EXHIBIT 10.4
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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED
AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK AWARD AND INCENTIVE PLAN
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December 17, 2002
JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED
AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK AWARD AND INCENTIVE PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Purpose; Types of Awards; Construction . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3. Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4. Eligibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5. Stock Subject to the Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6. Specific Terms of Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7. Change in Control Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
8. Loan Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
9. Special Non-Employee Director Awards . . . . . . . . . . 11
10. General Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED
AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK AWARD AND INCENTIVE PLAN
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (the "Company") has previously
established a 1997 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Stock
Award and Incentive Plan"), and a Stock Compensation Program, as amended
(the "Stock Compensation Program"). The Stock Award and Incentive Plan and
the Stock Compensation Program are referred to herein collectively as the
"Former Plans." Each of the Former Plans has been authorized by the
Company's Board of Directors and approved by the Company's stockholders.
In order to facilitate the efficient administration of the Former
Plans and the awards granted thereunder, the Company's Board of Directors
has authorized the amendment and restatement of each of the Former Plans in
order to combine the Former Plans into a single plan. The Former Plans, as
so combined, are referred to herein as the "Plan."
The Plan shall become effective as of May 14, 2002, and from and
after its effective date shall supersede and replace the Former Plans in
their entirety, except that the adoption of the Plan shall not be deemed to
amend or modify the terms or conditions of any award granted or election
made pursuant to the Former Plans prior to the effective date of the Plan.
All awards granted and elections made pursuant to the Former Plans prior to
the effective date of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect in
accordance with their terms and shall be administered in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the Plan.
1. PURPOSE; TYPES OF AWARDS; CONSTRUCTION.
The purpose of the Plan is to afford an incentive to directors
(including non-employee directors), selected employees and independent
contractors of the Company, or any Subsidiary or Affiliate which now exists
or hereafter is organized or acquired, to acquire a proprietary interest in
the Company, to continue as directors, employees or independent
contractors, as the case may be, to increase their efforts on behalf of the
Company and to promote the success of the Company's business in the
interest of its stockholders. Pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan, there may
be granted Stock Options (including "incentive stock options" and
"nonqualified stock options"), stock appreciation rights and limited stock
appreciation rights (either in connection with options granted under the
Plan or independently of options), restricted stock, restricted stock
units, dividend equivalents, performance shares and other stock-or-cash-
based awards. Section 9 of the Plan contains provisions governing certain
special grants of Options to non-employee directors of the Company. The
Plan also provides the authority to make loans to purchase shares of common
stock of the Company. The Plan is designed to comply with the requirements
of Regulation G (12 C.F.R. Section 207) regarding the purchase of shares
on margin, the requirements for "performance-based compensation" under
Section 162(m) of the Code and the conditions for exemption from short-
swing profit recovery rules under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, and shall
be interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements thereof.
The terms and conditions of the Plan (exclusive of those set
forth in Annex A attached hereto) shall govern (i) all grants and awards
made prior to the effective date of the Plan under the Stock Award and
Incentive Plan and (ii) all Awards made pursuant to the Plan from and after
the effective date of the Plan. The terms and conditions of Annex A shall
govern all grants and awards made prior to the effective date of the Plan
under the Stock Compensation Program, except that from and after such date
the Committee under the Plan shall be responsible for the administration
and interpretation of all such grants and awards as provided in the Plan.
New grants and awards shall not be made pursuant to Annex A after the
effective date of the Plan.
2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined
as set forth below:
(a) "Affiliate" means any entity if, at the time of granting
of an Award or a Loan, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, owns at
least 20% of the combined voting power of all classes of such entity or at
least 20% of the ownership interests in such entity or (ii) such entity,
directly or indirectly, owns at least 20% of the combined voting power of
all classes of stock of the Company.
(b) "Award" means any Option, SAR (including a Limited SAR),
Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Dividend Equivalent, Performance
Share or Other Stock-Based Award or Other Cash-Based Award granted under
the Plan.
(c) "Award Agreement" means any written agreement, contract,
or other instrument or document evidencing an Award.
(d) "Beneficiary" means the person, persons, trust or trusts
which have been designated by a Grantee in his or her most recent written
beneficiary designation filed with the Company to receive the benefits
specified under the Plan upon his or her death, or, if there is no
designated Beneficiary or surviving designated Beneficiary, then the
person, persons, trust or trusts entitled by will or the laws of descent
and distribution to receive such benefits.
(e) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(f) "Change in Control" means a change in control of the
Company which will be deemed to have occurred if:
(i) any "person," as such term is used in
Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such term shall not
include (A) the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (B) any trustee
or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan
of the Company or any of its affiliates, (C) an underwriter
temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such
securities, (D) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the
stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as
their ownership of Stock, or (E) any person or group as used in
Rule 13d-1(b) under the Exchange Act, is or becomes the Beneficial
Owner, as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act,
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including
the securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities
acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates other than in
connection with the acquisition by the Company or its affiliates of a
business) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of
the Company's then outstanding securities;
(ii) during any period of two consecutive years,
individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board,
and any new director (other than (A) a director designated by a
person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a
transaction described in clause (i), (iii), or (iv) of this
Section 2(f) or (B) other than a director whose initial assumption of
office is in connection with an actual or threatened election
contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation,
relating to the election of directors of the Company) whose election
by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders
was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors
then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of
the period or whose election or nomination for election was
previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority thereof;
(iii)there is consummated a merger or consolidation of
the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with
any other corporation, other than (A) a merger or consolidation which
would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding
immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of
the surviving entity or any parent thereof) in combination with the
ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under
an employee benefit plan of the Company or any subsidiary of the
Company, at least 75% of the combined voting power of the securities
of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof
outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B) a
merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of
the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person (as defined
above) is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company (not including in the securities
beneficially owned by such person any securities acquired directly
from the Company or its affiliates other than in connection with the
acquisition by the Company or its affiliates of a business)
representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the
Company's then outstanding securities; or
(iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of
complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is
consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company
of all or substantially all of the Company's assets (or any
transaction having a similar effect) other than a sale or disposition
by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets to
an entity, at least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of which are owned by stockholders of the Company in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company
immediately prior to such sale.
(g) "Change in Control Price" means the higher of (i) the
highest price per share paid in any transaction constituting a Change in
Control or (ii) the highest Fair Market Value per share at any time during
the 60-day period preceding or following a Change in Control.
(h) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time.
(i) "Committee" means the Board or the committee established
by the Board to administer the Plan.
(j) "Company" means Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Maryland, or any
successor corporation.
(k) "Dividend Equivalent" means a right, granted to a Grantee
under Section 6(g), to receive cash, Stock, or other property equal in
value to dividends paid with respect to a specified number of shares of
Stock. Dividend Equivalents may be awarded on a free-standing basis or in
connection with another Award, and may be paid currently or on a deferred
basis.
(l) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended from time to time, and as now or hereafter construed,
interpreted and applied by regulations, rulings and cases.
(m) "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to Stock or other
property, the fair market value of such Stock or other property determined
by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by
the Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in good faith,
the per share Fair Market Value of Stock as of a particular date shall mean
(i) the closing sales price per share of Stock on the national securities
exchange on which the Stock is principally traded, for the last preceding
date on which there was a sale of such Stock on such exchange, or (ii) if
the shares of Stock are then traded in an over-the-counter market, the
average of the closing bid and asked prices for the shares of Stock in such
over-the-counter market for the last preceding date on which there was a
sale of such Stock in such market, or (iii) if the shares of Stock are not
then listed on a national securities exchange or traded in an over-the-
counter market, such value as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall
determine.
(n) "Grantee" means a person who, as an employee or
independent contractor of the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, has
been granted an Award or Loan under the Plan.
(o) "ISO" means any Option intended to be and designated as
an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(p) "Limited SAR" means a right granted pursuant to
Section 6(c) which shall, in general, be automatically exercised for cash
upon a Change in Control.
(q) "Loan" means the proceeds from the Company borrowed by a
Plan participant under Section 8 of the Plan.
