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EXHIBIT 10.11

 

HANSON BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED
 2015 OMNIBUS LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (“LTIP”)

 

1.             Purposes of the LTIP

 

The purposes of the LTIP are to (a) promote the long-term success of the Company and its Affiliates and to increase shareholder value by providing Eligible Individuals with incentives to contribute to the long-term growth and profitability of the Company, and (b) assist the Company in attracting, retaining and motivating highly qualified individuals who are in a position to make significant contributions to the Company and its Affiliates.

 

The LTIP shall become effective on [DATE], 2015, subject to its approval by shareholders (the “Effective Date”).  If the LTIP is not approved by shareholders, it shall be void ab initio and of no further force and effect.

 

2.             Definitions and Rules of Construction

 

(a)           Definitions.  For purposes of the LTIP, the following capitalized words shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

“Affiliate” means any Subsidiary and any person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company.

 

“Award” means an Option, Restricted Share, Restricted Share Unit, Stock Appreciation Right, Performance Share, Performance Share Unit, Cash Performance Unit or Other Award granted by the Committee pursuant to the terms of the LTIP.

 

“Award Document” means an agreement, certificate or other type or form of document or documentation approved by the Committee that sets forth the terms and conditions of an Award.  An Award Document may be in written, electronic or other media, may be limited to a notation on the books and records of the Company and, unless the Committee requires otherwise, need not be signed by a representative of the Company or a Participant.

 

“Beneficial Owner” and “Beneficially Owned” have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

 

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.

 

“Cash Performance Unit” means a right to receive a Target Amount of cash in the future granted pursuant to Section 10(b).

 

“Cause” has the meaning determined by the Committee at the time of grant and set forth in the applicable Award Document.  In the absence of any alternative definition approved by the Committee, Cause shall mean a termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company or one of its Affiliates (i) for “cause” as defined in an

 

 

employment agreement applicable to the Participant, or (ii) in the case of a Participant who does not have an employment agreement that defines “cause”, because of:  (A) any act or omission that constitutes a material breach by the Participant of any obligations under an employment agreement with the Company or one of its Affiliates or an Award Document; (B) the continued failure or refusal of the Participant to substantially perform the duties reasonably required of the Participant as an employee of the Company or one of its Affiliates; (C) any willful and material violation by the Participant of any law or regulation applicable to the business of the Company or one of its Affiliates, or the Participant’s conviction of a felony, or any willful perpetration by the Participant of a common law fraud; or (D) any other willful misconduct by the Participant which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of, or is otherwise materially injurious to, the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

“Change of Control” means:

 

(i)            Any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities; or

 

(ii)           The following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors then serving: individuals who, on the Effective Date, constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including, but not limited to, a consent solicitation, relating to the election of directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors on the Effective Date or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended; or

 

(iii)          There is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company, other than (A) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary, at least fifty (50%) percent of the combined voting power of the securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or

 

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(iv)          The shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity, at least fifty (50%) percent of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code and the payment or settlement of the Award will accelerate upon a Change of Control, no event set forth herein will constitute a Change of Control for purposes of the LTIP or any Award Document unless such event also constitutes a “change in ownership,” “change in effective control,” or “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets” as defined under Section 409A of the Code.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the applicable rulings, regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder as amended from time to time.

 

“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, any successor committee thereto or any other committee appointed from time to time by the Board to administer the LTIP, which committee shall meet the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act if and so long as there are Ordinary Shares registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, the applicable rules of the NYSE and all other applicable rules and regulations (in each case as amended or superseded from time to time); provided, however, that, if any Committee member is found not to have met the qualification requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code or Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, any actions taken or Awards granted by the Committee shall not be invalidated by such failure to so qualify.

 

“Company” means Hanson Building Products Limited, a Jersey, Channel Islands corporation, or any successor to all or substantially all of the Company’s business that adopts the LTIP.

 

“Disability” means a physical or mental disability or infirmity of the Participant that prevents the normal performance of substantially all of the Participant’s duties as an employee of the Company or any Affiliate, which disability or infirmity shall exist for any continuous period of 180 days within any twelve (12) month period.  Notwithstanding the previous sentence, with respect to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code where the payment or settlement of the Award will accelerate

 

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upon termination of employment as a result of the Participant’s Disability, no such termination will constitute a Disability for purposes of the LTIP or any Award Document unless such event also constitutes a “disability” as defined under Section 409A of the Code.

 

“EBITDA” means earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

 

“EBITA” means the Company’s earnings before interest, taxes and amortization.

 

“Eligible Individuals” means the individuals described in Section 4(a) who are eligible for Awards under the LTIP.

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.

 

“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to an Ordinary Share, the fair market value thereof as of the relevant date of determination, as determined in accordance with the valuation methodology approved by the Committee in compliance with Section 409A of the Code, if applicable.  In the absence of any alternative valuation methodology approved by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of an Ordinary Share on a given date shall equal the higher of the closing selling price of an Ordinary Share on such date (or the most recent trading date if such date is not a trading date) on the NYSE or such other securities exchanges, if any, as may be designated by the Board from time to time.

 

“Full Value Award Limit” means the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued pursuant to (i) Restricted Shares, (ii) Restricted Share Units, (iii) Performance Shares, (iv) Performance Share Units or (v) Other Awards as set forth in Section 5(a) and modified pursuant to Section 5(b).

 

“Good Reason” has the meaning determined by the Committee at the time of grant and set forth in the applicable Award Document.  In the absence of any alternative definition approved by the Committee, Good Reason shall mean (i) the diminution of the Participant’s title and/or responsibilities or (ii) the Participant being required to relocate more than twenty-five (25) miles from the Participant’s then-existing office.

 

“LTIP” means this Hanson Building Products Limited 2015 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended or restated from time to time.

 

“LTIP Limit” means the maximum aggregate number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued for all purposes under the LTIP as set forth in Section 5(a).

 

“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

 

“Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not intended to comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

 

“NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange.

 

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“Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or Nonqualified Stock Option granted pursuant to Section 7.

 

“Ordinary Share” means an ordinary share of Company, or such other class of share or other securities as may be applicable under Section B.

 

“Other Award” means any form of Award (other than an Option, Performance Shares, Performance Share Unit, Cash Performance Unit, Restricted Share, Restricted Share Unit or Stock Appreciation Right) granted pursuant to Section 11.

 

“Participant” means an Eligible Individual who has been granted an Award under the LTIP.

 

“Performance Period” means the period established by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Document over which Performance Targets are measured.

 

“Performance Shares” means a Target Amount of Ordinary Shares granted pursuant to Section 10(a).

 

“Performance Share Unit” means a right to receive a Target Amount of Ordinary Shares granted pursuant to Section 10(a).

 

“Performance Target” means the performance goals established by the Committee, from among the performance criteria provided in Section 6(g), and set forth in the applicable Award Document.

 

“Person” means any person, entity or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, except that such term shall not include (i) the Company or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company, or (v) a person or group as used in Rule 13d-1(b) under the Exchange Act.

 

“Restricted Share” means an Ordinary Share granted or sold pursuant to Section 8(a).

