Document:

Exhibit 10.5

 

AON
CORPORATION

LEADERSHIP
PERFORMANCE PROGRAM

For 2009-2011

 

Overview

 

The Program has been adopted by the Committee
as a sub-plan to the Stock Plan, effective as of January 1, 2009.  The Program is the fourth layer of multi-year
performance programs implemented by the Company.  Earlier programs covered the performance
periods January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2008, January 1,
2007 through December 31, 2009, and January 1, 2008 through December 31,
2010, respectively.

 

Performance Cycle

 

The Program covers a multi-year performance
cycle that begins on January 1, 2009 and ends on December 31, 2011 (“Performance
Cycle”).

 

Eligibility

 

As recommended by the CEO and approved by the
Committee, key members of the Company’s senior leadership team are eligible to
participate in the Program. The CEO is also eligible to participate in the
Program as approved by the Committee.

 

Participation

 

The Committee will approve
in writing no later than May 31, 2009 the identity of the participants eligible
to participate in the Program and each participant’s Award, denominated as
described herein either in total number of LPP units or US dollars.  Those participants so identified by May 31,
2009 shall be eligible to participate in the full Performance Cycle, retroactive
to January 1, 2009.

 

If a participant is no longer considered a
member of the Company’s senior leadership team, but the participant’s
employment with the Company has not terminated, the participant’s Award under
the Program shall be unaffected by the change in status.

 

Award Components

 

Stock Options

 

At the outset of participation in the
Program, each participant will receive 20% of his or her Award “value” in
nonqualified options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.  If the Award is denominated by the Committee
in US dollars, the number of stock options will be derived by dividing the portion
of the Award to be granted in stock options (20% of the total value) by the
Fair Market Value of a share the Company’s common stock on the Grant Date, and
then multiplying the resulting number by 3. 
If the Award is denominated by the Committee in LPP units, the number of
stock options will be derived by multiplying 60% by the total number of LPP
units granted.

 

Performance Share Units

 

In addition, each participant will be awarded
80% of his or her Award “value” as target Performance Share Units.  If the Award is denominated by the Committee
in US dollars, the number of such target units will be derived by dividing the portion
of the Award to be granted in Performance Share Units (i.e. 80% of the total
value) by the Fair Market Value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the
Grant Date.  If the Award is denominated
by the Committee in 

 

 

LPP units, the number of target performance
share units will be derived by multiplying 80% by the total number of LPP units
granted.

 

Rules Applicable to Stock
Options

 

	
  1.

  	
  The options will be priced
  at the Fair Market Value on the Grant Date, regardless whether the Committee
  denominated the Award in US dollars or LPP units.

  
	
  2.

  	
  The options will become
  exercisable during employment as follows: (a) one-third on the first
  anniversary of the Grant Date; (b) one-third on the second anniversary
  of the Grant Date; and (c) the remainder on the third anniversary of the
  Grant Date.

  
	
  3.

  	
  After the options become
  exercisable in whole or in part in accordance with the table set forth in
  rule #7 below and until they expire, the options may be exercised, and
  the participant’s tax withholding obligations may be fulfilled, in the manner
  specified by the Committee. Under no circumstances may the options be
  exercised after they have expired.

  
	
  4.

  	
  The options will have a
  term of six years.

  
	
  5.

  	
  If the options would
  expire, or the exercise period would end, on a date that is not a business
  day, they will expire, or become unexercisable, at the close of business on
  the last business day preceding that date. A business day is any day on which
  the Company’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

  
	
  6.

  	
  The participant must accept
  the stock option award agreement through his or her Company-related Fidelity
  account.

  
	
  7.

