Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (formerly Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.) 2004 Stock Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for employees
EXHIBIT 10.63
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for employees
This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement is dated as of the issue date (the “Issue Date”)
set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (this “Agreement”), and is between Alpha Natural
Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the eligible employee to whom the
Committee has made this Award (the “Award Recipient”).
The 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, the “Plan”) was established to aid the
Company and its Affiliates in recruiting and retaining key employees, directors or consultants of
outstanding ability and to motivate such employees, directors or consultants to exert their best
efforts on behalf of the Company and its Affiliates by providing compensation and incentives
through the granting of Awards. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement have
the same meaning given such capitalized terms in the Plan.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee has full power and authority to direct
the delivery of this Agreement in the name and on behalf of the Company, and has authorized the
delivery of this Agreement.
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The parties agree as follows:
Section 1. Issuance of Stock.
(a) Subject and pursuant to all terms and conditions stated in this Agreement and in
the Plan, on the Issue Date, the Company hereby grants to Award Recipient the number of
restricted stock units (the “Units”) for the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per
share (the “Common Stock”), set forth on Exhibit A. Except as otherwise provided
herein, the shares of the Company’s Common Stock which vest each year under your Unit Award
will be issued to you on the vesting date or if the vesting date is not a business day, on
the immediately following business day (or as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event
later than the 15th day of the third month following such date), subject to your
satisfaction of all applicable income and employment withholding taxes. For purposes of
this Agreement, the “Shares” of Common Stock to be issued under this Award shall include all
of the shares of Common Stock issued to Award Recipient pursuant to this Agreement plus any
Shares issued with respect to such shares of Common Stock before the Shares are actually
issued under this Award, including, but not limited to, shares of the Company’s capital
stock issued by way of stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of
shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the
contrary, the delivery of any vested Shares shall be delayed until six (6) months after
Award Recipient’s Separation from Service to the extent required by Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i)
as provided under the terms of the Plan.
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Section 2. Vesting; Restriction on Transfer and Forfeiture of Unvested Units.
(a) None of the Units may be sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise
encumbered or disposed of until they have vested in accordance with the terms of this
Section 2 and Exhibit A. Except as set forth in this Section 2, effective after the
close of business on the date Award Recipient experiences a Separation from Service or, if
earlier, the date Award Recipient breaches the confidentiality covenant as described in
Section 10 hereof, any Units that are not vested in accordance with this Section 2 shall be
automatically forfeited to the Company without any further obligation on the part of the
Company.
(b) Except as provided herein, the Units will vest according to the vesting schedule
set forth on Exhibit A. Unless otherwise provided in a Company plan applicable to
Award Recipient or any agreement between the Award Recipient and the Company (or any
Affiliate), if: (i) a Change of Control (as defined below) occurs prior to the end of the
full vesting period and the Award Recipient experiences an involuntary Separation from
Service by the Company and any Affiliate other than for Cause within the 90-day period
immediately preceding, on or within the one (1) year period following such Change of
Control, the Units that have not been previously cancelled and forfeited shall become fully
vested and payable; (ii) Award Recipient experiences a Separation from Service as a result
of Award Recipient’s Normal Retirement (as defined below), any unvested Units shall become
vested upon such Separation from Service; (iii) Award Recipient experiences a Separation
from Service as a result of Permanent Disability (as defined below), death or Early
Retirement (as defined below), any unvested Units will vest based on the ratio of the number
of complete months the Award Recipient is employed or serves with the Company and any
Affiliate during the vesting period to the total number of months in the vesting period;
(iv) Award Recipient experiences an involuntary Separation from Service by the Company and
any Affiliate as a result of the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or the Award
Recipient’s employer, any unvested Units shall vest immediately prior to such dissolution or
liquidation event; or (v) Award Recipient experiences an involuntary Separation from Service
by the Company and any Affiliate other than for Cause (as defined below), then the number of
Units that are vested after the close of business on the date Award Recipient experiences an
involuntary Separation from Service by the Company and any Affiliate shall be calculated as
