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Exhibit 10.8

DATED 8th September 2009

COOPER INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

 

DEED POLL OF ASSUMPTION

relating to

Amended and Restated Cooper Industries, Ltd Directors’ Stock Plan

 

 

 

DEED POLL OF ASSUMPTION

OF

COOPER INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

This Deed Poll relating to the Amended and Restated Cooper Industries, Ltd. Directors’ Stock Plan
(the “Directors’ Stock Plan”) is made on
8th September 2009 by COOPER INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED
COMPANY, a company established in Ireland with registered number 471594 having its registered
office at 5 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2 (“Cooper Industries”).

WHEREAS on 4 September 2009, Cooper Industries, Ltd., a company incorporated in Bermuda, received
approval from the Supreme Court of Bermuda for a scheme of arrangement pursuant to section 99 of
the Companies Act of 1981 under Bermuda law (the “Scheme of Arrangement”) that effected a
transaction that resulted in the Class A common shareholders of Cooper Industries, Ltd. becoming
ordinary shareholders of Cooper Industries and Cooper Industries, Ltd. becoming a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Cooper Industries (the “Transaction”), such Transaction becoming effective as of
close of business on 8 September 2009 upon the filing of the court order sanctioning the Scheme of
Arrangement with the Bermuda Registrar of Companies;

WHEREAS in connection with and contingent upon the consummation of the Transaction, Cooper
Industries proposed to assume the Directors’ Stock Plan and any outstanding awards issued
thereunder (the “Assumption”);

WHEREAS in connection with and contingent upon the consummation of the Transaction and the
Assumption, Cooper Industries adopted the Directors’ Stock Plan amended as necessary or appropriate
to give effect to the Transaction and the Assumption, such amendments principally providing (1) for
the appropriate substitution of Cooper Industries for Cooper Industries, Ltd. in such plans; and
(2) that shares of Cooper Industries will be issued, held available or used, as appropriate, to
measure benefits under such plans, in lieu of shares of Cooper Industries, Ltd., including upon the
exercise of any stock options or upon the vesting of restricted units or share awards issued under
such plans; and

WHEREAS as a result of the Transaction becoming effective, Cooper Industries desires to assume
sponsorship of the Directors’ Stock Plan, the terms of which (amended as necessary or appropriate
to give effect to the Transaction and the Assumption) are contained in Schedule 1 and all
outstanding awards issued thereunder.

NOW THIS DEED POLL WITNESSES AS FOLLOWS:

Cooper Industries hereby declares, undertakes and agrees for the benefit of each participant in the
Directors’ Stock Plan that, with effect from 8 September 2009, it shall:

	1.	 	undertake and discharge all of the rights and obligations of the Company (as defined in the
Directors’ Stock Plan) under the Directors’ Stock Plan;
	 
	2.	 	exercise all of the powers of the Company as provided for in the Directors’ Stock Plan;
	 
	3.	 	be bound by the terms of the Directors’ Stock Plan so that Cooper Industries will be bound by
the requirements, without limitation, that any outstanding award subject to any Stock Award,
Restricted Stock Award or Award of Stock Options (as such terms are defined in the Directors’
Stock Plan) shall be subject to the same terms and conditions of the Directors’ Stock Plan as
in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Deed Poll, save for such changes as
are necessary to effectuate and reflect the assumption by Cooper Industries of the Directors’
Stock Plan and the rights and obligations of Cooper Industries, Ltd. thereunder.

 

 

This Deed Poll may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which when executed and
delivered shall be an original, but all the counterparts together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.

This Deed Poll shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Deed Poll has been executed by Cooper Industries on the date first above
written.

GIVEN under the common seal of

COOPER INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ Paul Lewis 

Director

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ Philomena Kane 

Director/Secretary

	 	 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1

Amended and Restated Cooper Industries plc Directors’ Stock Plan

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

COOPER INDUSTRIES PLC

DIRECTORS’ STOCK PLAN

(As Amended and Restated as of September 8, 2009)

	1.	 	Purpose and Authorized Shares.
	 
		 	1.1 The purpose of this Directors’ Stock Plan (the “Plan”) is to align more closely the
interests of the nonemployee directors of Cooper Industries plc (the “Company”) with the
interests of the Company’s shareholders and to attract, motivate and retain experienced and
knowledgeable directors. Accordingly, the Company will distribute shares, or restricted
stock units exchangeable for shares, of Common Stock of the Company to nonemployee directors
on the terms and conditions set forth in this Plan.
	 
		 	1.2 The total number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under this Plan is
800,000 shares in the aggregate (adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split completed
in March 2007) previously approved by the shareholders of the Company, subject to adjustment
pursuant to Section 10. Shares available for issuance under this Plan may be authorized
and unissued shares, treasury shares, or shares held by any of the Company’s subsidiaries,
as the Company may determine from time to time. Any shares that have been subject to
restricted stock units that do not vest shall again be available for exchange of restricted
stock units.
	 
	2.	 	Definitions. As used in the Plan:

	 	2.1	 	“Affiliate” shall mean all employers, present and future, with whom the Company
is considered a single employer under Sections 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code.
	 
	 	2.2	 	“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company
	 
	 	2.3	 	“Change in Control” shall mean a change in the ownership or effective control
of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the
Company, within the meaning of section 409A of the Code.
	 
	 	2.4	 	“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
	 
	 	2.5	 	“Common Stock” means the ordinary shares, par value $0.01 a share, of the Company.
	 
