FORM] HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED AMENDED AND RESTATED 2002 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES
Exhibit
10.6
[FORM]
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INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
AMENDED
AND RESTATED 2002 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
FOR
OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES
THIS
RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of __________, is entered into between
XXXXXX INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and _________ (“Grantee”). Capitalized terms used herein
but not defined shall have the meanings assigned to those terms in the Company’s
Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as amended (the
“Plan”).
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I T N E S S E T H:
A.
Grantee is an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary of the
Company; and
B.
The execution of this Agreement in the form hereof has
been authorized by the Compensation and Option Committee of the Board (the
“Committee”);
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the covenants and agreements
set forth in this Agreement, the Company and Grantee agree as
follows:
1.
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Grant of Restricted Share
Units. Subject to and upon the terms, conditions, and restrictions
set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the
Grantee __________ Restricted Share Units (the “Grant”). Each Restricted
Share Unit shall represent the right to receive one share of the Company’s
common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”). This Agreement
constitutes an “Evidence of Award” under the
Plan.
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2.
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Date of Grant. The
effective date of the grant of the Restricted Share Units is
_____________________ (the “Date of
Grant”).
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3.
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Restrictions on Transfer of
Restricted Share Units. Neither the Restricted Share Units granted
hereby nor any interest therein shall be transferable other than by will
or the laws of descent and
distribution.
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4.
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Vesting of Restricted Share
Units.
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(a)
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Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, unless earlier forfeited in
accordance with Section 5, the Restricted Share Units shall become
nonforfeitable on __________ (each, a “Vesting
Date”).
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(b)
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Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 4(a) above, all Restricted Share Units shall
become immediately nonforfeitable upon the occurrence of a Change in
Control (as defined below). A “Change in Control” means the occurrence,
before this Agreement terminates, of any of the following
events:
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(i)
the acquisition by any individual,
entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”)
of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act) of 25% or more of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election
of directors (the “Voting Shares”); provided, however, that for purposes of this
Section 4(b)(i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in
Control: (A) any issuance of Voting Shares directly from the Company that is
approved by the Incumbent Board (as defined in Section 4(b)(ii) below), (B) any
acquisition by the Company or a Subsidiary of Voting Shares, (C) any acquisition
of Voting Shares by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary or (D) any acquisition of Voting
Shares by any Person pursuant to a Business Combination that complies with
clauses (A), (B) and (C) of Section 4(b)(iii) below;
(ii)
individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the
Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a
Director after the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the
Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the
Directors then constituting the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by
approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as
a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination) shall be deemed to
have been a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any
such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an
actual or threatened election contest (within the meaning of Rule 14a-12 of the
Exchange Act) with respect to the election or removal of Directors or other
actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a
Person other than the Board;
(iii) consummation
of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, a sale or other disposition of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company or other transaction (each, a
“Business Combination”), unless, in each case, immediately following the
Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and
entities who were the beneficial owners of Voting Shares immediately prior to
the Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50%
of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Shares of the entity
resulting from the Business Combination (including, without limitation, an
entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more
subsidiaries), (B) no Person (other than the Company, such entity resulting from
the Business Combination, or any employee benefit plan (or related trust)
sponsored or maintained by the Company, any Subsidiary or such entity resulting
from the Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or
more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Shares of the
entity resulting from the Business Combination and (C) at least a majority of
the members of the board of directors of the entity resulting from the Business
Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of
the initial agreement or of the action of the Board providing for the Business
Combination; or
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(iv) approval
by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of
the Company, except pursuant to a Business Combination that complies with
clauses (A), (B) and (C) of Section 4(b)(iii) hereof.
5.
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Forfeiture of Restricted Share
Units.
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(a)
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Except
as otherwise described in this Section 5, any of the Restricted Share
Units that remain forfeitable in accordance with Section 4 hereof shall be
forfeited if Grantee ceases for any reason to be employed by the Company
or a Subsidiary at any time prior to such shares becoming nonforfeitable
in accordance with Section 4 hereof, unless the Committee determines to
provide otherwise at the time of the cessation of the Grantee’s
employment. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Grantee’s employment
with the Company or a Subsidiary shall not be deemed to have been
interrupted, and Grantee shall not be deemed to have ceased to be an
employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, by reason of (i) the transfer of
Grantee’s employment among the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) an
approved leave of absence of not more than 90 days, or (iii) the period of
any leave of absence required to be granted by the Company under any law,
rule, regulation or contract applicable to Grantee’s employment with the
Company or any Subsidiary.
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(b)
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Any
of the Restricted Share Units that remain forfeitable in accordance with
Section 4 shall be forfeited on the date that the Committee determines
that such Restricted Share Units shall be forfeited under the
circumstances described in Section 17(g) of the
Plan.
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6.
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Payment of Restricted Share
Units. Subject to Section 10, on the 70th
day after such time as the Restricted Share Units shall become
nonforfeitable as specified in this Agreement, shares of Common Stock
underlying such Restricted Share Units shall be transferred to the
Grantee, except as otherwise provided in Section 8 [; provided, however,
that the Committee, in its sole discretion, may settle the award of
Restricted Share Units wholly or partly in
cash].
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7.
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Dividend, Voting and Other
Rights. The Grantee shall have no rights of ownership in
the Restricted Share Units and shall have no voting rights with respect to
such Restricted Share Units until the date on which the shares of Common
Stock are transferred to the Grantee pursuant to Section 6 above and a
stock certificate representing such shares of Common Stock is issued to
the Grantee. From and after the Date of Grant and until the
earlier of (a) the time when the Grantee receives the shares of Common
Stock underlying the Restricted Share Units in accordance with Section 6
hereof or (b) the time when the Grantee’s right to receive the Restricted
Share Units is forfeited in accordance with Section 5 hereof, the Company
shall not pay to the Grantee any dividends with respect to the Restricted
Share Units.
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8.
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Retention of Common Stock by
the Company; Withholding. The shares of Common Stock underlying the
Restricted Share Units shall be released to the Grantee by the Company’s
transfer agent at the direction of the Company. At such time as
the Restricted Share Units become nonforfeitable and payable as specified
in this Agreement, the Company shall direct the transfer agent to forward
all such nonforfeitable shares of Common Stock to the Grantee; provided,
however, that if the Grantee has notified the Company of his or her
election to satisfy any tax obligations by surrender of a portion of such
shares, the transfer agent will be directed to forward the remaining
balance of shares after the amount necessary for such taxes has been
deducted. [The cash, if any, paid to Grantee pursuant to Section 6 above
shall be reduced by any required tax withholding or other required
governmental deduction.] The foregoing provisions of this
Section 8 are in all events subject to Section
10.
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9.
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Compliance with Law. The
Company shall make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable
federal and state securities laws; provided, however, notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to
issue any shares of Common Stock or other securities pursuant to this
Agreement if the issuance thereof would, in the reasonable opinion of the
Company, result in a violation of any such
law.
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10.
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Compliance with Section 409A of
the Code.
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(a)
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Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Grantee is a
“specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code
(“Section 409A”) and determined pursuant to procedures adopted by the
Company from time to time) at the time of his “separation from service”
(within the meaning of Section 409A) and if any payment to be received by
the Grantee under Section 6 or Section 8 upon his separation from service
would be considered deferred compensation (the “Delayed Payment”) under
Section 409A, then the following provisions will apply to the Delayed
Payment. Each such payment of deferred compensation that would
otherwise be payable pursuant to Section 6 or Section 8 during the
six-month period immediately following the Grantee’s separation from
service will instead be paid or made available on the earlier of (i) the
first business day of the seventh month following the date the Grantee
incurs a separation from service and (ii) the Grantee’s
death. In the event this Section 10(a) applies, the fair market
value of the Restricted Share Units shall be the fair market value, as
determined in accordance with the Plan, on the earlier of the dates
specified in clauses (i) and (ii) above. To the extent
applicable, it is intended that this Agreement and the Plan comply with
the provisions of Section 409A and shall be interpreted consistent with
Section 409A.
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(b)
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Subject
to Section 10(a), if (i) Restricted Share Units become nonforfeitable due
to the application of Section 4(b), (ii) the Change in Control is not
described by Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and (iii) any payment
that would otherwise be received by the Grantee would be considered
deferred compensation under Section 409A, then such payment will instead
be paid on the 30th
day after the earliest of (x) the applicable date set forth in Section
4(a) on which the Restricted Share Units would otherwise have become
nonforfeitable, (y) the Grantee’s separation from service, and (z) a
Change in Control that is described by Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the
Code. In the event this Section 10(b) applies, the fair market
value of the Restricted Share Units shall be the fair market value, as
determined in accordance with the Plan, on the 30th
day after the earliest of the dates specified in clauses (i), (ii) and
(iii) above.
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11.
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Relation to Other
Benefits. Any economic or other benefit to the Grantee under this
Agreement shall not be taken into account in determining any benefits to
which the Grantee may be entitled.
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12.
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Relation to Plan. This
Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event
of any inconsistent provisions between 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. The Committee, acting
pursuant to the Plan shall, except as expressly provided otherwise herein,
have the right to determine any questions which arise in connection with
this grant.
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13.
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Employment Rights. This
Agreement shall not confer on Grantee any right with respect to the
continuance of employment or other services with the Company or any
Subsidiary. No provision of this Agreement shall limit in any
way whatsoever any right that the Company or a Subsidiary may otherwise
have to terminate the employment of Grantee at any
time.
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14.
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Communications. All
notices, demands and other communications required or permitted hereunder
or designated to be given with respect to the rights or interests covered
by this Agreement shall be deemed to have been properly given or delivered
when delivered personally or sent by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested, U.S. mail or reputable overnight carrier, with full
postage prepaid and addressed to the parties as
follows:
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If
to the Company, at:
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000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention: General
Counsel
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If
to Grantee, at:
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Grantee’s
address provided by Grantee on the last page
hereof
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Either
the Company or Grantee may change the above designated address by written notice
to the other specifying such new address.
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Interpretation. The
interpretation and construction of this Agreement by the Committee shall
be final and conclusive. No member of the Committee shall be liable for
any such action or determination made in good
faith.
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16.
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Amendment in Writing.
This Agreement may be amended as provided in the Plan; provided, however,
that all such amendments shall be in
writing.
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17.
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Integration. The
Restricted Share Units are granted pursuant to the
Plan. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, this Agreement is subject to all of the terms and conditions of
the Plan, a copy of which is available upon request and which is
incorporated herein by reference. As such, this Agreement and
the Plan embody the entire agreement and understanding of the Company and
Grantee and supersede any prior understandings or agreements, whether
written or oral, with respect to the Restricted Share
Units.
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18.
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Severance. 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.
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19.
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Governing Law. This
Agreement is made under, and shall be construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of Delaware.
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20.
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Counterparts. This Agreement may be
executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed by a duly authorized representative
of the Company on the day and year first above written.
XXXXXX
INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES,
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INCORPORATED
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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The
undersigned Grantee acknowledges receipt of an executed original of this
Agreement and accepts the Restricted Share Units subject to the applicable terms
and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions hereinabove set
forth.
Date:
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Grantee
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GRANTEE:
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Please complete/update the following information.
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Name:
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Home
Address:
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Social
Security Number:
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Date
of Hire:
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Subsidiary
or Division:
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