  	
  If a participant’s
  employment is terminated, the following rules will apply to the vesting
  and exercise of the participant’s stock options:

  

 

	
  Reason for

  Employment

  Termination

  	
   

  	
  Impact on Vesting and Exercise of Stock Options

  
	
  Retirement or termination
  by Company without Cause

  	
   

  	
  Stock options will vest
  pro rata through the date of termination or Retirement. In the event of the
  participant’s Retirement, the vested stock options will be exercisable for 36
  months. In the event of a termination by the Company without Cause, the stock
  options will be exercisable for 90 days.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Death or Total and
  Permanent Disability

  	
   

  	
  Stock options will
  immediately and fully vest upon the participant’s death or Total and
  Permanent Disability. The stock options will be exercisable for twelve
  months.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Voluntary Resignation

  	
   

  	
  Unvested stock options
  will be immediately forfeited. Stock options that vested in accordance with
  three-year graded vesting schedule will be exercisable for 90 days.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Termination by Company for
  Cause

  	
   

  	
  All vested and unexercised
  and unvested stock options will be immediately forfeited.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Termination due to Change
  in Control

  	
   

  	
  Regardless whether a
  successor to the Company assumes and continues this Program after a Change in
  Control, the stock options will be subject to the following rules:
  (1) if the participant’s employment is terminated by the Company without
  Cause within two years after the Change in Control, the participant will
  become immediately vested in any unvested stock options and the stock options
  will be exercisable for 90 days; and (2) if the participant’s employment
  is terminated by the Company for Cause, by the participant in a voluntary resignation,
  or by reason of the participant’s death or Total and Permanent Disability, or
  if the participant’s employment is continued through the end of the
  Performance Cycle, the rules of the 

  

 

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  Reason for

  Employment

  Termination

  	
   

  	
  Impact on Vesting and Exercise of Stock Options

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Program shall continue to
  apply to the stock options as if the Change in Control had not occurred.

  

 

Rules Applicable to
Performance Share Units

 

	
  1.

  	
  The Performance Share
  Units will be earned and will vest as of the Settlement Date, subject to the
  satisfaction of the performance criteria set forth herein.

  
	
  2.

  	
  The payout resulting from
  the vesting of the Performance Share Units will be determined based on the
  Company’s cumulative adjusted Earnings per Share over the Performance Cycle
  as compared to the target Earnings per Share.

  
	
  3.

  	
  Payouts will range from 0%
  to 200% of the targeted number of Performance Share Units awarded.

  
	
  4.

  	
  The Performance Share
  Units will pay out in shares of the Company’s common stock issued under, and
  subject to, the limitations of the Stock Plan or such other
  shareholder-approved Company equity-based incentive plan as designated by the
  Committee, provided that the pay out in shares shall take place in the calendar
  year following the end of the Performance Cycle.

  
	
  5.

  	
  The Company shall have the
  right to satisfy all federal, state and local withholding tax requirements
  with respect to the award earned by reducing the number of earned shares by
  the number of shares determined by dividing the amount of withholding
  required by the Fair Market Value of a share of the Company’s common stock on
  the Settlement Date.

  
	
  6.

  	
  The Performance Share
  Units are not transferable and may not be sold, assigned, pledged,
  hypothecated or otherwise encumbered.

  
	
  7.

  	
  Until the Settlement Date,
  the participant will not be treated as a stockholder as to those shares of
  the Company’s common stock relating to the Performance Share Units. No cash
  payments will be provided for dividend equivalents or other distributions.

  
	
  8.

  	
  The participant will be
  granted a Performance Award Certificate at the outset of his or her
  participation in the Program. The certificate will set forth the target
  number of Performance Share Units granted to the participant. The participant
  must sign and return to the Company the certificate to indicate that he or
  she agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Program, including the
  restrictive covenants described herein. Failure to return a signed
  certificate to the Company will result in forfeiture of the Performance Share
  Units.

  
	
  9.

