EXHIBIT 10(15)
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement ("Agreement"), executed this ________ day of
February, 2002, to be effective as of March 1, 2001, is between AZZ
incorporated, a Texas corporation ("Company"), and Xxxx X. Xxxxx ("Employee")
R E C I T A L S:
A. Company and Employee desire to enter into this written agreement to
specify the terms and conditions of Employee*s employment with Company.
B. Company considers the maintenance of a sound management team, including
Employee, essential to protecting and enhancing its best interests and those of
its shareholders.
C. Employee will be Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the
Company and shall serve in such other positions with the Company's affiliates as
he may be asked by Company to assume. Employee will be an integral member of
Company*s management team.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Employee*s future employment with
Company and other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:
SECTION 1. EMPLOYMENT. Company hereby employs Employee, and Employee hereby
accepts employment, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set
forth.
SECTION 2. DUTIES. Employee shall be employed as Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, and such other positions within the Company or
its affiliates to which he may be appointed by the Company's Board of Directors
(the "Board"). Employee agrees to devote his full time and best efforts to the
performance of the duties attendant to his executive position with Company or
its affiliates.
SECTION 3. TERM. The initial term of employment of Employee hereunder shall
continue for thirty-six months from March 1, 2001 ("Employment Date"), unless
earlier terminated pursuant to Section 6 herein. Additionally, the initial term
of employment shall be automatically extended for additional one year periods on
each anniversary of the Employment Date unless either party delivers written
notice to the other party at least thirty (30) days prior to the applicable
anniversary date or unless terminated pursuant to Section 6 herein.
SECTION 4. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. In consideration for the services of
Employee hereunder, Company shall compensate Employee as follows:
(a) BASE SALARY. Until the termination of Employee*s employment
hereunder, Company or its affiliate shall pay Employee a base salary at an
annual rate of
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$196,000.00 ("Base Salary"). The Base Salary may not be decreased at any time
during the term of Employee*employment hereunder and may be increased by Company
prior to the annual anniversary of the Employee*s Employment Date. Any increase
in Base Salary shall be in the sole discretion of the Board.
(b) EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE BONUS. Employee shall be eligible to receive
such annual incentive bonus as may be provided from time to time by Company. The
Board has the right to interpret and to construe the terms and provisions of any
such plan and its actions in this regard shall be final and conclusive.
Employee's annual bonus for the Company's 2002 fiscal year shall be determined
under the 2002 Management Incentive Bonus Plan-Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement.
(c) STOCK OPTIONS. Company, shall grant to Employee pursuant to its
2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan immediately upon its approval by the Company's
shareholders, and if it is not approved by the shareholders at the 2001 annual
meeting of shareholders, then pursuant to other existing plans or by individual
grants, the date of such award and the date of each award subsequently made
under this Agreement being referred to as the Award Date, options to purchase
9,975 shares of the Company's $1.00 par value common stock (the "Common Stock")
and shall likewise grant to Employee as of the close of business on March 1 of
each year thereafter during the term of this Agreement (each such grant to have
its own Award Date), options to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock
having an aggregate valuation (the product of the number of shares optioned and
the Price, as hereinafter defined) based upon the closing price of the Common
Stock on the New York Stock Exchange at the date of each such grant (the
"Price"), of $148,333, options under each such grant (the one to be made
immediately after the 2001 annual meeting of shareholders and the ones to be
granted on March 1 of each year thereafter during the term of this Agreement) to
vest twenty percent on the respective Award Dates and twenty percent on each of
the first four anniversaries of the Award Dates. The options shall each be
exercisable at the Price. The options shall each have a term of ten (10) years
from their respective Award Dates and shall be either nonqualified or, if
available under a plan which has been approved by the shareholders, incentive
stock options, at the election of Employee.
(d) VACATION. Employee shall be entitled to 20 days of paid vacation
per year at the reasonable and mutual convenience of Company and Employee.
