RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.27
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into and effective as of [ ] (the “Date of Grant”), by and
between Xxxx-Xxxxx Company (the “Company”) and [ ] (the “Director”).
Pursuant to the Xxxx-Xxxxx Company 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”),
and resolutions adopted by the Board of the Company as of December 31, 2003 and February 24, 2006,
each non-employee director of the Company is to automatically receive, immediately following each
annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company, an annual grant of Performance Units (as defined
in the Plan) having an initial value of $45,000.00. Each capitalized term used but not defined in
this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to that term in the Plan.
The Director is a non-employee director of the Company, and entitled to receive an annual
grant of Performance Units on the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and the Plan.
In this Agreement, the term “Restricted Stock Units” will be used to refer to the Performance Units
granted to the Director pursuant to this Agreement and any similar agreement entered into between
the Director and Company.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Grant of Restricted Stock Units.
The Company hereby grants to the Director a Restricted Stock Unit award (the “Award”)
consisting of [ ] Restricted Stock Units. The Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award,
together with all other Restricted Stock Units received by the Director, will be reflected in a
book account (the “Account”) maintained by the Company, and will be settled pursuant to
Section 2 of this Agreement in shares of Common Stock. The number of Restricted Stock Units
comprising this Award has been determined by dividing $45,000.00 by the Fair Market Value of a
share of Common Stock as of the Date of Grant. This Award is subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan. Each reference in this Agreement to Restricted Stock
Units subject to this Award will be deemed to include not only the number of Restricted Stock Units
referenced above, but also any additional Restricted Stock Units granted with respect thereto
pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.2, or other securities issued with respect thereto pursuant to
Section 4.2.
2. Settlement of Restricted Stock Units and Distribution of Shares.
Subject to the provisions of Sections 3 and 5, during the period beginning on the date that
is six (6) months after the date the Director’s service as a director of the Company ends and
ending on the 15th day of the third calendar month following such beginning date
(provided that the Director is not permitted, directly or indirectly, to designate taxable year of
the payment), the Company shall distribute to the Director, in full settlement of all Restricted
Stock Units in the Director’s Account, one share of Common Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit;
provided that, by submitting an election on a form satisfactory to the Committee on or
before the deadline established by the Committee (which shall be a date no later than the end of
the Company’s taxable year immediately preceding the taxable year in which the Company shall grant
such Restricted Stock Units) the Director may elect for such Restricted Stock Units to be settled
on a
specified date following the date that is six months after the date the Director’s service as
a director of the Company ends; provided, further, that with respect to the
Restricted Stock Units granted in calendar year 2008, the Director may elect to settle such
Restricted Stock Units at a specified date on or after January 1, 2009 by submitting an election to
the Committee on a form satisfactory to the Committee on or before December 31, 2008. For purposes
of such settlement, the number of Restricted Stock Units will be rounded to the nearest whole
Restricted Stock Unit, with any fractional Restricted Stock Unit less than 0.5 disregarded. The
number of Restricted Stock Units with respect to which shares of Common Stock will be distributed
will include additional Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to Section 4.1 with respect to any
cash dividend declared with a record date prior to the date the Director’s Restricted Stock Units
are settled. If the Director dies before all Restricted Stock Units credited to the Director’s
Account have been settled in shares of Common Stock, all remaining Restricted Stock Units shall be
settled pursuant to Section 3.2 and the underlying shares of Common Stock shall be delivered to the
beneficiary designated pursuant to Section 6.
3. Effect of Termination of Service.
3.1 Within Six Months of Grant. Subject to Section 5, if the Director’s service as a director
of the Company ends for any reason other than death or Disability within six months of the Date of
Grant, the Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award will be forfeited and this Award will be of
no further force or effect.
3.2 Death or Disability. If the Director’s service as a director of the Company ends because
of the Director’s death or Disability, the Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award will
immediately vest in full and be settled as soon as administratively practicable after such
termination of service, and in any event within ninety (90) days following such termination of
service, in the manner described in Section 2.
4. Dividends and Other Distributions.
4.1 Cash Dividends. If a record date for a cash dividend declared by the Company’s Board
occurs prior to the date the Director’s Restricted Stock Units are settled, the Director will be
granted additional Restricted Stock Units pursuant to this Section 4.1. As of the first day of
each calendar quarter immediately following a calendar quarter in which such a record date occurs
(or, if sooner, as of the date the Director’s Restricted Stock Units are settled), the Director
will be granted that number of additional Restricted Stock Units determined according to the
following formula:
Cash dividend per share x Number of Restricted Stock Units
Fair Market Value
For purposes of this formula:
| • | “Cash dividend per share” means the cash dividend declared per share of Common Stock for the applicable record date; | ||
| • | “Number of Restricted Stock Units” means the aggregate number of Restricted Stock Units held by the Director as of that record date; and |
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| • | “Fair Market Value” means the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the last day of the calendar quarter in which such record date occurs (or, if sooner, on the date the Director’s service as a director of the Company ends). |
Any additional Restricted Stock Units granted under this Section 4.1 will be settled in the manner
described in Section 2, and will otherwise be subject to the provisions of Section 3 and the other
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.
4.2 Adjustments for Other Distributions and Events. If any reorganization, merger,
consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split,
combination of shares, rights offering or divestiture (including a spin-off) or any other similar
change in the corporate structure or shares of the Company occurs, the Committee (or, if the
Company is not the surviving corporation in any such transaction, the board of directors of the
surviving corporation), in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of the Director,
will make appropriate adjustment (which determination will be conclusive) in the number of
Restricted Stock Units credited to the Director’s Account and/or as to the number and kind of
securities or other property (including cash) subject to the Restricted Stock Units; provided,
however, that any such securities or other property distributable with respect to the Restricted
Stock Units shall be, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, distributed to the Director in
the manner described in Section 2 and shall, together with the Restricted Stock Units, otherwise be
subject to the provisions of Sections 3 and 5 and the other terms and conditions of this Agreement.
5. Change in Control.
If, prior to the date that all Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award have been settled
and all of the resulting shares of Common Stock have been distributed to the Director pursuant to
Section 2, a Change in Control of the Company shall occur, then (i) the forfeiture provisions of
Section 3.1 shall lapse and have no further applicability to the Director, and (ii) all the
Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award shall be settled and all the resulting shares of
Common Stock shall be distributed to the Director on the day the Change in Control becomes
effective; provided that the Director may elect to waive the right to such acceleration by
submitting a written election on or before the deadline established by the Committee (which shall
be a date no later than the end of the Company’s taxable year immediately preceding the taxable
year in which the Company shall grant such Restricted Stock Units or, with respect to Restricted
Stock Units granted in calendar year 2008, on or before December 31, 2008), in which case Sections
2 and 3 shall continue to apply to the Director. In effecting such distribution, the Committee may
make such arrangements, including deposits in escrow or in trust in advance of the anticipated
effective date of the Change in Control, as it may deem advisable to carry out the foregoing and to
protect the interests of the Company in the event the Change in Control does not occur.
6. Beneficiary Designation.
Director shall have the right, at any time, to designate any person or persons as beneficiary
or beneficiaries to receive the Director’s Restricted Stock Units upon the Director’s death. In
the event of the Director’s death, distribution of the shares of Common Stock
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underlying such Restricted Stock Units will be made to such beneficiary or beneficiaries. The
Director shall have the right to change his or her beneficiary designation at any time. Each
beneficiary designation shall become effective only when filed in writing with the Company during
the Director’s life on a form prescribed by or approved by the Company. If the Director fails to
designate a beneficiary as provided above, or if all designated beneficiaries die before the
Director, then the beneficiary shall be the Director’s estate.
7. Subject to the Plan.
The Restricted Stock Units subject to this Agreement have been granted under, and are subject
to the terms of, the Plan. The provisions of this Agreement will be interpreted so as to be
consistent with the terms of the Plan, and any ambiguities in this Agreement will be interpreted by
reference to the Plan. If any provision of this Agreement is inconsistent with the terms of the
Plan, the terms of the Plan will prevail.
8. Miscellaneous.
8.1 Binding Effect. This Agreement will be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators
and successors of the parties hereto.
8.2 Section 409A. This Agreement and the Plan are intended to comply with all applicable law,
including the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury regulations and
other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including, without limitation, any such regulations
or other guidance that may be issued after the effective date of this amendment and restatement of
the Plan (“Section 409A”), and shall be operated and interpreted in accordance with this
intention.
8.3 Governing Law. This Agreement and all rights and obligations hereunder shall be construed
in accordance with the Plan and governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to
conflicts of laws provisions. Any legal proceeding related to this Award or Agreement will be
brought in an appropriate Minnesota court, and the parties hereto consent to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the court for this purpose.
8.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire agreement and
understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the grant of the Restricted Stock Units
hereunder and the administration of the Plan, and supersede all prior agreements, arrangements and
understandings relating to the grant of the Restricted Stock Units hereunder and the administration
of the Plan.
8.5 Amendment and Waiver. Other than as provided in the Plan, this Agreement may be amended,
waived, modified or canceled only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto or, in the
case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance.
The parties hereto have executed this Agreement effective the day and year first written
above.
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| XXXX-XXXXX COMPANY | DIRECTOR: | |||||||
By: |
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| Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | [ ] | |||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||||
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