Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
March 8, 2018 (March 2, 2018)
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Harsco Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-03970
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23-1483991
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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350 Poplar Church Road, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
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17011
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(717) 763-7064
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Name
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SARs
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RSUs
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Target Award # of PSUs
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F. Nicholas Grasberger III
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93,232
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43,132
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57,509
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Peter F. Minan
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27,550
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12,745
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12,745
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Russell C. Hochman
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17,102
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7,912
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7,912
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Tracey L. McKenzie
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16,867
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7,804
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7,804
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Scott H. Gerson
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14,225
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6,581
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6,581
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(a)
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Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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Form of PSU Award Agreement (for awards granted on or after March 2, 2018)
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Harsco Corporation
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Date: March 8, 2018
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/s/ Russell C. Hochman
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Russell C. Hochman
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary
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(a)
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Subject to the terms and conditions of
Section 4
and
Section 5
hereof and
Exhibit C
hereto, the Grantee’s right to receive Common Stock in settlement of the PSUs shall become nonforfeitable with respect to (i) 0% to 200% of the PSUs on the basis of the RTSR achievement during the Performance Period as set forth in the Statement of Management Objectives attached hereto as
Exhibit C
(the “
Earned PSUs
”). The Earned PSUs will be determined on the date following the end of the Performance Period on which the Committee determines the level of attainment of the Management Objectives for the Performance Period, which date must occur within 60 days after the end of the Performance Period (the “
Committee Determination Date
”). Except as otherwise provided herein, the Grantee’s right to receive Common Stock in settlement of the PSUs is contingent upon his or her remaining in the continuous employ of the Company or a Subsidiary until the end of the Performance Period.
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(b)
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For purposes of this Agreement:
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(i)
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“Continuously employed” (or substantially similar term) means the absence of any interruption or termination of the Grantee’s employment with the Company or with a Subsidiary of the Company. Continuous employment shall not be considered
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(ii)
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“Management Objectives” means the threshold, target and maximum goals established by the Committee for the Performance Period with respect to RTSR, as described in the Statement of Management Objectives. No adjustment of the Management Objectives shall be permitted in respect of any PSUs granted to the Grantee if at the Date of Grant he or she is a Covered Employee if such adjustment would result in the PSUs failing to qualify as a Qualified Performance-Based Award.
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(iii)
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“Performance Period” means the three-year period commencing January 1, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2020.
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(iv)
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“Relative Total Stockholder Return” or “RTSR” has the meaning as set forth in the Statement of Management Objectives.
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(c)
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Notwithstanding the other provisions of this
Section 4
:
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(i)
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If the Grantee dies or becomes Disabled during any calendar year of the Performance Period while the Grantee is continuously employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the “
Death/Disability Year
”), provided that the PSUs have not previously been forfeited or become nonforfeitable at such time, then (notwithstanding anything in the Statement of Management Objectives to the contrary): (A) the Performance Period will be deemed to have ended on December 31 of the Death/Disability Year (the “
Death/Disability Measurement Date
”); (B) the PSUs will continue to be eligible to become nonforfeitable (and payable in accordance with
Section 5
hereof) as if the Grantee continued to be employed until the end of the Death/Disability Measurement Date; (C) the Earned PSUs will be determined based on RTSR achievement from the start of the Performance Period through the Death/Disability Measurement Date based on the S&P 600® Industrials Index as constituted on the first day of the Performance Period; (D) the ending stock price for Total Stockholder Return determination purposes will be based on the average closing stock price for the 30 calendar days immediately preceding the January 1st immediately following the Death/Disability Measurement Date on the principal stock exchange on which the stock then trades; and (E) the Earned PSUs will be determined on the date following the Death/Disability Measurement Date on which the Committee determines the level of attainment of the Management Objectives for the shortened Performance Period, which date must occur within 60 days after the Death/Disability Measurement Date.