Accrued vacation not taken in any calendar year may be carried forward or used
in the following calendar year, but not in any subsequent calendar year unless
otherwise approved by the Board.
(e) GROUP INSURANCE BENEFITS. Employee shall be entitled to
participate in the Company's Employee Benefit Plan and Trust, group life, health
and disability programs and such other benefit programs as are made available to
Company*s other executives and officers and the Employee*s participation in such
programs shall be at the same rates and
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subject to the same conditions as are available and applicable to Company*s
other executives and officers.
(f) LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS. Company shall pay the premiums allocable
to a term life insurance policy in the face amount of $300,000.00 covering
Employee as the named insured, subject to Employee*s passing a standard physical
examination in order to permit issuance of the policy at standard (non-rated)
premiums and satisfaction of any other standard underwriting requirements.
Employee shall be the owner of such policy and shall have the right to designate
the beneficiary of the policy proceeds. Employee shall be liable for income
taxes with respect to premium amounts includable in Employee*s taxable income.
(g) CAR ALLOWANCE. As a condition of Employee*s employment, Employee
shall from time to time be required to travel by automobile on Company business.
Accordingly, Company shall furnish an automobile to Employee and pay Employee*s
costs of maintaining, operating and insuring it.
(h) ANNUAL PHYSICAL. The Company shall cover the cost to Employee of
an annual physical which Employee agrees to take with no more than fifteen
months to intervene between such annual physicals.
SECTION 5. EXPENSES. The parties anticipate that in connection with the
services to be performed by Employee pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,
Employee will be required to make payments for travel, entertainment of business
associates and similar expenses. Company shall reimburse Employee for all
appropriate and reasonable expenses authorized by Company and incurred by
Employee in the performance of his duties hereunder. Employee shall comply with
such budget limitations and approval and reporting requirements with respect to
expenses as Company may establish from time to time.
SECTION 6. TERMINATION.
(a) GENERAL. Employee*s employment hereunder shall commence on the
Employment Date and continue until the end of the term specified in Section 3,
except that the employment of Employee hereunder shall terminate prior to such
time in accordance with the following:
(i) DEATH OR DISABILITY. Upon the death of Employee during the
term of his employment hereunder or, at the option of Company, in the event of
Employee*s Disability, upon 30 days* notice to Employee.
(ii) FOR CAUSE. For "Cause" immediately upon written notice by
Company to Employee. A termination shall be for "Cause" if:
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(1) Employee is convicted of a crime involving moral
turpitude or a crime providing for a term of imprisonment in a federal or state
penitentiary; or
(2) Employee commits any willful malfeasance or gross
negligence in the discharge of duties to the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
having a material adverse effect on the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
their business or reputations; or
(3) Employee fails to correct within five days after
written notice, any specific failure in performance of the duties of the
Employee's position with the Company; or
(iii) WITHOUT CAUSE. Without cause immediately upon notice by
Company to Employee.
(b) SEVERANCE PAY.
(i) TERMINATION UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY OR FOR CAUSE. Employee
shall not be entitled to any severance pay or other compensation upon
termination of his employment pursuant to Section 6(a) (i) or (ii) except for
his Base Salary accrued but unpaid as of the date of termination, unpaid expense
reimbursements under Section 5 for expenses incurred in accordance with the
terms hereof prior to termination, and compensation for accrued, unused vacation
as of the date of termination ("Accrued Amounts").
(ii) TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE. In the event Employee*s
employment hereunder is terminated pursuant to Section 6(a) (iii) prior to the
expiration of the initial term of this Agreement (as such initial term may have
been extended) , Company shall pay Employee, as consideration for the execution
of a separation and release agreement and in lieu of any further compensation
payable hereunder other than Accrued Amounts, a cash amount equal to Employee*s
Base Salary for the period from the date of termination to the end of the term
of this Agreement but in no event less than Employee's Base Salary for a 24
month period plus any amounts to which Employee is entitled under any
compensation plan of the Company. Such separation payments shall be Employee*s
sole remedy in connection with such termination.