	 	2.6	 	“Deferral Election” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5 hereof.
	 
	 	2.7	 	“Deferred Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5 hereof.
	 
	 	2.8	 	“Deferred Share Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5 hereof.
	 
	 	2.9	 	“Dividend Equivalents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7 hereof.
	 
	 	2.10	 	“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time
to time.
	 
	 	2.11	 	“Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock, as of any date, means the
closing sales price of a share of Common Stock as reported on the Stock Exchange on the
applicable date, provided that if no sales of Common Stock were made on the
Stock Exchange on that date, the closing sales price as reported on the Stock Exchange
for the preceding day on which sales of Common Stock were made, and provided
further that, in the event of a

 

 

	 	 	 	Change in Control, Fair Market Value shall not be less than the highest price per
share actually paid for the Common Stock in connection with the Change in Control of
the Company.
	 
	 	2.12	 	“Grant Date” shall mean the day on which the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
commences.
	 
	 	2.13	 	“Participant” means a member of the Board who is not an officer or employee of
the Company or any of its Affiliates.
	 
	 	2.14	 	“Restricted Stock Award” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4 hereof.
	 
	 	2.15	 	“Restricted Stock Unit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6 hereof.
	 
	 	2.16	 	“Section 409A” shall mean Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and
rulings promulgated thereunder.
	 
	 	2.17	 	“Separation from Service” shall mean a Participant’s termination of service as
a director, and the termination of all employment (if any) of a Participant with the
Company and all Affiliates for any reason other than death. Whether a Participant has
incurred a Separation from Service shall be determined in accordance with Section 409A.
	 
	 	2.18	 	“Stock Award” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4 hereof.
	 
	 	2.19	 	“Stock Exchange” means the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (“NYSE”) or, if the
Common Stock is no longer included on the NYSE, then such other market price reporting
system on which the Common Stock is traded or quoted.

	3.	 	Administration.
	 
		 	3.1 This Plan shall be, to the maximum extent possible, self-effectuating. This Plan shall
be construed, interpreted and, to the extent required, administered by the Board or a
committee appointed by the Board to act on its behalf under this Plan. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no Participant shall participate in any decision relating solely to his or her
benefits. Subject to the foregoing, the Board may resolve any questions and make all other
determinations and adjustments required by this Plan, maintain all the necessary records for
the administration of the Plan, and provide forms and procedures to facilitate the
implementation of this Plan.
	 
		 	3.2 Any determination of the Board or committee made in good faith shall be conclusive. In
performing its duties, the Board or the committee shall be entitled to rely on public
records and on information, opinions, reports or statements prepared or presented by
officers or employees of the Company or other experts believed to be reliable and competent.
The Board or the committee may delegate ministerial, bookkeeping and other nondiscretionary
functions to individuals who are officers or employees of the Company.
	 
	4.	 	Award of Stock and Restricted Stock Units.
	 
		 	4.1 Each Participant shall receive annually on the Grant Date an award of Common Stock (a
“Stock Award”) and Restricted Stock Units (a “Restricted Stock Award”) with an aggregate
Fair Market Value of $175,000, delivered in the following proportion: the number of shares
of Common Stock representing the Stock Award shall have a Fair Market Value of $58,333 and
the number of shares representing the Restricted Stock Award shall have a Fair Market Value
of $116,667. If the Stock Award is not subject to a Deferral Election, cash shall be
distributed to the Participant in lieu of fractional shares. The Stock Award and Restricted
Stock Award are for

 

 

	 	 	services to be provided by the Participant as a Director from the Grant Date until the next
Annual Meeting of the Shareholders. Any Participant who is newly elected or appointed to
the Board after the Grant Date shall receive, on the first business day of the first quarter
following his or her election or appointment as a director, a pro rata award for the year he
or she is elected or appointed. For example, if the Company has five regular Board meetings
during the year, the pro rata award to a newly elected or appointed Participant would be as
follows:

(a) if elected or appointed at or before the first regular Board meeting following
the Grant Date, the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Stock Award and Restricted
Stock Award would be $140,000; or

(b) if elected or appointed at or before the second regular Board meeting following
the Grant Date, the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Stock Award and Restricted
Stock Award would be $105,000; or

(c) if elected or appointed at or before the third regular Board meeting following
the Grant Date, the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Stock Award and Restricted
Stock Award would be $70,000; or

(d) if elected or appointed at or before the fourth regular Board meeting following
the Grant Date, the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Stock Award and Restricted
Stock Award would be $35,000.

	 	 	A Participant shall not be required to make any payment for any shares or Restricted Stock
Units delivered under this Section 4, other than services rendered as a director. Upon
delivery of shares of Common Stock, the recipient shall have the entire beneficial ownership
interest in, and all rights and privileges of an owner as to those shares, including the
right to vote the shares and to receive dividends thereon.
	 
		 	4.2. Any shares issued for a Stock Award or Restricted Stock Award granted pursuant to the
Plan will be paid up in consideration of the receipt by the Company prior to, or
simultaneously with, the issue of the shares of cash at least equal to the nominal value of
such shares and, when shares are issued under the Plan without the payment of cash
consideration by the Participant or permitted successors and assigns, then such shares shall
be paid up by the Company or one of its subsidiaries.
	 