if Award Recipient had been continuously employed by the Company and any Affiliate for an
additional three months.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(i) the term “Change of Control” shall mean (A) any merger, consolidation or
business combination in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to
the merger, consolidation or business combination do not own at least a majority of
the outstanding equity interests of the surviving parent entity, (B) the sale of all
or substantially all of the Company’s and its Affiliates’ assets in a single
transaction or a series of related transactions, (C) the acquisition of beneficial
ownership or control of (including, without limitation, power to vote) a majority of
the outstanding Common Stock by any person or entity (including a “group” as defined
by or under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), or (D) a contested election of
directors, as a result of which or in connection with which the persons who were
directors of the Company before such election or their nominees cease to constitute
a majority of the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision of this
Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, it is intended that the foregoing definition
of Change of Control qualify as a change in the ownership or effective control of a corporation, or a change in
the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of a corporation, within the
meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(5), and shall be interpreted and
construed to effectuate such intent;
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(ii) the term “Permanent Disability” shall mean the Award Recipient is, by
reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be
expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of
not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not
less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the
Award Recipient’s employer;
(iii) the term “Normal Retirement” shall mean (i) the date Award Recipient
reaches the age of 62 with ten (10) Years of Service or (ii) the date Award
Recipient reaches the age of 65;
(iv) the term “Early Retirement” shall mean a combination of age and Years of
Service which equals 80 (for example, an Award Recipient who reaches the age of 50
with thirty (30) Years of Service);
(v) the term “Cause” shall mean “Employer Cause” as set forth in any employment
agreement between the Award Recipient, the Company or any Affiliate or, in the
absence of such an agreement, “Cause” as defined by the Company’s and its
Affiliates’ plans applicable to the Award Recipient or employment policies in effect
at the time of the Award Recipient’s Separation from Service and/or a violation of
the Company’s Code of Business Ethics;
(vi) the term “Separation from Service” shall mean the Award Recipient’s death,
retirement or other termination of Employment or service with the employer
(including all persons treated as a single employer under Sections 414(b) and
414(c)). For purposes hereof, the determination of controlled group members shall
be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 414(b) and 414(c); provided that the
language “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” in
each place that it appears in Section 1563(a)(1), (2) and (3) and Treas. Reg.
Section 1.414(c)-2; provided, further, where legitimate business reasons exist
(within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(h)(3)), the language “at least
20 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” in each place it appears.
Whether an Award Recipient has experienced a Separation from Service will be
determined based on all of the facts and circumstances in accordance with the
guidance issued under Section 409A and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith,
the terms of the Plan; and
(vii) the term “Years of Service” shall mean the aggregate annual periods of
continuous employment or other service with the Company and any parent, affiliate or
subsidiary of the Company measured from the Award Recipient’s date of hire (or
re-hire) and ending on the date the Award Recipient Separates from Service,
including employment or other service with any affiliates or subsidiaries which
become such after the Issue Date, including any predecessors and any other entities
as approved by the Committee (or its delegatee(s)). An absence or leave approved by
the Company or an Affiliate, to the extent permitted by applicable provisions of the
Code, shall not be considered an interruption of employment or performance of
services for any purpose under this Agreement.
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Section 3. Dividend Equivalent Rights.
Should a regular cash dividend be declared on the Company’s Common Stock at a time when
unissued Shares of such Common Stock are subject to the Award, then the number of Shares at that
time subject to your Award will automatically be increased by an amount determined in accordance
with the following formula, rounded down to the nearest whole share:
X = (A x B)/C, where
| X | = | the additional number of Shares which will become subject to your Award
by reason of the cash dividend;
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| A | = | the number of unissued Shares subject to this Award as of the record
date for such dividend;
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| B | = | the per Share amount of the cash dividend; and
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| C | = | the closing selling price per Share of the Company’s
Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the payment date of such
dividend.