  	
  If a participant’s
  employment with the Company terminates before the last day of the Performance
  Cycle, the following rules will apply to the vesting of the Performance
  Share Units:

  

 

	
  Reason for

  Employment

  Termination

  	
   

  	
  Impact on Vesting of Performance Share Units

  
	
  Retirement or termination
  by Company without Cause

  	
   

  	
  Performance Share Units
  will vest pro rata through the date of termination or Retirement, and the
  vested Performance Share Units will pay out in accordance with rule 4
  above. The Committee’s determination regarding the vested portion and payout
  will occur after the close of the Performance Cycle. The number of units
  earned will be pro-rated based on the proportion of achievement of the target
  cumulative earnings per share as of the last full calendar quarter preceding
  the participant’s termination or 

  

 

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  Reason for

  Employment

  Termination

  	
   

  	
  Impact on Vesting of Performance Share Units

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Retirement date.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Death or Total and
  Permanent Disability

  	
   

  	
  Performance Share Units
  will become immediately vested at the greater of the target award level or
  the number of units that would have been earned based on the actual
  cumulative earnings per share during the period of the Performance Cycle in
  which the participant was employed by the Company, and the vested Performance
  Share Units will pay out in accordance with rule 4 above.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Voluntary Resignation

  	
   

  	
  Performance Share Units
  will be forfeited in their entirety.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Termination by Company for
  Cause

  	
   

  	
  Performance Share Units
  will be forfeited in their entirety.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Termination due to Change
  in Control

  	
   

  	
  If a successor to the
  Company assumes and continues this Program substantially in its current form
  after a Change in Control, the Performance Share Units will be subject to the
  following rules: (1) if the participant’s employment is terminated by
  the Company without Cause after the Change in Control but prior to the end of
  the Performance Cycle, the participant will become immediately vested in the
  greater of the target Performance Share Units or the number of units that
  would be earned based on the proportion of achievement of the target
  cumulative earnings per share as of the last full calendar quarter preceding
  the participant’s termination date, and the vested Performance Share Units
  will pay out in accordance with rule 4 above; and (2) if the
  participant’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, by the
  participant in a voluntary resignation, or by reason of the participant’s
  death or Total and Permanent Disability, or if the participant’s employment
  is continued through the end of the Performance Cycle, the rules of the
  Program shall continue to apply to the Performance Share Units as if the Change
  in Control had not occurred.

   

  If the successor to the
  Company does not assume and continue this Program substantially in its
  current form, the Performance Share Units shall become immediately vested at
  the greater of the target Performance Share Units or the number of units that
  would have been earned based on the proportion of achievement of the target
  cumulative earnings per share as of the last full calendar quarter preceding
  the effective date of the Change in Control, and the vested Performance Share
  Units will pay out in accordance with rule 4 above.

  

 

	
  10.

  	
  The time and form of
  payment of Performance Share Units shall be made in accordance with rule 4
  above, provided that with respect to any payment upon the participant’s
  “separation from service” (as such term is defined under Section 409A of
  the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)), the payment at
  such time can be characterized as a “short-term deferral” for purposes of
  Code Section 409A or as otherwise exempt from the provisions of Code Section 409A,
  or if any portion of the payment cannot be so characterized, and the
  participant is a “specified employee” under Code Section 409A, such
  portion of the payment shall be delayed until the earlier to occur of the
  participant’s death or the date that is six 

  

 

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  months and one day
  following the participant’s termination of employment (the “Delay
  Period”).  Upon the expiration of the
  Delay Period, all payments delayed pursuant to this section shall be paid to
  the participant in accordance with rule 4 above.  For purposes of the Program, the terms
  “retirement,” “termination of employment,” “terminated,” “termination,” and
  variations thereof, as used in this Program, are intended to mean a
  termination of employment that constitutes a “separation from service” under
  Code Section 409A.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  11.

  	
  The time or schedule of
  any payout of Performance Share Units pursuant to the terms of the Program
  may not be accelerated except as otherwise permitted under Code Section 409A
  and the guidance and Treasury regulations issued thereunder.

  

 

Performance Measure for
Performance Share Units

 

The performance measure for the Performance Share
Units will be cumulative adjusted Earnings per Share for the Performance Cycle,
for which the Committee has established a target of $9.25.

