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UNITED STATES
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): May 5, 2010
 
CSX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Virginia
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  1-8022
(Commission
File No.)
  62-1051971
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
500 Water Street, 15th Floor, Jacksonville, FL
(Address of principal executive offices)
  32202
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (904) 359-3200
 
     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:
o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(e) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


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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
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
EX-10.1
EX-10.2
EX-10.3


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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
(e) As set forth below, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of CSX Corporation (“CSX”), shareholders approved the 2010 CSX Stock and Incentive Award Plan (“2010 Stock Plan”). Immediately effective upon such approval, the 2010 Stock Plan was amended by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (“Compensation Committee”) in order to:
  (i)   Eliminate the re-cycling of shares that may be surrendered for tax withholding purposes;
 
  (ii)   Implement a one-year holding period for the named executive officers on shares following: (a) vesting of restricted stock, and (b) exercise of options and stock appreciation rights; and
 
  (iii)   Implement a 3-year minimum vesting requirement for options for all participants.
          A copy of the amended and restated 2010 Stock Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
          On May 4, 2010, the Compensation Committee also approved and adopted a long-term incentive program (the “Program”), subject to shareholder approval of the 2010 Stock Plan. The Program seeks to motivate, reward and retain certain CSX employees (the “Participants”) over a three-year period. It is comprised of two separate components—Performance Grants and Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”).
          The Performance Grants were awarded under the CSX 2010-2012 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2. Payouts of the Performance Grants will be based on the achievement of CSX’s pre-established Operating Ratio target for fiscal year 2012, and will be paid out, if at all, in the form of CSX common stock in early 2013. The Plan requires significant Operating Ratio improvement over the most recently completed fiscal year. Payouts for certain executive officers are subject to discretionary downward adjustment by up to 30% based upon additional pre-established strategic initiatives. CSX’s Operating Ratio is defined as consolidated operating expenses divided by operating revenue and is calculated excluding non-recurring items. The Operating Ratio target that determines payouts may also vary based on the average cost of oil. The Performance Grants were awarded on May 5, 2010 and included the following specific awards to the named executive officers: Michael J. Ward — 59,749; Oscar Munoz — 22,406, Clarence W. Gooden — 22,406; David A. Brown — 22,406; and Ellen M. Fitzsimmons — 14,937.
          The RSUs were granted to the Participants on May 5, 2010 and included the following specific grants to the named executive officers: Michael J. Ward — 19,916; Oscar Munoz — 7,469; Clarence W. Gooden — 7,469; David A. Brown — 7,469; and Ellen M. Fitzsimmons — 4,979. The RSUs vest on May 4, 2013. A form of restricted stock agreement is attached hereto as exhibit 10.3.

 


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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
          CSX’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. The following eleven persons were elected to the Board of Directors:
                                         
    For     Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes     Total  
 
                                       
Donna M. Alvarado
    258,095,016       3,729,235       559,312       58,431,520       320,815,083  
Alexandre Behring
    256,739,524       4,972,993       671,046       58,431,520       320,815,083  
John B. Breaux
    258,171,393       3,667,045       545,125       58,431,520       320,815,083  
Steven T. Halverson
    257,963,004       3,879,310       541,249       58,431,520       320,815,083  
Edward J. Kelly, III
    258,476,647       3,349,128       557,788       58,431,520       320,815,083  
Gilbert H. Lamphere
    256,837,522       4,937,686       608,355       58,431,520       320,815,083  
John D. McPherson
    258,509,929       3,314,141       559,493       58,431,520       320,815,083  
Timothy T. O’Toole
    257,529,331       4,250,028       604,204       58,431,520       320,815,083  
David M. Ratcliffe
    249,328,240       12,477,146       578,177       58,431,520       320,815,083  
Donald J. Shepard
    257,660,503       4,168,339       554,721       58,431,520       320,815,083  
Michael J. Ward
    254,120,257       7,887,295       376,011       58,431,520       320,815,083  
          Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as CSX’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010. Stockholders cast 315,332,012 votes for the appointment, 4,894,509 votes against the appointment and abstained from casting 588,562 votes on the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm.
          Shareholders also approved the 2010 Stock Plan. The 2010 Stock Plan gives the Company the ability to provide qualified employees with incentives through issuance of stock, restricted stock, stock options, and other stock-based awards. The 2010 Stock Plan is designed to allow the grant of awards that qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) so that compensation paid under the awards will be deductible for federal income tax purposes. The results of the balloting were as follows:
                                 
For   Against     Abstentions     Broker Non-Votes     Total  
 
                               
243,966,126
    17,157,449       1,259,988       58,431,520       320,815,083  
          No other matters were submitted for stockholder action.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
          (d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as a part of this Report.
     
Exhibit No.   Description
10.1  
Amended and Restated 2010 CSX Stock and Incentive Award Plan
10.2  
CSX 2010-2012 Long Term Incentive Plan
10.3  
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement

 


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SIGNATURE
          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
         
  CSX CORPORATION
 
 
Date: May 7, 2010  By:   /s/ David A. Boor    
    David A. Boor   
    Vice President — Tax and Treasurer  
 

 

EXHIBIT 10.1
CSX Stock and Incentive Award Plan
Effective May 5, 2010
1.   Purpose. The primary purpose of the CSX Stock and Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) is to further the long term stability and financial success of CSX, its Subsidiaries, and Affiliates by providing a program to reward selected employees with Company Stock and Incentive Awards. The CSX Board believes that such awards incentivize employees to remain with CSX, encourage superior quality work and further align the interests of CSX employees, Directors and shareholders. The Plan also provides a source of shares of Company Stock that may be used to compensate individuals serving on the CSX Board.
 
2.   Definitions . As used in the Plan, the following terms have the indicated meanings:
  (a)   “Affiliate” means a corporation, partnership or entity other than a Subsidiary in which CSX or a Subsidiary directly or indirectly owns an interest.
 
  (b)   “Applicable Withholding Taxes” means the aggregate minimum amount of federal, state, local and foreign income, payroll and other taxes that an Employer is required to withhold in connection with any Incentive Award.
 
  (c)   “Board” means the Board of Directors of CSX Corporation.
 