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(ii)
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If the Grantee retires from the Company prior to the Committee Determination Date (A) at age 62 or older while continuously employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) at or after such time as the Grantee’s age (minimum of age 55), plus full years of continuous employment by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, equals 75, provided that the PSUs have not previously been forfeited or become nonforfeitable at such time, then the PSUs will continue to be eligible to become nonforfeitable in accordance with this
Section 4
(and payable in
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(d)
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(i) Notwithstanding
Section 4(a)
or
Section 4(c)
above, if at any time before the Committee Determination Date or forfeiture of the PSUs, and while the Grantee is continuously employed by the Company or a Subsidiary, a Change in Control occurs, provided that the PSUs have not previously been forfeited or become nonforfeitable at such time, then (except to the extent that a Replacement Award is provided to the Grantee in accordance with
Section 4(d)(ii)
to continue, replace or assume the PSUs covered by this Agreement (the “
Replaced Award
”)) the PSUs will become nonforfeitable and payable to the Grantee in accordance with
Section 5
hereof as follows (notwithstanding anything in the Statement of Management Objectives to the contrary): (A) the Performance Period will be deemed to have ended on the date of the Change in Control (the “
CIC Measurement Date
”); (B) the Earned PSUs will be determined based on RTSR achievement from the start of the Performance Period through the CIC Measurement Date based on the S&P 600® Industrials Index as constituted on the first day of the Performance Period; (D) the ending stock price for Total Stockholder Return determination purposes will be based on the average closing stock price for the 30 calendar days immediately preceding the CIC Measurement Date on the principal stock exchange on which the stock then trades; and (E) the Earned PSUs will be determined on the date of the Change in Control.
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(ii)
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For purposes of this Agreement, a “Replacement Award” means an award (A) of the same type (
e.g.
, performance-based restricted stock units) as the Replaced Award, (B) that has a value at least equal to the value of the Replaced Award, (C) that relates to publicly traded equity securities of the Company or its successor in the Change in Control or another entity that is affiliated with the Company or its successor following the Change in Control or is payable solely in cash, (D) if the Grantee holding the Replaced Award is subject to U.S. federal income tax under the Code, the tax consequences of which to such Grantee under the Code are not less favorable to such Grantee than the tax consequences of the Replaced Award, and (E) the other terms and conditions of which are not less favorable to the Grantee holding the Replaced Award than the terms and conditions of the Replaced Award (including the provisions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change in Control). A Replacement Award may be granted only to the extent it does not result in the Replaced Award or Replacement Award failing to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Replacement Award may take the form of a continuation of the Replaced Award if the requirements of the two preceding sentences are satisfied. The determination of whether the conditions of this
Section 4(d)(ii)
are satisfied will be made by the Committee, as constituted immediately before the Change in Control, in its sole discretion.
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(iii)
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If, upon receiving a Replacement Award, the Grantee’s employment with the Company or a Subsidiary (or any of their successors) (as applicable, the “
Successor
”) is subsequently terminated by the Grantee for Good Reason or by the Successor without Cause within a period of two years after the Change in Control, 100% of the Replacement Award will become nonforfeitable and payable with
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(iv)
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A termination by the Grantee for “Good Reason” means Grantee’s termination of his or her employment with the Successor as a result of the occurrence of any of the following: (A) a change in the Grantee’s principal location of employment that is greater than 50 miles from such location as of the date of this Agreement without the Grantee’s consent; provided, however, that the Grantee hereby acknowledges that the Grantee may be required to engage in travel in connection with the performance of the Grantee’s duties and that such travel shall not constitute a change in the Grantee’s principal location of employment for purposes hereof; (B) a material diminution in the Grantee’s base compensation; (C) a change in the Grantee’s position with the Successor without the Grantee’s consent such that there is a material diminution in the Grantee’s authority, duties or responsibilities; or (D) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Successor of the agreement, if any, under which the Grantee provides services to the Successor or its subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee’s termination of the Grantee’s employment with the Successor as a result of the occurrence of any of the foregoing shall not constitute a termination for “Good Reason” unless (X) the Grantee gives the Successor written notice of such occurrence within 90 days of such occurrence and such occurrence is not cured by the Successor within 30 days of the date on which such written notice is received by the Successor and (Y) the Grantee actually terminates his or her employment with the Successor prior to the 365th day following such occurrence.
