INTEL CORPORATION RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT UNDER THE 2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
Exhibit 10.3
INTEL CORPORATION
UNDER THE 2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
1. TERMS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT
This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”), the Notice of Grant delivered
herewith (the “Notice of Grant”) and the Intel Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the
“2004 Plan”), as such may be amended from time to time, constitute the entire understanding
between you and Intel Corporation (the “Corporation”) regarding the Restricted Stock Units
(“RSUs”) identified in your Notice of Grant.
2. SIGNATURE
If you fail to print and sign this Agreement and return it to Intel Benefit Services within
180 days of the Grant Date, the RSUs subject to your Notice of Grant will be cancelled,
except as determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion.
3. VESTING OF RSUs
Provided that you remain continuously employed by the Corporation or a Subsidiary on a full
time basis from the Grant Date specified in the Notice of Grant through each vesting date
specified in the Notice of Grant, the RSUs shall vest and be converted into the right to
receive the number of shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock, $.001 par value (the “Common
Stock”), specified on the Notice of Grant with respect to such vesting date, except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement. If a vesting date falls on a weekend or any other day
on which the Nasdaq Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) is not open, affected RSUs shall vest on the
next following NASDAQ business day. The number of shares of Common Stock into which RSUs
convert as specified in the Notice of Grant shall be adjusted for stock splits and similar
matters as specified in and pursuant to the 2004 Plan.
RSUs will vest to the extent provided in and in accordance with the terms of the Notice of
Grant and this Agreement. If your status as an Employee terminates for any reason except
death, Disablement (defined below) or Retirement (defined below), prior to the vesting dates
set forth in your Notice of Grant, your unvested RSUs will be cancelled.
4. CONVERSION INTO COMMON STOCK
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Shares of Common Stock will be issued or become free of restrictions as soon as practicable
following vesting of the RSUs, provided that you have satisfied your tax withholding
obligations as specified under Section 11 of this Agreement and you have completed, signed
and returned any documents and taken any additional action that the Corporation deems
appropriate to enable it to accomplish the delivery of the shares of Common Stock. The
shares of Common Stock will be issued in your name or, in the event of your death or
Disablement, to your executor or personal representative, and may be effected by recording
shares on the stock records of the Corporation or by crediting shares in an account
established on your behalf with a brokerage firm or other custodian, in each case as
determined by the Corporation. In no event will the Corporation be obligated to issue a
fractional share.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Corporation shall not be obligated to deliver any
shares of the Common Stock during any period when the Corporation determines that the
conversion of a RSU or the delivery of shares hereunder would violate any laws of the United
States or your country of residence or employment and/or may issue shares subject to any
restrictive legends that, as determined by the Corporation’s counsel, is necessary to comply
with securities or other regulatory requirements, and (ii) the date on which shares are
issued may include a delay in order to provide the Corporation such time as it determines
appropriate to address tax withholding and other administrative matters.
5. LEAVES OF ABSENCE
| a. | Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, if you take a personal leave of absence under the Intel Leave Guidelines (“PLOA”), your RSUs will vest only to the extent and during the times specified in this Section 5: |
| i. | If the duration of the PLOA is less than thirty (30) days: |
| 1. | The vesting date set forth in your Notice of Grant for any RSUs that (but for this provision) would have vested during the PLOA shall be deferred until the first day that you return to work (i.e., the date that the PLOA is terminated) or, if you return on a day that the NASDAQ is not open, the next following NASDAQ business day; and | ||
| 2. | The vesting date set forth in your Notice of Grant for any RSUs that are scheduled to vest following the date that the PLOA is terminated shall not be affected by the PLOA. |
| ii. | If the duration of the PLOA equals or exceeds thirty (30) days, the vesting dates set forth in your Notice of Grant for any RSUs that follow the commencement of the PLOA shall be deferred beyond the dates |
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| set forth in the Notice of Grant by a period of time equal to the duration of the PLOA. | |||
| iii. | If you terminate employment with the Corporation during a PLOA, then in addition to the effect on the vesting dates set forth in clause (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of this Section 5, any RSUs that had not vested prior to the commencement of the PLOA shall be cancelled as of the date of your termination of employment, as applicable, except to the extent provided otherwise in Sections 8 through 10 hereof. |
| b. | If you take an approved Leave of Absence other than a PLOA under Intel Leave Guidelines, the vesting of RSUs shall be unaffected by such absence and will vest in accordance with the schedule set forth in the Notice of Grant. |
6. SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF RSU FOR MISCONDUCT
If at any time the Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation established
pursuant to the 2004 Plan (the “Committee”), including any Subcommittee or “Authorized
Officer” (as defined in Section 8(a)(v) of the 2004 Plan) notifies the Corporation that they
reasonably believe that you have committed an act of misconduct as described in Section
8(a)(v) of the 2004 Plan (embezzlement, fraud, dishonesty, nonpayment of any obligation owed
to the Corporation, breach of fiduciary duty or deliberate disregard of Corporation rules
resulting in loss, damage or injury to the Corporation, an unauthorized disclosure of any
Corporation trade secret or confidential information, any conduct constituting unfair
competition, inducing any customer to breach a contract with the Corporation or inducing any
principal for whom the Corporation acts as agent to terminate such agency relationship), the
vesting of your RSUs may be suspended pending a determination of whether an act of
misconduct has been committed. If the Corporation determines that you have committed an act
of misconduct, all RSUs not vested as of the date the Corporation was notified that you may
have committed an act of misconduct shall be cancelled and neither you nor any beneficiary
shall be entitled to any claim with respect to the RSUs whatsoever. Any determination by the
Committee or an Authorized Officer with respect to the foregoing shall be final, conclusive,
and binding on all interested parties.
7. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, if your employment by the
Corporation terminates for any reason, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, other than on
account of death, Disablement (defined below) or Retirement (defined below), all RSUs not
then vested shall be cancelled on the
date of employment termination, regardless of whether such employment termination is as a
result of a divestiture or otherwise. For purposes of this Section 7, your employment with
any partnership, joint venture or corporation not meeting the requirements of a Subsidiary
in which the Corporation or a Subsidiary is a party
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shall be considered employment for
purposes of this provision if either (a) an the entity is designated by the Committee as a
Subsidiary for purposes of this provision or (b) you are specifically designated as an
employee of a Subsidiary for purposes of this provision.
For purposes of this provision, your employment is not deemed terminated if, prior to sixty
(60) days after the date of termination from the Corporation or a Subsidiary, you are
rehired by the Corporation or a Subsidiary on a basis that would make you eligible for
future Intel RSU grants, nor would your transfer from the Corporation to any Subsidiary or
from any one Subsidiary to another, or from a Subsidiary to the Corporation be deemed a
termination of employment.
8. DEATH
Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, if you die while employed by the
Corporation, your RSUs will become one hundred percent (100%) vested.
9. DISABILITY
Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement and upon your termination of
employment as a result of a determination of Disablement, your RSUs will become one hundred
percent (100%) vested.
For purposes of this Section 9, “Disablement” shall be determined in accordance with the
standards and procedures of the then-current Long Term Disability Plan maintained by the
Corporation or the Subsidiary that employs you, and in the event you are not a participant
in a then-current Long Term Disability Plan maintained by the Corporation or the Subsidiary
that employs you, “Disablement” shall have the same meaning as disablement is defined in the
Intel Long Term Disability Plan, which is generally a physical condition arising from an
illness or injury, which renders an individual incapable of performing work in any
occupation, as determined by the Corporation.
10. RETIREMENT
For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” shall mean either Standard Retirement (as
defined below) or the Rule of 75 (as defined below). Upon your Retirement, vesting of your
RSUs shall be accelerated to the extent provided in Section 10(a) or Section 10(b) below
(but not to the extent provided under both provisions together), whichever results in the
greater number of RSUs vesting:
| a. | If you retire at or after age 60 (“Standard Retirement”), then all RSUs that were scheduled to vest within a number of whole years from the date of your Retirement determined by dividing the number of years that you have been employed by the Corporation (measured in complete, whole years) by five (5), rounded down to the nearest whole number of years, shall vest as of the |
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| date of your Retirement. No vesting acceleration shall occur for any periods of employment of less than five (5) years; or | |||
| b. | If, when you terminate employment with the entire Corporation, your age plus years of service (in each case measured in complete, whole years) equals or exceeds 75 (“Rule of 75”), then all RSUs that were scheduled to vest within one year of the date of your Retirement shall vest as of the date of your Retirement. |
11. TAX WITHHOLDING
RSUs are taxable upon vesting based on the market value in accordance with the tax laws of
the country where you are resident or employed. RSUs are taxable in accordance with the
existing or future tax laws of the country where you are resident or employed. If you are
an U.S. citizen or expatriate, you may also be subject to U.S. tax laws.