  (d)   “Cause” means: (i) an act of personal dishonesty by a Participant resulting in substantial personal enrichment of the Participant at the expense of CSX, a Subsidiary or Affiliate; (ii) a violation of a Participant’s management responsibilities which is demonstrably willful and deliberate on the Participant’s part and which is not remedied in a reasonable period of time after receipt of written notice from the Employer; (iii) the conviction of the Participant of, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendre to, a felony involving moral turpitude; (iv) a significant act involving moral turpitude that adversely affects the reputation or business of CSX, a Subsidiary or Affiliate; or (v) a violation of CSX’s code of ethics.
 
  (e)   “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:
  (i)   Stock Acquisition . The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20 percent or more of either (A) the then outstanding shares of common stock of CSX (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”), or (B) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of CSX entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a change in control: (A) any acquisition directly from CSX; (B) any acquisition by CSX; (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by CSX or any corporation controlled by CSX; or (D) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (iii) of this Section 2(e); or
 
  (ii)   Board Composition . Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a Director after such

 


 

      date whose election or nomination for election by CSX’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individuals whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of Directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or
  (iii)   Business Combination . An actual change in ownership of Outstanding Company Common Stock, Outstanding Company Voting Securities, and/or assets of CSX or CSX Transportation, Inc. by reason of a reorganization, merger, consolidation, or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of CSX or CSX Transportation, Inc. that is not subject, as a matter of law or contract, to approval by the Surface Transportation Board or any successor agency or regulatory body having jurisdiction over such transactions (the “STB”) (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination:
  (A)   all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50 percent of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns CSX or CSX Transportation, Inc. or all or substantially all of the assets of CSX or CSX Transportation, Inc. either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be;
 
  (B)   no Person (excluding a corporation resulting from such Business Combination or an employee benefit plan (or related trust) of CSX or the corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20 percent or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination; and
 
  (C)   at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board providing for such Business Combination; or
  (iv)   Regulated Business Combination . An actual change in ownership of Outstanding Company Common Stock, Outstanding Company Voting Securities, and/or assets of CSX or CSX Transportation, Inc. by reason of a Business Combination that is subject, as a matter of law or contract, to approval by the STB (a “Regulated Business Combination”) unless such Business Combination complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (iii) of this Section 2(e); or

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  (v)   Liquidation or Dissolution . Approval by the shareholders of CSX of a complete liquidation or dissolution of CSX or CSX Transportation, Inc.
  (f)   “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
  (g)   “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or its successor, provided that, if any member of the Compensation Committee does not qualify as both an outside director for purposes of Code Section 162(m) and a non-employee director for purposes of Rule 16b-3, the remaining members of the Compensation Committee (but not less than two members) shall constitute a subcommittee of the Compensation Committee to act as the Committee under the Plan. With respect to Stock Awards to be granted to Directors, the term “Committee” means the Governance Committee of the Board.
 
  (h)   “Company Stock” means common stock, $1.00 par value, of CSX. In the event of a change in the capital structure of CSX affecting the common stock (as provided in Section 18), the shares resulting from such a change in the common stock shall be deemed to be Company Stock within the meaning of the Plan.
 
  (i)   “Covered Employee” means a Participant who the Committee determines is or may become a covered employee within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) during the performance period for a Performance Grant.
 
  (j)   “CSX” means CSX Corporation.
 
  (k)   “Date of Grant” means the date on which the Committee grants an Incentive Award.
 
  (l)   “Director” means a member of the Board.
 
  (m)   Dividend Equivalent” means a right awarded under Section 11.
 
  (n)   “Divisive Transaction” means a transaction other than a Change in Control in which the Participant’s Employer (other than CSX) ceases to be a Subsidiary, or Affiliate or a sale of substantially all of the assets of a Subsidiary or Affiliate.
 
  (o)   “Employer” means CSX and each Subsidiary or Affiliate that employs one or more Participants.
 
  (p)   “Fair Market Value or FMV” means the closing price of a share of a publicly traded security on any recognized exchange on the date of reference.
 
  (q)   “Good Reason,” as to any Participant, means (i) a material reduction in the Participant’s compensation or employment related benefits (other than across-the-board reductions that affect management employees generally); (ii) a material diminution of the Participant’s status, title(s), office(s), working conditions, or management responsibilities (other than changes in reporting or management responsibilities required by applicable federal or state law); or (iii) a change in the location of Participant’s place of employment of more than 30 miles without the Participant’s consent. A Participant’s resignation shall not be with Good Reason unless the Participant gives the Employer written notice of the purported existence of Good Reason and the Employer fails to cure or remedy the condition within thirty (30) days after the Participant’s notice.
 
  (r)   “Incentive Award” means, a Stock Award, Performance Grant or the award of Restricted Stock, an Option, a Restricted Stock Unit, a Stock Appreciation Right, or a Dividend Equivalent under the Plan.

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  (s)   “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that qualifies for favorable federal income tax treatment under Code Section 422.
 
  (t)   “Initial Value” means the amount prescribed by the Committee for purposes of determining the amount payable upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right. The Initial Value cannot be less than 100% of the FMV of the underlying Company Stock on the Date of Grant. If the Committee does not prescribe an Initial Value for a Stock Appreciation Right, the Initial Value shall be 100% of the FMV of the underlying Company Stock on the Date of Grant of the Stock Appreciation Right.
 
  (u)   “Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.
 
  (v)   “Option” means a right to purchase Company Stock granted under the Plan, at a price determined in accordance with the Plan.
 
  (w)   “Participant” means any employee of CSX, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate or a Director who receives an Incentive Award under the Plan.
 
  (x)   “Performance Criteria” means any of the following performance measures of CSX, a Subsidiary or Affiliate:
 
      Return on invested capital (ROIC); free cash flow; value added (ROIC less cost of capital multiplied by capital); total shareholder return; economic value added (net operating profit after tax less cost of capital); operating ratio (including or excluding nonrecurring items); cost reduction (or limits on cost increases); debt to capitalization; debt to equity; earnings; earnings before interest and taxes; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; earnings per share (including or excluding nonrecurring items); earnings per share before extraordinary items; income from operations (including or excluding nonrecurring items); income from operations compared to capital spending; net income (including or excluding nonrecurring items, extraordinary items and/or the accumulative effect of accounting changes); net sales; price per share of Company Stock; return on assets; return on capital employed; return on equity; return on investment; return on sales; and sales volume.
 
      Any Performance Criteria may be used to measure the performance of CSX as a whole or any Subsidiary, Affiliate or business unit of CSX. As determined by the Committee, Performance Criteria shall be derived from the financial statements of CSX, a Subsidiary or Affiliate prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis, or, for Performance Criteria that cannot be so derived, under a methodology established by the Committee prior to the issuance of a Performance Grant that is consistently applied.
 