	5.	 	Deferral Election.
	 
		 	5.1 On or prior to the December 31st preceding the Grant Date, each Participant
may make an election to defer the receipt (a “Deferral Election”) of all or any percentage
of the shares of Common Stock otherwise payable to such Participant pursuant to Section 4
hereof. Any Deferral Election shall be in writing on a Company-approved form, shall specify
the percentage of shares to be deferred, and shall be irrevocable for the Stock Award or
Restricted Stock Award for which the Deferral Election is made, subject to Sections 5.3 and
5.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Participant who is newly elected or appointed to
the Board after the Grant Date may make the election under this Section 5, within thirty
(30) days of election or appointment to the Board, with respect to the percentage of the
pro-rata Stock Award or Restricted Stock Award that is to be deferred; provided that
the Participant has not previously been eligible to participate in the Plan or in any other
nonqualified account balance plan of the Company or of any Affiliate that is required to be
aggregated with the Plan under Section 409A. Any Deferral Election made by a Participant
shall remain in effect for future Grant Dates unless changed by the Participant prior to the
expiration of time for making such Deferral Election. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Plan, no Deferral Election may be made with respect to any Stock Award with a Grant
Date after January 2, 2009.

 

 

5.2 At the time of making a Deferral Election, a Participant shall elect the time and form
of payment. The date for the payment, or commencement of payment, shall be a specified
calendar year. Subject to any limitations imposed by the Committee and/or Section 409A, the
specified calendar year may be during the Participant’s service as a director; the earlier
or later of the calendar year in which a Participant incurs a Separation from Service or
attains a specified age; or the earliest of the Participant’s death, Separation from
Service, a specified calendar year, or a Change in Control. The form of the payment shall
be either a lump sum or a series of substantially equal annual installments over a period
not to exceed ten (10) years.

5.3 A Participant may change an initial election in order to delay payment or to change the
form of payment if the following conditions are met: (i) such election shall not take
effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the election is made; (ii)
the payment with respect to which such election is made is deferred for a period of not less
than five (5) years from the date such payment would otherwise be made; and (iii) any
election for a “specified time (or pursuant to a fixed schedule),” within the meaning of
Section 409A, may not be made less than twelve (12) months prior to the date of the first
scheduled payment. To the extent permitted under Section 409A, payments previously elected
as installments shall be treated as a single payment.

5.4 On or before December 31, 2008, a Participant may make an election to change the time
and form of payment of that portion of his Deferred Share Account credited for shares that
were deferred for calendar years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008; provided that:

     (i) The requirements for transition relief under Section 409A are met, including the
requirements that no shares subject to the election shall otherwise be payable in 2008 and
that the election shall not cause any shares to be paid in 2008 that would not otherwise be
payable in such year; and

     (ii) The special election shall be subject to Section 5.2 of this Plan.

5.5 The Company shall credit to an account (a “Deferred Share Account”) maintained on behalf
of a Participant, as of the date on which the shares would otherwise be transferred
hereunder, notional shares for the shares of Common Stock deferred (“Deferred Shares”).
Deferred Shares shall be credited with an amount equal to the dividends that would have been
paid on an equal number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (“Dividend Equivalents”).
Dividend Equivalents shall be credited (i) as of the payment date of such dividends, and
(ii) only with respect to Deferred Shares credited to such Participant prior to the record
date of the dividend. When credited, Dividend Equivalents shall be converted into an
additional number of Deferred Shares as of the payment date of the dividend, based on the
Fair Market Value on such payment date. Such Deferred Shares shall thereafter be treated in
the same manner as any other Deferred Shares under the Plan.

5.6 Deferred Shares will be distributed in whole shares of Common Stock and cash in lieu of
fractional shares. Unless otherwise provided in the Participant’s Deferral Election,
payments shall be made or begin on March 1 of the calendar year specified by the Participant
in his Deferral Election, and if installments are elected and effective, the second
installment and any other subsequent installments shall be paid on each subsequent March 1
for the period certain. If the Deferred Shares are payable in installments, the amount of
each installment shall be equal to a fraction of the amount of the Deferred Shares remaining
to be paid with respect to the applicable Deferral Election, the numerator of which is one
and the denominator of which is the number of installments remaining to be paid.

5.7 Except as provided in Section 11 and as permitted under Section 409A, no acceleration of
the time or form of payment of a Deferred Share Account, or any portion thereof, shall be

 

 

permitted. In the event of the death of a Participant, the undistributed balance of his
Deferred Share Account shall be distributed upon his death to his beneficiary in one lump
sum within ninety (90) days of his death, provided that, if such ninety-day period begins in
one taxable year and ends in another taxable year, neither Participant’s estate nor any
beneficiary of Participant’s Deferred Share Account may choose in which taxable year such
lump sum will be paid. The beneficiary or beneficiaries shall be designated in writing by
the Participant in the form and manner specified by the Committee; if no designation has
been made, the estate of the Participant shall be his beneficiary.

	6.	 	Restricted Stock Units.

6.1 Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock
upon the Participant ceasing to serve on the Board for any reason (“Restricted Stock Unit”).
A Participant cannot exchange his or her Restricted Stock Units for shares of Common Stock
prior to such Participant ceasing to serve on the Board. The Company shall maintain on
behalf of each Participant an account and credit to the account any Restricted Stock Units
granted to such Participant. Restricted Stock Units shall remain unvested while a
Participant continues to serve on the Board. When a Participant ceases his or her service
on the Board for any reason, all unvested Restricted Stock Units shall immediately vest as
of the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service.

6.2 Shares issued in exchange for Restricted Stock Units will be distributed in whole shares
and cash in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to the terms of the Deferral Election made by
a Participant. In the absence of such an election, all shares issuable upon the exchange of
Restricted Stock Units shall be paid to a Participant in a lump sum on the March
1st following the calendar year in which the Participant has a Separation from
Service.

	7.	 	Dividend Equivalents. Deferred Shares and Restricted Stock Units shall be credited
with an amount equal to the dividends that would have been paid on an equal number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock (“Dividend Equivalents”). Dividend Equivalents shall be
credited (i) as of the payment date of such dividends, and (ii) only with respect to Deferred
Shares and Restricted Stock Units credited to such Participant prior to the record date of the
dividend. When credited, Dividend Equivalents shall be converted into an additional number of
Deferred Shares or Restricted Stock Units, as applicable, as of the payment date of the
dividend, based on the Fair Market Value on such payment date. Such Deferred Shares or
Restricted Stock Units shall thereafter be treated in the same manner as any other Deferred
Shares or Restricted Stock Units, respectively, under the Plan.
	 
	8.	 	Rights as a Shareholder. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein with respect
to Dividend Equivalents, a Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder of the Company
with respect to any Deferred Shares or Restricted Stock Units until he or she becomes the
holder of record of such shares.
	 
	9.	 	Vesting. A Participant shall be 100% vested in his or her Deferred Share Account at
all times. A Participant shall be vested in his or her Restricted Stock Units as provided in
Section 6.1 hereof.
	 
	10.	 	Award of Stock Options. The Board may also approve granting Participants awards in
the form of a nonqualified option to purchase shares of Common Stock upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Plan.
	 
	11.	 	Terms and Conditions of Options.

11.1 The option exercise price shall be the Fair Market Value on the Grant
Date.

 

 

11.2 The option shall become fully exercisable on the third anniversary of the Grant
Date. If, prior to the third anniversary of the Grant Date, the Participant ceases
to be a Director of the Company for any reason other than death or retirement in
accordance with the Board’s retirement policy, the option rights shall terminate
immediately. If the Participant dies while serving as a Director of the Company or
retires in accordance with the Board’s retirement policy, all outstanding options
shall become fully exercisable immediately.

11.3 The duration of stock options shall be 10 years from the Grant Date.

11.4 Options may be exercised in whole or in part by delivering to the Company at its
principal executive office (directed to the attention of the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary) a written notice, signed by the Participant or by the Participant’s executor,
administrator or a person entitled by will or the laws of descent and distribution to
exercise the option, as the case may be, of the election to exercise the option and stating
the number of shares in respect of which it is then being exercised. The option shall be
deemed exercised as of the date the Company receives such notice. Payment of the exercise
price shall be made in cash or with shares of Common Stock or a combination of both
delivered at the time that an option, or any part thereof, is exercised.

No shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of an option until full payment therefor
is received. Common Stock used as payment shall have been owned by the Participant not
less than six months preceding the date the option is exercised and shall be valued at its
Fair Market Value.

11.5 An option may be exercised only by the Participant or, in the case of the
Participant’s death, by the executor or administrator of the Participant’s estate or by the
person who acquired the right to exercise such option by bequest or inheritance. After the
Participant ceases to be a member of the Board, vested options may be exercised for the
remaining term of the option or for a period of five years, whichever is less.

11.6 An option shall not be transferable by the Participant other than by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution.

	12.	 	Changes in Common Stock. In the event of any change in the number of outstanding shares by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation,
exchange of shares or other similar corporate change, the following shall be adjusted
appropriately to reflect such change: (i) the number of shares available for issuance under
the Plan; (ii) the number of shares credited to a Deferred Share Account pursuant to Section
5; and (iii) the number of Restricted Stock Units credited to a Participant’s account pursuant
to Section 6.
	 
	13.	 	Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, all outstanding options
shall vest automatically, all outstanding options shall be canceled, and the Company shall
make a payment in cash to each Participant with an outstanding option, within 10 days after
the effective date of the Change in Control, in an amount equal to the excess of the Fair
Market Value over the option exercise price times the number of shares subject to the
outstanding options. Upon a Change in Control, all Deferred Shares, to the extent credited
prior to the Change in Control, shall be issued immediately or, if the Common Stock is no
longer trading on the Stock Exchange, shall be paid immediately in cash. Upon a Change in
Control, all Restricted Stock Units shall be converted into unrestricted shares of Common
Stock and issued immediately or, if the Common Stock is no longer trading on the Stock
Exchange, shall be paid immediately in cash. For purposes of this Section 11, the cash
equivalent value of a Deferred Share or a Restricted Stock Unit shall be the Fair Market
Value.
	 
	14.	 	Amendment and Termination. The Board may, from time to time, amend or terminate the
Plan; provided, however, that (i) no amendment or termination shall adversely affect the
rights of any

 

 

Participant without his or her consent with respect to outstanding options, Stock Awards, or
Restricted Stock Awards, (ii) no amendment or termination shall, without the Participant’s
consent, permit a distribution of shares or cash under this Plan in a manner that is
inconsistent with the requirements of Section 409A, and (iii) no amendment shall be
effective prior to approval by the Company’s shareholders to the extent such approval is
then required pursuant to applicable stock exchange rules or SEC regulations, including Rule
16b-3 under the Exchange Act in order to preserve the exemptions provided by Rule 16b-3. In
addition, the provisions of this Plan that determine the amount, price, or timing of awards
shall not be amended more than once every six months (other than as may be necessary to
conform to any applicable changes in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or the
rules thereunder), unless such amendment is consistent with Rule 16b-3.

