1 Subject: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN - C 98 (REV) Exhibit 10.l POLICY - ------ CERTAIN EXEMPT EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES SHALL BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION FOR PAYMENT UNDER THE CORPORATION'S PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN PROVIDED THEY HAVE COMPLETED SIX (6) MONTHS OF SERVICE BY CALENDAR YEAR END. PAYMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON THE BASIS OF CORPORATE AND HUFFY COMPANY FINANCIAL RESULTS AND, FOR SOME POSITIONS, INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AGAINST OBJECTIVES. THE SCHEDULES SET FORTH BELOW ARE GUIDELINES ONLY AND PAYMENTS MAY BE MODIFIED OR OMITTED BY MANAGEMENT, OR BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION. PAYMENTS SHALL BE MADE ONLY TO EMPLOYEES WITH AT LEAST "MEETS SOME BUT NOT ALL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS" JOB EVALUATION. FINANCIAL INCENTIVE - ------------------- Incentive opportunity as a % of I. Basis and Level of Awards Actual Base Salary ------------------------- --------------------------- Thresh. Target Max. (REV.) ------- ------ ----- A. Chairman -------- Corporate E.P.S. vs. PP 10.0% 20.0% 40.0% (REV.) Corporate RONA vs. PP 10.0% 20.0% 40.0% (REV.) ------- ------ ----- 20.0% 40.0% 80.0% (REV.) B. Other Corporate Officers ------------------------ Corporate E.P.S. vs. PP 6.0% 12.0% 24.0% (REV.) Corporate RONA vs. PP 6.0% 12.0% 24.0% (REV.) ------- ------ ----- 12.0% 24.0% 48.0% (REV.) C. Huffy Company Heads ------------------- 1. HBC, HSC, HSF TTH and WIS Huffy Company RONA vs. PP 6.0% 12.0% 24.0% (REV.) Huffy Company EBIT vs. PP 6.0% 12.0% 24.0% (REV.) ------- ------ ----- 12.0% 24.0% 48.0% (REV.) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part No. TS 136 Page 1 of 15 2 Subject: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN - C98 D. Huffy Company Staffs -------------------- 1. HBC, HSC, WIS, TTH and HSF Huffy Company RONA vs. PP 3.0% 6.0% 12.0% (REV.) Huffy Company EBIT vs. PP 3.0% 6.0% 12.0% (REV.) ----- ----- ----- 6.0% 12.0% 24.0% (REV.) E. Corporate Exempt ---------------- 1. Positions with 700 or more Hay points Corporate E.P.S. vs. PP 3.0% 6.0% 12.0% (REV.) Corporate RONA vs. PP 3.0% 6.0% 12.0% (REV.) ----- ----- ----- 6.0% 12.0% 24.0% (REV.) 2. Positions with less than 700 Hay points Corporate E.P.S. vs. PP 2.0% 4.0% 8.0% (REV.) Corporate RONA vs. PP 2.0% 4.0% 8.0% (REV.) ----- ----- ----- 4.0% 8.0% 16.0% (REV.) F. Other Exempt ------------ 1. Huffy Company Exempt (except HSF Exempt; WIS Field Management (see Policy 128-A for WIS Field Management personnel) and Exempt; TTH Wood Mills Exempt Employees; and TTH Sales Managers) Huffy Company EBIT vs. PP 2.5% 5.0% 10.0% (REV.) Huffy Company RONA vs. PP 2.5% 5.0% 10.0% (REV.) ----- ----- ----- 5.0% 10.0% 20.0% (REV.) 2. HSF District Managers District Gross Field Profit % vs. PP 0.625% 2.5% 5.0% (REV.) District Gross Field Profit $ vs. PP 0.625% 2.5% 5.0% (REV.) Huffy Company EBIT vs. PP 1.25 % 2.5% 5.0% (REV.) Huffy Company RONA vs. PP 1.25 % 2.5% 5.0% (REV.) ------ ----- ----- 3.75 % 10.0% 20.0% (REV.) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part No. TS 136 Page 2 of 15 3 Subject: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN - C 98 F. Other Exempt (Cont'd) --------------------- 3. HSF Area Managers (REV.) (REV.) Area Gross Field Margin % vs. PP 0.625% 2.5% 5.0% (REV.) Area Gross Field Margin $ vs. PP 0.625% 2.5% 5.0% (REV.) Huffy Company EBIT vs. PP 1.25 % 2.5% 5.0% (REV.) Huffy Company RONA vs. PP 1.25 % 2.5% 5.0% ------ ----- ----- 3.75 % 10.0% 20.0% 4. Zone Merchandising Managers Zone AGMM*% vs. PP% 0.625% 2.5% 5.0% (REV.) (*Adjusted Gross Merchandising Margin) HSF EBIT vs. PP 0.625% 1.25% 2.5% (REV.) HSF RONA vs. PP 0.625% 1.25% 2.5% (REV.) ------ ----- ----- 1.875% 5.00% 10.0% (REV.) 5. Merchandising Operations Manager Gross Merchandising Profit % vs. PP% 1.25% 5.0% 10.0% (REV.) HSF EBIT vs. PP 1.25% 2.5% 5.0% (REV.) HSF RONA vs. PP 1.25% 2.5% 5.0% (REV.) ------ ----- ----- 3.75% 10.0% 20.0% (REV.) 6. HSF Other Exempt Huffy Company EBIT vs. PP 2.5% 5.0% 10.0% (REV.) Huffy Company RONA vs. PP 2.5% 5.0% 10.0% (REV.) ---- ----- ----- 5.0% 10.0% 20.0% (REV.) 7. TTH Wood Mills Exempt Huffy Company EBIT vs. PP 2.5% 5.0% 10.0%* (REV.) Huffy Company RONA vs. PP 2.5% 5.0% 10.0%* (REV.) Huffy Company Gainsharing Plan 0.0% -- 12.0%* (REV.) ---- ----- ----- 5.0% 10.0% 20.0%* (REV.) <FN> * Either category of incentive payment may pay up to the maximum award shown, but the maximum total incentive payable shall not exceed 20.0%. </FN> - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part No. TS 136 Page 3 of 15 4 Subject: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN - C 98 (REV.) Thresh. Target Max. ------- ------ ----- 9. All WIS exempt positions with Manager or Director titles (excluding WIS National Sales Manager and WIS Field Management Personnel) Huffy Company EBIT vs. PP 2.5% 5.0% 10.0% (REV.) Huffy Company RONA vs. PP 2.5% 5.0% 10.0% (REV.) ------- ------ ----- 5.0% 10.0% 20.0% (REV.) 10. Other WIS Exempt and WIS Service Managers, and WIS Managers in Training (excluding WIS Field Management and WIS National Sales Manager Huffy Company EBIT vs. PP 1.25% 2.5% 5.0% (REV.) Huffy Company RONA vs. PP 1.25% 2.5% 5.0% (REV.) ------- ------ ----- 2.50% 5.0% 10.0% (REV.) II. Corporate Internal Audit Staff ------------------------------ Corporate Internal Audit staff are members of the Corporate Exempt category and incentive recommendations will generally be made on that basis. Such incentive recommendations will be subject to approval by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. III. Award Scales(1) --------------- Huffy Company (excluding HSF) RONA vs. Plan Huffy Company EBIT vs. Plan % of Targeted Corporate RONA vs. Plan Award Earned(2) --------------------------- ------------- Under 90% -0- 90% Threshold 50 95% 75 100% Target 100 105% 133 1/3 110% 166 2/3 115% Maximum 200 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part No. TS 136 Page 4 of 15 5 Subject: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN - C 98 Corporate RONA vs. Plan % of Targeted Corporate EPS vs. Plan Award Earned(2) ----------------------- --------------- (REV.) Under 90% -0- 85% Threshold 25 90% 50 (REV.) 95% 75 (REV.) 100% Target 100 110% 150 120% Maximum 200 (REV.) (REV.) % of Targeted HSF RONA vs. Plan Award Earned(2) ----------------- -------------- Under 90% -0- 90% Threshold 50 95% 75 100% Target 100 105% 150 110% Maximum 200 HSF District Gross % of Targeted Field Profit $ vs. PP Award Earned(2) --------------------- -------------- Under 90% -0- 90 25 100 100 110+ 200 HSF Area Gross Field % of Targeted Margin $ vs. PP Award Earned -------------------- ------------ Under 90% -0- 90 25 100 100 110+ 200 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part No. TS 136 Page 5 of 15 6 Subject: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN - C 98 HSF District Gross Field Profit % vs. PP % of Targeted HSF Area Gross Field Margin % vs. PP Award Earned ------------------------------------ ------------ Greater than -1.00% below -0- -1.00 Threshold 25 -0.67 50 -0.33 75 Profit Plan% Target 100 +0.5 133 +1.0 167 +1.5 Maximum 200 HSF Merchandising Actual Gross Field Profit Percent vs. PP% ----------------------------------------------------------- Greater than 1.00% below 0 1.00 Threshold 25 0.67 50 0.33 75 Profit Plan % Target 100 +0.5 133 +1.0 167 +1.5 Maximum 200 Zone AGMM*% vs. PP% ------------------- Greater than 1.00% below 0 --1.00 Threshold 25 --0.67 50 --0.33 75 Profit Plan % Target 100 +0.5 133 +1.0 167 +1.5 Maximum 200 1. The scales are sliding. When actual performance falls between the points on the scale, it will be adjusted to the nearest 1/10th of 1% and interpolated to determine the award level. 2. Percent of targeted award earned is used as a multiple of incentive target which varies by level of employee. Refer to Section I. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part No. TS 136 Page 6 of 15 7 Subject: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN - C 98 IV. Positions Covered A. Corporate Officers and Huffy Company Presidents Corporate Officers ------------------ Chairman, President and CEO (REV.) Vice President - Finance and CFO Vice President - Controller Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary Vice President - Treasurer and Director, Investor Relations Huffy Company Presidents ------------------------ President and General Manager - Huffy Bicycle Company President and General Manager - Huffy Sports Company President and General Manager - Washington Inventory Service President and General Manager - Huffy Service First, Inc. President and General Manager - True Temper Hardware Company B. Huffy Company Staff * HBC --- V.P./G.M. - Celina V.P. Marketing V.P. Controller V.P. Global Sourcing and Logistics V.P. Human Resources V.P. Sales V.P. Engineering V.P. Operations (REV.) * HSC --- V.P. Sales V.P. Controller V.P. Materials Management V.P. Global Operations V.P. Marketing & New Business Development (REV.) * HSF --- V.P. Operations V.P. Controller V.P. Sales/Marketing V.P. Human Resources General Counsel V.P. Merchandising - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part No. TS 136 Page 7 of 15 8 Subject: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN - C 98 * WIS --- V.P. Operations V.P. Finance and Controller V.P. Technology & Information Systems V.P. Sales and Account Management V.P. Human Resources * TTH --- V.P. Sales and Service (REV) V.P. Operations V.P. Controller V.P. Human Resources Managing Director, TT Ireland Director, Marketing (REV) Director, Information Services and Technology (REV) V. Individual Personal Objectives ------------------------------ Incentive Opportunity as a % of Actual Base Salary ------------------------------- Below Position Threshold Threshold Maximum -------- --------- --------- ------- A. Chairman, President & CEO 0% 10.0% 20.0% ------------------------ B. Corporate Officers and ---------------------- Huffy Company Heads 0% 6.0% 12.0% ---------------------- Incentive Opportunity as a % of Actual Base Salary ------------------------------- Below Position Threshold Threshold Maximum -------- --------- --------- ------- D. Huffy Company Staff 0% 3.0% 6.0% ------------------- E. Corporate Exempt ---------------- 1. Positions with 700 or more Hay Points 0% 3.0% 6.0% 2. Positions with less than 700 Hay Points 0% 2.0% 4.0% For those individuals who have a portion of their incentive measured on this basis, the following implementation procedure will be used: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part No. TS 136 Page 8 of 15 9 Subject: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN - C 98 1. Each individual will draw up objectives covering the calendar year based on supporting the supervisor's objectives and his own. 2. These objectives should have the following characteristics: a) Not be associated with EBIT or RONA goals in the Profit Plan. (Financial goals for such things as cost reduction or similar projects are appropriate goals.) b) Be as specific and as measurable as to successful attainment as possible. (A project need not be completed in the calendar year. The objective can be to obtain a specific status in the project by calendar year end.) c) 1) Chairman shall develop no more than 7 to 8 objectives. (REV.) 2) Other Corporate Officers and Huffy Company Presidents shall each develop no more than 6 objectives. 3) Huffy Company Staff and Corporate Officer Direct Reports in positions with 700 or more Hay points and Other Corporate Exempt shall each develop no more than 3 objectives. d) A "degree of difficulty" should be assigned to each objective on the basis of 1 to 10. 3. The objectives and degrees of difficulty shall be reviewed between the individual and his supervisor and agreement reached on: a) Completeness of list b) State of objectives c) Degree of difficulty It is the supervisor's responsibility to ensure that there is some consistency in the measurement of "degree of difficulty" among all his subordinates, and the Corporate Officer's responsibility to review for consistency in measurement of "degree of difficulty" among Huffy Company Staff personnel within his function. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part No. TS 136 Page 9 of 15 10 Subject: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN - C 98 4. Personal Objectives Schedule ---------------------------- Upon Approval by The CEO's objectives shall be communicated to Compensation the Corporate Officers and Huffy Company Committee Presidents promptly following approval by Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. 15 days later Corporate Officers and Huffy Company Presidents shall develop their objectives and submit them to their respective supervisor. 10 days later Corporate Officers' and Huffy Company Presidents' objectives shall be approved by the CEO. Corporate Officers and Huffy Company Presidents shall communicate their approved (REV.) objectives to their respective Corporate Officer Direct Reports in positions with 700 or more Hay points ("Corporate Staff") and Other Corporate Exempt and Huffy Company Staffs ("Huffy Staff"). 30 days later Huffy Staff personnel shall have submitted and received approval of their objectives from their respective Huffy Company President. Corporate Staff shall have submitted and received approval of their objectives from their respective Corporate Officer. Other Corporate Exempt shall have submitted and received approval of their objectives from their respective Corporate Staff supervisor or, if applicable, supervising Corporate Officer. 5. Personal Objectives Results Schedule ------------------------------------ First Friday in Corporate Staff and Other Corporate Exempt shall December submit their results for the year ending for evaluation to the appropriate Corporate Officer and immediate supervisor, respectively, and, with respect to Huffy Staff, to their Huffy Company President. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part No. TS 136 Page 10 of 15 11 Subject: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN - C 98 10 days later Personal objective results for Corporate Staff, Other Corporate Exempt and Huffy Company Staff shall have been reviewed and have received comments as follows: * Corporate Officers shall comment to their Corporate Staff and Other Corporate Exempt, if immediately supervised. * Supervisors of Other Corporate Exempt. * Huffy Company Presidents to Huffy Staff. 10 days later CEO provides Compensation Committee of Board of Directors with results for evaluation and (REV.) approval. 5 days later Corporate Staff and Other Corporate Exempt and personnel results shall be approved by their immediate supervisors. Huffy Staff personnel results shall be approved by Huffy Company Presidents. Corporate Officers and Huffy Company Presidents shall submit their results for the year ending to the CEO for evaluation and approval. (REV.) Feb. 1 The evaluation and approval of personal objectives results are to be completed. 6. The participant shall evaluate his own performance and then submit the evaluation to his supervisor who shall review and approve the evaluation. This score is not binding. The supervisor shall use his judgment to arrive at a final rating. However, ONLY performance on the written objectives shall be evaluated, not performance on any other matters. 7. Each individual shall be informed by his supervisor of his performance rating but only AFTER all approvals have been secured. 8. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments for personal objectives performance are expressly conditioned upon and made subject to the following base financial criteria: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part No. TS 136 Page 11 of 15 12 Subject: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN - C 98 All Corporate Exempt - -------------------- Corporate E.P.S. less than - No bonus shall be paid for 50% of Target E.P.S. for performance of personal Corporate bonus purposes objectives Corporate E.P.S. at least - 50% of calculated bonus for 50%, but less than 75%, of performance of personal Target E.P.S. for Corporate bonus objectives shall be paid purposes Corporate E.P.S. 75% or - 100% of calculated bonus for greater of Target E.P.S. performance of personal for Corporate bonus purposes objectives Huffy Companies - --------------- Huffy Company EBIT less than 50% of - No bonus shall be paid for approved Huffy Company Profit Plan performance of personal objectives Huffy Company EBIT at least 50%, but - 50% of calculated bonus for less than 75%, of approved Huffy performance of personal Company Profit Plan objectives shall be paid Huffy Company EBIT 75% or greater of - 100% of calculated bonus for approved Huffy company Profit Plan performance of personal objectives shall be paid VI. Implementation -------------- 1. Eligibility ----------- All exempt employees on the payroll on or before the first business day of the calendar year shall be eligible for consideration for a full incentive opportunity. New Hires: Employee coming on the payroll after the first business day of the calendar year but on or before the first business day of July will be eligible for consideration for one-half the annual incentive opportunity. Exception: HSF Regional Operations, District and Area Managers, and eligible WIS personnel hired after January 1 of the calendar year shall be eligible for consideration for the percentage of annual incentive opportunity shown below: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part No. TS 136 Page 12 of 15 13 Subject: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN - C 98 Percentage of Annual Hire Date Incentive Opportunity --------- --------------------- During 1st quarter 75% During 2nd quarter 50% During 3rd quarter 25% During 4th quarter 0% Transfers, Promotions or Demotions: Individuals transferred, promoted or demoted during the calendar year shall have incentive opportunity as follows: Calculation Based on -------------------- Old Oppor. New Oppor. ---------- ---------- Old Actual New Actual ---------- ---------- Base Salary Base Salary ----------- ----------- Old. Opp. Level New Opp. Level --------------- -------------- Transferred, Promoted or Demoted During 1st Quarter 25% 75% During 2nd Quarter 50% 50% During 3rd Quarter 75% 25% During 4th Quarter 100% 0% Note: Non-exempt and/or hourly employees promoted to exempt positions are eligible for incentive consideration as above but only for those quarters in which they held exempt positions. Also, status changes (including transfers, promotions and demotions, but excluding new hires) for incentive eligible employees at WIS which are effective for the first pay period beginning on or after the first day of the quarter shall be treated for incentive purposes as if they were effective the last day of the prior quarter. Terminations: To be eligible to receive the Profit Sharing payment for a calendar year, an employee must be on the active payroll at the time payment for that calendar year is made (date check is issued) OR HAVE BEEN TERMINATED DUE TO A CURTAILMENT OF PRODUCTION BETWEEN JULY 1 OF THAT CALENDAR YEAR AND THE DATE OF BONUS PAYMENT, HAVING MET ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE PLAN AND HAVING PERFORMED ALL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN AT LEAST AN AVERAGE MANNER. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, SUCH EMPLOYEES MUST HAVE BEEN ON THE PAYROLL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR INCENTIVE FOR THAT CALENDAR YEAR. APPROVAL OF THE CEO IS REQUIRED IN ALL SUCH CASES. EXEMPT EMPLOYEES TERMINATED DUE TO A CURTAILMENT OF PRODUCTION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITY AS FOLLOWS: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part No. TS 136 Page 13 of 15 14 Subject: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN - C 98 Incentive as percent payment ---------------------------- Termination Date of full Incentive opportunity ---------------- ----------------------------- July 1 - September 30 50% --------------------- October I - December 31 75% ----------------------- January 1 - date of payment 100% --------------------------- Death or Retirement: Employees who retired or died during or after the calendar year for which incentive is being calculated and who met the requirement of being on the active payroll during the year will be given consideration for an incentive payment on basis of the following percentage of full incentive opportunity: retired or died in 1st Qtr - 25%; 2nd Qtr - 50%; 3rd Qtr - 75%; 4th Qtr - 100%. Payment for deceased employees shall be made to the beneficiary designated under the Salaried Employees Group Term Life Insurance Plan. Active payroll is defined as receiving wages (recorded on the Federal W-2 form) from the Corporation or one of the Huffy Companies. Except for those terminated or retiring or deceased employees described above, employees absent for any reason and not receiving wages (as defined above) are not considered on the active payroll. Exception to the eligibility requirements must be approved by the CEO (in particular, requests for exceptions involving transfers and new hires when approval for such transfer or new hire has been obtained). 2. Payment ------- Except as noted below, payment for Performance Incentive shall be annual and shall occur in March of each year for the prior calendar year's results. 3. Calculations ------------ All incentive calculations will be rounded up to the nearest $25.00 increment and the minimum incentive payment to be paid will be $125.00 per employee, provided employee is eligible for incentive and such incentive is approved. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part No. TS 136 Page 14 of 15 15 Subject: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN - C 98 Definitions ----------- Consolidated RONA Profit after tax after cost ------------------ of plan plus tax affected interest expense divided by the twelve (12) month rolling average of total assets less current liabilities excluding all interest bearing debt. E.P.S. Earnings per common share. ------ Huffy Company RONA Earnings before ------------------ interest and taxes, tax affected at the current profit plan tax rate, divided by the twelve (12) month rolling average of total assets other than goodwill less current liabilities excluding all interest bearing debt. EBIT Earnings before interest and ---- taxes. Actual Base Salary Employee's actual ------ base salary as of the January 1 of the calendar year for which bonus is calculated. Promotion 15% upward difference in Hay --------- points (see Corporate Policy 113). Demotion 15% downward difference in Hay -------- points (see Corporate Policy 113). Transfer A change in position with -------- substantially different duties and responsibilities which does not constitute a promotion or demotion. Distribution of This Policy - --------------------------- Restricted to Corporate Officers, Huffy Company Presidents, Huffy Company Staff, and Corporate Officers Direct Reports in positions with 700 or more Hay points, except for Policy 128-A, 128-B and 128-C which is restricted to Corporate Officers, President and General Manager of WIS, and President and General Manager of HSF. (REV.) /s/ Stanley H. Davis /s/ Don R. Graber - ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- Vice President, Human Resources and Chairman, President And Chief Executive Organization Development Officer - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part No. TS 136 Page 15 of 15