 

Following the end of the Performance Cycle, the
Committee will determine in its sole discretion the payout, which determination
shall be final and binding.  Performance
Share Units will be subject to complete forfeiture if the Company’s performance
for the Performance Cycle does not meet or exceed a minimum cumulative adjusted
Earnings per Share of $8.85, and the payout for performance at or above that
level will be calculated as follows:

 

	
  2009-2011 Cumulative Adjusted EPS

  	
   

  	
  % of Targeted Units Earned

  	
   

  
	
  $8.85

  	
   

  	
  50

  	
  %

  
	
  $9.25

  	
   

  	
  100

  	
  %

  
	
  $9.70

  	
   

  	
  150

  	
  %

  
	
  $10.15 or higher

  	
   

  	
  200

  	
  %

  

 

The Performance Share Units will pay out
linearly between each set of data points.

 

Adjustments to Performance
Measures or Results

 

The Committee will make appropriate adjustments
to the target Earnings per Share or the Company’s actual results on account of:
change in accounting policy; gain/loss on disposition of assets or business;
charge for goodwill impairment; extraordinary legal/regulatory settlements; extraordinary
market conditions; significant currency fluctuations; effects of natural or
man-made disasters (e.g. Word Trade Center); hyperinflation (e.g. >15%);
change in statutory tax rates/regulations; charges from Board-approved
restructuring programs; results of discontinued operations held for sale after
sale closing; other extraordinary, unusual or infrequently occurring items — as
defined by GAAP. The form and manner of any such adjustment shall be at the
sole discretion of the Committee.  By way
of example, the following events will not require adjustment:  change in accounting estimate; gained/lost
pre-tax income from sold/acquired businesses that represent less than 5% of
total pre-tax income; inflation; general tax developments; litigation costs;
effects of repaying or issuing debt; effects of share buyback/issue; effects of
pension plan funding; changes in benefit/incentive plans; or normal currency/interest
rate fluctuations.

 

Restrictive Covenants

 

The Company is in the business of providing
insurance brokerage, reinsurance brokerage, benefits consulting, compensation
consulting, human resources consulting, managing underwriting and related
services including accounting, claims management and handling, contract
wording, information systems and actuarial services.  An essential element of its business is the
development and maintenance of personal contacts and relationships with
clients.  Because of these contacts and
relationships, it is common for the Company’s clients to develop 

 

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identification with the employee who services
its insurance needs, rather than with the Company itself.  The personal identification of clients of the
Company with a Company employee creates potential for the employee’s
appropriation of the benefits of the relationships developed with clients on
behalf of and at the expense of the Company. 
Since the Company would suffer irreparable harm if the employee left its
employ and solicited the insurance or other related business of clients of the
Company, it is reasonable to protect the Company against solicitation
activities by the employee for a limited period of time after the employee
leaves the Company so that the Company may renew or restore its business
relationship with its clients. 
Therefore, as consideration for participation in this Program, each
participant will be bound by the following restrictive covenants:

 

Covenant Not to Solicit

The employee agrees and covenants that,
except with the prior written consent of the Company, the employee will not for
a period of two years after the end of the employment compete directly or
indirectly in any way with the business of the Company.  For the purposes of this covenant, “compete
directly or indirectly in any way with the business of the Company” means to
enter into or attempt to enter into (on the employee’s own behalf or on behalf
of any other person or entity) any business relationship of the same type or
kind as the business relationship which exists between the Company and its
clients or customers, in which the employee was involved or had
knowledge, to provide services related to the business of the Company for any
individual, partnership, corporation, association or other entity who or which
was a client or customer for whom the employee was the producer or on whose
account the Employee worked or became familiar during the 24 months prior to
the end of employment.

 

Covenant Not to Hire

The employee also agrees not to induce or
attempt to induce, or to cause any person or other entity to induce or attempt
to induce, any person who is an employee of the Company to leave the employ of
the Company during the term of the covenant set forth above.