(r) "NQSO" means any Option that is designated as a
nonqualified stock option.
(s) "Option" means a right, granted to a Grantee under
Section 6(b) and Section 9, to purchase shares of Stock. An Option may be
either an ISO or an NQSO, PROVIDED THAT, ISO's may be granted only to
employees of the Company or a Subsidiary.
(t) "Other Cash-Based Award" means cash award under
Section 6(h), including cash awarded as a bonus or upon the attainment of
specified performance criteria or otherwise as permitted under the Plan.
(u) "Other Stock-Based Award" means a right or other interest
granted to Grantee under Section 6(h) that may be denominated or payable
in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or
related to, Stock, including, but not limited to (1) unrestricted Stock
awarded as a bonus or upon the attainment of specified performance criteria
or otherwise as permitted under the Plan, and (2) a right granted to a
Grantee to acquire Stock from the Company for cash and/or a promissory note
containing terms and conditions prescribed by the Committee.
(v) "Performance Share" means an Award of shares of Stock to
a Grantee under Section 6(h) that is subject to restrictions based upon the
attainment of specified performance criteria.
(w) "Plan" means this Amended and Restated Stock Award and
Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
(x) "Restricted Stock" means an Award of shares of Stock to a
Grantee under Section 6(d) that may be subject to certain restrictions and
to a risk of forfeiture.
(y) "Restricted Stock Unit" means a right granted to a
Grantee under Section 6(e) to receive Stock or cash at the end of a
specified deferral period, which right may be conditioned on the
satisfaction of specified performance or other criteria.
(z) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3, as from time to time in
effect promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under
Section 16 of the Exchange Act, including any successor to such Rule.
(aa) "Stock" means of the common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of the Company.
(bb) "SAR" or "Stock Appreciation Right" means the right,
granted to a Grantee under Section 6(c), to be paid an amount measured by
the appreciation in the Fair Market Value of Stock from the date of grant
to the date of exercise of the right, with payment to be made in cash,
Stock, or property as specified in the Award or determined by the
Committee.
(cc) "Subsidiary" means any corporation in an unbroken chain
of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of granting of
an Award, each of the corporations (other than the last corporation in the
unbroken chain) owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in
the chain.
3. ADMINISTRATION.
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee
shall have the authority in its discretion, subject to and not inconsistent
with the express provisions of the Plan, to administer the Plan and to
exercise all the powers and authorities either specifically granted to it
under the Plan or necessary or advisable in the administration of the Plan,
including, without limitation, the authority to grant Awards and make
Loans; to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which
Awards shall be granted and Loans shall be made; to determine the type and
number of Awards to be granted and the amount of any Loan, the number of
shares of Stock to which an Award may relate and the terms, conditions,
restrictions and performance criteria relating to any Award or Loan; and to
determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award
may be settled, cancelled, forfeited, exchanged, or surrendered; to make
adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria and
performance objectives (if any) included in, Awards and Loans in
recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company or any
Subsidiary or Affiliate or the financial statements of the Company or any
Subsidiary or Affiliate, or in response to changes in applicable laws,
regulations, or accounting principles; to designate Affiliates; to construe
and interpret the Plan and any Award or Loan; to prescribe, amend and
rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; to determine the terms
and provisions of the Award Agreements and any promissory note or agreement
related to any Loan (which need not be identical for each Grantee); and to
make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan.
The Committee may appoint a chairperson and a secretary and may
make such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it shall
deem advisable, and shall keep minutes of its meetings. All determinations
of the Committee shall be made by a majority of its members either present
in person or participating by conference telephone at a meeting or by
written consent. The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members
or to one or more agents such administrative duties as it may deem
advisable, and the Committee or any person to whom it has delegated duties
as aforesaid may employ one or more persons to render advice with respect
to any responsibility the Committee or such person may have under the Plan.
All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Committee shall be
final and binding on all persons, including the Company, and any
Subsidiary, Affiliate or Grantee (or any person claiming any rights under
the Plan from or through any Grantee) and any stockholder.
No member of the Board or Committee shall be liable for any
action taken or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan
or any Award granted or Loan made hereunder.
4. ELIGIBILITY.
Subject to the conditions set forth below, Awards and Loans may
be granted to directors (including non-employee directors), selected
employees and independent contractors of the Company and its present or
future Subsidiaries and Affiliates, in the discretion of the Committee. In
determining the persons to whom Awards and Loans shall be granted and the
type of any Award or the amount of any Loan (including the number of shares
to be covered by such Award), the Committee shall take into account such
factors as the Committee shall deem relevant in connection with
accomplishing the purposes of the Plan.
5. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
The maximum number of shares of Stock reserved for the grant of
Awards under the Plan shall be 9,110,000 shares of Stock, subject to
adjustment as provided herein. No more than 75,000 of the total shares
available for grant may be awarded to a single individual in a single year.
Such shares may, in whole or in part, be authorized but unissued shares or
shares that shall have been or may be reacquired by the Company in the open
market, in private transactions or otherwise. If any shares subject to an
Award are forfeited, cancelled, exchanged or surrendered or if an Award
otherwise terminates or expires without a distribution of shares to the
Grantee, the shares of Stock with respect to such Award shall, to the
extent of any such forfeiture, cancellation, exchange, surrender,
termination or expiration, again be available for Awards under the Plan;
PROVIDED THAT, in the case of forfeiture, cancellation, exchange or
surrender of shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units with
respect to which dividends or Dividend Equivalents have been paid or
accrued, the number of shares with respect to such Awards shall not be
available for Awards hereunder unless, in the case of shares with respect
to which dividends or Dividend Equivalents were accrued but unpaid, such
dividends and Dividend Equivalents are also forfeited, exchanged or
surrendered. Upon the exercise of any Award granted in tandem with any
other Awards or Awards, such related Awards or Awards shall be cancelled to
the extent of the number of shares of Stock as to which the Award is
exercised and, notwithstanding the foregoing, such number of shares shall
no longer be available for Awards under the Plan.
In the event that the Committee shall determine that any
dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Stock, or
other property), recapitalization, Stock split, reverse split,
reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase,
or share exchange, or other similar corporate transaction or event, affects
the Stock such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent
dilution or enlargement of the rights of Grantees under the Plan, then the
Committee shall make such equitable changes or adjustments as it deems
necessary or appropriate to any or all of (i) the number and kind of shares
of Stock which may thereafter be issued in connection with Awards, (ii) the
number and kind of shares of Stock issued or issuable in respect of
outstanding Awards, and (iii) the exercise price, grant price, or purchase
price relating to any Award; PROVIDED THAT, with respect to ISOs, such
adjustment shall be made in accordance with Section 424(h) of the Code.
6. SPECIFIC TERMS OF AWARDS.
(a) GENERAL. The term of each Award shall be for such period
as may be determined by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan
and any applicable Award Agreement, payments to be made by the Company or a
Subsidiary or Affiliate upon the grant, maturation, or exercise of an Award
may be made in such forms as the Committee shall determine at the date of
grant or thereafter, including, without limitation, cash, Stock, or other
property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments,
or on a deferred basis. The Committee may make rules relating to
installment or deferred payments with respect to Awards, including the rate
of interest to be credited with respect to such payments. In addition to
the foregoing, the Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise
thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter, such additional terms and
conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the
Committee shall determine.
(b) OPTIONS. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to
Grantees on the following terms and conditions:
(i) TYPE OF AWARD. The Award Agreement evidencing the
grant of an Option under the Plan shall designate the Option as an
ISO or an NQSO.
(ii) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share of
Stock purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the
Committee; PROVIDED THAT, in the case of an ISO, such exercise price
shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a share on the date
of grant of such Option, and in no event shall the exercise price for
the purchase of shares be less than par value. The exercise price
for Stock subject to an Option may be paid in cash or by an exchange
of Stock previously owned by the Grantee, or a combination of both,
in an amount having a combined value equal to such exercise price. A
Grantee may also elect to pay all or a portion of the aggregate
exercise price by having shares of Stock with a Fair Market Value on
the date of exercise equal to the aggregate exercise price withheld
by the Company or sold by a broker-dealer under circumstances meeting
the requirements of 12 C.F.R. Section 220 or any successor thereof.
(iii)TERM AND EXERCISABILITY OF OPTIONS. The date on
which the Committee adopts a resolution expressly granting an Option
shall be considered the day on which such Option is granted. Options
shall be exercisable over the exercise period (which shall not exceed
ten years from the date of grant), at such times and upon such
conditions as the Committee may determine, as reflected in the Award
Agreement; PROVIDED THAT, the Committee shall have the authority to
accelerated the exercisability of any outstanding Option at such time
and under such circumstances as it, in its sole discretion, deems
appropriate. An Option may be exercised to the extent of any or all
full shares of Stock as to which the Option has become exercisable,
by giving written notice of such exercise to the Committee or its
designated agent.
(iv) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, ETC. An Option may not
be exercised unless the Grantee is then in the employ of, or then
maintains an independent contractor relationship with, the Company or
a Subsidiary or an Affiliate (or a company or a parent or subsidiary
company of such company issuing or assuming the Option in a
transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies), and unless
the Grantee has remained continuously so employed, or continuously
maintained such relationship, since the date of grant of the Option;
PROVIDED THAT, the Award Agreement may contain provisions extending
the exercisability of Options, in the event of specified
terminations, to a date not later than the expiration date of such
Option.
(v) OTHER PROVISIONS. Options may be subject to such
other conditions including, but not limited to, restrictions on
transferability of the shares acquired upon exercise of such Options,
as the Committee may prescribe in its discretion or as may be
required by applicable law.
(c) SARs AND LIMITED SARs. The Committee is authorized to
grant SARs and Limited SARs to Grantees on the following terms and
conditions:
(i) IN GENERAL. Unless the Committee determines
otherwise, an SAR or a Limited SAR (1) granted in tandem with an NQSO
may be granted at the time of grant of the related NQSO or at any
time thereafter or (2) granted in tandem with an ISO may only be
granted at the time of grant of the related ISO. An SAR or Limited
SAR granted in tandem with an Option shall be exercisable only to the
extent the underlying Option is exercisable.
(ii) SARs. An SAR shall confer on the Grantee a right
to receive an amount with respect to each share subject thereto, upon
exercise thereof, equal to the excess of (1) the Fair Market Value of
one share of Stock on the date of exercise over (2) the grant price
of the SAR (which in the case of an SAR granted in tandem with an
Option shall be equal to the exercise price of the underlying Option,
and which in the case of any other SAR shall be such price as the
Committee may determine).
(iii)LIMITED SARs. A Limited SAR shall confer on the
Grantee a right to receive with respect to each share subject
thereto, automatically upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, an
amount equal in value to the excess of (1) the Change in Control
Price (in the case of a LSAR granted in tandem with an ISO, the Fair
Market Value), of one share of Stock on the date of such Change in
Control over (2) the grant price of the Limited SAR (which in the
case of a Limited SAR granted in tandem with an Option shall be equal
to the exercise price of the underlying Option, and which in the case
of any other Limited SAR shall be such price as the Committee
determines); PROVIDED THAT, in the case of a Limited SAR granted to a
Grantee who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a)
of the Exchange Act (a "Section 16 Individual"), such Section 16
Individual shall only be entitled to receive such amount if such
Limited SAR has been outstanding for at least six (6) months as of
the date of the Change in Control.
(d) RESTRICTED STOCK. The Committee is authorized to grant
Restricted Stock to Grantees on the following terms and conditions:
(i) ISSUANCE AND RESTRICTIONS. Restricted Stock shall
be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other
restrictions, if any, as the Committee may impose at the date of
grant or thereafter, which restrictions may lapse separately or in
combination at such times, under such circumstances, in such
installments, or otherwise, as the Committee may determine. Such
restrictions may include factors relating to the increase in the
value of the Stock or to individual or Company performance such as
the attainment of certain specified individual, divisional or
Company-wide performance goals, sales volume increases or decreases
in earnings per share. Except to the extent restricted under the
Award Agreement relating to the Restricted Stock, a Grantee granted
Restricted Stock shall have all of the rights of a stockholder
including, without limitation, the right to vote Restricted Stock and
the right to receive dividends thereon.
(ii) FORFEITURE. Upon termination of employment with or
service to the Company, or upon termination of the independent
contractor relationship, as the case may be, during the applicable
restriction period, Restricted Stock and any accrued but unpaid
dividends or Dividend Equivalents that are at that time subject to
restrictions shall be forfeited; PROVIDED THAT, the Committee may
provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award Agreement, or may
determine in any individual case, that restrictions or forfeiture
conditions relating to Restricted Stock will be waived in whole or in
part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes,
and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part the
forfeiture of Restricted Stock.
(iii)CERTIFICATES FOR STOCK. Restricted Stock granted
under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall
determine. If certificates representing Restricted Stock are
registered in the name of the Grantee, such certificates shall bear
an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and
restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, and the Company
shall retain physical possession of the certificate.
(iv) DIVIDENDS. Dividends paid on Restricted Stock
shall be either paid at the dividend payment date, or deferred for
payment to such date as determined by the Committee, in cash or in
shares of unrestricted Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the
amount of such dividends. Stock distributed in connection with a
stock split or stock dividend, and other property distributed as a
dividend, shall be subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture
to the same extent as the Restricted Stock with respect to which such
Stock or other property has been distributed.
(e) RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS. The Committee is authorized to
grant Restricted Stock Units to Grantees, subject to the following terms
and conditions:
(i) AWARD AND RESTRICTIONS. Delivery of Stock or cash,
as determined by the Committee, will occur upon expiration of the
deferral period specified for Restricted Stock Units by the
Committee. In addition, Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to
such restrictions as the Committee may impose, at the date of grant
or thereafter, which restrictions may lapse at the expiration of the
deferral period or at earlier or later specified times, separately or
in combination, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may
determine. Such restrictions may include factors relating to the
increase in the value of the Stock or to individual or Company
performance such as the attainment of certain specified individual,
divisional or Company-wide performance goals, sales volume increases
or increases in earnings per share.
(ii) FORFEITURE. Upon termination of employment or
termination of the independent contractor relationship during the
applicable deferral period or portion thereof to which forfeiture
conditions apply, or upon failure to satisfy any other conditions
precedent to the delivery of Stock or cash to which such Restricted
Stock Units relate, all Restricted Stock Units that are then subject
to deferral or restriction shall be forfeited; PROVIDED THAT, the
Committee may provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award
Agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that restrictions
or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock Units will be
waived in whole or in part in the event of termination resulting from
specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole
or in part the forfeiture of Restricted Stock Units.
(f) STOCK AWARDS IN LIEU OF CASH AWARDS. The Committee is
authorized to grant Stock as a bonus, or to grant other Awards, in lieu of
Company commitments to pay cash under other plans or compensatory
arrangements. Stock or Awards granted hereunder shall have such other
terms as shall be determined by the Committee.
(g) DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. The Committee is authorized to
grant Dividend Equivalents to Grantees. The Committee may provide, at the
date of grant or thereafter, that Dividend Equivalents shall be paid or
distributed when accrued or shall be deemed to have been reinvested in
additional Stock, or other investment vehicles as the Committee may
specify, provided that Dividend Equivalents (other than freestanding
Dividend Equivalents) shall be subject to all conditions and restrictions
on the underlying Awards to which they relate.
(h) PERFORMANCE SHARES AND OTHER STOCK- OR CASH-BASED AWARDS.
