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Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
VISTEON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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38-3519512
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One Village Center Drive, Van Buren Twp., Michigan
(Address of principal executive offices)
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48111
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Visteon Corporation 2010 Incentive Plan
(Full title of the Plan)
Michael K. Sharnas
Vice President and General Counsel
Visteon Corporation
One Village Center Drive
Van Buren Township, Michigan 48111
(Name and address of agent for service)
(800) VISTEON
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
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Accelerated Filer o |
Non-Accelerated Filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Smaller Reporting Company þ |
Calculation of Registration Fee
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registered (2) |
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registration fee |
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Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share |
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5,555,556 shares |
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The common stock, par value $0.01 per share, registered hereby is the common stock, par
value $0.01 per share, of Visteon Corporation that will be deemed authorized after giving effect to
the Fifth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Visteon Corporation and its Affiliate Debtors on
or about October 1, 2010, as confirmed by United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware on August 31, 2010 (the Fifth Amended Plan). |
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Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities
Act), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock of the
registrant which become issuable under the Visteon Corporation 2010
Incentive Plan being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement by reason of certain
corporate transactions or events, including any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or
any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an
increase in the number of our outstanding shares of common stock. |
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with
Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act and based on the value attributed to the common stock in
connection with the registrants emergence from bankruptcy pursuant to the Fifth Amended Plan. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On May 28, 2009, Visteon Corporation (the Company) and certain of its domestic subsidiaries
(collectively, the Debtors) filed voluntary petitions for reorganization relief under Chapter 11
of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Delaware (the Court) jointly administered as Case No. 09-11786 under the caption In
re Visteon Corporation, et al. On August 27, 2010, the Debtors filed the fifth amended joint plan
of reorganization (the Fifth Amended Plan), which was approved by the Court through a
confirmation order issued on August 31, 2010. The Company expects to emerge from bankruptcy on or
about October 1, 2010 when all conditions to effectiveness contemplated under the Fifth Amended
Plan have been satisfied or waived.
The common stock being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement is being issued
under the Companys Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the Charter) filed
with the State of Delaware pursuant to the Fifth Amended Plan. The Charter will be effective in
connection with emergence from bankruptcy on or about October 1, 2010, as described below.
The financial information incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement reflects
the Companys historical consolidated results of operations, financial condition and cash flows for
the periods presented. Such financial information for periods prior to emergence from bankruptcy
does not fully reflect, among other things, the effects of the transactions contemplated in the
Fifth Amended Plan or the impact of the adoption of fresh-start accounting, which is expected to be
adopted upon emergence from bankruptcy. As a result, historical financial information for periods
prior to emergence from bankruptcy likely will not be representative of results of operations,
financial condition and cash flows after the effective date of the Companys emergence from
bankruptcy.
Unless otherwise indicated, the terms the Company, we, and our refer to Visteon
Corporation and its subsidiaries.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered in accordance
with Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such documents are not required to be, and are not,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission), either as part of this
Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the
Securities Act. These documents, and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus
that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Upon written or oral request, any of the documents incorporated by reference to Item 3 of Part
II of this Registration Statement (which documents are also incorporated by reference in the
Section 10(a) prospectus), other documents required to be delivered to eligible participants
pursuant to Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act and additional information about the Visteon
Corporation 2010 Incentive Plan are available without charge by contacting:
Investor Relations
Visteon Corporation
One Village Center Drive
Van Buren Township, MI 48111 USA
Tel: (734) 710-5800
E-mail: investor@visteon.com
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which are on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof:
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our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
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our Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q for our first fiscal quarter ended March
31, 2010, which we filed on April 30, 2010, and for our second fiscal quarter ended
June 30, 2010, which we filed on August 9, 2010; |
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our Current Reports on Forms 8-K, which we filed on March 17, 2010, May 12,
2010, May 27, 2010, June 14, 2010, June 17, 2010,
July 30, 2010, September 7, 2010 and September 28, 2010;
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the description of our common stock in the registration
statement on Form 8-A, which we filed on September 30, 2010,
including any amendments or reports we file for the purpose of updating this
description. |
All documents subsequently filed by Visteon Corporation (the Company) pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act),
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to
be incorporated herein by reference and be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by
reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes that statement.
Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not constitute a part of this Registration
Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not
applicable.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 (Section
145) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (the
DGCL), provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any persons who were, are or are
threatened to be made, parties to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right
of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer, director,
employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may
include expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding,
provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the corporations best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was illegal. Section 145(b) of the DGCL
provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify officers and directors in an action by or in the
right of the corporation under the same conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted
without judicial approval if the officer or director is adjudged to be liable to the corporation.
Where an officer, director, employee or agent is successful on the merits or otherwise in the
defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him against the expenses
which such officer or director has actually and reasonably incurred.
Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides that a corporation shall have the power to purchase and
maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation
against any liability asserted against the person in any such capacity, or arising out of the
persons status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the
person against such liability under the provisions of the DGCL.
Article Ninth of the Companys Charter provides that a director of the Company shall not be
personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not
permitted under Delaware law. Article Tenth of the Companys Charter and Article VIII of the
Companys Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the Bylaws) provide for indemnification of the
officers and directors of the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
The foregoing is only a general summary of certain aspects of Delaware law and the
registrants organizational documents dealing with indemnification of directors and officers and
does not purport to be complete. It is qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable
provisions of the DGCL and of the registrants Charter and Bylaws.
The Company has obtained directors and officers liability insurance, which insures against
liabilities that its directors or officers may incur in such capacities.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
None.
Item 8. Exhibits.
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Reference is made to the attached Exhibit Index, which is incorporated by reference herein. |
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective Registration
Statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
the Registration Statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
(a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Companys annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plans annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in Van Buren Township, Michigan, on September 30, 2010.
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VISTEON CORPORATION
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/s/ Michael K. Sharnas
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Michael K. Sharnas |
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Vice President and General Counsel |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ Donald J. Stebbins*
Donald J. Stebbins
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Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
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September 30, 2010 |
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/s/ William G. Quigley III*
William G. Quigley III
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
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September 30, 2010 |
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/s/ Michael J. Widgren*
Michael J. Widgren
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Vice President, Corporate Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer)
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September 30, 2010 |
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/s/ Steven K. Hamp*
Steven K. Hamp
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Director
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September 30, 2010 |
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/s/ Patricia Higgins*
Patricia Higgins
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Director
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September 30, 2010 |
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/s/ Karl J. Krapek*
Karl J. Krapek
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Director
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September 30, 2010 |
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/s/ Alex J. Mandl*
Alex J. Mandl
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Director
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September 30, 2010 |
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/s/ Charles L. Schaffer*
Charles L. Schaffer
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Director
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September 30, 2010 |
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/s/ Richard J. Taggart*
Richard J. Taggart
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Director
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September 30, 2010 |
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/s/ James D. Thornton*
James D. Thornton
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Director
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September 30, 2010 |
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/s/ Kenneth B. Woodrow*
Kenneth B. Woodrow
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Director
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September 30, 2010 |
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/s/ Michael K. Sharnas
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Michael K. Sharnas |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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4.1
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Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Visteon Corporation is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form
8-A dated September 30, 2010. |
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Form of Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Visteon Corporation is incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated September 30,
2010. |
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Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. |
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Visteon Corporation 2010 Incentive Plan. |
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10.2
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Form of Terms and Conditions of Initial Restricted Stock Grants under the Visteon Corporation 2010
Incentive Plan. |
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10.3
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Form of Terms and Conditions of
Initial Restricted Stock Unit Grants under the Visteon Corporation 2010
Incentive Plan. |
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23.1
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. |
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Consent of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement on Form S-8). |
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Powers of Attorney relating to execution of this Registration Statement on Form S-8. |
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Exhibit 5.1
300 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60654
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Facsimile: |
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(312) 862-2000
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(312) 862-2200 |
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www.kirkland.com
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September 30, 2010
Visteon Corporation
One Village Center Drive
Van Buren Township, Michigan 48111
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Registration Statement on Form S-8 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are providing this letter in our capacity as special counsel to Visteon Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the Company), in connection with the filing by the Company of a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the Registration Statement) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the Act), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) covering the
offering of up to 5,555,556 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Shares),
pursuant to the Visteon Corporation 2010 Incentive Plan (the 2010 Incentive Plan) of the Company.
For purposes of this letter, we have examined such documents, records, certificates,
resolutions and other instruments deemed necessary as a basis for this opinion including drafts of
the Companys (i) Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the Bylaws), (ii) Second Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the Charter), and (iii) 2010 Incentive Plan that, in each
case, was approved pursuant to the Findings Of Facts, Conclusions of Law, And Order Confirming
Fifth Amended Joint Plan Of Reorganization of Visteon Corporation and its Debtor Affiliates
pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code dated August 31, 2010 (in re Visteon Corporation, et
al.) entered in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 09-11786
(CSS)) (the Confirmation Order). References to Shares mean New Visteon Common Stock (as defined
in the 2010 Incentive Plan).
Based upon and subject to the assumptions and limitations stated in this letter, when (i) the
Registration Statement becomes effective under the Act, (ii) the Charter is filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (iii) the 2010 Incentive Plan becomes effective under
the Bankruptcy Code, (iv) the Shares have been duly issued in accordance with the terms of the 2010
Incentive Plan, the Charter and the Bylaws upon receipt of the consideration to be paid therefor
(assuming in each case the consideration received by the Company is at least the par value of the
Common Stock at such time) and (v) if such Shares are issued in certificated form, the appropriate
certificates representing the Shares (complying as to form with the Bylaws and the Delaware General
Corporation Law and bearing all necessary signatures and authentications) are duly countersigned
and registered by the Companys transfer agent/registrar and delivered in
Hong Kong London Los Angeles Munich New York Palo Alto San Francisco Shanghai Washington, D.C.
Visteon Corporation
September 30, 2010
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accordance with the terms
of the 2010 Incentive Plan, the Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
We note that the advice set forth above is based on the entry of the Confirmation Order by the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. This letter does not speak to, and
the advice herein is subject to, the results or effects of any appeal from such Confirmation Order.
Our opinion expressed above is subject to the qualification that we express no opinion as to
the applicability of, compliance with, or effect of any laws except the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware.
We have relied without independent investigation upon, among other things, an assurance from
the Company that the number of shares which the Company is authorized to issue in the Charter
exceeds the number of shares outstanding and the number of shares which the Company is obligated to
issue (or had otherwise reserved for issuance) for any purposes other than issuances in connection
with the 2010 Incentive Plan, collectively, by at least the number of Shares which may be issued in
connection with the 2010 Incentive Plan, collectively, and we have assumed that such condition will
remain true at all future times relevant to this opinion. We have assumed that the Company will
cause certificates, if any, representing the Shares issued in the future to be properly executed
and delivered and will take all other actions appropriate for the
issuances of such Shares. We have made other assumptions we have deemed appropriate for
purposes of this letter.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to the
Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the
category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and
regulations of the Commission.
We do not find it necessary for the purposes of this opinion, and accordingly we do not
purport to cover herein, the application of the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states
to the issuance and sale of the Shares.
This opinion is limited to the specific issues addressed herein, and no opinion may be
inferred or implied beyond that expressly stated herein. We assume no obligation to revise or
supplement this opinion should the present laws of the State of Delaware be changed by legislative
action, judicial decision or otherwise.
This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement
and is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise relied upon for any other purpose.
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Sincerely,
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/s/ Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP |
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EXHIBIT 10.1
VISTEON CORPORATION
2010 INCENTIVE PLAN
Section 1. PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS
(a) Purpose. This Plan, known as the Visteon Corporation 2010 Incentive Plan, is adopted in
connection with the Fifth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization filed on August 27, 2010 with the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (such plan of reorganization, together
with all exhibits, schedules, annexes, amendments and supplements thereto (the Plan of
Reorganization), and is intended to provide an incentive to certain employees and to certain
directors or other non-employees who provide services to Visteon Corporation and its subsidiaries,
in order to encourage them to remain in the employ or service of the Company and its subsidiaries
and to increase their interest in the Companys success. It is intended that this purpose be
effected through awards or grants of stock options and various other rights with respect to shares
of the Companys common stock, and through performance cash awards, as provided herein, to such
eligible persons.
(b) Definitions. The following terms shall have the following respective meanings unless the
context requires otherwise:
(1) The term Affiliate or Affiliates shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2
promulgated under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
(2) The term Beneficial Owner shall mean beneficial owner as set forth in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act.
(3) The term Board shall mean the Board of Directors of Visteon Corporation.
(4) The term Change in Control shall mean the occurrence of any one of the following:
(A) any Person 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) representing 40% or more of
the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding securities, excluding any Person
who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in clause (i)
of paragraph (C) below;
(B) within any twelve (12) month period, the following individuals cease for any reason
to constitute a majority of the number of directors then serving: individuals who, on the
effective date of this Plan, constitute the Board and any new director (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 appointment or election by the Board or nomination for
election by the Companys stockholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least
two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors on the date
hereof or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or
recommended;
(C) 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 (i) a merger or
consolidation which results in the directors of the Company immediately prior to such merger
or consolidation continuing to constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the
Company, the surviving entity or any parent thereof or (ii) a merger or consolidation effected
to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person 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) representing 40% or more of the combined voting power of
the Companys then outstanding securities;
(D) 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 more than 50% of the Companys assets, other than a sale or disposition by the Company of
more than 50% of the Companys assets to an entity, at least 50% 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; or
(E) any other event that the Board, in its sole discretion, determines to be a Change in
Control for purposes of this Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred
by virtue of the consummation of (i) any transaction or series of integrated transactions
immediately following which the record holders of the common stock of the Company immediately
prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same
proportionate ownership in an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company immediately following such transaction or series of transactions, or (ii) any of the
transactions or other actions expressly contemplated by the Plan of Reorganization..
