EXHIBIT 10.1
BOWATER INCORPORATED
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, entered into as of the Grant Date (as defined in paragraph
1), by and between the Participant and Bowater Incorporated (the "Company");
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, the Company maintains the Bowater Incorporated 2006 Stock Option
and Restricted Stock Plan (the "Plan"), which is incorporated into and forms a
part of this Agreement, and the Participant has been selected by the committee
administering the Plan (the "Committee") to receive a Restricted Stock Unit
Award under the Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED, by and between the Company and the
Participant, as follows:
1. Terms of Award. The following words and phrases used in this Agreement
shall have the meanings set forth in this paragraph 1:
(a) The "Participant" is Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx .
(b) The "Grant Date" is May 10, 2006 .
(c) The number of "Units" granted under this Agreement is 50,000 Units. Each
"Unit" represents the right to receive one share of Stock as of the
Delivery Date, to the extent that the Participant is vested in such Units
as of the Delivery Date, subject to the terms of this Agreement and the
Plan.
(d) The "Delivery Date" shall be as soon as practicable after the Units become
vested.
Other words and phrases used in this Agreement are defined in the Plan or
elsewhere in this Agreement. Except where the context clearly implies or
indicates the contrary, a word, term, or phrase used in the Plan is similarly
used in this Agreement.
2. Award. The Participant is hereby granted the number of Units set forth
in paragraph 1.
3. Dividends and Voting Rights. The right to dividends (including
extraordinary dividends if so determined by the Committee) declared and paid to
other shareholders shall be accrued during the vesting period and paid in cash
to the Participant upon vesting, less any applicable withholding taxes. No
dividends shall be accrued for the benefit of the Participant with respect to
record dates occurring prior to the Grant Date, or with respect to record dates
occurring on or after the date, if any, on which the Participant has forfeited
the Units. The Participant shall not be a shareholder of record with respect to
the Units and shall have no voting rights with respect to the Units prior to the
Delivery Date.
4. Vesting and Forfeiture. If the Date of Termination does not occur prior
to the one year anniversary of the Grant Date, then the Participant shall become
vested in the Units as of such one year anniversary. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this paragraph 4, the Participant shall become vested in
the Units prior to the one year anniversary of the Grant Date, as follows:
(a) The Participant shall become vested in the Units as of the Date of
Termination prior to the date the Units would otherwise become vested, if
the Date of Termination occurs by reason of the Participant's death or
Disability or by reason of an involuntary termination of the Participant's
employment without Cause or a voluntary termination for Good Reason as
further defined in the Participant's employment agreement dated April 4,
2006.
(b) The Participant shall become vested in the Units upon a Change in Control
that occurs on or before the Date of Termination.
Units may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered.
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph 4, the Participant shall forfeit
the Units as of the Date of Termination that occurs prior to the one year
anniversary of the Grant Date. As of the Delivery Date, the Participant shall
receive one share of Stock for each Unit in which the Participant is then
vested, subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan.
5. Withholding. All deliveries and distributions under this Restricted
Stock Unit Award are subject to withholding of all applicable taxes. Such
withholding obligations will be satisfied through the surrender of shares of
Stock to which the Participant is otherwise entitled under this Agreement;
provided, however, that such shares may be used to satisfy not more than the
Company's minimum statutory withholding obligation (based on minimum statutory
withholding rates for Federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes,
that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income).
6. Heirs and Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to
the benefit of, the Company and its successors and assigns, and upon any person
acquiring, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise,
all or substantially all of the Company's assets and business. If any rights
exercisable by the Participant or benefits distributable to the Participant
under this Agreement have not been exercised or distributed, respectively, at
the time of the Participant's death, any rights that would have been exercisable
by the Participant and any benefits distributable to the Participant shall be
exercised by or distributed to the legal representative of the estate of the
Participant.
7. Administration. The authority to manage and control the operation and
administration of this Agreement shall be vested in the Committee, and the
Committee shall have all powers with respect to this Agreement as it has with
respect to the Plan. Any interpretation of the Agreement by the Committee and
any decision made by it with respect to the Agreement is final and binding on
all persons.
8. Plan Governs. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, the terms of this Agreement shall be subject to the terms of the Plan,
a copy of which may be obtained by the Participant from the office of the
Secretary of the Company; and this Agreement is subject to all interpretations,
amendments, rules and regulations promulgated by the Committee from time to time
pursuant to the Plan.
9. Fractional Shares. In lieu of issuing a fraction of a share pursuant to
paragraph 6.2(f) of the Plan or otherwise, the Company will be entitled to pay
to the Participant an amount equal to the fair market value of such fractional
share.
10. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan, and may otherwise be amended by written agreement of the
Participant and the Company without the consent of any other person.
11. Applicable Law. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the
conflict of law provisions of any jurisdiction.
12. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms used in this
Agreement shall be subject to the following:
(a) Date of Termination. The term "Date of Termination" means the first day
occurring on or after the Grant Date on which the Participant is not
employed by the Company, regardless of the reason for the termination of
employment; provided that the Participant's employment shall not be
considered terminated while the Participant is on a leave of absence from
the Company approved by the Company.
(b) Disability. The term "Disability" shall have the meaning contained in the
Company's long-term disability plan.
(c) Plan Definitions. Except where the context clearly implies or indicates the
contrary, a word, term, or phrase used in the Plan is similarly used in
this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused these presents to be executed in
its name and on its behalf, all as of the Grant Date.
Bowater Incorporated
Human Resources and Compensation Committee
By: /s/ Togo X. Xxxx, Xx.
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Name: Togo X. Xxxx, Xx.
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Its: Chairman
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