The Committee is authorized to grant to Grantees Performance Shares and/or
Other Stock-Based Awards or Other Cash-Based Awards as an element of or
supplement to any other Award under the Plan, as deemed by the Committee to
be consistent with the purposes of the Plan. Such Awards may be granted
with value and payment contingent upon performance of the Company or any
other factors designated by the Committee, or valued by reference to the
performance of specified Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such
Awards at the date of grant or, to the extent permitted by Section 162(m)
of the Code, thereafter; PROVIDED THAT performance objectives for each year
shall be established by the Committee not later than the latest date
permissible under Section 162(m) of the Code. Such performance objectives
may be expressed in terms of one or more financial or other objective
goals. Financial goals may be expressed, for example, in terms of sales,
earnings per share, stock price, return on equity, net earnings growth, net
earnings, related return ratios, cash flow, earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), return on assets or total
stockholder return. Other objective goals may include the attainment of
various productivity and long-term growth objectives, including, without
limitation reductions in the Company's overhead ratio and expense to sales
ratios. Any criteria may be measured in absolute terms or as compared to
another corporation or corporations. To the extent applicable, any such
performance objective shall be determined (i) in accordance with the
Company's audited financial statements and generally accepted accounting
principles and reported upon by the Company's independent accountants or
(ii) so that a third party having knowledge of the relevant facts could
determine whether such performance objective is met. Performance
objectives shall include a threshold level of performance below which no
award payment shall be made, levels of performance above which specified
percentages of target Awards shall be paid, and a maximum level of
performance above which no additional Award shall be paid. Performance
objectives established by the Committee may be (but need not be) different
from year-to-year and different performance objectives may be applicable to
different Grantees.
7. CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS.
The following provisions shall apply in the event of a Change
of Control unless otherwise determined by the Committee or the Board in
writing at or after the grant of an Award, but prior to the occurrence of
such Change in Control:
(a) any Award carrying a right to exercise that was not
previously exercisable and vested shall become fully exercisable and
vested;
(b) the restrictions, deferral limitations, payment
conditions, and forfeiture conditions applicable to any other Award granted
under the Plan shall lapse and such Awards shall be deemed fully vested,
and any performance conditions imposed with respect to Awards shall be
deemed to be fully achieved; and
(c) the value of all outstanding Awards shall, to the extent
determined by the Committee at or after grant, be cased out on the basis of
the Change of Control Price as of the date the Change of Control occurs or
such other date as the Committee may determine prior the Change of Control.
8. LOAN PROVISIONS.
Subject to the provisions of the Plan and all applicable
federal and state laws, rules and regulations (including the requirements
of Regulation G (12 C.F.R. Section 207)), the Committee shall have the
authority to make Loans to Grantees (on such terms and conditions as the
Committee shall determine), to enable such Grantees to purchase shares in
connection with the realization of Awards under the Plan. Loans shall be
evidenced b a promissory note or other agreement, signed by the borrower,
which shall contain provisions for repayment and such other terms and
conditions as the Committee shall determine.
9. SPECIAL NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR AWARDS.
(a) AUTOMATIC OPTIONS. In addition to any other Award
granted hereunder, non-employee directors of the Company will be granted
the Options described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 9(a) (the
"Automatic Options"):
(i) Each non-employee director (a "New Director") who,
after the effective date of the Plan, is elected to the Board for the
first time, will at the time such non-employee director is elected
and duly qualified, be granted automatically, without action by the
Committee, an Option to purchase 5,000 shares of Stock.
(ii) On the first business day following each annual
meeting of the stockholders', each non-employee director (other than
a New Director) who is continuing service as a member of the Board,
will be granted automatically, without action by the Committee, an
Option to purchase 5,000 shares of Stock.
(b) RESTRICTED STOCK. For the calendar year beginning
January 1, 2003, non-employee directors may elect to receive, in lieu of
any or all of their annual retainer for a calendar year, Restricted Stock
in increments of 5% (i.e., 5%, 10%, 15%, etc.) as follows:
(i) Non-employee directors can elect to receive their
Restricted Stock either:
(I) during the calendar year in which the annual
retainer is to be earned, in quarterly installments equal to
the percent of the annual retainer elected to be received in
Restricted Stock, divided by four, divided by the price per
share of Stock on the last day of each quarter, prorated for
any partial calendar year or quarter (for administrative
purposes, the Company may, at its discretion, determine to
distribute the Restricted Stock on a quarterly basis or after
the end of the year in which the annual retainer was earned),
or
(II) on a deferred basis:
a. until they retire from the Board,
b. ten (10) years from the date they
retire from the Board,
c. for a period of not less than 1 year
and not more than 10 years, in
increments of 1 year, or
d. until they retire from their primary
employment.
(ii) Any election to defer Stock shall be made prior to
the year in which the annual retainer subject to deferral shall be
paid and shall be irrevocable. Any newly elected non-employee
director shall have five (5) days from the date of their election to
the Board to elect to defer any percentage hereunder. An election
shall continue in effect until revoked.
(c) ELECTED OPTIONS. Until the calendar year beginning
January 1, 2003, at which point this provision shall no longer be
applicable, each non-employee director could, at any time prior to the
commencement of any calendar year during which he or she was to serve as a
member of the Board, irrevocably elect to receive, in lieu of the annual
directors' retainer payable to such non-employee director with respect to
such calendar year (prorated for any partial calendar year, an Option (an
"Elected Option") to purchase shares of Stock. The number of shares of
Stock covered by an Elected Option received in lieu of an annual retainer
for 2002 shall be the number (rounded to the nearest whole number of
shares) equal to (i) the annual, or prorated, retainer divided by (ii) the
value per share of the Elected Option, which value shall be equal to thirty
three percent (33%) of the exercise price. An Elected Option shall be
granted on January 1 of the year following the year in which the annual
retainer to which it relates is earned.
(d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS. Automatic Options and
Elected Options shall be subject to the following specific terms and
conditions (and shall otherwise be subject to all other provisions of the
Plan not in conflict with this Section 9):
(i) Each Automatic Option and each Elected Option shall
be a NQSO.
(ii) The exercise price of Automatic Options shall be
equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock subject to such
Automatic Options on the date of grant. The exercise price of
Elected Options shall be equal to (i) the average closing price of
the Stock on the national securities exchange on which the Stock is
principally traded on the last trading day in March, June, September
and December of the year in which the annual retainer is earned, or
(ii) if the shares of Stock are then traded in an over-the-counter
market, the average of the closing bid and asked prices for the
shares of Stock in such over-the-counter market on the last trading
day on which a trade occurs in March, June, September and December of
the year in which the annual retainer is earned, or (iii) if the
shares of Stock are not then listed on a national securities exchange
or traded in an over-the-counter market, such value as the Committee,
in its sole discretion, shall determine.
(iii)Automatic Options shall be exercisable as to twenty
percent (20%) of the Stock subject thereto on the first anniversary
of the date of grant, and shall become exercisable as to an
additional twenty percent (20%) of such shares on each of the second,
third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of such date of grant.
Automatic Options shall be exercisable for a period of ten (10) years
from the date of grant of such Option; PROVIDED THAT, the exercise
period shall be subject to earlier termination in accordance with the
provisions of Section 6(b)(iv) hereof. Elected Options shall be
exercisable for a period ending ten (10) years from the December 31st
of the year in which the retainer was earned.
10. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) APPROVAL BY BOARD. The Plan shall take effect upon its
adoption by the Board.
(b) NONTRANSFERABILITY. Awards shall not be transferable by
a Grantee except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, if
then permitted under Rule 16b-3, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations
order as defined under the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder, and shall
be exercisable during the lifetime of a Grantee only by such Grantee or his
guardian or legal representative.
(c) NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT, ETC. Nothing in the
Plan or in any Award or Loan granted or any Award Agreement, promissory
note or other agreement entered into pursuant hereto shall confer upon any
Grantee the right to continue in the employ of or to continue as an
independent contractor of the Company, any subsidiary or any Affiliate or
to be entitled to any remuneration or benefits not set forth in the Plan or
such Award Agreement, promissory note or other agreement or to interfere
with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or
Affiliate to terminate such Grantee's employment or independent contractor
relationship.