If a Plan Award is considered deferred compensation subject to the provisions of Code
Section 409A, and if a payment under such Plan Award would be accelerated or otherwise
triggered upon a change in control, then the foregoing definition is modified, to the extent
necessary to avoid the imposition of an excise tax under Section 409A, to mean a change in
control event as such term is defined for purposes of Code Section 409A.
(5) The term Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any successor thereto,
as the same may be amended and in effect from time to time.
(6) The term Committee shall mean the committee appointed pursuant to Section 2 to
administer the Plan.
(7) The term Company shall mean Visteon Corporation.
(8) The term Covered Executive shall mean an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary
who, at the end of the Companys tax year, is the principal executive officer of the Company (or
the employee who acts in such capacity), or is among the three highest compensated officers of
the Company or any Subsidiary (other than the Companys principal executive officer or principal
financial officer) whose compensation is required to be reported in the Summary Compensation
Table of the Companys Proxy Statement, or is employed in such other classification as the
Internal Revenue Service determines to be a covered executive for purposes of Code Section
162(m).
(9) The term Employee shall mean an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary. The term
Employee shall also be deemed to include any person who is (i) a director of the Company or any
Subsidiary, (ii) an employee of any joint venture corporation or partnership, or comparable
entity, in which the Company or Subsidiary has a substantial equity interest; and (iii) a
non-employee who provides services to the Company or a Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, with respect to the granting of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right to an employee
of or a non-employee service provider to a joint venture corporation, partnership or comparable
entity in which the Company or a Subsidiary has an ownership interest, such person shall be
considered to be an Employee only if such corporation, partnership or entity itself constitutes a
Subsidiary.
(10) The term Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any
successor thereto, as the same may be amended and in effect from time to time.
(11) The term Fair Market Value shall mean (A) if the Stock is traded on a stock exchange,
the average of the highest and lowest sale prices at which a share of Stock shall have been sold
regular way on the principal securities exchange on which the Stock is traded on the date of
grant of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right or other relevant valuation date, (B) if the
Stock is not traded on a stock exchange but is traded in the over-the-counter market, the average
between the high bid and low asked prices on the date of grant of any Option or Stock
Appreciation Right or other relevant valuation date as reported in such over-the-counter market,
or (C) such value as determined in accordance with such other valuation methodology as shall be
determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion and that constitutes a reasonable
valuation method for purposes of Code Section 409A. In the event that no sales prices or bid and
asked prices for the Stock are available on the date of grant of any Option or Stock Appreciation
Right or other relevant valuation date, but the Stock continues to be traded in the
over-the-counter market, then the Fair Market Value shall be deemed to be such prices on the
next preceding day on which such sales were available.
(12) The term Final Award shall mean the amount of compensation to be awarded finally to
the Participant who holds a Performance Cash Right pursuant to Section 3, the number of shares of
Stock to be awarded finally to the Participant who holds a Performance Stock Right pursuant to
Section 5, the number of shares of Restricted Stock to be retained by the Participant who holds
Restricted Stock pursuant to Section 6, or the number of shares of Stock or the amount of
compensation to be awarded finally to a Participant who holds Restricted Stock Units pursuant to
Section 6, in each case as determined by the Committee taking into account the extent to which
the Performance Goals have been satisfied.
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(13) The term Option or Options shall mean the option to purchase Stock in accordance
with Section 7 and such other terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Committee. An
Option may be either an incentive stock option, as such term is defined in the Code, or shall
otherwise be designated as an option entitled to favorable treatment under the Code (ISO) or a
nonqualified stock option (NQO). ISOs and NQOs are individually called an Option and
collectively called Options.
(14) The term Other Stock-Based Awards shall mean awards of Stock or other rights made in
accordance with Section 8.
(15) The term Participant shall mean an Employee who has been designated for participation
in the Plan.
(16) The term Performance Cash Right shall mean the right to receive, pursuant to Section
3, a cash payment as described in the Participants award agreement, taking into account the
Target Award and the Performance Formula, upon the attainment of one or more specified
Performance Goals, subject to the terms and provisions of the award agreement and the Plan.
(17) The term Performance Goals shall mean, with respect to any Performance Cash Right,
Performance Stock Right, performance-based Restricted Stock or performance-based Restricted Stock
Unit granted to a Participant who is a Covered Executive and that is intended to constitute
performance-based compensation for purposes of Code Section 162(m), a performance measure that is
based upon one or more of the following objective business criteria established by the Committee
with respect to the Company and/or any Subsidiary, division, business unit or component thereof:
asset charge, asset turnover, capacity utilization, capital employed in the business, capital
spending, cash flow (including operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on equity,
and cash flow return on investment), cost structure improvements, cost reductions, restructuring
plans, complexity reductions, customer loyalty, customer value, diversity, debt (or the ratio of
debt to equity or to another financial measure that appears on the Companys financial
statements), dividend payouts, earnings (before or after one or more of interest, taxes,
depreciation, amortization or special items), earnings growth, earnings per share, economic value
added (or similar measure of productivity that considers the cost of capital employed), employee
wellness, environmental health and/or safety, expense targets or reductions, facilities and
tooling spending, gross profit, hours per component, increase in customer base, inventory
turnover, market price appreciation, market share, net cash balance, net earnings or net income
(whether before or after tax, and including variations of net income, such as net income from
continuing operations), net income margin, net operating cash flow, margins (including operating
profit margin), order to delivery time, plant capacity, process time, production per employee,
profits before tax, quality, customer satisfaction, new business wins or rewins, realized return
(including return on assets, return on capital, return on equity, return on invested capital,
return on net operating assets, return on revenue or sales, or return on another financial
measure that appears in the Companys financial statements or is derived from one or more amounts
that appear in the Companys financial statements) revenue, sales or revenue growth, safety,
sales margin, sales volume, stock price, total stockholder return, variable margin, warranty
performance, workers compensation costs and working capital (including accounts receivable,
inventories, accounts payable or other components of working capital). With respect to each
Performance Goal that is financial in nature, the relevant measurement of performance shall be
computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, to the extent applicable;
provided that unless otherwise determined by the Committee, which determination may be made at
any time with respect to a Right that is not intended to constitute performance-based
compensation for purposes of Code Section 162(m) and not later than 90 days after the beginning
of the Performance Period with respect to a Right that is intended to constitute
performance-based compensation for purposes of Code Section 162(m), the measurement of the
Performance Goal shall exclude, to the extent applicable under the particular Performance Goal,
the effects of (i) extraordinary, unusual and/or non-recurring items of income or expense, (ii)
gains or losses on the disposition of a business or business unit, (iii) changes in tax or
accounting laws or regulations, or (iv) a merger or acquisition. With respect to any Right
granted to a Participant who is not a Covered Executive, or with respect to any Right granted to
a Participant who is a Covered Executive but the Committee determines that the Right either is
not eligible for or is not to be considered performance-based compensation for purposes of Code
Section 162(m), the performance goals may be based on one or more of the business criteria
described above or any other criteria based on individual, business unit, group or Company
performance selected by the Committee. The Performance Goals may be expressed, without
limitation, in terms of attaining a specified level of a particular criterion or the attainment
of an increase or decrease (expressed as absolute numbers or as a percentage) in the particular
criterion or achievement in relation to the performance of other companies or to an index.
(18) The term Performance Formula shall mean a formula to be applied in relation to the
Performance Goals in determining the amount of cash earned under a Performance Cash Right granted
pursuant to Section 3, the number of shares of Stock earned under a Performance Stock Right
granted pursuant to Section 5, performance-based Restricted Stock granted pursuant to Section 6,
or the amount of cash or shares of Stock earned under performance-based Restricted Stock Units
granted pursuant to Section 6, in each case expressed as a percentage of the Target Award.
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(19) The term Performance Period shall mean the period of time for which performance with
respect to one or more Performance Goals with respect to any Performance Cash Right, Performance
Stock Right, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit award is to be measured.
(20) The term Performance Stock Right shall mean the right to receive, pursuant to Section
5 and without payment to the Company, up to the number of shares of Stock described in the
Participants award agreement, taking into account the Target Award and the Performance Formula,
upon the attainment of one or more specified Performance Goals, subject to the terms and
provisions of the award agreement and the Plan.
(21) The term Person shall have the meaning given 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) a 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, or (D) a corporation
owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of Stock of the Company.
(22) The term Plan shall mean this Visteon Corporation 2010 Incentive Plan as the same
may be amended and in effect from time to time.
(23) The term Plan Awards shall mean awards of cash or grants of Performance Stock Rights,
Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and various other
rights with respect to shares of Stock.
(24) The term Restricted Stock means Stock issued to a Participant pursuant to Section 6
that is subject to forfeiture if one or more specified Performance Goals or minimum periods of
service are not attained.
(25) The term Restricted Stock Unit means an award granted pursuant to Section 6
consisting of a unit credited to a hypothetical account, valued based on the Fair Market Value of
Visteon Stock, and is subject to forfeiture if one or more specified Performance Goals or minimum
periods of service are not attained.
(26) The term Right shall mean a Performance Cash Right, Performance Stock Right, a
Restricted Stock award, or a Restricted Stock Unit, as required by the context.
(27) The term Stock Appreciation Right shall mean the right to receive, without payment to
the Company, an amount of cash or Stock as determined in accordance with Section 7, based on the
amount by which the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the relevant valuation date exceeds
the grant price.
(28) The term Subsidiary shall mean (A) any corporation a majority of the voting stock of
which is owned directly or indirectly by the Company or (B) any limited liability company or
entity a majority of the membership interest of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the
Company. In addition, solely for purposes of determining those individuals to whom an Option
(other than an Option that is designated as an incentive stock option for purposes of the Code)
or a Stock Appreciation Right may be granted, the term Subsidiary includes an entity that would
be a Subsidiary if the preceding sentence were applied by substituting at least twenty percent
(20%) in lieu of a majority if the Committee determines that there are legitimate business
reasons for extending Options or Stock Appreciation Rights to individuals employed by such an
entity.
(29) The term Stock shall mean shares of the Companys common stock, par value $1.00 per
share.
(30) The term Target Award shall mean the amount of compensation to be earned by a
Participant under a Performance Cash Right or the number of shares of Stock, subject to
adjustment pursuant to Section 13, to be earned by a Participant under a Performance Stock Right,
if all of the Performance Goals with respect to such Right are achieved at the targeted level of
performance.
Section 2. ADMINISTRATION
(a) Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Organization & Compensation Committee of
the Board consisting of not less than two (2) members of the Board who meet the outside director
requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, the independence requirements of any stock exchange on
which the Companys Stock is listed, and the non-employee director requirements under Rule
16b-3(b)(3) of the Exchange Act, or by any other committee appointed by the Board, provided the
members of such committee meet such requirements. The Committee shall administer the Plan and
perform such other functions as are assigned to it under the Plan. The Committee is authorized,
subject to the provisions of the Plan, from time to time, to establish such rules and
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regulations as it may deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan, and to make
such determinations under, and such interpretations of, and to take such steps in connection with,
the Plan and the Plan Awards as it may deem necessary or advisable, in each case in its sole
discretion. The Committees decisions and determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may
be made selectively among Participants, whether or not they are similarly situated. Any authority
granted to the Committee may also be exercised by the Board, except to the extent that the grant or
exercise of such authority would cause any qualified performance based award to cease to qualify
for exemption under Section 162(m) of the Code. To the extent that any permitted action taken by
the Board conflicts with any action taken by the Committee, the Board action shall control.
(b) Delegation of Authority. To the extent permitted by law, the Committee may delegate any
or all of its powers and duties under the Plan, including, but not limited to, its authority to
make awards under the Plan or to grant waivers pursuant to Section 10, to one or more other
committees (including a committee consisting of two or more corporate officers) as it shall
appoint, pursuant to such conditions or limitations as the Committee may establish; provided,
however, that the Committee shall not delegate its authority to (1) act on non-ministerial matters
affecting any Participant who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the
Exchange Act, or the liability provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act (any such
Participant being called a Section 16 Person) or (2) amend or modify the Plan pursuant to the
provisions of Section 16(b). To the extent of any such delegation, the term Committee when used
herein shall mean and include any such delegate.
Section 3. PERFORMANCE CASH RIGHTS
(a) Grant of Performance Cash Rights. The Committee, at any time and from time to time while
the Plan is in effect, may grant or authorize the granting of Performance Cash Rights to such
officers of the Company and any Subsidiary and other Employees, whether or not members of the
Board, as it may select and in such amount as it shall designate, subject to the provisions of this
Section 3.
(b) Maximum Awards. The maximum amount granted to a Covered Executive as a Final Award with
respect to all Performance Cash Rights granted during a calendar year shall be $10 million.
(c) Terms and Provisions of Performance Cash Rights. Prior to the grant of any Performance
Cash Right, the Committee shall determine the terms and provisions of such Right, including,
without limitation (1) the Target Award; (2) one or more Performance Goals to be used to measure
performance under such Right, and the Performance Formula to be applied against the Performance
Goals in determining the amount of compensation earned under such Right as a percentage of the
Target Award; (3) the Performance Period, and (4) the effect of the Participants termination of
employment, death or disability. With respect to any Performance Cash Right that is intended to
constitute qualified performance-based compensation for purposes of Code Section 162(m), such
actions shall be completed within 90 days of the commencement of the Performance Period. The
Committee may establish a minimum threshold objective for any Performance Goal for such Performance
Period which, if not met, would result in no Final Award being made to any Participant with respect
to such Performance Goal for such Performance Period. During and after the Performance Period, but
prior to the Committees final determination of the Participants Final Award as provided in
subsection (d), the Committee may adjust the Performance Goals, Performance Formula and Target
Award and otherwise modify the terms and provisions of a Right granted to a Participant, subject to
the terms and conditions of the Plan; provided that if the Committee acts more than 90 days
following commencement of the Performance Period, to adjust or modify the terms and provisions of a
Right granted to a Participant who is a Covered Executive, other than to decrease the amount of
compensation that may be paid under such Right, any Final Award with respect to such Right shall
not constitute qualified performance-based compensation for purposes of Code Section 162(m). .
Each Right shall be evidenced by an award agreement or notification in such form as the Committee
may determine.
(d) Final Awards. As soon as practicable following the completion of the Performance Period
relating to any Performance Cash Right, but not later than 12 months following such completion, the
Committee shall determine the extent to which the Performance Goals have been achieved and the
amount of compensation to be awarded as a Final Award to the Participant who holds such Right. In
making such determination, the Committee shall apply the applicable Performance Formula for the
Participant for the Performance Period against the accomplishment of the related Performance Goals.
The Committee may, in its sole discretion, reduce the amount of any Final Award that otherwise
would be awarded to any Participant for any Performance Period. In addition, the Committee may, in
its sole discretion, increase the amount of any Final Award that otherwise would be awarded to any
Participant; provided that in no event shall such positive discretion apply to any Final Award that
is intended to constitute qualified performance-based compensation for purposes of Code Section
162(m). Any such determination shall take into account (A) the extent to which the Performance
Goals provided in such Right were, in the Committees sole opinion, achieved, (B) the individual
performance of such Participant during the related Performance Period and (C) such other factors as
the Committee may deem relevant, including, without limitation, any change in circumstances or
unforeseen events, relating to the Company, the economy or otherwise, since the date of grant of
such Right. The Committee shall notify such Participant of such Participants Final Award as soon
as practicable following such determination.
(e) Following the determination of each Final Award, unless the Participant is eligible and
has elected to defer payment of all or a portion of the Final Award, the Final Award will be
payable to the Participant in cash.
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Section 4. STOCK AVAILABLE FOR PLAN AWARDS
(a) Stock Subject to Plan. The Stock that may be issued under the Plan may be either
authorized and unissued or held in the treasury of the Company. The maximum number of shares of
Stock that may be issued with respect to Plan Awards, subject to adjustment in accordance with the
provisions of Section 13, shall be 5,555,556 shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) the
aggregate number of shares that may be issued upon exercise of ISOs shall not exceed 5,555,556
shares, subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 13; (2) the maximum
number of shares subject to Options, with or without any related Stock Appreciation Rights, or
Stock Appreciation Rights (not related to Options) that may be granted pursuant to Section 7 to any
Covered Executive during any calendar year shall be 1,000,000, subject to adjustment in accordance
with the provisions of Section 13; and (3) the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be issued
pursuant to such Performance Stock Rights and performance-based Restricted Stock Awards when
combined with the number of performance-based Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to Section 6
(whether such Restricted Stock Units are settled in cash or in Stock), to any Covered Executive
during any calendar year shall be 1,000,000 shares and/or units, subject to adjustment in
accordance with the provisions of Section 13.
(b) Computation of Stock Available for Plan Awards. For the purpose of computing the total
number of shares of Stock remaining available for Plan Awards at any time while the Plan is in
effect, and for the purpose of determining the maximum number of shares of Stock that remain
available to be issued with respect to Performance Stock Rights, Restricted Stock Awards,
Restricted Stock Units, and Other Stock-Based Awards under clause (3) of subsection (a) there shall
be debited against the total number of shares determined to be available pursuant to subsections
(a) and (c) of this Section 4, (1) the maximum number of shares of Stock subject to issuance upon
exercise of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under this Plan, (2) the maximum number of
shares of Stock issued or issuable under Performance Stock Rights, Restricted Stock Awards and
Restricted Stock Units granted under this Plan, and (3) the number of shares of Stock related to
Other Stock-Based Awards granted under this Plan, as determined by the Committee in each case as of
the dates on which such Plan Awards were granted, provided, however, that a Restricted Stock Unit
or Other Stock-Based Award that is or may be settled only in cash shall not be counted against any
of the share limits under this Section 4, except as required by Section 162(m) of the Code to
preserve the status of an award as performance-based compensation as set forth under clause (4)
of subsection (a) above.
(c) Terminated, Expired or Forfeited Plan Awards. The shares involved in the unexercised,
undistributed or unvested portion of any terminated, expired or forfeited Plan Award shall be made
available for further Plan Awards. Any shares of Stock made available for Plan Awards pursuant to
this subsection (c) shall be in addition to the shares available pursuant to subsection (a) of this
Section 4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event any Option or Stock Appreciation Right
granted to a Covered Executive is canceled, the number of shares of Stock subject to such canceled
Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall continue to count against the individual limit specified
in subsection (a), in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 162(m).
(d) Rights Settled in Cash. The shares involved in any Plan Award that is settled in cash
shall be reinstated to the pool of available shares, and any applicable limit against which such
shares are counted, and shall be made available for further Plan Awards. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event any Plan Award is settled in cash, the number of shares of Stock subject to
such Plan Award shall continue to count against the individual limit specified in subsection (a),
in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 162(m).
(e) Certain Mergers and Acquisitions. Without affecting the number of shares otherwise
reserved or available under this Plan, in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of
property or stock, or reorganization, the Committee may authorize the issuance of awards under this
Plan upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate in exchange for the cancellation,
exchange or assumption of awards held by individuals affected by such merger, consolidation,
acquisition or reorganization.
Section 5. PERFORMANCE STOCK RIGHTS
(a) Grant of Performance Stock Rights. The Committee, at any time and from time to time while
the Plan is in effect, may grant, or authorize the granting of, Performance Stock Rights to such
officers of the Company and any Subsidiary, and other Employees, whether or not members of the
Board, as it may select and for such numbers of shares as it shall designate, subject to the
provisions of this Section 5 and Section 4.
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(b) Terms and Provisions of Performance Stock Rights. Prior to the grant of any Performance
Stock Right, the Committee shall determine the terms and provisions of each Right, including,
without limitation (1) the Target Award; (2) one or more Performance Goals to be used to measure
performance under such Right, and the Performance Formula to be applied against the Performance
Goals in determining the number of shares of Stock earned under such Right as a percentage of the
Target Award; (3) the Performance Period; (4) the period of time, if any, during which the
disposition of shares of Stock issuable under such Right shall be restricted as provided in
subsection (a) of Section 11, provided, however, that the Committee may establish restrictions
applicable to any Right at the time of or at any time prior to the granting of the related Final
Award rather than at the time of granting such Right; and (5) the effect of the Participants
termination of employment, death or disability. With respect to any Right that is intended to
constitute qualified performance-based compensation for purposes of Code Section 162(m), such
actions shall be completed within 90 days of the commencement of the Performance Period. The
Committee may establish a minimum threshold objective for any Performance Goal for such Performance
Period which, if not met, would result in no Final Award being made to any Participant with respect
to such Performance Goal for such Performance Period. During and after the Performance Period, but
prior to the Committees final determination of the Participants Final Award as provided in
subsection (d), the Committee may adjust the Performance Goals, Performance Formula and Target
Award and otherwise modify the terms and provisions of a Right granted to a Participant subject to
the terms and conditions of the Plan; provided that the Committee shall not, more than 90 days
following commencement of the Performance Period, adjust or modify the terms and provisions of a
Right, other than to decrease the amount of compensation that may be paid under such Right, that is
intended to constitute qualified performance-based compensation for purposes of Code Section
162(m). Each Right shall be evidenced by an award agreement or notification in such form as the
Committee may determine.
(c) Dividend Equivalents on Rights. If the Committee shall determine, each Participant to
whom a Right is granted shall be entitled to receive payment of the same amount of cash that such
Participant would have received as cash dividends if, on each record date during the Performance
Period relating to such Right, such Participant had been the holder of record of a number of shares
of Stock equal to 100% of the related Target Award (as adjusted pursuant to Section 13). Any such
payment may be made at the same time as a dividend is paid or may be deferred until the date that a
Final Award is determined, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Such cash
payments are hereinafter called dividend equivalents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, if the Committee determines that dividend equivalents should be granted with respect to any
stock right within the meaning of Code Section 409A, the terms and conditions of the dividend
equivalent rights shall be set forth in writing, and to the extent that the dividend equivalents
are considered deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A, the writing shall include terms
and conditions, including payment terms, that comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A.
(d) Final Awards.
(1) As soon as practicable following the completion of the Performance Period relating to
any Performance Stock Right, but not later than 12 months following such completion, the
Committee shall determine the extent to which the Participant achieved the Performance Goals
and the number of shares of Stock to be awarded as a Final Award to the Participant who holds
such Right. Each Final Award shall represent only full shares of Stock, and any fractional
share that would otherwise result from such Final Award calculation shall be disregarded. In
making such determination, the Committee shall apply the applicable Performance Formula for
the Participant for the Performance Period against the accomplishment of the related
Performance Goals. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, reduce the amount of any Final
Award that otherwise would be awarded to any Participant for any Performance Period. In
addition, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, increase the amount of any Final Award
that otherwise would be awarded to any Participant; provided that in no event shall such
positive discretion apply to any Final Award that is intended to constitute qualified
performance-based compensation for purposes of Code Section 162(m). Any such determination
shall take into account (A) the extent to which the Performance Goals provided in such Right
was, in the Committees sole opinion, achieved, (B) the individual performance of such
Participant during the related Performance Period and (C) such other factors as the Committee
may deem relevant, including, without limitation, any change in circumstances or unforeseen
events, relating to the Company, the economy or otherwise, since the date of grant of such
Right. The Committee shall notify such Participant of such Participants Final Award as soon
as practicable following such determination.
(2) Following the determination of each Final Award, the Company shall issue or cause to
be issued certificates for the number of shares of Stock representing such Final Award,
registered in the name of the Participant who received such Final Award. Such Participant
shall thereupon become the holder of record of the number of shares of Stock evidenced by such
certificates, entitled to dividends, voting rights and other rights of a holder thereof,
subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, including, without limitation, the provisions
of this subsection (d) and Sections 10, 11 and 13. The Committee may require that such
certificates bear such restrictive legend as the Committee may specify and be held by the
Company in escrow or otherwise pursuant to any form of agreement or instrument that the
Committee may specify. If the Committee has determined that deferred dividend equivalents
shall be payable to a Participant with respect to any Performance Stock Right
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pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section 5, then concurrently with the issuance of such
certificates, the Company shall deliver to such Participant a cash payment or additional
shares of Stock in settlement of such dividend equivalents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Committee, in its sole discretion, may permit a Participant to defer receipt of a Final Award
and to instead receive stock units that represent hypothetical shares of Stock of the Company,
or such other deemed investment made available by the Committee for this purpose. Any such
election, if permitted by the Committee, must be made at such time and in such form as
prescribed by the Committee consistent with Code Section 409A, and is subject to such other
terms and conditions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may prescribe.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (d) or any other provision of the
Plan, the Committee may specify that a Participants Final Award shall not be represented by
certificates for shares of Stock but shall be represented by rights approximately equivalent
(as determined by the Committee) to the rights that such Participant would have received if
certificates for shares of Stock had been issued in the name of such Participant in accordance
with subsection (d) (such rights being called Stock Equivalents). Subject to the provisions
of Section 13 and the other terms and provisions of the Plan, if the Committee shall so
determine, each Participant who holds Stock Equivalents shall be entitled to receive the same
amount of cash that such Participant would have received as dividends if certificates for
shares of Stock had been issued in the name of such Participant pursuant to subsection (d)
covering the number of shares equal to the number of shares to which such Stock Equivalents
relate. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Stock Equivalents
representing any Final Award may, at the option of the Committee, be converted into an
equivalent number of shares of Stock or, upon the expiration of any restriction period imposed
on such Stock Equivalents, into cash, under such circumstances and in such manner as the
Committee may determine.
Section 6. RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
(a) Grant of Restricted Stock. The Committee, at any time and from time to time while the
Plan is in effect, may grant, or authorize the granting of, Restricted Stock to such officers of
the Company and any Subsidiary, and other Employees, whether or not members of the Board, as it may
select. In lieu of, or in addition to, such Restricted Stock, the Committee may grant, or authorize
the granting of, awards denominated in the form of Restricted Stock Units to such eligible
Employees.
