Exhibit 10.2
2023 PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS GRANT AGREEMENT
Applicable to Performance Share Units promised under the Autoliv, Inc., 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated)
Your above-described grant of performance share units (the “PSUs”) is subject to the following provisions, in addition to those set forth in the attached Notice of Grant (the “Grant Notice”): and the Autoliv, Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (“the Plan”):
1. Defined Terms:
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Plan. In addition, for purposes of this Grant Agreement:
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2. Vesting; Termination of Employment:
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3. Conversion to Shares of Common Stock; Procedure at Date of Vesting:
4. Securities Law Restrictions; Insider Trading Policy:
You may not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock in a manner which would violate any applicable laws, including, without limitation, the laws of Sweden, U.S. federal and state securities laws, U.S. federal law, the requirements of any stock exchange or quotation system upon which the Common Stock may then be listed or quoted and any laws of any other country or jurisdiction that may be applicable to you.
In connection with receipt of this Grant Agreement, you acknowledge that you are subject to the Company’s AS 314 Insider Trading Policy. Such policy may be found on the Company’s intranet at “Functions, Legal” or is available upon request to the Legal department of the Company.
5. Change in Control of the Company:
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, your PSUs shall be immediately vested under the following situations.
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6. Non-Transferability:
Your PSUs are personal to you and shall not be transferable by you otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
7. Conformity with Plan:
Your PSUs are intended to conform in all respects with the Plan, including any future amendments thereto. Inconsistencies between this Grant Agreement and the Plan shall be resolved in accordance with the terms of the Plan. All definitions stated in the Plan shall be fully applicable to this Grant Agreement.
8. Employment and Successors:
Nothing herein or in the Grant Notice or in the Plan confers any right or obligation on you to continue in the employ of the Company or any subsidiary or shall affect in any way your right or the right of the Company or any subsidiary, as the case may be, to terminate your employment at any time. This Grant Agreement, the Grant Notice, and the Plan, including any future amendments thereto, shall be binding upon you, your estate, any person succeeding to your rights hereunder and any successor or successors of the Company. The PSUs do not confer to you or any person succeeding to your rights hereunder any rights of a shareholder of the Company unless and until shares of Common Stock are in fact issued to you or such person in connection with the settlement of the PSUs.
9. Dividend Equivalent Rights:
Subject to share availability under the Plan, any cash dividend paid with respect to the Common Stock for which the record date occurs on or after the Grant Date and the payment date occurs on or before the Date of Vesting will result in a credit to your Account of additional PSUs equal to (a) the dollar amount of the dividend per share of Common Stock multiplied by the number of PSUs credited to your Account as of the applicable record date, divided by (b) the closing price per share of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the applicable dividend payment date. The additional PSUs credited pursuant to this Section 9 will be subject to the same vesting schedule, forfeiture and other terms that apply to the original PSUs. PSUs that, at the relevant dividend payment date, previously have been settled or forfeited will not be eligible to receive dividend equivalents pursuant to this Section 9.
10. Tax:
You are totally responsible for paying all taxes that you incur in respect of this Grant. The Company has the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require you to remit, an amount sufficient to satisfy all applicable taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of vesting or settlement of the PSUs. The withholding requirement may be satisfied, in whole or in part, by withholding from the settlement of the PSUs, shares of Common Stock having a fair market value on the date of withholding equal to the minimum amount (and not any greater amount unless such other withholding rate will not cause an adverse accounting consequence or cost) required to be withheld for tax purposes, all in accordance with such procedures as the Company establishes. The obligations of the Company hereunder will be conditional on such payment, and the Company will, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to you.
11. Governing Law:
This Grant Agreement, the Grant Notice, and the Plan shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, and, to the extent relevant, the local laws of your home country.
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12. Severability:
If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Grant Agreement are invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the other provisions of this Grant Agreement will be construed and enforced as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been included.
13. Recoupment Policy; Agreement to Repayments of Incentive Compensation When Payments Are Required Under Federal Law:
The Company’s policy regarding “Return of Compensation in Restatement Situations” is incorporated herein these terms. Such policy also may be found on the Company’s intranet at “LifeNet/Functions/Human Resources/HR Standards.” In connection with receipt of this Grant Agreement, you acknowledge that you are subject to such policy. In addition, the PSUs shall be subject to any future compensation recoupment policy that the Company may adopt from time to time, as required by law or otherwise, to the extent applicable.
This provision applies to any policy adopted by the New York Stock Exchange (or any other exchange on which the securities of the Company are listed) pursuant to Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Section 10D provides for the recovery of incentive-based compensation that has been erroneously paid because of material errors in financial statements of the Company.
To the extent such policy requires the repayment of incentive-based compensation received by you, whether paid pursuant to this Grant Agreement or any other plan of incentive-based compensation maintained in the past or adopted in the future by the Company, you agree to the repayment of such amounts to the extent required by such policy.
14. Executive Stock Ownership Requirements:
If you are a member of the EMT, you acknowledge that you are subject to the Company’s policy regarding “Stock Ownership Policy for Executives” in connection with receipt of this Grant Agreement.
15. Confidentiality:
By accepting this Grant, you agree (a) to keep this Grant Agreement and all of its provisions, as well as any ancillary materials related to this Grant provided to you, confidential; (b) not to disclose the contents thereof to anyone except your attorney, your immediate family or your financial consultant (“Permitted Persons”), provided such Permitted Persons agree in advance to keep such information confidential and not disclose it to others; and (c) not to use the contents thereof for any purpose other than the interpretation of this Grant. If you or any Permitted Person violate the terms and conditions of this Section 15, the PSUs will be forfeited as of the date of such violation, and the PSUs will be reconveyed to the Company without further consideration or any act or action by you. In addition, violations of this Section 15 may result in potential civil or criminal penalties under the US federal securities laws. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, you shall not be restricted from: (i) disclosing information that is required to be disclosed by law, court order or other valid and appropriate legal process; provided, however, that in the event such disclosure is required by law, you shall provide the Company with prompt notice of such requirement so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order prior to any such required disclosure by you; and (ii) reporting possible violations of federal, state, or local law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, or from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal, state, or local law or regulation, and you shall not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and shall not be required to notify the Company that you have made such reports or disclosures.
16. Fractional Shares
No fractional shares of Common Stock, nor the cash value of any fractional shares of Common Stock, will be issuable or payable to you pursuant to this Agreement. On the Date of Vesting, the aggregate number of Confirmed PSUs shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share.
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17. U.S. Taxpayers
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 17(a) shall apply only if your PSUs constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder (“Section 409A”).
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