ITT CORPORATION 2003 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT Non-Employee Director
Exhibit 10.46
ITT
CORPORATION
2003 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
Non-Employee Director
2003 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
Non-Employee Director
NOTICE OF
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
ITT Corporation (the “Company”) grants to the Director
named below, in accordance with the terms of the ITT Corporation
2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and this
Restricted Stock Unit award agreement (this
“Agreement”), the number of Restricted Stock Units
(the “Restricted Stock Units” or the
“Award”) provided as follows:
DIRECTOR
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RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS GRANTED
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DATE OF GRANT
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VESTING SCHEDULE
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Except as provided in Section 3 of this Agreement, the Restricted Stock Units will vest on the following date(s), subject to the Director’s continued service as a director of the Company: |
Restricted |
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Stock Units |
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Vesting Date(s)
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Vesting
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Day before the Regular Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 200[9] |
100% of Award |
AGREEMENT
1. Grant of Award. The Company
hereby grants to the Director the Restricted Stock Units,
subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Plan and
this Agreement. All terms, provisions, and conditions applicable
to the Restricted Stock Units set forth in the Plan and not set
forth herein are incorporated by reference. To the extent any
provision hereof is inconsistent with a provision of the Plan
the provisions of the Plan will govern. All capitalized terms
that are used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.
2. Vesting and Settlement of Award.
a. Right to Award. This Award
shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth
above (the “Vesting Schedule”) and with the applicable
provisions of the Plan and this Agreement.
b. Settlement of Award. Except as
otherwise provided in a deferral agreement duly executed by the
Director on a form prescribed by the Company for such elections
and timely filed with the Company, the vested portion of this
Award shall be settled (and any related dividend equivalents
shall be paid) on or as soon as practicable following the
vesting date set forth in the Vesting Schedule or in
Section 3 of this Agreement, as the case may be, but in no
event later than the following dates, as applicable: (i) if
the vesting date is the vesting date set forth in the Vesting
Schedule above, the last day of the calendar year in which the
vesting date occurs or (ii) if the vesting date is a
separation from service described in Section 3 of this
Agreement, the date that is 90 days following the date of
such separation from service.
The Company may require the Director to furnish or execute such
documents as the Company shall reasonably deem necessary
(i) to evidence such settlement and (ii) to comply
with or satisfy the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, the Exchange Act or any applicable laws. If the
Director dies before the settlement of all or a portion of the
Award, the vested but unsettled portion of the Award may be
settled by
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delivery of Shares (and payment of related dividend equivalents)
to the Participant’s designated beneficiary or, if no such
beneficiary has been designated, the Participant’s estate.
c. Method of Settlement. The
Company shall deliver to the Director one Share for each vested
Restricted Stock Unit. Share certificates shall be issued in the
name of the Director (or in the name of the Director’s
designated beneficiary or estate, as the case may be, if the
Director dies prior to settlement).
d. Dividend Equivalents. If a cash
dividend is declared on the Shares, the Director shall be
credited with a dividend equivalent in an amount of cash equal
to the number of Restricted Stock Units held by the Director as
of the dividend payment date, multiplied by the amount of the
cash dividend paid per Share. Any such dividend equivalents
shall be paid if and when the underlying Restricted Stock Units
are settled. Dividend equivalents shall not accrue interest.
3. Separation from
Service. The Award shall become 100% vested
prior to the vesting date set forth in the Vesting Schedule
above upon the Director’s separation from service for any
of the following reasons:
a. the Director’s death;
b. the Director’s Disability (as defined below);
x. the Director’s retirement from the Board at or
after age 72; or
x. the Director’s separation from service on account
of the acceptance by the Director of a position (other than an
honorary position) in the government of the United States, any
State or any municipality or any subdivision thereof or any
organization performing any quasi-governmental function.
If the Director’s service on the Board terminates for any
reason other than one listed above prior to the vesting date set
forth in the Vesting Schedule above, the Award shall be
forfeited immediately with respect to the number of Restricted
Stock Units for which the Award is not yet vested.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Disability”
means the complete and permanent inability of the Director to
perform all of his or her duties as a member of the Board, as
determined by the Committee upon the basis of such evidence,
including independent medical reports and data, as the Committee
deems appropriate or necessary.
4. Transferability of Award.
The Award may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or
otherwise alienated or hypothecated.
5. Miscellaneous Provisions.
a. Rights as a Stockholder. The
Director shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to
any Shares subject to this Award, except as provided in
Paragraph 2(d), until the Award has vested and Shares, if
any, have been issued.
b. Compliance with Federal Securities Laws and Other
Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding anything to
contrary in this Agreement or in the Plan, to the extent
permitted by Section 409A of the Code and any treasury
regulations or other applicable guidance promulgated with
respect thereto, the issuance or delivery of any Shares pursuant
to this Agreement may be delayed if the Company reasonably
anticipates that the issuance or delivery of the Shares will
violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law;
provided that delivery or issuance of the Shares shall be made
at the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates
that such delivery or issuance will not cause a violation. The
Company shall not be liable to the Director for any damages
relating to any delays in issuing the certificates to the
Director, any loss of the certificates, or any mistakes or
errors in the issuance of the certificates or the certificates
themselves.
c. Choice of Law. This Agreement
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of the State of New York, excluding any conflicts or choice of
law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or
interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of
another jurisdiction.
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d. Modification or Amendment. This
Agreement may only be modified or amended by written agreement
executed by the parties hereto; provided, however, that the
adjustments permitted pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Plan
may be made without such written agreement.
e. Severability. In the event any
provision of this Agreement shall be held illegal or invalid for
any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the
remaining provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall
be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid
provision had not been included.
f. References to Plan. All
references to the Plan shall be deemed references to the Plan as
may be amended from time to time.
g. Headings. The captions used in
this Agreement are inserted for convenience and shall not be
deemed a part of this Award for construction or interpretation.
h. Interpretation. Any dispute
regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be
submitted by the Director or by the Company forthwith to the
Committee, which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. If the Director is a member of the Committee, the
Director shall not participate in such review. The resolution of
such dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on all
persons.
i. Section 409A of the
Code. The provisions of this Agreement and
any payments made herein are intended to comply with, and should
be interpreted consistent with, the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code, and any related regulations or
other effective guidance promulgated thereunder by the
U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue
Service.
j. Signature in Counterparts. This
Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be
an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto
and hereto were upon the same instrument.
ITT Corporation
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Name:
Title: |
The Director represents that s/he is familiar with the terms and
provisions thereof, and hereby accepts this Agreement subject to
all of the terms and provisions thereof. The Director has
reviewed the Plan and this Agreement in their entirety, has had
an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to
executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of
this Agreement. The Director xxxxxx agrees to accept as binding,
conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the
Committee upon any questions arising under the Plan or this
Agreement.
Signed:
Director
Dated:
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