CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15( d ) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934


 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15( d ) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

September 23, 2014 (September 23, 2014)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

1-6479-1

Commission File Number

 

Delaware   13-2637623
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

1301 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (212) 953-4100

 

 

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)
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

 

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

 

(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On September 23, 2014, the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Management Plan”) and the Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Director Plan” and together with the Management Plan, the “Incentive Plans”), filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The purpose of the Incentive Plans is to promote the interests of the Company and its shareholders by providing certain employees and members of the Board of Directors of the Company, who are largely responsible for the management, growth and protection of the business of the Company, with incentives and rewards to encourage them to continue in the service of the Company. The Incentive Plans permit the Committee to grant to eligible employees and directors of the Company, as applicable, any of the following types of awards (or any combination thereof): cash incentive awards, nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options and other stock-based awards, including, without limitation, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, deferred share units and share-denominated performance units. Subject to adjustment, the maximum number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock authorized for issuance is 37,000,000 shares under the Management Plan and 3,000,000 shares under the Director Plan.

 

On September 23, 2014, the Committee also approved two form of Stock Option Grant Agreements and two Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreements, each for use under the Management Plan, filed as Exhibits 10.3, 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6, respectively, hereto and incorporated herein by reference (each a “Form of Grant Agreement”). Each Form of Grant Agreement provides for the grant of time-vested awards, which will vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, subject to the individual remaining employed with the Company on each such date. The awards made pursuant to the Form of Grant Agreements attached hereto as Exhibits 10.3 and 10.5 are conditioned upon shareholder approval of the Management Plan within 12 months of the grant date.

 

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No. Description
10.1 Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan
10.2 Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Compensation Plan
10.3 Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan Stock Option Grant Agreement (Subject to shareholder approval)
10.4 Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan Stock Option Grant Agreement (Not subject to shareholder approval)
10.5 Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (Subject to shareholder approval)
10.6 Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (Not subject to shareholder approval)

 

 

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.   
  (Registrant)
   
Date: September 23, 2014 By /s/ CAPTAIN IAN T. BLACKLEY
   

Name: Captain Ian T. Blackley

Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 


 
 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit No. Description
10.1 Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan
10.2 Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Compensation Plan
10.3 Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan Stock Option Grant Agreement (Subject to shareholder approval)
10.4 Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan Stock Option Grant Agreement (Not subject to shareholder approval)
10.5 Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (Subject to shareholder approval)
10.6 Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (Not subject to shareholder approval)

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

(Dated of as September 23, 2014)

 

1. Purpose of the Plan

 

This Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Company and its shareholders by providing certain employees of the Company, who are largely responsible for the management, growth and protection of the business of the Company, with incentives and rewards to encourage them to continue in the service of the Company.

 

2. Definitions

 

As used in the Plan or in any instrument governing the terms of any Incentive Award, the following definitions apply to the terms indicated below:

 

(a)          “Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the specified Person.

 

(b)          “Award Agreement” means a written agreement, in a form determined by the Committee from time to time, entered into by each Participant and the Company, evidencing the grant of an Incentive Award under the Plan.

 

(c)          “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of OSG.

 

(d)          “Cash Incentive Award” means an award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan.

 

(e)          “Change in Control” means (i) any one Person, or more than one Person acting as a group (as defined under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)), other than OSG or any employee benefit plan sponsored by OSG, acquires ownership of stock of OSG that, together with stock held by such Person or group, constitutes more than 50 percent of the total fair market value or total Voting Power of the stock of OSG; or (ii) any one Person, or more than one Person acting as a group (as defined under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)) other than OSG or any employee benefit plan sponsored by OSG acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Persons) ownership of stock of OSG possessing 30 percent or more of the total Voting Power of the stock of OSG; or (iii) a majority of members of the Board of Directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors before the date of each appointment or election; or (iv) any one Person, or more than one Person acting as a group (as defined in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)) acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40 percent of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions. For purposes of subsection (iv), gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. The foregoing subsections (i) through (iv) shall be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 409A of the Code so that all, and only, such transactions or events that could qualify as a “change in control event” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(5)(i) will be deemed to be a Change in Control for purposes of this Plan.

 

 
 

 

(f)          “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and all regulations, interpretations and administrative guidance issued thereunder.

 

(g)          “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors or such other committee as the Board of Directors shall appoint from time to time to administer the Plan and to otherwise exercise and perform the authority and functions assigned to the Committee under the terms of the Plan.

 

(h)          “Common Stock” means OSG’s Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, or any other security into which the common stock shall be changed pursuant to the adjustment provisions of Section 10 of the Plan.

 

(i)          “Company” means Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. and all of its Subsidiaries, collectively.

 

(j)          “Covered Employee” means each Participant who is an executive officer (within the meaning of Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) of OSG.

 

(k)          “Deferred Compensation Plan” means any plan, agreement or arrangement maintained by the Company from time to time that provides opportunities for deferral of compensation.

 

(l)          “Effective Date” means the date the Plan is adopted.

 

(m)          “Employment” means the period during which an individual is classified or treated by the Company as an employee of the Company.

 

(n)          “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(o)          “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to a share of Common Stock, as of the applicable date of determination or if the exchange is not open for trading on such date, the immediately preceding day on which the exchange is open for trading, the closing price as reported on the date of determination on the principal securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are then listed or admitted to trading (the “Securities Exchange”). In the event that the price of a share of Common Stock shall not be so reported, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion taking into account the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 

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(p)          “Incentive Award” means one or more Stock Incentive Awards and/or Cash Incentive Awards, collectively.

 

(q)          “Option” means a stock option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 6.

 

(r)          “OSG” means Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (and any successor thereto).

 

(s)          “Other Stock-Based Award” means an award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7.

 

(t)          “Participant” means an employee of the Company who is eligible to participate in the Plan and to whom one or more Incentive Awards have been granted pursuant to the Plan and have not been fully settled or cancelled and, following the death of any such Person, his successors, heirs, executors and administrators, as the case may be.

 

(u)          “Performance-Based Award” means any Incentive Award pursuant to which any compensation paid is intended to be Performance-Based Compensation.

 

(v)         “Performance-Based Compensation” means compensation that is intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code for “qualified performance-based compensation.”

 

(w)          “Performance Measures” means such measures as are described in Section 9 on which performance goals are based in order to qualify certain awards granted hereunder as Performance-Based Compensation.