(c) CHANGE IN CONTROL. Company and Employee shall enter into a Change
in Control Agreement (the "Change in Control Agreement"). That agreement shall
provide for payment to Employee of 2.99 times his base salary in the event that,
after a change in control, as defined in that agreement, Employee remains in the
employment of the Company for as long as his services are requested, up to a
period of one year following the change in control. Employee's obligation to
remain in the employment of the Company after the change in control will
terminate in the event of a constructive termination of the Employee, as defined
in that agreement.
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SECTION 7. INVENTIONS; ASSIGNMENT.
(a) INVENTIONS DEFINED. All rights to discoveries, inventions,
improvements, designs and innovations (including all data and records pertaining
thereto) that relate to the business of Company, whether or not able to be
patented, copyrighted or reduced to writing, that Employee may discover, invent
or originate during the term of his employment hereunder, and for a period of
six months thereafter, either alone or with others and whether or not during
working hours or by the use of the facilities of Company ("Inventions") , shall
be the exclusive property of Company. Employee shall promptly disclose all
Inventions to Company, shall execute at the request of Company any assignments
or other documents Company may deem necessary to protect or perfect its rights
therein, and shall assist Company, at Company*s expense, in obtaining, defending
and enforcing Company*s rights therein. Employee hereby appoints Company as his
attorney-in-fact to execute on his behalf any assignments or other documents
deemed necessary by Company to protect or perfect its rights to any Inventions.
(b) COVENANT TO ASSIGN AND COOPERATE. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, Employee shall assign and transfer to Company the world-wide
right, title and interest of Employee in the Inventions. Employee agrees that
Company may apply for and receive patent rights (including Letters Patent in the
United States) for the Inventions in Company*s name in such countries as may be
determined solely by Company. Employee shall communicate to Company all facts
known to Employee relating to the Inventions and shall cooperate with Company*s
reasonable requests in connection with vesting title to the Inventions and
related patents exclusively in Company and in connection with obtaining,
maintaining and protecting Company*s exclusive patent rights in the Inventions.
(c) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Employee*s obligations under this Section
7 shall inure to the benefit of Company and its successors and assigns and shall
survive the expiration of the term of this Agreement for such time as may be
necessary to protect the proprietary rights of Company in the Inventions.
SECTION 8. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
(a) ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PROPRIETARY INTEREST. Employee acknowledges the
proprietary interest of Company in all Confidential Information (as defined
below). Employee agrees that all Confidential Information learned by Employee
during his employment with Company or otherwise, whether developed by Employee
alone or in conjunction with others or otherwise, is and shall remain the
exclusive property at of Company. Employee further acknowledges and agrees that
his disclosure of any Confidential Information will result in irreparable injury
and damage to Company.
(b) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION DEFINED. "Confidential Information" means
all confidential or proprietary information of Company or any of its affiliates,
including
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without limitation, (i) information derived from reports, investigations,
experiments, research and work in progress,(ii) methods of operation, (iii)
market data. (iv) proprietary computer programs and codes, (v) drawings,
designs, plans and proposals, (vi) marketing and sales programs, (vii) client
lists, (viii) historical financial information and financial projections. (ix)
pricing formulae and policies, (x) all other concepts, ideas, materials and
information prepared or performed for or by Company and (xi) all information
related to the business, products, purchases or sales of Company or any of its
affiliates or any of their suppliers and customers, other than information that
is publicly available.
(c) COVENANT NOT TO DIVULGE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Company is
entitled to prevent the disclosure of Confidential Information. As a portion of
the consideration for the employment of Employee and for the compensation being
paid to Employee by Company, Employee agrees at all times during the term of his
employment hereunder and thereafter to hold in strict confidence and not to
disclose or allow to be disclosed to any person, firm or corporation, other than
to persons engaged by Company to further the business of Company, and not to use
except in the pursuit of the business of Company, the Confidential Information,
without the prior written consent of Company.