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(v)
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A termination by the Successor without “Cause” means the Successor’s termination of the Grantee’s employment with the Successor under circumstances that do not involve or relate to the occurrence of any of the following: (A) an act or acts of personal dishonesty taken by the Grantee and intended to result in substantial personal enrichment of the Grantee at the expense of the Company; (B) repeated failure by the Grantee to devote reasonable attention and time during normal business hours to the business and affairs of the Company or to use the Grantee’s reasonable best efforts to perform faithfully and efficiently the responsibilities assigned to the Grantee (provided that such failure is demonstrated to be willful and deliberate on the Grantee’s part and is not remedied in a reasonable period of time after receipt of written notice from the Company); or (C) the conviction of the Grantee of a felony.
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(e)
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The PSUs shall be forfeited to the extent they fail to become nonforfeitable as of the Committee Determination Date and, except as otherwise provided in this
Section 4
, if the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company or a Subsidiary at any time prior to such PSUs becoming nonforfeitable, or to the extent they are forfeited under
Section 16
hereof.
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(a)
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Payment for the PSUs, after and to the extent they have become nonforfeitable, shall be made in the form of shares of Common Stock. Payment shall be made within 70 days following the date that the PSUs become nonforfeitable pursuant to
Section 4
hereof.
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(b)
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Except to the extent provided by Section 409A of the Code and permitted by the Committee, no Common Stock may be issued to the Grantee at a time earlier than otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.
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(c)
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The Company’s obligations to the Grantee with respect to the PSUs will be satisfied in full upon the issuance of Common Stock corresponding to such PSUs.
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(a)
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The Grantee shall have no rights of ownership in the Common Stock underlying the PSUs and no right to vote the Common Stock underlying the PSUs until the date on which the shares of Common Stock underlying the PSUs are issued or transferred to the Grantee pursuant to
Section 5
above.
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(b)
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From and after the Date of Grant and until the earlier of (i) the time when the PSUs become nonforfeitable and are paid in accordance with
Section 5
hereof or (ii) the time when the Grantee’s right to receive Common Stock in payment of the PSUs is forfeited in accordance with
Section 4
hereof, on the date that the Company pays a cash dividend (if any) to holders of Common Stock generally, the Grantee shall become entitled to receive (subject to the following sentence) a number of additional whole PSUs determined by dividing (x) the product of (1) the dollar amount of the cash dividend paid per share of Common Stock on such date and (2) the total number of PSUs (including dividend equivalents) previously credited to the Grantee as of such date, by (y) the Market Value per Share on such date. Such dividend equivalents (if any) shall be subject to the same terms and conditions and shall be paid or forfeited in the same manner and at the same time as the PSUs to which the dividend equivalents were credited.
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(c)
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The obligations of the Company under this Agreement will be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to deliver shares of Common Stock in the future, and the rights of the Grantee will be no greater than that of an unsecured general creditor. No assets of the Company will be held or set aside as security for the obligations of the Company under this Agreement.
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HARSCO CORPORATION
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By: _________________________________
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Name:
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Title:
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GRANTEE
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By: _________________________________
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Name:
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1.
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Grant
. Grantee acknowledges that Grantee has access to the confidential and proprietary trade secret information of Harsco Corporation, including its subsidiaries, joint ventures, and operating divisions (the “Company”), as further described below (“Confidential/Proprietary Trade Secret Information”). Further, Grantee acknowledges that Grantee derives significant value from the Company and from the Confidential/Proprietary Trade Secret Information provided during the term of employment with the Company, which enables Grantee to optimize the performance of the Company’s performance and Grantee’s own personal, professional, and financial benefit. In consideration of the grant described in the award agreement (the “Agreement”) to which these terms, conditions and provisions (the “Non-Competition Agreement”) are attached as an exhibit, Grantee agrees that,
during Grantee's employment by the Company, and for a period of twelve (12) months after the cessation of such employment for any reason (both such periods collectively referred to as the “Restricted Period”), Grantee will not, directly or indirectly, engage in any of the following competitive activities:
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(a)
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For Grantee or on behalf of any other corporation, business, partnership, individual, or other entity, directly or indirectly solicit, divert, contract with, or attempt to solicit, divert, or contract with, any customer with whom Grantee had Material Contact during the final two (2) years of Grantee’s employment with the Company concerning any products or services that are similar to those that Grantee was responsible for or were otherwise involved with during Grantee’s employment with the Company. For purposes of this Non-Competition Agreement, the Grantee will have had “Material Contact” with a customer if: (i) Grantee had business dealings with the customer on the Company’s behalf; (ii) Grantee was responsible for supervising or coordinating the dealings between the Company and the customer; or (iii) Grantee obtained Confidential/Proprietary Trade Secret Information about the customer as a result of Grantee’s association with the Company;
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(b)
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Within the geographic territory where Grantee was employed by the Company, obtained knowledge of Confidential/Proprietary Trade Secret Information, or had contact with the Company's customers, become employed by or otherwise render services to (as a director, employee, contractor or consultant) or have any ownership interest in any business which is engaged in offering the same or similar products or services as, or otherwise competes with those Company, including its subsidiaries and operating unit(s) with which Grantee was employed or in any way involved during the last twelve (12) months of employment with the Company; or
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(c)
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(i) induce, offer, assist, encourage or suggest that another business or enterprise offer employment to or enter into a consulting arrangement with any employee, agent or representative of the Company or (ii) induce, offer, assist, encourage or suggest that any employee, agent or representative of the Company, including its subsidiaries and joint ventures, terminate his or her employment or business affiliation with the Company or accept employment with any other business or enterprise.