 

If the Company determines that a participant
has breached any of the covenants, his or her stock options and Performance
Share Units will be immediately forfeited. 
In the event any of the restrictive covenants set forth herein is deemed
unenforceable, such as against a non-US employee, the employee agrees that the
maximum period, scope or geographic area reasonable under such circumstances
shall be substituted for the stated period, scope or area and that the court
shall be allowed to revise the restrictions accordingly.

 

Administration

 

It is expressly understood that the Committee
has the discretionary authority to administer, construe, and make all
determinations necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Program,
all of which will be binding upon the participant.  The Committee
may delegate its authority to one or more of its members, or to one or more
members of the Company’s senior management team, to offer participation in this
Program to eligible individuals; provided, however, that the Committee shall
not delegate its authority with respect to the participation of any officer of
the Company who is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.  The Company
shall, as necessary, adopt conforming amendments to this Program as are
necessary to comply with Code Section 409A.

 

General Provisions

 

All obligations of the Company under this
Program with respect to payout of Awards, and the corresponding rights granted
thereunder, shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the
existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase,
merger, 

 

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consolidation or other acquisition of all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.

 

This Program constitutes a legal document
which governs all matters involved with its interpretation and administration
and superseded any writing or representation inconsistent with its terms.

 

Reservation and Retention of
Company Rights

 

The selection of any employee for
participation in this Program will not give that participant any right to be
retained in the employ of the Company. 
No employee will at any time have a right to be selected for
participation in a future performance-based incentive program despite having
been selected for participation in this Program or a previous program.

 

Stock Plan Controls

 

Except as specifically provided in this
Program, in the event of any inconsistency between this Program and the Stock
Plan, the Stock Plan will control, but only to the extent such Stock Plan
provisions do not violate the provisions of Code Section 409A.

 

Code Section 409A

 

The Company intends that this Program and the
Awards granted hereunder be interpreted and construed to comply with Code Section 409A
to the extent applicable thereto. Notwithstanding any provision of the Program
to the contrary, the Program shall be interpreted and construed consistent with
this intent, provided that the Company shall not be required to assume any
increased economic burden in connection therewith.  Although the Committee intends to administer
the Program so that it will comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A,
neither the Company nor the Committee represents or warrants that the Program
will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal,
state, local, or non-United States law. 
Neither the Company, its subsidiaries, nor their respective directors,
officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to any participant (or any
other individual claiming a benefit through any participant) for any tax,
interest, or penalties any participant may owe as a result of compensation paid
under the Program, and the Company and its subsidiaries shall have no
obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the participant from the obligation
to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

Definitions

 

CEO:  the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer.

 

Cause:  as determined in the sole
discretion of the Committee, means the participant:  (A) performing an act of dishonesty,
fraud, theft, embezzlement or misappropriation involving the participant’s
employment with the Company, or breach of the duty of loyalty to the Company; (B) performing
an act of race, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or age-based
discrimination which, after investigation, counsel to the Company reasonably
concludes will result in liability being imposed on the Company and/or the
participant; (C) material violation of Company policies and procedures
including, but not limited to, the Aon Code of Business Conduct and the Aon
Code of Ethics; or (D) performing an act resulting in a criminal felony
charge (or equivalent offense in a non-US jurisdiction) brought against the participant
or a criminal conviction of the participant (other than a conviction of a minor
traffic violation).

 

Change in Control:  means the first to occur of
the following:  (1) the acquisition
by any individual, entity or group (a “Person”), including any “person” within
the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), of beneficial ownership
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of
30% or more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of common stock of
the Company (the 

 

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“Outstanding Common Stock”) or (ii) the
combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding
Voting Securities”); excluding, however, the following: (A) any
acquisition directly from the Company (excluding any acquisition resulting from
the exercise of an exercise, conversion or exchange privilege unless the
security being so exercised, converted or exchanged was acquired directly from
the Company), (B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any acquisition
by an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the
Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (D) any
acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with
clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (3) of this Section 1(c);
provided further, that for purposes of clause (B), if any Person (other than
the Company or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company) shall
become the beneficial owner of 30% or more of the Outstanding Common Stock or
30% or more of the Outstanding Voting Securities by reason of an acquisition by
the Company, and such Person shall, after such acquisition by the Company,
become the beneficial owner of any additional shares of the Outstanding Common
Stock or any additional Outstanding Voting Securities and such beneficial
ownership is publicly announced, such additional beneficial ownership shall
constitute a Change in Control;