(d) RETURN OF MATERIALS AT TERMINATION. In the event of any
termination or cessation of his employment with Company for any reason. Employee
shall promptly deliver to Company all documents, data and other information
derived from or otherwise pertaining to Confidential Information. Employee shall
not take or retain any documents or other information, or any reproduction or
excerpt thereof, containing or pertaining to any Confidential Information.
SECTION 9. NON-SOLICITATION.
(a) SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES. During Employee*s employment with
Company and for a period of twelve (12) months after termination of such
employment at any time and for any reason, and regardless of whether any
payments are made to Employee under this Agreement as a result of such
termination, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit, participate in
or promote the solicitation of any person who was employed by Company at the
time of Employee*s termination of employment with Company to leave the employ of
Company, or, on behalf of himself or any other person or entity, hire, employ or
engage any such person. Employee further agrees that, during such time, if an
employee of Company contacts Employee about prospective employment, Employee
will inform such employee that Employee cannot discuss the matter further with
him or her without the consent of Company.
(b) SOLICITATION OF CLIENTS, CUSTOMERS, ETC. During Employee*s
employment with Company and for a period of twelve (12) months after termination
of Employee*s employment under circumstances which result in payment of any
amounts to Employee under this Agreement, Employee shall not, directly or
indirectly, solicit any person who, at the time of termination of Employee*s
employment with Company, was a client,
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customer, vendor, consultant or agent of Company to discontinue business, in
whole or in part, with Company. Employee further agrees that, during such time,
if such a client, customer, vendor, or consultant or agent contacts Employee
about discontinuing business with Company or moving that business elsewhere,
Employee will inform such client, customer, vendor, consultant or agent that
Employee cannot discuss the matter further with him or her without the consent
of Company.
SECTION 10. GENERAL.
(a) NOTICES. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be
in writing or by written telecommunication, and shall be deemed to have been
duly given if delivered personally or if mailed by certified mail, return
receipt requested or by written telecommunication, to the relevant address set
forth below, or to such other address as the recipient of such notice or
communication shall have specified to the other party in accordance with this
Section 10(a):
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If to Company, to:
AZZ incorporated
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Board of Directors
If to Employee, to:
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
(b) WITHHOLDING. All payments required to be made to Employee by
Employer under this Agreement shall be subject to the withholdings of such
amounts, if any, relating to federal, state, and local taxes as may be required
by law.
(c) EQUITABLE REMEDIES. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and
agrees that upon any breach by Employee of his obligations under any of Sections
7, 8, and 9, Employer shall have no adequate remedy at law and accordingly shall
be entitled to specific performance and other appropriate injunctive and
equitable relief.
(d) SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable, and
this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or
unenforceable provision never comprised a part hereof, and the remaining
provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be
affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance
herefrom. Furthermore, in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision, there shall be added automatically as part of this Agreement a
provision as similar in its terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision as may be possible and be legal, valid, and enforceable.
(e) WAIVERS. No delay or omission by either party in exercising any
right, power or privilege hereunder shall impair such right, power or privilege,
nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege
preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power
or privilege.
(f) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(g) CAPTIONS. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms or
provisions hereof.
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(h) REFERENCE TO AGREEMENT. Use of the words "herein," "hereof,"
"hereto," "hereunder," "herefrom" and the like in this Agreement refer to this
Agreement only as a whole and not to any particular section or subsection of
this Agreement, unless otherwise noted.
(i) BINDING AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties and shall be enforceable by the personal
representatives and heirs of the Employee and the successors and assigns of
Employer. This Agreement may be assigned by Company to any of its subsidiaries;
provided that in the event of any such assignment, Company shall remain liable
for all of its obligations hereunder and shall be liable for all obligations of
all such assignee hereunder. If Employee dies while any amounts would still be
payable to him hereunder, such amounts shall be paid to Employee*s estate. This
Agreement is not otherwise assignable by Employee.
