KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (effective April 29, 2009)
Exhibit No.
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CORPORATION
NONQUALIFIED
STOCK OPTION
AWARD
AGREEMENT
(effective
April 29, 2009)
This Award, granted
on the date approved by the Committee or the Chief Executive Officer, as the
case may be, and as reflected on the Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Benefits OnLine site, or any
successor system, via the Grant Summary screen as the Grant Date, by
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation, a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the
"Corporation"), is subject to the terms and conditions of the 2001 Equity
Participation Plan (the “Plan”) and this Award Agreement, including any
country-specific terms and conditions contained in Appendix A to this Award
Agreement.
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WHEREAS, the
Corporation has adopted the Plan to encourage those employees who materially
contribute, by managerial, scientific or other innovative means, to the success
of the Corporation or of an Affiliate, to acquire an ownership interest in the
Corporation, thereby increasing their motivation for and interest in the
Corporation's or the Affiliate's long-term success;
NOW, THEREFORE, it
is agreed as follows:
1.
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Number
of Shares Optioned; Option Price. The Corporation grants
to the Participant
the right and option to purchase in his own name, on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth, all or any part of an aggregate of the
number of shares of the $1.25 par value Common Stock of the Corporation,
and at the purchase price per share, as granted on the date of grant and
as reflected on the Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Benefits OnLine site, or any successor
system, via the Grant Summary screen as the Options Granted and the Xxxxx
Xxxxx. This option shall not be an incentive stock option
within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
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2. Exercise
of Option.
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(a)
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Limitations
on Exercise. This option shall be subject to forfeiture
until the Participant
becomes vested in such options according to the schedule set forth below. This
option shall not be exercisable until at least one year has expired after
the granting of this option, during which time the Participant
shall have been in the continuous employ of the Corporation or an
Affiliate; provided, however, that the option shall become exercisable
immediately in the event of a Qualified Termination of Employment of a
Participant, without regard to the limitations set forth below in this
subsection. At any time during the period of this option
after the end of the first year,
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the Participant
may purchase up to 30 percent of the shares covered by this option; after the
end of the second year, an additional 30 percent; and after the end of the third
year, the remaining 40 percent of the total number of shares covered by the
option, so that, upon the expiration of the third year, the Participant
will have become entitled to purchase all shares subject to this option;
provided, however, that if the Participant's
employment is terminated for any reason other than death, Retirement, or Total
and Permanent Disability, this option shall only be exercisable for three months
following such termination and only for the number of shares which were
exercisable on the date of such termination. In no event, however,
may this option be exercised more than ten (10) years after the date of its
grant.
The above
provisions of Section 2(a) notwithstanding, to the extent provided by
rules of the Committee referred to in the Plan (hereinafter referred to as
the "Committee"), this option is not exercisable during any period during
which the Participant's
right to make deposits to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation Salaried
Employees Incentive Investment Plan is suspended pursuant to a provision
of such plan or rules adopted thereunder to comply with regulations
regarding hardship withdrawals promulgated by the Internal Revenue
Service.
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A termination
of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred while a
Participant is on military leave or other bona fide leave of
absence if the period of such leave does not exceed six months, or if
longer, so long as the Participant
retains a right to reemployment with the Corporation or an Affiliate under
an applicable statute or by contract. For purposes of this
subparagraph, a leave of absence constitutes a bona fide leave of absence
only if there is a reasonable expectation that the Participant
will return to perform services for the Corporation or an
Affiliate. If the period of leave exceeds six months and the
Participant
does not retain a right to reemployment under an applicable statute or by
contract, the employment relationship is deemed to terminate on the first
date immediately following such six-month
period. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, where a leave
of absence is due to any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to
last for a continuous period of not less than six months, where such
impairment causes the Participant
to be unable to perform the duties of his or her position of employment or
any substantially similar position of employment, a 29-month period of
absence is substituted for such six-month period in determining whether a
termination of employment shall be deemed to have occurred. A
termination of employment with the Corporation or an Affiliate to accept
immediate reemployment with the Corporation or an Affiliate likewise shall
not be deemed to be a termination of employment for purposes of the
Plan. A
Participant who is classified as an intermittent employee shall be
deemed to have a termination of employment for purposes of the
Plan.
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(b)
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Exercise
after Death, Retirement, or Disability. If the Participant
dies, Retires or becomes Totally and Permanently Disabled without having
exercised this option in full, the remaining portion of this option,
determined without regard to the limitations in Subsection 2(a), may be
exercised within the earlier of (i)
three
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2
years from the date
of death or Total and Permanent Disability or five years from the date of
Retirement, as the case may be, or (ii) the remaining period of this
option. In the case of a
Participant who dies, this option may be exercised by the person or
persons to whom the Participant's
rights under this option shall pass by will or by applicable law or, if no such
person has such rights, by his executor or administrator.
Notwithstanding
this Section 2(b), if the Corporation receives an opinion of counsel that
there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in the
Participant’s
jurisdiction that would likely result in the favorable Retirement
treatment that applies to the option under this Section 2(b) being deemed
unlawful and/or discriminatory, then the Corporation will not apply the
favorable Retirement treatment and options will be treated as they would
under the rules that apply if the Participant’s employment
with the Corporation or an Affiliate ends for any other reason, as
applicable.
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(c)
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Method
of Exercise. This option shall be exercised by
delivering to Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, or other authorized agent of the Corporation,
as set forth in their terms and conditions of exercise, written notice of
the number of shares with respect to which option rights are being
exercised and by paying in full the option price of the shares at the time
being acquired. Payment may be made in cash or a
check payable to the Corporation as set forth in the terms and
conditions of exercise. The Participant may also pay
the option price with previously owned shares of the
Corporation's Common Stock as set forth in the terms and conditions of exercise, provided the
Participant is located in the U.S. at the time
of exercise. The date of exercise shall be deemed to be the
date of receipt of the written notice and payment for the shares being
purchased. The Participant
shall have none of the rights of a stockholder with respect to shares
covered by such options until the Participant
becomes record holder of such
shares.
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(d)
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Payment
of Withholding Taxes. No shares of Common Stock may be
purchased under this option, unless prior to or simultaneously with such
purchase, (i) the Participant, (ii) in the event of his death, the person
succeeding to his rights hereunder or, (iii) in the event of a transfer of
an option as provided
in the Committee Rules, either the Participant, or
the entity succeeding to his rights hereunder, shall pay to the
Corporation such amount as the Corporation advises is required under
applicable federal, state or local laws to withhold and pay over to
governmental taxing authorities by reason of the purchase of such shares
of Common Stock pursuant to this option. Other than a purchase
of shares pursuant to an option which had previously been transferred
pursuant to
the Committee Rules, payment of required withholding taxes may be
made with shares of the Corporation's Common Stock which otherwise would
be distributable upon exercise of the option, pursuant to the
Committee Rules.
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3.
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Nontransferability. Except
as may otherwise be provided by the Committee Rules, this
option shall be transferable only by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution, and during the Participant's
lifetime shall be exercisable only by
him.
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4.
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Compliance
with Law. No shares of Common Stock may be purchased
under this option, unless prior to the purchase thereof, the Corporation
shall have received an opinion of counsel to the effect that the issuance
and sale of such shares by the Corporation to the Participant
will not constitute a violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. As a condition of exercise, the Participant
shall, if requested by the Corporation, submit a written statement in form
satisfactory to counsel for the Corporation, to the effect that any shares
of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of this option will be purchased
for investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof within the
meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Corporation
shall have the right, in its discretion, to cause the certificates
representing shares of Common Stock purchased hereunder to be
appropriately legended to refer to such undertaking or to any legal
restrictions imposed upon the transferability thereof by reason of such
undertaking.
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The option
granted hereby is subject to the condition that if the listing,
registration or qualification of the shares subject hereto on any
securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or if the consent
or approval of any regulatory body shall be necessary as a condition of,
or in connection with, the granting of the option or the delivery or
purchase of shares thereunder, such option may not be exercised in whole
or in part unless and until such listing, registration, qualification,
consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained. The
Corporation agrees to use its best efforts to obtain any such requisite
listing, registration, qualification, consent or
approval.
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No
Right of Continued Employment. The granting of this
option does not confer upon the Participant
any legal right to be continued in the employ of the Corporation or its
Affiliates, and the Corporation and its Affiliates reserve the right to
discharge the Participant
whenever the interest of the Corporation or its Affiliates may so require
without liability to the Corporation or its Affiliates, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation or its Affiliates, or the Committee, except
as to any rights which may be expressly conferred on the Participant
under this option.
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6.
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Discretion
of the Corporation, Board of Directors and the
Committee. Any decision made or action taken by the
Corporation or by the Board of Directors of the Corporation or by the
Committee arising out of or in connection with the construction,
administration, interpretation and effect of this option shall be within
the absolute discretion of the Corporation, the Board of Directors of the
Corporation or the Committee, as the case may be, and shall be conclusive
and binding upon all
persons.
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7.
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Amendments. The
Committee may at any time alter or amend this option to the extent (1)
permitted by law, (2) permitted by the rules of any stock exchange on
which the Common Stock or any other security of the Corporation is listed,
(3) permitted under applicable provisions of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including
rule 16b-3 thereof), and (4) that such action would not result in the
disallowance of a deduction to the Corporation under Section 162(m) of the
Code or any successor section (including the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder). Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the Committee may not take any action that
would result in any amount payable under this option qualifying as
"applicable employee remuneration" as so defined for purposes of Section
162(m) of the Code.
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8.
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Inalienability
of Benefits and Interest. This option and the rights and
privileges conferred hereby shall not be subject in any manner to
anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance
or charge, and any such attempted action shall be void and no such benefit
or interest shall be in any manner liable for or subject to debts,
contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of the Participant.
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9.
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Delaware
Law to Govern. The Plan is governed by and subject to
the laws of the United States of America. All questions
pertaining to the construction, interpretation, regulation, validity and
effect of the provisions of this option and any rights under the Plan
shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware.
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10.
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Purchase
of Common Stock. The Corporation and its Affiliates may,
but shall not be required to, purchase shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation for purposes of satisfying the requirements of this
option. The Corporation and its Affiliates shall have no
obligation to retain and shall have the unlimited right to sell or
otherwise deal with for their own account, any shares of Common Stock of
the Corporation purchased for satisfying the requirements of this
option.
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Notices. Any
notice to be given to the Corporation under this option shall be addressed
to the Corporation in care of its Director of Compensation located at the
World Headquarters, and any notice to be given to the Participant
under the terms of this option may be addressed to him at his address as
it appears on the Corporation's records, or at such other address as
either party may hereafter designate in writing to the
other. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been duly given
if and when enclosed in a properly sealed envelope or wrapper addressed as
aforesaid, registered and deposited, postage and registry fee prepaid, in
a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United
States Government.
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12.
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Changes
in Capitalization. In the event there are any changes in
the Common Stock or the capitalization of the Corporation through a
corporate transaction, such as any merger, any acquisition through the
issuance of capital stock of the Corporation, any consolidation, any
separation of the Corporation (including a spin-off or other distribution
of stock of the Corporation), any reorganization of the Corporation
(whether or not such reorganization comes within the definition of such
term in Section 368 of the Code), or any partial or complete liquidation
by the Corporation, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split or other
change in the corporate structure, appropriate adjustments and changes
shall be made by the Committee in (a) the number of shares and the option
price per share of stock subject to this option, and (b) such other
provisions of this option as may be necessary and equitable to carry out
the foregoing purposes, provided, however that no such adjustment or
change may be made to the extent that such adjustment or change will
result in the disallowance of a deduction to the Corporation under Section
162(m) of the Code or any successor
section.
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Effect
on Other Plans. All benefits under this option shall
constitute special compensation and shall not affect the level of benefits
provided to or received by the Participant
(or the Participant's
estate or beneficiaries) as part of any employee benefit plan of the
Corporation or an Affiliate. This option shall not be construed
to affect in any way the Participant's
rights and obligations under any other plan maintained by the Corporation
or an Affiliate on behalf of
employees.
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14.
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Discretionary
Nature of Award. The grant of an option is a one-time
benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive a
grant of options or benefits in lieu of options in the
future. Future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion
of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, the timing of any
grant, the number of options and vesting provisions. The value
of the option is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope
of the Participant’s employment contract, if any. As such, the
option is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of
calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service
payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or
similar payments.
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Data
Privacy. The Participant hereby authorizes the
Participant’s employer to furnish the Corporation (and any agent of the
Corporation administering the Plan or providing Plan recordkeeping
services) with such information and data as it shall request in order to
facilitate the grant of options and administration of the Plan and the
Participant waives any data privacy rights such Participant might
otherwise have with respect to such
information.
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Conflict
with Plan. This option is awarded pursuant to and
subject to the Plan. This Agreement is intended to supplement
and carry out the terms of the Plan. It is subject to all terms
and provisions of the Plan and, in the event of a conflict, the Plan shall
prevail.
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Successors. This
option shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor or
successors of the
Corporation.
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Defined
Terms. Terms which are capitalized are defined herein or
in the Plan and have the same meaning set forth in the Plan, unless the
context indicates
otherwise.
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For
U.S. Participants
Only. A U.S. Participant
who has not previously signed a noncompete agreement has until the end of
the one hundred twenty (120) day period beginning from the date of grant
of this option to sign and return the Noncompete Agreement provided to
such Participant. If
the U.S. Participant
does not sign and return the provided Noncompete Agreement on or before
the end of such one hundred twenty (120) day period then the grant of the
right and option to purchase the shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation, as set forth in Section 1, shall not be binding on and shall
be voidable by the Corporation, in which case it shall have no further
force or effect.
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Acceptance
of Option Terms and Conditions. A
Participant has until the end of the one hundred twenty (120) day
period beginning from the date of grant of this option to accept this
Award
Agreement. If the Participant
does not accept this Award
Agreement on or before the end of such one hundred twenty (120) day period
then the grant of the right and option to purchase the shares of Common
Stock of the Corporation, as set forth in Section 1, shall not be binding
on and shall be voidable by the Corporation, in which case it shall have
no further force or
effect.
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Acknowledgment
of Conditions
I
understand and acknowledge the following conditions with respect to the award
granted to me under the Plan:
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The Plan is
established voluntarily by the Corporation, it is discretionary in
nature and the
Corporation may modify, amend, suspend, cancel or terminate it at
any time. The grant of an option is a one-time benefit and does
not create any contractual or other right to receive a grant of options or
benefits in lieu of options in the future, even if
options have been granted repeatedly in the past. Future
grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the
Corporation, including, but not limited to, the timing of any
grant, the number of option shares, vesting provisions and the exercise
price.
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My participation in the Plan
is voluntary. Participation
in the Plan will not create a right to further employment with the
Participant’s actual employer (the “Employer”) and shall
not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate my employment
relationship at any time. Further, the option and my
participation in the Plan will not be interpreted to form an employment
contract or relationship with the Corporation or any
Affiliate.
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The value of
the option is an extraordinary item outside the scope of my employment
contract, if any, and is not
intended to replace any pension rights or
compensation. As such, the option is not part of normal
or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance,
resignation, termination,
redundancy, dismissal,
end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension,
retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event shall
be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past
services for the Corporation or my
Employer.
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The future
value of the underlying shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with
certainty. If the underlying shares do not increase in value,
the options will have no value.
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Vesting of
any option shares ceases upon termination of active employment for any
reason except as may otherwise be explicitly provided in the Plan document
and this Award Agreement, and the vesting
and exercisability period 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); the Committee shall have the exclusive
discretion to determine when I am no longer actively employed for purposes
of this option.
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In
consideration of the grant of this option, no claim or entitlement to
compensation or damages shall arise from termination of my right to
exercise the option resulting from termination of my employment by
the Corporation or the Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or
not in breach of local labor laws) and I irrevocably release the
Corporation and the Employer from any such claim that may arise; if,
notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of
competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by accepting
this Award Agreement, I shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived any
entitlement to pursue such claim.
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The future
value of the underlying shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with
certainty. If the underlying shares do not increase in value,
the option will have no value. If I exercise this option and
obtain shares, the value of those shares acquired upon exercise may
increase or decrease in value, even below the option
price.
