SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  July 15, 2015

 

 

JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

001-13145

 

36-4150422

(State or other

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, IL

 

60601

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (312) 782-5800

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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o           Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (the “Company”), following the recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”), has approved (i) an amendment and restatement, dated as of July 15, 2015, of the Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan (the “SAIP”) and the (ii) adoption of the GEB 2015-2020 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program (the “GEB Plan”), pursuant to which certain executive officers may earn variable compensation during the six-year period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2020. The GEB Plan was adopted pursuant to the SAIP, which was previously approved by the shareholders of the Company. A summary of the changes to the SAIP and the terms of the GEB Plan is provided below. The summaries below of the changes to the SAIP and the terms of the GEB Plan do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by references to the complete SAIP attached as Exhibit 10.1, which has been marked to show the new changes compared to the previous version of the SAIP and is incorporated herein by this reference, and to the complete GEB Plan attached as Exhibit 10.2, which is incorporated herein by this reference.

 

Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan

 

The following substantive changes (with capitalized terms having the meanings given to them in the SAIP) were made to the SAIP:

 

1)             If any shares subject to an Award are forfeited or cancelled or if an Award otherwise terminates without a distribution of shares to the Grantee, the shares of Stock with respect to such Award shall not, to the extent of any such forfeiture or cancellation, again be available for Awards under the Plan

 

2)             The exercise price for an Option, once awarded to a Grantee, may not be changed or repriced for any reason except in limited cases for stock splits and certain other corporate transactions.

 

3)             The minimum period for the vesting of any Award shall be at least twelve (12) months after the date of the Award.

 

4)             The exercise period for any SAR or Limited SAR shall not exceed ten (10) years from the date of grant.

 

5)             The Committee is authorized in its discretion, but not obligated, to grant Dividend Equivalents to Grantees with respect to a specified number of Restricted Stock Units. The Committee shall not grant Dividend Equivalents with respect to any of unearned Performance Shares, Stock Options or SARs.

 

6)             With respect to (i) each Award made to members of the GEB during 2013 and thereafter under any long-term incentive plans and (ii) each Award made to any Grantee on or after January 1, 2015, such Award will become vested on an accelerated basis only if such

 

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person’s employment is terminated by the Company after the Change of Control and before the Award would have vested according to its original terms.

 

7)             Standard Definitions of Retirement.

 

(i)                                     Effective for all Awards made prior to January 1, 2015, the standard definition of “Retirement” shall mean termination of employment when any one of the following conditions has been met: (1) being at least fifty-five (55) years old with at least ten (10) years of service to the Company and its Affiliates, (2) being at least fifty-five (55) years old and having any combination of age plus years of service to the Company and its Affiliates equal to at least sixty-five (65) or (3)  attainment of the statutory retirement age as defined within the country of the Grantee’s residence or citizenship, as applicable.

 

(ii)                                  Effective for all Awards made on or after January 1, 2015 to Grantees who were hired prior to January 1, 2015, the standard definition of “Retirement” for purposes of each such Award shall mean termination of employment when any one of the following conditions has been met:

 

(x)                                 For such Grantees who were 52 years old on January 1, 2015, (1) being at least fifty-five (55) years old with at least ten (10) years of service to the Company and its Affiliates, (2) being at least fifty-five (55) years old and having any combination of age plus years of service to the Company and its Affiliates equal to at least sixty-five (65) or (3)  attainment of the statutory retirement age as defined within the country of the Grantee’s residence or citizenship, as applicable.

 

(y)                                 For such Grantees who were 48 years old or older but younger than 52 years old on January 1, 2015, (1) being at least fifty-seven (57) years old with at least eight (8) years of service to the Company and its Affiliates, (2) being at least fifty-seven (57) years old and having any combination of age plus years of service to the Company and its Affiliates equal to at least sixty-five (65) or (3)  attainment of the statutory retirement age as defined within the country of the Grantee’s residence or citizenship, as applicable.

 

(z)                                  For such Grantees who were younger than 48 years old on January 1, 2015, (1) being at least sixty (60) years old with at least five (5) years of service to the Company and its Affiliates, (2) being at least sixty (60) years old and having any combination of age plus years of service to the Company and its Affiliates equal to at least sixty-five (65) or (3)  attainment of the statutory retirement age as defined within the country of the Grantee’s residence or citizenship, as applicable.

 

(iii)                               Effective for all Awards made to Grantees hired on or after January 1, 2015, the standard definition of “Retirement” for purposes of each such Award shall mean termination of employment when any one of the following conditions has been met: (1) being at least sixty (60) years old with at least five (5) years of service to the Company and its Affiliates, (2) being at least sixty (60) years old and having any combination of age plus years of service to the Company and its Affiliates equal to at

 

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least sixty-five (65) or (3) attainment of the statutory retirement age as defined within the country of the Grantee’s residence or citizenship, as applicable.

 

In the cases of each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, (1) the Company or the Committee may in its discretion impose on a Grantee additional conditions regarding non-competition and non-solicitation of clients and employees in order for the Grantee to realize the benefits relating to a qualified Retirement for purposes of this Plan and (2) in the case of one or more members of the GEB, the Board may in its discretion modify the terms of specific Awards to such person(s), to be reflected in the respective Award Agreements related to such Awards, so as to impose a different definition of “Retirement” from that which is set forth in this Plan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for grants made during 2015 under plans that had been implemented prior to 2015, “Retirement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Previous Plan.

 

8)          To the extent legally required, or if the Committee determines that any fraud or intentional misconduct by one or more Grantees caused the Company, directly or indirectly, to restate its financial statements, the Committee in its discretion may require reimbursement of any compensation paid or awarded to Grantees under the Plan, as well as cancel unvested Awards previously granted to such Grantees in the amount by which the Grantees’ respective compensation exceeded any lower payment that would have been made based on the restated financial results. The recoupment period would encompass any compensation paid under the Plan within 36 months prior to the restated financial restatement.

 

GEB 2015-2020 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan

 

The Committee has established the GEB Plan for the six-year period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2020.

 

The purposes of the GEB Plan (with capitalized terms having the meanings given to them in the GEB Plan) are to:

 

(i)                       Provide an incentive to the Participants to plan, develop and execute the long-term strategic goals of the Company,

 

(ii)                    Align the interests of the Participants with the interests of Company shareholders, including a mechanism for delivering direct equity ownership in the Company to the Participants, and

 

(iii)                Attract and retain executive talent in a highly competitive labor market.

 

The GEB Plan is intended to be a variable compensation plan under the SAIP. Eligible Participants are members of the Company’s Global Executive Board and such other executives and key contributors as the Committee may designate from time to time. No individual will have an automatic right to participate in the Plan.

 

Prior to March 30 of each year, the Company’s CEO will recommend employees to the Committee for participation in the Plan and their respective specific levels of proposed participation. As and to the extent determined by the Committee as part of the annual compensation planning process for

 

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Participants, the Chief Executive Officer of LaSalle will participate in the GEB Plan as well as the LaSalle Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

For purposes of the GEB Plan, performance will be based on the following three Performance Measures as of the end of each calendar year (each, a “Performance Period”):

 

1) Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”).

EBITDA will be derived from the Company’s consolidated financial statements prepared pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time and reported in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K. The Committee reserves the right in its discretion to exclude any income or to include any expense items of a nonrecurring, unusual, or non-operational nature. Examples include (i) the consequences of a significant acquisition, (ii) certain impairment charges, and (iii) incentive fees and equity earnings.

 

2) Relative Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”). The Company’s TSR will be ranked versus the companies in the Russell 3000 Index.  The Company’s TSR will be calculated in the first quarter of the year following each Performance Period and in the manner provided for in the GEB Plan.

 

3) 2020 Long-Term Objectives: The Company has established its 2020 Strategy (“2020”) to define its long term priorities and seek to achieve certain profit and growth goals designed to retain its position as one of the world’s leading real estate services and investment management companies. Company-wide and individual 2020 categories may include, but are not limited to, Growth and Profitability, Platform, Leadership, and Productivity.  Each year, in its discretion, based on information and recommendations from the CEO, the Committee determines the extent to which Company-wide and individual objectives have been accomplished, which determination is final.