(j) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire
understanding of the parties, supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
relating to the subject matter hereof and may not be amended except by a written
instrument hereafter signed by each of the parties hereto.
(k) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement and the performance hereof shall be
construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas,
without regard to choice of law principles.
(l) GENDER AND NUMBER. The masculine gender shall be deemed to denote
the feminine or neuter genders, the singular to denote the plural, and the
plural to denote the singular, where the context so permits.
(m) APPLICABILITY. Any obligation, undertaking or duty of Employee to
the Company under this Agreement shall extend to any affiliate of the Company to
which Employee is assigned pursuant to Section 4(i) above.
SECTION 11. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
will have the following meanings:
(a) "Agreement" has the meaning ascribed to it in the first paragraph
of this document.
(b) "Accrued Amounts" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
6(b)(i)
(c) "Base Salary" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4(a)
(d) "Cause" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 6(a)(ii).
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(e) "Change in Control Agreement" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 6(c).
(f) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(g) "Company" means AZZ incorporated, a Texas corporation.
(h) "Confidential Information" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 8(b).
(i) "Disability" with respect to an Employee shall, to the extent
permitted by law and subject to the Americans with Disability Act
or any state or local counterpart, be deemed to exist in
accordance with Section 6(a)(i) if the Employee meets the
definition of either "disabled" or "disability" under the terms
of Company*s long-term disability benefit program. Any refusal by
Employee to submit to a reasonable medical examination that is
job-related and consistent with business necessity and intended
to inquire into Employee's ability to perform job-related
functions shall be deemed to constitute conclusive evidence of
Company's right to terminate Employee in accordance with Section
6(a)(i) regardless of whether Employee actually has a disability.
(j) "Employee" has the meaning ascribed to it in the first paragraph
of this document.
(k) "Company" refers to Company and its successors and assigns.
(l) "Employment Date" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.
(m) "Price" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4(c).
(n) "Inventions" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7(a).
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EXECUTED as of the date and year first above written.
AZZ incorporated
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
President and CEO
EMPLOYEE
By: /s/ XXXX X. XXXXX
____________________________________________
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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AZZ Incorporated 2002
Management Incentive Bonus Plan
ARTICLE I
THE PLAN
1.1 Name. This Plan shall be known as the "AZZ incorporated 2002
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Management Incentive Bonus Plan."
1.2 Purpose. The Purpose of the Plan is to provide an incentive to key
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managers to meet the short-term objectives of the Company's current business
plan.
1.3 Eligibility to Participate. Any full time employee of the Company who
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is found by the Plan administrator to have management level responsibilities,
the performance of which are critical to the success of the Company, may be
designated by the administrator as a Plan participant.
1.4 Term. The Plan shall continue in effect from year to year until
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terminated by action of the Board.
ARTICLE II
ADMINISTRATION
2.1 Plan Administrator. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation
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Committee (the "Committee") of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board").
By approval of this Plan the Board delegates to the Committee full authority to
administer this Plan including, without limitation, authority to (i) designate
Plan participants, (ii) establish performance criteria for participants on an
individual basis, (iii) establish schedules, formulas or other methods for
determining the bonuses which Plan participants are eligible to earn, (iv) make
adjustments, or determine not to make adjustments, for extraordinary events
which effect bonuses earned under the Plan and (v) interpret the Plan (which
interpretations shall be final and binding on the Company and on Plan
participants) and make all determinations necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan.
2.2 Company Assistance. The Company shall provide all information
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reasonably requested by the Committee in connection with its duties as Plan
administrator.
2.3 Responsibilities of the CEO. The Committee shall be responsible for
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determining the criteria and scale for calculation of the cash incentive bonus
which the Company's CEO shall be eligible to earn under the Plan. The CEO shall
be responsible for
Exhibit A to Employment Agreement
recommending annually to the Committee the criteria and the scale for
calculation of the cash incentive bonus which other Plan participants shall be
eligible to earn under the Plan.