 

“Restricted Share Unit” means a right to receive one or more Ordinary Shares (or cash, if applicable) in the future granted pursuant to Section 8(b).

 

“Stock Appreciation Right” means a right to receive all or some portion of the appreciation on Ordinary Shares granted pursuant to Section 9.

 

“Subsidiary” means any foreign or domestic corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity of which 50% or more of the outstanding voting equity securities or voting power is Beneficially Owned directly or indirectly by the Company.  For purposes of determining eligibility for the grant of Incentive Stock Options under the LTIP, the term “Subsidiary” shall be defined in the manner required by Section 424(f) of the Code.

 

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“Substitute Award” means any Award granted upon assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, outstanding employee equity awards previously granted by a company or other entity acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines in connection with a corporate transaction pursuant to the terms of an equity compensation plan that was approved by the shareholders of such company or other entity.

 

“Target Amount” means the target number of Ordinary Shares or target cash value established by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Document.

 

(b)           Rules of Construction.  The masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include the feminine pronoun, and the singular form of a word shall be deemed to include the plural form, unless the context requires otherwise.  Unless the text indicates otherwise, references to sections are to sections of the LTIP.

 

3.             Administration

 

(a)           Committee.  The LTIP shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have full power and authority, subject to the express provisions hereof, to:

 

(i)            select the Participants from the Eligible Individuals;

 

(ii)           grant Awards in accordance with the LTIP;

 

(iii)          determine the number of Ordinary Shares subject to each Award or the cash amount payable in connection with an Award;

 

(iv)          determine the terms and conditions of each Award, including, without limitation, those related to term, permissible methods of exercise, vesting, cancellation, forfeiture, payment, settlement, exercisability, Performance Periods, Performance Targets, and the effect or occurrence, if any, of a Participant’s termination of employment, separation from service or leave of absence with the Company or any of its Affiliates or, subject to Section 6(d), a Change of Control of the Company;

 

(v)           subject to Sections 15 and 16(f), amend the terms and conditions of an Award after the granting thereof;

 

(vi)          specify and approve the provisions of the Award Documents delivered to Participants in connection with their Awards;

 

(vii)         make factual determinations in connection with the administration or interpretation of the LTIP;

 

(viii)        adopt, prescribe, establish, amend, waive and rescind administrative regulations, rules and procedures relating to the LTIP;

 

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(ix)          employ such legal counsel, independent auditors and consultants as it deems desirable for the administration of the LTIP and to rely upon any advice, opinion or computation received therefrom;

 

(x)           vary the terms of Awards to take into account tax and securities laws (or change thereto) and other regulatory requirements or to procure favorable tax treatment for Participants;

 

(xi)          correct any defects, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in any Award Document or the LTIP; and

 

(xii)         make all other determinations and take any other action desirable or necessary to interpret, construe or implement properly the provisions of the LTIP or any Award Document.

 

(b)           LTIP Construction and Interpretation.  The Committee shall have full power and authority, subject to the express provisions hereof, to construe and interpret the LTIP and any Award Document delivered under the LTIP.

 

(c)           Prohibited Actions.  Notwithstanding the authority granted to the Committee pursuant to Section 3(a) and 3(b), the Committee shall not have the authority, without obtaining shareholder approval, to (i) reprice or cancel Options and Stock Appreciation Rights in violation of Section 6(h), (ii) amend Section 5 to increase the LTIP Limit or any of the special limits listed therein or (iii) grant Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price that is less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of an Ordinary Share on the date of grant in violation of Section 6(j).

 

(d)           Determinations of Committee Final and Binding.  All determinations by the Committee in carrying out and administering the LTIP and in construing and interpreting the LTIP shall be made in the Committee’s sole discretion and shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes and upon all persons interested herein.

 

(e)           Delegation of Authority.  To the extent not prohibited by applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Committee may, from time to time, delegate some or all of its authority under the LTIP to a subcommittee or subcommittees thereof or other persons or groups of persons as it deems necessary, appropriate or advisable under such conditions or limitations as it may set at the time of such delegation or thereafter; provided, however, that the Committee may not delegate its authority (i) to make Awards to individuals (A) who are subject on the date of the Award to the reporting rules under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, (B) whose compensation for such fiscal year may be subject to the limit on deductible compensation pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code or (C) who are officers of the Company who are delegated authority by the Committee hereunder, or (ii) pursuant to Section 15.  For purposes of the LTIP, reference to the Committee shall be deemed to refer to any subcommittee, subcommittees, or other persons or groups of persons to whom the Committee delegates authority pursuant to this Section 3(e).

 

(f)            Liability of Committee and its Delegates.  Subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations:  (i) no member of the Board or Committee (or its delegates pursuant to Section 3(e)) shall be liable for any good faith action, omission or determination made in

 

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connection with the operation, administration or interpretation of the LTIP and (ii) the members of the Board or the Committee (and its delegates) shall be entitled to indemnification and reimbursement in accordance with applicable law in the manner provided in the Company’s articles of association and any indemnification agreements as they may be amended from time to time.  In the performance of its responsibilities with respect to the LTIP, the Committee shall be entitled to rely upon information and/or advice furnished by the Company’s officers or employees, the Company’s accountants, the Company’s counsel and any other party the Committee deems necessary, and no member of the Committee shall be liable for any action taken or not taken in reliance upon any such information and/or advice.

 

(g)           Action by the Board.  Anything in the LTIP to the contrary notwithstanding, subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, any authority or responsibility that, under the terms of the LTIP, may be exercised by the Committee may alternatively be exercised by the Board.

 

4.             Eligibility

 

(a)           Eligible Individuals.  Awards may be granted to officers, employees, directors and consultants of the Company or any of its Affiliates.  The Committee shall have the authority to select the persons to whom Awards may be granted and to determine the type, number and terms of Awards to be granted to each such Participant.

 

(b)           Grants to Participants.  The Committee shall have no obligation to grant any Eligible Individual an Award or to designate an Eligible Individual as a Participant solely by reason of such Eligible Individual having received a prior Award or having been previously designated as a Participant.  The Committee may grant more than one Award to a Participant and may designate an Eligible Individual as a Participant for overlapping periods of time.

 

5.             Ordinary Shares Subject to the LTIP

 

(a)           LTIP Limit.  Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 13, the maximum aggregate number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued for all purposes under the LTIP shall be [·] Ordinary Shares.  Ordinary Shares issued pursant to Awards under the LTIP may be either authorized and unissued Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Shares held by the Company in its treasury, or a combination thereof.  All of the Ordinary Shares subject to the LTIP Limit may be issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Options.  Subject to Section 5(b), the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be granted pursuant to (i) Restricted Shares, (ii) Restricted Share Units, (iii) Performance Shares, (iv) Performance Share Units or (v) Other Awards shall not exceed [·] Ordinary Shares.

 

(b)           Rules Applicable to Determining Ordinary Shares Available for Issuance.  The number of Ordinary Shares remaining available for issuance will be reduced by the number of Ordinary Shares subject to outstanding Awards and, for Awards that are not denominated by Ordinary Shares, by the number of Ordinary Shares actually delivered upon settlement or payment of the Award; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the above, for every one Ordinary Share issued in respect of an award of (i) Restricted Shares, (ii) Restricted Share Units, (iii) Performance Shares, (iv) Performance Share Units or (v) Other Awards in excess of the Full

 

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Value Award Limit, the number of Ordinary Shares that are available for issuance under the LTIP shall be reduced by two (2) Ordinary Shares.  For purposes of determining the number of Ordinary Shares that remain available for issuance under the LTIP, (i) the number of Ordinary Shares that are tendered by a Participant or withheld by the Company to pay the exercise price of an Award or to satisfy the Participant’s tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting, exercise or settlement of an Award and (ii) all of the Ordinary Shares covered by a share-settled Stock Appreciation Right to the extent exercised shall not be added back to the LTIP Limit.  In addition, for purposes of determining the number of Shares that remain available for issuance under the LTIP, the number of Ordinary Shares corresponding to Awards under the LTIP that are forfeited or cancelled or otherwise expire for any reason without having been exercised or settled or that are settled through the issuance of consideration other than Ordinary Shares (including, without limitation, cash) shall be added back to the LTIP Limit and again be available for the grant of Awards; provided, however, that this provision shall not be applicable with respect to (i) the cancellation of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Option upon the exercise of the Option or (ii) the cancellation of an Option granted in tandem with a Stock Appreciation Right upon the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right.

 

(c)           Special Limits.  Anything to the contrary in Section 5(a) above notwithstanding, but subject to adjustment under Section 13, the following special limits shall apply to Ordinary Shares available for Awards under the LTIP:

 

(i)            the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be subject to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted to any Eligible Individual in any calendar year shall equal [·] Ordinary Shares; and

 

(ii)           the maximum amount of Awards (other than those Awards set forth in Section 5(c)(i)) that may be awarded to any Eligible Individual in any calendar year is [·] dollars ($[·]) measured as of the date of grant (with respect to Awards denominated in cash) or [·] Ordinary Shares measured as of the date of grant (with respect to Awards denominated in Ordinary Shares).

 

(d)           To the extent not prohibited by applicable laws, rules and regulations, any Ordinary Shares underlying Substitute Awards shall not be counted against the number of Ordinary Shares remaining for issuance and shall not be subject to Section 5(c).

 

6.             Awards in General

 

(a)           Types of Awards; Exercise.  Awards under the LTIP may consist of Options, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Shares, Performance Share Units, Cash Performance Units and Other Awards.  Any Award described in Sections 7 through 11 may be granted singly or in combination or tandem with any other Award, as the Committee may determine.  Subject to Section 6(g), Awards under the LTIP may be made in combination with, in replacement of, or as alternatives to awards or rights under any other compensation or benefit plan of the Company, including the plan of any acquired entity.  Subject to the provisions of the LTIP and the applicable Award Document, the Committee shall determine the permissible methods of exercise for any Award.

 

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(b)           Terms Set Forth in Award Document.  The terms and conditions of each Award shall be set forth in an Award Document in a form approved by the Committee for such Award, which Award Document shall contain terms and conditions not inconsistent with the LTIP.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Committee may at any time following grant (i) accelerate the vesting, exercisability, lapse of restrictions, settlement or payment of any Award, (ii) eliminate the restrictions and conditions applicable to an Award or (iii) extend the post-termination exercise period of an outstanding Award (subject to the limitations of Section 409A of the Code).  The terms of Awards may vary among Participants, and the LTIP does not impose upon the Committee any requirement to make Awards subject to uniform terms.  Accordingly, the terms of individual Award Documents may vary.

 

(c)           Termination of Employment.  The Committee shall specify at or after the time of grant of an Award the provisions governing the disposition of an Award in the event of a Participant’s termination of employment, with the Company or any of its Affiliates or the Participant’s death or disability.  Subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, in connection with a Participant’s termination of employment, the Committee shall have the discretion to accelerate the vesting, exercisability or settlement of, eliminate the restrictions or conditions applicable to, or extend the post-termination exercise period of an outstanding Award (subject to the limitations of Section 409A of the Code).  Such provisions may be specified in the applicable Award Document or determined at a subsequent time.

 

(d)           Change of Control.

 

(i)            The Committee shall have full authority to determine the effect, if any, of a Change of Control of the Company or any Subsidiary on the vesting, exercisability, settlement, payment or lapse of restrictions applicable to an Award, which effect may be specified in the applicable Award Document or determined at a subsequent time.  Subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Board or the Committee shall, at any time prior to, coincident with or after the effective time of a Change of Control, take such actions as it may consider appropriate, including, without limitation:  (A) provide for the acceleration of any vesting or exercisability of an Award, (B) provide for the deemed attainment of performance conditions relating to an Award, (C) provide for the lapse of restrictions relating to an Award, (D) provide for the assumption, substitution, replacement or continuation of any Award by a successor or surviving corporation (or a parent or subsidiary thereof) with cash, securities, rights or other property to be paid or issued, as the case may be, by the successor or surviving corporation (or a parent or subsidiary thereof), (E)  provide that that an Award shall terminate or expire unless exercised or settled in full on or before a date fixed by the Committee, or (F) terminate or cancel any outstanding Award in exchange for a cash payment (including, if as of the date of the Change of Control, the Committee determines that no amount would have been realized upon the exercise of the Award, then the Award may be cancelled by the Company without payment of consideration).

 

(ii)           In the absence of action by the Committee pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) above, the following provisions shall apply in the event of a Change of Control:

 

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(1)           To the extent the successor company (or a subsidiary or parent thereof) assumes the Award, with appropriate adjustments pursuant to Section 13 to preserve the value of the Award, or provides a substitute for the Award on substantially the same terms and conditions, the existing vesting schedule will continue to apply.

 

(2)           To the extent (x) the successor company (or a subsidiary or parent thereof) does not assume or provide a substitute for an Award on substantially the same terms and conditions or (y) the successor company (or a subsidiary or parent thereof) assumes the Award as provided in Section 6(d)(i)(1) above and the Participant’s employment or service relationship is terminated without Cause or with Good Reason within twenty-four (24) months following the Change of Control:

 

(A)            any and all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding as of the effective date of the Change of Control shall become immediately exercisable, and shall remain exercisable until the earlier of the expiration of their initial term or the second (2nd) anniversary of the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company;

 

(B)          any restrictions imposed on Restricted Shares and Restricted Share Units outstanding as of the effective date of the Change of Control shall lapse;

 

(C)          the Performance Targets with respect to all Performance Units, Performance Shares and other performance-based Awards granted pursuant to Sections 6(g) or 10 outstanding as of the effective date of the Change of Control shall be deemed to have been attained at the specified target level of performance; and

 

(D)          the vesting of all Awards denominated in Ordinary Shares outstanding as of the effective date of the Change of Control shall be accelerated.

 

(iii)          Notwithstanding any other provision of the LTIP or any Award Document, the provisions of this Section 6(d) may not be terminated, amended, or modified following a Change of Control in a manner that would adversely affect a Participant’s rights with respect to an outstanding Award without the prior written consent of the Participant.  The Committee may terminate, amend or modify this Section 6(d) at any time and from time to time prior to a Change of Control.