(d) TAXES. The Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate is
authorized to withhold from any Award granted, any payment relating to an
Award under the Plan, including from a distribution of Stock, or any other
payment to a Grantee, amounts of withholding and other taxes due in
connection with any transaction involving an Award, and to take such other
action as the Committee may deem advisable to enable the Company and
Grantees to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and
other tax obligations relating to any Award. This authority shall include
authority to withhold or receive Stock or other property and to make cash
payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Grantee's tax obligations.
(e) AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN. The Board may at
any time and from time-to-time alter, amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan
in whole or in part. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment shall
affect adversely any of the rights of any Grantee, without such Grantee's
consent, under any Award or Loan theretofore granted under the Plan.
(f) NO RIGHTS TO AWARDS OR LOANS; NO STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. No
Grantee shall have any claim to be granted any Award or Loan under the
Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Grantees.
Except as provided specifically herein, a Grantee or a transferee of an
Award shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares
covered by the Award until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate
to him for such shares.
(g) UNFUNDED STATUS OF AWARDS. The Plan is intended to
constitute an "unfunded" plan for incentive and deferred compensation.
With respect to any payments not yet made to a Grantee pursuant to an
Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award shall give any such
Grantee any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the
Company.
(h) NO FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares of Stock
shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The
Committee shall determine whether cash, other Awards, or other property
shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such
fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise
eliminated.
(i) REGULATIONS AND OTHER APPROVALS.
(i) The obligation of the Company to sell or deliver
Common Stock with respect to any Award granted under the Plan shall
be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including
all applicable federal and state securities laws, and the obtaining
of all such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed
necessary or appropriate by the Committee.
(ii) Each Award is subject to the requirement that, if
at any time the Committee determines, in its absolute discretion,
that the listing, registration or qualification of Common Stock
issuable pursuant to the Plan is required by any securities exchange
or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any
governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition
of, or in connection with, the grant of an Award or the issuance of
Common Stock, no such Award shall be granted or payment made or
Common Stock issued, in whole or in part, unless listing,
registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or
obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.
(iii)In the event that the disposition of Common Stock
acquired pursuant to the Plan is not covered by a then current
registration statement under the Securities Act and is not otherwise
exempt from such registration, such Common Stock shall be restricted
against transfer to the extent required by the Securities Act or
regulations thereunder, and the Committee may require a Grantee
receiving Common Stock pursuant to the Plan, as a condition precedent
to receipt of such Common Stock, to represent to the Company in
writing that the Common Stock acquired by such Grantee is acquired
for investment only and not with a view to distribution.
(j) GOVERNING LAW. The Plan and all determinations made and
actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Maryland without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
ANNEX A
JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED
AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK COMPENSATION PROGRAM
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PURPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Employers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.3 Effective Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.4 Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.5 Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. PARTICIPATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.1 Participation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.2 Continuity of Participation. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
3. STOCK COMPENSATION ALLOCATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3.1 Amount of SCA Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3.2 SCA Account and Vesting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3.3 Distribution Election. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. BONUS DEFERRAL ELECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4.1 Bonus Deferral Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4.2 Period for Which Deferral Election Effective . . . 3
4.3 Distribution Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.4 SCA Participant's Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.5 Adjustment of SCA Participant's Accounts . . . . . 4
4.6 Company Stock and Investment Funds . . . . . . . . 5
4.7 Individual Investment Option . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4.8 No Responsibility for Company Stock or
Investment Decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.9 Statement of Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5. SALARY DEFERRAL ELECTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6. DISTRIBUTION OF ACCOUNTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6.1 Distributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6.2 Pre- and Post-Retirement Age Distributions . . . . 6
6.3 Designation of Beneficiary . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7. STOCK OWNERSHIP PROGRAM AWARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7.1 Allocation of Bonus Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7.2 Vesting and Issuance of Deferred Shares. . . . . . 7
7.3 Company Match. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7.4 Dividends on Deferred Shares . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7.5 Transferability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7.6 Termination of Employment. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
7.7 Pensionable Remuneration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
8. ADMINISTRATION AND INTERPRETATION. . . . . . . . . . . . 8
9. MISCELLANEOUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
9.1 No Right to Company Assets; Limitations Related
to Company Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
9.2 No Employment Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
9.3 Facility of Payment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
9.4 Nonassignability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
9.5 Effect on Other Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
9.6 Independence of Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
9.7 Responsibility for Legal Effect. . . . . . . . . . 9
9.8 Action by the Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
9.9 Successors, Acquisitions, Mergers, Consolidations. 9
9.10 Gender and Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
9.11 Governing Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
9.12 Claims Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
9.13 Withholding; Employment Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . 10
10. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1. PURPOSE
1.1 PURPOSE. JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED STOCK COMPENSATION
PROGRAM (the "program") has been established by JONES LANG LASALLE
INCORPORATED (the "company") to credit participants with amounts which may
be applied toward deemed shares of company stock, and to enable designated
employees to elect to defer a portion of their bonuses and other cash
compensation, subject to the terms of the program and to provide bonuses
consisting of deferred stock to designated employees.
1.2 EMPLOYERS. The program as set forth below shall apply to
eligible employees of the company and each subsidiary of the company unless
otherwise determined by the administrator. The company and each subsidiary
of the company will be referred to as an "employer" and may be referred to
collectively as the "employers."
1.3 EFFECTIVE DATE. The "effective date" of the program as set
forth below is the closing date of the initial public offering of the
company, expected to occur on or about July 21, 1997. The program was
amended and restated effective January 1, 2000.
1.4 ADMINISTRATOR. The program will be administered by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the company, which may
delegate such authority to the president of the company to the extent such
delegation is appropriate.
1.5 NOTICES. Any notice or document relating to the program which
is to be filed with the company may be delivered, or mailed by registered
or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the Corporate Secretary, Jones Lang
LaSalle Incorporated, 200 E. Randolph Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601.
2. PARTICIPATION
2.1 PARTICIPATION. For the period beginning on the effective date
and for each subsequent calendar year, the administrator will designate
before the effective date and before the beginning of the calendar year
those employees, if any, who are to participate (the "SCA Participant(s)")
in the program. In addition, the administrator may designate during a
calendar year additional employees who are to participate in the program.
In general, employees covered by the program will be limited to a select
group of management and highly-compensated employees with expected annual
compensation of at least $100,000. A SCA Participant will receive SCA
credits and may make deferral elections as described in Sections 2 through
6 below.
2.2 CONTINUITY OF PARTICIPATION. A SCA Participant who separates
from service with the company and all its subsidiaries and affiliates will
cease participation and will become entitled to distributions as described
in Section 6. However, the separation from service of an employee with one
employer which has adopted the program (as described in subsection 1.2)
will not interrupt the continuity of his participation if, concurrently
with or immediately after such separation, he is employed by one or more of
the other employers which has adopted the program. A SCA Participant who
separates from service with all employers but remains in the employ of a
subsidiary or affiliate of the company which has not adopted the program
will become entitled to distributions in accordance with Section 6. A SCA
Participant will separate from service upon the first to occur of the
following:
retirement as defined by the administrator;
retirement on account of disability at any age, as determined by a
qualified physician selected by the administrator (a SCA Participant will
be considered disabled for purposes of the program if, on account of a
disability, he is no longer capable of performing the duties assigned to
him by his employer); or
the SCA Participant's death; or
resignation or dismissal from the employ of all the employers before
retirement and for a reason other than disability.
3. STOCK COMPENSATION ALLOCATIONS
3.1 AMOUNT OF SCA CREDITS. Each year, beginning with the year of
the effective date, each SCA Participant will be credited under the program
with a stock compensation allocation ("SCA"). The amount of SCA credited to
each SCA Participant will be determined in accordance with the following
table:
STOCK COMPENSATION ALLOCATION SCHEDULE
Actual Compensation Stock Compensation Allocation
------------------- -----------------------------
Equal to or but less of excess
greater than than Minimum +x% over
- ------------ -------- -------- ----- ----------
$ 0 $100,000 $ 0 0% $ 0
100,000 150,000 2,000 10% 100,000
150,000 200,000 7,000 12% 150,000
200,000 250,000 13,000 15% 200,000
250,000 300,000 20,500 17% 250,000
300,000 400,000 29,000 19% 300,000
400,000 500,000 48,000 19% 400,000
500,000 67,000 13.4% 500,000
At any time, the administrator may adjust the amounts and percentages set
forth above. As of each December 31 after the effective date, the amount of
each SCA Participant's SCA credit will be determined and the amount will be
credited to the SCA Participant's SCA account under the program. The amount
so credited will, according to the SCA Participant's written election, be
applied among options made available by the administrator or, at the
election of the SCA Participant, will be converted to a deemed investment
consisting of shares of company stock (as defined in subsection 4.6).
Shares of company stock will be credited to a SCA Participant's SCA account
on the terms set forth in subsection 4.6, including a deemed purchase
discount of 15%. Each SCA Participant's election in accordance with the
preceding must be made in writing and filed with the company at the time
prescribed by the administrator. A SCA Participant's "compensation" for
purposes of this subsection shall include such items of remuneration as are
determined by the administrator and, for the calendar year which includes
the effective date, a SCA Participant's compensation will include amounts
received from the company and from its predecessor.
3.2 SCA ACCOUNT AND VESTING. A "SCA account" will be maintained in
the name of each SCA Participant under the program, and each SCA account
will be credited as provided in subsection 3.1. SCA accounts will be
reduced by amounts applied toward options made available by the
administrator, and SCA accounts will be adjusted from time to time as
provided in subsection 4.5. If for any year a SCA Participant's SCA account
is credited with shares of company stock in accordance with subsection 3.1,
shares of company stock will be credited by taking into account a deemed
purchase discount of 15 percent, as specified in subsection 4.6. For each
year that a SCA account is credited with shares of company stock, a
"discount subaccount" will also be established which reflects the number of
shares represented by the 15 percent deemed purchase discount. The number
of shares of company stock credited to the discount subaccount maintained
for each year is subject to the vesting schedule in the next sentence. If
the SCA Participant separates from service with the company within three
years from the date as of which company stock is credited to the SCA
Participant's discount subaccount, the amount then credited (as adjusted
under subsection 4.5) to the discount subaccount will be forfeited, unless
the SCA Participant's separation is due to one of the following:
death;
total and permanent disability;
retirement (as defined by the administrator), provided the SCA Participant
announces his retirement on or before the date company stock is credited.
3.3 DISTRIBUTION ELECTION. In accordance with subsection 3.1,
company stock will be credited as a deemed investment to the SCA accounts
of certain SCA Participants. Each such SCA Participant may, but need not,
make an election of the date on which the amount so credited (together with
any investment gains or losses thereon) will be distributed, subject to the
vesting requirements of subsection 3.2. Such date shall be referred to as
the "distribution date" and shall occur no later than March 15 (based on
the prior December 31 valuation) following one of the following dates:
December 31 of the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth or tenth calendar year after the calendar year for which a SCA
account credit was made. The distribution date, once elected by the SCA
Participant, shall be irrevocable, subject only to subsection 6.2. If for
any calendar year a SCA Participant does not make a distribution election
in accordance with this subsection, the amount of company stock credited to
his SCA account for that year (to the extent vested under subsection 3.2)
will be distributed as soon as practicable after such amount becomes vested
in accordance with subsection 3.2.
4. BONUS DEFERRAL ELECTIONS
4.1 BONUS DEFERRAL ELECTIONS. In order to defer a portion of his
bonus for any calendar year, a SCA Participant with annual compensation not
greater than $225,000 may irrevocably elect to defer from his bonus an
amount not to exceed 10 percent of his total compensation for that year.
The amount which can be deferred by a SCA Participant under the preceding
sentence shall be reduced by the amount of the SCA Participant's SCA credit
for that year. A SCA Participant must make his bonus deferral election in
advance by signing a deferral agreement and filing it with the
administrator no later than the date specified by the administrator. A SCA
Participant's bonus deferral election filed with the administrator is
irrevocable on and after the administrator's deadline for the election. The
amount of each SCA Participant's bonus deferral election will be credited
to a deferral account established in his name, as provided in subsection
4.4, but amounts credited to deferral accounts (which are applied toward
company stock) will not be eligible for the deemed purchase discount
described in subsection 4.6. The administrator is authorized to modify this
subsection to:
allow other SCA Participants to make bonus deferral elections;
change the rate of bonus deferral permitted; or
delete the reduction for SCA credit.
4.2 PERIOD FOR WHICH DEFERRAL ELECTION EFFECTIVE. A SCA
Participant's deferral election under subsection 4.1 and under Section 5
shall remain in effect only for the calendar year specified in the deferral
agreement. No deferral election shall be effective for more than one
calendar year. A SCA Participant must file a separate deferral election at
the time prescribed by the administrator in order to make deferrals for
that year.
4.3 DISTRIBUTION ELECTIONS. Each deferral election made by a SCA
Participant under subsection 4.1 and Section 5 may, but need not, include
an election of the date on which the amount of such deferral (together with
any investment gains or losses thereon) will be distributed. As provided in
subsection 3.3, SCA Participant may also elect a distribution date for the
amount of company stock credited each year to the SCA Participant's SCA
account. Such date shall be referred to as the "distribution date" and
shall occur no later than March 15 (based on the prior December 31
valuation) following one of the following dates: the second, third, fourth,
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth or tenth calendar year after the
calendar year to which the deferral election relates. The distribution
date, once elected by the SCA Participant, shall be irrevocable, subject
only to subsection 6.2. If a SCA Participant does not make a distribution
election in accordance with this subsection, the amount of such deferral
(together with any investment gains and losses thereon) will be distributed
in accordance with Section 6.
4.4 SCA PARTICIPANT'S ACCOUNTS. The administrator shall maintain
in the name of each SCA Participant bookkeeping accounts to be known as the
SCA Participant's "SCA account" and his "deferral account." A SCA
Participant's accounts shall include a subaccount for each calendar year
that amounts are credited on behalf of the SCA Participant. Each such
subaccount shall reflect (i) the amount credited during that year and (ii)
investment gains or losses on the investments deemed credited to those
accounts. SCA credits and deferred amounts shall be credited to subaccounts
as of the date bonuses or cash compensation would otherwise have been paid
to the SCA Participant. Subaccounts will be adjusted from time to time to
reflect investment gains and losses, as provided in subsection 4.5.
4.5 ADJUSTMENT OF SCA PARTICIPANT'S ACCOUNTS. As of each
December 31 (that date is referred to below as an "accounting date"), the
administrator shall:
first, charge to the proper accounts all payments or distributions made
since the last preceding accounting date that have not been charged
previously;
next, credit SCA Participants' accounts with SCA credits and other amounts
deferred which were applied to company stock;
next, as to any deferrals other than those in (b) above, credit SCA
Participants' accounts with a portion of the amounts deferred on behalf of
the SCA Participant since the last preceding accounting date, to equitably
reflect that deferrals were made from time to time during the accounting
period;
next, credit SCA Participants' accounts with their pro rata share of any
increase or charge such accounts with their pro rata share of any decrease
in the adjusted net worth (as defined below) of each deemed investment
relating to such accounts;
next, allocate and credit deferred amounts, not already credited under
subparagraph (c) above, that are to be credited as of that date.
The "adjusted net worth" of a deemed investment or other investment fund as
at any date means the then net worth of such investment fund as determined
by the administrator. The administrator may specify additional "accounting
dates" from time to time on a uniform basis.