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The additional Shares resulting from such calculation will be subject to the same terms and
conditions (including, without limitation, any applicable vesting requirements and forfeiture
provisions) as the unissued Shares of Common Stock to which they relate under the Award.
Section 4. Investment Representation. Award Recipient hereby acknowledges that the Units and
Shares relating to the Units shall not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in
the absence of an effective registration statement for the Shares under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “Securities Act”), and applicable state securities laws or an applicable exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws
or as otherwise provided herein or in the Plan. Award Recipient also agrees that the Units and
Shares which Award Recipient acquires pursuant to this Agreement will not be sold or otherwise
disposed of in any manner which would constitute a violation of any applicable securities laws,
whether federal or state.
Section 5. Rights as an Award Recipient. You will not have any stockholder rights, including
voting rights and actual dividend rights, with respect to the shares subject to your Award until
you become the record holder of those shares following their actual issuance to you and your
satisfaction of the applicable withholding taxes.
Section 6. Clawback/Recoupment.
(a) The Committee may, to the extent permitted by governing law, require reimbursement
of any payment of Common Stock received upon the vesting of this Award if the Award
Recipient is an employee of pay grade 22 or higher as of the Issue Date and the Committee
has determined, in its sole discretion, that the Award Recipient engaged in ethical
misconduct in violation of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics, which the Committee
reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the Company and its
Affiliates.
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(b) If the Committee reasonably determines that any payment of Common Stock received
upon the vesting of this Award should be reimbursed under subsection (a), then the
Award Recipient shall be required to promptly reimburse the Company in an amount the
Committee reasonably determines to be appropriate, which could equal the full value of the
Common Stock the Award Recipient received hereunder for the three years after its issuance.
(c) In the event the Award Recipient is obligated to reimburse the Company for amounts
under subsection (b), the Company may, at its sole election:
(i) require the Award Recipient to pay the amount in a lump sum within 30 days
of such determination;
(ii) deduct the amount from any other compensation owed to the Award Recipient
(as a condition to acceptance of this Award, the Award Recipient agrees to permit
the deduction provided for by this subsection); or
(iii) a combination of subsections (c)(i) and (c)(ii).
(d) By accepting this Award, the Award Recipient agrees that timely payment to the
Company as set forth in this Section 6 is reasonable and necessary, and that timely payment
to the Company as set forth in this Section 6 is not a penalty, and it does not preclude the
Company from seeking all other remedies that may be available to the Company. The Award
Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that the Award Recipient’s Units shall be
cancelled and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably
determines that the Award Recipient has engaged in the conduct specified under subsection
(a).
Section 7. Taxes and Withholdings. Award Recipient acknowledges that any income for
federal, state or local income tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that the Award Recipient is
required to recognize on account of the vesting of the Units and/or issuance of the Shares to Award
Recipient shall be subject to withholding of tax by the Company. In accordance with administrative
procedures established by the Company, Award Recipient may elect to satisfy Award Recipient’s
minimum statutory withholding tax obligations, if any, on account of the vesting of the Units
and/or issuance of Shares, in one or a combination of the following methods: in cash or by
separate check made payable to the Company and/or by authorizing the Company to withhold from the
Shares to be issued to the Award Recipient a sufficient number of whole Shares distributable in
connection with such Award equal to the applicable minimum statutory withholding tax obligation.
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, in the event an Award becomes subject to FICA
taxes before the Shares under the Award would otherwise be issued, the Company shall (and without
providing the Award Recipient with an election) issue a sufficient number of whole Shares under
such Award, that does not exceed the applicable minimum statutory withholding tax obligation with
respect to such FICA taxes and any federal, state or local income taxes that may apply as a result
of such accelerated issuance of Shares and the Company shall withhold such Shares to satisfy such
FICA and any related income tax liability; provided, however, that any such accelerated issuance of
Shares shall be made only to the extent permitted under Treasury Regulations section
1.409A-3(j)(4)(vi). In the event Award Recipient does not make such payments when requested or
required, the Company may refuse to issue or cause to be delivered any Shares under this Agreement
or any other incentive plan agreement entered into by Award Recipient and the Company and any
Affiliate until such payment has been made or arrangements for such payment satisfactory to the
Company have been made.
