under COBRA or other
applicable law.

 

		6.3	Legal Fees. The Company shall pay all legal fees incurred by a Participant in connection with the Participant’s
enforcement of his or her rights under the Plan.

 

		7.	Release.

 

		7.1	Release. A Participant shall only be entitled to receive the payments and benefits pursuant to Section 6 if he or she
shall have executed and delivered (and, if applicable, not revoked) a release of claims against the Company (and its officers,
directors, employees, affiliates, stockholders, etc.) in a form satisfactory to the Company in the Company’s sole discretion
(the “Release”), and such Release shall be in full force and effect. The form of Release shall be delivered
to the Participant by the Company at the time of, or within seven (7) days following, the termination of the Participant’s
employment. From the date of delivery of the form of Release to the Participant by the Company, the Participant shall have a minimum
of twenty-one (21) and a maximum of forty-five (45) days, as set forth therein, to review and execute the Release and deliver it
to the Company. If required by law in order for the Release to become fully effective, the Participant shall be given the opportunity
to revoke all or a portion the Release within seven (7) days after execution and delivery thereof (the “Release Revocation
Period”). Should the Participant revoke all or any portion of the Release within any such revocation period, then
the Participant will be treated hereunder as if he or she did not execute the Release.

 

		7.2	If a Participant breaches any provision of the Release, the Administrator may determine that the Participant (i) will
forfeit any unpaid portion of the payments provided pursuant to this Plan and (ii) will repay to the Company any amounts previously
paid to him or her.

 

 

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		8.	Section 280G.

 

		8.1	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan or any other plan, arrangement or agreement to the contrary, if any of the
payments or benefits provided or to be provided by the Company or its affiliates to a Participant or for the Participant’s
benefit pursuant to the terms of this Plan or otherwise (“Covered Payments”) constitute parachute payments
within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and would, but for this Section 8 be subject to the excise tax imposed under Section
4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) or any similar tax imposed by state or local law or any interest or penalties
with respect to such taxes (collectively, the “Excise Tax”), then the Covered Payments shall be payable
either (i) in full or (ii) reduced to the minimum extent necessary to ensure that no portion of the Covered Payments is subject
to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing (i) or (ii) results in the Executive's receipt on an after-tax basis of the greatest
amount of benefits after taking into account the applicable federal, state, local and foreign income, employment and excise taxes
(including the Excise Tax). Any such reduction shall be made by the Company in its sole discretion consistent with the requirements
of Section 409A of the Code.

 

		8.2	Any determination required under this Section 8 shall be made in writing in good faith by the accounting firm which was the
Company's independent auditor immediately before the Change in Control (the “Accountants”). The Company
and the Participant shall provide the Accountants with such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request
in order to make a determination under this Section 8. The Company shall be responsible for all fees and expenses of the Accountants.

 

		9.	Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, the payments and benefits provided under
this Plan are intended to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code, and the provisions of this Plan shall be interpreted
or construed with that intent. The Administrator may modify the payments and benefits under this Plan at any time solely as necessary
to avoid adverse tax consequences under Section 409A; provided, however, that this Section 9 shall not create any
obligation on the part of the Administrator to make such modifications or take any other action.

 

		9.1	It is intended that the terms “termination” and “termination of employment” as used herein shall constitute
a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A.

 

		9.2	Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, each payment of compensation made to a Participant shall be treated as
a separate and distinct payment from all other such payments for purposes of Section 409A.

 

		9.3	The actual date of payment pursuant to the Plan shall be within the sole discretion of the Company. In no event may a Participant
be permitted to control the year in which payment occurs.

 

		9.4	Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, if a Participant is a “specified employee” (within the meaning
of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i)) on the date of the Participant’s termination of employment, then any payment
or benefit which would be considered “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A that the
Participant is entitled to receive upon the Participant’s termination of employment and which otherwise would be payable
during the six-month period immediately following the Participant’s termination of employment will instead be paid or made
available on the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s termination of employment (or, if earlier, the
date of the Participant’s death).

 

 

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		9.5	With regard to any provision herein that provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses or in-kind benefits, except as permitted
by Section 409A: (i) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another
benefit; (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, provided during any taxable year shall not
affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year; and (iii) such payments
shall be made on or before the last day of the Participant’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense
occurred, or such earlier date as required hereunder.

 

		10.	Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from payments to or on behalf of the Participant taxes and other
authorized deductions.

 

		11.	Governing Law. This Plan shall be construed, interpreted and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware,
without reference to rules relating to conflicts of law. Any disputes under this Plan shall be settled in the courts of New York
County, New York.

 

		12.	Effect on Other Plans. This Plan supersedes in all respects any severance or change in control benefit plans, arrangements
or policies of the Company that apply to Participants upon a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and
the Board reserve the right to adhere to other policies and practices that may be in effect for other groups of employees.

 

		13.	Amendment and Modification. Prior to a Change in Control, this Plan (including Exhibit A) may be modified, amended or
terminated at any time by the Administrator without notice to Participants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for a period of two
(2) years following a Change in Control, the Plan (including Exhibit A) may not be discontinued, terminated or amended in such
a manner that decreases the benefits payable to any Participant or that makes any provision less favorable for any Participant
without the consent of the Participant.

 

		14.	No Employment Rights. Neither this Plan nor the benefits hereunder shall be a term of the employment of any employee,
and the Company shall not be obligated in any way to continue the Plan. The terms of this Plan shall not give any employee the
right to be retained in the employment of the Company.

 

		15.	Effective Date. This Plan shall become effective as of the date of its adoption by the Board.

 

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Exhibit
A

 

Severance Multiples

 

	Executive	Applicable Severance Multiple
	Chief Executive Officer	3
	Other Named Executive Officers (as set forth under the  Company’s most recent proxy statement or any successor or replacement executive officer)	2
	Executive Vice Presidents	1

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Exhibit
B

 

Benefits Payment

 

	Executive	Lump Sum Benefits Payment
	Chief Executive Officer	$53,657.28
	Other Named Executive Officers (as set forth under the  Company’s most recent proxy statement or any successor or replacement executive officer)	$35,771.52
	Executive Vice Presidents	$17,885.76

 

 

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