ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO. PERFORMANCE UNIT PROGRAM
Exhibit 10.43.2
XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX & CO. PERFORMANCE UNIT PROGRAM
2013 PERFORMANCE UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT
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Participant
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[Participant Name] | |
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Grant Date
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[Grant Date] | |
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Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Date of Grant
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$[ ] | |
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Number of Performance Units subject to this Performance Unit Award
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[Number of Shares Granted] | |
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Performance Period
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January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013 | |
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Earned Performance Units
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The number of Earned Performance Units subject to this Performance Unit Award shall be based on achievement of the Performance Measures during the Performance Period pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement.
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Vesting Date |
100% of the Earned Performance Units shall vest on the third anniversary of the first day of the Performance Period, provided the Participant remains continuously employed by the Company through the Vesting Date.
However, in the event of your Retirement, the vesting of the Earned Performance Units will be governed by Section 4(b) of this Agreement.
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This 2013 Performance Unit Grant Agreement (this “Agreement”), effective as of the Date of Grant shown above, between Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx & Co., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Participant named above, sets forth the terms and conditions of a grant of a performance unit award (this “Performance Unit Award”) under the Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx & Co. Performance Unit Program (the “Plan”). This Performance Unit Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement. In the event of any conflict, the Plan will control over this Agreement. Capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning specified in the Plan, unless a different meaning is specified herein.
1. Performance Unit Award. The Company hereby grants to you this Performance Unit Award for the Number of Performance Units specified above. The value of this Performance Unit Award is based on: (a) the achievement of the Performance Measures described in Section 3 during the Performance Period described in Section 2; and (b) the Unit Value of a vested Earned Performance Unit, as calculated pursuant to Section 5.
2. Performance Period. The period of time during which the Performance Measures described in Section 3 must be met in order to determine the Number of Performance Units earned under this Performance Unit Award is the Performance Period specified above.
3. Performance Measures.
(a) The number of Earned Performance Units under this Performance Unit Award shall be determined by reference to the Performance Measures described in Schedule A attached hereto. If applicable, Schedule A sets forth the weightings and minimum, threshold and maximum levels of performance (the “Performance Goals”) with respect to the Performance Measures, as determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion.
(b) Actual performance against the Performance Measures must be certified by the Compensation Committee in order for any portion of this Award to be earned under this Section 3. The Compensation Committee will certify the results of the Performance Measures as soon as reasonably practicable (the date of such certification, the “Certification Date”) after the Performance Period. Any portion of this Performance Unit Award that is eligible to be earned based on the Committee’s certification will be earned on the Certification Date. Any portion of this Performance Unit Award that is not eligible to be earned based on the Compensation Committee’s certification will terminate on the Certification Date.
4. Vesting; Termination and Retirement. Subject to Sections 4(a) and 4(b) below, Performance Units that are earned based on the achievement of the Performance Measures in Section 3 shall become vested on the Vesting Date shown above, which is the third anniversary of the first day of the Performance Period.
(a) Terminations of Employment Resulting in Forfeiture. In the event the Participant’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason (including Retirement) prior to the Certification Date or for any reason other than Retirement on or after the Certification Date and prior to the Vesting Date, then all Performance Units subject to this Performance Unit Award shall automatically terminate and be forfeited, cancelled and of no further force or effect.
(b) Retirement. In the event the Participant becomes Retirement Eligible prior to the Vesting Date, then 100% of the Earned Performance Units shall become immediately vested upon the date that the Participant becomes Retirement Eligible; provided, however, that only Earned Performance Units shall become vested under this provision. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, upon a
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Participant’s Retirement on or after the Certification Date but prior to the Vesting Date, payment shall continue to be made at the time and in the form set forth in Section 6. For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” means the Participant’s voluntary Termination of Employment on or after the date he or she becomes Retirement Eligible. “Retirement Eligible” means the later of: (i) the date that the Participant attains age 55; or (ii) the date that is the two-year anniversary of the Grant Date.
5. Unit Value. The value of a vested Earned Performance Unit subject to this Performance Unit Award shall be equal to the average Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock over the 12-month period immediately preceding the Vesting Date; provided, however, that in no event shall the Unit Value be less than 50%, or more than 150%, of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Date of Grant.
6. Payment. As soon as practicable after the Vesting Date, but in no event after the last day of the calendar year in which the Vesting Date occurs, the Participant shall receive a lump-sum cash payment in an amount equal to the product of: (a) the Number of Performance Units subject to this Performance Unit Award; (b) the aggregate weighted percentage achievement of the Performance Measures determined pursuant to Section 3; and (c) the Unit Value determined pursuant to Section 5. For example, a Performance Unit Award for 1,000 Performance Units with a Performance Measure achievement level of 75% and a Unit Value of $25 (subject to the restrictions in Section 5) would result in a payment of $18,750.