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The option
and benefits under the Plan, if any, will not automatically transfer to
another company in the case of a merger, take-over or transfer of
liability.
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Regardless of
any action the Corporation or the Employer takes with respect to any or
all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other
tax-related items related
to my participation in the Plan and legally applicable to me, or deemed by
the Corporation or the Employer to be an appropriate charge to me even if
technically due by the Corporation or the Employer (“Tax-Related
Items”), I acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related
Items is and remains my responsibility and may exceed
the amount actually withheld by the Corporation or the
Employer. I further acknowledge that the Corporation
and/or the Employer (1) make no representations or undertakings regarding
the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of
this option, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or exercise
of this option, the subsequent sale of shares acquired pursuant to such
exercise and the receipt of any dividends; and (2) do not commit to and are under
no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of
this option to reduce or eliminate my liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve
any particular tax result. Further, if I have become subject to
tax in more than one jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date
of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, I
acknowledge that the
Corporation and/or the
Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold
or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one
jurisdiction.
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Prior to the
relevant taxable or tax
withholding event, as applicable, I shall pay
or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation and/or the
Employer to satisfy or account for all Tax-Related Items. In this
regard, I authorize the Corporation or the Employer, or their
respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the obligations with
regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the
following:
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withholding from my
wages or other cash compensation paid to me
by the Corporation and/or the
Employer; or
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withholding
from proceeds of the sale of shares acquired upon exercise either through
a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Corporation
(on my behalf, pursuant to this authorization);
or
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withholding
in shares
to be issued upon exercise.
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To avoid
negative accounting treatment, the Corporation may withhold or account for
Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding
amounts or other applicable withholding rates. If
the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in
shares, for tax
purposes, I am deemed
to have been issued the full number of shares subject to the
option exercise,
notwithstanding that a number of shares are held
back solely for the purpose of paying the
Tax-Related Items due as a result of any aspect of my participation in the
Plan.
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Finally,
I shall pay to the Corporation or to the Employer any amount of
Tax-Related Items that the Corporation or the Employer may be required to
withhold or account
for as a result of my participation
in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously
described. The Corporation may refuse to honor the exercise or
deliver shares or the
proceeds of the sale of shares to me if I fail to comply with my
obligations
in connection with the Tax-Related
Items.
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The
Corporation is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is
the Corporation making any recommendations regarding my participation in
the Plan, or my acquisition or sale of the underlying shares. I
am hereby advised to consult with my own personal tax, legal and financial
advisors regarding my participation in the Plan before taking any action
related to the Plan.
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I
hereby explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and
transfer, in electronic or other form, of my personal data as described in
this Award Agreement and any other option grant materials by and among, as
applicable, my Employer, the Corporation and its Affiliates for the
purpose of implementing, administering and managing my participation in
the Plan.
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I
understand that the Corporation and my Employer may hold certain personal
information about me, including, but not limited to, my name, home address and
telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification
number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of Common Stock or
directorships held in the Corporation, details of all options or any other
entitlement to shares of Common Stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested,
unvested or outstanding in my favor, for the purpose of implementing,
administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).
I understand that Data may
be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation,
administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located
in my country, or
elsewhere, and that my country may have
different data privacy laws and protections than my country. I
understand that I may request a list with the names and addresses of any
potential recipients of the Data by contacting my local human resources
representative. I 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 my
participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may
be required to a broker, escrow agent or other third party with whom the shares
received upon vesting of the PRSUs may be deposited. I understand
that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and
manage my participation in the Plan. I understand that I 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 my local
human resources representative. I understand that refusal or
withdrawal of my consent may affect my ability to participate in the
Plan. For more information on the consequences of my refusal to
consent or withdrawal of consent, I understand that I may contact my local human
resources representative.
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The Plan is
governed by and subject to U.S. law. Interpretation of the Plan
and my rights under the Plan will be governed by provisions of U.S.
law. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under
this grant or the Award Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and
consent to the jurisdiction of the State of Delaware, U.S.A. and agree
that such litigation shall be conducted in the federal courts for the
United States for the Northern District of Texas, where this grant is made
and/or to be performed, and no other
courts.
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I understand
that I am solely responsible for obtaining/providing whatever exchange
control approvals, permits, licenses or notices, which may be necessary
for me to exercise my option, acquire the shares or to hold or sell the
shares subject to the option. Neither the
Corporation nor its Affiliates will be responsible for obtaining
such approvals, licenses or permits, or for making any such notices, nor
will the
Corporation or its Affiliates be liable for any fines or penalties
I may incur for failure to obtain any required approvals, permits or
licenses or to make any required
notices.
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If one or
more of the provisions of this Award Agreement shall be held invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby and the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provisions shall be deemed null and void; however, to the extent
permissible by law, any provisions which could be deemed null and void
shall first be construed, interpreted or revised retroactively to permit
this Award Agreement to be construed so as to xxxxxx the intent of this
Award Agreement and the
Plan.
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If I have
received this Award
Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into
a language other than English and if the
translated version is different than the English version, the
English version will control.
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Notwithstanding
any provisions in this Award Agreement, the option shall be subject to any
special terms and conditions set forth in Appendix A to this Award
Agreement for my country. Moreover, if I relocate to one of the
countries included in Appendix A, the special terms and conditions for
such country will apply to me, to the extent the Corporation determines
that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or
advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the
administration of the Plan. Appendix A constitutes part of this
Award Agreement.
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The
provisions of this Award
Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined
to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the
remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and
enforceable.
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I recognize
that the grant of this option is not an element of my normal or expected
compensation and I acknowledge that I have no future rights to option
grants under this or any other plans offered by the
Corporation, including but not limited to, upon termination of the
Plan or upon severance of my
employment.
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The
Corporation reserves the right to impose other requirements on my
participation in the Plan, on the option and on any shares acquired under
the Plan, to the extent the Corporation determines it is necessary or
advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the
administration of the Plan, and to require me to sign any additional
agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the
foregoing.
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Conclusion
and Acceptance
I
accept this grant via electronic signature by clicking the "Accept" icon and
certify that I have read, understand and agree to the terms and conditions of
the Plan the provisions of the applicable Award
Agreement and all other applicable documents (including any
country-specific terms applicable to any grant). I hereby authorize
my Employer to
furnish the
Corporation (and any agent administering the Plan or providing
recordkeeping services) with such information and data as it shall request in
order to facilitate the grant of options and enable administration of the Plan
and I understand that such information shall be used only as long and to the
extent necessary to administer my participation in the Plan. I agree
that my participation in the Plan and the awards granted to me under the Plan
will be governed solely by provisions of U.S. law.
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XXXXXXXX-XXXXX
CORPORATION
NONQUALIFIED
STOCK OPTION
AWARD
AGREEMENT
APPENDIX
A
This Appendix A
includes additional terms and conditions that govern this option granted to the
Participant
under the Plan if the Participant
resides in one of the countries listed below. Certain capitalized
terms used but not defined in this Appendix A have the meanings set forth in the
Plan and/or the Award Agreement.
This
Appendix A also includes information regarding exchange controls and certain
other issues of which the Participant should be aware with respect to the
Participant’s participation in the Plan. The information is based on
the securities, exchange control and other laws in effect in the respective
countries as of February 2009. Such laws are often complex and change
frequently. As a result, the Corporation strongly recommends that the
Participant not rely on the information noted herein as the only source of
information relating to the consequences of the Participant’s participation in
the Plan because the information may be out of date at vesting of the
options or the
subsequent sale of the shares.
In
addition, the information is general in nature and may not apply to the
Participant’s particular situation, and the Corporation is not in a position to
assure the Participant of any particular result. Accordingly, the
Participant is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the
relevant laws in the Participant’s country may apply to the Participant’s
situation.
Finally,
if the Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in
which the Participant is currently working, the information contained herein may
not be applicable to the
Participant.
AUSTRALIA
Securities
Law Notice
If the Participant
acquires shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock pursuant to this option and
the Participant
offers his or her shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock for sale to a person
or entity resident in Australia, the offer may be subject to disclosure
requirements under Australian law. The
Participant
should obtain legal advice on his or her disclosure obligations prior to making
any such offer.
CANADA
Form
of Payment
Notwithstanding
anything in the Plan or the Award Agreement to the contrary, the Participant
is prohibited from surrendering shares of Common Stock that he or she already
owns or attesting to the ownership of shares to pay the option price or any
Tax-Related Items in connection with this option.
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Securities
Law Notice
The
Participant is permitted
to sell shares acquired through the Plan through the designated broker appointed
under the Plan, if any, provided the resale of shares acquired under the Plan
takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of a stock exchange on
which the shares are listed. The Corporation’s shares are currently
listed on the New York Stock
Exchange.
For
Participants in Quebec: Language
Consent
The parties
acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Award Agreement, as well as
all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted
pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in
English.
Les
parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de la convention,
ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, xxxx xxxxxx et procédures judiciaries
intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente
convention.
Authorization
to Release and Transfer Necessary Personal
Information
The
Participant hereby authorizes the Corporation and the Corporation’s
representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all
personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of
the Plan. The Participant further authorizes the Corporation, any parent,
subsidiary or Affiliate and the plan administrators to disclose and discuss the
Plan with their advisors. The Participant further authorizes the
Corporation and any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate to record such information
and to keep such information in the Participant’s employee
file.
FRANCE
Consent
to Receive Information in English
By
accepting the Award Agreement providing for the terms and conditions of the Participant’s option grant, the Participant
confirms having read and understood the documents relating to this grant (the
Plan and this Award Agreement) which were provided in English
language. The Participant accepts the terms of those documents
accordingly.
En
acceptant le Contrat d'Attribution décrivant les termes et conditions
de
l’attribution d’options, le participant confirme ainsi avoir lu et compris les
documents relatifs à cette attribution (le Plan U.S. et ce Contrat
d'Attribution) qui ont été
communiqués en langue anglaise. Le participant
accepte les termes en connaissance de cause.
HONG
KONG
Securities
Law Notice
The offer of the option and the shares to be issued upon
exercise of the option is available only to eligible employees of the
Corporation or its Affiliates participating in the Plan and is not a public
offer of securities. The Participant should be aware that the
contents of this Award Agreement have not been reviewed by any regulatory
authority in Hong
Kong.
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The
Participant is advised to exercise caution in relation to the
offer. If the Participant is in any doubt about any of the contents
of the Award Agreement or the Plan, the Participant should obtain independent
professional advice.
Sale
of Shares
In
the event the option vests within six months of the date of grant, the
Participant agrees that he or she will not exercise the option and sell the
shares acquired prior to the six-month anniversary of the date of
grant.
Occupational
Retirement Schemes Ordinance Alert
The
Corporation specifically intends that neither the option nor the Plan will be an
occupational retirement scheme for purposes of the Occupational Retirement
Schemes Ordinance (“ORSO”).
INDIA
Fringe
Benefit Tax
By
accepting this option and participating in the Plan, the Participant
consents and agrees to assume any and all liability for fringe benefit tax that
may be payable by the Participant
or the Employer in connection with the Plan upon
request of the Corporation and at the Corporation’s sole
discretion. The Participant
understands that the grant of this option and participation in the Plan is
contingent upon his or her agreement to assume liability for fringe benefit tax
payable on the shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan if the Corporation
so requests.
Further, by
accepting this option and participating in the Plan, the Participant
agrees that the Corporation and/or the Employer may collect fringe benefit tax
from the Participant
by any of the means set forth in the Acknowledgment
of Conditions section of the Award Agreement or any other reasonable
method established by the Corporation. The Participant
also agrees to execute any other consents or elections required to accomplish
the foregoing, promptly upon request of the Corporation.
ITALY
Method
of Exercise
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Award Agreement, due to regulatory requirements
in Italy,
the Participant
must exercise this option using the cashless exercise method. To
complete a full cashless exercise, the Participant
should notify a licensed securities broker acceptable to the Corporation to: (i)
sell all of the shares upon exercise; (ii) use the proceeds to pay the option
price, brokerage fees and any applicable Tax-Related Items; and (iii) remit the
balance in cash to the Participant. If
the Participant
does not complete this procedure, the Corporation may refuse to allow the Participant
to exercise this option. The Corporation reserves the right to
provide the Participant
with additional methods of exercise depending on local
developments.
Data
Privacy Notice and Consent.
This provision
replaces in its entirety the data privacy section in
the Award Agreement:
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The
Participant
hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use, processing
and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his or her personal data as
described in this section of this Appendix A by and among, as applicable, the
Employer, the Corporation and any Affiliate for the exclusive purpose of
implementing, administering, and managing the Participant’s
participation in the Plan.
The
Participant
understands that the Employer, the Corporation and any Affiliate hold certain
personal information about him or her, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name,
home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other
identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of Common
Stock or directorships held in the Corporation or any Affiliate, details of all
options, or any other entitlement to shares of Common Stock awarded, canceled,
exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor,
for the exclusive purpose of implementing, managing and administering the Plan
(“Data”).
The
Participant
also understands that providing the Corporation with Data is necessary for the
performance of the Plan and that his or her refusal to provide such Data would
make it impossible for the Corporation to perform its contractual obligations
and may affect the Participant’s ability
to participate in the Plan. The Controller of personal data
processing is Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation with registered offices at
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America, and,
pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, its representative in Italy is
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx s.r.l. at Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, 00, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx.
The
Participant
understands that Data will not be publicized, but it may be transferred to
banks, other financial institutions, or brokers involved in the management and
administration of the Plan. The Participant
understands that Data may also be transferred to the Corporation’s
independent registered public accounting firm. The Participant
further understand that the Corporation and/or any Affiliate will
transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementing,
administering and managing the Participant’s
participation in the Plan, and that the Corporation and/or any Affiliate may
each further transfer Data to third parties assisting the Corporation in the
implementation, administration, and management of the Plan, including any
requisite transfer of Data to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant
may elect to deposit any shares of Common Stock acquired under the
Plan. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain, and transfer
Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing,
administering, and managing the Participant’s
participation in the Plan. The Participant
understands that these recipients may be located in or outside the European
Economic Area, such as in the United States or elsewhere. Should the
Corporation exercise its discretion in suspending all necessary legal
obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan, it
will delete Data as soon as it has completed all the necessary legal obligations
connected with the management and administration of the Plan.
The
Participant
understands that Data processing related to the purposes specified above shall
take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously when
possible, that comply with the purposes for which Data is collected and with
confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and
regulations, with specific reference to Legislative Decree no.
196/2003.
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The
processing activity, including communication, the transfer of Data abroad,
including outside of the European Economic Area, as herein specified and
pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, does not require the Participant’s consent
thereto as the processing is necessary to performance of contractual obligations
related to implementation, administration, and management of the
Plan. The Participant
understands that, pursuant to Section 7 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003,
he or she has the right to, including but not limited to, access, delete,
update, correct, or terminate, for legitimate reason, the Data
processing. Furthermore, the Participant
is aware that Data will not be used for direct marketing purposes. In
addition, Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be
addressed by contacting the Participant’s local
human resources representative.
Plan
Document Acknowledgment
In
accepting the grant of this option, the Participant
acknowledges that he or she has received a copy of the Plan and the Award
Agreement and has reviewed the Plan and the Award Agreement, including this
Appendix A, in their entirety and fully understands and accepts all provisions
of the Plan and the Award Agreement, including this Appendix A.
The Participant
acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the
following sections of the Award Agreement: Section 2(d) on Payment of
Withholding Taxes; Section 5 on No Right of Continued Employment; Section 9 on
Delaware Law to Govern; the section on Acknowledgment of Conditions; and the
Data Privacy Notice and Consent section included in this Appendix
A.
MALAYSIA
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Notification
The
Participant should be aware of the Malaysian xxxxxxx xxxxxxx rules, which may
impact the Participant’s acquisition or
disposal of shares acquired under the Plan. Under Malaysian xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx rules, the Participant is prohibited from acquiring or selling shares or
rights to shares (e.g., an option) when
in possession of information that is not generally available and that the
Participant knows or should know will have a material effect on the price of
shares once such information is generally available.