ARTICLE III
INCENTIVE AWARDS, EFFECT OF TERMINATION
OF EMPLOYMENT AND TIME OF PAYMENT
3.1 Incentive Awards. the Committee shall annually or more often if it
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determines additional awards to be necessary or appropriate in order to
accomplish the purposes of the Plan, grant incentive awards to eligible
employees by use of the Incentive Bonus Participation form attached to this Plan
as Exhibit A or such other award form as it may develop in connection with its
administration of the Plan.
3.2 Termination of Employment. A Plan participant must continue to be a
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full-time employee of the Company at the time of payment of incentive bonuses
under the Plan to be eligible to receive such a payment unless termination from
employment resulted from retirement, death, disability or termination (other
than a termination for cause), in which case the terminated employee shall
receive a portion of the incentive bonus prorated for the portion of the
Company's fiscal year prior to such termination. In such a case payment shall be
made to the terminated participant or the participant's estate at the same time
that payments are made to active employee participants. As used above, a
termination shall be for cause if: (i) Employee is convicted of a crime
involving moral turpitude or a crime providing for a term of imprisonment in a
federal or state penitentiary; (ii) Employee commits any willful malfeasance or
gross negligence in the discharge of duties to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, having a material adverse effect on the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, their business or reputations; or (iii) Employee fails to correct
within five days after written notice, any specific failure in performance of
the duties of the Employee's position with the Company.
3.3 Payment of Awards. Awards earned shall be paid, after adjustment for
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payroll taxes and any other appropriate withholding, no later than twenty-one
(21) days after receipt by the Company of audited financial statements for the
applicable period.
(End of Plan)
AZZ incorporated
Management Incentive Bonus Plan Participation
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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(Management Position Held)
You are being offered participation in the Company's 2002 Management
Incentive Bonus Plan. The terms of this offer are set forth below. A copy of the
2002 Management Incentive Bonus Plan is attached as Exhibit A to this
participation form. Your participation in the Plan will be controlled and
governed by the terms of the Plan, so please read it carefully and if you wish
to accept participation in the Plan, sign and return the enclosed copy of this
participation form to the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx.
1. Plan participant: XXXX X. XXXXX
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2. Fiscal Year: 2002
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3. Criteria for bonus: Earnings Per Share (diluted)
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4. Schedule or formula by which the amount of the incentive bonus will be
calculated:
Your incentive bonus for 2002 fiscal year will be based on the Company's
targeted diluted earnings per share of $1.87 per share. Your bonus will be
calculated based on the following schedule:
30% of base salary at target EPS
35% of base salary at 110% of target EPS
40% of base salary at 120% of target EPS or more
20% of base salary at 90% of target EPS
10% of base salary at 80% of target EPS
1% of base salary at 71% of target EPS
0% of base salary at 70% of target EPS
The percent of target diluted EPS earned will be rounded to the nearest
whole percent. The percent of base salary earned will be prorated to reflect the
same relative position to the benchmarks above and below it as shown in the
table that the percent of target diluted EPS achieved bears to the benchmark
percentages just above and below it as shown in the table. The percentage of
base salary so determined shall be rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one
percent. Solely by way of example, if the targeted diluted earnings per share
were $1.00 and the actual diluted earnings per share were $1.17 and your base
salary were $196,000.00, the incentive bonus would be calculated as follows:
EXHIBIT A
Step One: Percent of target accomplished: $1.17 = 117% of target (use
nearest whole percent)
Step Two: 117% is related 110%-120% as 38.5% (use nearest one-tenth of
one percent) is related to 35%-40%
Step Three: 38.50% of $196,000 = $75,460.00
Step Four: Incentive bonus is $75,460.00
/s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Authorized Officer
Accepted: I accept participation in the AZZ incorporated 2002 Management
Incentive Bonus Plan, acknowledge receipt of a copy of the Plan and agree that
my participation will be governed by the terms of the Plan.
/s/ XXXX X. XXXXX
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Plan Participant