 

Performance scores for 2020 objectives will be calculated annually based on progress on 2020 objectives.  The evaluation periods for EBITDA and Relative TSR will be cumulative based on the table below:

 

Evaluation
Year

 

Evaluation Period

2015

 

2015

2016

 

2015, 2016

2017

 

2015, 2016, 2017

2018

 

2018

2019

 

2018, 2019

2020

 

2018, 2019, 2020

 

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The funding target for the GEB Plan will be determined by the Committee by March 30th of each year and will be based on a percentage of EBITDA (the “GEB LTIP Pool”). The annual funding maximum will be 150% of target.

 

To differentiate performance achieved and the value of awards at the end of each Performance Period, each Performance Measure has been assigned a relative importance weighting as shown in the table below (each a “ Funding Target”):

 

Relative Importance To Overall Award Value

 

2020 Long-
Term
Objectives

 

EBITDA

 

Relative Total
Shareholder
Return

 

Total

 

50

%

40

%

10

%

100

%

 

For purposes of determining the value of an award under the Plan (an “Award”), each Participant will share in a specified percentage of the GEB LTIP Pool as established for each Performance Period. The aggregate percentage interests of all Participants shall not exceed 100%. Percentage interests that were initially assigned to a Participant at the beginning of a Performance Period and are forfeited upon the Participant’s termination of employment during that Performance Period may not be reallocated to other Participants for such Performance Period.

 

At the end of each Performance Period, the Committee shall review performance achieved on each Performance Measure that was established at the beginning of the Performance Period. A Participant’s award is determined from his or her share of the available GEB LTIP Pool and the relative achievement and weighting of each Performance Measure.

 

The payout for each Performance Measure will be determined by the payout curve as shown in the below.  Achievement between anchors will be interpolated.

 

2020
Workstream
Score

 

Award
as a %
of
Target

 

EBITDA as
a % of
Target

 

Award
as a % of
Target

 

Relative
TSR
Performance
Percentile
Ranking

 

Award
as a
% of
Target

 

100

 

150

%

120

%

150

%

90th P

 

150

%

75

 

100

%

100

%

100

%

60th P

 

100

%

50

 

50

%

80

%

50

%

30th P

 

50

%

 

To the extent earned, Awards to members of the GEB other than the LaSalle Chief Executive Officer are anticipated to be made in restricted stock units (“RSU Awards”) for each Performance Period. In the case of the LaSalle Chief Executive Officer, Awards are anticipated to be made based on a notional investment in LaSalle’s assets under management on the terms and conditions to be determined by the Committee.

 

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The vesting date (each a “Vesting Date”) for RSU Awards shall be determined as follows:  Subject to special consideration given for different termination events described below, one third (1/3) of any RSU Award will vest on the anniversary of the Award Date, one third (1/3) of any RSU Award will vest on the 2nd anniversary of the Award Date, and one third (1/3) of any RSU Award will vest on the 3rd anniversary of the Award Date. The Company intends to settle the vested restricted stock units in shares of Company common stock.  Once an RSU Award has vested, while remaining employed the Participant shall retain the shares of Company common stock for at least 12 months after the Vesting Date.

 

Treatment of RSU Awards upon certain events of termination and change of control are provided in the GEB Plan. Subject to special consideration given for such different termination, a Participant must be currently employed by the Company (or one of its subsidiaries) on a Vesting Date to vest in an RSU Award that vests on such Vesting Date unless the Participant has qualified for Retirement.

 

To the extent legally required, or if the Committee determines that any fraud or intentional misconduct by one or more Participants caused the Company, directly or indirectly, to restate its financial statements, the Committee may require reimbursement of any compensation paid or awarded to Participants under the Plan, as well as cancel unvested RSU Awards previously granted to such Participants in the amount by which the Participants’ respective compensation exceeded any lower payment that would have been made based on the restated financial results. The recoupment period would encompass any compensation paid under the Plan within 36 months prior to the financial restatement.

 

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are included with this Report:

 

10.1                        Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan, marked to show the changes made from the previous version of such Plan

 

10.2                        Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated GEB 2015-2020 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: July 20, 2015

JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark J. Ohringer

 

 

Name: Mark J. Ohringer

 

 

Title: Executive Vice President, Global General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

10.1                        Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan, marked to show the changes made from the previous version of such Plan

 

10.2                        Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated GEB 2015-2020 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program

 

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EXHIBIT 10.1

 


 

JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK AWARD AND INCENTIVE PLAN

 


 

Amended and Restated as of April 15, 2012July 15, 2015

 

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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK AWARD AND INCENTIVE PLAN

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

1.

Purpose; Types of Awards; Construction

1

2.

Definitions

1

3.

Administration

4

4.

Eligibility

5

5.

Stock Subject to the Plan

5

6.

Specific Terms of Awards

5

7

Determining Performance Based Awards

8

8.

Change in Control Provisions

9

9.

Loan Provisions

9

10.

Special Non-Employee Director Awards

10

11.

General Provisions

10

 

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JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED

AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK AWARD AND INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (the “Company”) has previously established a 1997 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Stock Award and Incentive Plan”), and a Stock Compensation Program, as amended (the “Stock Compensation Program”). The Stock Award and Incentive Plan and the Stock Compensation Program are referred to herein collectively as the “Former Plans.” Each of the Former Plans has been authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and approved by the Company’s shareholders.

 

In order to facilitate the efficient administration of the Former Plans and the awards granted thereunder, the Company’s Board of Directors has previously authorized the amendment and restatement of each of the Former Plans in order to combine the Former Plans into a single plan. The Former Plans, as so combined and as subsequently amended and restated as of the prior effective date of April 15, 2012 (the “Effective Date”),, are referred to herein as the “Previous Plan.”

 

To reflect additional changes and updates, the Board has authorized this amendment and restatement of the Previous Plan with an effective date of July 15, 2015 (the “Effective Date”). The Previous Plan, as amended and restated in its entirety, is hereby referred to as the “Plan.”

 

The Plan shall continue to supersede and replace the Previous Plan and the Former Plans in their entirety, except that the adoption of the Plan shall not be deemed to amend or modify the terms or conditions of any award granted or election made pursuant to the Former Plans prior to the Effective Date. All awards granted and elections made pursuant to the Former Plans prior to the Effective Date shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms and shall be administered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

1.  Purpose; Types of Awards; Construction.

 

The purpose of the Plan is to afford an incentive to directors (including non-employee directors), selected employees and independent contractors of the Company, or any Subsidiary or Affiliate which now exists or hereafter is organized or acquired, to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company, to continue as directors, employees or independent contractors, as the case may be, to increase their efforts on behalf of the Company and to promote the success of the Company’s business in the interest of its shareholders. Pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan, there may be granted Stock Options (including “incentive stock options” and “nonqualified stock options”), stock appreciation rights and limited stock appreciation rights (either in connection with options granted under the Plan or independently of options), restricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalents, performance shares and other stock-or-cash-based awards. Section 10 of the Plan contains provisions governing certain compensation to non-employee directors of the Company. The Plan also provides the authority to make loans to purchase shares of common stock of the Company, provided that such loans do not violate any applicable law, rule or regulation. The Plan is designed to comply with the requirements of Regulation G (12 C.F.R. § 207) regarding the purchase of shares on margin, the requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code and the conditions for exemption from short-swing profit recovery rules under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements thereof.

 

The terms and conditions of the Plan (exclusive of those set forth in the Stock Compensation Program) shall govern (i) all grants and awards made prior to the effective date of the Plan under the Stock Award and Incentive Plan and (ii) all Awards made pursuant to the Plan from and after the effective date of the Plan., except in each case as may be specifically provided in the Plan. The terms and conditions of all grants and awards made prior to the effective date of the Plan under the Stock Compensation Program shall govern such grants and awards, except that from and after such date the Committee under the Plan shall be responsible for the administration and interpretation of all such grants and awards as provided in the Plan. New grants and awards shall not be made pursuant to the Stock Compensation Program after the effective date of the Plan.

