NYMAGIC, INC. 2004 AMENDED AND RESTATED LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
NYMAGIC, INC.
2004 AMENDED AND RESTATED LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT
2004 AMENDED AND RESTATED LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made as of this 17th day of April, by and between NYMAGIC, INC. (the
“Company”), having its principal place of business in 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
and
A. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx (the “Grantee”), the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, the Grantee is now employed by the Company (the “Company” when used herein with
reference to employment of the Grantee, shall include any Affiliate of the Company as defined in
the Plan) as the President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to an Employment Agreement (the
“Employment Agreement”) between the Grantee and the Company entered into contemporaneously with
this Award Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the NYMAGIC, INC. 2004 Amended and Restated Long-Term
Incentive (the “Plan”) under which the Company may grant to key employees awards of Restricted
Shares and Performance Units, as each is defined in the Plan, providing the Grantee with shares, or
rights to receive shares, of common stock, par value $1 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”)
subject to restrictions set forth in the Plan and in this Award Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to the Grantee awards of Restricted Shares and
Performance Units;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements herein contained and intending
to be legally bound, the parties hereto hereby agree with each other as follows:
SECTION 1: Restricted Share Award
1.1 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and to the terms of the Plan, and in
order to provide an incentive for the Grantee, as a key employee, to work for the long-range
success of the Company, the Company hereby awards to the Grantee 8,000 Restricted Shares, subject
to adjustment as provided in the Plan.
1.2 The Shares underlying the Restricted Shares awarded to the Grantee under this Award
Agreement shall vest on December 31, 2006 if the Grantee is, and has been, since the date of this
Agreement employed by the Company on that date. If the Grantee’s employment with the Company
terminates prior to December 31, 2006, the Shares underlying the Restricted Shares awarded to the
Grantee under this Award Agreement shall be forfeited unless otherwise provided in accordance with
the terms of the Employment Agreement.
1.3 The Shares underlying the Restricted Shares subject to this Award Agreement will be issued
in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
SECTION 2: Performance Units Awards
2.1 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and to the terms of the Plan, and in
order to provide an additional incentive for the Grantee, as a key employee, to work for the
long-range success of the Company, the Company hereby awards to the Grantee (a) a Standard
Performance Compensation Award, consisting of up to 12,000 Performance Units for each of 2006, 2007
and 2008, and (b) a one-time Supplemental Performance Compensation Award consisting of 25,000
Performance Units, each of which shall be subject to the terms provided for herein and to
adjustment as provided in the Plan. Each Performance Unit shall represent the value of one Share,
or cash equal to Fair Market Value, as defined in the Plan, of such Share, on the date immediately
preceding the issuance of any Shares and/or payment of cash earned in respect of the Performance
Units. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) shall have the authority, in its
discretion, to determine that any obligation of the Company with respect to the Performance
Compensation Awards may be paid in Shares, or cash equal to the Fair Market Value of such Shares,
or part in cash and part in Shares.
SECTION 3: Standard Performance Compensation Award
3.1 The three annual Performance Periods for the Standard Performance Compensation Award shall
be from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006, January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007 and January 1,
2008 to December 31, 2008, respectively. For each Performance Period, the Grantee may earn between
3,000 and 12,000 Performance Units under the Standard Performance Compensation Award if the Company
achieves the target increases in the Fair Market Value of the Shares set forth on Exhibit A
attached hereto. The Grantee shall earn 6,000 Performance Units if the average daily closing price
of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange is at least equal to or greater than the target Fair
Market Value for the Shares indicated on Exhibit A (the “Target FMV”) for twenty (20) consecutive
trading days at any time during the applicable Performance Period indicated on Exhibit A. The
number of Performance Units earned by the Grantee shall be adjusted proportionately from a minimum
of 3,000 for achieving 50% of the target increase in Target FMV (the “Threshold”) up to a maximum
of 12,000 for achieving 200% or more of the target increase in Target FMV (the “Maximum”). No
Performance Units shall be earned if less than 50% of the target increase in Target FMV is achieved
and no more than 12,000 Performance Units shall be earned if more than 200% of the target increase
in Target FMV is achieved.
3.2 As promptly as practicable after the end of the Performance Period, the Human Resources
Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) shall determine, in accordance with the terms of the Plan
and this Award Agreement, and certify to the Board whether and the extent to which the performance
criteria has been satisfied and the number, if any, of the Performance Units earned under Section
3.1. The issuance of the Shares or cash earned in respect of the Performance Units shall be
payable on the second anniversary of the last day of the Performance Period, such that any
Performance Units earned for the Performance Period shall be payable on December 31, 2008.
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3.3 If the Grantee’s employment is terminated prior to the end of the Performance Period, the
Standard Performance Compensation Award shall be forfeited unless otherwise provided in accordance
with the terms of the Employment Agreement.
SECTION 4: Supplemental Performance Compensation Award
4.1 The Grantee shall earn the Supplemental Performance Compensation Award if there is a
Change in Control of the Company (as that term is defined in the Employment Agreement) on or prior
to December 31, 2010 in which the Fair Market Value of the Shares upon the Change in Control (the
“Change of Control FMV”) is at least equal to the amount set forth for the year indicated on
Exhibit B.
4.2 As promptly as practicable after the Committee shall determine that the performance
criteria for the Supplemental Performance Compensation Award will be satisfied, it shall certify
the same to the Board, which shall authorize the grant of the Performance Units earned under
Section 4.1, all subject to the consummation of the Change in Control of the Company. The issuance
of the Shares or cash earned in respect of such Performance Units shall be made within 2 months
following the year in which the Performance Units are earned.
4.3 If the Grantee’s employment is terminated prior to the end of the Performance Period, the
Supplemental Performance Compensation Award shall be forfeited unless otherwise provided in
accordance with the terms of the Employment Agreement.
SECTION 5: Miscellaneous
5.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Grantee hereby agrees to take
any action, and consents to the taking of any action by the Company, with respect to the Restricted
Shares and Performance Units awarded hereunder necessary to achieve compliance with applicable laws
or regulations in effect from time to time. Any determination by the Committee with respect to the
need for any action in order to achieve such compliance with laws or regulations shall be final,
binding and conclusive.
5.2 The Grantee shall be advised by the Company as to the amount of any federal, state, local
or foreign income or employment taxes required to be withheld by the Company on the compensation
income resulting from the award of, or lapse of restrictions on, or issuance of the Shares or
payment of cash. The Grantee shall pay any taxes required to be withheld directly to the Company
in cash upon request, except that the Grantee may satisfy such obligation in whole or in part by
requesting the Company in writing to withhold from the Shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee
Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of certification set forth in Section 3.2 or Section
4.2 hereof equal to the amount of the withholding tax obligation to be so satisfied. The Grantee
understands that no Shares shall be delivered to the Grantee, notwithstanding the earning thereof,
unless and until the Grantee shall have satisfied any obligation for withholding taxes with respect
thereto as provided herein.
5.3 The Grantee hereby indemnifies the Company and holds it harmless from and against any and
all damages or liabilities incurred by the Company (including liabilities for
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attorneys’ fees and disbursements) arising out of any breach by the Grantee of this Award
Agreement.
5.4 Nothing herein shall be construed as giving the Grantee any right to be retained in the
employ of the Company or affect any right that the Company may have to terminate the employment of
the Grantee.
5.5 This Award Agreement is subject in all respects to the terms of the Plan, as amended and
interpreted from time to time by the Board; provided, however, that no alteration, amendment,
revocation or termination of the Plan shall, without the written consent of the Grantee, adversely
affect the rights of the Grantee with respect to the awards made hereunder. Should there be any
inconsistency between the provisions of this Award Agreement and the terms and conditions of the
Plan, the provisions in the Plan shall govern.
5.6 This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first above written.
| NYMAGIC, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx
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| GRANTEE | ||||||
| /s/ A. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||
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