 

(e)           Dividends and Dividend Equivalents.  The Committee may provide Participants with the right to receive dividends or payments equivalent to dividends or interest with respect to an outstanding Award, which payments can either be paid currently or deemed to have been reinvested in Ordinary Shares, and can be made in Ordinary Shares, cash or a combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine; provided, however, that (i) no payments of dividends or dividend equivalents may be made unless and until the related Award is earned

 

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and vested and (ii) the terms of any reinvestment of dividends must comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no dividends or dividend equivalents shall be paid with respect to Cash Performance Units, Options or Stock Appreciation Rights.

 

(f)            Rights of a Shareholder.  A Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to Ordinary Shares covered by an Award (including voting rights) until the date the Participant or his nominee becomes the holder of record of such Ordinary Shares.  No adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to such date, except as provided in Section 13.

 

(g)           Performance-Based Awards.

 

(i)            The Committee may determine whether any Award under the LTIP is intended to be “performance-based compensation” as that term is used in Section 162(m) of the Code.  Any such Awards designated to be “performance-based compensation” shall be conditioned on the achievement of one or more Performance Targets to the extent required by Section 162(m) of the Code and will be subject to all other conditions and requirements of Section 162(m).  The Performance Targets may include one or more of the following performance criteria:  net income; cash flow or cash flow on investment; operating cash flow; pre-tax or post-tax profit levels or earnings; profit in excess of cost of capital; operating earnings; return on investment; free cash flow; free cash flow per share; earnings per share; return on assets; return on net assets; return on equity; return on capital; return on invested capital; return on sales; sales growth; growth in managed assets; operating margin; operating income; total shareholder return or share price appreciation; EBITDA; EBITA; revenue; net revenues; market share, market penetration; productivity improvements; inventory turnover measurements; reduction of losses, loss ratios or expense ratios; reduction in fixed costs; operating cost management; cost of capital; and debt reduction.

 

(ii)           The Performance Targets shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (subject to adjustments and modifications approved by the Committee in advance) consistently applied on a business unit, divisional, subsidiary or consolidated basis or any combination thereof.

 

(iii)          The Performance Targets may be described in terms of objectives that are related to the individual Participant or objectives that are Company-wide or related to a Subsidiary, business unit, or region and may be measured on an absolute or cumulative basis or on the basis of percentage of improvement over time, and may be measured in terms of Company performance (or performance of the applicable Subsidiary, business unit, or region) or measured relative to selected peer companies or a market index. At the time of grant, the Committee may provide for adjustments to the performance criteria in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(iv)          The Participants will be designated, and the applicable Performance Targets will be established, by the Committee within ninety (90) days following the commencement of the applicable Performance Period (or such earlier or later date

 

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permitted or required by Section 162(m) of the Code).  Each Participant will be assigned a Target Amount payable if Performance Targets are achieved.  Any payment of an Award granted with Performance Targets shall be conditioned on the written certification of the Committee in each case that the Performance Targets and any other material conditions were satisfied.  The Committee may determine, at the time of grant, that if performance exceeds the specified Performance Targets, the Award may be settled with payment greater than the Target Amount, but in no event may such payment exceed the limits set forth in Section 5(c).  The Committee retains the right to reduce any Award notwithstanding the attainment of the Performance Targets.

 

(v)           The Committee may also grant Awards not intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.  With respect to such Awards, the Committee may establish Performance Targets based on any criteria as it deems appropriate.

 

(h)           Repricing of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.  Except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any share dividend, share split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, or exchange of Ordinary Shares), the terms of outstanding Awards may not be amended, without shareholder approval, to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, or to cancel outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for (i) cash or other property, (ii) Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or (iii) other Awards.

 

(i)            Recoupment.  Notwithstanding anything in the LTIP to the contrary, all Awards granted under the LTIP, any payments made under the LTIP and any gains realized upon exercise or settlement of an Award shall be subject to claw-back or recoupment as permitted or mandated by applicable law, rules, regulations or any Company policy as enacted, adopted or modified from time to time.

 

(j)            Minimum Grant or Exercise Price.  In no event shall the exercise price per Ordinary Share of an Option or the grant price per Ordinary Share of a Stock Appreciation Right be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of an Ordinary Share on the date of grant; provided, however that the exercise price of a Substitute Award granted as an Option shall be determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and may be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value.

 

(k)           Term of Options and SARs.  An Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be effective for such term as shall be determined by the Committee and as set forth in the Award Document relating to such Award.  The Committee may extend the term of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right after the time of grant; provided, however, that the term of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may in no event extend beyond the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant of such Award.

 

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7.             Terms and Conditions of Options

 

(a)           General.  The Committee, in its discretion, may grant Options to Eligible Individuals and shall determine whether such Options shall be Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.  Each Option shall be evidenced by an Award Document that shall expressly identify the Option as an Incentive Stock Option or Nonqualified Stock Option, and be in such form and contain such provisions as the Committee shall from time to time deem appropriate.

 

(b)           Payment of Exercise Price.  Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award Document and Company policy in effect from time to time, the exercise price of an Option may be paid (i) in cash or cash equivalents, (ii) by actual delivery or attestation to ownership of freely transferable Ordinary Shares already owned by the person exercising the Option, (iii) by a combination of cash and Ordinary Shares equal in value to the exercise price, (iv) through net share settlement or similar procedure involving the withholding of Ordinary Shares subject to the Option with a value equal to the exercise price or (v) by such other means as the Committee may authorize.  In accordance with the rules and procedures authorized by the Committee for this purpose, the Option may also be exercised through a “cashless exercise” procedure authorized by the Committee from time to time that permits Participants to exercise Options by delivering irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds necessary to pay the exercise price and the amount of any required tax or other withholding obligations or such other procedures determined by the Company from time to time.

 

(c)           Incentive Stock Options.  The exercise price per Ordinary Share of an Incentive Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee at the time of grant or shall be determined by a method specified by the Committee at the time of grant, but in no event shall the exercise price of an Incentive Stock Option be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of an Ordinary Share on the date of grant.  No Incentive Stock Option may be issued pursuant to the LTIP to any individual who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns shares possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, unless (i) the exercise price determined as of the date of grant is at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant of the Ordinary Shares subject to such Incentive Stock Option and (ii) the Incentive Stock Option is not exercisable more than five (5) years from the date of grant thereof.  No Participant shall be granted any Incentive Stock Option which would result in such Participant receiving a grant of Incentive Stock Options that would have an aggregate Fair Market Value in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), determined as of the time of grant, that would be exercisable for the first time by such Participant during any calendar year.  Any amounts above this limit shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options.  No Incentive Stock Option may be granted under the LTIP after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.  The terms of any Incentive Stock Option granted under the LTIP shall comply in all respects with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, or any successor provision thereto, as amended from time to time.