 

(x)          “Performance Percentage” means the factor determined pursuant to a Performance Schedule that is to be applied to a Target Award and that reflects actual performance compared to the Performance Target.

 

(y)          “Performance Period” means the period of time during which the performance goals must be met in order to determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to an Incentive Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation. Performance Periods may be overlapping.

 

(z)          “Performance Schedule” means a schedule or other objective method for determining the applicable Performance Percentage to be applied to each Target Award.

 

(aa)         “Performance Target” means performance goals and objectives with respect to a Performance Period.

 

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(bb)         “Person” means a “person” as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, including any “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) under the Exchange Act.

 

(cc)         “Plan” means the Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(dd)         “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(ee)          “Stock Incentive Award” means an Option or Other Stock-Based Award granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan.

 

(ff)           “Subsidiary” means any “subsidiary” within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

(gg)         “Target Award” means target payout amount for an Incentive Award.

 

(hh)         “Voting Power” means the number of votes available to be cast (determined by reference to the maximum number of votes entitled to be cast by the holders of Voting Securities upon any matter submitted to shareholders where the holders of all Voting Securities vote together as a single class) by the holders of Voting Securities.

 

(ii)         “Voting Securities” means any securities or other ownership interests of an entity entitled, or which may be entitled, to vote on the election of directors, or securities or other ownership interests which are convertible into, or exercisable in exchange for, such Voting Securities, whether or not subject to the passage of time or any contingency.

 

3. Stock Subject to the Plan and Limitations on Cash Incentive Awards

 

(a)           Stock Subject to the Plan

 

The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be covered by Incentive Awards granted under the Plan shall not exceed 37,000,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate. Out of such aggregate, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be covered by Options that are designated as “incentive stock options” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code shall not exceed 3,700,000 shares of Common Stock. The maximum number of shares referred to in the preceding sentences of this Section 3(a) shall in each case be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10 and the following provisions of this Section 3. Of the shares described, 100% may be delivered in connection with “full-value Awards,” meaning Incentive Awards other than Options or stock appreciation rights; provided, however, that any shares granted under Options or stock appreciation rights shall be counted against the share limit on a one-for-one basis and any shares granted as full-value Incentive Awards shall be counted against the share limit as two (2) shares for every one (1) share subject to such Incentive Award. Shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan may be either authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares, shares purchased by the Company in the open market, or any combination of the preceding categories as the Committee determines in its sole discretion.

 

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For purposes of the preceding paragraph, shares of Common Stock covered by Incentive Awards shall only be counted as used to the extent they are actually issued and delivered to a Participant (or such Participant’s permitted transferees as described in the Plan) pursuant to the Plan; provided, however, that if an Incentive Award is settled for cash or if shares of Common Stock are withheld to pay the exercise price of an Option or to satisfy any tax withholding requirement in connection with an Incentive Award, both the shares issued (if any), and the shares withheld, will be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the number of shares of Common Stock that are available for delivery under the Plan. In addition, if shares of Common Stock are issued subject to conditions which may result in the forfeiture, cancellation or return of such shares to the Company, any portion of the shares forfeited, cancelled or returned shall be treated as not issued pursuant to the Plan. In addition, if shares of Common Stock owned by a Participant (or such Participant’s permitted transferees as described in the Plan) are tendered (either actually or through attestation) to the Company in payment of any obligation in connection with an Incentive Award, the number of shares tendered shall be added to the number of shares of Common Stock that are available for delivery under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock covered by Incentive Awards granted pursuant to the Plan in connection with the assumption, replacement, conversion or adjustment of outstanding equity-based awards in the context of a corporate acquisition or merger (within the meaning of Section 303A.08 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual) shall not count as used under the Plan for purposes of this Section 3.

 

(b)           Individual Award Limits

 

Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be covered by Incentive Awards granted under the Plan to any Covered Employee in any calendar year shall not exceed 4,500,000 shares. For this purpose, the number of shares “covered by” an Incentive Award shall be the maximum number of shares that may be required to be delivered in settlement of that Incentive Award. The amount payable to any Covered Employee with respect to any calendar year for all Cash Incentive Awards shall not exceed $7,500,000. For purposes of the preceding sentences, the phrase “amount payable with respect to any calendar year” means the amount of cash, or value of other property, required to be paid based on the achievement of applicable Performance Measures during a Performance Period that ends in such calendar year, disregarding any deferral pursuant to the terms of a Deferred Compensation Plan unless the terms of the deferral are intended to comply with the requirements for qualified performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

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4. Administration of the Plan

 

The Plan shall be administered by a Committee of the Board of Directors consisting of two or more Persons, each of whom qualifies as a “non-employee director” (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act), an “outside director” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(3) and as “independent” as required by NYSE or any security exchange on which the Common Stock is listed, in each case if and to the extent required by applicable law or necessary to meet the requirements of such Rule, Section or listing requirement at the time of determination. From time to time, the Board may increase or decrease the size of the Committee, add additional members to, remove members (with or without cause) from, appoint new members in substitution therefor, and fill vacancies, however caused, in the Committee. The Committee shall, consistent with the terms of the Plan, from time to time designate those individuals who shall be granted Incentive Awards under the Plan and the amount, type and other terms and conditions of such Incentive Awards. All of the powers and responsibilities of the Committee under the Plan may be delegated by the Committee, in writing, to any subcommittee thereof, in which case the acts of such subcommittee shall be deemed to be acts of the Committee hereunder. The Committee may also from time to time authorize a subcommittee consisting of one or more members of the Board of Directors (including members who are employees of the Company) or employees of the Company to grant Incentive Awards to Persons who are not “executive officers” of the Company (within the meaning of Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act), subject to such restrictions and limitations as the Committee may specify and to the requirements of Section 157 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

The Committee shall have full discretionary authority to administer the Plan, including discretionary authority to interpret and construe any and all provisions of the Plan and any Award Agreement thereunder, and to adopt, amend and rescind from time to time such rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan, including rules and regulations related to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws and/or qualifying for preferred tax treatment under applicable foreign tax laws, as the Committee may deem necessary or appropriate. Decisions of the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties. For the avoidance of doubt, the Committee may exercise all discretion granted to it under the Plan in a non-uniform manner among Participants.