Director Notification
Obligation
If
the Participant is a director of the Corporation’s Malaysian
Affiliate, the Participant is subject to certain notification requirements under
the Malaysian Companies Act. Among these requirements is an
obligation to notify the Malaysian Affiliate in writing when the Participant
receives or disposes of an interest (e.g., an option or
shares) in the Corporation or any related company. Such notifications
must be made within 14 days of receiving or disposing of any interest in the
Corporation or any related company.
MEXICO
Labor
Law Policy and Acknowledgment
In
accepting the grant of this option, the Participant
expressly recognizes that Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation, with registered offices at
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America, is
solely responsible for the administration of the Plan and that the Participant’s
participation in the
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Plan and
acquisition of shares of Common Stock do not constitute an employment
relationship between the Participant
and the Corporation since the Participant
is participating in the Plan on a wholly commercial basis and his or her sole
Employer is Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Based on the
foregoing, the Participant
expressly recognizes that the Plan and the benefits that he or she may derive
from participating in the Plan do not establish any rights between the Participant
and the Employer, Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and do not form part of
the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico,
S.A. de C.V., and any modification of the Plan or its termination shall not
constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Participant’s
employment.
The Participant
further understands that his or her participation in the Plan is as a result of
a unilateral and discretionary decision of the Corporation; therefore,
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation reserves the absolute right to amend and/or
discontinue the Participant’s
participation at any time without any liability to the Participant.
Finally, the Participant
hereby declares that he or she does not reserve to him- or herself any action or
right to bring any claim against Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation for any compensation
or damages regarding any provision of the Plan or the benefits derived under the
Plan, and the Participant
therefore grants a full and broad release to the Corporation, its
Affiliates, branches, representation offices, its shareholders, officers,
agents, or legal representatives with respect to any claim that may
arise.
Política
Laboral y Reconocimiento/Aceptación
Al aceptar
el otorgamiento de la Opción de Compra de Acciones y/o Acciones Diferidas, el
Empleado expresamente reconoce que Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation con oficinas
registradas en 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, U.S.A., es la
única responsable por la administración del Plan y que la participación del
Empleado en el Plan y en su caso la adquisición de las Opciones de Compra de
Acciones o Acciones no constituyen ni podrán interpretarse como una relación de
trabajo entre el Empleado y Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation, ya que el Empleado
participa en el Plan en un marco totalmente comercial y su único Patrón lo es
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. con domicilio en Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de
Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Mexico. Derivado de lo anterior, el Empleado
expresamente reconoce que el Plan y los beneficios que pudieran derivar de la
participación en el Plan no establecen derecho alguno entre el Empleado y el
Patrón, Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. y no forma parte de las
condiciones de trabajo y/o las prestaciones otorgadas por Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de
Mexico, S.A. de C.V. y que cualquier modificación al Plan o su terminación no
constituye un cambio o impedimento de los términos y condiciones de la relación
de trabajo del Empleado.
Asimismo,
el Empleado reconoce que su participación en el Plan es resultado de una
decisión unilateral y discrecional de Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation por lo tanto,
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation se reserva el absoluto derecho de modificar y/o
terminar la participación del Empleado en cualquier momento y sin
responsabilidad alguna frente el Empleado.
Finalmente,
el Empleado por este medio declara que no se reserva derecho o acción alguna que
ejercitar en contra de Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation por cualquier compensación o
daño en relación con las disposiciones del Plan o de los beneficios derivados
del Plan y por lo tanto, el Empleado otorga el más amplio finiquito que en
derecho proceda a Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation
, sus afiliadas, subsidiarias, oficinas de representación, sus accionistas,
funcionarios, agentes o representantes legales en relación con cualquier demanda
que pudiera surgir.
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XXXXXXXXXXX
Consent
to Comply with Dutch Securities Law
The
Participant has been granted options under the Plan, pursuant to which the
Participant may acquire shares. Participants who are residents of the
Netherlands should be aware of the Dutch xxxxxxx xxxxxxx rules, which may impact
the sale of such shares. In particular, the Participant may be
prohibited from effecting certain share transactions if the Participant has
insider information regarding the
Corporation.
Below
is a discussion of the applicable restrictions. The Participant is
advised to read the discussion carefully to determine whether the insider rules
apply to the Participant. If it is uncertain whether the insider
rules apply, the Corporation recommends that the Participant consult with his or
her personal legal advisor. Please note that the Corporation cannot
be held liable if the Participant violates the Dutch insider
rules. The Participant is responsible for ensuring compliance with
these rules.
By
entering into the Award Agreement and participating in the Plan, the Participant
acknowledges having read and understood the notification below and acknowledges
that it is his or her own responsibility to comply with the Dutch xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx rules, as discussed herein.
Prohibition
Against Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Dutch
securities laws prohibit xxxxxxx xxxxxxx. Under Article 46 of the Act
on the Supervision of the Securities Trade 1995, anyone who has “inside
information” related to the Corporation is prohibited from effectuating a
transaction in securities in or from the Netherlands. “Inside
information” is knowledge of a detail concerning the issuer to which the
securities relate that is not public and which, if published, would reasonably
be expected to affect the share price, regardless of the actual effect on the
price. The insider could be any employee of the Corporation or its
Dutch Affiliate who has inside information as described
above.
Given
the broad scope of the definition of inside information, certain employees of
the Corporation working at its Dutch Affiliate may have inside information and
thus, would be prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in the
Netherlands at a time when he or she had such inside information.
NEW
ZEALAND
Securities
Law Notice
The Participant
will receive the following documents (in addition to this Appendix A) in
connection with this option from the Corporation:
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an Award
Agreement which sets forth the terms and conditions of the option
grant;
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a copy of the
Corporations’ most recent annual report and most recent financial reports
have been made available to enable the Participant
to make informed decisions concerning this option;
and
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a copy of the
description of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation 2001 Equity Participation
Plan (“Description”)
(i.e.,
the Corporation’s
Form S-8 Plan Prospectus under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended), and the Corporation will provide any attachments or documents
incorporated by reference into the Description upon written
request. The documents incorporated by reference into the
Description are updated periodically. Should the Participant
request copies of the documents incorporated by reference into the
Description, the Corporation will provide the Participant
with the most recent documents incorporated by
reference.
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RUSSIA
Securities
Law Notice
This Award
Agreement, the Plan and all other materials the Participant
may receive regarding participation in the Plan do not constitute advertising or
an offering of securities in Russia. The issuance of shares of Common
Stock under the Plan has not and will not be registered in Russia and hence the
shares described in any Plan-related documents may not be offered or placed in
public circulation in Russia.
Please note that,
under the Russian law, the Participant
is not permitted to sell the Corporation’s shares directly to other Russian
individuals and the Participant
is not permitted to bring share certificates into Russia. All
shares acquired upon exercise of the option will be maintained on the
Participant’s behalf in the United States.
SAUDI
ARABIA
Securities
Law Notice
This
document may not be distributed in the Kingdom except to such persons as
are permitted under the
Offers of Securities Regulations issued by the Capital Market Authority.
The
Capital Market Authority does not make any representation as to the accuracy
or completeness of
this document, and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss arising
from, or incurred in reliance upon, any part of this document. Prospective
purchasers of the securities offered hereby should conduct their own
due diligence on the
accuracy of the information relating to the securities. If you do
not understand the
contents of this document you should consult an authorized financial adviser.
SOUTH
AFRICA
Tax
Acknowledgment
By accepting this
option, the Participant
agrees to notify the Employer of the amount of any gain realized upon exercise
of this option. If the Participant
fails to advise the Employer of the gain realized upon exercise, the Participant
may be liable for a fine. The Participant
will be responsible for paying any difference between the actual tax liability
and the amount withheld.
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If
the Participant
uses cash to exercise this option and purchase shares, rather than a cashless
exercise method, the Participant
must first obtain a “Tax Clearance Certificate (in Respect of Foreign
Investment)” from the South African Reserve Service. The Participant
must also complete a transfer of funds application form to transfer the
funds. The Tax Clearance Certificate should be presented to a dealer
of the Exchange Control Department of the South Africa Reserve Bank (it is
likely that the Participant’s bank will
qualify as such a dealer), together with a completed application form to
transfer funds. No transfer of funds may be completed unless the
original Tax Clearance Certificate bears the official stamp and signature of the
Office of Receiver of Revenue of the South African Reserve Service.
SPAIN
Labor
Law Acknowledgment
By
accepting this option, the Participant
acknowledges that he or she understands and agrees to participation in the Plan
and that he or she has received a copy of the Plan.
The Participant
understands that the Corporation has unilaterally, gratuitously and
discretionally decided to grant options under the Plan to individuals who may be
employees of the Corporation or its Affiliates throughout the
world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon
the express assumption and condition that any grant will not economically or
otherwise bind the Corporation or any of its Affiliates on an ongoing
basis. Consequently, the Participant
understands that any grant is given on the assumption and condition that it
shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Corporation
or any of its Affiliates) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit,
salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right
whatsoever. Further, the Participant
understands and freely accepts that there is no guarantee that any benefit
whatsoever shall arise from any gratuitous and discretionary grant since the
future value of this option and the underlying shares is unknown and
unpredictable. In addition, the Participant
understands that this grant would not be made but for the assumptions and
conditions referred to above; thus, the Participant
understands, acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the
assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any
reason, then this option shall be null and void.
UKRAINE
Method
of Exercise
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Award Agreement, due to regulatory requirements
in Ukraine, the Participant
must exercise this option using the
cashless exercise method. To complete a full cashless exercise, the
Participant should notify a licensed securities broker acceptable to the
Corporation to: (i) sell all of the shares upon exercise; (ii) use the proceeds
to pay the option price, brokerage fees and any applicable
Tax-Related Items; and (iii) remit the balance in cash to the
Participant. If the Participant does not complete this procedure, the
Corporation may refuse to allow the Participant to exercise this option. The
Corporation reserves the right to provide the Participant with additional
methods of exercise depending on local
developments.
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UNITED
KINGDOM
Tax
Acknowledgment
The following
information supplements the information regarding Tax-Related Items in the
Acknowledgment of Conditions section of the Award Agreement:
If
payment or withholding of the income tax due is not made within 90 days of the
event giving rise to the Tax-Related Items or such other period specified in
Section 222(1) (c) of the U.K. Income Tax (Earnings and Xxxxxxxx) Xxx 0000 (the
“Due Date”), the amount of any uncollected Tax-Related Items shall constitute a
loan owed by the Participant
to the Employer, effective on the Due Date. The Participant
agrees that the loan will bear interest at the then-current Her Majesty’s
Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”)
official rate; it will be immediately due and
repayable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant
is an officer or executive director (as within the meaning of Section 13(k) of
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), the terms of this
provision will not apply to the Participant. In
the event that the Participant
is an officer or director, as defined above, and Tax-Related Items are not
collected from or paid by the Participant
by the Due Date, the amount of any uncollected Tax-Related Items may constitute
a benefit to the Participant
on which additional income tax and National Insurance Contributions may be
payable. The Participant
acknowledges the Corporation or the Employer may recover it at any time
thereafter by any of the means referred to in the Award
Agreement. The Participant
authorizes the Corporation to withhold the transfer of any shares unless and
until the loan is repaid in full.
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XXXXXXXX-XXXXX
CORPORATION
PERFORMANCE
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT
AWARD
AGREEMENT
(effective
February 26, 2009)
This Award, granted
on the date approved by the Committee or the Chief Executive Officer, as the
case may be, and as reflected on the Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Benefits OnLine site, or any
successor system, via the Grant Summary screen as the Grant Date, by
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation, a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the
"Corporation"), is subject to the terms and conditions of the 2001 Equity
Participation Plan (the “Plan”) and this Award Agreement, including any
country-specific terms and conditions contained in Appendix A to this Award
Agreement.
W
I
T
N
E
S
S
E
T
H:
WHEREAS, the
Corporation has adopted the Plan to encourage those employees who materially
contribute, by managerial, scientific or other innovative means, to the success
of the Corporation or of an Affiliate, to acquire an ownership interest in the
Corporation, thereby increasing their motivation for and interest in the
Corporation's or the Affiliate's long-term success;
NOW, THEREFORE, it
is agreed as follows:
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Number
of Share Units Granted. The Corporation hereby grants to
the Participant Performance Restricted Stock Units (“PRSUs”) at the target
level approved on the date of grant and as reflected on the Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Benefits OnLine site, or any successor system, via the Grant Summary
screen as the Units Granted (the “Target Level”), subject to the terms,
conditions and restrictions set forth herein and in the Plan, and the
Corporation's attainment of the Performance Goals established by the
Committee as set forth on Appendix A-1. The actual number of PRSUs earned
by the Participant at the end of the Restricted Period may range from 0 to
200% of the Target
Level.
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2.
Transferability
Restrictions.
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Restricted
Period. During the Restricted Period, the Participant
may not sell, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, or mortgage,
pledge or otherwise encumber the Award. Except as provided
under this paragraph 2, the Award, including any accrued dividend
equivalents, shall be subject to forfeiture until the end of the
Restricted Period three years after the date of this
grant. Participant becomes 100% vested in the number of PRSUs
earned based on attainment of the Performance Goal at the end of the
Restricted Period as approved and authorized by the
Committee.
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The
Restricted Period shall begin on the date of the granting of this Award,
and shall end three years after the date of this grant. Holders
of Awards shall have none of the rights of a shareholder with respect to
such shares including, but not limited to, any right to receive dividends
in cash or other property or other distribution or rights in respect of
such shares except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, nor to vote
such shares as the record owner
thereof.
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During each year in
the Restricted Period, the Participant will not be paid dividend equivalents on
the unvested PRSUs but the Participant will receive a credit equal to dividends
declared on the Corporation’s Common Stock which will be reinvested in
additional PRSUs at the then fair market value of the Corporation’s Common Stock
on the date dividends are paid, and the additional PRSUs will be accumulated and
paid if and when the PRSUs vest, based on the actual number of PRSUs that
vest. In
the case of dividends paid in property other than cash, the amount of the
dividend shall be deemed to be the fair market value of the property at the time
of the payment of the dividend, as determined in good faith by the
Corporation. The Corporation shall not be required to segregate any
cash or other property of the Corporation.
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Termination
of Employment. Participant shall forfeit any unvested
Award, including any accrued dividend equivalents, upon termination of
employment unless such termination (i) is due to a Qualified Termination
of Employment, or (ii) if more than six months after the date of grant,
due to death, Retirement, Total and Permanent Disability, or the shutdown
or divestiture of a business unit. A termination of employment
shall not be deemed to have occurred while a Participant is on military
leave or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave does
not exceed six months, or if longer, so long as the Participant retains a
right to reemployment with the Corporation or an Affiliate under an
applicable statute or by contract. For purposes of this
subparagraph, a leave of absence constitutes a bona fide leave of absence
only if there is a reasonable expectation that the Participant will return
to perform services for the Corporation or an Affiliate. If the
period of leave exceeds six months and the Participant does not retain a
right to reemployment under an applicable statute or by contract, the
employment relationship is deemed to terminate on the first date
immediately following such six-month period. Notwithstanding
the foregoing sentence, where a leave of absence is due to any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result
in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less
than six months, where such impairment causes the Participant to be unable
to perform the duties of his or her position of employment or any
substantially similar position of employment, a 29-month period of absence
is substituted for such six-month period in determining whether a
termination of employment shall be deemed to have occurred. A
termination of employment with the Corporation or an Affiliate to accept
immediate reemployment with the Corporation or an Affiliate likewise shall
not be deemed to be a termination of employment for purposes of the
Plan. A Participant who is classified as an intermittent
employee shall be deemed to have a termination of employment for purposes
of the Plan. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the
contrary, a termination of employment with respect to any Restricted Share
Units that are required to meet the requirements of Section 409A of the
Code and the regulations thereunder shall not be deemed to be a
termination of employment
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purposes of
the Plan if it is anticipated that the level of bona fide services the
Participant would perform after such date would continue at a rate equal
to more than 20 percent of the average level of bona fide services
performed over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the full
period of services to the Corporation or an Affiliate if the Participant
has been providing such services less than 36
months).