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(d)
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Confidential/Proprietary Trade Secret Information.
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(i)
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Grantee agrees to keep secret and confidential all Confidential/Proprietary Trade Secret Information (further described below) acquired by Grantee while employed by the Company or concerning the business and affairs of the Company, its vendors, its customers, and its affiliates (whether of a business, commercial or technological nature), and further agrees that Grantee will not disclose any such Confidential/Proprietary Trade Secret Information so acquired to any individual, partner, company, firm, corporation or other person or use the same in any manner other than in connection with the business and affairs of the Company and its affiliates. Except in the performance of services for the Company, the Grantee will not, for so long as the Confidential/Proprietary Trade Secret Information remains so designated under
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(ii)
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For purposes of this Non-Competition Agreement, “Confidential/Proprietary Trade Secret Information” includes all information of a confidential or proprietary nature that relates to the business, products, services, research or development of the Company, and its affiliates or their respective suppliers, distributors, customers, independent contractors or other business relations. Confidential/Proprietary Trade Secret Information also includes, but is not limited to, the following: (A) internal business information (including information relating to strategic and staffing plans and practices, business, training, financial, marketing, promotional and sales plans and practices, cost, rate and pricing structures, accounting and business methods and customer and supplier lists); (B) identities of, individual requirements of, specific contractual arrangements with and information about, the Company’s suppliers, distributors, customers, independent contractors or other business relations and their confidential information; (C) trade secrets, copyrightable works and other confidential information (including ideas, formulas, recipes, compositions, inventions, innovations, improvements, developments, methods, know-how, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, research and development information, compilations of data and analyses, data and databases relating thereto, techniques, systems, records, manuals, documentation, models, drawings, specifications, designs, plans, proposals, reports and all similar or related information whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice); (D) other intellectual property rights of the Company, or any of its affiliates; and (E) any other information that would constitute a trade secret under the Pennsylvania Uniform Trade Secrets Act, as amended from time to time (or any successor). The term “Confidential/Proprietary Trade Secret Information” also includes any information or data described above which the Company obtains from another party and which the Company treats as proprietary or designates as trade secrets, whether or not owned or developed by the Company.
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(iii)
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All documents and materials supplied to Grantee or developed by Grantee in the course of, or as a result of Grantee’s employment at the Company whether in hard copy, electronic format or otherwise shall be the sole property of the Company. Grantee will at any time upon the request of the Company and in any event promptly upon termination of Grantee’s employment or relationship with the Company, but in any event no later than five (5) business days after such termination, deliver all such materials to the Company and will not retain any originals or copies of such materials, whether in hard copy form or as computerized and/or electronic records. Except to the extent approved by the Company or required by Grantee’s bona fide job duties for the Company, the Grantee also agrees that Grantee will not copy or remove from the Company’s place of business or the place of business of a customer of the Company, property or information belonging to the Company or the customer or entrusted to the Company or the customer. In addition, the Grantee agrees that Grantee will not provide any such materials to any competitor of or entity seeking to compete with the Company unless specifically approved in writing by the Company. Notwithstanding anything in paragraph 1(d)(3) of this Non-Competition Agreement to the contrary, if the Company needs to take legal action to secure such return delivery of such materials, Grantee shall be responsible for all legal fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Company in doing so.
