EXHIBIT 10.10
USG CORPORATION
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AGREEMENT
DATE OF GRANT:______________________
WHEREAS, ___________________ (the "Grantee") is an employee of USG
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company") or a Subsidiary;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has granted to
the Grantee, effective as of ___________, 20___ (the "Date of Grant"),
______________ Restricted Stock Units (as defined in the Plan) (the "RSUs")
pursuant to the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"),
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the execution of a Restricted Stock Units Agreement substantially
in the form hereof to evidence the RSUs has been authorized by a resolution of
the Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Grantee agree as follows:
1. PAYMENT OF RSUS. The RSUs covered by this Agreement shall become payable to
the Grantee if they become nonforfeitable in accordance with Section 2,
Section 3, or Section 4 hereof.
2. VESTING OF RSUS. Subject to the terms and conditions of Sections 3, 4 and 5
hereof, the Grantee's right to receive the Common Shares subject to the
RSUs shall become nonforfeitable to the extent of twenty-five percent (25%)
of the total number of RSUs on each of the first four anniversaries of the
Date of Grant (each, a "Vesting Date") if the Grantee remains continuously
employed until such time.
3. EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL. In the event of a Change in Control prior to
the RSUs becoming nonforfeitable as provided in Section 2 above, the RSUs
covered by this Agreement shall become nonforfeitable.
4. EFFECT OF DEATH, DISABILITY, RETIREMENT. Notwithstanding Section 2 above:
(a) If the Grantee should die or become permanently and totally disabled
while in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary, the RSUs covered
by this Agreement shall immediately become nonforfeitable.
(b) If, following January 1, 2007, the Grantee should retire under a
retirement plan (including, without limitation, any supplemental
retirement plan) of the Company or any Subsidiary at or after the
earliest voluntary retirement age provided for in any such retirement
plan ("Retirement"), one-half of the unvested portion of the
RSUs at the time of such Retirement shall continue to become
nonforfeitable pursuant to the original vesting schedule. The
remaining one-half of the unvested portion of the RSUs at the time of
Retirement shall be immediately forfeited and of no further force or
effect.
5. EFFECT OF TERMINATIONS OF EMPLOYMENT. In the event that the Grantee's
employment shall terminate in a manner other than any specified in Section
4 hereof, the Grantee shall forfeit any RSUs that have not become
nonforfeitable by such Grantee at the time of such termination.
6. FORM AND TIME OF PAYMENT OF RSUS. Except as otherwise provided for in
Section 9, payment for the RSUs shall be made in form of the Common Shares
at the time they become nonforfeitable in accordance with Section 2,
Section 3 or Section 4 hereof. To the extent that the Company is required
to withhold federal, state, local or foreign taxes in connection with the
delivery of Common Shares to the Grantee or any other person under this
Agreement, the number of Common Shares to be delivered to the Grantee or
such other person shall be reduced (based on the Market Value per Share as
of the date the RSUs become payable) to provide for the taxes required to
be withheld, with any fractional shares that would otherwise be delivered
being rounded up to the next nearest whole share. The Board (or a committee
of the Board) may, at its discretion, adopt any alternative method of
providing for taxes to be withheld.
7. PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. From and after the Date of Grant and until
the earlier of (a) the time when the RSUs become nonforfeitable and payable
in accordance with Section 2, Section 3 or Section 4 hereof or (b) the time
when the Grantee's right to receive Common Shares upon payment of RSUs is
forfeited in accordance with Section 5 hereof, on the date that the Company
pays a cash dividend to holders of Common Shares generally, the Grantee
shall be entitled to a number of additional whole RSUs determined by
dividing (i) the product of (A) the dollar amount of the cash dividend paid
per Common Share on such date and (B) the total number of RSUs (including
dividend equivalents paid thereon) previously credited to the Grantee as of
such date, by (ii) the Market Value per Share on such date. Such dividend
equivalents shall be subject to the same terms and conditions and shall be
settled or forfeited in the same manner and at the same time as the RSUs to
which the dividend equivalents were credited.
8. RSUS NONTRANSFERABLE. Neither the RSUs granted hereby nor any interest
therein or in the Common Shares related thereto shall be transferable other
than by will or the laws of descent and distribution prior to payment.
9. ADJUSTMENTS. In the event of any change in the aggregate number of
outstanding Common Shares by reason of (a) any stock dividend,
extraordinary dividend, stock split, combination of shares,
recapitalization or other change in the capital structure of the Company,
or (b) any Change in Control, merger, consolidation, spin-off, split-off,
spin-out, split-up, reorganization or partial or complete liquidation, or
other distribution of assets, issuance of rights or warrants to purchase
securities, or (c) any other corporate transaction or event having an
effect similar to any of the foregoing, then the Board (or a committee of
the Board) shall adjust the number of RSUs then held by the Grantee in
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such manner as to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of the
Grantee that otherwise would result from such event. Moreover, in the event
of any such transaction or event, the Board (or a committee of the Board),
in its discretion, may provide in substitution for any or all of the
Grantee's rights under this Agreement such alternative consideration as it
may determine to be equitable in the circumstances.
10. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A OF THE CODE. To the extent applicable, it is
intended that this Agreement and the Plan comply with the provisions of
Section 409A of the Code, so that the income inclusion provisions of
Section 409A(a)(1) do not apply to the Grantee. This Agreement and the Plan
shall be administered in a manner consistent with this intent, and any
provision that would cause the Agreement or the Plan to fail to satisfy
Section 409A of the Code shall have no force and effect until amended to
comply with Section 409A of the Code (which amendment may be retroactive to
the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code and may be made by the
Company without the consent of the Grantee). In particular, to the extent
that the RSUs become nonforfeitable pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 and
the event causing the RSUs to become nonforfeitable is the Grantee's
Retirement or an event that does not constitute a permitted distribution
event under Section 409A(a)(2) of the Code, then notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in Section 6 above, issuance of the Common Shares
underlying the RSUs will be made, to the extent necessary to comply with
the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, to the Grantee on the earlier
of (a) the Grantee's "separation from service" with the Company (determined
in accordance with Section 409A); provided, however, that if the Grantee is
a "specified employee" (within the meaning of Section 409A), the Grantee's
date of issuance of the Common Shares underlying the RSUs shall be the date
that is six months after the date of the Grantee's separation of service
with the Company, (b) an applicable Vesting Date, or (c) the Grantee's
death. Reference to Section 409A of the Code is to Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and will also include any
proposed, temporary or final regulations, or any other guidance,
promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the
Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.
11. CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT. For purposes of this Agreement, the continuous
employment of the Grantee with the Company or a Subsidiary shall not be
deemed to have been interrupted, and the Grantee shall not be deemed to
have ceased to be an employee of the Company or Subsidiary, by reason of
the (i) transfer of the Grantee's employment among the Company and its
Subsidiaries or (ii) an approved leave of absence.
12. NO EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. The grant of the RSUs to the Grantee is a
voluntary, discretionary award being made on a one-time basis and it does
not constitute a commitment to make any future awards. The grant of the
RSUs and any payments made hereunder will not be considered salary or other
compensation for purposes of any severance pay or similar allowance, except
as otherwise required by law. Nothing in this Agreement will give the
Grantee any right to continue employment with the Company or any
Subsidiary, as the case may be, or interfere in any way with the right of
the Company or a Subsidiary to terminate the employment of the Grantee.
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13. INFORMATION. Information about the Grantee and the Grantee's participation
in the Plan may be collected, recorded and held, used and disclosed for any
purpose related to the administration of the Plan. The Grantee understands
that such processing of this information may need to be carried out by the
Company and its Subsidiaries and by third party administrators whether such
persons are located within the Grantee's country or elsewhere, including
the United States of America. The Grantee consents to the processing of
information relating to the Grantee and the Grantee's participation in the
Plan in any one or more of the ways referred to above.
14. RELATION TO PLAN. This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this
Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern. All terms used herein with
initial capital letters and not otherwise defined herein that are defined
in the Plan shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. The Board
(or a committee of the Board) acting pursuant to the Plan, as constituted
from time to time, shall, except as expressly provided otherwise herein,
have the right to determine any questions which arise in connection with
the grant of the RSUs.
15. AMENDMENTS. Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to
this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto;
provided, however, that no amendment shall adversely affect the rights of
the Grantee under this Agreement without the Grantee's consent.
16. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any
provision hereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid,
unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the remainder of this Agreement and the
application of such provision to any other person or circumstances shall
not be affected, and the provisions so held to be invalid, unenforceable or
otherwise illegal shall be reformed to the extent (and only to the extent)
necessary to make it enforceable, valid and legal.
17. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Without limiting Section 8 hereof, the provisions
of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the
successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the
Grantee, and the successors and assigns of the Company.
18. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of Delaware,
without giving effect to any principle of law that would result in the
application of the law of any other jurisdiction.
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Executed in the name and on behalf of the Company at______________________,
___________________, as of the ______ day of __________, 20___.
USG CORPORATION
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Name:
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Title:
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The undersigned Grantee hereby accepts the award of RSUs evidenced by this
Restricted Stock Units Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein
and in the Plan.
Dated: __________________ _______________________________________
[GRANTEE NAME]
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