Section 8. No Right to Employment. Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall be deemed to
give Award Recipient any right to continue to be employed by, or provide services to, the Company
or any Affiliate, nor shall the Plan or the Agreement be deemed to limit in any way the Company’s
or any Affiliate’s right to terminate the employment or services of the Award Recipient at any
time.
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Section 9. Further Assistance. Award Recipient will provide assistance reasonably requested
by the Company and its Affiliates in connection with actions taken by Award Recipient while
employed by the Company and/or its Affiliates, including but not limited to assistance in
connection with any lawsuits or other claims against the Company and/or its Affiliates arising from
events during the period in which Award Recipient was employed by the Company or any Affiliate.
Section 10. Confidentiality. Award Recipient acknowledges that the business of the Company
and its Affiliates is highly competitive and that the Company’s and its Affiliates’ strategies,
methods, books, records, and documents, technical information concerning their products, equipment,
services, and processes, procurement procedures and pricing techniques, the names of and other
information (such as credit and financial data) concerning former, present or prospective customers
and business affiliates, all comprise confidential business information and trade secrets which are
valuable, special, and unique assets which the Company and its Affiliates use in their business to
obtain a competitive advantage over competitors. Award Recipient further acknowledges that
protection of such confidential business information and trade secrets against unauthorized
disclosure and use is of critical importance to the Company and its Affiliates in maintaining their
competitive position. Award Recipient acknowledges that by reason of Award Recipient’s duties to
and association with the Company and its Affiliates, Award Recipient has had and will have access
to and has and will become informed of confidential business information which is a competitive
asset of the Company and its Affiliates. Award Recipient hereby agrees that Award Recipient will
not, at any time, make any unauthorized disclosure of any confidential business information or
trade secrets of the Company and its Affiliates, or make any use thereof, except in the carrying
out of employment responsibilities. Award Recipient shall take all necessary and appropriate steps
to safeguard confidential business information and protect it against disclosure, misappropriation,
misuse, loss and theft. Confidential business information shall not include information in the
public domain (but only if the same becomes part of the public domain through a means other than a
disclosure prohibited hereunder). The above notwithstanding, a disclosure shall not be
unauthorized if (i) it is required by law or by a court of competent jurisdiction or (ii) it is in
connection with any judicial, arbitration, dispute resolution or other legal proceeding in which
Award Recipient’s legal rights and obligations as an employee or under this Agreement are at issue;
provided, however, that Award Recipient shall, to the extent practicable and lawful in any such
events, give prior notice to the Company of Award Recipient’s intent to disclose any such
confidential business information in such context so as to allow the Company and its Affiliates an
opportunity (which Award Recipient will not oppose) to obtain such protective orders or similar
relief with respect thereto as may be deemed appropriate. Any information not specifically related
to the Company and its Affiliates would not be considered confidential to the Company and its
Affiliates. In addition to any other remedy available at law or in equity, in the event of any
breach by Award Recipient of the provisions of this Section 10 which is not waived in writing by
the Company, all vesting of the Units shall cease effective upon the occurrence of the actions or
inactions by Award Recipient constituting a breach by Award Recipient of the provisions of this
Section 10.
Section 11. Binding Effect; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the Company (including its Affiliates) and Award Recipient and
their respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall
not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the Company (including its Affiliates)
and the Award Recipient and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted
assigns. The parties agree that this Agreement shall survive the issuance of the Shares.