 

(2)           individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the
Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of such Board; provided that any individual who becomes a director of
the Company subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for
election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by the vote of at least a
majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be deemed a
member of the Incumbent Board; and provided further, that any individual who
was initially elected as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or
threatened solicitation by a Person other than the Board for the purpose of
opposing a solicitation by any other Person with respect to the election or
removal of directors, or any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies
or consents by or on behalf of any Person other than the Board shall not be
deemed a member of the Incumbent Board;

 

(3)           the consummation of a reorganization, merger or
consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company (a “Corporate Transaction”); excluding, however, a
Corporate Transaction pursuant to which (i) all or substantially all of
the individuals or entities who are the beneficial owners, respectively, of the
Outstanding Common Stock and the Outstanding Voting Securities immediately
prior to such Corporate Transaction will beneficially own, directly or
indirectly, more than  60% of,
respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock, and the combined voting
power of the outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election
of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such
Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a
result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets either directly or indirectly) in substantially the same
proportions relative to each other as their ownership, immediately prior to
such Corporate Transaction, of the Outstanding Common Stock and the Outstanding
Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Person (other than:  the Company; any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation
controlled by the Company; the corporation resulting from such Corporate
Transaction; and any Person which beneficially owned, immediately prior to such
Corporate Transaction, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of the Outstanding
Common Stock or the Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be) will
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of, respectively, the
outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such
Corporate Transaction or the combined voting power of the outstanding
securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors and (iii) individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board
will constitute at least a majority of the 

 

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members of the board of directors of the
corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction; or

 

(4)           the consummation of a plan of complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company.

 

Committee:  the Organization and Compensation
Committee of the Company’s board of directors.

 

Company:  Aon Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, and its subsidiaries.

 

Earnings per Share or EPS:  the Company’s earnings per
share from continuing operations as reported each quarter.  The Committee has the sole discretion to
approve an adjustment to EPS, in accordance with the adjustment criteria set
forth herein.

 

Fair Market Value:  the per share value of the Company’s
common stock as determined by using the closing price of such stock as reported
by the New York Stock Exchange on such date (or, if the New York Stock Exchange
was not open for trading or the stock was not traded on that day, the next
preceding day that the New York Stock Exchange was open for trading and the
common stock of the Company was traded).

 

Grant Date:  the date an Award to a
participant is approved in writing by the Committee.

 

Program or LPP:  the Leadership Performance
Program, effective January 1, 2009.

 

Retire or Retirement: a voluntary
termination of employment at or after the participant’s 55th birthday.

 

Settlement Date:  the date that the Committee
determines whether the performance criteria applicable to the Performance Share
Units has been achieved or exceeded and determines the payout to
participants.  The Settlement Date shall
occur as soon as practicable following the close of the Performance Cycle.

 

Settlement Date Value:  the Fair Market Value of a
share of the Company’s common stock on the date the Committee determines the
amount of the Performance Share Units earned.

 

Stock Plan:  the 2001 Aon Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
and re-approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2006 annual meeting of
stockholders.

 

Total and Permanent Disability:  for (a) US employees,
entitlement to long-term disability benefits under the Company’s program, as
amended from time to time and (b) non-US employees, as established by
applicable Company policy or as required by local law or regulations.

 

If a term is used but not defined, it has the
meaning given such term in the Stock Plan.

