British American Tobacco 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan
RULES OF THE BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
1. | INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION |
1.1 | For the purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated below unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: |
“Award” means one of a Conditional Award, a Forfeitable Share Award or an Option;
“Board” means the board of directors of the Company or a committee duly authorised by the board of directors or, following any Corporate Action, the Board or duly authorized committee as constituted immediately prior to the Corporate Action;
“Claw-back” means a recovery of value by the Company from a Participant in accordance with the provisions of Rule 15 (Claw-back) and Appendix 1 (Operation of Claw-back);
“Company” means British American Tobacco p.l.c. (registered in England and Wales under No. 3407696);
“Conditional Award” means a right to receive a transfer of Shares following vesting of the Award;
“Control” has the meaning given by Section 995 of the Income Tax Act 2007;
“Corporate Action” means any of the events referred to in:
| (A) | Rules 9.1 to 9.5 (but excluding a Reorganisation as defined in Rule 9.8); or |
| (B) | if the Board determines that Awards will vest pursuant to such Rule, Rule 9.6; |
“Cross-Border Merger” means a merger pursuant to the implementation in any relevant jurisdiction of Directive 2005/56/EC (on cross-border mergers of limited liability companies);
“Dealing Day” means any day on which the London Stock Exchange is open for trading; “Dealing Restriction” means any restriction on the dealing in shares, whether direct or indirect, pursuant to any law, regulation, code or enactment in England and Wales and/or the jurisdiction in which the Participant is resident, or any share dealing code of the Company;
“Eligible Employee” means an employee (including an executive director) of any Group Company;
“Employees’Share Scheme” has the meaning given by Section 1166 of the Companies Act 2006;
“Financial Year” means the financial year of the Company within the meaning of Section 390 of the Companies Act 2006;
“Forfeitable Share Award” means a beneficial interest in Shares, legal title to which is held by the Nominee subject to the restrictions set out in Rule 6 (Additional terms applicable to Forfeitable Share Awards) until, and which shall be transferred to the Participant following, the vesting of the Award;
“Grant Date” means the date on which a Conditional Award or Option is granted, or the date on which the Board determines that a Forfeitable Share Award shall be granted;
“Group” means the Company and any company which from time to time is a subsidiary of the Company, within the meaning of section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006 (each a “Group Company”);
“Market Value” means, in relation to a Share on any day, the mid-closing price of a Share on such day (as derived from the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange);
“Nominee” means any person appointed by the Company from time to time to hold legal title to the Shares subject to a Forfeitable Share Award on behalf of the Participant in accordance with these Rules (which may be the trustee of a Trust acting as a nominee);
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