  (y)   “Performance Goal” means an objectively determinable performance goal established by the Committee with respect to a given Performance Grant that relates to one or more Performance Criteria.
 
  (z)   “Performance Grant” means a type of Incentive Award payable in Company Stock, cash, or a combination of Company Stock and cash that is made pursuant to Section 8.
 
  (aa)   “Restricted Stock” means Company Stock awarded under Section 6.
 
  (bb)   “Restricted Stock Unit” means a right granted to a Participant to receive Company Stock or cash awarded under Section 7.

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  (cc)   “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated under the Exchange Act. A reference in the Plan to Rule 16b-3 shall include a reference to any corresponding rule (or number redesignation) of any amendments to Rule 16b-3 enacted after the effective date of the Plan’s adoption.
 
  (dd)   “Stock Appreciation Right” means a right to receive amounts awarded under Section 10.
 
  (ee)   “Stock Award” means an award granted under Section 9.
 
  (ff)   “Subsidiary” means any corporation in which CSX owns stock possessing more than 50 percent of the combined voting power of all classes of stock or which is in a chain of corporations with CSX in which stock possessing more than 50 percent of the combined voting power of all classes of stock is owned by one or more other corporations in the chain.
 
  (gg)   “Substitute Award” means an award granted in connection with a Change in Control that replaces an Incentive Award and that the Committee determines (i) has comparable value to the Incentive Award on the date of replacement, (ii) has comparable terms, conditions, goals and criteria as the Incentive Award, and (iii) comparable liquidity.
 
  (hh)   “Target Payout Level” means the payout level defined as “target” under the terms of the Incentive Award.
3.   Stock.
  (a)   Subject to Section 18 of the Plan, there shall be reserved for issuance under the Plan an aggregate of 14 million (14,000,000) shares of Company Stock, which shall be authorized, but unissued shares. To the extent that a Stock Appreciation Right is settled in shares of Company Stock, the Plan’s share authorization shall be reduced by the number of share-settled Stock Appreciation Rights that were exercised (rather than the number of shares issued in settlement of the Stock Appreciation Right). Shares allocable to Incentive Awards granted under the Plan that expire, are forfeited, otherwise terminate unexercised, or are settled in cash may again be awarded as an Incentive Award under the Plan. Shares surrendered by a Participant (actually or by attestation) in connection with an Incentive Award or retained by CSX in payment of Applicable Withholding Taxes shall not increase the number of shares that are available for Incentive Awards under the Plan. Shares of Company Stock may be issued under the Plan and Incentive Awards may be granted under the Plan in settlement, substitution or assumption of stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, performance shares, phantom stock or similar equity or equity-based awards (or the right to receive such awards in the future) in connection with the acquisition of an entity by an Employer. Any shares of Company Stock issued or issuable under such Incentive Awards will not reduce the number of shares of Company Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan.
 
  (b)   No more than 1,200,000 shares may be granted as Incentive Awards (other than Options and Stock Appreciation Rights), or paid thereunder to an individual Participant during any 36-month period. No Participant may be granted Options and Stock Appreciation Rights in any calendar year exceeding 1,000,000 shares. Related Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall be treated as a single Incentive Award for purposes of the preceding sentence.

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4.   Eligibility.
  (a)   All employees of CSX, a Subsidiary, or Affiliate, shall be eligible to receive Incentive Awards under the Plan. Directors shall be eligible to receive Company Stock under the Plan as compensation for service on the Board and its committees. The Committee shall have the power and complete discretion to select eligible employees and Directors to receive Incentive Awards.
 
  (b)   The grant of an Incentive Award shall not obligate an Employer to pay an employee or Director any particular amount of remuneration, to continue the employment of the employee or the service of the Director after the grant or to make further grants to the employee or Director at any time thereafter.
5.   Stock Options.
  (a)   The Committee may grant Options to eligible employees. The Committee shall determine the number of shares for which Options are granted, the per share Option exercise price, whether the Options are Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options, and any other terms and conditions to which the Options are subject. The agreement evidencing an Option shall provide that if the Participant is a Named Executive Officer on the date the Option is exercised, then shares acquired on the exercise of the Option cannot be transferred prior to the first anniversary of the exercise of the Option. However, the one-year restriction on transferability shall not apply (i) after the Participant’s termination of employment from CSX and its Affiliates, (ii) to the surrender or exchange (actually or by attestation) of shares to exercise the Option, (iii) to the sale of shares in connection with the exercise of the Option in a “cashless” exercise and “hold” transaction, (iv) to the surrender (actually or by attestation), withholding or sale of shares to satisfy Applicable Withholding Taxes arising on the exercise of the Option, (v) to the sale of such shares in a Change in Control transaction or (vi) to a person or entity that acquires the shares from the Participant by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The term “Named Executive Officer” means an executive officer of CSX for whom disclosure was required in CSX’s most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that required disclosure pursuant to Item 402(c) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
  (b)   The exercise price of shares of Company Stock covered by an Option shall be at least 100 percent of its FMV on the Date of Grant. Except as provided in Section 18, the exercise price of an Option may not be decreased after the Date of Grant. Except as provided in Section 18, a Participant may not surrender an Option in consideration for cash, another Incentive Award, or the grant of a new Option with a lower exercise price. If a Participant’s Option is cancelled before its expiration date, the Participant may not receive another Option within 6 months of the cancellation unless the exercise price of such Option is no less than the exercise price of the cancelled Option.
 
  (c)   Except in the event of the Participant’s disability, retirement (as defined in the agreement evidencing the Option), death, or a Change in Control, no Option may vest before the third anniversary of the Date of Grant. An Option shall not be exercisable more than 10 years after the Date of Grant. The aggregate FMV, determined at the Date of Grant, of shares of Company Stock for which Incentive Stock Options first become exercisable by a Participant during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000.
6.   Restricted Stock .
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      Restricted Stock is subject, including the period of time before restrictions lapse and the Participant owns the Company Stock (the “Restriction Period”).
  (b)   The minimum Restriction Period applicable to any award of Restricted Stock that is not subject to performance standards restricting transfer shall be three years from the Date of Grant. The minimum Restriction Period applicable to any award of Restricted Stock that is subject to performance standards shall be one year from the Date of Grant.
 