 

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8.             Terms and Conditions of Restricted Shares and Restricted Share Units

 

(a)           Restricted Shares.  The Committee, in its discretion, may grant or sell Restricted Shares to Eligible Individuals.  An Award of Restricted Shares shall consist of one or more Ordinary Shares granted or sold to an Eligible Individual, and shall be subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the LTIP and established by the Committee in connection with the Award and specified in the applicable Award Document.  Restricted Shares may, among other things, be subject to restrictions on transferability, vesting requirements or other specified circumstances under which it may be canceled.

 

(b)           Restricted Share Units.  The Committee, in its discretion, may grant Restricted Share Units to Eligible Individuals.  A Restricted Share Unit shall entitle a Participant to receive, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the LTIP and the applicable Award Document, one or more Ordinary Shares.  Restricted Share Units may, among other things, be subject to restrictions on transferability, vesting requirements or other specified circumstances under which they may be canceled.  If and when the cancellation provisions lapse, the Restricted Share Units shall become Ordinary Shares owned by the applicable Participant or, at the sole discretion of the Committee, cash, or a combination of cash and Ordinary Shares, with a value equal to the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares at the time of payment.

 

9.             Stock Appreciation Rights

 

The Committee, in its discretion, may grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Eligible Individuals.  The Committee may grant Stock Appreciation Rights in tandem with Options or as stand-alone Awards.  Each Stock Appreciation Right shall be subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the LTIP and established by the Committee in connection with the Award and specified in the applicable Award Document.  A Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle a Participant to receive, upon satisfaction of the conditions to payment specified in the applicable Award Document, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of an Ordinary Share on the exercise date of the number of Ordinary Shares for which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised over the per Ordinary Share grant price for such Stock Appreciation Right specified in the applicable Award Document.  Payments to a Participant upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right may be made in cash or Ordinary Shares, as determined by the Committee on or following the date of grant.

 

10.          Terms and Conditions of Performance Shares, Performance Units and Cash Performance Units

 

(a)           Performance Shares or Performance Share Units.  The Committee may grant Performance Shares or Performance Share Units to Eligible Individuals.  An Award of Performance or Performance Share Units shall consist of, or represent a right to receive, a Target Amount of Ordinary Shares granted to an Eligible Individual based on the achievement of Performance Targets over the applicable Performance Period, and shall be subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the LTIP and established by the Committee in connection with the Award and specified in the applicable Award Document.  Payments to a Participant in settlement of an Award of Performance Shares or Performance Share Units may be made in cash or Ordinary Shares, as determined by the Committee on or following the date of grant.

 

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(b)           Cash Performance Units.  The Committee, in its discretion, may grant Cash Performance Units to Eligible Individuals.  A Cash Performance Unit shall entitle a Participant to receive, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the LTIP and established by the Committee in connection with the Award and specified in the applicable Award Document, a Target Amount of cash based upon the achievement of Performance Targets over the applicable Performance Period.  Payments to a Participant in settlement of an Award of Cash Performance Units may be made in cash or Ordinary Shares, as determined by the Committee on or following the date of grant.

 

11.          Other Awards

 

The Committee shall have the authority to specify the terms and provisions of other forms of equity-based or equity-related Awards not described above that the Committee determines to be consistent with the purpose of the LTIP and the interests of the Company, which Awards may provide for cash payments based in whole or in part on the value or future value of Ordinary Shares, for the acquisition or future acquisition of Ordinary Shares, or any combination thereof.

 

12.          Certain Restrictions

 

(a)           Transfers.  No Award shall be transferable other than pursuant to a beneficiary designation approved by the Company, by last will and testament or by the laws of descent and distribution or, except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, pursuant to a domestic relations order, as the case may be; provided, however, that the Committee may, subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations and such terms and conditions as it shall specify, permit the transfer of an Award, other than an Incentive Stock Option, for no consideration to a permitted transferee.

 

(b)           Award Exercisable Only by Participant.  During the lifetime of a Participant, an Award shall be exercisable only by the Participant or by a permitted transferee to whom such Award has been transferred in accordance with Section 12(a) above.  The grant of an Award shall impose no obligation on a Participant to exercise or settle the Award.

 

13.          Recapitalization or Reorganization

 

(a)           Authority of the Company and Shareholders.  The existence of the LTIP, the Award Documents and the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect or restrict in any way the right or power of the Company or the shareholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of shares or of options, warrants or rights to purchase shares or of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference shares whose rights are superior to or affect the Ordinary Shares or the rights thereof or which are convertible into or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

 

(b)           Change in Capitalization.  Notwithstanding any provision of the LTIP or any Award Document, the number and kind of Ordinary Shares authorized for issuance under

 

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Section 5, including the maximum number of Ordinary Shares available under the special limits provided for in Section 5(c), shall be equitably adjusted in the manner deemed necessary by the Committee in the event of a share split, reverse share split, share dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation, reclassification, merger, consolidation, separation, extraordinary share or cash dividend, split-up, spin-off, combination, exchange of Ordinary Shares, warrants or rights offering to purchase Ordinary Shares at a price substantially below Fair Market Value, or any other corporate event or distribution of shares or property of the Company affecting the Ordinary Shares in order to preserve, but not increase, the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the LTIP.  In addition, upon the occurrence of any of the foregoing events, the number and kind of Ordinary Shares subject to any outstanding Award and the exercise price per Ordinary Share (or the grant price per Ordinary Share, as the case may be), if any, under any outstanding Award shall be equitably adjusted in the manner deemed necessary by the Committee (including by payment of cash to a Participant) in order to preserve the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available to Participants.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, such adjusted Awards shall be subject to the same restrictions and vesting or settlement schedule to which the underlying Award is subject (subject to the limitations of Section 409A of the Code).

 

14.          Term of the LTIP

 

Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 15, the LTIP shall terminate on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date, except with respect to Awards then outstanding.  No Awards may be granted under the LTIP after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date.

 

15.          Amendment and Termination

 

Subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Board may at any time terminate or, from time to time, amend, modify or suspend the LTIP; provided, however, that no termination, amendment, modification or suspension (i) will be effective without the approval of the shareholders of the Company if such approval is required under applicable laws, rules and regulations, including the rules of the NYSE and such other securities exchanges, if any, as may be designated by the Board from time to time, and (ii) shall materially and adversely alter or impair the rights of a Participant in any Award previously made under the LTIP without the consent of the holder thereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall have broad authority to amend the LTIP or any Award under the LTIP without the consent of a Participant to the extent it deems necessary or desirable (a) to comply with, or take into account changes in, or interpretations of, applicable tax laws, securities laws, employment laws, accounting rules and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, (b) to take into account unusual or nonrecurring events or market conditions (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 13(b)), or (c) to take into account significant acquisitions or dispositions of assets or other property by the Company.

 

16.          Miscellaneous

 

(a)           Tax Withholding.  The Company or an Affiliate, as appropriate, may require any individual entitled to receive a payment of an Award to remit to the Company, prior

 

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to payment, an amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable tax withholding requirements.  In the case of an Award payable in Ordinary Shares, the Company or an Affiliate, as appropriate, may permit or require a Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, such obligation to remit taxes by directing the Company to withhold shares that would otherwise be received by such individual or to repurchase shares that were issued to the Participant to satisfy the minimum statutory withholding rates for any applicable tax withholding purposes, in accordance with all applicable laws and pursuant to such rules as the Committee may establish from time to time.  The Company or an Affiliate, as appropriate, shall also have the right to deduct from all cash payments made to a Participant (whether or not such payment is made in connection with an Award) any applicable taxes required to be withheld with respect to such payments.