(b) Terms and Provisions of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the
provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority to determine the time or times at
which Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall be granted and the number of shares of
Restricted Stock or the number of Restricted Stock Units to be granted (subject to the provisions
of Section 4). Prior to the grant of any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, the Committee
shall determine such time-based or performance-based restrictions as the Committee shall deem
appropriate, and all other terms and conditions of such Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock
Units, including, without limitation (1) the number of shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted
Stock Units to be issued; (2) in the case of time-based Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units,
the minimum period of service required for the Participant to receive a Final Award; (3) in the
case of performance-based Restricted Stock or performance-based Restricted Stock Units, one or more
Performance Goals to be used to measure performance with respect to such Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units; (4) the Performance Period applicable to any such performance-based award;
(5) whether Final Awards pursuant to such Restricted Stock Units shall be payable in Stock, cash or
otherwise; (6) the period of time, if any, during which the disposition of the Restricted Stock or
Final Award pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit is restricted as provided in subsection (a) of
Section 10, provided, however, that the Committee may establish restrictions applicable to
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units at the time of or at any time prior to the granting of
the related Final Award rather than at the time of granting such Right; and (7) the effect of the
Participants termination of employment, death or disability. The Committee may establish a
minimum threshold objective for any Performance Goal for such Performance Period which, if not met,
would result in no Final Award being made to any Participant with respect to such Performance Goal
for such Performance Period. During and after the Performance Period, but prior to the Committees
final determination of the Participants Final Award as provided in subsection (d), the Committee
may adjust the Performance Goals and otherwise modify the terms and provisions of the Restricted
Stock or Restricted Stock Unit grant to a Participant,. subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan; provided that if the Committee acts more than 90 days following commencement of the
Performance Period, to adjust or modify the terms and provisions of a Right granted to a
Participant who is a Covered Executive, other than to decrease the amount of compensation that may
be paid under such Right, any Final Award with respect to such Right shall not constitute qualified
performance-based compensation for purposes of Code Section 162(m).. Each grant of Restricted Stock
or Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced by an award agreement or notification in such form as
the Committee may determine.
(c) Dividend and Dividend Equivalents.
(1) During any period that Restricted Stock has been issued to the Participant and
remains outstanding, the Participant shall be entitled to receive all dividends and other
distributions paid with respect to the Restricted Stock. If any such dividends or
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distributions are paid in Stock and such distribution occurs when the restrictions
applicable to such shares are still in effect, such shares shall be subject to the same
restrictions as the Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid.
(2) If the committee shall determine, each Participant to whom a Restricted Stock Unit is
granted and remains outstanding shall be entitled to receive payment of the same amount of
cash that such Participant would have received as cash dividends as if, on each record date
during the minimum period of service or the Performance Period related to the Restricted Stock
Unit, such Participant had been the holder of record of a number of shares of Stock equal to
100% of the Restricted Stock Units (as adjusted pursuant to Section 13). Any such payment may
be made at the same time as a dividend is paid, or may be deferred until the date that a Final
Award is determined, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Such cash payments
are hereinafter called dividend equivalents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, if the Committee determines that dividend equivalents should be granted with respect
to any stock right within the meaning of Code Section 409A, the terms and conditions of the
dividend equivalent rights shall be set forth in writing, and to the extent that the dividend
equivalents are considered deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A, the writing
shall include terms and conditions, including payment terms, that comply with the provisions
of Code Section 409A.
(d) Voting Rights. Subject to the restrictions established by the Committee pursuant to the
Plan, Participants shall be entitled to vote Restricted Shares granted under this Section 6, unless
and until such shares are forfeited pursuant to subsection (e) below. Participants shall have no
voting rights with respect to Restricted Stock Units.
(e) Final Awards. As soon as practicable following the completion of the Performance Period
relating to any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit, but not later than 12 months following
such completion, the Committee shall determine (1) the extent to which the Participant achieved the
minimum period of service, with respect to time-based awards, or the applicable Performance Goals,
with respect to performance-based awards, (2) the number of shares of Restricted Stock to be
retained as a Final Award by the Participant who holds such Restricted Stock, (3) the number of
shares of Restricted Stock to be forfeited by such Participant, (4) the number of shares of Stock
or amount of other compensation to be issued as a Final Award to the Participant who holds
Restricted Stock Units, and (5) the number of Restricted Stock Units to be forfeited by such
Participant. Each Final Award shall represent only full shares of Stock and any fractional share
that would otherwise result from such Final Award calculation shall be forfeited. In making such
determination, the Committee shall apply the applicable minimum period of service or Performance
Goals that the Committee had established. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, increase the
amount of any Final Award that otherwise would be awarded to any Participant who is not a Covered
Executive by determining that the Participant should be allowed to retain some or all of the
Restricted Stock that would otherwise be forfeited, or should receive Stock or other consideration
for Restricted Stock Units that would otherwise be forfeited, notwithstanding the fact that the
minimum period of service or Performance Goals were not satisfied in full. Any such determination
shall take into account (A) the extent to which the Performance Goals that relate to such
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units were, in the Committees sole opinion, achieved, (B) the
individual performance of such Participant during the related period of service or Performance
Period and (C) such other factors as the Committee may deem relevant, including, without
limitation, any change in circumstances or unforeseen events, relating to the Company, the economy
or otherwise, since the date of grant of such Restricted Stock. The Committee shall notify such
Participant of such Participants Final Award as soon as practicable following such determination.
(f) Election of Deferred Stock Units. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may permit a
Participant to defer or otherwise exchange receipt of a Final Award relating to Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units and to instead receive stock units that represent hypothetical shares of
Stock of the Company, or such other deemed investment made available by the Committee for this
purpose. Any such election, if permitted by the Committee, must be made at such time and in such
form as prescribed by the Committee consistent with Code Section 409A. If the Committee so permits
and a Participant makes an appropriate election, the Participants right to receive a benefit with
respect to such stock units is contingent upon attainment of the applicable minimum period of
service or Performance Goals and such other terms and conditions as the Committee, in its sole
discretion, may prescribe.
Section 7. OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
(a) Grant of Options.
(1) The Committee, at any time and from time to time while the Plan is in effect, may
authorize the granting of Options to such officers of the Company and any Subsidiary and other
Employees, whether or not members of the Board, as it may select, and for such numbers of
shares as it shall designate, subject to the provisions of this Section 7 and Section 4. Each
Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be a NQO unless Option is both (A) granted to an
Employee who is eligible to receive an ISO under the Code, and (B) designated by the Committee
at the time of grant as an ISO.
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(2) The date on which an Option shall be granted shall be the date of authorization of
such grant or such later date as may be determined by the Committee at the time such grant is
authorized. Any individual may hold more than one Option.
(b) Price. In the case of each Option granted under the Plan the option price shall be the
Fair Market Value of Stock on the date of grant of such Option; provided, however, that the
Committee may in its discretion fix an option price in excess of the Fair Market Value of Stock on
such date.
(c) Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights.
(1) The Committee, at any time and from time to time while the Plan is in effect, may
authorize the granting of Stock Appreciation Rights to such officers of the Company and any
Subsidiary and other Employees, whether or not members of the Board, as it may select, and for
such numbers of shares as it shall designate, subject to the provisions of this Section 7 and
Section 4. Each Stock Appreciation Right may relate to all or a portion of a specific Option
granted under the Plan and may be granted concurrently with the Option to which it relates or
at any time prior to the exercise, termination or expiration of such Option (a Tandem SAR),
or may be granted independently of any Option, as determined by the Committee. If the Stock
Appreciation Right is granted independently of an Option, the grant price of such right shall
be the Fair Market Value of Stock on the date of grant; provided, however, that the Committee
may, in its discretion, fix a grant price in excess of the Fair Market Value of Stock on such
grant date.
(2) Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant shall be entitled to
receive, without payment to the Company, either (A) that number of shares of Stock determined
by dividing (i) the total number of shares of Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right
being exercised by the Participant, multiplied by the amount by which the Fair Market Value of
a share of Stock on the day the right is exercised exceeds the grant price (such amount being
hereinafter referred to as the Spread), by (ii) the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on
the exercise date; or (B) cash in an amount determined by multiplying (i) the total number of
shares of Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right being exercised by the Participant, by
(ii) the amount of the Spread; or (C) a combination of shares of Stock and cash, in amounts
determined as set forth in clauses (A) and (B) above, as determined by the Committee in its
sole discretion; provided, however, that, in the case of a Tandem SAR, the total number of
shares which may be received upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right for Stock shall not
exceed the total number of shares subject to the related Option or portion thereof, and the
total amount of cash which may be received upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right for
cash shall not exceed the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the total number of
shares subject to the related Option or portion thereof.
(d) Terms and Conditions.
(1) Each Option and Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be exercisable
on such date or dates, during such period, for such number of shares and subject to such
further conditions as shall be determined pursuant to the provisions of the award agreement
with respect to such Option and Stock Appreciation Right; provided, however, that a Tandem SAR
shall not be exercisable prior to or later than the time the related Option could be
exercised; and provided, further, that in any event no Option or Stock Appreciation Right
shall be exercised beyond ten years from the date of grant.
(2) The Committee may impose such conditions as it may deem appropriate upon the exercise
of an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right, including, without limitation, a condition that
the Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised only in accordance with rules and regulations
adopted by the Committee from time to time.
(3) With respect to Options issued with Tandem SARs, the right of a Participant to
exercise the Tandem SAR shall be cancelled if and to the extent the related Option is
exercised, and the right of a Participant to exercise an Option shall be cancelled if and to
the extent that shares covered by such Option are used to calculate shares or cash received
upon exercise of the Tandem SAR.
(4) If any fractional share of Stock would otherwise be payable to a Participant upon the
exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant shall be paid a cash amount
equal to the same fraction of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of exercise.
(e) Award Agreement. Each Option and Stock Appreciation Right shall be evidenced by an award
agreement or notification in such form and containing such provisions not inconsistent with the
provisions of the Plan as the Committee from time to time shall approve.
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(f) Payment for Option Shares.
(1) Payment for shares of Stock purchased upon exercise of an Option granted hereunder
shall be made, either in full or, if the Committee shall so determine and at the election of
the Participant, in installments, in such manner as is provided in the applicable award
agreement or otherwise determined in accordance with Committee rules.
(2) Unless the Committee has determined otherwise, taking into account applicable law
and/or accounting expense implications, the consideration to be paid for shares of Stock
purchased upon exercise of an Option granted hereunder shall be determined by the Committee,
which, in addition to any other types of consideration the Committee may so determine, may
include the acceptance of the following: (i) cash, (ii) the delivery or surrender of shares
of Stock (including the withholding of Stock otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the
Option), (iii) a cashless sale and remittance procedure executed through a broker-dealer, or
(iv) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. Any such shares of Stock so
delivered or surrendered shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of such
exercise. The Committee shall determine whether and if so the extent to which actual delivery
of share certificates to the Company shall be required.
Section 8. STOCK AND OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS
(a) Grants of Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee, at any time and from time to time
while the Plan is in effect, may grant Other Stock-Based Awards to such officers of the Company and
its Subsidiaries and other Employees, whether or not members of the Board, as it may select. Such
Plan Awards pursuant to which Stock is or may in the future be acquired, or Plan Awards valued or
determined in whole or part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Stock, may include, but are not
limited to, awards of restricted Stock (in addition to or in lieu of Restricted Stock under Section
6) or Plan Awards denominated in the form of stock units (in addition to or in lieu of Restricted
Stock Units under Section 6), grants of so-called phantom stock and options containing terms or
provisions differing in whole or in part from Options granted pursuant to Section 7. Other
Stock-Based Awards may be granted either alone, in addition to, in tandem with or as an alternative
to any other kind of Plan Award, grant or benefit granted under the Plan or under any other
employee plan of the Company, including a plan of any acquired entity.
(b) Terms and Conditions. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the
authority to determine the time or times at which Other Stock-Based Awards shall be made, the
number of shares of Stock or stock units and the like to be granted or covered pursuant to such
Plan Awards (subject to the provisions of Section 4) and all other terms and conditions of such
Plan Awards, including, but not limited to, whether such Plan Awards shall be payable or paid in
cash, Stock or otherwise.
(c) Consideration for Other Stock-Based Awards. In the discretion of the Committee, any Other
Stock-Based Award may be granted as a Stock bonus for no consideration other than services
rendered.
Section 9. CASH AWARDS TO EMPLOYEES OF FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES OR BRANCHES OR JOINT VENTURES
In order to facilitate the granting of Plan Awards to Participants who are foreign nationals
or who are employed outside of the United States of America, the Committee may provide for such
special terms and conditions, including without limitation substitutes for Plan Awards, as the
Committee may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy
or custom. Such substitutes for Plan Awards may include a requirement that the Participant receive
cash, in such amount as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion, in lieu of any Plan
Award or share of Stock that would otherwise have been granted to or delivered to such Participant
under the Plan. The Committee may approve any supplements to, or amendments, restatements or
alternative versions of the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for purposes of this
Section 9 without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose, and
the Secretary or other appropriate officer of the Company may certify any such documents as having
been approved and adopted pursuant to properly delegated authority; provided, however, that no such
supplements, amendments, restatements or alternative versions shall include any provision that is
inconsistent with the terms of the Plan as then in effect. Participants subject to the laws of a
foreign jurisdiction may request copies of, or the right to view, any materials that are required
to be provided by the Company pursuant to the laws of such jurisdiction.