To the extent required by applicable federal, state or other law, you shall make
arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation or the Subsidiary that employs you for the
payment and satisfaction of any income tax, social security tax, payroll tax, social taxes,
applicable national or local taxes, payment on account or other tax related to withholding
obligations that arise by reason of granting of a RSU, vesting of a RSU or any sale of
shares of the Common Stock (whichever is applicable).
The Corporation shall not be required to issue or lift any restrictions on shares of the
Common Stock pursuant to your RSUs or to recognize any purported transfer of shares of the
Common Stock until such obligations are satisfied.
Unless provided otherwise by the Committee, these obligations will be satisfied by the
Corporation withholding a number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued
under the RSUs that the Corporation determines has a Market Value sufficient to meet the tax
withholding obligations. In the event that the Committee provides that these obligations
will not be satisfied under the method described in the previous sentence, you authorize UBS
Financial Services Inc., or any successor plan administrator, to sell a number of shares of
Common Stock that are issued under the RSUs, which the Corporation determines is sufficient
to generate an amount that meets the tax withholding obligations plus additional shares to
account for rounding and market fluctuations, and to pay such tax withholding to the
Corporation. The shares may be sold as part of a block trade with other participants of the
2004 Plan in
which all participants receive an average price. For this purpose, “Market Value” will be
calculated as the average of the highest and lowest sales prices of the Common Stock as
reported by NASDAQ on the day your RSUs vest. The future value of the underlying shares of
Common Stock is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty.
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You are ultimately liable and responsible for all taxes owed by you in connection with your
RSUs, regardless of any action the Corporation takes or any transaction pursuant to this
Section 11 with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the
RSUs. The Corporation makes no representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any
tax withholding in connection with the grant, issuance, vesting or settlement of the RSUs or
the subsequent sale of any of the shares of Common Stock underlying the RSUs that vest. The
Corporation does not commit and is under no obligation to structure the RSU program to
reduce or eliminate your tax liability.
12. RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER
Your RSUs may not be otherwise transferred or assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise
disposed of in any way, whether by operation of law or otherwise, and may not be subject to
execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempt to transfer, assign, hypothecate or
otherwise dispose of your RSUs other than as permitted above, shall be void and
unenforceable against the Corporation.
You will have the rights of a stockholder only after shares of the Common Stock have been
issued to you following vesting of your RSUs and satisfaction of all other conditions to the
issuance of those shares as set forth in this Agreement. RSUs shall not entitle you to any
rights of a stockholder of Common Stock and there are no voting or dividend rights with
respect to your RSUs. RSUs shall remain terminable pursuant to this Agreement at all times
until they vest and convert into shares. As a condition to having the right to receive
shares of Common Stock pursuant to your RSUs, you acknowledge that unvested RSUs shall have
no value for purposes of any aspect of your employment relationship with the Corporation.
13. DISPUTES
Any question concerning the interpretation of this Agreement, your Notice of Grant, the RSUs
or the 2004 Plan, any adjustments required to be made thereunder, and any controversy that
may arise under the Standard Terms, your Notice of Grant, the RSUs or the 2004 Plan shall be
determined by the Committee (including any person(s) to whom the Committee has delegated its
authority) in its sole and absolute discretion. Such decision by the Committee shall be
final and binding unless determined pursuant to Section 16(e) to have been arbitrary and
capricious.
14. AMENDMENTS
The 2004 Plan and RSUs may be amended or altered by the Committee or the Board of Directors
of the Corporation to the extent provided in the 2004 Plan.
15. DATA PRIVACY
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You explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic
or other form, of your personal data as described in this document by the Corporation for
the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the
2004 Plan.
You hereby understand that the Corporation holds certain personal information about you,
including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth,
social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any
shares of stock or directorships held in the Corporation, details of all RSUs or any other
entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding
in your favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the 2004 Plan
(“Data”). You hereby understand that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting
in the implementation, administration and management of the 2004 Plan, that these recipients
may be located in your country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have
different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You hereby understand that
you may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data
by contacting your local human resources representative. You authorize the recipients to
receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the
purposes of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the 2004 Plan,
including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third
party with whom you may elect to deposit any shares of Common Stock acquired under your
RSUs. You hereby understand that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to
implement, administer and manage your participation in the 2004 Plan. You hereby understand
that you may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and
processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the
consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing your local human
resources representative. You hereby understand, however, that refusing or withdrawing your
consent may affect your ability to participate in the 2004 Plan. For more information on
the consequences of your refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, you hereby understand
that you may contact the human resources representative responsible for your country at the
local or regional level.
16. THE 2004 PLAN AND OTHER TERMS; OTHER MATTERS
| a. | Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in the 2004 Plan. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the RSUs are superseded by this Agreement and your Notice of Grant. |
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| The grant of RSUs to an employee in any one year, or at any time, does not obligate the Corporation or any Subsidiary to make a grant in any future year or in any given amount and should not create an expectation that the Corporation or any Subsidiary might make a grant in any future year or in any given amount. | |||
| b. | To the extent that the grant of RSUs refers to the Common Stock of Intel Corporation, and as required by the laws of your country of residence or employment, only authorized but unissued shares thereof shall be utilized for delivery upon vesting in accord with the terms hereof. | ||
| c. | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any changes in the financial or tax accounting rules applicable to the RSUs covered by this Agreement shall occur which, in the sole judgment of the Committee, may have an adverse effect on the reported earnings, assets or liabilities of the Corporation, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, modify this Agreement or cancel and cause a forfeiture with respect to any unvested RSUs at the time of such determination. | ||
| d. | Nothing contained in this Agreement creates or implies an employment contract or term of employment upon which you may rely. | ||
| e. | Because this Agreement relates to terms and conditions under which you may be issued shares of Common Stock of Intel Corporation, a Delaware corporation, an essential term of this Agreement is that it shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to choice of law principles of Delaware or other jurisdictions. Any action, suit, or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the RSUs granted hereunder shall be brought in the state or federal courts of competent jurisdiction in the State of California. | ||
| f. | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the applicable Notice of Grant, your RSUs are subject to reduction by the Corporation if you change your employment classification from a full-time employee to a part-time employee. | ||
| g. | RSUs are not part of your employment contract (if any) with the Corporation, your salary, your normal or expected compensation, or other remuneration for any purposes, including for purposes of computing severance pay or other termination compensation or indemnity. | ||
| h. | In consideration of the grant of RSUs, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from termination of your RSUs or diminution in value of the RSUs or Common Stock acquired through vested RSUs resulting from termination of your active employment by the Corporation (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws) and you hereby release the Corporation from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a |
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| court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then you shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived your entitlement to pursue such claim. | |||
| i. | Notwithstanding any terms or conditions of the 2004 Plan to the contrary, in the event of involuntary termination of your employment (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), your right to receive the RSUs and vest in RSUs under the 2004 Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that you are no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); furthermore, in the event of involuntary termination of employment (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), your right to sell shares of Common Stock that converted from vested RSUs after termination of employment, if any, will be measured by the date of termination of your active employment and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law. | ||
| j. | Notwithstanding any provision of these Standard Terms, the Notice of Grant or the 2004 Plan to the contrary, if, at the time of your termination of employment with the Corporation, you are a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), and one or more of the payments or benefits received or to be received by you pursuant to the RSUs would constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, no such payment or benefit will be provided under the RSUs until the earliest of (A) the date which is six (6) months after your “separation from service” for any reason, other than death or “disability” (as such terms are used in Section 409A(a)(2) of the Code), (B) the date of your death or “disability” (as such term is used in Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code) or (C) the effective date of a “change in the ownership or effective control” of the Corporation (as such term is used in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code). The provisions of this Section 16(j) shall only apply to the extent required to avoid your incurrence of any penalty tax or interest under Section 409A of the Code or any regulations or Treasury guidance promulgated thereunder. In addition, if any provision of the RSUs would cause you to incur any penalty tax or interest under Section 409A of the Code or any regulations or Treasury guidance promulgated thereunder, the Corporation may reform such provision to maintain to the maximum extent practicable the original intent of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. |
By your signature below, you and Intel Corporation agree that the RSUs identified in your Notice of
Grant are governed by the terms of this Agreement, the Notice of Grant and the 2004 Plan. You
further acknowledge that you have read and understood the terms of the RSUs set forth in this
Agreement.
FAILURE TO SIGN AND RETURN WITHIN 180 DAYS OF THE GRANT DATE WILL RESULT IN CANCELLATION OF THE
RSUs (SEE SECTION 2 OF THIS AGREEMENT).
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