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Section 12. Agreement to Abide by Plan; Conflict between Plan and Agreement. The Plan is
hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement and the Plan is made a part hereof as though
fully set forth in this Agreement. Award Recipient, by acceptance of this Award, (i) represents
that he or she is
familiar with the terms and provisions of the Plan, and (ii) agrees to abide by all of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, and the Plan. Award Recipient accepts as binding,
conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee (or its designee) of the
Plan upon any question arising under the Plan and this Agreement (including, without limitation,
the date of Award Recipient’s Separation from Service). In the event of any conflict between the
Plan and this Agreement, the Plan shall control and this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified
accordingly, except to the extent that the Plan gives the Committee express authority to vary the
terms of the Plan by means of this Agreement, in which case, this Agreement shall govern.
Section 13. Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Plan and this
Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersede any prior
understandings, agreements, or representations by or between the parties, written or oral, to the
extent they relate in any way to the subject matter of this Agreement.
Section 14. Choice of Law. To the extent not superseded by federal law, the laws of the
state of Delaware (without regard to the conflicts laws of Delaware) shall control in all matters
relating to this Agreement and any action relating to this Agreement must be brought in State and
Federal Courts located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Section 15. Notice. All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications under
this Agreement shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication
under this Agreement shall be deemed duly given if it is sent by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and addressed to the intended recipient and, if to the
Company, at its address provided in Section 19 and, if to the Award Recipient, the Award
Recipient’s most recent address set forth in the Company’s and its Affiliates’ records. Either
party to this Agreement may send any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication under
this Agreement to the intended recipient at such address using any other means (including personal
delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, telecopy, ordinary mail, or electronic mail), but
no such notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly
given unless and until it actually is received by the intended recipient. Either party to this
Agreement may change the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims, and other
communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other party notice in the manner set
forth in this Section.
Section 16. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended or modified at any time by an
instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto, or as otherwise provided under the Plan.
Notwithstanding, the Company may, in its sole discretion and subject to the terms of the Plan,
modify or amend the terms of this Agreement, impose conditions on the timing and effectiveness of
the issuance of the Shares, or take any other action it deems necessary or advisable, to comply
with Section 409A (or, if applicable, to cause this Award to be excepted from Section 409A).
Section 17. Section 409A. This Award is intended to comply with Section 409A (or an
exception thereto) and the regulations promulgated thereunder and shall be construed accordingly.
Notwithstanding, Award Recipient recognizes and acknowledges that Section 409A may impose upon
Award Recipient certain taxes or interest charges for which Award Recipient is and shall remain
solely responsible.
Section 18. Legends. The Company may at any time place legends referencing the provisions of
this Agreement, and any applicable federal or state securities law restrictions on all
certificates, if any, representing the Shares relating to this Award.
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Section 19. Acknowledgments.
(a) By accepting the Units, the Award Recipient acknowledges receipt of a copy of the
Plan and the prospectus relating to the Units, and agrees to be bound by the terms and
conditions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement, as in effect and/or amended from time
to time.
(b) The Plan and related documents, which may include but do not necessarily include
the Plan prospectus, this Agreement and financial reports of the Company, may be delivered
to you electronically. Such means of delivery may include but do not necessarily include
the delivery of a link to a Company intranet site or the internet site of a third party
involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the documents via e-mail or CD-ROM or
such other delivery determined at the Committee’s or its designee’s discretion. Both
Internet Email and the World Wide Web are required in order to access documents
electronically.
(c) Award Recipient acknowledges that, by receipt of this Award, Award Recipient has
read this Section 19 and consents to the electronic delivery of the Plan and related
documents, as described in this Section 19. Award Recipient acknowledges that Award
Recipient may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered
electronically at no cost if Award Recipient contacts the Senior Vice President of Human
Resources of the Company by telephone at (000) 000-0000 or by mail to Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, X.X.
Xxx 0000, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000. Award Recipient further acknowledges that Award Recipient
will be provided with a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically if electronic
delivery fails.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement as of this , 2010.
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Address:
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
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Attn: Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Senior Vice President of Human Resources
AWARD RECIPIENT
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Except as otherwise provided in the
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