 

2.  Definitions.

 

For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:

 

(a)                                 “Affiliate” means any entity if, at the time of granting of an Award or a Loan, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, owns at least 20% of the combined voting power of all classes of such entity or at least 20% of the ownership interests in such entity or (ii) such entity, directly or indirectly, owns at least 20% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company.

 

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(b)                                 “Award” means any Option, SAR (including a Limited SAR), Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Dividend Equivalent, Performance Share or Other Stock-Based Award or Other Cash-Based Award granted under the Plan.

 

(c)                                  “Award Agreement” means any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing an Award.

 

(d)                                 “Beneficiary” means the person, persons, trust or trusts which have been designated by a Grantee in his or her most recent written beneficiary designation filed with the Company to receive the benefits specified under the Plan upon his or her death, or, if there is no designated Beneficiary or surviving designated Beneficiary, then the person, persons, trust or trusts entitled by will or the laws of descent and distribution to receive such benefits.

 

(e)                                  “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(f)                                   “Change in Control” means a change in control of the Company which will be deemed to have occurred if:

 

(i)                                     any “person,” as such term is used in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such term shall not include (A) the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (B) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its affiliates, (C) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (D) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Stock, or (E) any person or group as used in Rule 13d-1(b) under the Exchange Act, is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including the securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates other than in connection with the acquisition by the Company or its affiliates of a business) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;

 

(ii)                                  during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than (A) a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in clause (i), (iii), or (iv) of this Section 2(f) or (B) other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to the election of directors of the Company) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof;

 

(iii)                               there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation, other than (A) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof) in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, at least 75% of the combined voting power of the securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person (as defined above) is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates other than in connection with the acquisition by the Company or its affiliates of a business) representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or

 

(iv)                              the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (or any transaction having a similar effect) other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity, at least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale.

 

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(g)                                  “Change in Control Price” means the higher of (i) the highest price per share paid in any transaction constituting a Change in Control or (ii) the highest Fair Market Value per share at any time during the 60-day period preceding or following a Change in Control.

 

(h)                                 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

(i)                                     “Committee” means the committee established by the Board to administer the Plan, which committee shall be comprised solely of two or more outside directors, as described in the regulations under Section 162(m) of the Code. Unless otherwise specified by the Board, the Committee shall be the Compensation Committee of the Board.

 

(j)                                    “Company” means Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Maryland, or any successor corporation.

 

(k)                                 “Covered Employee” means any employee of the Company, as such term is defined for purposes of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code, who shall be eligible for designation as a Covered Employee for Awards determined under this Plan.

 

(l)                                     “Dividend Equivalent” means a right, granted to a Grantee under Section 6(g), to receive cash, Stock, or other property equal in value to dividends paid with respect to a specified number of shares of Stock.Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares. Dividend Equivalents may be awarded on a free-standing basis or in connection with another Award, and may be paid currently or on a deferred basis.

 

(m)                             “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and as now or hereafter construed, interpreted and applied by regulations, rulings and cases.

 

(n)                                 “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to Stock or other property, the fair market value of such Stock or other property determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in good faith, the per share Fair Market Value of Stock as of a particular date shall mean (i) the closing sales price per share of Stock on the national securities exchange on which the Stock is principally traded, for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such Stock on such exchange, or (ii) if the shares of Stock are then traded in an over-the-counter market, the average of the closing bid and asked prices for the shares of Stock in such over-the-counter market for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such Stock in such market, or (iii) if the shares of Stock are not then listed on a national securities exchange or traded in an over-the-counter market, such value as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine.

 

(o(o)                      “GEB” means the Global Executive Board of the Company, including any successor board or committee that constitutes the senior-most leadership management executives of the Company from time to time.

 

(p)                                 “Grantee” means a person who, as an employee or independent contractor of the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, has been granted an Award or Loan under the Plan.

 

(pq)                          “ISO” means any Option intended to be and designated as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

(qr)                             “Limited SAR” means a right granted pursuant to Section 6(c) which shall, in general, be automatically exercised for cash upon a Change in Control.

 

(rs)                               “Loan” means the proceeds from the Company borrowed by a Plan participant under Section 9 of the Plan.

 

(st)                               “NQSO” means any Option that is designated as a nonqualified stock option.

 

(tu)                             “Option” means a right, granted to a Grantee under Section 6(b), to purchase shares of Stock. An Option may be either an ISO or an NQSO, provided that, ISO’s may be granted only to employees of the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

(uv)                          “Other Cash-Based Award” means cash awardawarded under Section 6(h), including cash awarded as a bonus or upon the attainment of specified performance criteria or otherwise as permitted under the Plan.

 

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(vw)                        “Other Stock-Based Award” means a right or other interest granted to Grantee under Section 6(h) that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Stock, including, but not limited to (1) unrestricted Stock awarded as a bonus or upon the attainment of specified performance criteria or otherwise as permitted under the Plan, and (2) a right granted to a Grantee to acquire Stock from the Company for cash and/or a promissory note containing terms and conditions prescribed by the Committee.

 

(wx)                        “Performance Measures” shall mean for a calendar year, or other such period as may be defined, one or more of the business criteria set forth in Section 7 herein.

 

(xy)                          “Performance Share” means an Award of shares of Stock to a Grantee under Section 6(h) that is subject to restrictions based upon the attainment of specified performance criteria.

 

(yz)                           “Plan” means this Amended and Restated Stock Award and Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

(zaa)                    “Restricted Stock” means an Award of shares of Stock to a Grantee under Section 6(d) that may be subject to certain restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture.

 

(aabb)            “Restricted Stock Unit” means a right granted to a Grantee under Section 6(e) to receive Stock or cash at the end of a specified deferral period, which right may be conditioned on the satisfaction of specified performance or other criteria.

 

(bbcc)              “Retirement” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 11(k) of this Plan.

 

(ccdd)              “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3, as from time to time in effect promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, including any successor to such Rule.

 

(ddee)              “Stock” means of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

 

(eeff)                  “SAR” or “Stock Appreciation Right” means the right, granted to a Grantee under Section 6(c), to be paid an amount measured by the appreciation in the Fair Market Value of Stock from the date of grant to the date of exercise of the right, with payment to be made in cash, Stock, or property as specified in the Award or determined by the Committee.

 

(ffgg)                  “Subsidiary” means any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of granting of an Award, each of the corporations (other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain) owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain.

 

(gghh)              “Variable Compensation Plan” shall mean any variable compensation plan or other annual award plan adopted by the Company. A Covered Employee may participate in more than one Variable Compensation Plan.

 

3.  Administration.

 

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority in its discretion, subject to and not inconsistent with the express provisions of the Plan, to administer the Plan and to exercise all the powers and authorities either specifically granted to it under the Plan or necessary or advisable in the administration of the Plan, including, without limitation, the authority to grant Awards and make Loans in accordance with applicable laws and regulations; to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which Awards shall be granted and Loans shall be made; to determine the type and number of Awards to be granted and the amount of any Loan, the number of shares of Stock to which an Award may relate and the terms, conditions, restrictions and performance criteria relating to any Award or Loan; and to determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may be settled, cancelled, forfeited, exchanged, or surrendered; to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria and performance objectives (if any) included in, Awards and Loans in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate or the financial statements of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles; to designate Affiliates; to construe and interpret the Plan and any Award or Loan; to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; to determine the terms and provisions of the Award Agreements and any promissory note or agreement related to any Loan (which need not be identical for each Grantee); and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

 

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The Committee may appoint a chairperson and a secretary and may make such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it shall deem advisable, and shall keep minutes of its meetings. All determinations of the Committee shall be made by a majority of its members either present in person or participating by conference telephone at a meeting or by written consent. The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members or to one or more agents such administrative duties as it may deem advisable, and the Committee or any person to whom it has delegated duties as aforesaid may employ one or more persons to render advice with respect to any responsibility the Committee or such person may have under the Plan. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Committee shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Company, and any Subsidiary, Affiliate or Grantee (or any person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Grantee) and any shareholder.