  (c)   Restricted Stock may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered or disposed of until the restrictions have lapsed or been removed. The agreement evidencing an award of Restricted Stock shall provide that if the Participant is a Named Executive Officer (as previously defined) on the date the Participant’s interest in the Restricted Stock becomes nonforfeitable, then the shares of Restricted Stock cannot be transferred prior to the first anniversary of the date the Participant’s interest in such Restricted Stock became nonforfeitable. However, the one-year restriction on transferability shall not apply (i) after the Participant’s termination of employment from CSX and its Affiliates, (ii) to the surrender (actually or by attestation), withholding or sale of such shares to satisfy Applicable Withholding Taxes arising on the grant or vesting of the Restricted Stock, (iii) to the sale of such shares in a Change in Control transaction or (iv) to a person or entity that acquires the shares from the Participant by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
7.   Restricted Stock Units.
  (a)   The Committee may grant Restricted Stock Units to eligible employees. The Committee shall establish as to each award of Restricted Stock Units the terms and conditions to which the Restricted Stock Units are subject. Upon lapse of the restrictions, a Restricted Stock Unit shall entitle the Participant to receive from CSX a share of Company Stock or a cash amount equal to the FMV of the Company Stock on the date that the restrictions lapse.
 
  (b)   The minimum Restriction Period applicable to any award of Restricted Stock Units that is not subject to performance standards restricting transfer shall be three years from the Date of Grant. The minimum Restriction Period applicable to any award of Restricted Stock Units that is subject to performance standards shall be one year from the Date of Grant.
8.   Performance Grants.
  (a)   The Committee may make Performance Grants to eligible employees. Each Performance Grant shall contain the Performance Goals for the award, including the Performance Criteria, the target and maximum amounts payable and the other terms and conditions of the Performance Grant. As to each Covered Employee, each Performance Grant shall be granted and administered to comply with the requirements of Code Section 162(m).
 
  (b)   The Committee shall establish the Performance Goals for Performance Grants. The Committee shall determine the extent to which any Performance Criteria shall be used and weighted in determining Performance Grants. The Committee may increase, but not decrease, Performance Goals during a performance period for a Covered Employee. The Performance Goals for any Performance Grant for a Covered Employee shall be established no later than 90 days after the start of the period for which the Performance Grant relates and shall be made prior to the completion of 25 percent of such period.

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  (c)   The Committee shall establish for each Performance Grant the amount of Company Stock or cash payable at specified levels of performance, based on the Performance Goal for each Performance Criteria. The Committee shall make all determinations regarding the achievement of any Performance Goal. The Committee may not increase the amount of cash or Common Stock that would otherwise be payable upon achievement of the Performance Goal or Goals but may reduce or eliminate the payments except as provided in a Performance Grant.
 
  (d)   The actual payments to a Participant under a Performance Grant will be calculated by applying the achievement of Performance Criteria to the Performance Goal. The Committee shall make all calculations of actual payments and shall certify in writing the extent, if any, to which the Performance Goals have been met.
9.   Stock Awards . The Committee may make Stock Awards to eligible employees and Directors. The Committee shall establish the number of shares of Common Stock to be awarded and the terms and conditions applicable to each Stock Award. The Committee will make all determinations regarding the achievement of any performance restriction on a Stock Award. The Common Stock under a Stock Award shall be issued by CSX upon the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of a Stock Award.
 
10.   Stock Appreciation Rights . The Committee may grant Stock Appreciation Rights to eligible employees. The Committee shall establish as to each Stock Appreciation Right the terms and conditions to which the Stock Appreciation Right are subject. The following provisions apply to all Stock Appreciation Rights:
  (a)   A Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle the Participant, upon its exercise, to receive in exchange for each share of Company Stock represented by the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right, an amount equal to the excess of (x) the FMV of the underlying Company Stock on the date of exercise over (y) the Initial Value of the Stock Appreciation Right.
  (b)   Except in the event of the Participant’s disability, retirement (as defined in the agreement evidencing the Stock Appreciation Right), death, or a Change in Control, no Stock Appreciation Right may vest before the third anniversary of the Date of Grant. A Stock Appreciation Right may not be exercised more than 10 years after the Date of Grant. A Stock Appreciation Right may only be exercised at a time when the FMV of the Company Stock covered by the Stock Appreciation Right exceeds its FMV on the Date of Grant. The amount payable upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right may be paid in Company Stock, cash, or a combination of Company Stock or cash as determined by the Committee either at the time of grant or the time of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right. The agreement evidencing a Stock Appreciation Right shall provide that if the Participant is a Named Executive Officer (as previously defined) on the date the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, then shares acquired on the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right cannot be transferred prior to the first anniversary of the exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right. However, the one-year holding restriction shall not apply (i) after the Participant’s termination of employment from CSX and its Affiliates, (ii) to the surrender (actually or by attestation), withholding or sale of shares to satisfy Applicable Withholding Taxes arising on exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right, (iii) to the sale of such shares in a Change in Control transaction, or (iv) to a person or entity that acquires the shares from the Participant by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
  (c)   Except as provided in Section 18, the Initial Value of a Stock Appreciation Right may not be decreased after the Date of Grant. Except as provided in Section 18, a Participant may not surrender a Stock Appreciation Right in consideration for the grant of cash, another Incentive Award, or a new Stock Appreciation Right with a lower Initial Value. If a Participant’s Stock Appreciation Right is cancelled before its termination date, the

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      Participant may not receive another Stock Appreciation Right within 6 months of the cancellation unless the Initial Value of such Stock Appreciation Right is no less than the Initial Value of the cancelled Stock Appreciation Right.
11.   Dividend Equivalents . The Committee may grant Dividend Equivalents to any Participant. The Committee shall establish the terms and conditions to which Dividend Equivalents are subject. Dividend Equivalents may be granted in connection with other Incentive Awards or separately. Under a Dividend Equivalent, a Participant shall be entitled to receive, currently or in the future, payments equivalent to the amount of dividends paid by CSX to holders of Company Stock with respect to the number of Dividend Equivalents held by the Participant; provided, however, that if Dividend Equivalents are granted with another Incentive Award that becomes exercisable or vested or is earned only upon satisfaction of performance restrictions, any amount payable under the Dividend Equivalents shall be paid only when, and to the extent that, the performance restrictions of the related Incentive Award are satisfied (but in no event later than March 15 of the year following the year in which the performance restrictions are satisfied). The Committee may decide to pay a Dividend Equivalent in Company Stock, cash, or a combination thereof at the time a Dividend Equivalent is granted or payable.
 