 

(b)           No Right to Awards or Employment.  No person shall have any claim or right to receive Awards under the LTIP.  Neither the LTIP, the grant of Awards under the LTIP nor any action taken or omitted to be taken under the LTIP shall be deemed to create or confer on any Eligible Individual any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or to interfere with or to limit in any way the right of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate the employment of such Eligible Individual at any time.  No Award shall constitute salary, recurrent compensation or contractual compensation for the year of grant, any later year or any other period of time.  Payments received by a Participant under any Award made pursuant to the LTIP shall not be included in, nor have any effect on, the determination of employment-related rights or benefits under any other employee benefit plan or similar arrangement provided by the Company and its Affiliates, unless otherwise specifically provided for under the terms of such plan or arrangement or by the Committee.

 

(c)           Securities Law Restrictions.  An Award may not be exercised or settled, and no Ordinary Shares may be issued in connection with an Award, unless the issuance of such shares (i) has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (ii) has qualified under applicable state “blue sky” laws (or the Company has determined that an exemption from registration and from qualification under such state “blue sky” laws is available) and (iii) complies with all applicable securities laws.  The Committee may require each Participant purchasing or acquiring Ordinary Shares pursuant to an Award under the LTIP to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such Eligible Individual is acquiring the Ordinary Shares for investment purposes and not with a view to the distribution thereof.  All certificates for Ordinary Shares delivered under the LTIP shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any exchange upon which the Ordinary Shares are then listed, and any applicable securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

 

(d)           Section 162(m) of the Code.  The LTIP is intended to comply in all respects with Section 162(m) of the Code; provided, however, that in the event the Committee determines that compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code is not desired with respect to a particular Award, compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code will not be required.  In addition, if any provision of this LTIP would cause Awards that are intended to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, to fail to so qualify, that

 

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provision shall be severed from, and shall be deemed not to be a part of, the LTIP, but the other provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect.

 

(e)           Section 16 of the Exchange Act.  Notwithstanding anything contained in the LTIP or any Award Document under the LTIP to the contrary, if the consummation of any transaction under the LTIP, or the taking of any action by the Committee in connection with a Change of Control of the Company, would result in the possible imposition of liability on a Participant pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Committee shall have the right, in its discretion, but shall not be obligated, to defer such transaction or the effectiveness of such action to the extent necessary to avoid such liability, but in no event for a period longer than 180 days.

 

(f)            Section 409A of the Code.  To the extent that the Committee determines that any Award granted under the LTIP is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Document evidencing such Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions required by Section 409A of the Code.  To the extent applicable, the LTIP and Award Documents shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and interpretive guidance issued thereunder.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the LTIP or an Award Document, if the Committee determines that any provision of the LTIP or an Award Document contravenes any regulations or guidance promulgated under Section 409A of the Code or would cause an Award to be subject to additional taxes, accelerated taxation, interest and/or penalties under Section 409A of the Code, the Committee may modify or amend such provision of the LTIP or Award Document without consent of the Participant in any manner the Committee deems reasonable or necessary.  In making such modifications the Committee shall attempt, but shall not be obligated, to maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable provision without contravening the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.  Moreover, any discretionary authority that the Committee may have pursuant to the LTIP shall not be applicable to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code to the extent such discretionary authority would contravene Section 409A of the Code.

 

(g)           Awards to Individuals Subject to Laws of a Jurisdiction Outside of the United States.  To the extent that Awards under the LTIP are awarded to Eligible Individuals who are domiciled or resident outside of the United States or to persons who are domiciled or resident in the United States but who are subject to the tax laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States, the Committee may adjust the terms of the Awards granted hereunder to such person (i) to comply with the laws, rules and regulations of such jurisdiction and (ii) to permit the grant of the Award not to be a taxable event to the Participant.  The authority granted under the previous sentence shall include the discretion for the Committee to adopt, on behalf of the Company, one or more sub-plans applicable to separate classes of Eligible Individuals who are subject to the laws of jurisdictions outside of the United States.

 

(h)           References to Termination of Employment.  References to “termination of employment” shall also mean termination of any other service relationship of the Participant with the Company, as applicable.

 

(i)            No Limitation on Corporate Actions.  Nothing contained in the LTIP shall be construed to prevent the Company or any Affiliate from taking any corporate action, whether

 

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or not such action would have an adverse effect on any Awards made under the LTIP.  No Participant, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against the Company or any Affiliate as a result of any such action.

 

(j)            Unfunded Plan.  The LTIP is intended to constitute an unfunded plan for incentive compensation.  Prior to the issuance of Ordinary Shares, cash or other form of payment in connection with an Award, nothing contained herein shall give any Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.

 

(k)           Successors.  All obligations of the Company under the LTIP with respect to Awards granted hereunder 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, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.

 

(l)            Application of Funds.  The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of Ordinary Shares pursuant to Awards will be used for general corporate purposes.

 

(m)          Satisfaction of Obligations.  Subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Company may apply any cash, Ordinary Shares, securities or other consideration received upon exercise of settlement of an Award to any obligations a Participant owes to the Company and its Affiliates in connection with the LTIP or otherwise.

 

(n)           Award Document.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the LTIP and any Award Document, the LTIP shall govern and the Award Document shall be interpreted to minimize or eliminate any such conflict or inconsistency.

 

(o)           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 LTIP.

 

(p)           Severability.  If any provision of this LTIP is held unenforceable, the remainder of the LTIP shall continue in full force and effect without regard to such unenforceable provision and shall be applied as though the unenforceable provision were not contained in the LTIP.

 

(q)           Governing Law.  Except as to matters of federal law, the LTIP and all actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [·].

 

20EXHIBIT 10.12

 

Company

2015 Annual Incentive Plan

 

January 2015

 

This overview of the Annual Incentive Plan is designed to assist with your understanding of the administration of the Plan. This summary supersedes any previous documents, communications, etc., which you may have received. As with all plans, the Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time for any reason.

 

I.             INTRODUCTION

 

The Annual Incentive Plan (hereafter “the Plan”) is designed to align Company and individual/team performance with payment of short term incentives. By creating this alignment, the Plan will mutually encourage maximizing value for the Company’s shareholders and offer corresponding rewards to key employees for their contributions. This is achieved by providing the Plan participants an incentive compensation opportunity for improving operating performance within their areas of responsibility during the “Plan Year” (January 1 — December 31). This document has been developed to promote consistent implementation and administration of the Plan.