	15.	 	Effective Date. This Plan shall continue in effect until April 30, 2016. After
termination of the Plan, no future awards may be granted but previously outstanding awards
shall remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and conditions and the
terms and conditions of the Plan.
	 
	16.	 	Withholding.  To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local, or foreign
law, a Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the payment of any
withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with the Plan. The Company shall not be
required to issue any Common Stock under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied. A
Participant may satisfy any such withholding obligation by (i) having the Company retain the
number of shares of Common Stock or (ii) tendering the number of shares of Common Stock, in
either case, whose Fair Market Value equals the amount required to be withheld.
	 
	17.	 	Interpretation. It is the intent of the Company that this Plan satisfy and be
interpreted in a manner that satisfies the applicable requirements of (i) Section 409A and
(ii) Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act so that Participants will be entitled to the
benefits of Rule 16b-3 or other exemptive rules under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and
will not be subjected to avoidable liability thereunder. Any contrary interpretation shall
be avoided.
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, although the Board and any designee of the
Board shall use their best efforts to avoid the imposition of taxation, penalties, and
interest under Section 409A, the tax treatment of Participant deferrals under the Plan shall
not be, and is not, warranted or guaranteed. If the Plan fails to meet the requirements of
Section 409A with respect to a Participant, the Company shall distribute the amount required
to be included in such Participant’s gross income as a result of such failure. Neither the
Company, the Board, nor any of their designees shall be held liable for any taxes,
penalties, or other monetary amounts owed by a Participant, Beneficiary, or other person as
a result of any deferral or payment under the Plan.
	 
	18.	 	Government and Other Regulations. The obligations of the Company to deliver shares
under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and such
approvals by any government agency as may be required, including, without limitation,
compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
	 
	19.	 	No Right to Continue as a Director. Nothing contained in this Plan shall be
deemed to confer upon any Participant any right to continue as a director of the Company.
	 
	20.	 	Governing Law. To the extent that Federal laws do not otherwise control, the Plan
and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant thereto, shall be governed by the laws
of the State of Texas.exv10w9

Exhibit 10.9

DATED 8th September 2009

COOPER INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

 

DEED POLL OF ASSUMPTION

relating to

Cooper Industries, Ltd. Amended and Restated Directors’ Retainer Fee Stock Plan

 

 

 

DEED POLL OF ASSUMPTION

OF

COOPER INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

This Deed Poll relating to the Cooper Industries, Ltd. Amended and Restated Directors’ Retainer Fee
Stock Plan (the “Directors’ Retainer Fee Stock
Plan”) is made on 8th September 2009 by COOPER
INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, a company established in Ireland with registered number 471594
having its registered office at 5 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2 (“Cooper Industries”).

WHEREAS on 4 September 2009, Cooper Industries, Ltd., a company incorporated in Bermuda, received
approval from the Supreme Court of Bermuda for a scheme of arrangement pursuant to section 99 of
the Companies Act of 1981 under Bermuda law (the “Scheme of Arrangement”) that effected a
transaction that resulted in the Class A common shareholders of Cooper Industries, Ltd. becoming
ordinary shareholders of Cooper Industries and Cooper Industries, Ltd. becoming a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Cooper Industries (the “Transaction”), such Transaction becoming effective as of
close of business on September 2009 upon the filing of the court order sanctioning the Scheme
of Arrangement with the Bermuda Registrar of Companies;

WHEREAS in connection with and contingent upon the consummation of the Transaction, Cooper
Industries proposed to assume the Directors’ Retainer Fee Stock Plan and any outstanding awards
issued thereunder (the “Assumption”);

WHEREAS in connection with and contingent upon the consummation of the Transaction and the
Assumption, Cooper Industries adopted the Directors’ Retainer Fee Stock Plan amended as necessary
or appropriate to give effect to the Transaction and the Assumption, such amendments principally
providing (1) for the appropriate substitution of Cooper Industries for Cooper Industries, Ltd. in
such plans; and (2) that shares of Cooper Industries will be issued, held available or used, as
appropriate, to measure benefits under such plans, in lieu of shares of Cooper Industries, Ltd.,
and

WHEREAS as a result of the Transaction becoming effective, Cooper Industries desires to assume
sponsorship of the Directors’ Retainer Fee Stock Plan, the terms of which (amended as necessary or
appropriate to give effect to the Transaction and the Assumption) are contained in Schedule 1 and
all outstanding awards issued thereunder.

NOW THIS DEED POLL WITNESSES AS FOLLOWS:

Cooper Industries hereby declares, undertakes and agrees for the benefit of each participant in the
Directors’ Retainer Fee Stock Plan that, with effect from 8 September 2009, it shall:

	1.	 	undertake and discharge all of the rights and obligations of the Company (as defined in the
Directors’ Retainer Fee Stock Plan) under the Directors’ Retainer Fee Stock Plan;

	2.	 	exercise all of the powers of the Company as provided for in the Directors’ Retainer Fee
Stock Plan;

	3.	 	be bound by the terms of the Directors’ Retainer Fee Stock Plan so that Cooper Industries
will be bound by the requirements, without limitation, that any outstanding Award subject to
any Stock Election (as such terms are defined in the Directors’ Retainer Fee Stock Plan) shall
be subject to the same terms and conditions of the Directors’ Retainer Fee Stock Plan as in
effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Deed Poll, save for such changes as are
necessary to effectuate and reflect the assumption by Cooper Industries of the Directors’
Retainer Fee Stock Plan and the rights and obligations of Cooper Industries, Ltd. thereunder.

