payment to be made as soon as practicable after the Change in Control of EIX. Any Dividend Equivalents that become vested pursuant to this Section 9.1 will be paid as provided in Section 4.
outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of EIX (or such surviving entity) outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation, or reorganization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a bankruptcy of EIX or a sale or spin-off of an affiliate of EIX (short of a dissolution of EIX or a liquidation of substantially all of EIX’s assets, determined on an aggregate basis) will not constitute a Change in Control of EIX.
| (D) | The consummation of such other transaction that the Board may, in its discretion in the circumstances, declare to be a Change in Control of EIX for purposes of the Plans. |
10. | ENGAGING IN COMPETITION WITH EIX OR ITS AFFILIATES |
In the event that a Holder who is at the level of Senior Vice President or above “competes” (as defined below) with any of the Companies prior to, or during the six-month period following, any exercise of an EIX Option, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may rescind such exercise within two years after such exercise. In the event of any such rescission, the Holder shall pay to EIX, or the Company by which the Holder is or was last employed, the amount of any gain realized as a result of the rescinded exercise in such manner and on such terms and conditions as the Committee may require, and EIX or such Company shall be entitled to set-off the amount of any such gain against any amount owed to the Holder by EIX or such Company. For purposes of this Section 10, “compete” shall mean the Holder’s rendering of services for any organization, or engaging directly or indirectly in any business that competes with the business of EIX or any of the Companies without the prior written consent of the General Counsel of EIX.
11. | TAXES AND OTHER WITHHOLDING |
Upon any exercise, vesting, or payment of any LTI, the Company shall have the right at its option to:
| • | require the Holder (or the Holder’s personal representative or beneficiary, as the case may be) to pay or provide for payment of at least the minimum amount of any taxes which the Company may be required to withhold with respect to such LTI event or payment; or |
| • | deduct from any amount otherwise payable in cash to the Holder (or the Holder’s personal representative or beneficiary, as the case may be) the minimum amount of any taxes which the Company may be required to withhold with respect to such cash payment. |
To the extent that the receipt, exercise and/or vesting of any LTI requires tax withholding and a sufficient amount of cash (not otherwise deferred) is not generated from the underlying transaction to satisfy such withholding obligations, EIX shall (except as provided below) substitute a cash award for a number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable pursuant to the LTI, valued in a consistent manner at their fair market value as of the date of such receipt, exercise and/or vesting transaction, necessary to satisfy the minimum applicable withholding obligation in connection with such transaction to the extent that such withholding amount exceeds the amount of cash generated from the underlying transaction and not otherwise deferred. In no event shall the shares withheld exceed the minimum whole number of shares required for tax withholding under applicable law. If for any reason EIX cannot or elects not to satisfy such withholding obligations in such manner, the Company shall have the right to satisfy such withholding obligations, or require the Holder to satisfy such withholding obligations, as otherwise provided above.
To the extent that the receipt, exercise and/or vesting of any LTI requires Garnishment Payments by the Company, and a sufficient amount of cash is not generated by the underlying transaction to satisfy the Garnishment Payment obligations arising from such transaction, the Company shall substitute a cash award for a number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable pursuant to the LTI having a fair market value on the payment date equal to the amount required by any Garnishment, less any cash received and not deferred in connection with such transaction. For this purpose, “Garnishment” means garnishment orders, levies, and other assessments imposed by legal authority and “Garnishment Payments” means payments required by the Company pursuant to any such Garnishment.
Nothing in the award certificate or these Terms will be deemed to confer on the Holder any right to continue in the employ of any Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Companies to terminate his or her employment at any time.
13. | INSIDER TRADING; SECTION 16 |
| 13.1 | Insider Trading. Each Holder shall comply with all EIX notice, trading and other policies regarding transactions in and involving EIX securities (including, without limitation, policies prohibiting insider trading). |
| 13.2 | Section 16. If an LTI is granted to a person who later becomes subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act (“Section 16”), the LTI will immediately and automatically become subject to the requirements of Rule 16b-3(d) and/or 16b-3(e) ( the “Rule”) and may not be exercised, paid or transferred until the Rule has been satisfied. In its sole discretion, the Committee may take any action to assure compliance with the requirements of the Rule, including withholding delivery to Holder (or any other person) of any security or of any other payment in any form until the requirements of the Rule have been satisfied. The Secretary of EIX may waive compliance with the requirements of the Rule if he or she determines the transaction to be exempt from the provisions of paragraph (b) of Section 16. |
| 13.3 | Notice of Disposition. The Holder agrees that if he or she should plan to dispose of any shares of stock acquired on the exercise of EIX Options (including a disposition by sale, exchange, gift or transfer of legal title) and the Holder is a person who is requested to preclear EIX securities transactions, the Holder will notify EIX prior to such disposition. |
The LTI are subject to the terms of the Plans as amended from time to time. EIX reserves the right to amend these Terms from time to time to the extent that EIX reasonably determines that the amendment is necessary or advisable to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations or to preserve the intended tax consequences of the applicable LTI (including, without limitation, compliance with Section 409A of the Code and regulations thereunder, to the extent that Section 409A is applicable to the LTI). The LTI may not otherwise be amended or terminated (by amendment to or of a Plan or otherwise) in any manner materially adverse to the rights of the Holder of the affected LTI without such Holder’s consent.
| 15.1 | Force and Effect. The various provisions herein are severable in their entirety. Any determination of invalidity or unenforceability of any one provision will have no effect on the continuing force and effect of the remaining provisions. |
| 15.2 | Governing Law. These Terms will be construed under the laws of the State of California. |
| 15.3 | Notice. Unless waived by EIX, any notice required under or relating to the LTI must be in writing, with postage prepaid, addressed to: Edison International, Attn: Corporate Secretary, P.O. Box 800, Rosemead, CA 91770. |
| 15.4 | Construction. These Terms shall be construed and interpreted to comply with Section 409A of the Code. EIX reserves the right to amend these Terms to the extent it reasonably determines is necessary in order to preserve the intended tax consequences of the LTI in light of Section 409A of the Code and any regulations or other guidance promulgated thereunder. Additionally, when any provision of this document refers to a date, and that date falls on a holiday or weekend, the date shall be deemed to be the next succeeding business day, except that payment of the performance shares shall occur on December 31, 2008. |
| 15.5 | Transfer Representations. The Holder agrees that any securities acquired by him or her hereunder are being acquired for his or her own account for investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof and that he or she understands that such securities may not be sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, alienated, or otherwise assigned or disposed of without either registration under the Securities Act of 1933 or compliance with the exemption provided by Rule 144 or another applicable exemption under such act. |
| 15.6 | Award Not Funded. The Holder will have no right or claim to any specific funds, property or assets of the Companies as to any award of LTI. |
EDISON INTERNATIONAL
/s/ Barbara E. Mathews