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Death,
Retirement, or Total and Permanent Disability. In the
event that more than six months after the date of grant the Participant’s
termination of employment is due to death or Total and Permanent
Disability, it shall result in pro rata vesting in the number of PRSUs
earned. This pro rata vesting shall be determined based
on the Target Level of PRSUs (including any accrued dividend
equivalents accumulated pursuant to Section 2(a)) (1) prorated for the
number of full months of employment during the Restricted Period prior to
the Participant’s termination of employment, multiplied by (2) the
Performance Goal percentage as approved and authorized by the Committee at
the end of the Restricted Period. Any fractional share of the
Corporation resulting from such a prorated award shall be rounded to the
nearest whole share and shall be paid within 70 days following the end of
the Restricted Period. In the event that more than six months
after the date of grant the Participant’s termination of employment is due
to Retirement it shall result in 100% vesting in the number of PRSUs
earned based on attainment of the Performance Goal at the end of the
Restricted Period as approved and authorized by the Committee, and such
Award shall be paid within 70 days following the end of the Restricted
Period.
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Notwithstanding
this Section 2(c), if the Corporation receives an opinion of counsel that
there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in the
Participant’s jurisdiction that would likely result in the favorable
Retirement treatment that applies to the PRSUs under this Section 2(c)
being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, then the Corporation will not
apply the favorable Retirement treatment and PRSUs will be treated as they
would under the rules that apply if the Participant’s employment with the
Corporation or an Affiliate ends for any other reason, as
applicable.
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Shutdown
or Divestiture. In the event that more than six months
after the date of grant the Participant’s termination of employment is due
to the shutdown or divestiture of the Corporation’s or its Affiliate’s
business it shall result in pro rata vesting in the number of PRSUs
earned. This pro rata vesting shall be determined based on the
Target Level of PRSUs (including any accrued dividend equivalents
accumulated pursuant to Section 2(a)) (1) prorated for the number of full
years of employment during the Restricted Period prior to the
Participant’s termination of employment, multiplied by (2) the Performance
Goal percentage as approved and authorized by the Committee at the end of
the Restricted Period. Any fractional share of the Corporation resulting
from such a prorated award shall be rounded to the nearest whole share and
shall be paid within 70 days following the end of the Restricted
Period.
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Qualified
Termination of Employment. In the event of a Qualified
Termination of Employment all restrictions will lapse and the shares will
become fully vested and the number of shares that shall be considered to
vest shall be the
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of the Target
Level or the number of shares which would have vested based on the
attainment of the Performance Goal as of the end of the prior calendar
year and shall be paid within 10 days following the last day of employment
of the Participant with the Corporation. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the payment of an Award to a
Key Employee who has separated from service due to a Qualified Termination
of Employment shall be made at the earlier of the first day of the seventh
month following the date of separation from service or the end of the
Restricted Period. A Key Employee is any Participant who meets
the definition of a specified employee as defined in Section
409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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Payment
of Awards. The payment of the Award shall be made in
shares of Common Stock except that any accrued dividend equivalents
accumulated pursuant to Section 2(a) shall be paid in
cash. Except as may otherwise be provided in subparagraph 2(e),
the payment of an Award shall be made within 70 days following the end of
the Restricted
Period.
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Payment
of Withholding Taxes. No shares of Common Stock, nor any
cash payment, may be delivered under this Award, unless prior to or
simultaneously with such issuance, the Participant or, in the event of his
death, the person succeeding to his rights hereunder, shall pay to the
Corporation such amount as the Corporation advises is required under
applicable federal, state or local laws to withhold and pay over to
governmental taxing authorities by reason of the delivery of such shares
of Common Stock and any cash payment pursuant to this
Award. The Corporation may, in its discretion, withhold payment
of required withholding taxes with cash or shares of Common Stock which
otherwise would be delivered following the date of vesting of the Award
under this paragraph
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Nontransferability.
Neither the Award nor the Participant’s right to receive payment for
vested Awards may be assigned or transferred except upon the death of the
Participant (i) by will, (ii) by the laws of descent and distribution or
(iii) for Participants residing in the U.S., pursuant to a designation by
the Participant of a beneficiary or beneficiaries, provided that no such
designation shall be effective unless filed with the Committee prior to
the death of such
Participant.
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Compliance
with Law. No payment may be made under this Award,
unless prior to the issuance thereof, the Corporation shall have received
an opinion of counsel to the effect that this Award by the Corporation to
the Participant will not constitute a violation of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. As a condition of this Award, the Participant
shall, if requested by the Corporation, submit a written statement in form
satisfactory to counsel for the Corporation, to the effect that any shares
received under this Award shall be for investment and not with a view to
the distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and the Corporation shall have the right, in its discretion,
to cause the certificates representing shares hereunder to be
appropriately legended to refer to such undertaking or to any legal
restrictions imposed upon the transferability thereof by reason of such
undertaking.
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The Award
granted hereby is subject to the condition that if the listing,
registration or qualification of the shares subject hereto on any
securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or if the consent
or approval of any regulatory body shall be necessary as a condition of,
or in connection with, the granting of the Award or the delivery of shares
thereunder, such shares may not be delivered unless and until such
listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been
effected or obtained. The Corporation agrees to use its best
efforts to obtain any such requisite listing, registration, qualification,
consent or approval.
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The
Participant is solely responsible for obtaining/providing whatever
exchange control approvals, permits, licenses, or notices, which may be
necessary for the Participant to hold the Award, or to receive any payment
of cash or shares or to hold or sell the shares subject to the Award, if
any. Neither the Corporation nor its Affiliates will be
responsible for obtaining any such approvals, licenses or permits, or for
making any such notices, nor will the Corporation or its Affiliates be
liable for any fines or penalties the Participant may incur for failure to
obtain any required approvals, permits or licenses or to make any required
notices.
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No
Right of Continued Employment. The granting of this
Award does not confer upon the Participant any legal right to be continued
in the employ of the Corporation or its Affiliates, and the Corporation
and its Affiliates reserve the right to discharge the Participant whenever
the interest of the Corporation or its Affiliates may so require without
liability to the Corporation or its Affiliates, the Board of Directors of
the Corporation or its Affiliates, or the Committee, except as to any
rights which may be expressly conferred on the Participant under this
Award.
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Discretion
of the Corporation, Board of Directors and the
Committee. Any decision made or action taken by the
Corporation or by the Board of Directors of the Corporation or by the
Committee arising out of or in connection with the construction,
administration, interpretation and effect of this Award shall be within
the absolute discretion of the Corporation, the Board of Directors of the
Corporation or the Committee, as the case may be, and shall be conclusive
and binding upon all
persons.
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Inalienability
of Benefits and Interest. This Award and the rights and
privileges conferred hereby shall not be subject in any manner to
anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance
or charge, and any such attempted action shall be void and no such benefit
or interest shall be in any manner liable for or subject to debts,
contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of the
Participant.
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Delaware
Law to Govern. The Plan is governed by and subject to
the laws of the United States of America. All questions
pertaining to the construction, interpretation, regulation, validity and
effect of the provisions of this Award and any rights under the Plan shall
be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware.
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Purchase
of Common Stock. The Corporation and its Affiliates may,
but shall not be required to, purchase shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation for purposes of satisfying the requirements of this
Award. The Corporation and its Affiliates shall have no
obligation to retain and shall have the unlimited right to sell or
otherwise deal with for their own account, any shares of Common Stock of
the Corporation purchased for satisfying the requirements of this
Award.
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Notices. Any
notice to be given to the Corporation under this Award shall be addressed
to the Corporation in care of its Director of Compensation located at the
World Headquarters, and any notice to be given to the Participant under
the terms of this Award may be addressed to him at his address as it
appears on the Corporation's records, or at such other address as either
party may hereafter designate in writing to the other. Any such
notice shall be deemed to have been duly given if and when enclosed in a
properly sealed envelope or wrapper addressed as aforesaid, registered and
deposited, postage and registry fee prepaid, in a post office or branch
post office regularly maintained by the United States
Government.
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Changes
in Capitalization. In the event there are any changes in
the Common Stock or the capitalization of the Corporation through a
corporate transaction, such as any merger, any acquisition through the
issuance of capital stock of the Corporation, any consolidation, any
separation of the Corporation (including a spin-off or other distribution
of stock of the Corporation), any reorganization of the Corporation
(whether or not such reorganization comes within the definition of such
term in Section 368 of the Code), or any partial or complete liquidation
by the Corporation, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split or other
change in the corporate structure, appropriate adjustments and changes
shall be made by the Committee in (a) the number of shares subject to this
Award, and (b) such other provisions of this Award as may be necessary and
equitable to carry out the foregoing
purposes.
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Effect
on Other Plans. All benefits under this Award shall
constitute special compensation and shall not affect the level of benefits
provided to or received by the Participant (or the Participant's estate or
beneficiaries) as part of any employee benefit plan of the Corporation or
an Affiliate. This Award shall not be construed to affect in
any way the Participant's rights and obligations under any other plan
maintained by the Corporation or an Affiliate on behalf of
employees.
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Discretionary
Nature of Award. The grant of an Award is a one-time
benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive a
grant of Awards or benefits in lieu of Awards in the
future. Future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion
of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, the timing of any
grant, the number of PRSUs and vesting provisions. The value of
the Award is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of
the Participant’s employment contract, if any. As such, the
Award is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of
calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service
payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or
similar payments.
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Data
Privacy. The Participant hereby authorizes the
Participant’s employer to furnish the Corporation (and any agent of the
Corporation administering the Plan or providing Plan recordkeeping
services) with such information and data as it shall request in order to
facilitate the grant of Awards and administration of the Plan and the
Participant waives any data privacy rights such Participant might
otherwise have with respect to such
information.
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Conflict
with Plan. This Award is awarded pursuant to and subject
to the Plan. This Agreement is intended to supplement and carry
out the terms of the Plan. It is subject to all terms and
provisions of the Plan and, in the event of a conflict, the Plan shall
prevail.
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Successors. This
Award shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor or
successors of the
Corporation.
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Amendments. The
Committee may at any time alter or amend this Award to the extent (1)
permitted by law, (2) permitted by the rules of any stock exchange on
which the Common Stock or any other security of the Corporation is listed,
and (3) permitted under applicable provisions of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(including rule 16b-3
thereof).
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Defined
Terms. Terms which are capitalized are defined herein or
in the Plan and have the same meaning set forth in the Plan, unless the
context indicates
otherwise.
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For
U.S. Participants Only. A U.S. Participant who has not
previously signed a noncompete agreement has until the end of the one
hundred twenty (120) day period beginning from the date of grant of this
Award to sign and return the Noncompete Agreement provided to such
Participant. If the U.S. Participant does not sign and return
the provided Noncompete Agreement on or before the end of such one hundred
twenty (120) day period then the grant of the Award, as set forth in
Section 1, shall not be binding on and shall be voidable by the
Corporation, in which case it shall have no further force or
effect.
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Acceptance
of Award Terms and Conditions. A Participant has until
the end of the one hundred twenty (120) day period beginning from the date
of grant of this Award to accept this Award Agreement. If the
Participant does not accept this Award Agreement on or before the end of
such one hundred twenty (120) day period then the grant of the Award, as
set forth in Section 1, shall not be binding on and shall be voidable by
the Corporation, in which case it shall have no further force or
effect.
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Acknowledgment
of Conditions
I understand and
acknowledge the following conditions with respect to the Award granted to me
under the Plan:
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The Plan is
established voluntarily by the Corporation, it is discretionary in nature
and the Corporation may modify, amend, suspend, cancel or terminate it at
any time. The grant of an Award is a one-time benefit and does
not create any contractual or other right to receive an Award or benefits
in lieu of an Award in the future, even if an Award has been granted
repeatedly in the past. Future grants, if any, will be at the
sole discretion of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, the
timing of any grant, the number of Awards, vesting provisions and the
exercise price.
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My
participation in the Plan is voluntary. Participation in the Plan will not
create a right to further employment with the Participant’s actual
employer (the “Employer”) and shall not interfere with the ability of the
Employer to terminate my employment relationship at any
time. Further, the Award and my participation in the Plan will
not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship with the
Corporation or any Affiliate.
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The value of
the Award is an extraordinary item outside the scope of my employment
contract, if any, and is not intended to replace any pension rights or
compensation. As such, the PRSU award is not part of normal or
expected compensation for purposes
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calculating any
severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service
payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension, retirement or welfare benefits
or similar payments and in no event shall be considered as compensation for, or
relating in any way to, past services for the Corporation or my
Employer.
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The future
value of the underlying shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with
certainty.
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The Award and
benefits under the Plan, if any, will not automatically transfer to
another company in the case of a merger, take-over or transfer of
liability.
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In
consideration of the grant of the Award, no claim or entitlement to
compensation or damages shall arise from termination of the Award, and no
claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from any
diminution in value of the PRSUs or shares received upon vesting of PRSUs
resulting from termination of my employment by the Corporation or the
Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local
labor laws) and I irrevocably release the Corporation and the Employer
from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any
such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen,
then, by accepting this Award Agreement, I shall be deemed irrevocably to
have waived any entitlement to pursue such
claim.
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In the event
of termination of my employment (whether or not in breach of local labor
laws and except as otherwise explicitly provided in the Award Agreement of
the Plan), my right to receive PRSUs and vest under the Plan, if any, will
terminate effective as of the date that I am 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); the Committee shall have the exclusive
discretion to determine when I am no longer actively employed for purposes
of the Award.
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The
Corporation is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is
the Corporation making any recommendations regarding participation in the
Plan. Further, I have been advised to consult with my own
advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action
related to the Plan.
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Regardless of
any action the Corporation or the Employer takes with respect to any or
all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other
tax-related items related to my participation in the Plan and legally
applicable to me, or deemed by the Corporation or the Employer to be an
appropriate charge to me even if technically due by the Corporation or the
Employer (“Tax-Related Items”), I acknowledge that the ultimate liability
for all Tax-Related Items is and remains my responsibility and may exceed
the amount actually withheld by the Corporation or the
Employer. I further acknowledge that the Corporation and/or the
Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the
treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the
Award, including, but not limited to, the grant of the PRSUs, the vesting
of PRSUs, the conversion of the PRSUs into shares or the receipt of an
equivalent cash payment, the subsequent sale of any shares acquired at
vesting and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not commit to
and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any
aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate the my liability for
Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax
result. Further, if I have become subject to tax in more than
one jurisdiction between the date of the Award and the date of any
relevant taxable or tax
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withholding event,
as applicable, I acknowledge that the Corporation and/or the Employer (or former
employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related
Items in more than one jurisdiction.
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Prior to the
relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, I shall pay or
make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation and/or the
Employer to satisfy or account for all Tax-Related Items. In
this regard, I authorize the Corporation or the Employer, or their
respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the obligations with
regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the
following:
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withholding
from my wages or other cash compensation paid to me by the Corporation
and/or the Employer; or
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2.
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withholding
from proceeds of the sale of shares acquired upon vesting of the Award
either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by
the Corporation (on my behalf, pursuant to this authorization);
or
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withholding
in shares to be issued upon vesting of the
Award.
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To avoid
negative accounting treatment, the Corporation may withhold or account for
Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding
amounts or other applicable withholding rates. If the
obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in shares,
for tax purposes, I am deemed to have been issued the full number of
shares subject to the Award, notwithstanding that a number of shares are
held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items due as a
result of any aspect of my participation in the
Plan.
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Finally, I
shall pay to the Corporation or to the Employer any amount of Tax-Related
Items that the Corporation or the Employer may be required to withhold or
account for as a result of my participation in the Plan that cannot be
satisfied by the means previously described. The Corporation
may refuse to deliver shares or the proceeds of the sale of shares to me
if I fail to comply with my obligations in connection with the Tax-Related
Items.
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I
hereby
explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer,
in electronic or other form, of my personal data as described in this
Award Agreement and
any other PRSU grant materials by
and among, as applicable, my Employer, the Corporation, and its Affiliates
for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing my
participation in the
Plan.