Section 10. PAYMENT OF PLAN AWARDS AND CONDITIONS THEREON
(a) Effect of Competitive Activity. Anything contained in the Plan to the contrary
notwithstanding, unless otherwise set forth in the terms of a Plan Award granted to a Participant,
if the employment of any Participant shall terminate, for any reason other than death, while any
Plan Award granted to such Participant is outstanding hereunder, and such Participant has not yet
received the Stock or cash covered by such Plan Award or otherwise received the full benefit of
such Plan Award, such Participant, if otherwise entitled thereto, shall receive such Stock, cash or
benefit only if, during the entire period from the date of such Participants termination to the
date of
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such receipt, such Participant shall have (1) made himself or herself available, upon request,
at reasonable times and upon a reasonable basis, to consult with, supply information to and
otherwise cooperate with the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to any matter that shall have
been handled by him or her or under his or her supervision while he or she was in the employ of the
Company or of any Subsidiary, and (2) refrained from engaging in any activity that is directly or
indirectly in competition with any activity of the Company or any Subsidiary.
(b) Nonfulfillment of Competitive Activity Conditions: Waivers Under the Plan. In the event
of a Participants nonfulfillment of any condition set forth in subsection (a) of this Section 10,
such Participants rights under any Plan Award shall be forfeited and cancelled forthwith;
provided, however, that the nonfulfillment of such condition may at any time (whether before, at
the time of or subsequent to termination of employment) be waived in the following manner:
(1) with respect to any such Participant who at any time shall have been a Section 16
Person, such waiver may be granted by the Committee upon its determination that in its sole
judgment there shall not have been and will not be any substantial adverse effect upon the
Company or any Subsidiary by reason of the nonfulfillment of such condition; and
(2) with respect to any other such Participant, such waiver may be granted by the Committee
(or any delegate thereof) upon its determination that in its sole judgment there shall not have
been and will not be any such substantial adverse effect.
(c) Effect of Detrimental Conduct. Anything contained in the Plan to the contrary
notwithstanding, unless otherwise set forth in the terms of a Plan Award granted to a Participant,
all rights of a Participant under any Plan Award shall cease on and as of the date on which it has
been determined by the Committee that such Participant at any time (whether before or subsequent to
termination of such Participants employment) acted in a manner detrimental to the best interests
of the Company or any Subsidiary.
(d) Taxes and Tax Withholding. Prior to any distribution of cash, Stock or Other Stock-Based
Awards (including payments under Section 5(c)) to any Participant, arrangements deemed appropriate
by the Committee shall be made for the payment of any taxes and other amounts required to be
withheld by federal, state or local law. The Committee may defer making payment or delivery under
any Plan Award until tax withholding and payment matters have been resolved to the Committees
satisfaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, neither the Company nor the Committee nor
any other person guarantees to any Participant or any other person with an interest in a Plan Award
that (i) any Plan Award intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A shall be so exempt, (ii) any
Plan Award intended to comply with Code Section 409A or Code Section 422 shall so comply, or (3)
any Plan Award shall receive specific tax treatment under the Code or other applicable tax law.
Neither the Company nor the Committee nor any other person shall have any duty to indemnify, defend
or hold harmless any person with respect to the tax consequences of any Plan Award.
(e) Substitution. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may substitute a Plan Award (except
ISOs) for another Plan Award or Plan Awards of the same or different type; provided, however, that
the Committee shall not, without shareholder approval, substitute Options or any other Plan Award
for outstanding Options with a higher price than the substitute Option or other Plan Award.
(f) Section 409A Separation from Service. For purposes of any Plan Award that is subject to
Code Section 409A and with respect to which the terms and conditions of the Plan Award, as
determined by the Committee (or if applicable, elected by the Participant) at the time of grant
provide for distribution or settlement of the Plan Award upon the Participants termination of
employment, the Participant will be deemed to have terminated employment on the date on which the
Participant incurs a separation from service within the meaning of Code Section 409A, and to the
extent required in order to comply with Code Section 409A, no distribution or settlement of the
Plan Award shall be made until the date that is six months and one day following the date of the
Participants separation from service.
Section 11. NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF PLAN AWARDS; RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSITION AND EXERCISE OF PLAN AWARDS
(a) Restrictions on Transfer of Rights or Final Awards. No Performance Cash Right,
Performance Stock Right, Restricted Stock Unit or, until the expiration of any restriction period
imposed by the Committee, no shares of Stock acquired under the Plan, shall be transferred,
pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of by a Participant, except as permitted by the Plan,
without the consent of the Committee, otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution; provided, however, that the Committee may permit, on such terms as it may deem
appropriate, use of Stock included in any Final Award as partial or full payment upon exercise of
an Option under the Plan or a stock option under any other stock option plan of the Company prior
to the expiration of any restriction period relating to such Final Award.
(b) Restrictions on Transfer of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights. Unless the Committee
determines otherwise, no Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be transferable by a Participant
otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and during the lifetime of a
Participant the Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable only by such Participant or
such
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Participants guardian or legal representative; provided, however, that no Option or Stock
Appreciation Right shall be transferred for consideration.
(c) Restrictions on Transfer of Certain Other Stock-Based Awards. Unless the Committee
determines otherwise, no Other Stock-Based Award shall be transferable by a Participant otherwise
than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and during the lifetime of a Participant any
such Other Stock-Based Award shall be exercisable only by such Participant or such Participants
guardian or legal representative.
(d) Attachment and Levy. No Plan Award shall be subject, in whole or in part, to attachment,
execution or levy of any kind, and any purported transfer in violation hereof shall be null and
void. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no domestic relations order purporting to
authorize a transfer of a Plan Award, or to grant to any person other than the Participant the
authority to exercise or otherwise act with respect to a Plan Award, shall be recognized as valid.
Section 12. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARIES
Anything contained in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, a Participant may file with
the Company a written designation of a beneficiary or beneficiaries under the Plan, subject to such
limitations as to the classes and number of beneficiaries and contingent beneficiaries and such
other limitations as the Committee from time to time may prescribe. A Participant may from time to
time revoke or change any such designation of beneficiary. If a Participant designates his spouse
as a Beneficiary, such designation automatically shall become null and void on the date of the
Participants divorce or legal separation from such spouse. Any designation of a beneficiary under
the Plan shall be controlling over any other disposition, testamentary or otherwise; provided,
however, that if the Committee shall be in doubt as to the entitlement of any such beneficiary to
receive any Right, Final Award, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Option, Stock Appreciation
Right, or Other Stock-Based Award, or if applicable law requires the Company to do so, the
Committee may recognize only the legal representative of such Participant, in which case the
Company, the Committee and the members thereof shall not be under any further liability to anyone.
In the event of the death of any Participant, the term Participant as used in the Plan shall
thereafter be deemed to refer to the beneficiary designated pursuant to this Section 12 or, if no
such designation is in effect, the executor or administrator of the estate of such Participant,
unless the context otherwise requires.
Section 13. MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, STOCK DIVIDENDS, ETC.
(a) Adjustments. In the event of any merger, share exchange, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend or other event affecting Stock, an appropriate
adjustment shall be made in the total number of shares available for Plan Awards and in all other
provisions of the Plan that include a reference to a number of shares or units, and in the numbers
of shares or units covered by, and other terms and provisions (including but not limited to the
grant or exercise price of any Plan Award) of outstanding Plan Awards.
(b) Committee Determinations. The foregoing adjustments and the manner of application of the
foregoing provisions shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Any such
adjustment may provide for the elimination of any fractional share which might otherwise become
subject to a Plan Award.
Section 14. ACCELERATION OF PAYMENT OR MODIFICATION OF PLAN AWARDS
(a) Acceleration and Modification. The Committee, in the event of the death of a Participant
or in any other circumstance, may cancel and outstanding Plan Award without payment, or may
accelerate distribution of any Plan Award in its entirety or in a reduced amount, in cash or in
Stock, or modify any Plan Award, in each case on such basis and in such manner as the Committee may
determine in its sole discretion; provided that in no event shall the Committee decrease the grant
or exercise price of an Outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right to provide for an exercise
price that is less than the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date on which the Option or Stock
Appreciation Right was originally granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless determined
otherwise by the Committee, any such action shall be taken in a manner that will enable a Plan
Award that is intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A to continue to be so exempt, or to
enable a Plan Award that is intended to comply with Code Section 409A to continue to so comply.
(b) Change in Control. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, unless the Committee
determines otherwise at the time of grant, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, (1) any Plan
Awards outstanding as of the date of such Change in Control that relate to Performance Periods that
have been completed as of the date of the Change in Control, but that have not yet been paid, shall
be paid in accordance with the terms of such Plan Awards, (2) any Plan Awards outstanding as of the
date of such Change in Control that relate to Performance Periods that have not been completed as
of the date of the Change in Control, and that are not then vested, shall become fully vested if
vesting is based solely upon the length of the employment relationship as opposed to the
satisfaction of
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one or more Performance Goals, and (3) any other Plan Awards outstanding as of the date of
such Change in Control that relate to Performance Periods that have not been completed as of the
date of the Change in Control, and that are not then vested, shall be treated as vested and earned
pro rata, as if the Performance Goals for the Target Award associated with a Performance Cash Right
or a Performance Stock Right or the Performance Goals with respect to Restricted Stock, Restricted
Stock Units or Other Stock Based Awards are attained as of the effective date of the Change in
Control, by taking the product of (A) the Target Award (in the case of a Performance Cash Right or
a Performance Stock Right) or the number of shares of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or
Other Stock Based Awards granted to the Participant, and (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of full or partial months that have elapsed from the beginning of the Performance Period
to the date of the Change in Control and the denominator of which is the total number of months in
the original Performance Period; provided, however, that any such Plan Award shall be immediately
vested and payable to the Participant to the extent of the foregoing formula, and shall be free of
all restrictions and conditions that would otherwise apply to such Plan Award. The foregoing
provisions are subject to the terms of any employment contract governing the employment of a
Participant to the extent that such contract provides greater rights to the Participant in the
event of a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 14(b), unless
determined otherwise by the Committee, Section 14(b) shall be applied in a manner that will enable
a Plan Award that is intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A to continue to be so exempt, or
to enable a Plan Award that is intended to comply with Code Section 409A to continue to so comply.
(c) Maximum Payment Limitation. If any portion of the payments or benefits described in this
Plan or under any other agreement with or plan of the Company (in the aggregate, Total Payments),
would constitute an excess parachute payment, then the Total Payments to be made to the
Participant shall be reduced such that the value of the aggregate Total Payments that the
Participant is entitled to receive shall be one dollar ($1) less than the maximum amount which the
Participant may receive without becoming subject to the tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or
which the Company may pay without loss of deduction under Section 280G(a) of the Code; provided
that this Section shall not apply in the case of a Participant who has in effect a valid employment
contract providing that the Total Payments to the Participant shall be determined without regard to
the maximum amount allowable under Section 280G of the Code. The terms excess parachute payment
and parachute payment shall have the meanings assigned to them in Section 280G of the Code, and
such parachute payments shall be valued as provided therein. Present value shall be calculated in
accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code. Within forty (40) days following delivery of notice
by the Company to the Participant of its belief that there is a payment or benefit due the
Participant which will result in an excess parachute payment as defined in Section 280G of the
Code, the Participant and the Company, at the Companys expense, shall obtain the opinion (which
need not be unqualified) of nationally recognized tax counsel selected by the Companys independent
auditors and acceptable to the Participant in his sole discretion (which may be regular outside
counsel to the Company), which opinion sets forth (A) the amount of the Base Period Income, (B) the
amount and present value of Total Payments and (C) the amount and present value of any excess
parachute payments determined without regard to the limitations of this Section. As used in this
Section, the term Base Period Income means an amount equal to the Participants annualized
includible compensation for the base period as defined in Section 280G(d)(1) of the Code. For
purposes of such opinion, the value of any noncash benefits or any deferred payment or benefit
shall be determined by the Companys independent auditors in accordance with the principles of
Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code, which determination shall be evidenced in a certificate of
such auditors addressed to the Company and the Participant. Such opinion shall be addressed to the
Company and the Participant and shall be binding upon the Company and the Participant. If such
opinion determines that there would be an excess parachute payment, the payments hereunder that are
includible in Total Payments or any other payment or benefit determined by such counsel to be
includible in Total Payments shall be reduced or eliminated, so that under the bases of
calculations set forth in such opinion there will be no excess parachute payment. Such reduction
will be achieved by reducing or eliminating payments or benefits in the manner that produces the
highest economic value to the Executive; provided that in the event it is determined that the
foregoing methodology for reduction would violate Code Section 409A, the reduction shall be made
pro rata among the benefits and/or payments (on the basis of the relative present value of the
parachute payments). If such legal counsel so requests in connection with the opinion required by
this Section, the Participant and the Company shall obtain, at the Companys expense, and the legal
counsel may rely on in providing the opinion, the advice of a firm of recognized executive
compensation consultants as to the reasonableness of any item of compensation to be received by the
Participant. If the provisions of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code (or any successor provisions)
are repealed without succession, then this Section shall be of no further force or effect.
