THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.3
THE XXXXXX XXXXXX CORPORATION
This Performance-Based Restricted Stock Award Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of <INSERT DATE>, is entered into by and between The Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Corporation, a Delaware corporation (and it successors, the “Company”), and <INSERT GRANTEE NAME> (“Grantee”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to those terms in the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”).
WHEREAS, Grantee is an eligible Participant under the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”) has authorized this grant of restricted stock or has otherwise properly delegated the authority to grant restricted stock to the Chief Executive Officer in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and Grantee hereby agree as follows:
1.Grant of Performance Restricted Shares. The Company hereby grants to Grantee, effective as of the <INSERT GRANT DATE> (the “Date of Grant”), the right to receive <INSERT QUANTITY GRANTED> shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Restricted Shares”). This Agreement constitutes an Award Agreement under the Plan.
2.Rights of Grantee. The Restricted Shares subject to this grant shall be fully paid and nonassessable and shall be either: (i) represented by certificates held in custody by the Company until all restrictions thereon have lapsed, together with a stock power or powers executed by Grantee in whose name such certificates are registered, endorsed in blank and covering such Restricted Shares; or (ii) held at the Company’s transfer agent in book entry form with appropriate restrictions relating to the transfer of such Restricted Shares, and endorsed with an appropriate legend referring to the restrictions hereinafter set forth. Grantee shall have the right to vote the Restricted Shares. Upon vesting of the Restricted Shares hereunder, the Grantee: (x) shall receive cash dividends or cash distributions, if any, paid or made by the Company with respect to common shares after the Grant Date and prior to the vesting of the Restricted Stock; and (y) shall receive any additional Restricted Shares that Grantee may become entitled to receive by virtue of a Restricted Share dividend, a merger or reorganization in which the Company is the surviving corporation or any other change in the capital structure of the Company.
3.Restrictions on Transfer of Restricted Shares. The Restricted Shares subject to this grant may not be assigned, exchanged, pledged, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by Grantee, except to the Company, until the Restricted Shares have become nonforfeitable in accordance with Sections 4 and 5 hereof. The Grantee’s rights with respect to such purported transfer in violation of the provisions of this Section 3 of this Agreement shall be null and void, and the purported transferee shall obtain no rights with respect to such Restricted Shares.
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4.Vesting of Restricted Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement, and the applicable provisions of that certain <INSERT EA TITLE> Employment Agreement, effective as of <INSERT EA DATE> (the “Employment Agreement”), by and between the Company and the Grantee, the Restricted Shares covered by this Agreement shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule based on the total shareholder return as set forth on Exhibit A (the “Performance-based Vesting Component”).
5.Forfeiture of Awards; Death or Disability. Notwithstanding Section 4 of this Agreement, if any and all terms relating to the forfeiture of Awards or the vesting of Awards if the Grantee dies or suffers a Permanent Disability (as defined in the Employment Agreement) are hereby incorporated by reference from the Employment Agreement.
6.Compliance with Law. The Company shall make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to issue any of the Restricted Shares covered by this Agreement if the issuance thereof would result in violation of any such law.
7.Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement and the Plan comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, so that the income inclusion provisions of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code do not apply to Grantee. This Agreement and the Plan shall be administered in a manner consistent with this intent. Reference to Section 409A of the Code is to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and will also include any proposed, temporary or final regulations, or any other guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.
8.Amendments. Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto; provided, however, that no amendment shall adversely affect the rights of Grantee under this Agreement or the Employment Agreement without Grantee’s consent; further, provided, that Grantee’s consent shall not be required to an amendment that is deemed necessary by the Company to ensure compliance with Section 409A of the Code or the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 or any regulations promulgated thereunder, including as a result of the implementation of any recoupment policy the Company adopts to comply with the requirements set forth in the Xxxx-Xxxxx Act.
9.Severability. In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable.
10.Relation to Plan and Employment Agreement. This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Employment Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan or the Employment Agreement. The Compensation Committee acting pursuant to the Plan, as constituted from time to time, shall, except as expressly provided otherwise herein or in the plan, have the right to determine any question that arise in connection with the grant of Restricted Shares.
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11.Governing Law. This Agreement is made under, and shall be construed in accordance with, the internal substantive laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.
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Executed in the name and on behalf of the Company to be effective as of the date first written above.
| THE XXXXXX XXXXXX CORPORATION | |||||||||||
| By: | |||||||||||
| Name: | Xxxxx X'Xxxxxx | ||||||||||
| Title | Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||
The undersigned Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of an executed original of this Agreement and accepts the right to receive the Restricted Shares or other securities covered hereby, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions herein above set forth.
| <INSERT GRANTEE NAME> (Grantee) | ||||||||
| Acceptance Date: | ||||||||
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EXHIBIT A
PERFORMANCE-BASED VESTING SCHEDULE
Cumulative Compounded Annual Total Shareholder Return | Stock Price End | Vesting % | ||||||
| 0.00% to 10.99% | $ or below | 0% | ||||||
| 11.00% to 11.99% | $ | 30% | ||||||
| 12.00% to 12.99% | $ | 60% | ||||||
| 13.00% to 13.99% | $ | 90% | ||||||
| 14.00% to 14.99% | $ | 120% | ||||||
15.00% + | $ | 150% | ||||||
The Performance-based Vesting Component of the Award shall vest On <UPDATE ANNUALLY: December 31, 2025>, according to the schedule above; provided, that the Company achieves the corresponding cumulative compounded annual total shareholder return (“TSR”) target. <INSERT PRICE $*>, the volume weighted average share price of the Company for the last 30 trading days of <UPDATE ANNUALLY: 2020>, shall be used as the beginning price for the purpose of calculating TSR. The ending price for the purpose of calculating TSR shall be the volume weighted average share price of the Company for the last 30 trading days of <UPDATE ANNUALLY: 2025>. A TSR target is deemed satisfied if the TSR (calculated as described above) meets or exceeds such target. If the “Stock Price End” amount is higher than the threshold “Stock Price End” amount, but less than the “Stock Price End” amount for the next highest threshold, then, in this instance, the percentage of the award that vests shall be interpolated between the two thresholds. For example, if your award was for 1,000 shares and on <UPDATE ANNUALLY: December 31, 2025> the “Stock Price End” was <INSERT PRICE $*> (i.e. mid-way between <INSERT PRICE $*> and <INSERT PRICE $*>), then, in this instance, you would be entitled to 1,350 fully vested shares of HHC Common Stock (135% of 1,000 shares). Share price shall be based on the daily closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported in the consolidated transaction reporting system and shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent.
The Compensation Committee may make adjustments to the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events, including without limitation, stock splits, stock dividends, spinoffs or other similar events, or as a result of changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles, to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or increase in intended benefits or potential intended benefits provided by an Award; provided, that such adjustments shall be consistent with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) with regard to Awards subject to Section 162(m) of the Code.
The term “Award” shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan. All other capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement to which this Exhibit A is attached.
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