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I understand
that the Corporation and my Employer
may hold certain personal information about me, including, but not limited
to, my name,
home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number
or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares
of Common Stock or directorships held in the Corporation, details of all
Awards or
any other entitlement to shares awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or
outstanding in my favor,
for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan
(“Data”). I understand
that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the
implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these
recipients may be located in my country,
or elsewhere, and that my country may have different data privacy laws and
protections than my country. I understand
that I may
request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of
the Data by contacting my local
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human
resources representative. I 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 my participation in the
Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a
broker, escrow agent or other third party with whom the shares received upon
vesting of the PRSUs may be deposited. I understand that Data will be
held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage my
participation in the Plan. I understand that I 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 my local human
resources representative. I understand that refusal or withdrawal of
my consent may affect my ability to participate in the Plan. For more
information on the consequences of my refusal to consent or withdrawal of
consent, I understand that I may contact my local human resources
representative.
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The Plan is
governed by and subject to U.S. law. Interpretation of the Plan
and my rights under the Plan will be governed by provisions of U.S.
law. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under
this Award or Award Agreement, the parties submit to and consent to the
jurisdiction of the State of Delaware, and agree that such litigation
shall be conducted in the federal courts for the United States for the
Northern District of Texas and no other
courts.
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I understand
that I am solely responsible for obtaining/providing whatever exchange
control approvals, permits, licenses or notices, which may be necessary
for my Award, to acquire the shares or to hold or sell the shares subject
to the PRSU award. Neither the Corporation nor its Affiliates will be
responsible for obtaining such approvals, licenses or permits, or for
making any such notices, nor will the Corporation or its Affiliates be
liable for any fines or penalties I may incur for failure to obtain any
required approvals, permits or licenses or to make any required
notices.
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If one or
more of the provisions of this Award Agreement shall be held invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby and the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provisions shall be deemed null and void; however, to the extent
permissible by law, any provisions which could be deemed null and void
shall first be construed, interpreted or revised retroactively to permit
this Award Agreement to be construed so as to xxxxxx the intent of this
Award Agreement and the Plan.
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If I have
received this Award Agreement or any other document related to the Plan
translated into a language other than English and if the translated
version is different than the English version, the English version will
control.
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Notwithstanding
any provisions in this Award Agreement, the Award shall be subject to any
special terms and conditions set forth in Appendix A to this Award
Agreement for my country. Moreover, if I relocate to one of the
countries included in Appendix A, the special terms and conditions for
such country will apply to me, to the extent the Corporation determines
that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or
advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the
administration of the Plan. Appendix A constitutes part of this
Award Agreement.
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The
provisions of this Award
Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined
to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the
remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and
enforceable.
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I recognize
that the grant of this PRSU award is not an element of my normal or
expected compensation and I acknowledge that I have no future rights to
Awards under this or any other plans offered by the Corporation, including
but not limited to, upon termination of the Plan or upon severance of my
employment.
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The
Corporation reserves the right to impose other requirements on my
participation in the Plan, on the Award and on any shares acquired under
the Plan, to the extent the Corporation determines it is necessary or
advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the
administration of the Plan, and to require me to sign any additional
agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the
foregoing.
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Conclusion
and Acceptance
I
accept this grant via electronic signature by clicking the "Accept"
icon and certify that I have read, understand and agree to the terms and
conditions of the Plan, the provisions of the applicable Award Agreement and all
other applicable documents (including any country-specific terms applicable
to my grant). I hereby authorize my Employer to furnish the
Corporation (and any agent administering the Plan or providing recordkeeping
services) with such information and data as it shall request in order to
facilitate the grant of Awards and enable administration of the Plan
and I understand that such information shall be used only as
long and to the extent necessary to administer my participation in the
Plan. I agree that my participation in the Plan and the
Awards granted to me under the Plan will be
governed solely by provisions of U.S. law.
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XXXXXXXX-XXXXX
CORPORATION
PERFORMANCE
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT
AWARD
AGREEMENT
APPENDIX
A
This Appendix A
includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Award granted to the
Participant under the Plan if the Participant resides in one of the countries
listed below. Certain capitalized terms used but not defined in this
Appendix A have the meanings set forth in the Plan and/or the Award
Agreement.
This Appendix A
also includes information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues
of which the Participant should be aware with respect to the Participant’s
participation in the Plan. The information is based on the
securities, exchange control and other laws in effect in the respective
countries as of February 2009. Such laws are often complex and change
frequently. As a result, the Corporation strongly recommends that the
Participant not rely on the information noted herein as the only source of
information relating to the consequences of the Participant’s participation in
the Plan because the information may be out of date at vesting of the Award or
the subsequent sale of the shares or receipt of any dividends or dividend
equivalents.
In
addition, the information is general in nature and may not apply to the
Participant’s particular situation, and the Corporation is not in a position to
assure the Participant of any particular result. Accordingly, the
Participant is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the
relevant laws in the Participant’s country may apply to the Participant’s
situation.
Finally, if the
Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which
the Participant is currently working, the information contained herein may not
be applicable to the Participant.
AUSTRALIA
Securities
Law Notice
If the Participant acquires shares
of the Corporation’s Common Stock pursuant to this Award and the Participant
offers his or her shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock for sale to a person
or entity resident in Australia, the offer may be subject to disclosure
requirements under Australian law. The
Participant should obtain legal advice on his or her disclosure obligations
prior to making any such offer.
Award
Payable Only in Shares
Notwithstanding any
discretion contained in the Plan, or any provision in the Award Agreement to the
contrary, Awards granted to Participants in Australia shall be paid in shares of
the Corporation’s Common Stock only and do not provide any right for the
Participant to receive a cash payment.
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CANADA
Award
Payable Only in Shares
Notwithstanding any
discretion contained in the Plan, or any provision in the Award Agreement to the
contrary, Awards granted to Participants in Canada shall be paid in shares of
the Corporation’s Common Stock only and do not provide any right for the
Participant to receive a cash payment.
Securities
Law Notice
The Participant is
permitted to sell shares acquired through the Plan through the designated broker
appointed under the Plan, if any, provided the resale of shares acquired under
the Plan takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of a stock
exchange on which the shares are listed. The Corporation’s shares are
currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
For
Awards Granted to Participants in Quebec: Language
Consent
The parties
acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Award Agreement, as well as
all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted
pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in
English.
Les
parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de la convention,
ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, xxxx xxxxxx et procédures judiciaries
intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente
convention.
Authorization
to Release and Transfer Necessary Personal Information
The Participant
hereby authorizes the Corporation and the Corporation’s representatives to
discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel,
professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the
Plan. The Participant further authorizes the Corporation, any parent,
subsidiary or Affiliate and the plan administrators to disclose and discuss the
Plan with their advisors. The Participant further authorizes the
Corporation and any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate to record such information
and to keep such information in the Participant’s employee file.
FRANCE
Consent
to Receive Information in English
By accepting the
Award Agreement providing for the terms and conditions of the Participant’s
grant, the Participant confirms having read and understood the documents
relating to this grant (the Plan and this Award Agreement) which were provided
in English language. The Participant accepts the terms of those
documents accordingly.
En
acceptant le Contrat d'Attribution décrivant les termes et conditions
de
l’attribution d’options, le participant confirme ainsi avoir lu et compris les
documents relatifs à cette attribution (le Plan U.S. et ce Contrat
d'Attribution) qui ont été
communiqués en langue anglaise. Le participant
accepte les termes en connaissance de cause.
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HONG
KONG
Securities
Law Notice
The
offer of the Award and the shares to be issued upon vesting is available only to
eligible employees of the Corporation or its Affiliates participating in the
Plan and is not a public offer of securities. The Participant should
be aware that the contents of this Award Agreement have not been reviewed by any
regulatory authority in Hong Kong. The Participant is advised to
exercise caution in relation to the offer. If the Participant is in
any doubt about any of the contents of the Award Agreement or the Plan, the
Participant should obtain independent professional
advice.
Sale
of Shares
In
the event the Award vests within six months of the date of grant, the
Participant agrees that he or she will not dispose of the shares acquired prior
to the six-month anniversary of the date of
grant.
Occupational
Retirement Schemes Ordinance Alert
The
Corporation specifically intends that neither the Award nor the Plan will be an
occupational retirement scheme for purposes of the Occupational Retirement
Schemes Ordinance (“ORSO”).
INDIA
Fringe
Benefit Tax
By
accepting this Award and participating in the Plan, the Participant consents and
agrees to assume any and all liability for fringe benefit tax that may be
payable by the Participant or the Employer in connection with the Plan upon
request of the Corporation and at the Corporation’s sole
discretion. The Participant understands that the grant of the Award
and participation in the Plan is contingent upon his or her agreement to assume
liability for fringe benefit tax payable on the shares of Common Stock acquired
under the Plan if the Corporation so requests.
Further, by
accepting this Award and participating in the Plan, the Participant agrees that
the Corporation and/or the Employer may collect fringe benefit tax from the
Participant by any of the means set forth in the Acknowledgment
of Conditions section of the Award Agreement or any other reasonable
method established by the Corporation. The Participant also agrees to
execute any other consents or elections required to accomplish the foregoing,
promptly upon request of the Corporation.
ITALY
Data
Privacy Notice and Consent.
This provision
replaces in its entirety the data privacy section in the Award
Agreement:
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The
Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use,
processing and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his or her personal
data as described in this section of this Appendix A by and among, as
applicable, the Employer, the Corporation and any Affiliate for the exclusive
purpose of implementing, administering, and managing the Participant’s
participation in the Plan.
The
Participant understands that the Employer, the Corporation and any Affiliate
hold certain personal information about him or her, including, but not limited
to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth,
social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title,
any shares of Common Stock or directorships held in the Corporation or any
Affiliate, details of all Awards, or any other entitlement to shares of Common
Stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the
Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, managing and
administering the Plan (“Data”).
The
Participant also understands that providing the Corporation with Data is
necessary for the performance of the Plan and that his or her refusal to provide
such Data would make it impossible for the Corporation to perform its
contractual obligations and may affect the Participant’s ability to participate
in the Plan. The Controller of personal data processing is
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation with registered offices at 000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America, and, pursuant
to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, its representative in Italy is
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx s.r.l. at Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, 00, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx.
The
Participant understands that Data will not be publicized, but it may be
transferred to banks, other financial institutions, or brokers involved in the
management and administration of the Plan. The Participant
understands that Data may also be transferred to the Corporation’s independent
registered public accounting firm. The Participant further understand
that the Corporation and/or any Affiliate will transfer Data among
themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementing, administering and
managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Corporation
and/or any Affiliate may each further transfer Data to third parties assisting
the Corporation in the implementation, administration, and management of the
Plan, including any requisite transfer of Data to a broker or other third party
with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any shares of Common Stock
acquired under the Plan. Such recipients may receive, possess, use,
retain, and transfer Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of
implementing, administering, and managing the Participant’s participation in the
Plan. The Participant understands that these recipients may be
located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States
or elsewhere. Should the Corporation exercise its discretion in
suspending all necessary legal obligations connected with the management and
administration of the Plan, it will delete Data as soon as it has completed all
the necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration
of the Plan.
The
Participant understands that Data processing related to the purposes specified
above shall take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously
when possible, that comply with the purposes for which Data is collected and
with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and
regulations, with specific reference to Legislative Decree no.
196/2003.
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The
processing activity, including communication, the transfer of Data abroad,
including outside of the European Economic Area, as herein specified and
pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, does not require the Participant’s
consent thereto as the processing is necessary to performance of contractual
obligations related to implementation, administration, and management of the
Plan. The Participant understands that, pursuant to Section 7 of the
Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, he or she has the right to, including but not
limited to, access, delete, update, correct, or terminate, for legitimate
reason, the Data processing. Furthermore, the Participant is aware
that Data will not be used for direct marketing purposes. In
addition, Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be
addressed by contacting the Participant’s local human resources
representative.
Plan
Document Acknowledgment
In
accepting the grant of this Award, the Participant acknowledges that he or she
has received a copy of the Plan and the Award Agreement and has reviewed the
Plan and the Award Agreement, including this Appendix A, in their entirety and
fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Award
Agreement, including this Appendix A.
The Participant
acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the
following sections of the Award Agreement: Section 2(g) on Payment of
Withholding Taxes; Section 5 on No Right of Continued Employment; Section 8 on
Delaware Law to Govern; the section on Acknowledgment of Conditions; and the
Data Privacy Notice and Consent section included in this Appendix
A.
MALAYSIA
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Notification
The
Participant should be aware of the Malaysian xxxxxxx xxxxxxx rules, which may
impact the Participant’s acquisition or
disposal of shares acquired under the Plan. Under Malaysian xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx rules, the Participant is prohibited from acquiring or selling shares or
rights to shares (e.g., an Award) when in
possession of information that is not generally available and that the
Participant knows or should know will have a material effect on the price of
shares once such information is generally available.
Director
Notification Obligation
If
the Participant is a director of the Corporation’s Malaysian
Affiliate, the Participant is subject to certain notification requirements under
the Malaysian Companies Act. Among these requirements is an
obligation to notify the Malaysian Affiliate in writing when the Participant
receives or disposes of an interest (e.g., an Award or
shares) in the Corporation or any related company. Such notifications
must be made within 14 days of receiving or disposing of any interest in the
Corporation or any related company.
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MEXICO
Labor
Law Policy and Acknowledgment
In
accepting the grant of this Award, the Participant expressly recognizes that
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation, with registered offices at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America, is solely responsible for the
administration of the Plan and that the Participant’s participation in the Plan
and acquisition of shares of Common Stock do not constitute an employment
relationship between the Participant and the Corporation since the Participant
is participating in the Plan on a wholly commercial basis and his or her sole
Employer is Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Based on the
foregoing, the Participant expressly recognizes that the Plan and the benefits
that he or she may derive from participating in the Plan do not establish any
rights between the Participant and the Employer, Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico, S.A.
de C.V. and do not form part of the employment conditions and/or benefits
provided by Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., and any modification of the
Plan or its termination shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms
and conditions of the Participant’s employment.
The Participant
further understands that his or her participation in the Plan is as a result of
a unilateral and discretionary decision of the Corporation; therefore,
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation reserves the absolute right to amend and/or
discontinue the Participant’s participation at any time without any liability to
the Participant.
Finally, the
Participant hereby declares that he or she does not reserve to him- or herself
any action or right to bring any claim against Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation for
any compensation or damages regarding any provision of the Plan or the benefits
derived under the Plan, and the Participant therefore grants a full and broad
release to the Corporation, its Affiliates, branches, representation offices,
its shareholders, officers, agents, or legal representatives with respect to any
claim that may arise.
Política
Laboral y Reconocimiento/Aceptación
Al
aceptar el otorgamiento de este Premio, el Empleado expresamente reconoce que
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation con oficinas registradas en 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000, U.S.A., es la única responsable por la administración
del Plan y que la participación del Empleado en el Plan y en su caso la
adquisición de las Opciones de Compra de Acciones o Acciones no constituyen ni
podrán interpretarse como una relación de trabajo entre el Empleado y
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation, ya que el Empleado participa en el Plan en un marco
totalmente comercial y su único Patrón lo es Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico, S.A. de
C.V., con domicilio en Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Mexico. Derivado de lo anterior, el Empleado expresamente reconoce
que el Plan y los beneficios que pudieran derivar de la participación en el Plan
no establecen derecho alguno entre el Empleado y el Patrón, Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de
Mexico, S.A. de C.V. y no forma parte de las condiciones de trabajo y/o las
prestaciones otorgadas por Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. y que
cualquier modificación al Plan o su terminación no constituye un cambio o
impedimento de los términos y condiciones de la relación de trabajo del
Empleado.
Asimismo,
el Empleado reconoce que su participación en el Plan es resultado de una
decisión unilateral y discrecional de Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation por lo tanto,
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation se reserva el absoluto derecho de modificar y/o
terminar la participación del Empleado en cualquier momento y sin
responsabilidad alguna frente el Empleado.