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2.
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Subsequent Employment.
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(a)
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Advise the Company of New Employment
. In the event of a cessation of Grantee’s employment with the Company, and during the Restricted Period described in paragraph 1 above, Grantee agrees to disclose to the Company, the name and address of any new employer or business affiliation within ten (10) calendar days of Grantee’s accepting such position. In the event that Grantee fails to notify the Company of such new employment or business affiliation as required above, the Restricted Period will be extended by a period equal to the period of nondisclosure.
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(b)
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Grantee’s Ability to Earn Livelihood
. Grantee acknowledges that, in the event of a cessation of Grantee’s employment with the Company, for any reason and at any time, the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Non-
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3.
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Enforcement
. Grantee agrees that if Grantee violates the covenants and agreements set forth in this Non-Competition Agreement, the Company would suffer irreparable harm, and that such harm to the Company may be impossible to measure in monetary damages. Accordingly, in addition to any other remedies which the Company may have at law or in equity, the Company will have the right to have all obligations, undertakings, agreements, covenants and other provisions of this Non-Competition Agreement specifically performed by Grantee, and the Company will have the right to obtain preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to secure specific performance, and to prevent a breach or contemplated breach, of this Non-Competition Agreement. In such event, the Company will be entitled to an accounting and repayment of all profits, compensation, remunerations or benefits which Grantee or others, directly or indirectly, have realized or may realize as a result of, growing out of, or in conjunction with any violation of this Non-Competition Agreement. Such remedies will be an addition to and not in limitation of any injunctive relief or other rights or remedies to which the Company is or may be entitled at law or in equity. In the event that the Company obtains any requested relief in any action brought to enforce the terms of this Non-Competition Agreement through court proceedings, the Company will be entitled to reimbursement for all legal fees, costs and expenses incident to enforcement.
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4.
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Severability
. If any section, paragraph, term or provision of this Non-Competition Agreement, or the application thereof, is determined by a competent court or tribunal to be invalid or unenforceable, then the other parts of such section, paragraph, term or provision will not be affected thereby and will be given full force and effect without regard to the invalid or unenforceable portions, and the section, paragraph, term or provision of this Non-Competition Agreement will be deemed modified to the extent necessary to render it valid and enforceable.
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5.
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Miscellaneous
.
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(a)
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Employment
.
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(i)
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This Non-Competition Agreement does not constitute a guarantee of employment and termination of employment will not affect the enforceability of this Non-Competition Agreement.
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(ii)
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Grantee agrees that if Grantee is transferred from the entity or division which was Grantee’s employer at the time Grantee signed this Non-Competition Agreement to employment by another division or another company that is a subsidiary or affiliate of Harsco Corporation, and Grantee has not entered into a superseding agreement with the new employer covering the subject matter of this Non-Competition Agreement, then this Non-Competition Agreement will continue in effect and the Grantee’s new employer will be termed “the Company” for all purposes hereunder and will have the right to enforce this Non-Competition Agreement as Grantee’s employer. In the event of any subsequent transfer, Grantee’s new employer will succeed to all rights under this Non-Competition Agreement so long as such employer will be Harsco Corporation or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates and so long as this Non-Competition Agreement has not been superseded.
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(b)
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Headings
. The headings contained in this Non-Competition Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only, and will not be deemed to be a part of this Non-Competition Agreement for any purposes, and will not in any way define or affect the meaning, construction or scope of any of the provisions of this Non-Competition Agreement.
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(c)
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Governing Law
. This Non-Competition Agreement will be construed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to its conflict of law provisions, and the parties consent and agree that the federal and state courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute relating to this Non-Competition Agreement.
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(d)
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Supplemental Nature of this Non-Competition Agreement
. The restrictions set forth in paragraph 1 of this Non-Competition Agreement will be in addition to any other such restrictive covenants agreed to through separate agreements, if any, between Grantee and the Company and will survive the exercise of the equity award evidenced by the Agreement.