 

The Committee may delegate the administration of the Plan to one or more officers or employees of the Company, and such administrator(s) may have the authority to execute and distribute Award Agreements, to maintain records relating to Incentive Awards, to process or oversee the issuance of Common Stock under Incentive Awards, to interpret and administer the terms of Incentive Awards, and to take such other actions as may be necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Plan and of Incentive Awards under the Plan, provided that in no case shall any such administrator be authorized (i) to grant Incentive Awards under the Plan (except in connection with any delegation made by the Committee pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4), (ii) to take any action that would cause Incentive Awards intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation to fail to so qualify, (iii) to take any action inconsistent with Section 409A of the Code or (iv) to take any action inconsistent with applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Any action by any such administrator within the scope of its delegation shall be deemed for all purposes to have been taken by the Committee and, except as otherwise specifically provided, references in this Plan to the Committee shall include any such administrator. The Committee and, to the extent it so provides, any subcommittee, shall have sole authority to determine whether to review any actions and/or interpretations of any such administrator, and if the Committee shall decide to conduct such a review, any such actions and/or interpretations of any such administrator shall be subject to approval, disapproval, or modification by the Committee.

 

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On or after the date of grant of an Incentive Award under the Plan, the Committee may (i) accelerate the date on which any such Incentive Award becomes vested, exercisable or transferable, as the case may be, (ii) extend the term of any such Incentive Award, including, without limitation, extending the period following a termination of a Participant’s Employment during which any such Incentive Award may remain outstanding, (iii) waive any conditions to the vesting, exercisability or transferability, as the case may be, of any such Incentive Award or (iv) provide for the payment of dividends or dividend equivalents with respect to any such Incentive Award; provided , that the Committee shall not have any such authority to the extent that the grant of such authority would cause any tax to become due under Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not reprice any stock option (within the meaning of Section 303A.08 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual and any other formal or informal guidance issued by the New York Stock Exchange) without the approval of the shareholders of OSG.

 

The Company shall pay any amount payable with respect to an Incentive Award in accordance with the terms of such Incentive Award, provided that the Committee may, in its discretion, defer, or give a Participant the election to defer, the payment of amounts payable with respect to an Incentive Award subject to and in accordance with the terms of a Deferred Compensation Plan.

 

No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action, omission, or determination relating to the Plan, and OSG shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and each other director or employee of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan has been delegated, against any cost or expense (including counsel fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of the Committee) arising out of any action, omission or determination relating to the Plan, unless, in either case, such action, omission or determination was taken or made by such member, director or employee in bad faith and without reasonable belief that it was in the best interests of the Company.

 

5. Eligibility

 

The Persons who shall be eligible to receive Incentive Awards pursuant to the Plan shall be those employees of the Company whom the Committee shall select from time to time, including officers of OSG, whether or not they are directors. Each Incentive Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.

 

6. Options

 

The Committee may from time to time grant Options on such terms as it shall determine, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan. The Award Agreement shall clearly identify such Option as either an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code or as not an incentive stock option.

 

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(a)           Exercise Price

 

The exercise price per share of Common Stock covered by any Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date on which such Option is granted.

 

(b)           Term and Exercise of Options

 

(1)         Each Option shall become vested and exercisable on such date or dates, during such period and for such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be determined by the Committee on or after the date such Option is granted; provided , however that no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date such Option is granted; and, provided , further , that each Option shall be subject to earlier termination, expiration or cancellation as provided in the Plan or the Award Agreement.

 

(2)         Each Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part; provided , however that no partial exercise of a Option shall be for an aggregate exercise price of less than $1,000. The partial exercise of an Option shall not cause the expiration, termination or cancellation of the remaining portion thereof.

 

(3)         An Option shall be exercised by such methods and procedures as the Committee determines from time to time, including without limitation through net physical settlement or other method of cashless exercise.

 

(c)           Special Rules for Incentive Stock Options

 

(1)         The aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock with respect to which “incentive stock options” (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year under the Plan and any other stock option plan of OSG or any of its “subsidiaries” (within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code) shall not exceed $100,000. Such Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the date on which each such incentive stock option is granted. In the event that the aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock with respect to such incentive stock options exceeds $100,000, then incentive stock options granted hereunder to such Participant shall, to the extent and in the order required by regulations promulgated under the Code (or any other authority having the force of regulations), automatically be deemed to be non-qualified stock options, but all other terms and provisions of such incentive stock options shall remain unchanged. In the absence of such regulations (and authority), or in the event such regulations (or authority) require or permit a designation of the Options which shall cease to constitute incentive stock options, incentive stock options granted hereunder shall, to the extent of such excess and in the order in which they were granted, automatically be deemed to be non-qualified stock options, but all other terms and provisions of such incentive stock options shall remain unchanged.

 

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(2)         Incentive stock options may only be granted to individuals who are employees of the Company. No incentive stock option may be granted to an individual if, at the time of the proposed grant, such individual owns stock possessing more than ten percent of the total combined “voting power” (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) of all classes of stock of OSG or any of its “subsidiaries” (within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code), unless (i) the exercise price of such incentive stock option is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock at the time such incentive stock option is granted and (ii) such incentive stock option is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date such incentive stock option is granted.

 

7. Other Stock-Based Awards

 

The Committee may from time to time grant equity-based or equity-related awards not otherwise described herein in such amounts and on such terms as it shall determine, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, each such Other Stock-Based Award may (i) involve the transfer of actual shares of Common Stock to Participants, either at the time of grant or thereafter, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts based on the value of shares of Common Stock, (ii) be subject to performance-based and/or service-based conditions, (iii) be in the form of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, deferred share units or share-denominated performance units, (iv) be designed to comply with applicable laws of jurisdictions other than the United States and (v) be designed to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation; provided , that each Other Stock-Based Award shall be denominated in, or shall have a value determined by reference to, a number of shares of Common Stock that is specified at the time of the grant of such Incentive Award.

 

8. Cash Incentive Awards

 

The Committee may from time to time grant Cash Incentive Awards on such terms as it shall determine, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan. Cash Incentive Awards may be settled in cash or in other property, including shares of Common Stock, provided that the term “Cash Incentive Award” shall exclude any Option or Other Stock-Based Award.

 

9. Performance-Based Compensation

 

(a)           Calculation

 

The amount payable with respect to an Incentive Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be determined in a manner permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

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(b)           Discretionary Reduction

 

Unless otherwise specified in the Award Agreement, the Committee may, in its discretion, reduce or eliminate the amount payable to any Participant with respect to the Incentive Award, based on such factors as the Committee may deem relevant, but the Committee may not increase any such amount above the amount established in accordance with the relevant Performance Schedule. For purposes of clarity, the Committee may exercise the discretion provided for by the foregoing sentence in a non-uniform manner among Participants.