 

9Exhibit 10.6

 

Aon
Corporation

2008
Executive Committee Incentive Plan

(Amended
and Restated Effective January 1, 2009)

 

Overview

 

Since 2001, Aon has maintained its Omnibus
Incentive Plan to encourage the highest level of performance of its executives
through the establishment of quantifiable performance goals.  Awards granted under the Omnibus Incentive
Plan are intended to qualify as deductible “performance-based” compensation
pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code.  The Plan was adopted by the Committee,
effective January 1, 2008, as a sub-plan to the Omnibus Incentive Plan to provide
a discretionary framework regarding the funding of awards under the Omnibus
Plan, and the form of distribution of awards under such plan.  The Plan is hereby amended and restated
effective January 1, 2009.

 

Performance Period

 

The Plan is based on successive calendar-year
performance periods beginning January 1, 2008.

 

Eligibility

 

All members of Aon’s Executive Committee are
eligible to participate in the Plan if they: (a) are actively employed by
Aon as of the last day of the calendar year; (b) are on an approved leave
of absence as of the last day of the calendar year; (c) retired from Aon
at or after age 55 during the calendar year; or (d) terminated employment
on account of death or Total and Permanent Disability during the calendar year.  The Committee may modify the eligibility
criteria as it deems necessary or appropriate.

 

Award Calculation

 

At the beginning of each calendar year, the
Committee will approve a “target incentive award” for each participant as a
percentage of his or her base salary. 
The Committee will also establish corporate performance metrics
applicable to the funding of incentive awards under the Plan, and those metrics
may include:  (1) the achievement of
a specified pre-tax income from ongoing operations; (2) the growth in
pre-tax income from ongoing operations as compare to the prior year; (3) organic
revenue growth; and/or (4) any other factors as determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion.  In
addition, business unit, functional and individual performance metrics may be
established and assigned weights to guide the Committee in its allocation of
awards to participants.

 

After the close of the calendar year, awards
to participants will be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee and
paid to participants pursuant to the Omnibus Incentive Plan.  Awards will be funded in accordance with the corporate
performance criteria adopted by the Committee. 
Awards will be allocated in the sole discretion of the Committee taking
into account, among other facts, the participants’ target incentive awards and achievement
of the assigned metrics.  Any resulting
awards will be paid pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Omnibus
Incentive Plan; provided, however, in no event will an Award be paid later than
two and one-half months after the end of the calendar year to which such award
relates.  In no event may an award to a
participant exceed the maximum set forth in the Omnibus Incentive Plan (i.e. $5
million).

 

Payout Process

 

After the awards are determined by the
Committee, they will be paid out partly in cash and partly in restricted stock
units of Aon common stock pursuant to the Stock Plan, unless Aon is
contractually obligated to provide a participant’s award fully in cash.

 

For the 2008 calendar year, Awards up to 100%
of the target incentive award were paid 80% in cash and 20% in restricted stock
units.  Awards exceeding 100% of the
target incentive award 

 

 

were to be paid 80% in cash and 20% in restricted
stock units up to the target incentive award, and any portion of the award
exceeding the target incentive award was to be paid 50% in cash and 50% in
restricted stock units.

 

For 2009 and later calendar years, Awards exceeding
$100,000 in value will be paid 65% in cash and 35% in restricted stock units.

 

The restricted stock units will be subject to
the terms and conditions established by the Committee; provided, however, that
they will vest in three equal installments on each of the first through third
anniversaries of the date of grant.  The
Committee may modify the manner of distribution for an individual participant
or one or more groups of participants as it deems necessary or appropriate.

 

A participant will have no right to an award
until it is paid.

 

Administration

 

It is expressly understood that the Committee
has the discretionary authority to administer, construe, and make all
determinations necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan, all
of which will be binding upon the participant. 
The Committee has the sole discretion to set the Target Award Percentage
for each participant and to determine any final award payment taking into
account factors it selects in its sole discretion including, but not limited
to, the duration of a participant’s employment with the Company during the
year.

 

General Provisions

 

This Plan constitutes a legal document which
governs all matters involved with its interpretation and administration and
superseded any writing or representation inconsistent with its terms.