 

II.            PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN

 

A.            Participants

 

Full-time, salaried employees are eligible to participate in the Plan, as approved by the CEO.  Annually, the Product Lines and Corporate departments will recommend participants into the plan, subject to final approval by the CEO.  At the time of approval, a target award level will be determined for the participant. The target award level represents the potential incentive earned when plan performance is equal to 100% of target and is based on a percentage of the participant’s base salary in effect on the first day of the participant’s annual merit increase cycle for the Plan Year. Being a current or past participant in a short term incentive plan does not imply or guarantee participation in the Plan in 2015 or any future years.

 

B.            New Participants

 

Incentive-eligible employees who are newly hired and begin work with the Company after January 1 but before October 1, or current employees who are promoted to an incentive-eligible position before October 1, will be eligible to participate in the Plan on a pro-rated basis from their date of hire or date of promotion until the end of the Plan Year.

 

Employees hired on or after October 1 or employees who are promoted into an incentive-eligible position on or after October 1 will not participate in the Plan until the following Plan Year (subject to the recommendation and approval process described in Paragraph A above).

 

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III.          OPERATING BUSINESS UNITS

 

The following “Operating Business Units” will be used in 2015 to track and determine financial performance:

 

	
Company
    	
 
    	
Pipe &   Precast
    	
 
    	
Pressure   Pipe
    
	
Structural   Precast
    	
 
    	
Brick
    	
 
    	
Roof   Tile
    

 

Each participant in the Plan will be assigned to one or more Operating Business Units at the beginning of the year for the purpose of calculating incentive payments. The Operating Business Unit(s) to which a participant is assigned should correlate with those sectors of the organization where he/she can have the most impact. Each Operating Business Unit is assigned a financial target — Earnings Before Interest & Taxes Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) — which will serve as the basis for measuring financial performance.

 

IV.          DETERMINATION OF AWARD

 

A participant’s target award is made up of two components: 1) financial performance and 2) MBO performance, each discussed in more detail below. The relative weight allocated to each component of the award will be determined at the time the target is established and can vary from year-to-year.

 

A.            Financial Performance

 

Each participant will have as part of his/her target award, a percentage assigned to the financial performance of his/her respective Operating Business Unit(s). The financial performance metric can range from 40% to 80% of the participant’s target award, with the remainder of the target award determined by MBO performance as described in Paragraph B below.

 

The financial performance will be measured by the EBITDA of the Operating Business Unit at the conclusion of the Plan Year. At the beginning of the Plan Year, a target EBITDA for each Operating Business Unit will be established. A threshold (the point where financial performance award achievement begins) and a ceiling (the point where financial performance award achievement is maximized) will also be established. If EBITDA achievement is at or below the threshold, the financial performance measure will be 0%. If EBITDA achievement is at or above the ceiling, the financial performance measure will be 200%. EBITDA achievement between the threshold and the target will correlate to a financial performance measure between 0% and 100% on a straight-line basis. Similarly, EBITDA achievement between the target and the ceiling will correlate to a financial performance measure between 100% and 200% on a straight-line basis.

 

B.                                    MBO Performance

 

Management by Objectives (MBO) is a fundamental part of Company’s management philosophy and helps create a consistent performance culture with a focus on results. As part of the MBO process, the Company Managing

 

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Board defines the overall Company goals and then managers/supervisors develop goals for their specific areas of responsibility.

 

Since the achievement of MBO goals play an important part in the Company’s success, they are included as part of the Plan. The weighting of the MBO performance metric can range from 20% to 60% of the participant’s target award, with the remainder of the target award determined by financial performance, as described in Paragraph A above. Management generally sets three to five MBO goals with each individual MBO goal not weighing less than 10% or more than 50% of the MBO performance portion of the participant’s target award. Each MBO goal should be described in an objective manner with respect to performance measurements. The MBO goals will have a cumulative potential measure ranging between 0% and 200% of the portion of the target award assigned to MBO goals. MBO goals must be approved by two levels of management including the participant’s immediate supervisor.

 

Achievement of the MBO goals will be measured at the conclusion of the Plan Year. The total MBO performance measure will be determined by the number of goals assigned, the respective weighting of each goal, and the actual achievement of each goal.

 

Some individuals will have unique MBO goals. Others will have MBO Goals which will be team-oriented and tied to the performance of a department or function. It is the responsibility of each department/function head to share the MBO goals with his/her team members whose incentive is tied to these goals and explain how team members can help achieve them.

 

Plan participants will be notified of the manager/supervisor who is responsible for the MBO goals for their department/function.

 

C.            Calculation of Declared Award

 

At the conclusion of each Plan Year, an award will be calculated for each participant in the Plan (the “Declared Award”). The amount of the Declared Award will be determined by a participant’s base salary at the beginning of their merit increase cycle for the Plan Year, participation rate(s), the financial EBITDA performance of the applicable Operating Business Unit(s), and the MBO performance of the individual or group to which the participant is aligned. The amount of this Declared Award will range between 0% and 200% of a participant’s total target award. An example of a Declared Award calculation is illustrated in Appendix A.

 

To be eligible to receive an incentive award, an employee must have attained performance which “Successfully meets the requirements of the job.”  At lower levels of performance, management reserves the right to modify or eliminate any incentive award.

 

The award calculated through this process will represent the gross amount of the Declared Award (before any reduction for taxes and other applicable withholdings) and will be denominated and paid in the participant’s local currency.

 

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D.                                  Pro-rated Calculations

 

Pro-rated adjustments to a participant’s Declared Award could result from any of the following changes a participant may experience during the year:

 

·      Transfer between Operating Business Units

·      Change of base salary during Plan Year

·      Change of participation rate during Plan Year

·      Change in manager to whom MBO goals are aligned

 

A pro-rated calculation will also be applied for participants who were newly hired or promoted into an incentive-eligible position during the Plan Year and for participants who take any leave of absence which is greater than 30 days.

 

In general, pro-rated awards will be determined in the following manner:

 

Pro-rata calculations will be in whole months (i.e., one twelfth for each month of participation). The calculation will give a full month of credit if, in any given month, the employee was a participant in the Plan for one-half or more of that month (which means the participant was on active payroll or in new position no later than the 15th of the month). For example, a new participant who is added to the Plan on July 10 would be credited for Plan participation from July 1 through December 31.

 

E.                                   Payments

 

All Declared Awards must be calculated and approved by the Company prior to being paid. The amount of the Declared Awards will be calculated as soon as practical following the end of the Plan Year and will be paid in cash in a single lump sum payment on or about April 15 following the completion of the Plan Year.

 

An individual employee must be actively employed and on the Company’s payroll at the time payment is made to be eligible to receive a Declared Award, unless he/she leaves for a Qualified Reason (as defined below).

 

V.                                  DISPOSITION OF DECLARED AWARD UPON CEASING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PLAN PARTICIPATION

 

Upon ceasing to be eligible for participation in the Plan, the disposition of a participant’s Declared Award shall be as follows:

 

A.                                  Qualified Reasons

 

Employees or former employees who are no longer eligible to participate in the Plan for a Qualified Reason will be paid a pro-rata portion of their Declared Award based on the date they ceased to be employed in an incentive-eligible position. Final payment of the pro-rata Declared Award will be made at the same time in and in the same form as other Declared Awards as described in Article IV above.