7. Change in Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, as defined in the Plan, this Agreement and all Performance Units awarded hereunder shall be governed by Section 3.6 of the Plan. If applicable, payment under this Section 7 shall be made as soon as administratively practicable following the Change in Control, but in no event later than 75 days thereafter.
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Administration. Any action taken or decision made by the Company or the Compensation Committee or its delegates arising out of or in connection with the construction, administration, interpretation or effect of the Plan or this Agreement shall lie within its sole and absolute discretion, as the case may be, and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Participant and all persons claiming under or through the Participant. By accepting this Award or other benefit under the Plan, the Participant and each person claiming under or through the Participant shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, any action taken or decision made under the Plan by the Company or the Compensation Committee or its delegates.
(b) Tax Withholding and Furnishing of Information. There shall be withheld from any payment under this Performance Unit Award, or from other compensation payable by the Company to the Participant, such amount, if any, as the Company determines is required by law, including, but not limited to, U.S. federal, state, local or foreign income, employment or other taxes incurred by reason of making of the
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Performance Unit Award, the vesting of the Performance Unit Award or of such payment. It shall be a condition to the obligation of the Company to make payments under this Award that the Participant promptly provide the Company with all forms, documents or other information reasonably required by the Company in connection with the Award.
(c) Non-Transferability. Except as otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion, the Participant’s rights and interests under this Performance Unit Award and the Plan may not be sold, assigned, transferred, or otherwise disposed of, or made subject to any encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation or charge of any nature. If the Participant (or those claiming under or through the Participant) attempt to violate this Section 8(c), such attempted violation shall be null and void and without effect, and the Company’s obligation to make any further payments hereunder shall terminate.
(d) No Right of Participation or Employment. The Participant shall not have any right to be employed, reemployed or continue employment by the Company or affect in any manner the right of the Company to terminate the employment the Participant with or without notice at any time for any reason without liability hereunder. The adoption and maintenance of the Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of employment or otherwise between the Company and the Participant, or to be a consideration for or an inducement or condition of any employment.
(e) No Rights as Stockholder. Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall be interpreted or construed as giving the Participant any rights as a stockholder of the Company or any right to become a stockholder of the Company.
(f) Clawback, Forfeiture or Recoupment. Any payment made to the Participant under this Performance Unit Award will be subject to the Company’s compensation recovery policy, as well as any other or additional “clawback,” forfeiture or recoupment policy adopted by the Company after the date of this Agreement.
(g) Beneficiary Designation. Subject to the provisions of the Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx & Co. Senior Management Incentive Plan, you may, by completing and returning the appropriate form provided to you by the Company or its stock plan administrator, name a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive any payment to which you may become entitled under this Agreement in the event of your death. You may change your beneficiary or beneficiaries from time to time by submitting a new form in accordance with the procedures established by the Company and/or its stock plan administrator. If you do not designate a beneficiary, or if no designated beneficiary is living on the date any amount becomes payable under this Agreement, such payment will be made to the legal representatives of your estate, which will be deemed to be your designated beneficiary under this Agreement.
(h) Section 409A. This Agreement and the payment of the Performance Unit Award hereunder are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations promulgated
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and other official guidance issued thereunder (“Section 409A”), so as to prevent the inclusion in gross income of any benefits accrued hereunder in a taxable year prior to the taxable year or years in which such amount would otherwise be actually distributed or made available to the Participant. This Agreement and the Performance Unit Award shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent and the Company’s Policy Regarding Section 409A Compliance. If the Company determines that it has failed to comply with the requirements of Section 409A, the Company may, in its sole discretion, and without the Participant’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A.
(i) Governing Law. This Agreement, this Performance Unit Award and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant thereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware and construed in accordance therewith without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
| XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX & CO. |
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxx |
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| Xxxxxx X. Xxx Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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PARTICIPANT
[Signed Electronically]
Xxxxx accepted on [Acceptance Date] |
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PERFORMANCE UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT
XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX & CO. PERFORMANCE UNIT PROGRAM
SCHEDULE A
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| Performance Measure | Weighting | Minimum | Target | Maximum | ||||
| EBITAC growth |
100% | 5% | 13% | 13% | ||||
For purposes of this Agreement, EBITAC shall be defined as earnings from continuing operations for the Company’s brokerage and risk management reporting segments before interest, taxes, amortization and change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables.
The target award is 100%. To achieve the target award, EBITAC growth of 13% must be achieved. Achievement below 13% will result in the following percentages of Earned Performance Units:
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Less than 5% EBITAC growth – 0% |
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5% EBITAC growth – 50% |
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10% EBITAC growth – 90% |
If the actual performance certified by the Compensation Committee falls between the percentages specified above, the number of Earned Performance Units under this Performance Unit Award will be calculated using straight-line interpolation, and will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of Performance Units.
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