12.   Method of Exercise of Options. Options may be exercised by the Participant (or his guardian or personal representative) under procedures established by CSX. Options may be exercised by (i) paying cash, (ii) executing a “cashless” exercise, or (iii) executing a “cashless” exercise and “hold” transaction.
 
13.   Tax Withholding . Whenever payment under an Incentive Award is made in cash, the Employer will withhold an amount sufficient to satisfy any Applicable Withholding Taxes. If an Incentive Award is payable in Company Stock, the Employer shall withhold the number of shares of Company Stock (valued at their FMV), necessary to pay the Applicable Withholding Taxes.
 
14.   Transferability of Incentive Awards. Incentive Awards other than Incentive Stock Options shall not be transferable by a Participant or exercisable by a person other than the Participant, except as expressly provided in the Incentive Award. Incentive Stock Options, by their terms, shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable, during the Participant’s lifetime, only by the Participant or authorized representative.
 
15.   Deferral Elections . No deferrals may be made under the Plan. The Committee may permit Participants to elect to defer, under the CSX Executives’ Deferred Compensation Plan or any successor plan, any gains realized or the issuance or right to Company Stock relating to Incentive Awards, other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights.
 
16.   Effective Date of the Plan. The effective date of the Plan is May 5, 2010.
 
17.   Amendments and Termination.
  (a)   Plan amendments : The Board or Compensation Committee may amend the Plan as it deems advisable, provided however, that no amendment shall be adopted that (i) increases the total number of shares of Company Stock reserved for issuance (except pursuant to Section 18), or (ii) amends the Plan provisions relating to the minimum exercise price for Options or the minimum Initial Value for Stock Appreciation Rights. However, with respect to outstanding Incentive Awards other than Performance Grants, the Plan may not be amended in a manner that adversely affects such awards without Participant consent.
 
  (b)   Incentive Award Amendments : The Committee may also amend as it deems advisable the terms of a Performance Grant, except as provided under Section 20(e) “Change in Control”. However, with respect to Incentive Awards other than Performance Grants, the

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      Committee may not amend the terms of such awards in a manner that adversely impacts such awards without Participant consent, except as required under Sections 18, 19(f), and 20(a).
  (c)   Termination : This Plan shall terminate at the close of business on May 4, 2020, and no Incentive Stock Option may be granted under this Plan after February 9, 2020. Additionally, the Board, at its sole discretion, may terminate the Plan at any other time, except (i) as prohibited under Section 20(e) “Change in Control, and (ii) with respect to outstanding Incentive Awards other than Performance Grants, the Committee may not terminate the Plan in a manner that adversely impacts such awards without the affected Participant’s consent.
18.   Change in Capital Structure .
  (a)   The Compensation Committee shall make commensurate adjustments to the Plan and to outstanding Incentive Awards to reflect any stock dividend, stock split or combination of shares, share exchange, recapitalization or merger or other change in CSX capital stock (including, but not limited to, the creation or issuance to shareholders generally of rights, options or warrants for the purchase of common stock or preferred stock of CSX). The Compensation Committee’s determination of the number and kind of shares of stock or securities to be subject to the Plan and to Incentive Awards then outstanding or to be granted, the maximum number of shares or securities which may be delivered under the Plan under Sections 3(a) or 3(b), the Option exercise price, the Initial Value, the terms of outstanding Incentive Awards and other relevant provisions after any such transaction shall be binding on all persons. If the adjustment would produce a fractional share with respect to any unexercised Option, the fractional share shall be disregarded.
 
  (b)   Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may take the foregoing actions without the consent of any Participant, and the Committee’s determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons for all purposes.
19.   Administration of the Plan.
  (a)   The Committee shall administer the Plan. The Committee shall have authority to determine the nature of, and impose any term, limitation or condition upon an Incentive Award that the Committee deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Incentive Award. The Committee may adopt rules and regulations for carrying out the Plan with respect to Participants. The interpretation and construction of any provision of the Plan by the Committee shall be final and conclusive as to any Participant.
 
  (b)   The Committee shall have the power and complete discretion to delegate to any individual, or to any group of individuals employed by CSX or a Subsidiary, the authority to grant Incentive Awards under the Plan to any employee of CSX, a Subsidiary or Affiliate, who is not considered an officer of CSX under Securities Exchange Act Rule 16a-1. No Incentive Award granted under this authority may exceed $500,000 in value on the Date of Grant.
 
  (c)   If the Participant’s Employer is involved in a Divisive Transaction, the Committee may take such actions with respect to outstanding Incentive Awards as the Committee deems appropriate.
 
  (d)   If a Participant or former Participant (1) becomes associated with, recruits or solicits customers or other employees of CSX, a Subsidiary or Affiliate, is employed by, renders services to, or owns any interest in (other than any nonsubstantial interest, as determined by the Committee) any business that is in competition with CSX, its Subsidiaries or

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      Affiliates, (2) has his employment terminated by his Employer on account of actions by the Participant which are detrimental to the interests of CSX, a Subsidiary or Affiliate, or (3) engages in conduct which the Committee determines to be detrimental to the interests of CSX, a Subsidiary or Affiliate, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, cancel all outstanding Incentive Awards, including immediately terminating any Options held by the Participant, regardless of whether then exercisable.
  (e)   In the event of the death of a Participant, (i) any outstanding Incentive Award that is otherwise exercisable may be exercised by the administrator or executor, as applicable, of the Participant’s estate, and (ii) any amount payable under an outstanding Incentive Award shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.
  (f)   The Committee shall administer the Plan and prescribe the terms and conditions of Incentive Awards so that Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exempt from Code Section 409A pursuant to Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(4) or (5) and so that all other Incentive Awards shall be exempt from Code Section 409A pursuant to Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(4). If an Incentive Award is subject to Code Section 409A notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Committee, without the consent of any Participant, may take any action that the Committee determines is necessary or appropriate so that such Incentive Award shall be exempt from, or in compliance with, the requirements of Code Section 409A.
20.   Change in Control . The following shall apply in the event of a Change in Control.
  (a)   Continuation of Incentive Awards: Effective as of a Change in Control, each outstanding Incentive Award must be continued in accordance with its terms and conditions in effect on the date of the Change in Control, except for adjustments in its terms and conditions as are required to equitably reflect the change in capital structure resulting from the Change in Control. If Company Stock is no longer publicly traded on a recognized exchange, Incentive Awards outstanding at the time of the Change in Control must be replaced with a Substitute Award as soon as practicable.
  (b)   Termination of Employment After Change in Control: Each Incentive Award or Substitute Award held by a Participant (A) who resigns within three months after an event constituting Good Reason or (B) whose employment is terminated without Cause by the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, in either case after a Change in Control and on or before the third anniversary of the Change in Control, is subject to the following:
  (i)   If the Incentive Award or Substitute Award is an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, the Incentive Award or Substitute Award shall be cancelled on the date the Participant’s employment terminates in exchange for a single sum cash payment. The payment shall equal the FMV of Company Stock or other security subject to the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, on the date the Participant’s employment terminates, in excess of the option price or the Initial Value, as applicable, multiplied by the number of shares of Company Stock or other security subject to the Option or Stock Appreciation Right on the date of the termination of employment.
 