 

No member of the Board or Committee shall be liable for any action taken or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award granted or Loan made hereunder.

 

4.  Eligibility.

 

Subject to the conditions set forth below, Awards may be granted to directorsmembers of the Board (including non-employee directorsmembers), selected employees and independent contractors of the Company and its present or future Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and Loans may be made to any eligible person, except as may be prohibited by applicable law, rule, or regulation, in each case in the discretion of the Committee. In determining the persons to whom Awards and Loans shall be granted and the type of any Award or the amount of any Loan (including the number of shares to be covered by such Award), the Committee shall take into account such factors as the Committee shall deem relevant in connection with accomplishing the purposes of the Plan.

 

5.  Stock Subject to the Plan.

 

The maximum number of shares of Stock reserved for the grant of Awards under the Plan shall be 15,110,000 shares of Stock, subject to adjustment as provided herein. No more than 75,000 of the total shares available for grant may be awarded to a single individual in a single year. Such shares may, in whole or in part, be authorized but unissued shares or shares that shall have been or may be reacquired by the Company in the open market, in private transactions or otherwise. If any shares subject to an Award are forfeited, cancelled, exchanged or surrendered or if an Award otherwise terminates or expires without a distribution of shares to the Grantee, the shares of Stock with respect to such Award shall not, to the extent of any such forfeiture, cancellation, exchange, surrender, termination or expiration, again be available for Awards under the Plan; provided that, in the case of forfeiture, cancellation, exchange or surrender of shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units with respect to which dividends or Dividend Equivalents have been paid or accrued, the number of shares with respect to such Awards shall not be available for Awards hereunder unless, in the case of shares with respect to which dividends or Dividend Equivalents were accrued but unpaid, such dividends and Dividend Equivalents are also forfeited, exchanged or surrendered.. Upon the exercise of any Award granted in tandem with any other Awards or Awards, such related Awards or Awards shall be cancelled to the extent of the number of shares of Stock as to which the Award is exercised and, notwithstanding the foregoing, such number of shares shall no longer be available for Awards under the Plan.

 

In the event that the Committee shall determine that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Stock, or other property), recapitalization, Stock split, reverse split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or share exchange, or other similar corporate transaction or event, affects the Stock such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Grantees under the Plan, then the Committee shall make such equitable changes or adjustments as it deems necessary or appropriate to any or all of (i) the number and kind of shares of Stock which may thereafter be issued in connection with Awards, (ii) the number and kind of shares of Stock issued or issuable in respect of outstanding Awards, and (iii) the exercise price, grant price, or purchase price relating to any Award; provided that, with respect to ISOs, such adjustment shall be made in accordance with Section 424(h) of the Code. For avoidance of doubt, the exercise price for an Option, once awarded to a Grantee, may not be changed or repriced for any reason except for purposes of the foregoing sentence.

 

The minimum period for the vesting of any Award under the Plan shall be at least twelve (12) months after the date of the Award.

 

6.  Specific Terms of Awards.

 

(a)  General.  The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, payments to be made by the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate upon the grant, maturation, or exercise of an Award may be made in such forms as the Committee shall determine at

 

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the date of grant or thereafter, including, without limitation, cash, Stock, or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis. The Committee may make rules relating to installment or deferred payments with respect to Awards, including the rate of interest to be credited with respect to such payments. In addition to the foregoing, the Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter, such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine.

 

(b)  Options.  The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Grantees on the following terms and conditions:

 

(i)  Type of Award.  The Award Agreement evidencing the grant of an Option under the Plan shall designate the Option as an ISO or an NQSO.

 

(ii)  Exercise Price.  The exercise price per share of Stock purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee; provided that, in the case of an ISO, such exercise price shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a share on the date of grant of such Option, and in no event shall the exercise price for the purchase of shares be less than par value. The exercise price for Stock subject to an Option may be paid in cash or by an exchange of Stock previously owned by the Grantee, or a combination of both, in an amount having a combined value equal to such exercise price. A Grantee may also elect to pay all or a portion of the aggregate exercise price by having shares of Stock with a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the aggregate exercise price withheld by the Company or sold by a broker-dealer under circumstances meeting the requirements of 12 C.F.R. § 220 or any successor thereof.

 

(iii)  Term and Exercisability of Options.  The date on which the Committee adopts a resolution expressly granting an Option shall be considered the day on which such Option is granted. Options shall be exercisable over the exercise period (which shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant), at such times and upon such conditions as the Committee may determine, as reflected in the Award Agreement; provided that, the Committee shall have the authority to accelerated the exercisability of any outstanding Option at such time and under such circumstances as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. An Option may be exercised to the extent of any or all full shares of Stock as to which the Option has become exercisable, by giving written notice of such exercise to the Committee or its designated agent.

 

(iv)  Termination of Employment, Etc.  An Option may not be exercised unless the Grantee is then in the employ of, or then maintains an independent contractor relationship with, the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate (or a company or a parent or subsidiary company of such company issuing or assuming the Option in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies), and unless the Grantee has remained continuously so employed, or continuously maintained such relationship, since the date of grant of the Option; provided that, the Award Agreement may contain provisions extending the exercisability of Options, in the event of specified terminations, to a date not later than the expiration date of such Option.

 

(v)  Other Provisions.  Options may be subject to such other conditions including, but not limited to, restrictions on transferability of the shares acquired upon exercise of such Options, as the Committee may prescribe in its discretion or as may be required by applicable law.

 

(c)  SARs and Limited SARs.  The Committee is authorized to grant both stand-alone and in-tandem SARs and Limited SARs to Grantees on the following terms and conditions:

 

(i)  In General.  Unless the Committee determines otherwise, an SAR or a Limited SAR (1) granted in tandem with an NQSO may be granted at the time of grant of the related NQSO or at any time thereafter or (2) granted in tandem with an ISO may only be granted at the time of grant of the related ISO. An SAR or Limited SAR granted in tandem with an Option shall be exercisable only to the extent the underlying Option is exercisable. The exercise period for any SAR or Limited SAR shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant.

 

(ii)  SARs.  An SAR shall confer on the Grantee a right to receive an amount with respect to each share subject thereto, upon exercise thereof, equal to the excess of (1) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of exercise over (2) the grant price of the SAR (which in the case of an SAR granted in tandem with an Option shall be equal to the exercise price of the underlying Option, and which in the case of any other SAR shall be such price as the Committee may determine).

 

(iii)  Limited SARs.  A Limited SAR shall confer on the Grantee a right to receive with respect to each share subject thereto, automatically upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, an amount equal in value to the excess of

 

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(1) the Change in Control Price (in the case of a Limited SAR granted in tandem with an ISO, the Fair Market Value), of one share of Stock on the date of such Change in Control over (2) the grant price of the Limited SAR (which in the case of a Limited SAR granted in tandem with an Option shall be equal to the exercise price of the underlying Option, and which in the case of any other Limited SAR shall be such price as the Committee determines); provided that, in the case of a Limited SAR granted to a Grantee who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act (a “Section 16 Individual”), such Section 16 Individual shall only be entitled to receive such amount if such Limited SAR has been outstanding for at least six (6) months as of the date of the Change in Control.

 

(d)  Restricted Stock.  The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock to Grantees on the following terms and conditions:

 

(i)  Issuance and Restrictions.  Restricted Stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions, if any, as the Committee may impose at the date of grant or thereafter, which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances, in such installments, or otherwise, as the Committee may determine. Such restrictions may include factors relating to the increase in the value of the Stock or to individual or Company performance such as the attainment of certain specified individual, divisional or Company-wide performance goals, sales volume increases or decreases in earnings per share. Except to the extent restricted under the Award Agreement relating to the Restricted Stock, a Grantee granted Restricted Stock shall have all of the rights of a shareholder including, without limitation, the right to vote Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends thereon.