 

To the extent not preempted by federal law,
this Plan will be construed in accordance with, and subject to, the laws of the
state of Illinois without regard to any conflict of laws principles.  Any legal action related to this Plan must be
brought in a federal or state court located in Illinois.

 

All awards will be subject to applicable
withholding taxes and other required deductions.

 

Participants may not assign, transfer, sell,
pledge or otherwise alienate their award opportunities, other than by will or by
the laws of descent and distribution. 
Any award payable on behalf of a deceased participant will be paid to
the participant’s estate.

 

Aon is not required to establish a separate
account or fund or to make any other segregation of its assets in connection
with awards that could become payable under this Plan.  Participants will have rights with regard to
earned but unpaid awards that are no greater than the rights of unsecured
general creditors.

 

This Plan and the benefits provided hereunder
are intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and the guidance and
Treasury Regulations issued thereunder to the extent applicable thereto.  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to
the contrary, the Plan shall be interpreted and construed consistent with this
intent.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Aon shall not be required to assume any increased economic burden in connection
therewith.  Although Aon intends to
administer the Plan so that it will comply with the requirements of Section 409A
of the Code, Aon does not represent or warrant that the Plan will comply with Section 409A
of the Code or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United
States law.  Neither Aon, nor any
subsidiary, nor its or their respective directors, officers, employees or
advisers shall be liable to any participant (or any other individual claiming a
benefit through the participant) for any tax, interest, or penalties the
participant might owe as a result of participation in the Plan, and neither Aon
nor any subsidiary shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect
any participant from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Section 409A
of the Code.

 

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Reservation and Retention of
Company Rights

 

Participation in this Plan will not give a participant
any right to be retained in the employ of Aon. 
No employee will at any time have a right to be selected for
participation in another performance-based incentive program, including any
future program, on account of his or her participation in this Plan.

 

All awards under this Plan are gratuitous in
nature and will not become part of any employment condition or contract.

 

The Committee reserves the right to amend or
terminate this Plan, prospectively or retroactively, at any time and for any
reason.

 

Omnibus Incentive Plan and Stock
Plan Control

 

In the event of any inconsistency between
this Plan and the Omnibus Incentive Plan or the Stock Plan, the Omnibus
Incentive Plan or the Stock Plan, as applicable, will control unless otherwise
specified herein.

 

Definitions

 

“Aon” means Aon
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its operating subsidiaries and
affiliates.

 

“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

“Committee”
means the Organization and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
Aon.

 

“Executive Committee”
means the committee comprised of senior members of Aon’s management team as
established from time to time.

 

“Omnibus Incentive Plan”
means the 2001 Senior Officer Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated
effective January 1, 2006.

 

“Organic Revenue Growth”
means the growth in revenue exclusive of the impact of foreign exchange rate
changes, acquisitions, divestitures, transfers between business units,
investment income, reimbursable expenses, and unusual items.

 

“Pre-tax income from
ongoing operations” means such term calculated according to GAAP and
as adjusted for certain extraordinary or special items, in the form and manner
determined in the sole discretion of the Committee and in compliance with IRS
regulations, including, but not limited to: change in accounting policy;
gain/loss on disposition of assets or business; charge for goodwill impairment;
extraordinary legal/regulatory settlements; extraordinary market conditions; significant
currency fluctuations; effects of nature or man-made disasters (e.g. World
Trade Center); hyperinflation (e.g. >15%); change in statutory tax
rates/regulations; charges from Board-approved restructuring programs; results
of discontinued operations held for sale after sale closing; other
extraordinary, unusual or infrequently occurring items — as defined by GAAP.

 

“Stock Plan”
means the 2001 Aon Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and re-approved by Aon’s
stockholders at the 2006 annual meeting of stockholders, or any successor plan.

 

“Total and Permanent Disability” means (a) for
US employees, entitlement to long-term disability benefits under Aon’s program
as amended from time to time, and (b) for non-US employees, as established
by applicable company policy or as required by local law or regulations.

 

If a term is used but not defined, it has the
meaning given such term in the Omnibus Incentive Plan.

 

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