  (ii)   If the Incentive Award or Substitute Award is Restricted Stock, all terms and conditions on the Restricted Stock shall be deemed satisfied on the date the Participant’s employment terminates and the Restricted Stock shall be fully vested and immediately transferable.
 
  (iii)   If the Incentive Award or Substitute Award is a Performance Grant or Stock Award, the Incentive Award or Substitute Award shall be considered earned at the Target Payout Level and shall be cancelled on the date the Participant’s

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      employment terminates in exchange for a single sum cash payment. The payment shall equal the FMV of Company Stock or other security subject to the Performance Grant or Stock Award multiplied by the number of shares of Company Stock or other security subject to the Performance Grant or Stock Award at the Target Payout Level.
  (iv)   If the Incentive Award or Substitute Award is Restricted Stock Units, all terms and conditions on the Restricted Stock Units shall be considered satisfied on the date the Participant’s employment terminates and shall be cancelled on such date in exchange for a single sum cash payment. The payment shall equal the FMV of Company Stock or other security subject to the award, multiplied by the number of Restricted Stock Units subject to the award on the date the Participant’s employment terminates.
 
  (v)   If the Incentive Award or Substitute Award is Dividend Equivalents, all terms and conditions of the Dividend Equivalents shall be considered satisfied on the date the Participant’s employment terminates and shall be cancelled on such date in exchange for a single sum cash payment. The payment shall equal the balance, if any, that has been credited but not yet paid with respect to the Dividend Equivalents.
  (c)   Termination of Employment before a Change in Control in Certain Circumstances : Each Incentive Award of a Participant (A) who resigns within three months after an event constituting Good Reason or (B) whose employment is terminated without Cause by the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, in either case upon or after shareholder approval of a Business Combination or Regulated Business Combination and prior to the applicable Change in Control is subject to the following upon the consummation of such Change in Control:
  (i)   all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall be cancelled, on the date of the event described in Section 2(e)(iii) or 2(e)(iv), as applicable, in exchange for a single sum cash payment. The payment shall equal the FMV of Company Stock on such date in excess of the option price or the Initial Value, as applicable, multiplied by the number of shares of Company Stock subject to the Option or Stock Appreciation Right on the date of the Change in Control.
 
  (ii)   all terms and conditions of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be considered satisfied upon the date of the event described in Section 2(e)(iii) or 2(e)(iv), as applicable (and the Restricted Stock shall be entirely vested and transferable and the amount payable for the Restricted Stock Units shall be immediately payable as of such date).
 
  (iii)   all Performance Grants, Stock Awards and Dividend Equivalents shall be considered earned at Target Payout Level and immediately payable in cash upon the date of the event described in Section 2(e)(iii) or 2(e)(iv), as applicable.
  (d)   Additional Participant Rights: If Section 20(a) is not satisfied, then the following shall occur: (i) with respect to Performance Grants, Stock Awards, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Dividend Equivalents, the Participant shall be entitled to receive the value of the Incentive Award, based upon FMV of the Company Stock and at the Target Payout Level, where applicable, determined on the date of the Change in Control and paid as soon as practicable thereafter, and (ii) with respect to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, the Participant shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the FMV of the shares covered by the Option or Stock Appreciation Right on the date of the Change in Control in excess of the Option price or Initial Value, as applicable, multiplied by the

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      number of shares covered by the Option or Stock Appreciation Right and paid as soon as practicable thereafter.
  (e)   Amendments and Termination: On and after a Change in Control, the Committee may not amend or terminate the Plan or the terms of any Performance Grant in a manner that adversely impacts such Performance Grant without the affected Participant’s consent except as required or provided under Sections 18, 19(f), and 20 (a) above.
21.   Interpretation. The terms of this Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida without regard to its conflict of laws rules.

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Exhibit 10.2
CSX Long Term Incentive Plan
2010-2012 Cycle
Purpose and Objective
The CSX Long Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP” or “the “Plan”) is the vehicle pursuant to which CSX Corporation (“CSX”) awards Performance Grants, as described in the CSX Stock and Incentive Award Plan. The purpose of the LTIP is to reward eligible employees for their contribution to the attainment of improved operating performance which is intended to result in CSX share price appreciation. Grant amounts, approved by the Compensation Committee of CSX’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”), are based on an employee’s job position, accountability, and the potential to impact CSX’s financial results.
The Plan seeks to motivate and reward employees through the issuance of Performance Grants, represented in the form of Performance Units. Grants are payable upon achievement of certain levels of Operating Ratio (as defined herein) during a given performance period and are referred to as Performance Awards at the time of payment. Performance Awards are payable in the form of CSX common stock.
Effective Date and Term
The 2010-2012 LTIP Cycle (the “2010-2012 Cycle” or “Cycle”) is the period during which performance is measured. The Cycle commences May 5, 2010 (“the Effective Date”) and ends December 28, 2012.
Eligibility and Participation
Active employees of CSX or a participating affiliate (the “Company” or collectively, the “Companies”) in salary Band 06 and above as of the Effective Date shall participate in the 2010-2012 LTIP Cycle (“Participants”) and shall receive Performance Grants in accordance with the dollar value schedule approved by the Committee. The CSX Compensation and Benefits Department calculates the Performance Grants for each salary band level. The Performance Grant schedule is maintained in the office of the Plan Administrator.
Employees hired or promoted into Band 06 and above after the Effective Date and before the end of the 2010-2012 Cycle will receive a pro rata allocation of Performance Grants based on their participation (and status as full time or part-time). Participants who are moved to a higher or lower Band during the Cycle will receive a pro rata reallocation of Performance Grants pertaining to each applicable Band based upon the number of months of participation in each Band relative to the number of months in the Cycle. The same pro rata method will be used for employees who transfer between union and non-union employment. For purposes of the pro rata calculation, participation begins on the first day of the month following the date the Participant was hired, promoted, demoted or transferred. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Participant who is hired at or promoted to a salary level making such Participant a “covered employee” under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) must have had a period of service of at least 3 months to qualify for a Performance Grant at that level. In such cases, the pro rata calculation shall be made as of the first day of the month following the date the Participant was hired or promoted.
Plan Design
Performance Grant Value
Under the long-term incentive compensation program design, the Committee approves the annual competitive dollar value of long-term incentive compensation for each Band. For the 2010-2012 Cycle, Performance Grants comprise 75% of the value approved by