 

(c)           Performance Measures

 

The performance goals upon which the payment or vesting of any Incentive Award (other than Options and stock appreciation rights) that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation depends shall (a) be objective business criteria and shall otherwise meet the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, including the requirement that the level or levels of performance targeted by the Committee result in the achievement of performance goals being “substantially uncertain” at the time of grant and (b) relate to one or more of the following Performance Measures: market price of the Common Stock, net earnings, earnings before or after any or all of interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, net income (including, net income or operating income), cash flow (including, operating cash flow, free cash flow and cash flow return on capital), cash position, cash valued added, customer satisfaction or growth measures, safety, revenues (including net revenues, net revenue growth or gross revenue), enterprise value, financial return ratios, market performance, margins (including gross margins or operating margins), productivity or efficiency ratios, costs, profits (including net profits, net operating profits, gross profit, gross profit growth and profit returns or margins), earnings per share, stock price, working capital turnover and targets, total shareholder return, economic value added or other value added measurements, return on assets, return on capital or invested capital, return on equity, return on sales, new product innovation, product release schedules or ship targets, product cost reduction, inventory or supply chain management activities, and budget and expense management.

 

A Performance Measure (i) may relate to the performance of the Participant, OSG, a Subsidiary, any business group, business unit or other subdivision of the Company, or any combination of the foregoing, as the Committee deems appropriate and (ii) may be expressed as an amount, as an increase or decrease over a specified period, as a relative comparison to the performance of a group of comparator companies or a published or special index, or any other measure of the selected performance criteria, as the Committee deems appropriate. The measurement of any Performance Measure shall exclude the impact (positive and/or negative) of unusual, non-recurring or extraordinary items or expenses; charges for restructurings; discontinued operations; acquisitions or divestitures; the cumulative effect of changes in accounting treatment; changes in tax laws, accounting standards or principles or other laws or regulatory rules affecting reporting results; any impact of impairment of tangible or intangible assets; any impact of the issuance or repurchase of equity securities and/or other changes in the number of outstanding shares of any class of the Company’s equity securities; any gain, loss, income or expense attributable to acquisitions or dispositions of stock or assets; stock-based compensation expense; asset write-downs, in-process research and development expense; gain or loss from all or certain claims and/or litigation and insurance recoveries; foreign exchange gains and losses; any impact of changes in foreign exchange rates and any changes in currency; a change in the Company’s fiscal year; and any other items, each determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and as identified in the Company’s audited financial statements, including the notes thereto.

 

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(d)           Performance Schedules

 

Within 90 days after the beginning of a Performance Period, and in any case before 25% of the Performance Period has elapsed, the Committee shall establish (a) Performance Targets for such Performance Period, (b) Target Awards for each Participant, and (c) Performance Schedules for such Performance Period.

 

(e)           Committee Discretion

 

Nothing in this Plan is intended to limit the Committee’s discretion to adopt conditions with respect to any Incentive Award that is not intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation that relate to performance other than the Performance Measures. Furthermore, nothing in this Plan shall be construed to require the Committee to grant any Incentive Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation. The Committee may, subject to the terms of the Plan, amend previously granted Incentive Awards in a way that disqualifies them as Performance-Based Compensation.

 

(f)           Committee Determinations

 

Determinations by the Committee as to the establishment of Performance Measures, the level of actual achievement of Performance Targets, and the amount payable with respect to an Incentive Award intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be recorded in writing. Specifically, the Committee shall certify in writing, in a manner conforming to applicable regulations under Section 162(m) of the Code, prior to settlement of each such Incentive Award granted to a Covered Employee, that the Performance Targets and other material terms upon which settlement of the Incentive Award was conditioned have been satisfied.

 

(g)           Shareholder Approval

 

The ability to grant Incentive Awards intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be subject to the approval of the Plan by the shareholders of OSG and compliance with any other applicable requirements under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

10. Adjustment Upon Certain Changes

 

Subject to any action by the shareholders of OSG required by law, applicable tax rules or the rules of any exchange on which shares of common stock of OSG are listed for trading:

 

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(a) Shares Available for Grants

 

In the event of any change in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding by reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares or similar corporate change, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Committee may grant Incentive Awards and the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Committee may grant Incentive Awards to any individual Participant in any year shall be appropriately adjusted or substituted by the Committee. In the event of any change in the number of shares of Common Stock of OSG outstanding by reason of any other event or transaction, the Committee shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, make such adjustments to the type or number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Awards may be granted.

 

(b)           Increase or Decrease in Issued Shares Without Consideration

 

In the event of any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of shares of Common Stock or the payment of a stock dividend (but only on the shares of Common Stock), or any other increase or decrease in the number of such shares effected without receipt or payment of consideration by the Company, the Committee shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, adjust the type or number of shares of Common Stock subject to each outstanding Incentive Award and the exercise price per share of Common Stock of each such Incentive Award.

 

(c)           Certain Mergers and Other Transactions

 

In the event of any merger, consolidation or similar transaction as a result of which the holders of shares of Common Stock receive consideration consisting exclusively of securities of the surviving corporation in such transaction, the Committee shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, adjust each Incentive Award outstanding on the date of such merger or consolidation so that it pertains and applies to the securities which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Incentive Award would have received in such merger or consolidation.

 

In the event of (i) a dissolution or liquidation of OSG, (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (on a consolidated basis), (iii) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving OSG in which the holders of shares of Common Stock receive securities and/or other property, including cash, other than shares of the surviving corporation in such transaction, the Committee shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, have the power to:

 

(i) cancel, effective immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, each Incentive Award (whether or not then exercisable or vested), and, in full consideration of such cancellation, pay to the Participant to whom such Incentive Award was granted an amount in cash, for each share of Common Stock subject to such Incentive Award, equal to the value, as determined by the Committee, of such Incentive Award, provided that with respect to any outstanding Option such value shall be equal to the excess of (A) the value, as determined by the Committee, of the property (including cash) received by the holder of a share of Common Stock as a result of such event over (B) the exercise price of such Option; or

 

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(ii) provide for the exchange of each Incentive Award (whether or not then exercisable or vested) for an Incentive Award with respect to (A) some or all of the property which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Incentive Award would have received in such transaction or (B) securities of the acquiror or surviving entity and, incident thereto, make an equitable adjustment as determined by the Committee in the exercise price of the Incentive Award, or the number of shares or amount of property subject to the Incentive Award or provide for a payment (in cash or other property) to the Participant to whom such Incentive Award was granted in partial consideration for the exchange of the Incentive Award.

 

(e)           Other Changes

 

In the event of any change in the capitalization of OSG or corporate change other than those specifically referred to in Sections 10(b), (c) or (d), the Committee shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, make such adjustments in the number and class of shares subject to Incentive Awards outstanding on the date on which such change occurs and in such other terms of such Incentive Awards as the Committee may consider appropriate.

 

(f)           Cash Incentive Awards

 

In the event of any transaction or event described in this Section 10, including without limitation any corporate change referred to in paragraph (e) hereof, the Committee shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of any Cash Incentive Award.

 

(g)           No Other Rights

 

Except as expressly provided in the Plan or any Award Agreement, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividends or dividend equivalents, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger or consolidation of OSG or any other corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no issuance by OSG of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares or amount of other property subject to, or the terms related to, any Incentive Award.

 

(h)           Savings Clause

 

No provision of this Section 10 shall be given effect to the extent that such provision would cause any tax to become due under Section 409A of the Code.

 

With respect to Incentive Awards which are granted to Covered Employees and are intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, no provision of this Section 10 shall be given effect to the extent that such provision would cause such Incentive Award to fail to so qualify as Performance-Based Compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

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Furthermore, no provision of this Section 10 shall be given effect to the extent such provision would result in short-swing profits liability under Section 16 of the Exchange Act or violate the exemptive conditions of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act.

 

11. Change in Control; Termination of Employment

 

(a)           Change in Control

 

The consequences of a Change in Control, if any, will be set forth in the Award Agreement in addition to what is provided in this Section 11.

 

(b)           Termination of Employment

 

(1)         Except as to any awards constituting stock rights subject to Section 409A of the Code, termination of Employment shall mean a separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, unless the Participant is retained as a consultant pursuant to a written agreement and such agreement provides otherwise. The Employment of a Participant with the Company shall be deemed to have terminated for all purposes of the Plan if such Person is employed by or provides services to a Person that is a Subsidiary of the Company and such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company, unless the Committee determines otherwise. A Participant who ceases to be an employee of the Company but continues, or simultaneously commences, services as a director of the Company shall be deemed to have had a termination of Employment for purposes of the Plan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall determine whether an authorized leave of absence, or absence in military or government service, shall constitute termination of Employment, provided that a Participant who is an employee will not be deemed to cease employment in the case of any leave of absence approved by the Company. Furthermore, no payment shall be made with respect to any Incentive Awards under the Plan that are subject to Section 409A of the Code as a result of any such authorized leave of absence or absence in military or government service unless such authorized leave or absence constitutes a separation from service for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.

 

(2)         The Award Agreement shall specify the consequences with respect to such Option of the termination of Employment of the Participant holding the Option.

 

(3)         The consequences with respect to a Performance-Based Award of the termination of Employment of the Participant holding the Performance-Based Award shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the Award Agreement, it being intended that no agreement providing for a payment to a Participant upon termination of Employment shall be given effect to the extent that it would cause an Incentive Award that was intended to qualify as a Performance-Based Award to fail to so qualify.

 

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12. Rights Under the Plan

 

No Person shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock covered by or relating to any Incentive Award until the date of the issuance of such shares on the books and records of OSG. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 10 hereof, no adjustment of any Incentive Award shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date occurs prior to the date of such issuance. Nothing in this Section 12 is intended, or should be construed, to limit authority of the Committee to cause the Company to make payments based on the dividends that would be payable with respect to any share of Common Stock if it were issued or outstanding, or from granting rights related to such dividends.

 

The Company shall not have any obligation to establish any separate fund or trust or other segregation of assets to provide for payments under the Plan. To the extent any Person acquires any rights to receive payments hereunder from the Company, such rights shall be no greater than those of an unsecured creditor.

 

13. No Special Employment Rights; No Right to Incentive Award

 

(a) Nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to the continuation of his or her Employment by the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company at any time to terminate such Employment or to increase or decrease the compensation of the Participant from the rate in existence at the time of the grant of an Incentive Award.

 

(b) No Person shall have any claim or right to receive an Incentive Award hereunder. The Committee’s granting of an Incentive Award to a Participant at any time shall neither require the Committee to grant an Incentive Award to such Participant or any other Participant or other Person at any time nor preclude the Committee from making subsequent grants to such Participant or any other Participant or other Person.

 

14. Securities Matters

 

(a)          OSG shall be under no obligation to effect the registration pursuant to the Securities Act of any shares of Common Stock to be issued hereunder or to effect similar compliance under any state or local laws. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, OSG shall not be obligated to cause to be issued shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan unless and until OSG is advised by its counsel that the issuance is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded. The Committee may require, as a condition to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof, that the recipient of such shares make such covenants, agreements and representations, and that any related certificates representing such shares bear such legends, as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable.

 

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(b)          The exercise or settlement of any Incentive Award (including, without limitation, any Option) granted hereunder shall only be effective at such time as counsel to OSG shall have determined that the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such exercise is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded. OSG may, in its sole discretion, defer the effectiveness of any exercise or settlement of an Incentive Award granted hereunder in order to allow the issuance of shares pursuant thereto to be made pursuant to registration or an exemption from registration or other methods for compliance available under federal or state or local securities laws. OSG shall inform the Participant in writing of its decision to defer the effectiveness of the exercise or settlement of an Incentive Award granted hereunder. During the period that the effectiveness of the exercise of an Incentive Award has been deferred, the Participant may, by written notice, withdraw such exercise and obtain the refund of any amount paid with respect thereto.

 

15. Withholding Taxes

 

(a)           Cash Remittance

 

Whenever withholding tax obligations are incurred in connection with any Incentive Award, OSG shall have the right to require the Participant to remit to OSG in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such event. In addition, upon the exercise or settlement of any Incentive Award in cash, or the making of any other payment with respect to any Incentive Award (other than in shares of Common Stock), OSG shall have the right to withhold from any payment required to be made pursuant thereto an amount sufficient to satisfy the federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise, settlement or payment.

 

(b)           Stock Remittance

 

At the election of the Participant, subject to the approval of the Committee, whenever withholding tax obligations are incurred in connection with any Incentive Award, the Participant may tender to OSG a number of shares of Common Stock that have been owned by the Participant for at least six months (or such other period as the Committee may determine) having a Fair Market Value at the tender date determined by the Committee to be sufficient to satisfy the minimum federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such event. Such election shall satisfy the Participant’s obligations under Section 15(a) hereof, if any.

 

(c)           Stock Withholding

 

At the election of the Participant, subject to the approval of the Committee, whenever withholding tax obligations are incurred in connection with any Incentive Award, OSG shall withhold a number of such shares having a Fair Market Value determined by the Committee to be sufficient to satisfy the minimum federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such event. Such election shall satisfy the Participant’s obligations under Section 15(a) hereof, if any.

 

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16. Amendment or Termination of the Plan

 

The Board of Directors may at any time suspend or discontinue the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever; provided , however , that to the extent that any applicable law, tax requirement, or rule of a stock exchange requires shareholder approval in order for any such revision or amendment to be effective, such revision or amendment shall not be effective without such approval. The preceding sentence shall not restrict the Committee’s ability to exercise its discretionary authority hereunder pursuant to Section 4 hereof, which discretion may be exercised without amendment to the Plan. No provision of this Section 16 shall be given effect to the extent that such provision would cause any tax to become due under Section 409A of the Code. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no action hereunder may, without the consent of a Participant, adversely affect the Participant’s rights under any previously granted and outstanding Incentive Award. Nothing herein shall cause a Performance-Based Award to cease to qualify under Section 162(m). Nothing in the Plan shall limit the right of the Company to pay compensation of any kind outside the terms of the Plan.

 

17. Recoupment

 

Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or in any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Company will be entitled to the extent permitted or required by applicable law (including, without limitation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), Company policy and/or the requirements of an exchange on which the Company’s shares are listed for trading, in each case, as in effect from time to time to recoup compensation of whatever kind paid by the Company at any time to a Participant under this Plan.

 

18. No Obligation to Exercise

 

The grant to a Participant of an Incentive Award shall impose no obligation upon such Participant to exercise such Incentive Award.

 

19. Transfers

 

Incentive Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of a Participant, only by the Participant; provided , however that the Committee may permit Options that are not incentive stock options to be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of, on a general or specific basis, subject to such conditions and limitations as the Committee may determine. Upon the death of a Participant, outstanding Incentive Awards granted to such Participant may be exercised only by the executors or administrators of the Participant’s estate or by any Person or Persons who shall have acquired such right to exercise by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. No transfer by will or the laws of descent and distribution of any Incentive Award, or the right to exercise any Incentive Award, shall be effective to bind OSG unless the Committee shall have been furnished with (a) written notice thereof and with a copy of the will and/or such evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and (b) an agreement by the transferee to comply with all the terms and conditions of the Incentive Award that are or would have been applicable to the Participant and to be bound by the acknowledgements made by the Participant in connection with the grant of the Incentive Award.

 

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20. Expenses and Receipts

 

The expenses of the Plan shall be paid by OSG. Any proceeds received by OSG in connection with any Incentive Award will be used for general corporate purposes.

 

21. Failure to Comply

 

In addition to the remedies of the Company elsewhere provided for herein, failure by a Participant to comply with any of the terms and conditions of the Plan or any Award Agreement, unless such failure is remedied by such Participant within ten days after having been notified of such failure by the Committee, shall be grounds for the cancellation and forfeiture of such Incentive Award, in whole or in part, as the Committee, in its absolute discretion, may determine.

 

22. Relationship to Other Benefits

 

No payment with respect to any Incentive Awards under the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company except as otherwise specifically provided in such other plan.

 

23. Governing Law

 

The Plan and the rights of all Persons under the Plan shall be construed and administered in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflict of law principles.

 

24. Severability

 

If all or any part of this Plan is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not serve to invalidate any portion of this Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any Section or part of a Section so declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner that will give effect to the terms of such Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.

 

25. Effective Date and Term of Plan

 

The Effective Date of the Plan is September 23, 2014. No grants of Incentive Awards may be made under the Plan after September 23, 2024.

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

(Dated of as September 23, 2014)

 

1. Purpose of the Plan

 

This Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Company and its shareholders by providing certain non-employee directors of the Company, who are largely responsible for the management, growth and protection of the business of the Company, with incentives and rewards to encourage them to continue in the service of the Company.

 

2. Definitions

 

As used in the Plan or in any instrument governing the terms of any Incentive Award, the following definitions apply to the terms indicated below:

 

(a)           “Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the specified Person.

 

(b)           “Award Agreement” means a written agreement, in a form determined by the Committee from time to time, entered into by each Participant and the Company, evidencing the grant of an Incentive Award under the Plan.

 

(c)           “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of OSG.

 

(d)           “Cash Incentive Award” means an award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan.

 

(e)           “Change in Control” means (i) any one Person, or more than one Person acting as a group (as defined under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)), other than OSG or any employee benefit plan sponsored by OSG, acquires ownership of stock of OSG that, together with stock held by such Person or group, constitutes more than 50 percent of the total fair market value or total Voting Power of the stock of OSG; or (ii) any one Person, or more than one Person acting as a group (as defined under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)) other than OSG or any employee benefit plan sponsored by OSG acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Persons) ownership of stock of OSG possessing 30 percent or more of the total Voting Power of the stock of OSG; or (iii) a majority of members of the Board of Directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors before the date of each appointment or election; or (iv) any one Person, or more than one Person acting as a group (as defined in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)) acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40 percent of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions. For purposes of subsection (iv), gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. The foregoing subsections (i) through (iv) shall be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 409A of the Code so that all, and only, such transactions or events that could qualify as a “change in control event” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(5)(i) will be deemed to be a Change in Control for purposes of this Plan.

 

 
 

 

(f)           “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and all regulations, interpretations and administrative guidance issued thereunder.

 

(g)           “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors or such other committee as the Board of Directors shall appoint from time to time to administer the Plan and to otherwise exercise and perform the authority and functions assigned to the Committee under the terms of the Plan.

 

(h)           “Common Stock” means OSG’s Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, or any other security into which the common stock shall be changed pursuant to the adjustment provisions of Section 9 of the Plan.

 

(i)           “Company” means Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. and all of its Subsidiaries, collectively.

 

(j)           “Deferred Compensation Plan” means any plan, agreement or arrangement maintained by the Company from time to time that provides opportunities for deferral of compensation.

 

(k)           “Effective Date” means the date the Plan is adopted.

 

(l)           “Employment” means the period during which an individual is classified or treated by the Company as a non-employee director of the Company.

 

(m)           “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(n)           “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to a share of Common Stock, as of the applicable date of determination or if the exchange is not open for trading on such date, the immediately preceding day on which the exchange is open for trading, the closing price as reported on the date of determination on the principal securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are then listed or admitted to trading (the “Securities Exchange”). In the event that the price of a share of Common Stock shall not be so reported, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion taking into account the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 

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(o)           “Incentive Award” means one or more Stock Incentive Awards and/or Cash Incentive Awards, collectively.

 

(p)           “Option” means a stock option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 6.

 

(q)           “OSG” means Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (and any successor thereto).

 

(r)           “Other Stock-Based Award” means an award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7.

 

(s)           “Participant” means a non-employee director of the Company who is eligible to participate in the Plan and to whom one or more Incentive Awards have been granted pursuant to the Plan and have not been fully settled or cancelled and, following the death of any such Person, his successors, heirs, executors and administrators, as the case may be.

 

(t)            “Person” means a “person” as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, including any “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) under the Exchange Act.

 

(u)           “Plan” means the Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Compensation Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(v)           “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(w)           “Stock Incentive Award” means an Option or Other Stock-Based Award granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan.

 

(x)           “Subsidiary” means any “subsidiary” within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

(y)           “Target Award” means target payout amount for an Incentive Award.

 

(z)           “Voting Power” means the number of votes available to be cast (determined by reference to the maximum number of votes entitled to be cast by the holders of Voting Securities upon any matter submitted to shareholders where the holders of all Voting Securities vote together as a single class) by the holders of Voting Securities.

 

(aa)           “Voting Securities” means any securities or other ownership interests of an entity entitled, or which may be entitled, to vote on the election of directors, or securities or other ownership interests which are convertible into, or exercisable in exchange for, such Voting Securities, whether or not subject to the passage of time or any contingency.

 

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3. Stock Subject to the Plan

 

The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be covered by Incentive Awards granted under the Plan shall not exceed 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate. The maximum number of shares referred to in the preceding sentences of this Section 3(a) shall in each case be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9 and the following provisions of this Section 3. Of the shares described, 100% may be delivered in connection with “full-value Awards,” meaning Incentive Awards other than Options or stock appreciation rights; provided, however, that any shares granted under Options or stock appreciation rights shall be counted against the share limit on a one-for-one basis and any shares granted as full-value Incentive Awards shall be counted against the share limit as two (2) shares for every one (1) share subject to such Incentive Award. Shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan may be either authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares, shares purchased by the Company in the open market, or any combination of the preceding categories as the Committee determines in its sole discretion.

 

For purposes of the preceding paragraph, shares of Common Stock covered by Incentive Awards shall only be counted as used to the extent they are actually issued and delivered to a Participant (or such Participant’s permitted transferees as described in the Plan) pursuant to the Plan; provided, however, that if an Incentive Award is settled for cash or if shares of Common Stock are withheld to pay the exercise price of an Option or to satisfy any tax withholding requirement in connection with an Incentive Award, both the shares issued (if any), and the shares withheld, will be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the number of shares of Common Stock that are available for delivery under the Plan. In addition, if shares of Common Stock are issued subject to conditions which may result in the forfeiture, cancellation or return of such shares to the Company, any portion of the shares forfeited, cancelled or returned shall be treated as not issued pursuant to the Plan. In addition, if shares of Common Stock owned by a Participant (or such Participant’s permitted transferees as described in the Plan) are tendered (either actually or through attestation) to the Company in payment of any obligation in connection with an Incentive Award, the number of shares tendered shall be added to the number of shares of Common Stock that are available for delivery under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock covered by Incentive Awards granted pursuant to the Plan in connection with the assumption, replacement, conversion or adjustment of outstanding equity-based awards in the context of a corporate acquisition or merger (within the meaning of Section 303A.08 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual) shall not count as used under the Plan for purposes of this Section 3.

 

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4. Administration of the Plan

 

The Plan shall be administered by a Committee of the Board of Directors consisting of two or more Persons, each of whom qualifies as a “non-employee director” (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act), an “outside director” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(3) and as “independent” as required by NYSE or any security exchange on which the Common Stock is listed, in each case if and to the extent required by applicable law or necessary to meet the requirements of such Rule, Section or listing requirement at the time of determination. From time to time, the Board may increase or decrease the size of the Committee, add additional members to, remove members (with or without cause) from, appoint new members in substitution therefor, and fill vacancies, however caused, in the Committee. The Committee shall, consistent with the terms of the Plan, from time to time designate those individuals who shall be granted Incentive Awards under the Plan and the amount, type and other terms and conditions of such Incentive Awards. All of the powers and responsibilities of the Committee under the Plan may be delegated by the Committee, in writing, to any subcommittee thereof, in which case the acts of such subcommittee shall be deemed to be acts of the Committee hereunder. The Committee may also from time to time authorize a subcommittee consisting of one or more members of the Board of Directors (including members who are employees of the Company) or employees of the Company to grant Incentive Awards to Persons who are not “executive officers” of the Company (within the meaning of Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act), subject to such restrictions and limitations as the Committee may specify and to the requirements of Section 157 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

The Committee shall have full discretionary authority to administer the Plan, including discretionary authority to interpret and construe any and all provisions of the Plan and any Award Agreement thereunder, and to adopt, amend and rescind from time to time such rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan, including rules and regulations related to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws and/or qualifying for preferred tax treatment under applicable foreign tax laws, as the Committee may deem necessary or appropriate. Decisions of the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties. For the avoidance of doubt, the Committee may exercise all discretion granted to it under the Plan in a non-uniform manner among Participants.

