a general release of claims (in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Corporation) by which the Participant releases the Corporation and its affiliated entities and individuals from any claim arising from the Participant’s employment by, and termination of employment with, the Corporation or its Subsidiaries, in consideration for the receipt and vesting of the RSUs. Any RSUs that would have otherwise vested under this Section 4 shall be forfeited if the general release does not become effective and irrevocable on or before the 30th day following such termination of the Participant’s employment.
5. DISABILITY.“Disability” means the Participant’s inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected either to result in death or to last for an uninterrupted period of not less than twelve (12) months.
6. FORFEITURE. Upon termination of the Participant’s employment with the Corporation and its Subsidiaries for any reason prior to the Normal Vesting Date, any RSUs that do not become vested upon or after such employment termination in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be immediately canceled and forfeited for no consideration at the time of termination of the Participant’s employment. Any RSUs that are outstanding but do not become vested on the Normal Vesting Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be cancelled and forfeited for no consideration as of the Normal Vesting Date.
7. SETTLEMENTOF RSUS.Subject to the withholding tax provisions of Section 11 below, within forty five (45) days after the date upon which an RSU becomes vested in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Corporation shall issue or transfer to the Participant one share of common stock, no par value, of the Corporation (“Common Stock”) per each RSU; provided, however, if RSUs vest at the time of a Change in Control in accordance with Section 4 hereof, the Corporation shall issue or transfer to the Participant such shares of Common Stock immediately prior to consummation of the Change in Control. In all cases in which RSUs vest in accordance with Section 4, the delivery of Common Stock by the Corporation is conditioned upon the receipt by the Corporation of the general release of claims described in Section 4.
8. RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER. Until and if shares of Common Stock are issued in settlement of vested RSUs, the Participant shall not have any rights of a shareholder (including voting and dividend rights) in respect of the Common Stock underlying the RSUs.
9. ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization of or by the Corporation that occurs after the Grant Date and prior to the date of settlement of the RSUs, appropriate adjustments shall be made to the RSUs so that they represent the right to receive upon settlement any and all substituted or additional securities or other property (other than cash dividends) to which the Participant would have been entitled if the Participant had owned, at the time of such stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, or reorganization, the Common Stock that may be issued upon vesting of the RSUs.
(b) Notwithstanding the attainment of financial results, all RSUs are subject to reduction or elimination by the Committee prior to settlement if financial results are achieved in ways that are considered not in the best interests of the Company’s shareholders or not authorized by the Board or management.
10. NON-TRANSFERABILITYOF AWARD. Neither the RSUs nor any interest in the RSUs may be transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or borrowed against, except for a transfer under the laws of descent or distribution as a result of the death of the Participant. The terms of the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding upon the Participant’s executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns. Any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or borrow against the RSUs in violation of this Section 10 in any manner shall be null and void and without legal force or effect.
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