 

the Committee and restricted stock units comprise the other 25% which is provided in a separate grant.
Performance Units are calculated by dividing 75% of the annual grant value for each Band by the average closing price of CSX common stock during the most recent three months preceding the Effective Date. For the 2010-2012 Cycle, the average stock price equaled $50.21, representing the months of February, March and April 2010. This price is used solely to determine the number of Performance Units granted to each Participant at the commencement of the Cycle.
Performance Measure
Operating Ratio is the single performance measure used in the 2010-2012 Cycle and is defined as consolidated CSX Corporation operating expenses divided by operating revenue. It is calculated excluding nonrecurring items disclosed in the financial statements. Performance achievement for the Cycle is based on Operating Ratio as measured in the third and final year of the Cycle (2012).
Using this measure to determine payout levels reinforces the correlation between an improving Operating Ratio and an increasing stock price. Efforts to improve the Operating Ratio align CSX’s business objectives in a way that allows individuals to equate personal actions to desired performance outcomes. Each Plan Participant should be motivated to grow revenue, reduce expense, improve service, increase productivity, improve safety, and increase asset utilization and rationalization.
As the price of fuel has a significant impact on this particular performance measure, the Operating Ratio targets vary based on the average cost of oil per barrel outside of a pre-determined range (“fuel collar”) established at the beginning of the Cycle based on the average price per barrel of oil according to West Texas Intermediate (WTI). The chart in Exhibit A reflects the Operating Ratio targets and related Performance Awards at various WTI per barrel oil prices and provides payout examples.
Performance Awards
As shown in the Performance Measure Table in Exhibit A , Performance Awards are paid as a percentage of a Participant’s Performance Grant based upon the applicable CSX 2012 Operating Ratio discussed above. All Performance Awards will be paid in CSX common stock.
A Participant who commits an act involving moral turpitude that adversely affects the reputation or business of the Companies shall forfeit any Performance Grant. Examples of acts of moral turpitude include dishonesty or fraud involving the Companies, their employees, vendors or customers and violations of CSX’s Code of Ethics.
Participants subject to the Claw Back Provision contained herein, who violate the conditions (i) through (v) of the Claw Back Provision, shall forfeit any Performance Grant.
No Performance Award is considered earned under the Plan until the Compensation Committee approves the Operating Ratio level of achievement for the Cycle and approves the payment of awards.
Impact of Change in Employment Status
Performance Awards will be paid only to Participants who are actively employed by the Companies at the end of the applicable three-year performance cycle. Except as provided below, all other Participants whose employment terminates prior to the end of the Cycle shall forfeit any and all Performance Grants and thus receive no Performance Award. All Performance Awards will be payable no later than March 15 following the end of the Cycle.

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A Participant whose employment terminates due to death, disability or retirement shall be eligible to receive a pro rata Performance Award under the LTIP if the Participant would have received a Performance Award had there been no death, disability or retirement. The pro rata Performance Award will be determined based upon the number of months of participation relative to the number of months in the Cycle. Retirement shall mean (i) the attainment of age 55 and 10 years of Company service, or (ii) the attainment of age 65. Disability shall mean long-term disability as defined in the CSX Corporation Long-Term Disability Plan. In the case of death, such Performance Awards shall be made to the Participant’s estate, or as otherwise directed by law.
Participants whose hours are reduced so that they are no longer full time active employees during the 2010-2012 LTIP Cycle, as a result of a phased retirement or similar program at the request of or with the consent of CSX, shall be entitled to a pro rata Performance Award to the date of such change, and a pro rata reduced Performance Award for the remaining portion of such 2010-2012 Cycle worked based on the reduced hours.
Taxation of Performance Awards
Performance Awards will be paid in shares of CSX common stock. The value received by the Participant is taxable income, therefore CSX is required to withhold income taxes at the prescribed rates for both supplemental income and employment taxes at the time the Performance Awards are paid. CSX will withhold the minimum number of shares (in whole shares) equal in value to such required amount. No additional voluntary withholding amount is permitted. Participants in the CSX Executive Deferred Compensation Plan may defer receipt of Performance Awards.
Plan Administration
The Senior Vice President — Human Resources and Labor Relations of CSX shall be the Plan Administrator and shall interpret and construe the provisions of the Plan subject to the terms of the CSX Stock and Incentive Award Plan and the Compensation Committee’s authority and responsibility thereunder.
Plan Amendments and Termination
The Compensation Committee reserves the right to terminate, adjust, amend or suspend the Plan at any time and at its sole discretion.
Claw Back Provision
The Claw Back Provision discussed herein applies only to Participants in Band 10 and above.
If such Participant receives a Performance Award, the following terms and conditions shall apply for the subsequent two-year period from the payout (whether or not such Participant continues to be employed by the Company).
      Noncompetition: Such Participant shall
  (i)   not, without written Company consent, work for a Class I railroad in a capacity similar to the function performed over the 5 years prior to termination; or for a customer or supplier for whom the Participant has had direct work responsibility in the prior 12 months in a capacity similar to the functions performed over the 5 years prior to termination;
 
  (ii)   not, without written Company consent, solicit employees to work for a competitor in a capacity similar to such solicited employee’s capacity;

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  (iii)   not, without written Company consent, solicit the Companies’ customers on behalf of a competitor;
 
  (iv)   not, without written Company consent, act in a manner adversarial or in any way contrary to the best interests of the Company; (for example, testifying as an expert witness or becoming associated with a union or law firm that takes positions adverse to the Companies);
 
  (v)   provide the Company with information or documentation showing compliance with conditions (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) stated above, if requested by the Plan Administrator.
If a Participant breaches any of the conditions set forth above in this Claw Back Provision, the Participant shall repay to the Company an amount equal to the value of the Performance Award. The value of the Performance Award is measured by the amount reported on Form W-2 for tax purposes. Any amount due hereunder shall be paid by the Participant within thirty (30) days of notice by the Company to the Participant that the Participant has breached a condition stated above.
The Claw Back provision for noncompetition shall not survive any change in control event as defined in the CSX Stock Incentive Award Plan occurring during the Cycle.
Company Financial Irregularities: In the event of Company accounting irregularities discovered within two years after receipt of Performance Awards, which requires the Company to materially restate its financial statements, the Participant shall repay all amounts in excess of the proper Award as determined under the restated financial statements.
In cases where all or part of the Performance Award is deferred under the CSX Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, breach of these conditions shall result in an immediate forfeiture of the portion deferred—including any earnings thereon from the date of deferral.
Consideration for Noncompete Agreement
In consideration for eligibility under this 2010-2012 LTIP Cycle, Employees in Band 10 and above must enter into a noncompete agreement, if not already in effect, as prescribed and agreed to by CSX. Eligibility in the 2010-2012 LTIP Cycle for Employees in Band 10 and above is conditioned upon the existence of such noncompete agreement.
Miscellaneous
By accepting a Performance Award, the Participant authorizes the Company to withhold, to the extent permitted by law, any amount the Participant may otherwise owe to the Company in any other capacity whatsoever.
The adoption of the 2010-2012 Cycle of the LTIP does not imply any commitment to continue the Plan or any other long-term incentive compensation plan or program for any succeeding year or period. Neither the Plan, nor any Performance Grant or Performance Award made under the Plan shall create any employment contract or relationship between the Companies and any Participant.
Committee Discretion
The Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, may also reduce any payout otherwise earned by Executive Team Participants by up to 30% based upon accomplishment of certain company initiatives set forth in Exhibit B.

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Exhibit A
Exhibit A contains specific quantitative or qualitative performance-related factors considered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or other factors or criteria involving confidential trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information, the disclosure of which would result in competitive harm for CSX.

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Exhibit B
Exhibit B contains specific quantitative or qualitative performance-related factors considered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or other factors or criteria involving confidential trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information, the disclosure of which would result in competitive harm for CSX.

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Exhibit 10.3
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
          This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 5, 2010, by and between CSX Corporation (“CSX”), a Virginia corporation, and                      (the “Recipient”). CSX grants restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to encourage a long-term perspective and commitment from its employees.
          In consideration of their mutual promises and undertakings, CSX and Recipient mutually agree as follows:
  1.   Award. In consideration of Recipient’s continued and uninterrupted employment with CSX, or an Affiliate thereof, for the period from May 5, 2010 through May 4, 2013 (the “Restricted Period”), the Recipient is hereby granted                      RSUs wherein each unit represents one share of CSX Corporation common stock, $1 par value (“CSX Stock”).
 
  2.   Vesting. The RSUs shall fully vest upon Recipient’s completion of the Restricted Period, except as provided below in Section 6.
 
  3.   Settlement and Delivery of Shares with Holding Period. Payment of vested RSUs will be paid as soon as practicable after completion of the Restricted Period in the form of CSX Stock. Such shares may not be sold for a period of one year following receipt with the following exceptions: (i) after the Recipient terminates employment, (ii) for payment by Recipient of applicable withholding taxes, (iii) where Recipient sells shares in connection with a change in control event as defined by the CSX Stock and Incentive Award Plan, and (iv) a person or entity that acquires the shares from the Recipient by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
 
  4.   CSX Stock and Incentive Award Plan. The grant hereunder is made under the CSX Stock and Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”), the provisions of which are hereby incorporated by reference except as otherwise provided specifically herein.
 
  5.   Dividend Equivalents. During the Restricted Period, CSX will pay to Recipient, based upon the number of RSUs granted, an amount equal to dividends (“Dividend Equivalents”) declared and payable on the CSX common stock net of applicable withholding taxes.
 
  6.   Termination of Employment. In the event of a termination of Recipient’s employment before the end of the Restricted Period for any reason other than death, disability or retirement, all RSUs shall be forfeited. In the event of a termination of Recipient’s employment before the end of the Restricted Period, by reason of Recipient’s death or Disability, full and immediate vesting shall apply, and CSX Stock shall be awarded as soon as practicable following such event. In the event of a termination of Recipient’s employment before the end of the Restricted Period by reason of Retirement, pro rata vesting shall apply, and CSX Stock shall be awarded in December of the year in which such retirement occurs. The pro rata computation will be determined based upon the number of months of employment completed during the Restricted Period relative to 36 months (the total number of months in the Restricted Period).
 
      For purposes of this Agreement, Retirement shall mean the attainment of age 55 and 10 years of service with the Company or an Affiliate, or attainment of age 65. “Disability” shall mean the Recipient’s becoming disabled within the meaning of the long-term disability plan of the Company covering the Recipient.
 
      Any RSUs granted to the Recipient that do not vest under the terms of this Agreement shall be forfeited.
 
  7.   Withholding of Tax. Recipient shall be solely responsible for any and all federal, state, and local taxes which may be imposed on the Recipient as a result of the vesting of the RSUs grant, the receipt of CSX Stock, and receipt of dividend equivalents. CSX is required to


 

      withhold income taxes at the prescribed supplemental income and employment tax rates at the time such taxes are due. Upon issuance of CSX stock, CSX will withhold the minimum number of whole shares equal in value to such required withholding amount. No additional voluntary withholding amount is permitted.
  8.   Assignment of Restricted Stock Units Prohibited. The RSUs may not be sold, assigned, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred, encumbered or disposed of.
 
  9.   Shareholder Rights. The RSUs shall confer no other shareholder rights upon the Recipient except as provided herein unless and until such time as the award has been settled by the transfer of CSX Stock to the Recipient
 
  10.   Not a Contract of Employment. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed to create a contract of employment between the Company and the Recipient. This Agreement is intended solely to provide Recipient an incentive to continue existing employment.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date indicated below.
             
RECIPIENT:
          CSX CORPORATION
 
           
 
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