 

(ii)  Forfeiture.  Upon termination of employment with or service to the Company, or upon termination of the independent contractor relationship, as the case may be, during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Stock and any accrued but unpaid dividends or Dividend Equivalents that are at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited; provided that, the Committee may provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award Agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock will be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of Restricted Stock.

 

(iii)  Certificates for Stock.  Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If certificates representing Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Grantee, such certificates shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, and the Company shall retain physical possession of the certificate.

 

(iv)  Dividends.  Dividends paid on Restricted Stock shall be either paid at the dividend payment date, or deferred for payment to such date as determined by the Committee, in cash or in shares of unrestricted Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends. Stock distributed in connection with a stock split or stock dividend, and other property distributed as a dividend, shall be subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Stock with respect to which such Stock or other property has been distributed.

 

(e)  Restricted Stock Units.  The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Units to Grantees, subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

(i)  Award and Restrictions.  Delivery of Stock or cash, as determined by the Committee, will occur upon expiration of the deferral period specified for Restricted Stock Units by the Committee. In addition, Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose, at the date of grant or thereafter, which restrictions may lapse at the expiration of the deferral period, not less than eighteen months, or at later specified times, separately or in combination, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine. Such restrictions may include, but are not limited to, factors relating to the increase in the value of the Stock or to individual or Company performance such as the attainment of certain specified individual, divisional or Company-wide performance goals as described in Section 7(d) and 7(e).

 

(ii)  Forfeiture.  Upon termination of employment or termination of the independent contractor relationship during the applicable deferral period or portion thereof to which forfeiture conditions apply, or upon failure to satisfy any other conditions precedent to the delivery of Stock or cash to which such Restricted Stock Units relate, all Restricted Stock Units that are then subject to deferral or restriction shall be forfeited; provided that, the Committee may provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award Agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock Units will be waived in whole or in part in the

 

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event of termination resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of Restricted Stock Units.

 

(f)  Stock Awards in Lieu of Cash Awards.  The Committee is authorized to grant Stock as a bonus, or to grant other Awards, in lieu of Company commitments to pay cash under other plans or compensatory arrangements. Stock or Awards granted hereunder shall have such other terms as shall be determined by the Committee.

 

(g)  Dividend Equivalents.  The Committee is authorized in its discretion, but not obligated, to grant Dividend Equivalents to Grantees with respect to a specified number of shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. The Committee may provide, at the date of grant or thereafter, that Dividend Equivalents shall be paid or distributed when accrued or shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Stock, or other investment vehicles as the Committee may specify, provided that Dividend Equivalents (other than freestanding Dividend Equivalents) shall be subject to all conditions and restrictions on the underlying Awards to which they relate. The Committee shall not grant Dividend Equivalents with respect to any of unearned Performance Shares, Stock Options or SARs.

 

(h)  Performance Shares and Other Stock- or Cash-Based Awards.  The Committee is authorized to grant to Grantees Performance Shares and/or Other Stock-Based Awards or Other Cash-Based Awards as an element of or supplement to any other Award under the Plan, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan. Such Awards may be granted with value and payment contingent upon performance of the Company or any other factors designated by the Committee, or valued by reference to the performance of specified Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

 

7.  Determining Annual Performance Based Awards

 

Performance Awards to Covered Employees are intended to constitute performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and to comply with the exemption from the deduction prohibitions of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(a)                                 For each calendar year, each Covered Employee may be entitled to receive a payment (“Annual Performance Award”) pursuant to a Variable Compensation Plan in an amount determined by the Committee as provided in this Plan. To the extent permitted by a Variable Compensation Plan, the payment of an Annual Performance Award may be made in cash, common stock or restricted stock of the Company, or any other form as provided for in this Plan, or a combination thereof.

 

(b)                                 The maximum Annual Performance Award paid to a Participant for a calendar year under any individual Variable Compensation Plan may not exceed the greater of: (i) $5,000,000 or (ii) five times the Covered Employee’s most recently disclosed Annual Performance Award.

 

(c)                                  For any calendar year or performance period, the Committee may designate one or more of the business criteria (“Performance Measures”) set forth in this Section 7 for use in determining the amount of an Annual Performance Award for an individual in relation to such year or period; provided that such designation would not subject any Annual Performance Award to the deduction limitations of Section 162(m). Performance Measures designated for any Participant in a calendar year or other performance period may be different from year to year and those designated for other Covered Employees as the Committee may determine. To the extent applicable to any Performance Measure, the Committee may specify a Performance Measure in relation to total Company performance or in relation to the performance of identifiable business unit(s) of the Company.

 

(d)                                 For each Performance Measure designated by the Committee, the Committee shall designate a specific, objectively measurable target, schedule or threshold (“Performance Goal”) against which actual performance is to be measured for purposes of determining the amount of any Annual Performance Award; provided that any such designation would not subject any Performance Award to the deduction limitations of Section 162(m). A Performance Goal may be expressed in any form as the Committee may determine including, but not limited to: (1) percentage growth; (2) absolute growth; (3) cumulative growth; (4) performance in relation to an index; (5) performance in relation to peer company performance; (6) a designated absolute amount; (7) percent of sales; (8) per share of common stock outstanding, and (9) completion of a specific task or objective.

 

(e)                                  Performance Measures may be expressed in terms of one or more of the following criteria on which Performance Goals may be based: (1) earnings (either in the aggregate or on a per-share basis, reflecting dilution of shares as the Committee deems appropriate and, if the Committee so determines, net of or including dividends) before or after interest and taxes (“EBIT”) or before or after interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”); (2) gross or net revenue, or changes in annual revenues; (3) cash flow(s) (including either operating or net cash flows); (4) financial return ratios; (5) total

 

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shareholder return, shareholder return based on growth measures or the attainment by the shares of a specified value for a specified period of time, share price or share price appreciation; (6) earnings growth or growth in earnings per share; (7) return measures, including return or net return on assets, net assets, equity, capital or gross sales; (8) adjusted pre-tax margin; (9) pre-tax profits; (10) operating margins; (11) operating profits; (12) operating expenses; (13) net income, net operating income, or adjusted net income; (14) growth in operating earnings or growth in earnings per share; (15) market share or market penetration with respect to specific designated services or business segments and/or specific geographic areas; (16) aggregate service pricing and other service offering measures; (17) expense or cost levels, in each case, where applicable, determined either on a Company-wide basis or in respect of any one or more specified divisions; (18) reduction of losses, loss ratios or expense ratios; (19) operating cost management; (20) debt reduction; (21) productivity improvements; (22) satisfaction of specified business expansion goals or goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures; (23) customer satisfaction based on specified objective goals or a Company-sponsored customer survey; (24) employee satisfaction based on specified objective goals or a Company-sponsored customer survey; (25) employee diversity goals; (26) employee turnover; (27) specified objective social goals, or (28) other strategic events that could alter the normal course of business, the description of which would disclose material competitive information. Any criteria may be measured in absolute terms or as compared to another corporation or corporations. To the extent applicable, any such performance objective shall be determined (i) in accordance with the Company’s audited financial statements and generally accepted accounting principles and reported upon by the Company’s independent accountants or (ii) so that a third party having knowledge of the relevant facts could determine whether such performance objective is met.

 

(f)                                   The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards at the date of grant or, to the extent permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code, thereafter; provided that Performance Goals for determining Covered Employees’ Annual Performance Awards shall be established by the Committee not later than the latest date permissible under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(g)                                  The Committee shall certify in writing prior to payment of any Annual Performance Award, or other Award hereunder, that the relevant Performance Goals and any other material terms were in fact satisfied.