Section 15. RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER
Except with respect to shares of Restricted Stock, a Participant shall not have any rights as
a stockholder with respect to any share covered by any Plan Award until such Participant shall have
become the holder of record of such share.
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Section 16. TERM, AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN AND AGREEMENTS
(a) Term. Unless terminated earlier pursuant to subsection (b), the Plan shall terminate on
October 1, 2020.
(b) Amendment, Modification and Termination of Plan. The Board may, from time to time, amend
or modify the Plan or any outstanding Plan Award, including without limitation, to authorize the
Committee to make Plan Awards payable in other securities or other forms of property of a kind to
be determined by the Committee, and such other amendments as may be necessary or desirable to
implement such Plan Awards, or may terminate the Plan or any provision thereof; provided, however,
that no such action of the Board, without approval of the stockholders, may (1) increase the total
number of shares of Stock with respect to which Plan Awards may be granted under the Plan or the
individual limits specified in Section 4(a), (2) increase the maximum amount that may be paid to an
individual with respect to a Performance Cash Award, as specified in Section 3(b), (3) extend the
term of the Plan as set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section 16, or (4) permit the Company to
decrease the grant or exercise price of any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right to
provide for an exercise price that is less than the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date on
which the Option or Stock Appreciation Right was originally granted.
(c) Limitation and Survival. Except as provided herein, no amendment to or termination of the
Plan or any provision hereof, and no amendment or cancellation of any outstanding Plan Award, by
the Board or the stockholders of the Company, shall, without the written consent of the affected
Participant, adversely affect any outstanding Plan Award. The Committees authority to act and to
apply the terms of the Plan with respect to any outstanding Plan Award, and a Participants ability
to exercise any rights that the Participant may have with respect to an outstanding Plan Award,
shall survive termination of the Plan.
(d) Amendments for Changes in Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Board
shall have the authority to amend outstanding Plan Awards and the Plan to take into account changes
in law and tax and accounting rules as well as other developments, and to grant Plan Awards that
qualify for beneficial treatment under such rules, without stockholder approval. Further, the
provisions of Code Section 409A are incorporated into the Plan by reference to the extent necessary
for any Plan Award that is subject to Code Section 409A to comply with such requirements, and
except as otherwise determined by the Committee, the Plan shall be administered in accordance with
Section 409A as if the requirements of Code Section 409A were set forth herein.
Section 17. INDEMNIFICATION AND EXCULPATION
(a) Indemnification. Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Board, the
Committee, or of any other committee of the Board administering the Plan or of any committee
appointed by the foregoing committees, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company
against and from any and all loss, cost, liability or expense that may be imposed upon or
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or
proceeding to which such person may be or become a party or in which such person may be or become
involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any
and all amounts paid by such person in settlement thereof (with the Companys written approval) or
paid by such person in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except a
judgment in favor of the Company based upon a finding of such persons lack of good faith; subject,
however, to the condition that, upon the institution of any claim, action, suit or proceeding
against such person, such person shall in writing give the Company an opportunity, at its own
expense, to handle and defend the same before such person undertakes to handle and defend it on
such persons behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other
right to which such person may be entitled as a matter of law or otherwise, or any power that the
Company may have to indemnify or hold such person harmless.
(b) Exculpation. Each member of the Board, the Committee, or of any other committee of the
Board administering the Plan or any committee appointed by the foregoing committees, and each
officer and employee of the Company, shall be fully justified in relying or acting in good faith
upon any information furnished in connection with the administration of the Plan by any appropriate
person or persons other than such person. In no event shall any person who is or shall have been a
member of the Board, the Committee, or of any other committee of the Board administering the Plan
or of any committee appointed by the foregoing committees, or an officer or employee of the
Company, be held liable for any determination made or other action taken or any omission to act in
reliance upon any such information, or for any action (including the furnishing of information)
taken or any failure to act, if in good faith.
Section 18. EXPENSES OF PLAN
The entire expense of offering and administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company and
its participating Subsidiaries; provided, that the costs and expenses associated with the
redemption or exercise of any Plan Award, including but not limited to commissions charged by any
agent of the Company, may be charged to the Participants.
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Section 19. FINALITY OF DETERMINATIONS
Each determination, interpretation, or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions
of the Plan by the Board, the Committee or any committee of the Board administering the Plan or any
committee appointed by the foregoing committees, shall be final and shall be binding and conclusive
for all purposes and upon all persons, including, but without limitation thereto, the Company, the
stockholders, the Committee and each of the members thereof, and the directors, officers, and
employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, the Participants, and their respective successors in
interest.
Section 20. NO RIGHTS TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT OR TO PLAN AWARD
(a) No Right to Employment. Nothing contained in this Plan, or in any booklet or document
describing or referring to the Plan, shall be deemed to confer on any Participant the right to
continue as an Employee or director of the Company or Subsidiary, whether for the duration of any
Performance Period, the duration of any vesting period under a Plan Award, or otherwise, or affect
the right of the Company or Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any Participant for any
reason.
(b) No Right to Award. No Employee or other person shall have any claim or right to be
granted a Plan Award under the Plan. Having received an Award under the Plan shall not give a
Participant or any other person any right to receive any other Plan Award under the Plan. A
Participant shall have no rights in any Plan Award, except as set forth herein and in the
applicable award grant.
Section 21. GOVERNING LAW, LIMITATION ON ACTIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
The Plan and all actions taken hereunder shall be governed by, and the Plan shall be construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the principle of conflict
of laws. As a condition of receiving benefits pursuant to any Plan Award, a Participant agrees, on
behalf of the Participant and all persons or entities that may claim through the Participant, that
(i) any legal action or other legal proceeding concerning the Plan or a Plan Award may only be
heard in a bench trial, and (ii) any right to a jury trial is waived. No legal action or other
legal proceeding may be brought with respect to the Plan or any Plan Award more than one (1) year
after the later of (x) the last date on which the act or omission giving rise to the legal action
or proceeding occurred, or (y) the date on which the individual or entity bringing such legal
action or proceeding had knowledge (or reasonably should have had knowledge) of the act of
omission. Titles and headings to Sections are for purposes of reference only, and shall in no way
limit, define or otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of the Plan.
Section 22. SECURITIES AND STOCK EXCHANGE REQUIREMENTS
(a) Restrictions on Resale. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no person who
acquires Stock pursuant to the Plan may, during any period of time that such person is an affiliate
of the Company (within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange
Commission) sell or otherwise transfer such Stock, unless such offer and sale or transfer is made
(1) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act),
which is current and includes the Stock to be sold, or (2) pursuant to an appropriate exemption
from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act, such as that set forth in Rule 144 promulgated
pursuant thereto.
(b) Registration, Listing and Qualification of Shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding any
other provision of the Plan, if at any time the Committee shall determine that the registration,
listing or qualification of the Stock covered by a Plan Award upon any securities exchange or under
any foreign, federal, state or local law or practice, or the consent or approval of any
governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with,
the granting of such Plan Award or the purchase or receipt of Stock in connection therewith, no
Stock may be purchased, delivered or received pursuant to such Plan Award unless and until such
registration, listing, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free
of any condition not acceptable to the Committee. Any person receiving or purchasing Stock pursuant
to a Plan Award shall make such representations and agreements and furnish such information as the
Committee may request to assure compliance with the foregoing or any other applicable legal
requirements. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates
for Stock under the Plan prior to the Committees determination that all related requirements have
been fulfilled. The Company shall in no event be obligated to register any securities pursuant to
the 1933 Act or applicable state or foreign law or to take any other action in order to cause the
issuance and delivery of such certificates to comply with any such law, regulation, or requirement.
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EXHIBIT 10.2
VISTEON CORPORATION 2010 INCENTIVE PLAN
[Participant Name]
FORM OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INITIAL RESTRICTED STOCK GRANTS
Visteon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, the Company),
subject to the terms of the Visteon Corporation 2010 Incentive Plan (the Plan) and this
Agreement, hereby grants to the Participant shares of common stock of the Company subject to
restrictions (Restricted Shares) as further described herein.
1. Grant of Restricted Stock.
The Company hereby grants to the Participant _______ Restricted Shares upon the Effective Date
of the Revised Fifth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Visteon Corporation and the Debtor
Affiliates Pursuant to Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the Effective Date) and
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and such restrictions set forth herein. In the
event of certain corporate transactions, the number of Restricted Shares covered by this Agreement
shall be adjusted by the Organization and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company (the Committee) as further described in Section 13 of the Plan.
2. Lapsing of Restrictions and Release of Shares.
a. During the Participants continuous employment with the Company, the restrictions on the
Restricted Shares will lapse in accordance with the following release schedule:
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b. In the event that application of the release schedule results in the release of a fraction
of a Restricted Share, only whole shares will be considered released.
c. Upon a Change in Control of the Company, the Restricted Shares subject to restrictions will
be released to the Participant, provided the Participant is employed by the Company, as of the date
immediately preceding the date on which the Change in Control occurs. If the Participant is
subject to another agreement governing the Participants employment, such other agreement will
govern the Participants rights with respect to the Restricted Shares to the
extent that such agreement provides greater rights to the Participant upon a Change in Control
of the Company.
3. Termination of Employment.
a. Unless provided otherwise under the remaining provisions of this Paragraph 3, if the
Participants employment with the Company is terminated for any reason, the Participant will
forfeit any and all rights to Restricted Shares with restrictions that have not lapsed on the
termination date.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 3a, if the Participant is placed on an approved
leave of absence, with or without pay, the Restricted Shares will be released in accordance with
the provisions of Paragraph 2 as if the Participant was actively employed.
c. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 3a, if the Participants employment with the
Company is terminated by reason of death, involuntary termination by the Company without Cause, or
voluntary termination for Good Reason, the Restricted Shares that are still subject to restriction
will be released to the Participant as of the date of such termination.
d. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 3a, if the Participants employment with the
Company is terminated by reason of disability (as defined in the Companys long-term disability
plan) or voluntary retirement for other than Good Reason, the Restricted Shares that are still
subject to restrictions shall be released to the Participant in accordance with the provisions of
Paragraph 2 as if the Participant had continued to be actively employed. For purposes of this
Agreement, retirement means the Participant termination of employment either (1) after attaining
age 55 and completion of at least 10 years of service, or (2) after completion of at least 30 years
of service, regardless of age.
4. Restricted Share Account.
a. The Company will hold the Restricted Shares in an account in the name of the Participant.
As soon as practicable following the lapse of restrictions on the Restricted Shares, said shares
shall be released to the Participant, less applicable withholding and brokerage fees associated
with the sale of any Restricted Shares to pay applicable withholding. As soon as practicable
following the date on which there occurs any event that results in the Participant ceasing to
accrue service toward satisfaction of restrictions for the Restricted Shares, the Company shall
release to the Participant the number of Restricted Shares, if any, to which the Participant is
entitled, less applicable withholding and brokerage fees associated with the sale of Restricted
Shares to pay applicable withholding, and the remaining Restricted Shares shall be forfeited.
b. The Company may retain the services of a third-party administrator to perform
administrative services in connection with the Plan. To the extent the Company has retained such
an administrator, any reference to the Company shall be deemed to refer to any such third-party
administrator retained by the Company, and the Company may require the Participant to exercise the
Participants rights under this Agreement only through such third-party administrator.
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5. Dividends.
Any dividends paid on Restricted Shares prior to the date on which the Participant forfeits
such shares shall be distributed to the Participant, subject to applicable withholding, fees and
expenses.
6. Withholding.
a. Upon the release of previously granted Restricted Shares pursuant to Paragraphs 3 and 4
above, the Company may satisfy its tax withholding obligations in any manner determined by the
Committee, including by withholding a portion of the Participants cash compensation or by
withholding stock having a fair market value, as determined by the Committee, equal to the amount
required to be withheld. The fair market value of any fractional share of stock remaining after
the withholding requirements are satisfied will be paid to the Participant in cash. The fair
market value for purposes of this Paragraph 6 shall be (i) for Restricted Shares for which the
restrictions lapse pursuant to sub-Paragraph 2a(i) (or Paragraph 3c if such termination of
employment is prior to the release date set forth in sub-Paragraph 2a(i)), the average of the
closing prices for shares of common stock of the Company as reported on any applicable
over-the-counter market on which shares of common stock of the Company are traded or reported for
the five consecutive trading day preceding the date of determination, or (ii) for all other
Restricted Shares, the closing price for shares of common stock of the Company as reported on any
applicable market on which shares of common stock of the Company are traded or reported on date of
determination (or the immediately preceding trading date if such determination date is not a
trading day). The Company may also require the Participant to deliver a check in the amount of any
tax withholding obligation, or to otherwise indemnify the Company, as a condition to the issuance
of any stock hereunder.
b. Dividends paid on Restricted Shares prior to the lapse of the restrictions are subject to
applicable tax withholding as described in Paragraph 6(a). Dividends paid on Restricted Shares
after restrictions have lapsed are not subject to tax withholding.
7. Nontransferability.
Except as provided in Paragraph 8 of this Agreement, the Participant has no right to sell,
assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise alienate the Restricted Shares prior to the date on which
the Restricted Shares are transferred to the Participant free and clear of the restrictions, and
any attempted sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or other conveyance will be null and void.
8. Beneficiary.
The Participant may designate a beneficiary to receive stock that may be delivered on or after
the Participants death on the form or in the manner prescribed for such purpose by the Committee.
Absent such designation, the Participants beneficiary will be the Participants estate. The
Participant may from time to time revoke or change the beneficiary designation without the consent
of any prior beneficiary by filing a new designation with the Company. If a Participant designates
his or her spouse as beneficiary, such designation automatically shall become null and void on the
date of the Participants divorce or legal separation from such
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spouse. The last such designation received by the Company will be controlling; provided,
however, that no designation, or change or revocation thereof, will be effective unless received by
the Company prior to the Participants death, and in no event will any designation be effective as
of a date prior to such receipt. If the Committee is in doubt as to the identity of the
beneficiary, the Committee may deem the Participants estate as the beneficiary, or the Company may
apply to any court of appropriate jurisdiction and such application will be a complete discharge of
the liability of the Company therefor.
9. Securities Law Restrictions.
a. The Participant acknowledges that the Restricted Shares granted under this Agreement, and
any stock that may be transferred to the Participant, are being acquired for investment purposes
only and not with a view to resale or other distribution thereof to the public in violation of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act). The Participant agrees and acknowledges, with
respect to any stock that has not been registered under the Act, that (a) the Participant will not
sell or otherwise dispose of such stock except pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Act and any applicable state securities laws, or in a transaction which in the opinion of
counsel for the Company is exempt from such registration, and (b) a legend may be placed on the
certificates for the stock to such effect. As further conditions to the issuance of the stock, the
Participant agrees for himself or herself, the Participants beneficiary, and the Participants
heirs, legatees and legal representatives, prior to such issuance, to execute and deliver to the
Company such investment representations and warranties, and to take such other actions, as the
Committee determines may be necessary or appropriate for compliance with the Act and any applicable
securities laws.
b. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Committee, in its sole and absolute
discretion, may delay transferring stock or may impose restrictions or conditions on the
Participants (or any beneficiarys) ability to directly or indirectly sell, hypothecate, pledge,
loan, or otherwise encumber, transfer or dispose of the stock, if the Committee determines that
such action is necessary or desirable for compliance with any applicable state, federal or foreign
law, the requirements of any stock exchange on which the stock is then traded, or is requested by
the Company or the underwriters managing any underwritten offering of the Companys securities
pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Act.
10. Voting Rights.
The Restricted Shares may be voted by the Participant.
11. Limited Interest.
a. The grant of the Restricted Shares shall not be construed as giving the Participant any
interest other than as provided in this Agreement.
b. The grant of the Restricted Shares shall not confer on the Participant any right to
continue as an employee or continue in service of the Company, nor interfere in any way with the
right of the Company to terminate the Participants employment at any time.
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c. The grant of the Restricted Shares shall not affect in any way the right or power of the
Company to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, or other
changes in the Companys capital structure or its business, or any merger, consolidation or
business combination of the Company, or any issuance or modification of any term, condition, or
covenant of any bond, debenture, debt, preferred stock or other instrument ahead of or affecting
the stock or the rights of the holders thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company,
or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business or any other Company act or
proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.
d. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Plan is discretionary in nature and
limited in duration, and may be amended, cancelled, or terminated by the Company, in its sole
discretion, at any time. The grant of the Restricted Shares under the Plan is a one-time benefit
and does not create any contractual or other right to receive a grant of Restricted Shares or
benefits in lieu of Restricted Shares in the future. Future grants, if any, will be at the sole
discretion of the Committee, including, but not limited to, the timing of any grant, the number of
shares to be granted, and restrictions placed on such shares.
12. Consent to Transfer of Personal Data.
The Participant voluntarily acknowledges and consents to the collection, use, processing and
transfer of personal data as described in this paragraph. The Participant is not obliged to
consent to such collection, use, processing and transfer of personal data. However, failure to
provide the consent may affect the Participants ability to participate in the Plan. The Company
holds certain personal information about the Participant, including the Participants name, home
address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee
identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in
the Company, details of all options or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled,
purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participants favor, for the purpose of managing
and administering the Plan (Data). The Company and/or its subsidiaries will transfer Data
amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of
the Participants participation in the Plan, and the Company may further transfer Data to any third
parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan.
These recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, or elsewhere throughout the world,
such as the United States. The Participant authorizes them to receive, possess, use, retain and
transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and
managing the Participants participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data
as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares of
stock on the Participants behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may
elect to deposit any shares of stock acquired pursuant to the Plan. The Participant may, at any
time, review Data, require any necessary amendments to it or withdraw the consents herein in
writing by contacting the Company; however, withdrawing consent may affect the Participants
ability to participate in the Plan.
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13. Incorporation by Reference.
The terms of the Plan are expressly incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms that
are not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning ascribed to them under the Plan. In the
event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern.
14. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware, without reference to any conflict of laws principles thereof.
15. Severability.
In the event any provision of the Agreement is held illegal or invalid for any reason, the
illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining provisions of the Agreement, and the
Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision has not been
inserted.
16. Amendment.
Except as otherwise permitted under the Plan, this Agreement may not be amended, modified,
terminated or otherwise altered except by the written consent of the parties thereto.
17. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be
an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
18. Definition of Certain Terms.
a. Cause for termination by the Company of the Participants employment shall mean (i) the
willful and continued failure by the Participant to substantially perform the Participants duties
with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Participants incapacity due to
physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after the Participant provides
notice to the Company of the Participants termination for Good Reason) after a written demand for
substantial performance is delivered to the Participant by (A) if the Participant is an executive
officer of the Company, the Board of Directors, or (B) if the Participant is not an executive
officer of the Company, the head of the Companys global human resources department, of the
Company, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Company believes that the
Participant has not substantially performed the Participants duties, or (ii) the willful engaging
by the Participant in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company,
monetarily or otherwise. For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of this definition, (x) no act, or
failure to act, on the Participants part shall be deemed willful unless done, or omitted to be
done, by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Participants
act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the Company, and (y) in the event of a dispute
concerning the application of this provision, no claim
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by the Company that Cause exists shall be given effect unless the Company establishes by clear
and convincing evidence that Cause exists.
b. Good Reason for termination by the Participant of the Participants employment shall mean
the occurrence (without the Participants express written consent), of any one of the following
acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless, in the case of any act or failure
to act described in paragraph (i), (iv), or (v) below, such act or failure to act is corrected
prior to the date of termination specified in the notice of termination given by the Participant to
the Company in respect thereof:
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inconsistent with or a material adverse alteration in the nature or
status of the Participants responsibilities with from those in effect
on the Effective Date (including, without limitation, the Participant
ceasing to be an executive officer of a public company if such
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annual base salary as in effect on the Effective Date or as the same
may be increased from time to time, except for across the board salary
reductions similarly affecting all employees of the Company who are
employed at the same level, or in the case of non-executive officers of
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place of employment to a location more than 50 miles from the
Participants principal place of employment on the Effective Date or
the Companys requiring the Participant to be based anywhere other than
such principal place of employment (or permitted relocation thereof)
except for required travel on the Companys business to an extent
substantially consistent with the Participants business travel
obligations as of the Effective Date; provided, however, that
non-executive officers of the Company may be relocated to another
location if the previous place of employment is no longer used by the
Company and the cost of such relocation would be reimbursed by the
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Participant any portion of the Participants current compensation
(other than changes to such Participants compensation contemplated by
the Companys joint plan of reorganization filed with the U.S.
bankruptcy court on August 27, 2010 (as such plan may be supplemented
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provide the Participant with benefits substantially similar to the
material benefits enjoyed by the Participant under any of the Companys
pension, savings, life insurance, medical, health and accident, or
disability plans in which the Participant was participating on the
Effective Date, the taking of any other action by the Company which
would directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or
deprive the Participant of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the
Participant on the Effective Date, or the failure by the Company to
provide the Participant with the number of paid vacation days to which
the Participant is entitled on the basis of years of service with the
Company in accordance with the Companys normal vacation policy in
effect on the Effective Date, except for across the board changes
similarly affecting all employees of the Company who are employed at
the same level and within the same geographic region, and changes
contemplated by the Companys joint plan of reorganization filed with
the U.S. bankruptcy court on August 27, 2010 (as such plan may be
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The Participants right to terminate the Participants employment for Good Reason is
contingent upon the Participant providing to the Company a notice of termination which shall
indicate the specific Good Reason condition relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable
detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for Good Reason termination of
the Participant under the condition so indicated. The notice of termination shall specify a
termination date, which shall not be less than 15 days nor more than 60 days from the date
such notice of termination is given. The Participants right to terminate the Participants
employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Participants incapacity due to
physical or mental illness. The Participants continued employment shall not constitute
consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting
Good Reason hereunder. For purposes of any determination regarding the existence of Good
Reason, any claim by the Participant that Good Reason exists shall be presumed to be correct
unless the Company establishes by clear and convincing evidence that Good Reason does not
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EXHIBIT 10.3
VISTEON CORPORATION 2010 INCENTIVE PLAN
[Participant Name]
FORM OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INITIAL RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANTS
Visteon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, the Company),
subject to the terms of the Visteon Corporation 2010 Incentive Plan (the Plan). and this
Agreement, hereby grants to the Participant restricted stock units (the Restricted Stock Units)
as further described herein.
1. Grant of Restricted Stock Units.
The Company hereby grants to the Participant _______ Restricted Stock Units upon the Effective
Date of the Revised Fifth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Visteon Corporation and the
Debtor Affiliates Pursuant to Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the Effective
Date) and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and such restrictions set forth herein.
In the event of certain corporate transactions, the number of Restricted Stock Units covered by
this Agreement shall be adjusted by the Organization and Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company (the Committee) as further described in Section 13 of the Plan.
2. Vesting of Restricted Stock Units.
a. During the Participants continuous employment with the Company, the Restricted Stock Units
will vest in accordance with the following vesting schedule:
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b. In the event that application of the vesting schedule would result in the vesting of a
fraction of a Restricted Stock Unit, only whole units will be considered vested.
c. Upon a Change in Control of the Company, outstanding Restricted Stock Units that have not
previously been forfeited will vest, provided the Participant is employed by the Company, as of the
date immediately preceding the date on which the Change in Control occurs. If the Participant is
subject to another agreement governing the Participants employment, such other agreement will
govern the Participants rights with respect to the
Restricted Stock Units to the extent that such agreement provides greater rights to the
Participant upon a Change in Control of the Company.
3. Termination of Employment.
a. Unless provided otherwise under the remaining provisions of this Paragraph 3, if the
Participants employment with the Company is terminated for any reason, the Participant will
forfeit any and all rights to Restricted Stock Units that have not vested on the termination date.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 3a, if the Participant is placed on an approved
leave of absence, with or without pay, the Restricted Stock Units will vest in accordance with the
provisions of Paragraph 2 as if the Participant was actively employed.
c. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 3a, if the Participants employment with the
Company is terminated by reason of death, involuntary termination by the Company without Cause, or
voluntary termination for Good Reason, the Restricted Stock Units that have not previously been
forfeited will vest as of the date of such termination.
d. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 3a, if the Participants employment with the
Company is terminated by reason of disability (as defined in the Companys long-term disability
plan) or voluntary retirement for other than Good Reason, the Restricted Stock Units that have not
previously been forfeited shall vest in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 2 as if the
Participant had continued to be actively employed. For purposes of this Agreement, retirement
means the Participant termination of employment either (1) after attaining age 55 and completion of
at least 10 years of service, or (2) after completion of at least 30 years of service, regardless
of age.
4. Restricted Stock Unit Account and Payment of Vested Units.
a. The Company will credit the Restricted Stock Units in a hypothetical Restricted Stock Unit
Account that shall be the record of Restricted Stock Units granted to the Participant under the
Plan and shall be for record-keeping purposes only. The Company shall have no obligation to
segregate any assets for the benefit of the Participant. As soon as practicable following each
date on which the Participant becomes vested in some or all of the Restricted Stock Units, the
Company shall pay to the Participant a single lump sum cash award equal to the number of Restricted
Stock Units in the Participants Restricted Stock Unit Account that have become vested on such
vesting date multiplied by the fair market value on the vesting date of a share of the common
stock of Visteon Corporation, less applicable withholding taxes. The fair market value for
purposes of this Paragraph 4 shall be (i) for Restricted Stock Units that become vested pursuant to
sub-Paragraph 2a(i) (or Paragraph 3c if such termination of employment is prior to the release date
set forth in sub-Paragraph 2a(i)), the average of the closing prices for shares of common stock of
the Company as reported on any applicable over-the-counter market on which shares of common stock
of the Company are traded or reported for the five consecutive trading day preceding the date of
determination, or (ii) for all other Restricted Stock Units, the closing price for shares of common
stock of the Company as reported on any applicable over-the counter market or other applicable
market on which shares of
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common stock of the Company are traded or reported on date of determination (or the
immediately preceding trading date if such determination date is not a trading day).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of a cash settlement of vested Restricted Stock Units, the
Company may, at its election, deliver a number of shares of common stock of the Company equal to
the number of Restricted Stock Units that have been become vested, less applicable withholding
taxes. Any shares of common stock of the Company shall be issued in book-entry form, registered in
the Participants name or in the name of the Participants legal representatives, beneficiaries or
heirs, as the case may be. The Company will not deliver any fractional share of common stock of
the Company but will pay, in lieu thereof, cash equal to the fair market value of such fractional
share. All Restricted Stock Units that have become vested and are settled shall be cancelled.
b. The Company may retain the services of a third-party administrator to perform
administrative services in connection with the Plan. To the extent the Company has retained such
an administrator, any reference to the Company shall be deemed to refer to any such third-party
administrator retained by the Company, and the Company may require the Participant to exercise the
Participants rights under this Agreement only through such third-party administrator.