 

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The following reasons are considered to be “Qualified Reasons” and would entitle an individual to be paid a pro-rata award as described above:

 

·                  Retirement (in order to be a “Qualified Reason,” the employee must be at least 55 years old and have completed at least 10 years of service on the date of Retirement)

·                  Long Term Disability (eligible to receive benefits under Company’s LTD Plan or Social Security Disability Benefit payments)

·                  Death

·                  Reduction in Force, Elimination of Position, or Sale of Business Unit

·                  Demotion to level not eligible for participation in the Plan

 

The determination of whether the reason that a participant ceased to be eligible to participate in the Plan is a Qualified Reason shall be made by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

In the event of a participant’s death, the Declared Award will be paid to the estate of the deceased participant.

 

Participation in the Plan and all rights under this Plan cease on the employee’s last day of Full Service (as defined below). If an employee’s eligibility ceases for a Qualified Reason, the date used to pro-rate the Declared Award will be the last day of Full Service. The term “Full Service” shall be defined as a period in which the employee is actively reporting for work and performing duties which contribute to the Company meeting its business objectives. For employees who are terminated, the period of Full Service concludes at the end of any statutory notice period required pursuant to the applicable employment standards legislation. Additional periods of salary continuation or additional common law reasonable notice ordered by a court, offered by the company or required by an employment agreement, are not periods of Full Service and therefore, the employee has no rights to any incentive payments or pro-rated Declared Award which may otherwise have accrued or have been paid in respect of these periods.

 

At the Company’s discretion, payment may be made to the former participant using either actual performance to date or the assumption that the Operating Business Unit(s) will achieve target.

 

B.                                  Non-Qualified Reasons

 

Employees or former employees whose employment is terminated for a “Non-Qualified Reason” will not be eligible for any incentive payments.

 

The following reasons are considered to be “Non-Qualified Reasons” and would not entitle an individual to any additional payouts from the Plan:

 

·                  Resignation for any reason prior to the calculation and distribution of the award for that year.

·                  Termination of employment For Cause (as defined below).

 

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A “For Cause” termination shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion. It is typically for any reason other than those listed as “Qualified Reasons.” The list below includes a few examples of “For Cause” reasons. This is not an all-inclusive list. Other reasons may be considered as “For Cause” at the discretion of the Company.

 

·                  Violation of Company policy

·                  Unacceptable performance

·                  Stealing

·                  Falsifying documents

·                  Willful, unauthorized destruction of Company property, including computer files

·                  Acts or threats of violence against another employee

 

Participation in the Plan and all rights under this Plan cease on the employee’s last day of Full Service.

 

The determination of whether the reason that a participant ceased to be eligible to participate in the Plan is a Non-Qualified Reason shall be made by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

VI.                             MISCELLANEOUS

 

A.                                    Non-transferability

 

A participant’s rights under the Plan, including the right to any incentive payments, may not be sold, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred except, in the event of a participant’s death, to the participant’s estate.

 

B.                                    Tax Withholding

 

The Company shall have the right to deduct from any payment made under the Plan an amount sufficient to cover withholding of any federal, state, local, provincial, foreign or other governmental taxes or charges required by law, or such greater amount of withholding as the Company determines in its sole discretion, and to take other such action as may be necessary to satisfy any such withholding obligations.

 

C.                                    Unfunded Plan

 

Unless otherwise determined by the Company, the Plan shall be unfunded and shall not create (or be construed to create) a trust or a separate fund or funds. The Plan shall not establish any fiduciary relationship between the Company and any participant or any other person. To the extent that any participant holds any rights by virtue of an award granted under the Plan, such rights shall constitute general unsecured liabilities of the Company and shall not confer upon any participant the right, title or interest in any assets of the Company.

 

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D.                              No Rights to Declared Award or Continued Employment

 

No employee shall have any claim or right to be granted a Declared Award under the Plan. The Company has no obligation of uniformity of treatment of participants under the Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Company, incentive payments received by participants shall not be deemed a part of a participant’s regular, recurring compensation for purposes of calculating payments or benefits from any Company benefit plan or severance program.

 

Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the designation of an employee as a participant in the Plan confers upon any employee of the Company or participant in the Plan any right to continued employment with the Company, nor does it interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate employment of the employee at any time, free from any claim or liability under the Plan.

 

E.                                     Amendment and Termination

 

The Plan may be amended or terminated at any time and from time to time by the Company.

 

F.                                      Severability

 

Each provision of the Plan shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of the Plan is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of the Plan.

 

G.                                    Complete Document

 

This document is a complete statement of the Plan as of the date hereof and supersedes all prior plans, proposals, representations, promises and inducements, written or oral, relating to the subject matter. The Company shall not be bound or liable to any person for any representation, promise or inducement made which is not embodied in this document or in any authorized written amendment to the Plan.

 

H.                             Compliance with Law

 

The Plan is intended to comply with applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, the Plan is intended to comply with the applicable requirements of section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and its corresponding regulations and related guidance (“Section 409A”) or an exemption thereunder and shall be construed and interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the requirements for avoiding additional taxes or penalties under Section 409A.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest, or other expenses that may be incurred by a participant in the Plan on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.

 

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Appendix A

 

Example of Annual Incentive Plan Calculation — Declared Award

 

	
Employee’s Base Salary

(at the beginning of the merit increase cycle for   the Plan Year)
    	
 
    	
$
    	
75,000
    	
 
    
	
Target Incentive — 10% of Base Pay
    	
 
    	
$
    	
7,500
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Metrics for Incentive Target:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Operating Business Unit Financial Performance
    	
 
    	
60
    	
%
    
	
MBO Performance
    	
 
    	
40
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
MBO Performance Goals:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Goal #1
    	
 
    	
30
    	
%
    
	
Goal #2
    	
 
    	
30
    	
%
    
	
Goal #3
    	
 
    	
20
    	
%
    
	
Goal #4
    	
 
    	
20
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Performance Achievement:

(Determined at end of Year)
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Operating Business Unit Financial Performance

(60% of Target)
    	
 
    	
Achieved 85
    	
%
    
	
MBO Performance:

(40% of Target)
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Goal #1
    	
 
    	
Achieved 100
    	
%
    
	
Goal #2
    	
 
    	
Achieved 90
    	
%
    
	
Goal #3
    	
 
    	
Achieved 120
    	
%
    
	
Goal #4
    	
 
    	
Achieved 85
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Payout Calculation:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Operating Business Unit Financial Performance
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
$7,500 x 60% x .85 Achievement
    	
 
    	
$
    	
3,825
    	
 
    
	
MBO Performance
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Goal #1 .30 x 100% Achievement
    	
 
    	
.30
    	
 
    
	
Goal #2 .30 x 90% Achievement
    	
 
    	
.27
    	
 
    
	
Goal #3 .20 x 120% Achievement
    	
 
    	
.24
    	
 
    
	
Goal #4 .20 x 85% Achievement
    	
 
    	
.17
    	
 
    
	
Total MBO Performance
    	
 
    	
.98
    	
 
    
	
$7,500 x 40% x .98 Achievement
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,940
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Total Incentive Earned
    	
 
    	
$
    	
6,765

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