 

8.  Change in Control Provisions.

 

The following provisions shall apply in the event of a Change in Control unless otherwise determined by the Committee or the Board in writing at or after the grant of an Award, but prior to the occurrence of such Change in Control:

 

(a)                                 any Award carrying a right to exercise that was not previously exercisable and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested;

 

(b)                                 the restrictions, deferral limitations, payment conditions, and forfeiture conditions applicable to any other Award granted under the Plan shall lapse and such Awards shall be deemed fully vested, and any performance conditions imposed with respect to Awards shall be deemed to be fully achieved; and

 

(c)                                  the value of all outstanding Awards shall, to the extent determined by the Committee at or after grant, be determined on the basis of the Change in Control Price as of the date the Change in Control occurs or such other date as the Committee may determine prior to the Change in Control.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions to the contrary, with respect to (i) each Award made to members of the GEB during 2013 and thereafter under any long-term incentive plans and (ii) each Award made to any Grantee on or after January 1, 2015, such Award will become vested on an accelerated basis only if such person’s employment is terminated by the Company after the Change of Control and before the Award would have vested according to its original terms.

 

9.  Loan Provisions.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Plan and all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations (including the requirements of Regulation G (12 C.F.R. § 207)) and the rules and regulations of any stock exchange on which Stock is listed, the Committee shall have the authority to make Loans to Grantees (on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine), to enable such Grantees to purchase shares in connection with the realization of Awards under the Plan. Loans shall be evidenced by a promissory note or other agreement, signed by the borrower, which shall contain provisions for repayment and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.

 

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10.  Special Non-Employee Director Awards.

 

(a)  Stock and Restricted Stock Units

 

(i)  Annual Grants.  In addition to any other Award granted hereunder, non-employee directors of the Company may be granted Restricted Stock Units in such amounts and with such terms and conditions as may be determined from time to time by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board.

 

(ii)  In lieu of Annual Retainer.  Non-employee directors may elect to receive, in lieu of any or all of their annual retainers for a calendar year, Stock in increments of 5% (i.e., 5%, 10%, 15%, etc.) as follows:

 

(I)                                   Non-employee directors can elect to receive their Stock either:

 

i.                                          during the calendar year in which the annual retainer is to be earned, in quarterly installments equal to the percent of the annual retainer elected to be received in Stock, divided by four, divided by the price per share of Stock on the last day of each quarter, prorated for any partial calendar year or quarter (for administrative purposes, shares may not actually be distributed until after the end of the year in which the annual retainer was earned), or

 

ii.                                       on a deferred basis:

 

a.                                      until they retire from the Board,

 

b.                                      ten (10) years from the date they retire from the Board,

 

c.                                       for a period of not less than 1 year and not more than 10 years, in increments of 1 year, or

 

d.                                      until they retire from their primary employment.

 

(II)                              Any election to defer Stock shall be made prior to the year in which the annual retainer subject to deferral shall be paid and shall be irrevocable. Any newly elected non-employee director shall have five (5) days from the date of their election to the Board to elect to defer any percentage hereunder. An election shall continue in effect until revoked.

 

11.  General Provisions.

 

(a)  Approval.  The Plan shall take effect upon its adoption by the Board, subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company in the manner and to the degree required by applicable laws and regulations, including the applicable rules and regulations of any stock exchange on which the Stock is listed.

 

(b)  NontransferabilityNon-transferability.  Awards shall not be transferable by a Grantee except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, if then permitted under Rule 16b-3, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined under the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder, and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of a Grantee only by such Grantee or his guardian or legal representative.

 

(c)  No Right to Continued Employment, Etc.  Nothing in the Plan or in any Award or Loan granted or any Award Agreement, promissory note or other agreement entered into pursuant hereto shall confer upon any Grantee the right to continue in the employ of or to continue as an independent contractor of the Company, any subsidiary or any Affiliate or to be entitled to any remuneration or benefits not set forth in the Plan or such Award Agreement, promissory note or other agreement or to interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate such Grantee’s employment or independent contractor relationship.

 

(d)  Taxes.  The Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate is authorized to withhold from any Award granted, any payment relating to an Award under the Plan, including from a distribution of Stock, or any other payment to a Grantee, amounts of withholding and other taxes due in connection with any transaction involving an Award, and to take such other action as the Committee may deem advisable to enable the Company and Grantees to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to any Award. This authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Stock or other property and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Grantee’s tax obligations.

 

(e)  Amendment and Termination of the Plan.  The Board may at any time and from time-to-time alter, amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan in whole or in part. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment shall affect adversely any of the rights of any Grantee, without such Grantee’s consent, under any Award or Loan theretofore granted under the Plan.

 

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The Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary or desirable to comply with applicable law, rule, or regulation. Additionally, notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Board may not, without approval of the Company’s shareholders:

 

(i)                                     materially increase the number of shares of Stock issuable under the Plan, except for permissible adjustment as provided for herein; or

 

(ii)                                  reprice Options issued under the Plan by lowering the exercise price of a previously granted award, by canceling outstanding Options and issuing replacements, or by otherwise replacing existing Options with substitute Options with a lower price.

 

(f)  No Rights to Awards or Loans; No Shareholder Rights.  No Grantee shall have any claim to be granted any Award or Loan under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Grantees. Except as provided specifically herein, a Grantee or a transferee of an Award shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares covered by the Award until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate to him for such shares.

 

(g)  Unfunded Status of Awards.  The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Grantee pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award shall give any such Grantee any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company.

 

(h)  No Fractional Shares.  No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

 

(i)  Regulations and Other Approvals.

 

(i)                                     The obligation of the Company to sell or deliver Common Stock with respect to any Award granted under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including all applicable federal and state securities laws, and the obtaining of all such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.

 

(ii)                                  Each Award is subject to the requirement that, if at any time the Committee determines, in its absolute discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Plan is required by any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the grant of an Award or the issuance of Common Stock, no such Award shall be granted or payment made or Common Stock issued, in whole or in part, unless listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.

 

(iii)                               In the event that the disposition of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan is not covered by a then current registration statement under the Securities Act and is not otherwise exempt from such registration, such Common Stock shall be restricted against transfer to the extent required by the Securities Act or regulations thereunder, and the Committee may require a Grantee receiving Common Stock pursuant to the Plan, as a condition precedent to receipt of such Common Stock, to represent to the Company in writing that the Common Stock acquired by such Grantee is acquired for investment only and not with a view to distribution.

 

(j)  Governing Law.  The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

 

(k)  Standard DefinitionDefinitions of Retirement.

 

(i)                                     Effective for all determinationsAwards made on or after February 23, 2006, and notwithstanding anythingprior to the contrary in any Award Agreement (whether issued before or after that date),January 1, 2015, the standard definition of “Retirement” for purposes of each Granteesuch Award shall mean the termination of employment when any one of the following conditions has been met: (i1) being at least fifty-five (55) years old with at least ten (10) years of service to the Company and its Affiliates, (ii2) being at least fifty-five (55) years old and having any combination of age plus years of service to the Company and its Affiliates equal to at least sixty-five (65) or (iii) having reached age 55,3)  attainment of the statutory retirement age as defined within the country of the Grantee’s residence or citizenship, as applicable. In addition, the Company

 

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(ii)                                  Effective for all Awards made on or after January 1, 2015 to Grantees who were hired prior to January 1, 2015, the standard definition of “Retirement” for purposes of each such Award shall mean the termination of employment when any one of the following conditions has been met:

 

(x)                                 For such Grantees who were 52 years old on January 1, 2015, (1) being at least fifty-five (55) years old with at least ten (10) years of service to the Company and its Affiliates, (2) being at least fifty-five (55) years old and having any combination of age plus years of service to the Company and its Affiliates equal to at least sixty-five (65) or (3)  attainment of the statutory retirement age as defined within the country of the Grantee’s residence or citizenship, as applicable.

 

(y)                                 For such Grantees who were 48 years old or older but younger than 52 years old on January 1, 2015, (1) being at least fifty-seven (57) years old with at least eight (8) years of service to the Company and its Affiliates, (2) being at least fifty-seven (57) years old and having any combination of age plus years of service to the Company and its Affiliates equal to at least sixty-five (65) or (3)  attainment of the statutory retirement age as defined within the country of the Grantee’s residence or citizenship, as applicable.

