| (a) | | “Active Employee” means a full-time hourly employee of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary who is also a member of, and/or represented by, one or more of the Local Unions and is, on the relevant date, on the active payroll of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary. |
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| (b) | | “Average Annual Hours Worked” means, with respect to the period and to the Eligible Employee in respect of which a determination thereof is being or to be made, the average of the hours worked by such Eligible Employee during the two years (i) ended October 31 in the three year period ended October 31, 2000 (in the case of a determination made pursuant to Section 5 (a) of the Plan) or (ii) ended August 31 in the three year period ended August 31, 2001 (in the case of a determination made pursuant to Section 5(b) of the Plan), during which the Eligible Employee worked the most hours. In respect of each Eligible Employee who has a continuous service date as a Bargaining Unit Employee that is less than two years and more than six months prior to October 31, 2000 or August 31, 2001, as the case may be, the hours worked for the year during which his or her continuous service date occurs shall be determined by annualizing the average hours worked by such Eligible Employee during each full calendar month during the period beginning on his or her continuous service date and ending on the next following October 31 or August 31, as the case may be. If the continuous service date of the Eligible Employee is one year or less, but more than six (6) months, prior to October 31, 2000 or August 31, 2001, as the case may be, then the “Average Annual Hours Worked” shall be equal to the actual hours worked in the case of a full year or the annualized average hours worked, determined as provided in the preceding sentence, in the case of a partial year. |
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| (c) | | “Bargaining Unit Agreement” means any of, and “Bargaining Unit Agreements” means and includes all of, the Company-Wide Agreement (including the related Supplemental Agreement(s)), the Fayetteville Agreement, the Freeport |
| (d) | | “Bargaining Unit Employee” means any person who, at the relevant time, is (i) an Employee of the Company or a Designated Domestic Subsidiary at one of the Designated Locations and (ii) a member of, and/or represented by, the Local Union representing Employees at such Designated Location. |
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| (e) | | “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company. |
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| (f) | | “Buffalo General Agreement” means the General Agreement, dated and effective as of October 25, 2000, between Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America, Ltd and Local Union No. 135 of the USWA, as in effect on and as of December 4, 2000. |
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| (g) | | “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time, or any successor statute thereto, together with the published rulings, regulations and interpretations duly promulgated thereunder. |
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| (h) | | “Common Stock” means the Common Stock, without par value, of the Company, or any security issued by the Company in substitution or exchange therefore or in lieu thereof. |
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| (i) | | “Company” means The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio corporation, or any successor corporation. |
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| (j) | | “Company-Wide Agreement” means the Agreement, dated effective October 25, 2000, together with the “Supplemental Agreement” relating to a Designated Location among the Company, the USWA and the relevant Local Union (or Unions, as the case may be), as in effect on and as of December 4, 2000. |
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| (k) | | “Designated Location” means any of, and“Designated Locations” means two or more or all of, the tire and/or rubber products manufacturing facilities of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries at the following locations: Akron (Plant 2), Ohio: Gadsden, Alabama; St. Marys, Ohio; Lincoln, Nebraska; Topeka, Kansas; Danville, Virginia; Marysville, Ohio; Union City, Tennessee; Sun Prairie, Wisconsin; Fayetteville, North Carolina; Freeport, Illinois; Tyler, Texas; Buffalo, New York; and Huntsville, Alabama. |
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| (l) | | “Designated Subsidiary” means any of, and “Designated Subsidiaries” means any two or more or all of, Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America, Ltd., an Ohio limited liability company, and any successor entity, and any other domestic corporation or other entity so designated in writing by the Board of Directors. |
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| (m) | | “Eligible Employee” means any person who (i) satisfies the eligibility criteria set forth at Section 6(a) of the Plan at December 4, 2000, or (ii) satisfies the eligibility criteria set forth at Section 6(b) of the Plan at September 3, 2001. |
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| (n) | | “Employee” means each person who, at the relevant time, is on the active payroll of, or on Layoff or a Leave of Absence from, an Employer at one of the Designated Locations. |
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| (o) | | “Employer” means the Company and/or a Designated Subsidiary. |
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| (p) | | “Fair Market Value” means, in respect of any date on or as of which a determination thereof is being or to be made, the average of the high and low per share sale prices of the Common Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transaction tape on such date, or, if the Common Stock was not traded |
| (q) | | “Fayetteville Agreement” means the Agreement, dated and effective as of October 25, 2000, between the Company (as the successor to the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company) and Local Union No. 959 of the USWA, as in effect on and as of December 4, 2000. |
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| (r) | | “Freeport Agreement” means the Agreement, dated and effective as of October 31, 2000, between the Company (as the successor to The Kelly-Springfield Tire Company) and Local Union No. 745 of the USWA, as in effect on and as of December 4, 2000. |