 

 

This Deed Poll may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which when executed and
delivered shall be an original, but all the counterparts together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.

This Deed Poll shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Deed Poll has been executed by Cooper Industries on the date first above
written.

GIVEN under the common seal of

COOPER INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

	 	 	 
	/s/ Paul Lewis
	 	 
	 

Director

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ Philomena Kane
	 	 
	 

Director/Secretary

	 	 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1

Cooper Industries plc Amended and Restated Directors’ Retainer Fee Stock Plan

 

 

COOPER INDUSTRIES PLC

AMENDED AND RESTATED

DIRECTORS’ RETAINER FEE STOCK PLAN

(As Amended and Restated as of September 8, 2009)

	1.	 	Purpose. The purpose of the Amended and Restated Directors’ Retainer Fee Stock Plan
(the “Plan”) is to attract, motivate and retain experienced and knowledgeable persons to serve
as directors of Cooper Industries plc (the “Company”) and to promote identification of such
directors’ interests with those of the Company’s shareholders.

	2.	 	Definitions. As used in the Plan:

	 	2.1.	 	“Affiliate” shall mean all employers, present and future, with whom the Company
is considered a single employer under Sections 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code.
	 
	 	2.2.	 	“Annual Service Fee” means the annual cash retainer fee payable to a
Nonemployee Director for his or her services on the Board and committees; the annual
retainer fee, if any, payable to a Nonemployee Director for serving as a chairperson of
a committee of the Board or as the presiding non-management director; and any fees
payable to a Nonemployee Director for attendance at meetings of the Board or any of its
committees.
	 
	 	2.3.	 	“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
	 
	 	2.4.	 	“Change in Control” shall mean a change in the ownership or effective control
of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the
Company, within the meaning of Section 409A.
	 
	 	2.5.	 	“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
	 
	 	2.6.	 	“Committee” means the Committee on Nominations and Corporate Governance of the
Board.
	 
	 	2.7.	 	“Common Stock” means the ordinary shares, par value $0.01 a share, of the Company.
	 
	 	2.8.	 	“Deferral Election” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7 hereof.
	 
	 	2.9.	 	“Deferred Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8 hereof.
	 
	 	2.10.	 	“Deferred Share Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8 hereof.
	 
	 	2.11.	 	“Dividend Equivalents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8 hereof.
	 
	 	2.12.	 	“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time
to time.
	 
	 	2.13.	 	“Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock, as of any date, means the
closing sales price of a share of Common Stock as reported on the Stock Exchange on the
applicable date; provided that if no sales of Common Stock were made on the
Stock Exchange on that date, the closing sales price as reported on the Stock Exchange
for the preceding day on which sales of Common Stock were made and provided
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	 	 	 	Change in Control, Fair Market Value shall be no less than the highest price per
share actually paid for the Common Stock in connection with such Change in Control.
	 
	 	2.14.	 	“Issue Dates” means the first business day of each calendar quarter.
	 
	 	2.15.	 	“Nonemployee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an employee of
the Company or any of its Affiliates.
	 
	 	2.16.	 	“Plan Year” means the 12-month period commencing each May 1 and ending on the
following April 30.
	 
	 	2.17.	 	“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (or any
successor rule to the same effect).
	 
	 	2.18	 	“Section 409A” shall mean Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and
rulings promulgated thereunder.
	 
	 	2.19.	 	“Separation from Service” shall mean the termination of service as a director,
and the termination of all employment (if any), of a Nonemployee Director with the
Company and all Affiliates for any reason other than death. Whether a Director has
incurred a Separation from Service shall be determined in accordance with Section 409A.
	 
	 	2.20.	 	“Stock Exchange” means the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (“NYSE”) or, if the
Common Stock is no longer included on the NYSE, then such other market price reporting
system on which the Common Stock is traded or quoted.

	3.	 	Authorized Shares. The total number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock
available for issuance under the Plan is 200,000, including Deferred Shares, subject to
adjustment pursuant to Section 14 hereof. Shares of Common Stock available for issuance under
the Plan may be authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares, or shares held by any of the
Company’s subsidiaries as the Company may determine from time to time.

	4.	 	Administration of the Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The
Committee shall, subject to the provisions of the Plan, adopt such rules as it may deem
appropriate in order to carry out the purpose of the Plan. All questions of interpretation,
administration, and application of the Plan shall be determined by a majority of the members
of the Committee, except that the Committee may authorize any one or more of its members, or
any officer or employee of the Company, to execute and deliver documents on behalf of the
Committee. The determination of such majority shall be final and binding in all matters
relating to the Plan. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any act done or omitted
to be done by such member or by any other member of the Committee in connection with the Plan,
except for such member’s own willful misconduct or as expressly provided by statute. All
costs and expenses involved in administration of the Plan shall be borne by the Company.

	5.	 	Participation. Each Nonemployee Director shall be eligible to participate in the
Plan.

	6.	 	Election to Receive Common Stock in Lieu of Annual Service Fee. Prior to the
December 31st preceding the first day of each Plan Year, each Nonemployee Director
may make an election to receive all or a portion of his or her Annual Service Fee for such
Plan Year in Common Stock (a “Stock Election”) in lieu of cash. Such shares of Common Stock
shall be transferred in accordance with Section 10 hereof, except to the extent that a
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	 	 	with respect to such shares or to the extent that Section 13 hereof applies. Any Stock
Election shall be in writing, shall specify the percentage of the Annual Service Fee to be
paid in Common Stock, and shall be irrevocable for the Plan Year for which the Stock
Election is made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Nonemployee Director who is newly
elected or appointed to the Board after the first day of a Plan Year may make the election
under this Section 6 within thirty (30) days of the date of his or her election or
appointment to the Board with respect to the percentage of the Annual Service Fee that is
payable for the remainder of that Plan Year. Any Stock Election made by a Nonemployee
Director shall remain in effect for future Plan Years unless changed by such Nonemployee
Director prior to the expiration of the time for making such Stock Election.
	 
	7.	 	Deferral Election. Prior to the December 31st preceding the first day of
each Plan Year, each Nonemployee Director may make an election to defer the receipt (a
“Deferral Election”) of all or any percentage of the shares of Common Stock otherwise payable
to such Nonemployee Director pursuant to Section 6 hereof. Any Deferral Election shall be in
writing on a Company-approved form, shall specify the percentage of shares to be deferred, and
shall be irrevocable for the Plan Year for which the Deferral Election is made, subject to the
provisions below in this Section 7. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Nonemployee Director
who is newly elected or appointed to the Board after the first day of a Plan Year may make the
election under this Section 7, within thirty (30) days of election or appointment to the
Board, with respect to the percentage of the Stock Election that is to be deferred for the
remainder of that Plan Year; provided that the Nonemployee Director has not previously
been eligible to participate in the Plan or in any other nonqualified account balance plan of
the Company or of any Affiliate that is required to be aggregated with the Plan under Section
409A. All Deferral Elections are subject to Section 13 of this Plan. Any Deferral Election
made by a Nonemployee Director shall remain in effect for future Plan Years unless changed by
such Nonemployee Director prior to the expiration of the time for making such Deferral
Election. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, no Deferral Election may be made
with respect to any shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be payable to such Director
after January 2, 2009, in the absence of such Deferral Election.
	 
	 	 	At the time of making a Deferral Election, a Nonemployee Director shall elect the time and
form of payment. The date for the payment, or commencement of payment, shall be a specified
calendar year. Subject to any limitations imposed by the Committee and/or Section 409A, the
specified calendar year may be during the Nonemployee Director’s service as a director; the
earlier or later of the calendar year in which a Nonemployee Director incurs a Separation
from Service or attains a specified age; or the earliest of the Nonemployee Director’s
death, Separation from Service, a specified calendar year, or a Change in Control. The form
of the payment shall be either a lump sum or a series of substantially equal annual
installments over a period not to exceed ten (10) years.
	 
	 	 	A Nonemployee Director may change an initial election in order to delay payment or to change
the form of payment if the following conditions are met: (i) such election shall not take
effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the election is made; (ii)
the payment with respect to which such election is made is deferred for a period of not less
than five (5) years from the date such payment would otherwise be made; and (iii) any
election for a “specified time (or pursuant to a fixed schedule),” within the meaning of
Section 409A, may not be made less than twelve (12) months prior to the date of the first
scheduled payment. To the extent permitted under Section 409A, payments previously elected
as installments shall be treated as a single payment.

 

 

	 	 	On or before December 31, 2008, a Nonemployee Director may make an election to change the
time and form of payment of that portion of his Deferred Share Account credited for shares
that were deferred for calendar years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008; provided that:

     (i) The requirements for transition relief under Section 409A are met, including the
requirements that no shares subject to the election shall otherwise be payable in 2008 and
that the election shall not cause any shares to be paid in 2008 that would not otherwise be
payable in such year; and

     (ii) The special election shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 7 of the
Plan.

	8.	 	Deferred Share Account. The Company shall credit to an account (a “Deferred Share
Account”) maintained on behalf of a Nonemployee Director, as of the date on which the shares
would otherwise be transferred hereunder, notional shares for the shares of Common Stock
deferred (“Deferred Shares”). Deferred Shares shall be credited with an amount equal to the
dividends that would have been paid on an equal number of outstanding shares of Common Stock
(“Dividend Equivalents”). Dividend Equivalents shall be credited (i) as of the payment date
of such dividends, and (ii) only with respect to Deferred Shares credited to such Nonemployee
Director prior to the record date of the dividend. When credited, Dividend Equivalents shall
be converted into an additional number of Deferred Shares as of the payment date of the
dividend, based on the Fair Market Value on such payment date. Such Deferred Shares shall
thereafter be treated in the same manner as any other Deferred Shares under the Plan.
	 
	9.	 	Payment of Deferred Shares. Deferred Shares will be distributed in whole shares of
Common Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares. Unless otherwise provided in the
Nonemployee Director’s Deferral Election, payments shall be made or begin on March 1 of the
calendar year specified by the Nonemployee Director in his deferral election, and if
installments are elected and effective, the second installment and any other subsequent
installments shall be paid on each subsequent March 1 for the period certain. If the Deferred
Shares are payable in installments, the amount of each installment shall be equal to a
fraction of the amount of the Deferred Shares remaining to be paid with respect to the
applicable Deferral Election, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is
the number of installments remaining to be paid.
	 
	 	 	Except as provided in Sections 9 and 13 and as permitted under Section 409A, no acceleration
of the time or form of payment of a Deferred Share Account, or any portion thereof, shall be
permitted.
	 
