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Form 3
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forfeiture of all of the Restricted Stock Units (including any
dividends credited thereupon) (whether or not vested) shall
be immediately forfeited in their
entirety, in which case the Participant shall have no further rights or interests with respect
to such Restricted Stock Units (including any such
dividends).
In the
event that the Participant engages in a Competitive Activity
on or after the Payment Date but on or prior to the first anniversary
of such Payment Date, the
Company shall have the right to recoup from the Participant,
and the Participant shall repay to the Company, within thirty (30) days following demand
by the
Company, a payment equal to the Fair Market Value of the aggregate shares of Common Stock payable in respect of such Restricted
Stock Units (including
any dividends credited thereupon) on the Payment Date (including
any dividends or other distributions thereafter paid thereon);
provided, that, the Company
may require the Participant to satisfy such payment obligations
hereunder either by forfeiting and returning to the Company such
shares of Common Stock,
Restricted Stock Units, dividends or any other Shares,
or making a cash payment or any combination of these methods,
as determined by the Company in its
sole discretion.
The Company and its Subsidiaries, in their sole
discretion, shall have the right to set off (or cause to be set off) any amounts
otherwise due to
the Participant from the Company (or the applicable Subsidiary)
in satisfaction of such repayment obligation, provided
that any such amounts are exempt from,
or set off in a manner intended to comply with, the requirements
of any applicable law (including, without limitation, Section
409A of the Code).
(c)
The Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the forfeiture
and recoupment conditions set forth in this Section
3, in
view of the nature of the business in which the Company
and its affiliates are engaged, are reasonable in scope and necessary
in order to protect the legitimate
business interests of the Company and its affiliates, and that any violation
thereof would result in irreparable harm to the Company and
its affiliates. The
Participant also acknowledges and agrees that (i) it is a material
inducement and condition to the Company’s issuance of the Restricted Stock Units
(including
any dividends credited thereupon) that such Participant agrees
to be bound by such forfeiture and recoupment conditions and, further, that the amounts
required
to be forfeited or repaid to the Company pursuant to forfeiture
and recoupment conditions set forth above are reasonable,
and (ii) nothing in this Agreement or
the Plan is intended to preclude the Company (or any
affiliate thereof) from seeking any remedies available at law, in equity, under contract to the Company or
otherwise, and the Company (or any affiliate thereof) shall have
the right to seek any such remedy with respect
to the Restricted Stock Units, any dividends
credited thereupon, or otherwise.
(d)
For purposes of this Agreement, the Participant will be deemed
to engage in a “Competitive Activity” if, either directly
or
indirectly, without the express prior written consent of the Company, the Participant (i) takes other employment
with, renders services to, or otherwise engages
in any business activities with, companies or other entities
that are competitors of the Company or any of its affiliates, (ii) solicits
or induces, or in any manner
attempts to solicit or induce, any person employed by or otherwise
providing services to the Company or any of its
affiliates, to terminate such person’s
employment or service relationship, as the case may be, with
the Company or any of its affiliates, (iii) diverts, or
attempts to divert, any person or entity from
doing business with the Company or any of its affiliates or induces,
or attempts to induce, any such person or entity from
ceasing to be a customer or other
business partner of the Company or any of its affiliates, (iv) violates
any agreement between the Participant and the Company or any
of its affiliates relating to
the non-disclosure of proprietary or confidential information
of the Company or any of its affiliates, and/or (v) conducts himself
or herself in a manner
adversely affecting the Company or any of its affiliates, including, without limitation,
making false, misleading or negative statements, either
orally or in
writing, about the Company or any of its affiliates. The determination
as to whether the Participant has engaged in a Competitive Activity
shall be made by the
Committee in its sole discretion.
(e)
This Section 3(e) applies solely with respect to Participants
who are members of the Company’s Executive Management
Committee.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Participant agrees and acknowledges
that the Restricted Stock Units awarded under this
Agreement and the underlying shares shall be subject to the terms
and conditions of the Company’s Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy
approved by
the Board.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant agrees that
incentive compensation, as defined under of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and such regulations as
are promulgated thereunder from time to time (“Dodd-Frank”),
payable to Participant under this
Agreement shall be subject to any clawback policy adopted
or implemented by the Company in respect of Dodd-Frank,
or in respect of any other applicable
law or regulation.
4.
Cash dividends on Shares shall be credited to a
dividend book entry account on behalf of the Participant with respect
to
each Restricted Stock Unit granted to a Participant, provided
that such cash dividends shall not be deemed to be reinvested
in Shares and will be held
uninvested and without interest and paid in cash if and when the
Restricted Stock Unit vests.
Stock dividends on Shares shall be credited to a dividend
book
entry account on behalf of the Participant with respect to each
Restricted Stock Unit granted to a Participant, provided
that the Participant shall not be entitled
to such dividend unless and until the Restricted Stock Unit vests.
5.
.
The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with
respect to any shares covered by any Restricted Stock
Unit
unless and until the Participant has become the holder
of record of the shares, and no adjustments shall be made
for dividends in cash or other property,
distributions or other rights in respect of any such shares,
except as otherwise specifically provided for in
this Agreement or the Plan.
6.
Withholding
.
Participant shall pay, or make arrangements to pay, in a manner satisfactory to the Company, an amount equal to the amount of all
applicable foreign, federal, state, provincial and local taxes that
the Company is required to withhold at any time.
In the absence of such arrangements, the
Company or one of its Subsidiaries shall have the right to withhold
such taxes from the Participant’s normal pay or other amounts payable to the Participant.
In addition, any statutorily required withholding obligation may
be satisfied, in whole or in part, at the Participant’s election, in the form
and manner
prescribed by the Committee, by delivery of shares of Common
Stock (including shares issuable under this Agreement).
7.
Provisions
of
Plan
Control
.
This Agreement is subject to all the terms, conditions
and provisions of the Plan, including, without limitation,
the
amendment provisions thereof, and to such rules, regulations
and interpretations relating to the Plan as may be
adopted by the Committee and as may be in
effect from time to time.
The Plan is incorporated herein by reference.
Capitalized terms in this Agreement that are not otherwise
defined shall have the same
meaning as set forth in the Plan.
Subject to Section 3, if and to the extent that this Agreement
conflicts or is inconsistent with the terms, conditions
and
provisions of the Plan, the Plan shall control, and this Agreement
shall be deemed to be modified accordingly.
This Agreement contains the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersedes any prior agreements between the
Company and the Participant with
respect to the subject matter hereof.
8.
Amendment.
To the extent applicable, the Board or the Committee may at any time and from time
to time amend, in whole or in part, any or all of
the provisions of this Agreement to comply with any applicable
laws and stock exchange rules and regulations (including,
without limitation, Section 409A of
the Code and the regulations thereunder) and may also amend,
suspend or terminate this Agreement subject to the
terms of the Plan.
Except as otherwise
provided in the Plan, no modification or waiver of any of
the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing
and signed by the party against
whom it is sought to be enforced.
9.
Notices.
Any notice or communication given hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in
person,
or by regular United States mail or similar foreign mail
or post, first class and prepaid, to the appropriate party
at the address set forth below (or such other
address as the party shall from time to time specify):
If to the Company, to: