RELIV
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
INCENTIVE
COMPENSATION PLAN
This
Reliv International, Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) sets forth
the plan and program of Reliv International, Inc. (the “Company”) for incentive
and bonus compensation to be paid to executive and managerial employees of
the
Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Reliv, Inc. The Plan has been developed
and recommended by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
the
Company (the “Compensation Committee”) and has been adopted and approved by the
Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) effective as of January 1, 2007
and shall remain in effect until terminated by act of the Board.
ARTICLE
I - ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE
1.1
Effective
Date
.
The
Plan shall be effective as of January 1, 2007 and shall remain in effect until
terminated by resolution of the Board. The Plan may be modified in whole or
in
part, at any time or from time to time, by resolution of the Board.
1.2
Purposes
.
The
purposes of the Plan are to:
(i)
Reward
key individuals who influence the profitability of the Company for performance
affecting the profitability of the Company; and
(ii)
Provide
an incentive opportunity based on achieving profitability of the Company which
will enable the Company to attract, motivate and retain executives.
ARTICLE
II - DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
2.1
Definitions
.
The
following terms shall have the meanings stated below unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise:
(i)
“Board”
shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
(ii)
“Compensation
Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board.
(iii)
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as now in effect
or
amended.
(iv)
“Income
from Operations” shall mean the income from operations of the Company, on a
consolidated basis, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied, before provision for payment of incentive
compensation under the Plan. Income from Operations shall not include
extraordinary or non-recurring income, expenses or events, such items and
amounts to be determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole
discretion.
(v)
“Participant”
shall mean an employee or consultant of the Company who shall be approved by
the
Compensation Committee as a Participant in the Plan. Participants shall be
designated as participants either in Pool I or Pool II.
(vi)
“Plan
Year” shall mean the Company’s fiscal year of twelve months beginning on January
1
st
of each
year and ending the following December 31
st
.
2.2
Gender
and Number
.
Except
when otherwise indicated by the context, words in the masculine gender shall
include the feminine gender, the plural shall include the singular and the
singular shall include the plural.
2.3
Rights
of Participants
.
The
Plan shall not, and shall not be construed to, give a Participant any right
to
be retained in the service or employment of the Company or the right to any
benefit not provided by the Plan.
2.4
Severability
.
In the
event that any provision of the Plan shall be held invalid or illegal for any
reason, any such invalidity or illegality shall not affect the remaining parts
of the Plan, but the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal
or
invalid provision had not been included in the Plan, and the Company shall
have
the right to correct and remedy such illegal or invalid provision so as to
make
it valid, legal and enforceable.
2.5
Applicable
Law
.
The
Plan is intended to be exempt from Title IV of ERISA. The Plan shall be governed
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri.
ARTICLE
III - PARTICIPATION
3.1
Designation
of Pool I Participants
.
On or
before March 31
st
of each
Plan Year, the Compensation Committee shall recommend to the Board which persons
designated by management shall become Participants in the Plan for such Plan
Year and shall approve, in such recommendation, the Award Amount of Pool I
Participants. The Participants and Award Amounts (as hereinafter defined) for
a
Plan Year shall be established by resolution of the Board.
3.2
Designation
of Pool II Participants
.
On or
before March 31
st
of each
Plan Year, management shall designate the Participants in Pool II for such
Plan
Year; provided that management shall reserve the right to (i) add additional
Participants at any time during the Plan Year and (ii) eliminate the
participation of any person designated as a Participant at any time, in
management’s sole discretion.
ARTICLE
IV - INCENTIVE AWARDS
4.1
Pool
I
Awards
.
(a)
Incentive
compensation awards for Participants in Pool I shall be expressed as a percent
(“Award Amount”). Such Award Amount shall represent a percent of the Income from
Operations of the Company for the period for which the incentive compensation
is
payable.
(b)
Pool
I
incentive compensation shall be determined and paid as follows:
(i)
Within
15
days after the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended March 31
st
,
June
30
th
and
September 30
th
of each
Plan Year, the Company shall determine the amount of Income from Operations
for
the quarter then ended and shall pay to each Pool I Participant, as incentive
compensation, such Participant’s Award Amount with respect to Income from
Operations for the quarter.
(ii)
Within
15
days after the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for each Plan
Year, the Company shall determine the amount of Income from Operations for
the
Plan Year and shall pay to each Pool I Participant, as incentive compensation,
the full amount of the Participant’s Award Amount with respect to Income from
Operations of the Company for the Plan Year, less the aggregate amount of
incentive compensation previously paid to such Participant under the Plan during
such Plan Year; provided that the amount shall not be less than
zero.
(c)
The
Compensation Committee shall determine the aggregate amount of the Award Amounts
each year, including the amount of awards for both Pool I and Pool II
Participants, which in no event shall exceed eighteen percent (18%) of Income
from Operations for any period.
(d)
No
incentive compensation award shall be payable with respect to any quarterly
period in which Income from Operations of the Company shall be less than
$500,000 and no incentive compensation shall be payable to any Participant
for
any Plan Year in excess of twice the amount of the Participant’s base salary
income for such Plan Year.
4.2
Pool
II Awards
.
(a)
The
maximum aggregate amount of the awards which may be made to Pool II Participants
shall be expressed as a percentage of Income from Operations of the Company
and
shall be determined on or before June 30
th
of each
Plan Year.
(b)
No
incentive compensation shall be payable to Pool II Participants under the Plan
for any quarterly period in which Income from Operations of the Company shall
be
less than $500,000.
(c)
The
timing of payment of incentive compensation under the Plan to Pool II
Participants, and the allocation of payments among Participants shall be in
the
discretion of management, and the timing and allocation of payments may be
changed or modified by management at any time in their sole discretion. In
general, it is anticipated that incentive compensation payments to Pool II
Participants will be made at one time in the last quarter of the Plan Year
or
the first quarter of the succeeding Plan Year. Management may communicate
intended allocations of incentive compensation for Pool II Participants but
such
designation shall not be binding and may be modified at any time.
4.3
Termination
of Employment
.
(a)
Nothing
herein shall, or shall be deemed to, establish any contract or agreement for
employment of any Participant or to entitle any Participant to continue in
the
employ of the Company for the Plan Year or for any other term, or to receive
any
notice of termination or severance payments upon termination of
employment.
(b)
Except
as
expressly provided herein, no Participant shall have any right to receive any
incentive compensation, or other compensation or payment, from the Company.
Incentive compensation payments provided for in the Plan shall become payable
at
the time and upon the terms provided herein and no right to receive incentive
compensation payments hereunder shall be established or accrue except as, and
at
the times, expressly provided herein.
(c)
Except
as
expressly provided herein, a Participant whose employment with the Company
is
terminated, for any reason, prior to the date that an incentive compensation
payment becomes payable to such Participant hereunder, shall not be entitled
to
receive an incentive compensation payment which would or may have become payable
subsequent to the date of such termination, whether during or after the Plan
Year, had such employee’s employment with the Company continued. With respect to
a Pool I Participant whose employment with the Company is terminated during
a
Plan Year (a) by the Company other than for cause or (b) by reason of the death,
disability or retirement of Participant, such Participant shall be entitled
(i)
to retain incentive compensation payments actually made to such Participant
during such Plan Year and (ii) to receive an incentive compensation payment
45
days after the end of the Plan Year equal to (A) the amount payable to the
Participant for the Plan Year multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which
is
the number of days of the Plan Year during which the Participant was employed
by
the Company and the denominator of which is 365, (B) less the amount of
incentive compensation previously paid to such Participant during such Plan
Year.
ARTICLE
V - GENERAL PROVISIONS
5.1
Funding
.
The
Plan shall at all times be entirely unfunded and no provision shall at any
time
be made with respect to segregating assets of the Company or any subsidiary
thereof for the payment of incentive compensation hereunder. No Participant
or
any other person shall have any interest in any particular assets of the Company
or any subsidiary thereof by reason of the right to receive incentive
compensation hereunder and all Participants shall have only the rights of a
general unsecured creditor of the Company or any subsidiary with respect to
any
rights under the Plan.
5.2
Interests
Not Transferable
.
No
incentive compensation payable under the Plan shall be subject in any manner
to
anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance,
or
charge prior to actual receipt thereof by the payee, and any attempt to so
anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charger prior
to such receipt shall be void. The Company shall not be liable in any manner
for
or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any
person entitled to any incentive compensation under the Plan.
5.3
Administration
of Plan
.
The
Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation
Committee shall have the full authority and discretion to adopt rules and
regulations to carry out the purposes and provisions of the Plan. The
Compensation Committee is specifically granted the authority to interpret,
in
its sole discretion, all terms and provisions of the Plan and such
interpretation, and all decisions and actions of the Compensation Committee
with
respect to the Plan, shall be conclusive and binding on all Participants and
the
Company. The Compensation Committee shall make decisions according to a majority
vote and maintain a written record of its decisions and actions.
5.4
Indemnification
and Exculpation
.
Each
member of the Compensation Committee and of the Board and their agents, and
all
officers and employees of the Company acting with respect to the Plan, shall
be
indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any and all loss,
cost, liability or expense which may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred
by
them in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding
to which they may be a party or in which they may be involved by reason of
any
action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and
all
amounts paid by them in settlement (with the Company’s approval) or paid by them
in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding. The
foregoing provision shall not be applicable to any person if the loss, cost,
liability or expense is due to such person’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct. The rights of indemnification contained in this provision are in
addition to and in no way affect any rights to indemnification otherwise
provided under the Company’s by-laws or Certificate of
Incorporation.
5.5
Effect
on Other Benefit Plans
.
Amounts
credited or paid under the Plan shall not be considered to be compensation
for
purposes of calculating benefits under any other employee benefit plans
maintained by the Company, except as otherwise provided in any such benefit
plan.
5.6
Notices
.
Any
notices, requests, demands, elections or other communications provided for
or
permitted by the Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and personally delivered
or sent by registered or certified mail to the Participant at the last address
for such Participant on the records of the Company, or, in the case of the
Company, at its principal offices.
5.7
Tax
Liability
.
The
Company may withhold from any payment of benefits hereunder any taxes required
to be withheld and such sum as the Company may reasonably estimate to be
necessary to cover any taxes for which the Company may be liable to withhold
on
behalf of the Participant and which may be assessed with regard to such
payment.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Reliv International, Inc. has caused this instrument to be
executed by its duly authorized officers pursuant to resolution of the Board
effective the 1
st
day of
January, 2007.
RELIV
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
/s/
R. Scott Montgomery
ATTEST:
By:
/s/
Stephen M. Merrick
Secretary