	 	 	In the event of the death of a Nonemployee Director, the undistributed balance of his
Deferred Share Account shall be distributed upon his death to his beneficiary in one lump
sum within ninety (90) days of his death provided that, if such ninety-day period begins in
one taxable year and ends in another taxable year, neither the estate nor any beneficiary of
the Nonemployee Director may choose in which taxable year such lump sum will be paid. The
beneficiary or beneficiaries shall be designated in writing by the Nonemployee Director in
the form and manner specified by the Committee; if no designation has been made, the estate
of the Nonemployee Director shall be his beneficiary.
	 
	10.	 	Transfer of Shares. Shares of Common Stock issuable to a Nonemployee Director under
Section 6 hereof shall be transferred to such Nonemployee Director on the Issue Dates. The
total number of shares of Common Stock to be transferred shall be determined by the following
formula:

 

 

% of Stock Election x Quarterly Service Fee Payable

Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock on Issue Date

	 	 	The Company will instruct its registrar to make an entry on the Company’s shareholder
records evidencing that the shares (including any fractional shares) of Common Stock have
been issued as of the Issue Dates.
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if on any Issue Date the number of shares
of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Nonemployee Directors shall exceed the number of
authorized shares of Common Stock remaining available under the Plan, the available shares
shall be allocated among the Nonemployee Directors in proportion to the number of shares
they would otherwise be entitled to receive and the remainder of the Nonemployee Directors’
Annual Service Fee shall be payable in cash.
	 
	 	 	Any shares issued pursuant to the Plan will be paid up in consideration of the receipt by
the Company prior to, or simultaneously with, the issue of the shares of cash at least equal
to the nominal value of such shares and, when shares are issued under the Plan without the
payment of cash consideration by the Participant or permitted successors and assigns, then
such shares shall be paid up by the Company or one of its subsidiaries.
	 
	11.	 	Rights as a Shareholder. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein with respect
to Dividend Equivalents, a Nonemployee Director shall have no rights as a shareholder of the
Company with respect to any Common Stock to be issued under the Plan until he or she becomes
the holder of record of such shares.
	 
	12.	 	Vesting. A Nonemployee Director shall be 100% vested in his or her Deferred Share
Account at all times.
	 
	13.	 	Change in Control. Upon a Change in Control, all Deferred Shares, to the extent
credited prior to the Change in Control, shall be issued immediately or, if the Common Stock
is no longer trading on the Stock Exchange, shall be paid immediately in cash, based on the
Fair Market Value of such Deferred Shares.
	 
	14.	 	Effect of Certain Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any recapitalization,
stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, merger, consolidation,
spin-off, combination, repurchase, or share exchange, or other similar corporate transaction
or event affecting the Common Stock, the maximum number or class of shares available under the
Plan, and the number or class of shares of Common Stock to be delivered hereunder shall be
adjusted by the Committee to reflect any such change in the number or class of issued shares
of Common Stock.
	 
	15.	 	Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective on April 30, 1998. Unless terminated
earlier pursuant to Section 16, the term of the Plan shall expire on April 30, 2016.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Deferral Elections made prior to the termination of the
Plan shall continue in accordance with the terms thereof.
	 
	16.	 	Amendment; Termination. The Board may at any time and from time to time alter,
amend, or terminate the Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that no such
action shall, without the consent of a Nonemployee Director, affect the rights of such
Nonemployee Director in any Common Stock issued to or deferred by such Nonemployee Director
under the Plan, and provided, further that no amendment shall be effective prior to
approval by the Company’s shareholders to the extent such approval is then required

 

 

	 	 	by law, rule, or regulation or pursuant to Rule 16b-3 in order to preserve the exemption
provided by Rule 16b-3.
	 
	17.	 	Rights of Directors. Nothing contained in the Plan shall confer upon any Nonemployee
Director any right to continue in the service of the Company as a director.
	 
	18.	 	Government and Other Regulations. The obligations of the Company to deliver shares
under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations and such
approvals by any government agency as may be required, including, without limitation,
compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
	 
	19.	 	Nontransferability. The rights and benefits under the Plan shall not be transferable
by a Nonemployee Director other than by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a
qualified domestic relations order as defined in the Code, Title I of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder.
	 
	20.	 	Withholding. To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local, or foreign
law, a Nonemployee Director shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the
payment of any withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with the Plan. The Company
shall not be required to issue any Common Stock under the Plan until such obligations are
satisfied. A Nonemployee Director may satisfy any such withholding obligation by (i) having
the Company retain the number of shares of Common Stock or (ii) tendering the number of shares
of Common Stock, in either case, whose Fair Market Value equals the amount required to be
withheld.
	 
	21.	 	Interpretation. The Plan as applicable is designed and intended to comply with
Section 409A, and all provisions hereof shall be construed in a manner to so comply.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, although the Board, the Committee, and any
designee of the Board or Committee shall use their best efforts to avoid the imposition of
taxation, penalties, and interest under Section 409A, the tax treatment of Nonemployee
Director deferrals under the Plan shall not be, and is not, warranted or guaranteed. If the
Plan fails to meet the requirements of Section 409A with respect to a Nonemployee Director,
the Company shall distribute the amount required to be included in such Nonemployee Director’s
gross income as a result of such failure. Neither the Company, the Board, the Committee, nor
any of their designees shall be held liable for any taxes, penalties, or other monetary
amounts owed by a Nonemployee Director, Beneficiary, or other person as a result of any
deferral or payment under the Plan.
	 
	22.	 	Governing Law. To the extent that federal laws do not otherwise control, the Plan
and all rights hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the
State of Texas.
	 
	23.	 	Headings. The headings of sections herein are included solely for convenience of
reference and shall not affect the meaning of any of the provisions of the Plan.

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