 

(z)                                  For such Grantees who were younger than 48 years old on January 1, 2015, (1) being at least sixty (60) years old with at least five (5) years of service to the Company and its Affiliates, (2) being at least sixty (60) years old and having any combination of age plus years of service to the Company and its Affiliates equal to at least sixty-five (65) or (3)  attainment of the statutory retirement age as defined within the country of the Grantee’s residence or citizenship, as applicable.

 

(iii)                               Effective for all Awards made to Grantees hired on or after January 1, 2015, the standard definition of “Retirement” for purposes of each such Award shall mean the termination of employment when any one of the following conditions has been met: (1) being at least sixty (60) years old with at least five (5) years of service to the Company and its Affiliates, (2) being at least sixty (60) years old and having any combination of age plus years of service to the Company and its Affiliates equal to at least sixty-five (65) or (3) attainment of the statutory retirement age as defined within the country of the Grantee’s residence or citizenship, as applicable. In the case of a Grantee who was previously employed by the Company and was re-hired on or after January 1, 2015, prior service will be recognized and he or she will be covered by clause (ii) above depending on his or her age on January 1, 2015. In the case of a Grantee who becomes employed by the Company as the result of a merger or acquisition, the definition of “Retirement” shall be governed by the applicable contractual documentation related to the transaction, but in the absence thereof then prior service will be recognized and he or she will be covered by clause (ii) above depending on his or her age on January 1, 2015.

 

In addition, in the cases of each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, (1) the Company or the Committee may in its discretion impose on a Grantee additional conditions regarding non-competition and non-solicitation of clients and employees in order for the Grantee to realize the benefits relating to a qualified Retirement for purposes of this Plan. and (2) in the case of one or more members of the GEB, the Board may in its discretion modify the terms of specific Awards to such person(s), to be reflected in the respective Award Agreements related to such Awards, so as to impose a different definition of “Retirement” from that which is set forth in this Plan.

 

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In the event of a conflict between the provisions of an Award Agreement and this Plan, the terms of this Plan shall govern.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for grants made during 2015 under plans that had been implemented prior to 2015, “Retirement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Previous Plan.

 

(l)  Recoupment of Awards Made Under the Plan.  To the extent legally required, or if the Committee determines that any fraud or intentional misconduct by one or more Grantees caused the Company, directly or indirectly, to restate its financial statements, the Committee in its discretion may require reimbursement of any compensation paid or awarded to Grantees under the Plan, as well as cancel unvested Awards previously granted to such Grantees in the amount by which the Grantees’ respective compensation exceeded any lower payment that would have been made based on the restated financial results. The recoupment period would encompass any compensation paid under the Plan within 36 months prior to the restated financial restatement.

 

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EXHIBIT 10.2

 

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated

GEB 2015-2020 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program

 

I. Objectives

 

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (the “Company”) has adopted this GEB 2015-2020 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program (the “Plan”) for the six-year period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2020 in order to:

 

(a)                   Provide an incentive for certain Company executives and key contributors (the “Participants”), as determined by the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), to plan, develop and execute the long-term strategic goals of the Company,

 

(b)                   Align the interests of the Participants with the interests of Company shareholders, including a mechanism for delivering direct equity ownership in the Company to the Participants, and

 

(c)                   Attract and retain executive talent in a highly competitive labor market.

 

II. General Plan Provisions

 

Stock Award and Incentive Plan:

 

This Plan is intended to be a Variable Compensation Plan under the Company’s Stock Award and Incentive Plan, which has been approved by the Company’s shareholders, as amended from time to time (the “SAIP”).

 

 

 

Defined Terms:

 

Capitalized terms have the respective meanings given to them in the Plan. Any term not specifically defined in the Plan will have the meaning given to it in the SAIP.

 

 

 

Eligibility:

 

Members of the Company’s Global Executive Board (the “GEB”) and such other executives and key contributors as the Committee may designate from time to time will be Participants. No individual will have an automatic right to participate in the Plan.

 

 

 

Selection Procedures:

 

Prior to March 30 of each year, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) will recommend employees to the Committee for participation in the Plan and their respective specific levels of proposed participation. As and to the extent determined by the Committee as part of the annual compensation planning process for Participants, the Chief Executive Officer of LaSalle Investment Management (“LaSalle”) will participate in the Plan as well as the LaSalle Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

 

 

Performance Measurement:

 

For purposes of the Plan, performance will be based on the following three Performance Measures as of the end of each calendar year (each, a “Performance Period”):

 

 

 

 

 

1. Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”).

EBITDA will be derived from the Company’s consolidated financial statements prepared pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time and reported in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, but subject to exclusion of certain items as set forth below.

 

 

 

 

 

2. Relative Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”). The Company’s TSR will be ranked versus the companies in the Russell 3000 Index.  The Company’s TSR will be calculated in the first quarter of the year following each Performance Period by dividing (A) the sum of (i) the total dividends paid per share to shareholders during the Performance Period plus (ii) the difference between the Final Share Price and the Beginning Share Price, by (B) the Beginning Share Price. For this purpose, (x) “Beginning Share Price” for any Performance Period means the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the final 20 trading days of the prior calendar year and (y) “Final Share Price” for any Performance Period means the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the final 20 trading days of such Performance Period.

 

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Performance Measurement: (Continued)

 

3. 2020 Long-Term Objectives: The Company has established its 2020 Strategy (“2020”) to define its long term priorities and seek to achieve certain profit and growth goals designed to retain its position as one of the world’s leading real estate services and investment management companies. Company- wide and individual objectives designed to accomplish the overall 2020 objectives are reviewed and approved by the Committee and memorialized in the minutes of the Committee’s meetings, which are maintained in the Company’s corporate records, and reflected in the Company’s performance management system. Company-wide and individual 2020 categories may include, but are not limited to, Growth and Profitability, Platform, Leadership, and Productivity.  Each year, in its discretion, based on information and recommendations from the CEO, the Committee determines the extent to which Company-wide and individual objectives have been accomplished, which determination is final.

 

 

 

 

 

For purposes of the Plan, the calculation of all relevant financial results will conform to the then current Company accounting and financial standards as reflected in its financial statements, which are prepared pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time.

 

The Committee reserves the right in its discretion to exclude any income or to include any expense items of a nonrecurring, unusual, or non-operational nature (which shall otherwise be excluded). Examples include (1) the consequences of a significant acquisition, (2) certain impairment charges, and (3) incentive fees and equity earnings.

 

For purposes of the Plan, to the extent it does not result in amounts payable under the Plan from being considered performance-based awards under the SAIP, published financial results may be adjusted by the Committee in its discretion to reflect the results as they would have been without the effect of any significant accounting changes implemented following the adoption of the Plan.

 

Performance scores for 2020 objectives will be calculated annually based on progress on 2020 objectives.  The evaluation periods for EBITDA and Relative TSR will be cumulative based on Table 1 below:

 

 

 

Performance Periods:

 

Table 1: Cumulative Evaluation Periods

 

 

 

 

Evaluation Year

 

Evaluation Period

 

 

2015 *

 

2015

 

 

2016

 

2015, 2016

 

 

2017

 

2015, 2016, 2017

 

 

2018 *

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

2018, 2019

 

 

2020

 

2018, 2019, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

*EBITDA Three Year Company Performance Targets set by March 30th

 

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III. Determining Awards Under the Plan

 

 

 

Annual Funding Target and Maximum:

 

The funding target for the Plan will be determined by the Committee by March 30th of each year and will be based on a % of EBITDA (the “GEB LTIP Pool”). The annual funding maximum will be 150% of target.

 

 

 

Relative Importance of Performance Measures:

 

To differentiate performance achieved and the value of awards at the end of each  Performance Period, each Performance Measure has been assigned a relative importance weighting as shown in Table 2 below (each a “ Funding Target”):

 

 

 

 

 

Table 2: Relative Weighting of Performance Measures to Annual Funding Target

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Relative Importance To Overall Award Value

 

 

2020 Long-Term
Objectives

 

EBITDA

 

Relative Total
Shareholder
Return

 

Total

 

 

 

50

%

40

%

10

%

100

%

 

 

 

 

Establish Performance Sharing Rates to Apply to GEB LTIP Pool:

 

For purposes of determining the value of an award under the Plan (an “Award”), each Participant will share in a specified percentage of the GEB LTIP Pool as established for each Performance Period. The aggregate percentage interests of all Participants shall not exceed 100%.