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Finalmente,
el Empleado por este medio declara que no se reserva derecho o acción alguna que
ejercitar en contra de Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation por cualquier compensación o
daño en relación con las disposiciones del Plan o de los beneficios derivados
del Plan y por lo tanto, el Empleado otorga el más amplio finiquito que en
derecho proceda a Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation , sus afiliadas, subsidiarias,
oficinas de representación, sus accionistas, funcionarios, agentes o
representantes legales en relación con cualquier demanda que pudiera surgir.
NETHERLANDS
Consent
to Comply with Dutch Securities Law
The
Participant has been granted Awards under the Plan, pursuant to which the
Participant may acquire shares. Participants who are residents of the
Netherlands should be aware of the Dutch xxxxxxx xxxxxxx rules, which may impact
the sale of such shares. In particular, the Participant may be
prohibited from effecting certain share transactions if the Participant has
insider information regarding the
Corporation.
Below
is a discussion of the applicable restrictions. The Participant is
advised to read the discussion carefully to determine whether the insider rules
apply to the Participant. If it is uncertain whether the insider
rules apply, the Corporation recommends that the Participant consult with his or
her personal legal advisor. Please note that the Corporation cannot
be held liable if the Participant violates the Dutch insider
rules. The Participant is responsible for ensuring compliance with
these rules.
By
entering into the Award Agreement and participating in the Plan, the Participant
acknowledges having read and understood the notification below and acknowledges
that it is his or her own responsibility to comply with the Dutch xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx rules, as discussed herein.
Prohibition
Against Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Dutch
securities laws prohibit xxxxxxx xxxxxxx. Under Article 46 of the Act
on the Supervision of the Securities Trade 1995, anyone who has “inside
information” related to the Corporation is prohibited from effectuating a
transaction in securities in or from the Netherlands. “Inside
information” is knowledge of a detail concerning the issuer to which the
securities relate that is not public and which, if published, would reasonably
be expected to affect the share price, regardless of the actual effect on the
price. The insider could be any employee of the Corporation or its
Dutch Affiliate who has inside information as described
above.
Given the broad scope of the definition of inside
information, certain employees of the Corporation working at its Dutch Affiliate
may have inside information and thus, would be prohibited from effectuating a
transaction in securities in the Netherlands at a time when he or she had such
inside information.
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NEW
ZEALAND
Securities
Law Notice
The Participant
will receive the following documents (in addition to this Appendix A) in
connection with this Award from the Corporation:
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1.
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an Award
Agreement which sets forth the terms and conditions of the
Award;
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2.
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a copy of the
Corporations’ most recent annual report and most recent financial reports
have been made available to enable the Participant to make informed
decisions concerning this Award;
and
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3.
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a copy of the
description of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation 2001 Equity Participation
Plan (“Description”)
(i.e.,
the Corporation’s
Form S-8 Plan Prospectus under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended), and the Corporation will provide any attachments or documents
incorporated by reference into the Description upon written
request. The documents incorporated by reference into the
Description are updated periodically. Should the Participant
request copies of the documents incorporated by reference into the
Description, the Corporation will provide the Participant with the most
recent documents incorporated by
reference.
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RUSSIA
Securities
Law Notice
This Award
Agreement, the Plan and all other materials the Participant may receive
regarding participation in the Plan do not constitute advertising or an offering
of securities in Russia. The issuance of shares of Common Stock under
the Plan has not and will not be registered in Russia and hence the shares
described in any Plan-related documents may not be offered or placed in public
circulation in Russia.
Please note that,
under the Russian law, the Participant is not permitted to sell the
Corporation’s shares directly to other Russian individuals and the Participant
is not permitted to bring share certificates into Russia. All shares
issued upon vesting of the Award will be maintained on the Participant’s behalf
in the United States.
SAUDI
ARABIA
Securities
Law Notice
This
document may not be distributed in the Kingdom except to such persons as
are permitted under the
Offers of Securities Regulations issued by the Capital Market Authority.
The
Capital Market Authority does not make any representation as to the accuracy
or completeness of
this document, and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss arising
from, or incurred in reliance upon, any part of this document. Prospective
purchasers of the securities offered hereby should conduct their own
due diligence on the
accuracy of the information relating to the securities. If you do
not understand the
contents of this document you should consult an authorized financial adviser.
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XXXXX
XXXXXX
Tax
Acknowledgment
By accepting the
Award, the Participant agrees to notify the Employer of the amount of any gain
realized upon vesting of the Award. If the Participant fails to
advise the Employer of the gain realized upon vesting, the Participant may be
liable for a fine. The Participant will be responsible for paying any
difference between the actual tax liability and the amount
withheld.
SPAIN
Labor
Law Acknowledgment
By
accepting the Award, the Participant acknowledges that he or she understands and
agrees to participation in the Plan and that he or she has received a copy of
the Plan.
The Participant
understands that the Corporation has unilaterally, gratuitously and
discretionally decided to grant Awards under the Plan to individuals who may be
employees of the Corporation or its Affiliates throughout the
world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon
the express assumption and condition that any grant will not economically or
otherwise bind the Corporation or any of its Affiliates on an ongoing
basis. Consequently, the Participant understands that any grant is
given on the assumption and condition that it shall not become a part of any
employment contract (either with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates) and
shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including
severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever. Further, the
Participant understands and freely accepts that there is no guarantee that any
benefit whatsoever shall arise from any gratuitous and discretionary grant since
the future value of the Award and the underlying shares is unknown and
unpredictable. In addition, the Participant understands that this
grant would not be made but for the assumptions and conditions referred to
above; thus, the Participant understands, acknowledges and freely
accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of
the conditions not be met for any reason, then the Award shall be null and
void.
UNITED
KINGDOM
Tax
Acknowledgment
The following
information supplements the information regarding Tax-Related Items in the
Acknowledgment of Conditions section of the Award Agreement:
If
payment or withholding of the income tax due is not made within 90 days of the
event giving rise to the Tax-Related Items or such other period specified in
Section 222(1) (c) of the U.K. Income Tax (Earnings and Xxxxxxxx) Xxx 0000 (the
“Due Date”), the amount of any uncollected Tax-Related Items shall constitute a
loan owed by the Participant to the Employer, effective on the Due
Date. The Participant agrees that the loan will bear interest at the
then-current Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) official rate; it will
be immediately due and repayable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the Participant is an officer or executive director (as within the meaning of
Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), the
terms of this provision will not apply to the Participant. In the
event that the Participant is an officer or director, as defined above, and
Tax-Related Items are not collected from or paid by the Participant by the Due
Date, the amount of any uncollected Tax-Related Items may constitute
a
benefit to the Participant on which additional income tax and National Insurance
Contributions may be payable. The Participant acknowledges the
Corporation or the Employer may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the
means referred to in the Award Agreement. The Participant authorizes
the Corporation to withhold the transfer of any shares unless and until the loan
is repaid in full.
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XXXXXXXX-XXXXX
CORPORATION
TIME-VESTED
RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT
AWARD
AGREEMENT
(effective
April 29, 2009)
This Award, granted
on the date approved by the Committee or the Chief Executive Officer, as the
case may be, and as reflected on the Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Benefits OnLine site, or any
successor system, via the Grant Summary screen as the Grant Date, by
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation, a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the
"Corporation"), is subject to the terms and conditions of the 2001 Equity
Participation Plan (the “Plan”) and this Award Agreement, including any
country-specific terms and conditions contained in Appendix A to this Award
Agreement.
W
I
T
N
E
S
S
E
T
H:
WHEREAS, the
Corporation has adopted the Plan to encourage those employees who materially
contribute, by managerial, scientific or other innovative means, to the success
of the Corporation or of an Affiliate, to acquire an ownership interest in the
Corporation, thereby increasing their motivation for and interest in the
Corporation's or the Affiliate's long-term success;
NOW, THEREFORE, it
is agreed as follows:
1.
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Number
of Share Units Granted. The Corporation hereby grants to
the Participant the right to receive the number of Time-Vested Restricted
Share Units (“RSUs”) of the $1.25 par value Common Stock of the
Corporation approved on the date of grant and as reflected on the Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Benefits OnLine site, or any successor system, via the Grant Summary
screen as the Units Granted, subject to the terms, conditions and
restrictions set forth herein and in the
Plan.
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2. Transferability
Restrictions.
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(a)
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Restricted
Period. During the Restricted Period, the Participant
may not sell, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, or mortgage,
pledge or otherwise encumber the Award. The RSUs shall be
subject to forfeiture until the Participant becomes vested in such Awards
on the date that was approved on the date of grant and as reflected on the
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Benefits OnLine site, or any successor system, via the Grant
Summary screen as the Future Lapsing
table.
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The Restricted
Period shall begin on the date of the granting of this Award, and shall end upon
the vesting of the Award according to the schedule set forth
above. Holders of Awards shall have none of the rights of a
shareholder with respect to such
shares including, but not limited to, any right to receive dividends in cash or
other property or other distribution or rights in respect of such shares except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, nor to vote such shares as the record
owner thereof.
During each year in
the Restricted Period, the Participant will not be paid dividend equivalents on
the unvested RSUs but the Participant will receive a credit equal to dividends
declared on the Corporation’s Common Stock which will be reinvested in
additional RSUs at the then fair market value of the Corporation’s Common Stock
on the date dividends are paid, and the additional RSUs will be accumulated and
paid at the end of the Restricted Period, based on the actual number of RSUs
that vest. In the case of dividends paid in property other than cash,
the amount of the dividend shall be deemed to be the fair market value of the
property at the time of the payment of the dividend, as determined in good faith
by the Corporation. The Corporation shall not be required to
segregate any cash or other property of the Corporation.
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(b)
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Termination
of Employment. Participant shall forfeit any unvested
Award, including any accrued dividend equivalents, upon termination of
employment unless such termination (i) is due to a Qualified Termination
of Employment, or (ii) due to death, Total and Permanent Disability, or
the shutdown or divestiture of a business unit. An authorized
leave of absence shall not be deemed to be a termination of employment if
the period of such leave does not exceed six months, or if longer, so long
as the Participant retains a right to reemployment with the Corporation or
an Affiliate under an applicable statute or by contract. For
purposes of this subparagraph, a leave of absence constitutes a bona fide
leave of absence only if there is a reasonable expectation that the
Participant will return to perform services for the Corporation or an
Affiliate. If the period of leave exceeds six months and the
Participant does not retain a right to reemployment under an applicable
statute or by contract, the employment relationship is deemed to terminate
on the first date immediately following such six-month
period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where a leave of absence
is due to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that
can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a
continuous period of not less than six months, where such impairment
causes the Participant to be unable to perform the duties of his or her
position of employment or any substantially similar position of
employment, a 29-month period of absence is substituted for such six-month
period in determining whether a termination of employment shall be deemed
to have occurred. A termination of employment with the
Corporation or an Affiliate to accept immediate reemployment with the
Corporation or an Affiliate likewise shall not be deemed to be a
termination of employment if the level of bona fide services
the Participant would perform after such date would permanently decrease
to no more than 20 percent of the average level of bona fide services
performed over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the full
period of services to the Corporation or an Affiliate if the Participant
has been providing such services less than 36 months). A
Participant who is classified as an intermittent employee shall be deemed
to have a termination of employment for purposes of the Plan if the level
of bona fide services the Participant would perform after such date would
permanently decrease to less than 50 percent of the average level of bona
fide services performed over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or
the full period of services to the Corporation or an Affiliate if the
Participant has been providing such services less than 36
months).
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Death
or Total and Permanent Disability. If the Participant’s
termination of employment is due to death or Total and Permanent
Disability, it shall result in pro rata vesting, as determined by the
Committee, and the number of shares that are considered to vest shall be
prorated for the number of full months of employment during the Restricted
Period prior to the Participant’s termination of employment, and shall be
paid 90 days following the Participant’s termination of
employment.
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Shutdown
or Divestiture. In the event that after the date of
grant the Participant’s termination of employment is due to the shutdown
or divestiture of the Corporation’s or its Affiliate’s business, it shall
result in pro rata vesting, as determined by the Committee, and the number
of shares that are considered to vest shall be determined at the end of
the Restricted Period, prorated for the number of full years of employment
during the Restricted Period prior to the Participant’s termination of
employment, and shall be paid within 90 days following the end of the
Restricted Period.
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Qualified
Termination of Employment. In the event of a Qualified
Termination of Employment all restrictions will lapse and the shares will
become fully vested and shall be paid within 10 days following the last
day of employment of the Participant with the
Corporation.
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Payment
of Awards. The payment of the Award shall be made in
shares of Common Stock. The payment of an Award shall be made
within 90 days following the end of the Restricted
Period.
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Payment
of Withholding Taxes. No shares of Common Stock, nor any
cash payment, may be delivered under this Award, unless prior to or
simultaneously with such issuance, the Participant or, in the event of his
death, the person succeeding to his rights hereunder, shall pay to the
Corporation such amount as the Corporation advises is required under
applicable federal, state or local laws to withhold and pay over to
governmental taxing authorities by reason of the delivery of such shares
of Common Stock and any cash payment pursuant to this
Award. The Corporation may, in its discretion, withhold payment
of required withholding taxes with cash or shares of Common Stock which
otherwise would be delivered following the date of vesting of the Award
under this paragraph
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Nontransferability.
Neither the Award nor the Participant’s right to receive payment for
vested Awards may be assigned or transferred except upon the death of the
Participant (i) by will, (ii) by the laws of descent and distribution or
(iii) for Participants residing in the U.S. pursuant to a designation by
the Participant of a beneficiary or beneficiaries, provided that no such
designation shall be effective unless filed with the Committee prior to
the death of such
Participant.
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Compliance
with Law. No payment may be made under this Award,
unless prior to the issuance thereof, the Corporation shall have received
an opinion of counsel to the effect that this Award by the Corporation to
the Participant will not constitute a violation of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. As a condition of this Award, the Participant
shall, if requested by the Corporation, submit a written statement in form
satisfactory to counsel for the Corporation, to the effect that any shares
received under this Award shall be for investment and not with a view to
the distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and the Corporation shall have the right, in its discretion,
to cause the certificates representing shares hereunder to be
appropriately legended to refer to such undertaking or to any legal
restrictions imposed upon the transferability thereof by reason of such
undertaking.
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The Award
granted hereby is subject to the condition that if the listing,
registration or qualification of the shares subject hereto on any
securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or if the consent
or approval of any regulatory body shall be necessary as a condition of,
or in connection with, the granting of the Award or the delivery of shares
thereunder, such shares may not be delivered unless and until such
listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been
effected or obtained. The Corporation agrees to use its best
efforts to obtain any such requisite listing, registration, qualification,
consent or approval.
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The
Participant is solely responsible for obtaining/providing whatever
exchange control approvals, permits, licenses, or notices, which may be
necessary for the Participant to hold the Award, or to receive any payment
of cash or shares or to hold or sell the shares subject to the Award, if
any. Neither the Corporation nor its Affiliates will be
responsible for obtaining any such approvals, licenses or permits, or for
making any such notices, nor will the Corporation or its Affiliates be
liable for any fines or penalties the Participant may incur for failure to
obtain any required approvals, permits or licenses or to make any required
notices.
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No
Right of Continued Employment. The granting of this
Award does not confer upon the Participant any legal right to be continued
in the employ of the Corporation or its Affiliates, and the Corporation
and its Affiliates reserve the right to discharge the Participant whenever
the interest of the Corporation or its Affiliates may so require without
liability to the Corporation or its Affiliates, the Board of Directors of
the Corporation or its Affiliates, or the Committee, except as to any
rights which may be expressly conferred on the Participant under this
Award.
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Discretion
of the Corporation, Board of Directors and the
Committee. Any decision made or action taken by the
Corporation or by the Board of Directors of the Corporation or by the
Committee arising out of or in connection with the construction,
administration, interpretation and effect of this Award shall be within
the absolute discretion of the Corporation, the Board of Directors of the
Corporation or the Committee, as the case may be, and shall be conclusive
and binding upon all
persons.
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Inalienability
of Benefits and Interest. This Award and the rights and
privileges conferred hereby shall not be subject in any manner to
anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance
or charge, and any such attempted action shall be void and no such benefit
or interest shall be in any manner liable for or subject to debts,
contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of the
Participant.
