PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.1
THIS
PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered effective as
of the 1st
day of
April, 2005, by and between TXU CORP., a Texas corporation (“Company”), and
«Participant»
(“Participant”).
WHEREAS,
the Company has adopted the TXU Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (“Plan”),
the purpose of which is to assist the Company in attracting, retaining and
motivating executive officers and other key employees essential to the success
of the Company through performance-related incentives linked to long-range
performance goals; and
WHEREAS,
the Plan provides for various types of stock-based incentive compensation
awards
to be made to Key Employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, all as
determined in the sole discretion of the Organization and Compensation Committee
of the Board of Directors of the Company (“Committee”), which administers the
Plan; and
WHEREAS,
in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, the Committee has designated
Participant as a Key Employee under the Plan and desires to award Participant
performance units payable in stock and valued on the basis of Company common
stock as described herein (“Performance Units”) in order to carry out the intent
and purposes of the Plan all as set forth herein; and
WHEREAS,
this Agreement constitutes part of a prospectus covering the Performance
Units
which are being awarded hereunder, where Company common stock constituting
the
value of the Award has been registered under the Securities Act of
1933.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants herein set forth and other good
and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Award
of Performance Units.
The
Company hereby awards to Participant «Award»
Performance Units, each such Performance Unit having a value equal to one
share
of the Company’s common stock, without par value (“Company Stock”), pursuant to
the terms and subject to the conditions and restrictions set forth
herein.
2. Performance
Period and Adjustment of Number of Performance Units.
The
award of Performance Units shall be subject to comparative total shareholder
return performance criteria as described below. For purposes of determining
the
adjustments to the number of Performance Units under this section, the Target
Award (“Target”) shall be the number of Performance Units awarded under Section
1 hereof plus any additional Performance Units added to this Award during
the
Performance Period by virtue of the “dividends” provisions of Section 6
hereof.
(a) During
the period commencing April 1, 2005 and ending March 31, 2008 (“Performance
Period”), the Company’s financial performance, measured in terms of total
shareholder return, shall be compared to, and measured against, the performance
of other
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companies
within a peer group consisting of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Electric
Utilities Index (“Peer Group”). Upon the expiration of the Performance Period,
the Committee will compare the Company’s total shareholder return with the total
shareholder return of the companies within the Peer Group and determine the
Company’s percentile ranking within the Peer Group during the Performance
Period. The Company will also set minimum, target and maximum performance
levels
in terms of the Company’s total shareholder return as compared to total
shareholder return of the companies within the Peer Group.
(b) Based
on
the Company’s performance within the Peer Group during the Performance Period,
the number of Performance Units shall be adjusted in accordance with the
methodology set forth below. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
Performance Units will include such adjusted number of Performance
Units.
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Performance
Levels
|
Total
Shareholder
Return
Ranges
|
Initial
Number of Performance Units Adjusted by the
Following:
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Maximum
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81st Percentile & Above
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Maximum payout (200% of Target)
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150% of Target
|
71st - 80.99th
Percentiles
|
Interpolate between 150% of Target & Maximum (150% & 200% of
Target)
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125% of Target
|
61st - 70.99th
Percentiles
|
Interpolate between 125% of Target & 150% of Target
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Target
|
51st - 60.99th
Percentiles
|
Interpolate between 100% of Target & 125% of Target
|
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Minimum
|
41st - 50.99th
Percentiles
|
Interpolate between Minimum & Target (50% to 100% of
Target)
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Zero
|
40.99th
Percentile & Below
|
No payout
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3. Vesting,
Valuation and Payment of Award.
(a) The
Performance Units, as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of Section
2(b)
above, shall become vested upon the expiration of the Performance Period,
and
shall be valued as of the date of the Committee’s determination of the Company’s
performance within the Peer Group during the Performance Period (“Valuation
Date”), at which time the adjustment described in Section 2(b) shall be made.
In
calculating the value of the Award, each Performance Unit will equal the
value
of the average of the high and low trading price of one (1) share of Company
Stock on the Valuation Date.
(b) This
Award shall be paid to Participant in the form of shares of Company Stock
having
an aggregate value equal to the value of the Award determined in accordance
with
the valuation methodology described in Section 3(a) above. Such distribution
of
Company Stock, net of applicable tax withholding, shall be made as soon as
reasonably practicable (and in any event within forty-five (45) days) following
the Valuation Date.
4. Forfeiture
of Performance Units Under Certain Circumstances.
(a) Forfeiture
Upon Termination of Employment under Certain Circumstances.
If
Participant’s employment with the Company shall, at any time during the
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Performance
Period, be terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined in that certain
Employment Agreement between the Company and Participant dated as of
«Date_of_Emp_Agt»,
(“Employment Agreement”)) or by Participant without Good Reason (as defined in
the Employment Agreement), this Award and all Performance Units covered
hereunder shall immediately be forfeited by Participant. Upon such forfeiture,
Participant shall have no further right, title or interest in or to this
Award
or any Performance Units.