4.6 COMPANY STOCK AND INVESTMENT FUNDS. SCA credits and other
deferred amounts under the program will, as elected by the SCA Participant,
be credited as a deemed investment consisting of shares of common stock of
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (the "company stock"). With respect to any
such deemed investment credited to a SCA Participant's SCA account (but not
as to any such deemed investment credited to a SCA Participant's deferral
account because of a bonus deferral election under subsection 4.1), company
stock will be credited to a SCA Participant's account taking into account a
deemed purchase discount of 15 percent. The price of company stock credited
to a SCA Participant's account in accordance with the preceding sentence
will be determined by the administrator, taking into account the average of
the closing prices of the company stock on the New York Stock Exchange for
a period of 20 consecutive trading days, with the last of those trading
days to occur not later than March 31 following the December 31 as of which
SCA account credits are made. The administrator may also allow SCA
Participants to elect one or more investment funds for the investment of
all or a portion of the amounts deferred by the SCA Participant under
Section 4 or 5 of the program (but such investment fund elections will not
apply to SCA accounts). Each such election shall be made at such time, in
such manner and with respect to such investment funds as the administrator
shall determine, and shall be effective only in accordance with such rules
as the administrator shall establish. Prior to an accounting date, a SCA
Participant may elect in writing that all or part of his interest in an
investment fund be liquidated and the proceeds thereof transferred to one
or more of the other investment funds, in accordance with rules established
from time to time by the administrator. The deemed investments in company
stock, the investment funds described in this subsection and the individual
investment option in subsection 4.7 are for recordkeeping purposes only and
do not allow SCA Participants to direct any company or trust assets, and
this subsection does not create in any SCA Participant any rights greater
than those described in subsection 8.1. If there is a deemed purchase or
sale of the common stock of the company, then it (i) shall be subject to
the company's policies which restrict trading in company securities, and
(ii) the election shall not be given effect until such policies would allow
the individual to purchase and sell company securities. Amounts deemed
invested in the common stock of the company shall be credited with an
amount equal to the dividends earned on such deemed investment.
4.7 INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENT OPTION. In addition to the investment
funds described in subsection 4.6, if the administrator decides to make
this option available, amounts credited to a SCA Participant's deferral
account may be deemed credited to an individual investment option (as
hereinafter defined) chosen by such SCA Participant. The investment
experience of each individual investment option will be calculated by
reference to the closing price (as hereinafter defined) or net asset value
of amounts deemed credited to such individual investment option. In
addition, the amount credited to each individual investment option will be
reduced by an amount equal to the brokerage or other transaction costs that
would have been incurred in connection with the deemed purchase or sale of
an investment. The individual investment option will consist of a deemed
investment in any mutual fund, money market fund, common stock, preferred
stock or other security so long as such security is listed for trading on a
national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities
Dealers Automated Quotation System. All money market funds which are
elected as investment options must be money market funds which invest
solely in tax-exempt securities. A SCA Participant may change his
investment option by election made in accordance with subsection 4.6. The
term "closing price" with respect to a security shall mean (i) the closing
sale price of such security if such security is traded on a national
securities exchange, or (ii) if such security is not traded on a national
securities exchange, the average of the highest bid and the lowest asked
prices for such security.
4.8 NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPANY STOCK OR INVESTMENT DECISIONS.
Responsibility for the consequences of the company stock investment, as
well as for all decisions on investment funds and options, belongs solely
to the SCA Participant, and the company (including its employees, officers
and agents) provides no advice with respect to, and assumes no
responsibility for, any consequences of the company stock investment or of
a SCA Participant's investment elections.
4.9 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT. As soon as practicable after the end of
each calendar year, the administrator shall furnish each SCA Participant
with a statement of the balance credited to the SCA Participant's accounts
as at the end of that year.
5. SALARY DEFERRAL ELECTIONS
This Section 5 does not take effect until the administrator selects
an effective date. At the time authorized by the administrator, an employee
designated as a SCA Participant for a calendar year may irrevocably elect
to defer a portion of his salary for that year. All salary deferral
elections are subject to minimum amounts established by the administrator.
A SCA Participant's "salary" means the SCA Participant's total base pay as
paid by an employer hereunder, and for purposes of a deferral election a
SCA Participant's rate of base pay on January 1 of any year shall be
considered to remain at the same rate during that calendar year. A SCA
Participant must make his salary deferral election in advance by signing a
salary deferral agreement and filing it with the administrator no later
than the December 31 which precedes the calendar year to which the election
relates. A SCA Participant's salary deferral election filed with the
administrator is irrevocable on and after the deadline for the election.
Salary deferrals will be credited to SCA Participant's deferral accounts as
described in subsection 4.4 and will be subject to the same distribution
elections available under subsection 4.3.
6. DISTRIBUTION OF ACCOUNTS
6.1 DISTRIBUTIONS. Subject to subsection 6.2, amounts credited and
deferred under Section 3 through Section 5 for each calendar year (and
investment gains and losses thereon) shall be distributed in a lump sum to
the SCA Participant on the applicable distribution date elected by the SCA
Participant, if any; provided, however, that if on any distribution date,
any investment gains or losses cannot then be determined, such distribution
will be delayed until the accounting steps described in subsection 4.5 have
been completed. Distributions may be made in cash, company stock or other
property, as determined by the administrator.
6.2 PRE- AND POST-RETIREMENT AGE DISTRIBUTIONS. If a SCA
Participant separates from service with the employers prior to attainment
of retirement age (as defined by the administrator), the entire balance in
the SCA Participant's deferral account shall be distributed to him in a
lump sum in cash on or about March 15 (the "early distribution dates")
following the calendar year in which the SCA Participant separates from
service, unless the administrator in its sole discretion determines that
distributions shall occur on the distribution dates elected by the SCA
Participant, if any. If a SCA Participant separates from service with the
employers on or after attainment of retirement age (as defined by the
administrator), the balances in the SCA Participant's deferral account
shall be distributed to the SCA Participant on the applicable distribution
dates elected by the SCA Participant if any, unless the administrator in
its sole discretion determines that distribution shall be made in a single
sum payment. Distribution shall be made to the SCA Participant or, in the
event of his death, to his beneficiary.
6.3 DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY. A SCA Participant may designate a
beneficiary under this program by filing a written notice with the
administrator in such form as it requires. A SCA Participant may from time
to time change his designated beneficiary without the consent of such
beneficiary by filing a new designation in writing with the administrator.
If no designation under this program is in effect at the death of the SCA
Participant, the beneficiary shall be the spouse of the SCA Participant at
the time of his death or, if no spouse is living at the death of the SCA
Participant, the representative of the SCA Participant's estate. A SCA
Participant's beneficiary designation form may specify whether payment is
to be made to the beneficiary in a single sum payment or in installments
over a period not to exceed ten years.
7. STOCK OWNERSHIP PROGRAM AWARDS
7.1 ALLOCATION OF BONUS AWARD. A specified portion of the
discretionary bonus award will be granted to a participant pursuant to this
section ("SOP Participant") of the program for the year 1999 or thereafter,
in the form of deferred shares of company stock (the "deferred shares"), as
approved by the administrator. The specified percentage shall be 25% of
any bonus, unless otherwise determined by the administrator. Each deferred
share will be subject to a vesting schedule in accordance with Section 7.2.
The administrator shall have the authority to modify the terms of any
restricted bonus award as reasonably necessary to comply with the relevant
laws of any foreign jurisdiction in which a SOP Participant is employed.
7.2 VESTING AND ISSUANCE OF DEFERRED SHARES. Unless otherwise
determined by the administrator, 50% of the deferred shares will vest and
be issued to the SOP Participant on the first day of the 19th month
following the last day of the year (or other period) with respect to which
the relevant bonus is attributable and the remaining 50% will vest on the
first day of the 31st month following the end of such year (or other
period).
In lieu of issuing deferred shares to a SOP Participant, the company,
at the direction of the administrator, may pay to such SOP Participant an
amount in cash equal to the fair market value of the deferred shares based
upon the closing price of company stock on the New York Stock Exchange on
the trading day immediately preceding the day on which the shares vest.
7.3 COMPANY MATCH. That portion of the bonus award that is in the
form of deferred shares pursuant to the program will be matched by the
company by 20% for bonus awards granted with respect to the year 1999 and
in an amount to be determined by the administrator, in its sole discretion,
for bonus awards granted with respect to the years (or other periods)
thereafter.
7.4 DIVIDENDS ON DEFERRED SHARES. Dividends paid on deferred
shares shall be paid in the form of additional deferred shares (having the
same vesting terms as the deferred shares with respect to which the
dividend is paid) having a fair market value equal to the amount of such
dividends as determined on the dividend payment date by the administrator
based upon the closing price of company stock on the New York Stock
Exchange on the trading day immediately preceding the dividend payment date
(with any fractional shares rounded down to the nearest whole share).
Deferred shares distributed in connection with a stock split or stock
dividend shall be subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the
same extent as the deferred shares with respect to which such additional
shares have been distributed. In the event of such a stock split or stock
dividend, a proportionate adjustment shall be made in the aggregate number
of deferred shares available and reserved for issuance under the program,
as may be determined by the administrator, in its sole discretion.
7.5 TRANSFERABILITY. Deferred shares may not be sold, assigned,
transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of and shall be
subject to a risk of forfeiture until such deferred shares vest pursuant to
Section 7.2.
7.6 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. In the event that the SOP
Participant ceases to be employed by the company by reason of (a) death,
(b) disability (as defined in Section 2.2(b)), or (c) termination of
participant's employment by the Company under special circumstances (as
determined by the administrator), the deferred shares will continue to vest
in accordance with Section 7.2; provided, however, such vesting schedule
may be accelerated at the discretion of the administrator. In the event
that (x) the SOP Participant's employment is terminated by the company for
"cause" or (y) the SOP Participant voluntarily resigns, then the deferred
shares (and any related accrued but unpaid dividends) that at that time
have not vested, shall be forfeited to the company without payment of any
consideration therefor, and neither the SOP Participant nor any of his
successors, heirs or assigns, shall thereafter have any further rights or
interests in such deferred shares or certificates. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the Participant voluntarily resigns due to normal or approved
early retirement (as defined by the administrator) any unvested deferred
shares held by such participant shall become immediately vested.
The term "Cause" shall mean failure to perform the SOP Participant's
job responsibilities in good faith, falsification of company records,
theft, failure to cooperate with an investigation, use or distribution on
the premises of the company or any of the company's subsidiaries of illegal
drugs, or conviction of any crime against the company, any of the company's
subsidiaries or any of their employees.
7.7 PENSIONABLE REMUNERATION. Benefits received under this Section
7 will not form part of a participant's pensionable remuneration.
8. ADMINISTRATION AND INTERPRETATION The administrator shall administer
and interpret the program, and any interpretation by the administrator
shall be final and binding upon participants and beneficiaries. The
administrator may adopt such rules and regulations relating to the program
as it deems necessary or advisable. The administrator may delegate
administrative responsibilities to advisors or other persons who may or may
not be employees of the company and may rely upon information or opinions
of legal counsel or experts selected to render advice with respect to the
program. If the administrator is a participant, he may not decide or
determine any matter or question concerning his benefits under the program
that he would not have the right to decide or determine if he were not the
administrator.
9. MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 NO RIGHT TO COMPANY ASSETS; LIMITATIONS RELATED TO COMPANY
STOCK. No participant under this program or other person shall acquire by
reason of the program any right in or title to any assets, funds or
property of the employers whatsoever including, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, any specific funds, assets, or other property
which the employers, in their sole discretion, may set aside in
anticipation of a liability hereunder. Any benefits which become payable
hereunder shall be paid from the general assets of the employers. A
participant shall have only a contractual right to the amounts, if any,
payable hereunder to that participant. The employers' obligations under
this program are not secured or funded in any manner.
9.2 NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS. Nothing herein shall constitute a
contract of continuing service or in any manner obligate the company or any
of its subsidiaries to continue the employment of any participant, or
obligate any participant to continue in the employment of the company or
any of its subsidiaries, and nothing herein shall be construed as fixing or
regulating the compensation payable to a participant.
9.3 FACILITY OF PAYMENT. When a person entitled to benefits under
the program is under legal disability, or, in the administrator's opinion,
is in any way incapacitated so as to be unable to manage his financial
affairs, the administrator may direct payment of benefits to such person's
legal representative, or to a relative or friend of such person for such
person's benefit, or the administrator may direct the application of such
benefits for the benefit of such person. Any payment made in accordance
with the preceding sentence shall be a full and complete discharge of any
liability for such payment under the plan.
9.4 NONASSIGNABILITY. No participant or other person shall have
any right to commute, sell, assign, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or
otherwise encumber, transfer or convey in advance of actual receipt the
amounts, if any, payable hereunder. No amounts payable hereunder shall,
prior to actual payment, be subject to claims of creditors, seizure or
sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony, domestic
relations order or separate maintenance owed by the participant or any
other person, or be transferable by operation of law in the event of the
participant's or any other person's bankruptcy or insolvency.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an estate or trust is a beneficiary
entitled to distributions from the program upon the death of the
participant, the representatives of the estate or the trustees of the trust
may assign the right to receive such payments to the persons, estates or
trusts beneficially entitled thereto, and the administrator may rely
conclusively and without any liability on the certification of the
representative or trustee.
9.5 EFFECT ON OTHER BENEFITS. Except as provided below in this
subsection, the participant's compensation for purposes of calculating his
awards and benefits under any employee benefit plan or program maintained
by the company shall not be reduced on account of deferrals under this
program. However, amounts deferred for more than one year under this
program shall not be included when calculating a participant's benefits or
contributions under any 401(k) plan, 423(b) plan or other plan sponsored by
the company which is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code. Except for amounts deferred one year or less, distributions made from
this program shall be excluded from a participant's compensation in years
distributed for purposes of calculating contributions, awards and benefits
under any employee benefit plan or program maintained by the company.
9.6 INDEPENDENCE OF PROGRAM. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, the program shall be independent of, and in addition to,
any employment agreement or other plan or rights that may exist from time
to time between an employer and a participant in the program.
9.7 RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEGAL EFFECT. No representations or
warranties, express or implied, are made by the employers or the
administrator and neither the employers nor the administrator assumes any
responsibility concerning the legal, tax, or other implications or effects
of the program.
9.8 ACTION BY THE COMPANY. Any action required or permitted to be
taken under the program by the company shall be by one or more officers
designated by the Board of Directors of the company.
9.9 SUCCESSORS, ACQUISITIONS, MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS. The terms
and conditions of the program shall inure to the benefit of and bind the
employers, the participants, their successors, assigns, and personal
representatives.
9.10 GENDER AND NUMBER. Wherever appropriate herein, the masculine
may mean the feminine and the singular may mean the plural or vice versa.
9.11 GOVERNING LAWS. This program shall be construed and
administered according to the laws of the State of Illinois.
9.12 CLAIMS PROCEDURE. The company will provide notice in writing
to any participant or beneficiary whose claim for benefits under the plan
is denied, and the company shall afford such participant or beneficiary a
full and fair review of its decision if so requested. The company has
discretionary authority and responsibility to construe and interpret the
provisions of the plan and make factual determinations thereunder,
including the power to determine the rights or eligibility of employees or
participants and any other persons, and the amounts of their benefits under
the plan, and to remedy ambiguities, inconsistencies or omissions, and each
such determination by the company shall be binding on all parties. Any
interpretation of the provisions of the plan and any decisions on any
matter within the discretion of the company made by the company in good
faith shall be binding on all persons. Any misstatement or other mistake of
fact shall be corrected when it becomes known and the company shall make
such adjustment on account thereof as it considers equitable and
practicable.
9.13 WITHHOLDING; EMPLOYMENT TAXES. To the extent required by law
in effect at the time distribution is made from the program, the employers
may withhold any taxes required to be withheld by federal, state or local
governments.
10. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. The company reserves the right, in its
sole discretion, to discontinue or completely terminate the program at any
time. If the program is discontinued with respect to future deferrals,
participants' account balances shall be distributed on the distribution
dates elected by them, unless the administrator designates an earlier
distribution date. As of the date designated by the administrator following
the date of complete termination, each participant shall receive
distribution of his entire deferral account balance as if his elected
distribution dates had occurred. The program may be amended by a written
instrument executed by the company, provided that an amendment of the
program may not reduce the balance in a SCA Participant's deferral account
as of the date the amendment is adopted.