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(e)
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Waiver
. The failure by the Company to enforce any right or remedy available to it under this Non-Competition Agreement will not be construed to be a waiver of such right or remedy with respect to any other prior, concurrent or subsequent breach or failure. No waiver of rights under this Non-Competition Agreement will be effective unless made in writing with specific reference to this Non-Competition Agreement.
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(f)
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Notification
. Grantee agreed that the Company may notify any third party about Grantee’s obligations under this Non-Competition Agreement until such time as Grantee has performed all of Grantee’s obligations hereunder. Upon the Company’s request, Grantee agrees to provide the Company with information, including, but not limited to, supplying details of Grantee’s subsequent employment, sufficient to verify that Grantee has not breached, or is not breaching, any covenant in this Non-Competition Agreement.
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(g)
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Acknowledgments
.
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(i)
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Grantee acknowledges and agrees that this Non-Competition Agreement is in consideration of, (A) the grant evidenced by the Agreement, (B) access to Confidential/Proprietary Trade Secret Information, as required by Grantee's job duties, and (C) access to important customer relationships and the associated customer goodwill of the Company.
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(ii)
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Grantee acknowledges that he or she has carefully read and considered the provisions of this Non-Competition Agreement, and that this Non-Competition Agreement is reasonable as to time and scope and activities prohibited, given the Company’s need to protect its interests and given the consideration provided to Grantee in the form of the grant evidenced by the Agreement.
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(iii)
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Grantee acknowledges that he or she has had an opportunity to consult with an independent legal counsel of Grantee’s choosing, and accept the grant contained in the Agreement and continuing employment on the terms set forth in this Non-Competition Agreement.
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•
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“
Peer Group
” means S&P 600® Industrials Index as constituted on the first day of the Performance Period.
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•
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“
Relative Total Stockholder Return
” or “
RTSR
” means the percentile rank of the Company’s Total Stockholder Return among the Total Stockholder Returns of all members of the Peer Group, ranked in descending order, at the end of the Performance Period.
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•
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“
Total Stockholder Return
” means, with respect to the Common Stock and the common stock of each of the members of the Peer Group, a rate of return reflecting stock price appreciation, plus the reinvestment of dividends in additional shares of stock on the ex-dividend date, from the beginning of the Performance Period through the end of the Performance Period. For purposes of calculating Total Stockholder Return for each of the Company and the members of the Peer Group, the beginning stock price will be based on the average closing stock price for the 30 calendar days immediately preceding January 1, 2018 on the principal stock exchange on which the stock then traded and the ending stock price will be based on the average closing stock price for the 30 calendar days immediately preceding January 1, 2021 on the principal stock exchange on which the stock then trades.
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Performance Level
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Relative Total Stockholder Return
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PSUs Earned
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Below Threshold
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Ranked below 25
th
percentile
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0%
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Threshold
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Ranked at 25
th
percentile
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25%
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Target
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Ranked at 50
th
percentile
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100%
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Maximum
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Ranked at or above 75
th
percentile
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200%
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•
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Below Threshold
. If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, RTSR for the Performance Period falls below the threshold level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix, no PSUs shall become nonforfeitable.
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•
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Threshold
. If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, RTSR for the Performance Period equals the threshold level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix, 25% of the PSUs (rounded down to the nearest whole number of PSUs) shall become nonforfeitable.
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•
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Between Threshold and Target
. If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, RTSR for the Performance Period exceeds the threshold level, but is less than the target level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix, a percentage between 25% and 100% (determined on the basis of straight-line mathematical interpolation) of the PSUs (rounded down to the nearest whole number of PSUs) shall become nonforfeitable.
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•
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Target
. If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, RTSR for the Performance Period equals the target level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix, 100% of the PSUs shall become nonforfeitable.
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Between Target and Maximum
. If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, RTSR for the Performance Period exceeds the target level, but is less than the maximum level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix, a percentage between 100% and 200% (determined on the basis of straight-line mathematical interpolation) of the PSUs (rounded down to the nearest whole number of PSUs) shall become nonforfeitable.
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Equals or Exceeds Maximum
. If, upon the conclusion of the Performance Period, RTSR for the Performance Period equals or exceeds the maximum level, as set forth in the Performance Matrix, 200% of the PSUs shall become nonforfeitable.
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