(b)
Continuation
Following Termination of Employment Under Certain Circumstances.
If
Participant’s employment with the Company shall, at any time during the
Performance Period, be terminated under circumstances which, pursuant to
the
terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement, do not result in the
forfeiture of this Award, this Award shall not forfeit and shall be paid
at the
time and in the amount provided for in, and subject to the terms and conditions
of, this Agreement, consistent with the provisions of the Employment
Agreement.
(c) Consistency
With Terms of Employment Agreement.
The
terms of this Section 4 are intended to be consistent with the terms of the
Employment Agreement regarding the forfeiture or the continuation of this
Award
under the various circumstances described in the Employment Agreement, and
this
Section 4 shall be so construed. In the event of any conflict between the
provisions of this Agreement and the Employment Agreement relating to the
terms
of this Award, the provisions of the Employment Agreement will
control.
5. Nontransferability.
No
right of the Participant hereunder may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned
or otherwise alienated, hypothecated or disposed of and any attempt to effect
any such sale, transfer, pledge, assignment or disposition shall be null
and
void and of no force or effect whatsoever.
6. Dividends.
If and
when dividends are paid on Company Stock, the number of Performance Units
covered by the Award will be increased by: (a) in the case of a dividend
paid in
cash, the number of full and fractional shares of Company Stock which could
have
been purchased with the amount of the dividend that would have been paid
had
each Performance Unit been one (1) share of Company Stock and as if the
Performance Units had been invested in the TXU Direct Stock Purchase and
Dividend Reinvestment Plan; or (b) in the case of a dividend paid in stock,
the
number of full and fractional shares of Company Stock which would have been
distributed in connection with such dividend had each Performance Unit been
one
(1) share of Company Stock.
7. Capital
Adjustments.
The
number of Performance Units covered by this Award shall be subject to
adjustment, if any, as the Committee deems appropriate upon the occurrence
of
certain events and in the manner as described in Section 5.4 of the
Plan.
8. No
Right to Employment.
Neither
this Agreement, nor the Award of the Performance Units provided for herein,
shall be construed as giving Participant any right of employment or continued
employment with the Company or any affiliated entity of the
Company.
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9.
Withholding.
Participant understands and agrees that the Company shall deduct or withhold
any
taxes required by law to be withheld in connection with the Award provided
for
herein.
10. Subject
to Plan.
The
Award of the Performance Units and this Agreement are subject to all of the
terms and conditions of the Plan (as the Plan may be amended from time to
time).
In the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan
and
those set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall
control.
11. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed, construed, interpreted and administered in
accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. This Agreement is being entered
into and shall be performed, in whole or in part, in Dallas County, Texas,
and
the parties hereby acknowledge and agree that, in any dispute involving this
Agreement, venue shall be in the appropriate court in Dallas County,
Texas.
12. Severability.
In the
event any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, in whole or in part, for any reason, such determination shall
not
affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any remaining provision
or
portion of provision, which shall remain in full force and effect as if this
Agreement had not contained the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision
or
portion.
13. Amendment.
The
Committee shall have the right at any time and from time to time, without
the
approval or consent of Participant, to amend this Agreement if additions
and/or
changes are made to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, any federal
or state securities law, or other law or regulation applicable to the Award
provided for herein. The Committee shall have the right at any time, and
from
time to time, to amend this Agreement for any other reason with the consent
of
Participant.
14. Award
Not Benefit Eligible.
Participant understands and agrees that the Award of Performance Units shall
be
considered as extraordinary, special incentive compensation and will not
be
included as “earnings,” “wages,” “salary” or “compensation” in any pension,
welfare, life insurance, or other employee benefit plan or arrangement of
the
Company.
15. Notices.
Any
notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall
be
deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the United
States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees
prepaid, addressed to the other party hereto at the address shown opposite
his,
her or its signature below or at such other address as such party may designate
by not less than five (5) days’ advance written notice to the other party
hereto.
16. Further
Assurances.
The
parties agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further
action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this
Agreement.
17. Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to
the
subject matter hereof.
18. Binding
Effect.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors, heirs, executors, administrators, guardians
and
personal representatives. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to
give
any person or entity other than the parties hereto and their respective
successors any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this
Agreement.
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19. Capitalized
Terms.
Unless
otherwise defined herein, each of the capitalized terms used herein shall
have
the meaning given to such term in the Plan.
20. Headings.
Headings of the several sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience
only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of
the
provisions hereof.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement effective
as of
the day and year first above written.
TXU
CORP.
Address:
By:
_____________________________________
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Corporate Secretary
PARTICIPANT
Address:
_________________________________________
_____________________________
«Participant»
_____________________________
_____________________________
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