Participants will receive a cash payment and Units pursuant to the Performance Awards if the performance metric is achieved at or above the threshold level. The determination of the cash payment and Unit amounts will occur as soon as practicable after the Committee determines whether, and the extent to which, the performance metric has been achieved.
In the event employment is terminated prior to the end of the Performance Period other than by reason of death, Disability or Retirement (as such terms are defined in the award agreement), the Performance Award will be immediately and irrevocably forfeited. In the event employment is terminated other than by reason of death, Disability or Retirement prior to the end of the Performance Period, the Performance Award will be immediately and irrevocably forfeited. In the event employment is terminated prior to the end of the Performance Period by reason of death, Disability or Retirement, the executive officer or the executive officer’s estate, as applicable, will be entitled to receive a pro-rata payment (based on the amount of time elapsed between the beginning of the Performance Period and the date of termination) after the end of the Performance Period based on the level of achievement of the performance metric. In the event the executive officer’s employment is terminated after the Performance Period by reason of death, Disability or Retirement, the executive officer or the executive officer’s estate, as applicable, will be entitled to receive, if not yet paid, the Performance Award.
The Performance Period will end on the date of the Change in Control, and the award will be adjusted by the Committee in its sole discretion. If a Change of Control occurs after the Performance Period, the Company will pay any unpaid amount of the Initial Payment and the Final Payment.
The Performance Awards are subject to forfeiture or recoupment if the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that events have occurred that are covered by the Company’s Clawback Policy and that forfeiture or recoupment is appropriate.
The Performance Awards were granted pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan. The form of award agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary of the Performance Awards is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the form of award agreement incorporated herein by reference.
Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan
At a meeting of the Committee held on April 20, 2021, the Company adopted a form of annual Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan (the “STIP”). The amount earned by an STIP participant (an “Incentive Award”) will be based on performance against performance metrics, and will be assessed, in the sole discretion of the Committee, based on metrics and weightings that are established at the beginning of each STIP year and communicated to participants. The Committee has determined that the metrics for the 2021 Incentive Awards will be net sales and EBIT.
In order for an Incentive Award to be earned, payable and calculable under the terms and conditions of the STIP, a minimum of threshold performance must be earned on at least one of the applicable metrics. The dollar amount that may actually become payable may be between 0% and 200% of the target values specified in the participant memorandum, depending on the extent to which the threshold, target or maximum performance levels of the performance goals are achieved.
The Incentive Awards are subject to forfeiture or recoupment if the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that events have occurred that are covered by the Company’s Clawback Policy and that forfeiture or recoupment is appropriate.
A form of memorandum setting forth the performance metrics under the STIP is filed as Exhibit 10.3 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The terms and conditions of the STIP are filed as Exhibit 10.4 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summaries of the memorandum and terms and conditions are subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the forms of memorandum and terms and conditions incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |