Award: | You have been granted a performance-based restricted stock unit award under Sempra Energy’s 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan. The award consists of the number of restricted stock units set forth on the Cover Page/Summary to this Agreement, and dividend equivalents with respect to the restricted stock units (described below). Your restricted stock units represent the right to receive shares of Common Stock in the future, subject to the terms and conditions of your award. Your restricted stock units are not shares of Common Stock. Each restricted stock unit initially represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock upon the vesting of the unit. Unless and until they vest, your restricted stock units and any dividend equivalents (as described below) will be subject to transfer restrictions and forfeiture and vesting conditions. Subject to the provisions below relating to the treatment of your restricted stock units in connection with a Change in Control, your restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents) will vest immediately following and only to the extent that the Compensation Committee of Sempra Energy's Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) determines and certifies that Sempra Energy has met specified positive cumulative net income and earnings per share growth performance criteria for the performance period beginning January 1, <YEAR> and ending on December 31, <YEAR>. Any restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents) that do not vest will be forfeited. Your restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents) also may be forfeited if your employment terminates before they vest. See “Vesting/Forfeiture,” “Transfer Restrictions,” and “Termination of Employment” below. |
Vesting/Forfeiture: | Subject to the provisions below relating to the treatment of your restricted stock units in connection with a Change in Control, your restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents, as described below) will vest immediately following and only to the extent that Compensation Committee’s determines and certifies that Sempra Energy has achieved positive cumulative fiscal <YEAR> through fiscal <YEAR> net income (to be determined in accordance with GAAP). In such event, the percentage of restricted stock units that vest shall be a maximum of 200% of target, SUBJECT TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE’S EXERCISE OF NEGATIVE DISCRETION BASED ON THE EARNINGS PER SHARE GROWTH PERFORMANCE CRITERIA DESCRIBED BELOW AND CERTIFIED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE: Earnings Per Share Growth is determined based upon the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of Sempra Energy’s fiscal <YEAR> and fiscal <YEAR> earnings per share, subject to adjustments by the Committee in its sole discretion. For purposes of this calculation, (i) the starting point to calculate Earnings Per Share Growth shall be Sempra Energy’s <YEAR> earnings per share, (ii) the ending point to calculate Earnings Per Share Growth shall be Sempra Energy’s <YEAR> earnings per share and (iii) earnings per share shall be calculated using weighted average shares outstanding (WASO) for fiscal <YEAR> and fiscal <YEAR>, as diluted to reflect outstanding stock options and RSUs (Diluted WASO). The calculation of the Earnings component of Earnings Per Share is intended to be consistent with the calculation of the Earnings under the Sempra Energy Incentive Compensation Plans (ICP) and Executive Incentive Compensation Plans (EICP). Adjustments to Earnings are intended to be generally consistent with the adjustments applied under the ICP and EICP, but the Committee shall determine which adjustments shall apply for purposes of calculating Earnings Per Share Growth. The Committee in its sole discretion shall determine the extent to which the Earnings Per Share Growth performance criteria have been achieved. In exercising negative discretion, the percentage of your target number of restricted stock units that vest will be determined as follows: Earnings Per Share Percentage of Growth Target Number of <YEAR> - <YEAR> Restricted Stock Units That Vest
<PERCENT>% 200% <PERCENT>% 150% <PERCENT>% 100% <PERCENT>% 0%
If the Earnings Per Share Growth does not equal a growth rate level shown in the above table, the percentage of your target number of restricted stock units that vest will be determined by a linear interpolation between the next lowest percentage shown in the table and the next highest percentage shown on the table. o If the Earnings Per Share Growth is at or above <PERCENT>%, 200% of your target number of restricted stock units will vest. o If the Earnings Per Share Growth is at or below <PERCENT>%, none of your restricted stock units will vest. As soon as reasonably practicable following the end of the performance period, the Compensation Committee will determine and certify the extent to which Sempra Energy has met the cumulative net income performance measure and, after the application of negative discretion based on the earnings per share growth performance criteria, the extent, if any, as to which your restricted stock units have then vested and any such vesting shall occur immediately following such determination and certification by the Compensation Committee. You will receive the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of your vested restricted stock units after the Compensation Committee’s determination and certification. Also, you will receive the number of shares of Common Stock equal to your vested dividend equivalents after the Compensation Committee’s determination and certification. Certificates for the shares will be issued to you or transferred to an account that you designate. When the shares of Common Stock are issued to you, your restricted stock units (vested and unvested) and your dividend equivalents will terminate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, may exercise negative discretion in determining Earnings Per Share Growth to reduce the number of restricted stock units that otherwise would vest based on achievement of the applicable performance criteria set forth herein. |
Transfer Restrictions: | You may not sell or otherwise transfer or assign your restricted stock units (or your dividend equivalents). |