5. Dividend Equivalents.
With respect to each Restricted Stock Unit that remains outstanding but that is not yet
vested, the Participant shall be entitled to receive payment of the same amount of cash that such
Participant would have received as cash dividends, as if, on each record date during the period
that the Restricted Stock Unit remains outstanding, such Participant had been the holder of record
of a number of shares of common stock of Visteon Corporation equal to the number of such Restricted
Stock Units, subject to applicable taxes.
6. Withholding.
a. Upon the vesting of previously granted Restricted Stock Units pursuant to Paragraph 3
above, the Company may satisfy its tax withholding obligations in any manner determined by the
Committee, including by withholding a portion of the Participants cash compensation or by
withholding from the cash settlement proceeds with respect to the Restricted Stock Units or by
withholding common stock of the Company that would otherwise be issued with respect to the
Restricted Stock Units having a fair market value, as determined by the Committee, equal to the
amount required to be withheld. The fair market value of any fractional Restricted Stock Unit
remaining after the withholding requirements are satisfied will be paid to the Participant in cash.
The Company may also require the Participant to deliver a check in the amount of any tax
withholding obligation, or to otherwise indemnify the Company, as a condition to the issuance or
payment of any Final Award hereunder.
b. Dividend Equivalents paid on Restricted Stock Units are subject to applicable tax
withholding as described in Paragraph 6(a).
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7. Nontransferability.
Except as provided in Paragraph 8 of this Agreement, the Participant has no right to sell,
assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise alienate the Restricted Stock Units, and any attempted sale,
assignment, transfer, pledge or other conveyance will be null and void.
8. Beneficiary.
The Participant may designate a beneficiary to receive any Final Award that may be paid (or
shares of common stock of the Company that may be delivered) on or after the Participants death on
the form or in the manner prescribed for such purpose by the Committee. Absent such designation,
the Participants beneficiary will be the Participants estate. The Participant may from time to
time revoke or change the beneficiary designation without the consent of any prior beneficiary by
filing a new designation with the Company. If a Participant designates his or her spouse as
beneficiary, such designation automatically shall become null and void on the date of the
Participants divorce or legal separation from such spouse. The last such designation received by
the Company will be controlling; provided, however, that no designation, or change or revocation
thereof, will be effective unless received by the Company prior to the Participants death, and in
no event will any designation be effective as of a date prior to such receipt. If the Committee is
in doubt as to the identity of the beneficiary, the Committee may deem the Participants estate as
the beneficiary, or the Company may apply to any court of appropriate jurisdiction and such
application will be a complete discharge of the liability of the Company therefor.
9. Securities Law Restrictions.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Committee, in its sole and absolute
discretion, may delay payment of (or delivery of shares of common stock of the Company to satisfy)
a Final Award to the Participant (or a beneficiary) or may impose restrictions or conditions on the
Participants (or any beneficiarys) receipt of a Final Award, if the Committee determines that
such action is necessary or desirable for compliance with any applicable state, federal or foreign
law, the requirements of any stock exchange on which the stock of the Company is then traded, or is
requested by the Company or the underwriters managing any underwritten offering of the Companys
securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933.
10. Voting Rights.
The Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to the Restricted Stock Units.
11. Limited Interest.
a. The grant of the Restricted Stock Units shall not be construed as giving the Participant
any interest other than as provided in this Agreement. The Participant shall have no rights as a
shareholder as a result of the grant or vesting of the Restricted Stock Units unless and until
shares of common stock of the Company are issued in settlement of vested Restricted Stock Units.
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b. The grant of the Restricted Stock Units shall not confer on the Participant any right to
continue as an employee or continue in service of the Company, nor interfere in any way with the
right of the Company to terminate the Participants employment at any time.
c. The grant of the Restricted Stock Units shall not affect in any way the right or power of
the Company to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, or
other changes in the Companys capital structure or its business, or any merger, consolidation or
business combination of the Company, or any issuance or modification of any term, condition, or
covenant of any bond, debenture, debt, preferred stock or other instrument ahead of or affecting
the stock or the rights of the holders thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company,
or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business or any other Company act or
proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.
d. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Plan is discretionary in nature and
limited in duration, and may be amended, cancelled, or terminated by the Company, in its sole
discretion, at any time. The grant of the Restricted Stock Units under the Plan is a one-time
benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive a grant of Restricted Stock
Units or benefits in lieu of Restricted Stock Units in the future. Future grants, if any, will be
at the sole discretion of the Committee, including, but not limited to, the timing of any grant,
the number of Restricted Stock Units to be granted, and restrictions placed on such Restricted
Stock Units.
12. Consent to Transfer of Personal Data.
The Participant voluntarily acknowledges and consents to the collection, use, processing and
transfer of personal data as described in this paragraph. The Participant is not obliged to
consent to such collection, use, processing and transfer of personal data. However, failure to
provide the consent may affect the Participants ability to participate in the Plan. The Company
holds certain personal information about the Participant, including the Participants name, home
address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee
identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in
the Company, details of all options or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled,
purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participants favor, for the purpose of managing
and administering the Plan (Data). The Company and/or its subsidiaries will transfer Data
amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of
the Participants participation in the Plan, and the Company may further transfer Data to any third
parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan.
These recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, or elsewhere throughout the world,
such as the United States. The Participant authorizes them to receive, possess, use, retain and
transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and
managing the Participants participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data
as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares of
stock on the Participants behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may
elect to deposit any shares of stock acquired pursuant to the Plan. The Participant may, at any
time, review Data, require any necessary amendments to it or withdraw the consents herein in
writing by contacting the Company; however, withdrawing consent may affect the Participants
ability to participate in the Plan.
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13. Incorporation by Reference.
The terms of the Plan are expressly incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms that
are not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning ascribed to them under the Plan. In the
event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern.
14. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware, without reference to any conflict of laws principles thereof.
15. Severability.
In the event any provision of the Agreement is held illegal or invalid for any reason, the
illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining provisions of the Agreement, and the
Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision has not been
inserted.
16. Amendment.
Except as otherwise permitted under the Plan, this Agreement may not be amended, modified,
terminated or otherwise altered except by the written consent of the parties thereto.
17. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be
an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
18. Definition of Certain Terms.
a. Cause for termination by the Company of the Participants employment shall mean (i) the
willful and continued failure by the Participant to substantially perform the Participants duties
with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Participants incapacity due to
physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after the Participant provides
notice to the Company of the Participants termination for Good Reason) after a written demand for
substantial performance is delivered to the Participant by (A) if the Participant is an executive
officer of the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company, or (B) if the Participant is not an
executive officer of the Company, the head of the Companys global human resources department,
which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Company believes that the Participant
has not substantially performed the Participants duties, or (ii) the willful engaging by the
Participant in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or
otherwise. For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of this definition, (x) no act, or failure to act,
on the Participants part shall be deemed willful unless done, or omitted to be done, by the
Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Participants act, or failure
to act, was in the best interest of the Company, and (y) in the event of a dispute concerning the
application of this provision, no claim
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by the Company that Cause exists shall be given effect unless the Company establishes by clear
and convincing evidence that Cause exists.
b. Good Reason for termination by the Participant of the Participants employment shall mean
the occurrence (without the Participants express written consent), of any one of the following
acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless, in the case of any act or failure
to act described in paragraph (i), (iv), or (v) below, such act or failure to act is corrected
prior to the date of termination specified in the notice of termination given by the Participant to
the Company in respect thereof:
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inconsistent with or a material adverse alteration in the nature or
status of the Participants responsibilities from those in effect on
the Effective Date (including, without limitation, the Participant
ceasing to be an executive officer of a public company if such
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annual base salary as in effect on the Effective Date or as the same
may be increased from time to time, except for across the board salary
reductions similarly affecting all employees of the Company who are
employed at the same level, or in the case of non-executive officers of
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place of employment to a location more than 50 miles from the
Participants principal place of employment on the Effective Date or
the Companys requiring the Participant to be based anywhere other than
such principal place of employment (or permitted relocation thereof)
except for required travel on the Companys business to an extent
substantially consistent with the Participants business travel
obligations as of the Effective Date; provided, however, that
non-executive officers of the Company may be relocated to another
location if the previous place of employment is no longer used by the
Company and the cost of such relocation would be reimbursed by the
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Participant any portion of the Participants current compensation
(other than changes to such Participants compensation contemplated by
the Revised Fifth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Visteon
Corporation and the Debtor Affiliates Pursuant to Chapter 11 of the
United States Bankruptcy Code (as such plan may be supplemented or
amended from time to time)), or to pay to the Participant any portion
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provide the Participant with benefits substantially similar to the
material benefits enjoyed by the Participant under any of the Companys
pension, savings, life insurance, medical, health and accident, or
disability plans in which the Participant was participating on the
Effective Date, the taking of any other action by the Company which
would directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or
deprive the Participant of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the
Participant on the Effective Date, or the failure by the Company to
provide the Participant with the number of paid vacation days to which
the Participant is entitled on the basis of years of service with the
Company in accordance with the Companys normal vacation policy in
effect on the Effective Date, except for across the board changes
similarly affecting all employees of the Company who are employed at
the same level and within the same geographic region, and changes
contemplated by the Revised Fifth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization
of Visteon Corporation and the Debtor Affiliates Pursuant to Chapter 11
of the United States Bankruptcy Code (as such plan may be supplemented
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The Participants right to terminate the Participants employment for Good Reason is
contingent upon the Participant providing to the Company a notice of termination which shall
indicate the specific Good Reason condition relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable
detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for Good Reason termination of
the Participant under the condition so indicated. The notice of termination shall specify a
termination date, which shall not be less than 15 days nor more than 60 days from the date
such notice of termination is given. The Participants right to terminate the Participants
employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Participants incapacity due to
physical or mental illness. The Participants continued employment shall not constitute
consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting
Good Reason hereunder. For purposes of any determination regarding the existence of Good
Reason, any claim by the Participant that Good Reason exists shall be presumed to be correct
unless the Company establishes by clear and convincing evidence that Good Reason does not
exist.
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of
our report dated February 26, 2010 relating to the financial statements, financial
statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which
appears in Visteon Corporations Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Detroit, Michigan
September 30, 2010
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Exhibit 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY WITH RESPECT
TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
Each of the undersigned, a director or officer of VISTEON CORPORATION, appoints each of
William G. Quigley III, Michael K. Sharnas and Heidi A. Sepanik as his or her true and lawful
attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the
attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable VISTEON CORPORATION to comply
with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of VISTEON
CORPORATION relating to securities to be offered or sold pursuant to the Visteon Corporation 2010
Incentive Plan, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto,
including, but not limited to, the power and authority to sign his or her name (whether on behalf
of VISTEON CORPORATION, or as a director or officer of VISTEON CORPORATION, or by attesting the
seal of VISTEON CORPORATION, or otherwise) to such instruments and to such Registration Statement
and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file them with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The undersigned ratifies and confirms all that any of the
attorneys and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Any one of the attorneys and
agents shall have, and may exercise, all the powers conferred by this instrument.
Each of the undersigned has signed his or her name as of the dates indicated below.
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/s/ Donald J. Stebbins
Donald J. Stebbins
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Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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Date: September 27, 2010 |
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/s/ William G. Quigley III
William G. Quigley III
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
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Date: September 27, 2010 |
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/s/ Michael J. Widgren
Michael J. Widgren
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Vice President, Corporate
Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
(principal accounting officer)
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Date: September 27, 2010 |
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/s/ Steven K. Hamp
Steven K. Hamp
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Director
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Date: September 27, 2010 |
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/s/ Patricia L. Higgins
Patricia L. Higgins
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Director
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Date: September 27, 2010 |
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/s/ Karl J. Krapek
Karl J. Krapek
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Director
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Date: September 27, 2010 |
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/s/ Alex J. Mandl
Alex J. Mandl
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Director
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Date: September 27, 2010 |
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/s/ Charles L. Schaffer
Charles L. Schaffer
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Director
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Date: September 25, 2010 |
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/s/ Richard J. Taggart
Richard J. Taggart
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Director
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Date: September 27, 2010 |
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/s/ James D. Thornton
James D. Thornton
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Director
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Date: September 25, 2010 |
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/s/ Kenneth B. Woodrow
Kenneth B. Woodrow
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Director
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Date: September 25, 2010 |