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Delaware
Law to Govern. The Plan is governed by and subject to
the laws of the United States of America. All questions
pertaining to the construction, interpretation, regulation, validity and
effect of the provisions of this Award and any rights under the Plan shall
be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware.
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Purchase
of Common Stock. The Corporation and its Affiliates may,
but shall not be required to, purchase shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation for purposes of satisfying the requirements of this
Award. The Corporation and its Affiliates shall have no
obligation to retain and shall have the unlimited right to sell or
otherwise deal with for their own account, any shares of Common Stock of
the Corporation purchased for satisfying the requirements of this
Award.
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Notices. Any
notice to be given to the Corporation under this Award shall be addressed
to the Corporation in care of its Director of Compensation located at the
World Headquarters, and any notice to be given to the Participant under
the terms of this Award may be addressed to him at his address as it
appears on the Corporation's records, or at such other address as either
party may hereafter designate in writing to the other. Any such
notice shall be deemed to have been duly given if and when enclosed in a
properly sealed envelope or wrapper addressed as aforesaid, registered and
deposited, postage and registry fee prepaid, in a post office or branch
post office regularly maintained by the United States
Government.
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Changes
in Capitalization. In the event there are any changes in
the Common Stock or the capitalization of the Corporation through a
corporate transaction, such as any merger, any acquisition through the
issuance of capital stock of the Corporation, any consolidation, any
separation of the Corporation (including a spin-off or other distribution
of stock of the Corporation), any reorganization of the Corporation
(whether or not such reorganization comes within the definition of such
term in Section 368 of the Code), or any partial or complete liquidation
by the Corporation, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split or other
change in the corporate structure, appropriate adjustments and changes
shall be made by the Committee in (a) the number of shares subject to this
Award, and (b) such other provisions of this Award as may be necessary and
equitable to carry out the foregoing
purposes.
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Effect
on Other Plans. All benefits under this Award shall
constitute special compensation and shall not affect the level of benefits
provided to or received by the Participant (or the Participant's estate or
beneficiaries) as part of any employee benefit plan of the Corporation or
an Affiliate. This Award shall not be construed to affect in
any way the Participant's rights and obligations under any other plan
maintained by the Corporation or an Affiliate on behalf of
employees.
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Discretionary
Nature of Award. The grant of an Award is a one-time
benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive a
grant of Awards or benefits in lieu of Awards in the
future. Future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion
of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, the timing of any
grant, the number of RSUs and vesting provisions. The value of
the Award is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of
the Participant’s employment contract, if any. As such, the
Award is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of
calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service
payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or
similar payments.
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Data
Privacy. The Participant hereby authorizes the
Participant’s employer to furnish the Corporation (and any agent of the
Corporation administering the Plan or providing Plan recordkeeping
services) with such information and data as it shall request in order to
facilitate the grant of Awards and administration of the Plan and the
Participant waives any data privacy rights such Participant might
otherwise have with respect to such
information.
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Conflict
with Plan. This Award is awarded pursuant to and subject
to the Plan. This Agreement is intended to supplement and carry
out the terms of the Plan. It is subject to all terms and
provisions of the Plan and, in the event of a conflict, the Plan shall
prevail.
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Successors. This
Award shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor or
successors of the
Corporation.
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Amendments. The
Committee may at any time alter or amend this Award to the extent (1)
permitted by law, (2) permitted by the rules of any stock exchange on
which the Common Stock or any other security of the Corporation is listed,
and (3) permitted under applicable provisions of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(including rule 16b-3
thereof).
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Defined
Terms. Terms which are capitalized are defined herein or
in the Plan and have the same meaning set forth in the Plan, unless the
context indicates
otherwise.
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For
U.S. Participants Only. A U.S. Participant who has not
previously signed a noncompete agreement has until the end of the one
hundred twenty (120) day period beginning from the date of grant of this
Award to sign and return the Noncompete Agreement provided to such
Participant. If the U.S. Participant does not sign and return
the provided Noncompete Agreement on or before the end of such one hundred
twenty (120) day period then the grant of the Award, as set forth in
Section 1, shall not be binding on and shall be voidable by the
Corporation, in which case it shall have no further force or
effect.
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Acceptance
of Award Terms and Conditions. A Participant has until
the end of the one hundred twenty (120) day period beginning from the date
of grant of this Award to accept this Award Agreement. If the
Participant does not accept this Award Agreement on or before the end of
such one hundred twenty (120) day period then the grant of the Award, as
set forth in Section 1, shall not be binding on and shall be voidable by
the Corporation, in which case it shall have no further force or
effect.
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Acknowledgment
of Conditions
I
understand and acknowledge the following conditions with respect to the Award
granted to me under the Plan:
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The Plan is
established voluntarily by the Corporation, it is discretionary in nature
and the Corporation may modify, amend, suspend, cancel or terminate it at
any time. The grant of an Award is a one-time benefit and does
not create any contractual or other right to receive an Award or benefits
in lieu of an Award in the future, even if an Award has been granted
repeatedly in the past. Future grants, if any, will be at the
sole discretion of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, the
timing of any grant, the number of Awards, vesting provisions and the
exercise price.
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My
participation in the Plan is voluntary. Participation in the
Plan will not create a right to further employment with the Participant’s
actual employer (the “Employer”) and shall not interfere with the ability
of the Employer to terminate my employment relationship at any
time. Further, the Award and my participation in the Plan will
not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship with the
Corporation or any Affiliate.
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The value of
the Award is an extraordinary item outside the scope of my employment
contract, if any, and is not intended to replace any pension rights or
compensation. As such, the RSU award is not part of normal or
expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance,
resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments,
bonuses, long-service awards, pension, retirement or welfare benefits or
similar payments and in no event shall be considered as compensation for,
or relating in any way to, past services for the Corporation or my
Employer.
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The future
value of the underlying shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with
certainty.
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In
consideration of the grant of the Award, no claim or entitlement to
compensation or damages shall arise from termination of the Award, and no
claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from any
diminution in value of the RSUs or shares received upon vesting of RSUs
resulting from termination of my employment by the Corporation or the
Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local
labor laws) and I irrevocably release the Corporation and the Employer
from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any
such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen,
then, by accepting this Award Agreement, I shall be deemed irrevocably to
have waived any entitlement to pursue such
claim.
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In the event
of termination of my employment (whether or not in breach of local labor
laws and except as otherwise explicitly provided in the Award Agreement of
the Plan), my right to receive RSUs and vest under the Plan, if any, will
terminate effective as of the date that I am 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); the Committee shall have the exclusive
discretion to determine when I am no longer actively employed for purposes
of the Award.
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The
Corporation is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is
the Corporation making any recommendations regarding participation in the
Plan. Further, I have been advised to consult with my own
advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action
related to the Plan.
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The Award and
benefits under the Plan, if any, will not automatically transfer to
another company in the case of a merger, take-over or transfer of
liability.
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Regardless of
any action the
Corporation or
the Employer takes with respect to any or all income tax, social
insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items
related to my participation in the Plan and legally applicable to me, or
deemed by the
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Corporation or the
Employer to be an appropriate charge to me even if technically due by the
Corporation or the Employer (“Tax-Related Items”), I acknowledge that the
ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains my responsibility
and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Corporation or the
Employer. I further acknowledge that the Corporation
and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding
the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the
Award, including, but not limited to, the grant of the RSUs, the vesting of
RSUs, the conversion
of the RSUs into shares or the
receipt of an equivalent cash payment, the subsequent sale of any shares
acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not
commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any
aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate the my liability for Tax-Related
Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if I have become
subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction between the date of the Award and
the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, I
acknowledge that the Corporation and/or the Employer (or former employer, as
applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more
than one jurisdiction.
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Prior to the
relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, I shall pay or
make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation and/or the
Employer to satisfy or account for all Tax-Related Items. In
this regard, I authorize the Corporation or the Employer, or their
respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the obligations with
regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the
following:
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withholding
from my wages or other cash compensation paid to me by the Corporation
and/or the Employer; or
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2.
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withholding
from proceeds of the sale of shares acquired upon vesting of the Award
either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by
the Corporation (on my behalf, pursuant to this authorization);
or
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3.
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withholding
in shares to be issued upon vesting of the
Award.
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To avoid
negative accounting treatment, the Corporation may withhold or account for
Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding
amounts or other applicable withholding rates. If the
obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in shares,
for tax purposes, I am deemed to have been issued the full number of
shares subject to the Award, notwithstanding that a number of shares are
held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items due as a
result of any aspect of my participation in the
Plan.
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Finally, I
shall pay to
the Corporation or to
the Employer any
amount of Tax-Related Items
that the Corporation or the
Employer may
be required to withhold or account
for as a result
of my
participation in the Plan that cannot
be satisfied by the means previously described. The
Corporation may
refuse to deliver shares or the
proceeds of the sale of shares to
me
if
I
fail to
comply with my
obligations in
connection with the Tax-Related Items.
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I
hereby
explicitly
and unambiguously consent to
the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of
my
personal
data as described in this Award Agreement and
any other RSU grant materials by
and among, as applicable, my
Employer,
the Corporation, and
its Affiliates
for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing my
participation
in the Plan.
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I understand that
the Corporation and
my Employer may
hold certain personal information about me,
including, but not limited to, my name,
home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number
or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares
of Common
Stock
or directorships held in the Corporation,
details of all Awards or
any other entitlement to shares awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or
outstanding in my favor,
for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan
(“Data”). I understand that
Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the
implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these
recipients may be located in my country,
or elsewhere, and that my
country
may have different data privacy laws and protections than my country. I understand that
I may
request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of
the Data by contacting my local
human resources representative. I 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 my participation
in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be
required to a broker, escrow agent or other third party with whom the
shares received upon vesting of the RSUs may
be deposited. I understand that
Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer
and manage my participation
in the Plan. I understand that
I 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 my local
human resources representative. I understand that
refusal or withdrawal of my
consent
may affect my ability
to participate in the Plan. For more information on the
consequences of my refusal
to consent or withdrawal of consent, I understand that
I may
contact my local
human resources
representative.
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The Plan is
governed by and subject to U.S. law. Interpretation of the Plan
and my rights under the Plan will be governed by provisions of U.S.
law. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under
this Award or Award Agreement, the parties submit to and consent to the
jurisdiction of the State of Delaware, and agree that such litigation
shall be conducted in the federal courts for the United States for the
Northern District of Texas and no other
courts.
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I understand
that I am solely responsible for obtaining/providing whatever exchange
control approvals, permits, licenses or notices, which may be necessary
for my Award, to acquire the shares or to hold or sell the shares subject
to the RSU award. Neither the Corporation nor its Affiliates will be
responsible for obtaining such approvals, licenses or permits, or for
making any such notices, nor will the Corporation or its Affiliates be
liable for any fines or penalties I may incur for failure to obtain any
required approvals, permits or licenses or to make any required
notices.
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If one or
more of the provisions of this Award Agreement shall be held invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby and the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provisions shall be deemed null and void; however, to the extent
permissible by law, any provisions which could be deemed null and void
shall first be construed, interpreted or revised retroactively to permit
this Award Agreement to be construed so as to xxxxxx the intent of this
Award Agreement and the
Plan.
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If I have
received this Award
Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into
a language other than English and if the translated version is different
than the English version, the English version will
control.
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Notwithstanding
any provisions in this Award Agreement, the Award shall be subject to any
special terms and conditions set forth in Appendix A to this Award
Agreement for my country. Moreover, if I relocate to one of the
countries included in Appendix A, the special terms and conditions for
such country will apply to me, to the extent the Corporation determines
that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or
advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the
administration of the Plan. Appendix A constitutes part of this
Award Agreement.
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The
provisions of this Award
Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined
to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the
remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and
enforceable.
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I recognize
that the grant of this RSU award is not an element of my normal or
expected compensation and I acknowledge that I have no future rights to
Awards under this or any other plans offered by the Corporation, including
but not limited to, upon termination of the Plan or upon severance of my
employment.
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The
Corporation reserves the right to impose other requirements on my
participation in the Plan, on the Award and on any shares acquired under
the Plan, to the extent the Corporation determines it is necessary or
advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the
administration of the Plan, and to require me to sign any additional
agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the
foregoing.
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Conclusion
and Acceptance
I
accept this grant via electronic signature by clicking the
"Accept" icon and certify that I have read, understand and agree to the terms
and conditions of the Plan, the provisions of the applicable Award Agreement and
all other applicable documents (including any country-specific terms
applicable to my grant). I hereby authorize my Employer to
furnish the Corporation (and any agent administering the Plan or providing
recordkeeping services) with such information and data as it shall request in
order to facilitate the grant of Awards and enable administration of
the Plan and I understand that such information shall be used
only as long and to the extent necessary to administer my
participation in the Plan. I agree that my participation in the Plan
and the Awards granted to me under the Plan will be
governed solely by provisions of U.S. law.
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CORPORATION
TIME-VESTED
RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT
AWARD
AGREEMENT
APPENDIX
A
This Appendix A
includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Award granted to the
Participant under the Plan if the Participant resides in one of the countries
listed below. Certain capitalized terms used but not defined in this
Appendix A have the meanings set forth in the Plan and/or the Award
Agreement.
This Appendix A
also includes information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues
of which the Participant should be aware with respect to the Participant’s
participation in the Plan. The information is based on the
securities, exchange control and other laws in effect in the respective
countries as of February 2009. Such laws are often complex and change
frequently. As a result, the Corporation strongly recommends that the
Participant not rely on the information noted herein as the only source of
information relating to the consequences of the Participant’s participation in
the Plan because the information may be out of date at vesting of the Award or
the subsequent sale of the shares or receipt of any dividends or dividend
equivalents.
In
addition, the information is general in nature and may not apply to the
Participant’s particular situation, and the Corporation is not in a position to
assure the Participant of any particular result. Accordingly, the
Participant is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the
relevant laws in the Participant’s country may apply to the Participant’s
situation.
Finally, if the
Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which
the Participant is currently working, the information contained herein may not
be applicable to the Participant.
AUSTRALIA
Securities
Law Notice
If the Participant acquires shares
of the Corporation’s Common Stock pursuant to this Award and the Participant
offers his or her shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock for sale to a person
or entity resident in Australia, the offer may be subject to disclosure
requirements under Australian law. The
Participant should obtain legal advice on his or her disclosure obligations
prior to making any such offer.
Award Payable Only
in Shares
Notwithstanding any
discretion contained in the Plan, or any provision in the Award Agreement to the
contrary, Awards granted to Participants in Australia
shall be paid in shares of the Corporation’s
Common Stock only and do
not provide any right for the Participant
to
receive a cash payment.
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CANADA
Award Payable Only
in Shares
Notwithstanding any
discretion contained in the Plan, or any provision in the Award Agreement to the
contrary, Awards granted to Participants in
Canada shall be paid
in shares of the Corporation’s
Common Stock only and do
not provide any right for the Participant
to
receive a cash payment.
Securities
Law Notice
The Participant is
permitted to sell shares acquired through the Plan through the designated broker
appointed under the Plan, if any, provided the resale of shares acquired under
the Plan takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of a stock
exchange on which the shares are listed. The Corporation’s shares are
currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
For
Awards Granted to Participants in Quebec: Language
Consent
The parties
acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Award Agreement, as well as
all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted
pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in
English.
Les
parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de la convention,
ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, xxxx xxxxxx et procédures judiciaries
intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente
convention.
Authorization
to Release and Transfer Necessary Personal Information
The Participant
hereby authorizes the Corporation and the Corporation’s representatives to
discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel,
professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the
Plan. The Participant further authorizes the Corporation, any parent,
subsidiary or Affiliate and the plan administrators to disclose and discuss the
Plan with their advisors. The Participant further authorizes the
Corporation and any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate to record such information
and to keep such information in the Participant’s employee file.