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| (s) | | “Grantee” means any Eligible Employee of the Company who is granted a Stock Option under the Plan and has entered into a grant agreement in respect of such Stock Option, which Stock Option remains outstanding. |
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| (t) | | “Huntsville General Agreement” means the General Agreement, dated and effective as of October 25, 2000, between Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America, Ltd and Local Union No. 915 of the USWA, as in effect on and as of December 4, 2000. |
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| (u) | | “Layoff” shall mean: (i) with respect to Bargaining Unit Employees covered by the Company-Wide Agreement, a layoff with recall rights as described at Section 1(a) of Article X of the Company-Wide Agreement (and at any applicable section of the relevant “Supplemental Agreement”); (ii) with respect to Bargaining Unit Employees covered by the Fayetteville Agreement, a layoff with recall rights as described at Section 8 of Article VII of the Fayetteville Agreement; (iii) with respect to Bargaining Unit Employees covered by the Freeport Agreement, a layoff with recall rights as described at Section 8 of Article VII of the Freeport Agreement; (iv) with respect to Bargaining Unit Employees covered by the Tyler Agreement, a layoff with recall rights as described at Section 13 and Section 14 of Article VII of the Tyler Agreement; (v) with respect to Bargaining Unit Employees covered by the Buffalo General Agreement, a layoff with recall rights as described at Sections 7.08 through 7.15, inclusive, of Article VII of the Buffalo General Agreement; and (vi) with respect to Bargaining Unit Employees covered by the Huntsville General Agreement, a layoff with recall rights as described at Sections 9.09 and 9.10 of the Huntsville Agreement. |
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| (v) | | “Leave of Absence” shall mean: (i) with respect to Bargaining Unit Employees covered by the Company-Wide Agreement, a leave of absence authorized by the Employer as provided for by the provisions of Section 1(b) of Article X of the Company-Wide Agreement (and at any applicable section of the relevant “Supplemental Agreement”); (ii) with respect to Bargaining Unit Employees covered by the Fayetteville Agreement, a leave of absence authorized by the Employer as provided for by the provisions of Section 3 of Article VII of the Fayetteville Agreement; (iii) with respect to Bargaining Unit Employees covered by the Freeport Agreement, a leave of absence authorized by the Employer as provided for by the provisions of Section 4 of Article VII of the Tyler Agreement; (v) with respect to Bargaining Unit Employees covered by the Buffalo General Agreement, a leave of absence authorized by the Employer as provided for by the provisions of Section 7.18 of the Buffalo General Agreement; and (vi) with respect to Bargaining Unit Employees covered by the Huntsville General Agreement, a leave of absence authorized by the Employer as provided for by the provisions of Section 9.11 of the Huntsville General Agreement. |
| (x) | | “P&I Agreement” means any of the, and “P&I Agreements” means and includes any two or more or all of, the following agreements: (i) the Pension, Insurance and Service Award Agreement, dated effective October 25, 2000, among the Company the USWA and Local Unions Nos. 2, 12, 200, 286, 307, 831, 843, 878 and 904 (the “Goodyear P&I Agreement”); (ii) the Pension, Insurance and Service Award Agreement, dated effective May 9, 1997 (as amended), between the Company (as the successor of The Kelly-Springfield Tire Company), the USWA and Local Union No. 959 (the “Fayetteville P&I Agreement”), (iii) the Pension, Insurance and Service Award Agreement, dated September 7, 1997 (as amended), between the Company, the USWA and Local Union No. 746 (the “Tyler P&I Agreement”), (iv) the Pension, Insurance and Service Award Agreement, dated May 9, 1997 (as amended), between the Company, the USWA and Local Union No. 745 (the “Freeport P&I Agreement”), (v) the Agreement on Pension, Service Award and Insurance Benefits between Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America, Ltd. and Local Union No. 135, dated October 27, 2000 (the “Buffalo P&I Agreement”); and (vi) the Agreement for Pension, Service Award and Insurance Benefits between Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America, Ltd. and Local Union No. 915, dated October 27, 2000 (the “Huntsville P&I Agreement”). |
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| (y) | | “Plan” means The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Stock Option Plan for Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees at Designated Locations. |
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| (z) | | “Retirement” shall, for the purposes of the Plan, be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Grantee when such Grantee ceases to be an Employee of an Employer and is entitled to receive a Normal Retirement Pension, a Disability Retirement Pension or an Early Retirement Pension in accordance with the applicable provisions of the P&I Agreement that applies to such Grantee. |
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| (aa) | | “Seniority Status” shall have the meaning specified at: (i) the first two paragraphs of Section 1 of Article X, and at subsection (d) of Section 1 of Article X, of the Company-Wide Agreement with respect to Bargaining Unit Employees covered by the Company-Wide Agreement; (ii) Article VIII of the Freeport Agreement with respect to Bargaining Unit Employees covered by the Freeport Agreement; (iii) Article VII of the Fayetteville Agreement with respect to Bargaining Unit Employees covered by the Fayetteville Agreement; (iv) Article VIII of the Tyler Agreement with respect to Bargaining Unit Employees covered by the Tyler |
| (a) | | Number of Shares Issuable Under the Plan. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to the Plan, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3(b) of the Plan, shall be three million five-hundred thousand (3,500,000). The shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan may be authorized and unissued shares or issued shares which have been reacquired by the Company. No fractional share of the Common Stock shall be issued under the Plan. Any fractional share of Common Stock shall be settled in cash at the Fair Market Value thereof on the relevant date. |