Dividend Equivalents: | You also have been awarded dividend equivalents with respect to your restricted stock units. Your dividend equivalents represent the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock in the future, subject to the terms and conditions of your award. Your dividend equivalents will be determined based on the dividends that you would have received, had you held shares of Common Stock equal to the vested number of your restricted stock units from the date of your award to the date of the distribution of shares of Common Stock following the vesting of your restricted stock units, and assuming that the dividends were reinvested in Common Stock (and any dividends on such shares were reinvested in Common Stock). The dividends will be deemed reinvested in Common Stock in the same manner as dividends reinvested pursuant to the terms of the Sempra Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Your dividend equivalents will be subject to the same transfer restrictions and forfeiture and vesting conditions as your restricted stock units. They will vest when and to the extent that your restricted stock units vest. Also, your restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents), including the terms and conditions thereof, will be adjusted to prevent dilution or enlargement of your rights in the event of a stock dividend on shares of Common Stock or as the result of a stock-split, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar transaction in accordance with the terms and conditions of the 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan. Any additional restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents) awarded to you as a result of such an adjustment also will be subject to the same transfer restrictions, forfeiture and vesting conditions and other terms and conditions that are applicable to your restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents). |
No Shareholder Rights: | Your restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents) are not shares of Common Stock. You will have no rights as a shareholder unless and until shares of Common Stock are issued to you following the vesting of your restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents) as provided in this Agreement and the 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan. |
Distribution of Shares: | As described in “Vesting/Forfeiture” above, the Compensation Committee will determine and certify the extent to which Sempra Energy has met the performance criteria and the extent, if any, as to which your restricted stock units have then vested. You will receive the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of your restricted stock units that have vested. However, in no event will you receive under this award, and other awards granted to you under the 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan in the same fiscal year of Sempra Energy, more than the maximum number of shares of Common Stock permitted under the 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan. Also, you will receive the number of shares of Common Stock equal to your vested dividend equivalents after the Compensation Committee’s determination and certification. You will receive the shares as soon as reasonably practicable following the Compensation Committee’s determination and certification (and in no event later than March 15, <YEAR>). Once you receive the shares of Common Stock, your vested and unvested restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents) will terminate. | |
Termination of Employment: | |
Termination | If your employment with Sempra Energy and its Subsidiaries terminates for any reason prior to the vesting of your restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents) (other than under the circumstances set forth in the next paragraph), all of your restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents) will be forfeited. Subject to the provisions below relating to the treatment of your restricted stock units in connection with a Change in Control, the vesting of your restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents) does not occur until the date of the Compensation Committee’s determination and certification described above. If your employment terminates prior to a Change in Control, other than by Termination for cause, and you had both completed at least five years of continuous service with Sempra Energy and its Subsidiaries AND met any of the following conditions: 1.) your employment terminates after <DATE>, <YEAR> and at the date of termination you had attained age 55; or 2.) your employment terminates after <DATE>, <YEAR> and at the date of termination you had attained age 62; or 3.) at the date of termination you had attained age 65 and you were an officer subject to the company’s mandatory retirement policy; your restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents) will not be forfeited but will continue to be subject to the transfer restrictions and vesting conditions and other terms and conditions of this Agreement. | |
Termination for Cause | If your employment with Sempra Energy and its Subsidiaries terminates for cause, or your employment would have been subject to termination for cause, prior to the vesting of your restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents), all of your restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents) will be cancelled. Prior to the consummation of a Change in Control, a termination for cause is (i) the willful failure by you to substantially perform your duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental illness), (ii) the grossly negligent performance of such obligations referenced in clause (i) of this definition, (iii) your gross insubordination; and/or (iv) your commission of one or more acts of moral turpitude that constitute a violation of applicable law (including but not limited to a felony) which have or result in an adverse effect on the Company, monetarily or otherwise, or one or more significant acts of dishonesty. For purposes of clause (i), no act, or failure to act, on your part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by you not in good faith and without reasonable belief that your act, or failure to act, was in the best interests of the Company.” If your restricted stock units remain outstanding following a Change in Control pursuant to a Replacement Award, a termination for cause following such Change in Control shall be determined in accordance with Section 2.8 of the 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan (which defines “Cause” for purposes of the plan), including reasonable notice and, if possible, a reasonable opportunity to cure as provided therein. | |