FRANCE
Consent to Receive
Information in English
By accepting the
Award Agreement providing for the terms and conditions of the Participant’s
grant, the Participant confirms having read and understood the documents
relating to this grant (the Plan and this Award Agreement) which were provided
in English language. The Participant accepts the terms of those
documents accordingly.
En
acceptant le Contrat d'Attribution décrivant les termes et conditions
de
l’attribution d’options, le participant confirme ainsi avoir lu et compris les
documents relatifs à cette attribution (le Plan U.S. et ce Contrat
d'Attribution) qui ont été
communiqués en langue anglaise. Le participant
accepte les termes en connaissance de cause.
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HONG
KONG
Securities Law
Notice
The offer of the
Award and the shares to be issued upon vesting is available only to eligible
employees of the Corporation or its Affiliates participating in the Plan and is
not a public offer of securities. The Participant should be aware
that the contents of this Award Agreement have not been reviewed by any
regulatory authority in Hong Kong. The Participant is advised to
exercise caution in relation to the offer. If the Participant is in
any doubt about any of the contents of the Award Agreement or the Plan, the
Participant should obtain independent professional
advice.
Sale of
Shares
In the event the
Award vests within six months of the date of grant, the Participant agrees that
he or she will not dispose of the shares acquired prior to the six-month
anniversary of the date of grant.
Occupational
Retirement Schemes Ordinance Alert
The
Corporation specifically intends that neither the Award nor the Plan will be an
occupational retirement scheme for purposes of the Occupational Retirement
Schemes Ordinance (“ORSO”).
INDIA
Fringe
Benefit Tax
By
accepting this Award and participating in the Plan, the Participant consents and
agrees to assume any and all liability for fringe benefit tax that may be
payable by the Participant or the Employer in connection with the Plan upon request of the
Corporation and at the
Corporation’s sole
discretion. The Participant understands that the grant of the
Award and participation in the Plan is contingent upon his or her agreement to
assume liability for fringe benefit tax payable on the shares of Common Stock
acquired under the Plan if the Corporation so requests.
Further, by
accepting this Award and participating in the Plan, the Participant agrees that
the Corporation and/or the Employer may collect fringe benefit tax from the
Participant by any of the means set forth in the Acknowledgment
of Conditions section of the Award Agreement or any other reasonable
method established by the Corporation. The Participant also agrees to
execute any other consents or elections required to accomplish the foregoing,
promptly upon request of the Corporation.
ITALY
Data
Privacy Notice and Consent.
This provision
replaces in its entirety the data privacy section in the Award
Agreement:
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The
Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use,
processing and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his or her personal
data as described in this section of this Appendix A by and among, as
applicable, the Employer, the Corporation and any Affiliate for the exclusive
purpose of implementing, administering, and managing the Participant’s
participation in the Plan.
The
Participant understands that the Employer, the Corporation and any Affiliate
hold certain personal information about him or her, including, but not limited
to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth,
social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title,
any shares of Common Stock or directorships held in the Corporation or any
Affiliate, details of all Awards, or any other entitlement to shares of Common
Stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the
Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, managing and
administering the Plan (“Data”).
The
Participant also understands that providing the Corporation with Data is
necessary for the performance of the Plan and that his or her refusal to provide
such Data would make it impossible for the Corporation to perform its
contractual obligations and may affect the Participant’s ability to participate
in the Plan. The Controller of personal data processing is
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation with registered offices at 000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America, and, pursuant
to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, its representative in Italy is
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx s.r.l. at Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, 00, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx.
The
Participant understands that Data will not be publicized, but it may be
transferred to banks, other financial institutions, or brokers involved in the
management and administration of the Plan. The Participant
understands that Data may also be transferred to the Corporation’s independent
registered public accounting firm. The Participant further understand
that the Corporation and/or any Affiliate will transfer Data among
themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementing, administering and
managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Corporation
and/or any Affiliate may each further transfer Data to third parties assisting
the Corporation in the implementation, administration, and management of the
Plan, including any requisite transfer of Data to a broker or other third party
with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any shares of Common Stock
acquired under the Plan. Such recipients may receive, possess, use,
retain, and transfer Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of
implementing, administering, and managing the Participant’s participation in the
Plan. The Participant understands that these recipients may be
located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States
or elsewhere. Should the Corporation exercise its discretion in
suspending all necessary legal obligations connected with the management and
administration of the Plan, it will delete Data as soon as it has completed all
the necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration
of the Plan.
The
Participant understands that Data processing related to the purposes specified
above shall take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously
when
possible, that comply with the purposes for which Data is collected and with
confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and
regulations, with specific reference to Legislative Decree no.
196/2003.
The
processing activity, including communication, the transfer of Data abroad,
including outside of the European Economic Area, as herein specified and
pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, does not require the Participant’s
consent thereto as the processing is necessary to performance of contractual
obligations related to implementation, administration, and management of the
Plan. The Participant understands that, pursuant to Section 7 of the
Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, he or she has the right to, including but not
limited to, access, delete, update, correct, or terminate, for legitimate
reason, the Data processing. Furthermore, the Participant is aware
that Data will not be used for direct marketing purposes. In
addition, Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be
addressed by contacting the Participant’s local human resources
representative.
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Plan
Document Acknowledgment
In
accepting the grant of this Award, the Participant acknowledges that he or she
has received a copy of the Plan and the Award Agreement and has reviewed the
Plan and the Award Agreement, including this Appendix A, in their entirety and
fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Award
Agreement, including this Appendix A.
The Participant
acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the
following sections of the Award Agreement: Section 2(g) on Payment of
Withholding Taxes; Section 5 on No Right of Continued Employment; Section 8 on
Delaware Law to Govern; the section on Acknowledgment of Conditions; and the
Data Privacy Notice and Consent section included in this Appendix
A.
MALAYSIA
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Notification
The
Participant should be aware of the Malaysian xxxxxxx xxxxxxx rules, which may
impact the Participant’s acquisition or
disposal of shares acquired under the Plan. Under Malaysian xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx rules, the Participant is prohibited from acquiring or selling shares or
rights to shares (e.g., an Award) when in
possession of information that is not generally available and that the
Participant knows or should know will have a material effect on the price of
shares once such information is generally available.
Director
Notification Obligation
If
the Participant is a director of the Corporation’s Malaysian
Affiliate, the Participant is subject to certain notification requirements under
the Malaysian Companies Act. Among these requirements is an
obligation to notify the Malaysian Affiliate in writing when the Participant
receives or disposes of an interest (e.g., an Award or
shares) in the Corporation or any related company. Such notifications
must be made within 14 days of receiving or disposing of any interest in the
Corporation or any related company.
MEXICO
Labor
Law Policy and Acknowledgment
In
accepting the grant of this Award, the Participant expressly recognizes that
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation, with registered offices at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America, is solely responsible for the
administration of the Plan and that the Participant’s participation in the Plan
and acquisition of shares of Common Stock do not constitute an employment
relationship between the Participant and the Corporation since the Participant
is participating in the Plan on a wholly commercial basis and his or her sole
Employer is Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Based on the
foregoing, the Participant expressly recognizes that the Plan and the benefits
that he or she may derive from participating in the Plan do not establish any
rights between the Participant and the Employer, Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico, S.A.
de C.V. and do not form part of the employment conditions and/or benefits
provided by Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., and any modification of the
Plan or its termination shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms
and conditions of the Participant’s employment.
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The Participant
further understands that his or her participation in the Plan is as a result of
a unilateral and discretionary decision of the Corporation; therefore,
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation reserves the absolute right to amend and/or
discontinue the Participant’s participation at any time without any liability to
the Participant.
Finally, the
Participant hereby declares that he or she does not reserve to him- or herself
any action or right to bring any claim against Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation for
any compensation or damages regarding any provision of the Plan or the benefits
derived under the Plan, and the Participant therefore grants a full and broad
release to the Corporation, its Affiliates, branches, representation offices,
its shareholders, officers, agents, or legal representatives with respect to any
claim that may arise.
Política
Laboral y Reconocimiento/Aceptación
Al
aceptar el otorgamiento de este Premio, el Empleado expresamente reconoce que
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation con oficinas registradas en 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000, U.S.A., es la única responsable por la administración
del Plan y que la participación del Empleado en el Plan y en su caso la
adquisición de las Opciones de Compra de Acciones o Acciones no constituyen ni
podrán interpretarse como una relación de trabajo entre el Empleado y
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation, ya que el Empleado participa en el Plan en un marco
totalmente comercial y su único Patrón lo es Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico, S.A. de
C.V., con domicilio en Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Mexico. Derivado de lo anterior, el Empleado expresamente reconoce
que el Plan y los beneficios que pudieran derivar de la participación en el Plan
no establecen derecho alguno entre el Empleado y el Patrón, Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de
Mexico, S.A. de C.V. y no forma parte de las condiciones de trabajo y/o las
prestaciones otorgadas por Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. y que
cualquier modificación al Plan o su terminación no constituye un cambio o
impedimento de los términos y condiciones de la relación de trabajo del
Empleado.
Asimismo,
el Empleado reconoce que su participación en el Plan es resultado de una
decisión unilateral y discrecional de Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation por lo tanto,
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation se reserva el absoluto derecho de modificar y/o
terminar la participación del Empleado en cualquier momento y sin
responsabilidad alguna frente el Empleado.
Finalmente,
el Empleado por este medio declara que no se reserva derecho o acción alguna que
ejercitar en contra de Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation por cualquier compensación o
daño en relación con las disposiciones del Plan o de los beneficios derivados
del Plan y por lo tanto, el Empleado otorga el más amplio finiquito que en
derecho proceda a Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation, sus afiliadas, subsidiarias,
oficinas de representación, sus accionistas, funcionarios, agentes o
representantes legales en relación con cualquier demanda que pudiera
surgir.
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XXXXXXXXXXX
Consent to Comply
with Dutch Securities Law
The Participant has
been granted Awards under the Plan, pursuant to which the Participant may
acquire shares. Participants who are residents of the Netherlands
should be aware of the Dutch xxxxxxx xxxxxxx rules, which may impact the sale of
such shares. In particular, the Participant may be prohibited from
effecting certain share transactions if the Participant has insider information
regarding the Corporation.
Below is a
discussion of the applicable restrictions. The Participant is advised
to read the discussion carefully to determine whether the insider rules apply to
the Participant. If it is uncertain whether the insider rules apply,
the Corporation recommends that the Participant consult with his or her personal
legal advisor. Please note that the Corporation cannot be held liable
if the Participant violates the Dutch insider rules. The Participant
is responsible for ensuring compliance with these
rules.
By entering into
the Award Agreement and participating in the Plan, the Participant acknowledges
having read and understood the notification below and acknowledges that it is
his or her own responsibility to comply with the Dutch xxxxxxx xxxxxxx rules, as
discussed herein.
Prohibition Against
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Dutch securities
laws prohibit xxxxxxx xxxxxxx. Under Article 46 of the Act on the
Supervision of the Securities Trade 1995, anyone who has “inside information”
related to the Corporation is prohibited from effectuating a transaction in
securities in or from the Netherlands. “Inside information” is
knowledge of a detail concerning the issuer to which the securities relate that
is not public and which, if published, would reasonably be expected to affect
the share price, regardless of the actual effect on the price. The
insider could be any employee of the Corporation or its Dutch Affiliate who has
inside information as described above.
Given the broad
scope of the definition of inside information, certain employees of the
Corporation working at its Dutch Affiliate may have inside information and thus,
would be prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in the
Netherlands at a time when he or she had such inside
information.
NEW
ZEALAND
Securities
Law Notice
The Participant
will receive the following documents (in addition to this Appendix A) in
connection with this Award from the Corporation:
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1.
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an Award
Agreement which sets forth the terms and conditions of the
Award;
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2.
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a copy of the
Corporations’ most recent annual report and most recent financial reports
have been made available to enable the Participant
to make informed decisions concerning this Award;
and
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3.
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a copy of the
description of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Corporation 2001 Equity Participation
Plan (“Description”)
(i.e.,
the Corporation’s
Form S-8 Plan Prospectus under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended), and the Corporation will provide any attachments or documents
incorporated by reference into the Description upon written
request. The documents incorporated by reference into the
Description are updated periodically. Should the Participant
request copies of the documents incorporated by reference into the
Description, the Corporation will provide the Participant
with the most recent documents incorporated by
reference.
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RUSSIA
Securities
Law Notice
This
Award
Agreement, the Plan
and all other materials the
Participant may receive
regarding participation in the Plan do not constitute advertising or an offering
of securities in Russia. The issuance of shares of Common Stock
under
the Plan has not and will not be registered in Russia and hence the shares described in
any Plan-related documents may not be offered or placed in public circulation in
Russia. All
shares issued upon vesting of the Award will be maintained on the Participant’s
behalf in the United States.
Please note that,
under the Russian law, the Participant
is not permitted
to sell the Corporation’s shares
directly to other
Russian individuals and the Participant
is not permitted
to bring share certificates into Russia. All
shares issued upon vesting of the Award will be maintained on the Participant’s
behalf in the United States.
SAUDI
ARABIA
Securities
Law Notice
This
document may not be distributed in the Kingdom except to such persons as
are permitted under the
Offers of Securities Regulations issued by the Capital Market Authority.
The Capital Market
Authority does not make any representation as to the accuracy or
completeness of
this document, and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for
any loss arising
from, or incurred in reliance upon, any part of this document.
Prospective
purchasers of the securities offered hereby should conduct their own due
diligence on the
accuracy of the information relating to the securities. If you do
not understand the
contents of this document you should consult an authorized financial
adviser.
SOUTH
AFRICA
Tax
Acknowledgment
By
accepting the
Award,
the
Participant agrees to
notify the Employer of
the amount of any gain realized upon
vesting of the
Award. If
the
Participant fails to advise
the
Employer of the
gain realized upon vesting, the
Participant may be liable
for a fine. The Participant
will
be responsible for paying any difference between the actual tax liability and
the amount withheld.
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SPAIN
Labor Law
Acknowledgment
By
accepting the
Award,
the
Participant acknowledges
that he or she understands and agrees to participation in the Plan and that he
or she has received a copy of the Plan.
The
Participant understands
that the Corporation has
unilaterally, gratuitously and discretionally decided to grant Awards under the Plan to
individuals who may be employees of the Corporation or its
Affiliates throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision
that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that any grant
will not economically or otherwise bind the Corporation or any
of its Affiliates on an
ongoing basis. Consequently, the
Participant understands
that any grant is given on the assumption and condition that it shall not become
a part of any employment contract (either with the Corporation or any of its
Affiliates) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any
purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right
whatsoever. Further, the
Participant understands
and freely accepts that there is no guarantee that any benefit whatsoever shall
arise from any gratuitous and discretionary grant since the future value of
the
Award and
the
underlying shares is unknown and
unpredictable. In addition, the
Participant understands
that this grant would not be made but for the assumptions and conditions
referred to above; thus, the
Participant understands,
acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be
mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, then
the
Award shall be null
and void.
UNITED
KINGDOM
Tax
Acknowledgment
The
following information supplements the information
regarding Tax-Related Items in the Acknowledgment of Conditions section of the
Award Agreement:
If
payment or withholding of the income tax due is not made within 90 days of the
event giving rise to the Tax-Related Items or such other period specified in
Section 222(1)(c) of
the U.K. Income Tax (Earnings and Xxxxxxxx) Xxx 0000 (the “Due Date”), the
amount of any uncollected Tax-Related Items shall constitute a loan owed by the
Participant to the
Employer, effective on the Due Date. The Participant agrees that
the loan will bear interest at the then-current Her Majesty’s Revenue and
Customs (“HMRC”) official rate; it will be immediately due and
repayable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is an officer
or executive director (as within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended), the terms of this provision will not apply to the Participant. In the
event that the Participant is an officer
or director, as defined above, and Tax-Related Items are not collected from or
paid by the Participant by the Due
Date, the amount of any uncollected Tax-Related Items may constitute a benefit
to the Participant on which
additional income tax and National Insurance Contributions may be
payable. The Participant acknowledges
the Corporation or the
Employer may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to
in the Award
Agreement. The
Participant authorizes
the Corporation to withhold
the transfer of any shares unless and
until the loan is repaid in full.
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