Appendix A
Terms and Conditions of the Executive Supplemental Stock Option Program
This Appendix A, which is part of the Enrollment Form, contains the terms and conditions of your participation in the Program. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meanings assigned to them in the 2017 Plan.
Eligible Cash Compensation and Impact of Enrollment
If you enroll in the Program, the dollar amount of your Eligible Cash Compensation that you elect will be reduced (the “Stock Option Allocation Amount”) in exchange for the grant of stock options on a monthly basis. Your Eligible Cash Compensation is your annualized base salary expected to be paid in calendar 2019 (your “Annual Cash Compensation”) less $52,000. In other words, you must take a minimum of $52,000 in annual base salary (payable in the amount of $2,000 eachbi-weekly payroll period, less applicable taxes and deductions). Eligible Cash Compensation does not include any bonus payments, reimbursement for expenses or other one time and/or extraordinary cash payments.
Your enrollment in the Program results in reduction of the amount of your gross,before-tax, Eligible Cash Compensation by the amount of your Stock Option Allocation Amount resulting in an amount we refer to as your “Adjusted Annual Cash Compensation”. Thebi-weekly pay period portion of the Stock Option Allocation Amount you select will not be deducted from each paycheck and will not appear as a line-item on your paystub.
For example, if your annual base salary is $300,000 and you elect a Stock Option Allocation Amount of $248,000 ($300,000 - $52,000):
Annual Cash Compensation: $300,000
Eligible Cash Compensation: $248,000
Stock Option Allocation Amount: $248,000
Adjusted Annual Cash Compensation: $52,000
Any Company benefits that are normally determined based on your Annual Cash Compensation and/or deducted from each pay period will now be determined based on your Adjusted Annual Cash Compensation. For example, if you participate in the Company’s 401(k) plan, the calculation of your percentage of annual salary deferred under the 401(k) plan will be based on your Adjusted Annual Cash Compensation paid out inbi-weekly salary payments (in the example above the 401k contribution would be calculated on $52,000). If you then elect to have 5% of your gross,before-tax annual salary deferred under the 401(k) plan, the 5% contribution rate would be based on the Adjusted Annual Cash Compensation of $52,000. The result would be that $2,600 rather than $15,000 would be deferred on apre-tax basis under the 401(k) plan for 2019.
If you receive an Annual Cash Compensation increase during 2019, that increase will be paid to you in your Annual Cash Compensation; it will not be added to your Eligible Cash Compensation under the Program. The amount you’re electing for your Stock Option Allocation Amount is a flat amount that will not change for the Program year.
In addition, you should be aware of the impact to your take home pay on any benefit plan premiums you pay from each paycheck. The amount of Eligible Cash Compensation you direct to the Program (your Stock Option Allocation Amount) also will not be considered when calculating your life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and workers’ compensation benefits. So please be sure to take all of this into account when determining your Stock Option Allocation Amount.
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