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| (b) | | Adjustments Upon Changes in Capital Structure. In the event of any change in the capital structure, capitalization or Common Stock of the Company, such as a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, split-up, combination or exchange of shares or other form of reorganization, or any other change affecting the Common Stock, such proportionate adjustments, if any, as the Board of Directors in its discretion may deem appropriate to reflect such change may be made with respect to: (i) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be (1) issued pursuant to the Plan, and (2) the subject of, or issued pursuant to, any Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan; (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to any outstanding Stock Option; (iii) the per share exercise price in respect of any outstanding Stock Option; and (iv) any other term or condition of any Stock Option affected by any such change. |
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| (a) | On December 4, 2000, the Company will grant Stock Options to Eligible Employees as follows: |
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| | (i) | Each Eligible Employee at December 4, 2000 (as defined at Section 6(a) of the Plan) whose Average Annual Hours Worked in respect of the three year period ended October 31, 2000 was more than 2,500 hours will be granted a Stock Option in respect of 200 shares of Common Stock. |
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| | (ii) | Each Eligible Employee at December 4, 2000 (as defined at Section 6 (a) of the Plan) whose Average Annual Hours Worked in respect of the three year period ended October 31, 2000 was 2,500 hours or fewer, but not fewer than 1,500 hours, will be granted a Stock Option in respect of 160 shares of Common Stock. |
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| | (iii) | Each Eligible Employee at December 4, 2000 (as defined at Section 6(a) of the Plan) whose continuous service date is on or after June 5, 2000 or whose Average Annual Hours Worked in respect of the three year period ended October 31, 2000 was fewer than 1,500 hours will be granted a Stock Option in respect of 120 shares of Common Stock. |
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| (b) | On September 3, 2001, the Company will grant Stock Options to Eligible Employees as follows: |
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| | (i) | Each Eligible Employee at September 3, 2001 (as defined at Section 6(b) of the Plan) whose Average Hours Worked in respect of the three year period ended August 31, 2001 was more than 2,500 hours will be granted a Stock Option in respect of 100 shares of Common Stock. |
10. | | NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF STOCK OPTIONS. No Stock Option granted, and no right or interest therein, shall be (i) assignable, alienable or transferable by a Grantee, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or (ii) subject to any obligation, or the lien or claims of any creditor, of a Grantee, or (iii) subject to any lien, encumbrance or claim of any party made in respect of or through any Grantee, however arising. During the lifetime of a Grantee, the Stock Option shall be exercisable only by, and shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of Stock Option will be issued only to, the Grantee or his or her legal representative. |
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11. | | AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. The Board of Directors may at any time and from time to time amend the Plan. The Board of Directors may at any time terminate the Plan; provided, however, that no termination of the Plan shall affect Stock Options outstanding on the date of such termination. |
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12. | | MISCELLANEOUS. |
| (a) | | Withholding Taxes. All Stock Options granted under the Plan are made subject to any and all applicable withholding for taxes of any kind. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any delivery of shares of Common Stock to be made under the Plan, all federal, state, city, local or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such payment and to take such other actions as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes. The Company shall have the right to require a Grantee to pay cash to satisfy withholding taxes as a condition to the issuance of any shares of Common Stock under the Plan. |
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| (b) | | No Right to Employment. Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the grant of any Stock Option shall confer upon any Grantee, any Employee or any other person any right to continued employment with the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company to terminate the employment of any Grantee, any Employee or any other person at any time, with or without cause. |
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| (c) | | Unfunded Plan. The Plan shall be unfunded. Any liability of the Company to any person with respect to any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be based solely upon any contractual obligation that may be effected pursuant to the Plan. No such obligation of the Company shall be deemed to be secured by any pledge of, or other encumbrance on, any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. |
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| (d) | | Other Company Benefit and Compensation Programs. Any benefits received by a Grantee under the Plan shall not be deemed a part of such Grantee’s regular, recurring compensation and shall not be included in, nor have any effect on, the determination of benefits under any pension or other employee benefit plan or similar arrangement provided by the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Payments and benefits provided to any Employee under any other plan or agreement shall be governed solely by the terms of such other plan or agreement. |
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| (e) | | Securities Law Restrictions. In no event shall the Company be obligated to issue or deliver any shares of Common Stock if such issuance or delivery shall constitute a violation of any provision of any law or regulation of any government, any governmental agency or authority, or any securities exchange. No shares of Common Stock shall be issued under the Plan unless counsel for the Company shall be satisfied that such issuance will be in compliance with all applicable Federal and state |