 

 

 

Percentage Interest Allocation Methodology:

 

The percentage interest of each Participant will reflect the maximum amount that the Participant may receive from the GEB LTIP Pool for a Performance Period.

 

To the extent it does not result in amounts payable under the Plan from being considered performance-based awards under the SAIP, the percentage allocated to any Participant for a given Performance Period may be modified before March 30th  of such Performance Period, as recommended by the CEO and approved by the Committee.

 

 

 

CEO Sharing Rate and Limit:

 

Once the initial percentage interest allocations are approved for Participants other than the CEO for a Performance Period, the CEO will be assigned a percentage interest by the Committee for such Performance Period.

 

 

 

Application of

Unallocated Interests:

 

If less than 100% of the GEB LTIP Pool has been allocated by March 30th of a Performance Period, any unallocated interest that may remain at the end of the year may be used to (i) reward then current employees who were not initially selected as Participants and who are not members of the GEB or (ii) to provide a retention incentive to new employees, in either of the foregoing cases upon the recommendation of the CEO and approval by the Committee.

 

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Use of Forfeited

Interests:

 

Percentage interests that were initially assigned to a Participant at the beginning of a Performance Period and are forfeited upon the Participant’s termination of employment during that Performance Period may not be reallocated to other Participants for such Performance Period.

 

 

 

Award Determination Procedures:

 

At the end of each Performance Period, the Committee shall review performance achieved on each Performance Measure that was established at the beginning of the Performance Period. A Participant’s award is determined from his or her share of the available GEB LTIP Pool and the relative achievement and weighting of each Performance Measure.

 

 

 

Payout Curve — Threshold & Maximums:

 

Payout for each Performance Measure will be determined by the payout curve as shown in Table 3 below.  Achievement between anchors will be interpolated.

 

 

 

 

 

Table 3: Payout Curve for each Performance Measure

 

 

 

 

2020
Workstream
Score

 

Award as
a % of
Target

 

EBITDA as a
% of Target

 

Award as a
% of
Target

 

Relative TSR
Performance
Percentile
Ranking

 

Award as
a
% of
Target

 

 

100

 

150

%

120

%

150

%

90th P

 

150

%

 

75

 

100

%

100

%

100

%

60th P

 

100

%

 

50

 

50

%

80

%

50

%

30th P

 

50

%

 

 

 

Determining the Form of Awards:

 

To the extent earned, Awards under the Plan to members of the GEB other than the LaSalle Chief Executive Officer are anticipated to be made in restricted stock units (“RSU Awards”) for each Performance Period. In the case of the LaSalle Chief Executive Officer, Awards under the Plan are anticipated to be made based on a notional investment in LaSalle’s assets under management on the terms and conditions to be determined by the Committee.

 

 

 

RSU Awards

Made at

Fair Market Value

 

The “Award Date” for the RSU Awards will be the date the Committee finally determines the achievement of each Performance Measure for the relevant Performance Period. The closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Award Date will be used to determine the number of restricted stock units that each Participant will receive.

 

 

 

Dividend

Equivalents:

 

The Board may, in its discretion, grant dividend equivalents to Participants who are granted RSU Awards under the Plan.

 

 

 

IV. Award Terms

 

 

 

 

 

Vesting and Dates:

 

The vesting date (each a “Vesting Date”) for RSU Awards shall be determined as follows:  Subject to special consideration given for different termination events described below, one third (1/3) of any RSU Award will vest on the anniversary of the Award Date, one third (1/3) of any RSU Award will vest on the 2nd anniversary of the Award Date, and one third (1/3) of any RSU Award will vest on the 3rd anniversary of the Award Date. It is the Company’s intent to settle the vested restricted stock units in shares of Company common stock.  Once an RSU Award has vested, while remaining employed the Participant shall retain the shares of Company common stock for at least 12 months after the Vesting Date.

 

 

 

Employment Required on Vesting Dates:

 

Subject to special consideration given for different termination events described below, a Participant must be currently employed by the Company (or one of its subsidiaries) on a Vesting Date to vest in an RSU Award that vests on such Vesting Date unless the Participant has qualified for Retirement.

 

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Forfeiture upon Termination:

 

Except as set forth below, Participants forfeit unvested RSU Awards if they voluntarily terminate employment with the Company or are terminated involuntarily by the Company for Cause. For purposes of the Plan, “Cause” means any of (1) failure to perform the Participant’s job responsibilities in good faith, (2) documented poor performance, (3) falsification of Company records, theft, failure to cooperate with an investigation, conviction of any crime against the Company, any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any of their employees, or (4) a documented violation of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics.

 

 

 

Change in Control:

 

Treatment of RSU Awards in connection with a Change in Control shall be based on the relevant provisions set forth in the SAIP.

 

 

 

Termination After Retirement:

 

All unvested RSU Awards continue to vest according to their original terms.

 

 

 

Termination due to Death/Disability:

 

All unvested RSU Awards become 100% vested when a Participant’s  employment is terminated as a result of death or total disability, with settlement of the RSU Awards to be made reasonably promptly thereafter. In the case of a Participant’s death, the relevant shares shall be issued to his or her estate in accordance with applicable laws.

 

 

 

Other Termination Events:

 

Upon other termination events, including voluntary termination and termination for cause, all unvested RSU Awards shall be treated according to the terms of the SAIP or the applicable award agreement separately provided to the Participant.

 

 

 

Transfer to a Different Position within the Company:

 

All unvested RSU Awards continue to vest according to the provisions for RSU Awards described in the Plan.

 

 

 

Recoupment of Awards Made Under the Plan:

 

To the extent legally required, or if the Committee determines that any fraud or intentional misconduct by one or more Participants caused the Company, directly or indirectly, to restate its financial statements, the Committee may require reimbursement of any compensation paid or awarded to Participants under the Plan, as well as cancel unvested RSU Awards previously granted to such Participants in the amount by which the Participants’ respective compensation exceeded any lower payment that would have been made based on the restated financial results. The recoupment period would encompass any compensation paid under the Plan within 36 months prior to the financial restatement.

 

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V. Governance

 

As the Plan is a Variable Compensation Plan under the SAIP, Awards under the Plan will, to the greatest extent reasonably possible, be administered as performance-based awards under the SAIP. The Plan shall be interpreted by the Committee and such interpretations shall be final.

 

 

 

Administration and Interpretation:

 

The Plan will be administered by or under the discretion of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the SAIP, the Committee in its discretion shall have the authority to approve eligibility to participate in the Plan and to establish the terms and conditions under which the awards become payable. In addition, the Committee shall have the authority to delegate such of its duties and authority under the Plan, including calculation of performance results, but only to the extent such delegation will not result in Awards becoming non-deductible pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

 

 

Term of Plan:

 

The Plan will be effective for the six Performance Periods starting each January 1, from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2020.

 

 

 

 

 

This Plan is intended to begin after the end of the previous GEB long term incentive plan.

 

 

 

 

 

It is anticipated (but not guaranteed) that a subsequent long-term incentive plan would be developed following the expiration of this Plan on December 31, 2020, and such a plan would reflect market competitive compensation practices and business forecasts at that time.

 

 

 

Amendments:

 

The Committee reserves the right to amend the Plan at any time during its term. In addition, the Committee may, at any time and from time to time, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or part. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment shall affect adversely any of the rights of any Participant under any Award already then previously granted under the Plan without the consent of the affected Participant.

 

 

 

Compliance:

 

The Plan is intended to comply with all applicable laws, including Code Sections 162(m) and 409A and related Treasury guidance and Regulations, and shall be operated and interpreted in accordance with this intention.

 

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