 

The Committee may delegate the administration of the Plan to one or more officers or employees of the Company, and such administrator(s) may have the authority to execute and distribute Award Agreements, to maintain records relating to Incentive Awards, to process or oversee the issuance of Common Stock under Incentive Awards, to interpret and administer the terms of Incentive Awards, and to take such other actions as may be necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Plan and of Incentive Awards under the Plan, provided that in no case shall any such administrator be authorized (i) to grant Incentive Awards under the Plan (except in connection with any delegation made by the Committee pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4), (ii) to take any action inconsistent with Section 409A of the Code or (iii) to take any action inconsistent with applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Any action by any such administrator within the scope of its delegation shall be deemed for all purposes to have been taken by the Committee and, except as otherwise specifically provided, references in this Plan to the Committee shall include any such administrator. The Committee and, to the extent it so provides, any subcommittee, shall have sole authority to determine whether to review any actions and/or interpretations of any such administrator, and if the Committee shall decide to conduct such a review, any such actions and/or interpretations of any such administrator shall be subject to approval, disapproval, or modification by the Committee.

 

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On or after the date of grant of an Incentive Award under the Plan, the Committee may (i) accelerate the date on which any such Incentive Award becomes vested, exercisable or transferable, as the case may be, (ii) extend the term of any such Incentive Award, including, without limitation, extending the period following a termination of a Participant’s Employment during which any such Incentive Award may remain outstanding, (iii) waive any conditions to the vesting, exercisability or transferability, as the case may be, of any such Incentive Award or (iv) provide for the payment of dividends or dividend equivalents with respect to any such Incentive Award; provided , that the Committee shall not have any such authority to the extent that the grant of such authority would cause any tax to become due under Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not reprice any stock option (within the meaning of Section 303A.08 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual and any other formal or informal guidance issued by the New York Stock Exchange) without the approval of the shareholders of OSG.

 

The Company shall pay any amount payable with respect to an Incentive Award in accordance with the terms of such Incentive Award, provided that the Committee may, in its discretion, defer, or give a Participant the election to defer, the payment of amounts payable with respect to an Incentive Award subject to and in accordance with the terms of a Deferred Compensation Plan.

 

No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action, omission, or determination relating to the Plan, and OSG shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and each other director or employee of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan has been delegated, against any cost or expense (including counsel fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of the Committee) arising out of any action, omission or determination relating to the Plan, unless, in either case, such action, omission or determination was taken or made by such member, director or employee in bad faith and without reasonable belief that it was in the best interests of the Company.

 

5. Eligibility

 

The Persons who shall be eligible to receive Incentive Awards pursuant to the Plan shall be those non-employee directors of the Company whom the Committee shall select from time to time. Each Incentive Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.

 

6. Options

 

The Committee may from time to time grant Options on such terms as it shall determine, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan.

 

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(a) Exercise Price

 

The exercise price per share of Common Stock covered by any Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date on which such Option is granted.

 

(b)          Term and Exercise of Options

 

(1)          Each Option shall become vested and exercisable on such date or dates, during such period and for such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be determined by the Committee on or after the date such Option is granted; provided , however that no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date such Option is granted; and, provided , further , that each Option shall be subject to earlier termination, expiration or cancellation as provided in the Plan or the Award Agreement.

 

(2)          Each Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part; provided , however that no partial exercise of an Option shall be for an aggregate exercise price of less than $1,000. The partial exercise of an Option shall not cause the expiration, termination or cancellation of the remaining portion thereof.

 

(3)          An Option shall be exercised by such methods and procedures as the Committee determines from time to time, including without limitation through net physical settlement or other method of cashless exercise.

 

7. Other Stock-Based Awards

 

The Committee may from time to time grant equity-based or equity-related awards not otherwise described herein in such amounts and on such terms as it shall determine, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, each such Other Stock-Based Award may (i) involve the transfer of actual shares of Common Stock to Participants, either at the time of grant or thereafter, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts based on the value of shares of Common Stock, (ii) be subject to performance-based and/or service-based conditions, (iii) be in the form of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, deferred share units or share-denominated performance units, and (iv) be designed to comply with applicable laws of jurisdictions other than the United States; provided , that each Other Stock-Based Award shall be denominated in, or shall have a value determined by reference to, a number of shares of Common Stock that is specified at the time of the grant of such Incentive Award.

 

8. Cash Incentive Awards

 

The Committee may from time to time grant Cash Incentive Awards on such terms as it shall determine, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan. Cash Incentive Awards may be settled in cash or in other property, including shares of Common Stock, provided that the term “Cash Incentive Award” shall exclude any Option or Other Stock-Based Award.

 

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9. Adjustment Upon Certain Changes

 

Subject to any action by the shareholders of OSG required by law, applicable tax rules or the rules of any exchange on which shares of common stock of OSG are listed for trading:

 

(a) Shares Available for Grants

 

In the event of any change in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding by reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares or similar corporate change, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Committee may grant Incentive Awards and the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Committee may grant Incentive Awards to any individual Participant in any year shall be appropriately adjusted or substituted by the Committee. In the event of any change in the number of shares of Common Stock of OSG outstanding by reason of any other event or transaction, the Committee shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, make such adjustments to the type or number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Awards may be granted.

 

(b) Increase or Decrease in Issued Shares Without Consideration

 

In the event of any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of shares of Common Stock or the payment of a stock dividend (but only on the shares of Common Stock), or any other increase or decrease in the number of such shares effected without receipt or payment of consideration by the Company, the Committee shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, adjust the type or number of shares of Common Stock subject to each outstanding Incentive Award and the exercise price per share of Common Stock of each such Incentive Award.

 

(c) Certain Mergers and Other Transactions

 

In the event of any merger, consolidation or similar transaction as a result of which the holders of shares of Common Stock receive consideration consisting exclusively of securities of the surviving corporation in such transaction, the Committee shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, adjust each Incentive Award outstanding on the date of such merger or consolidation so that it pertains and applies to the securities which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Incentive Award would have received in such merger or consolidation.

 

In the event of (i) a dissolution or liquidation of OSG, (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (on a consolidated basis), (iii) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving OSG in which the holders of shares of Common Stock receive securities and/or other property, including cash, other than shares of the surviving corporation in such transaction, the Committee shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, have the power to:

 

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(i) cancel, effective immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, each Incentive Award (whether or not then exercisable or vested), and, in full consideration of such cancellation, pay to the Participant to whom such Incentive Award was granted an amount in cash, for each share of Common Stock subject to such Incentive Award, equal to the value, as determined by the Committee, of such Incentive Award, provided that with respect to any outstanding Option such value shall be equal to the excess of (A) the value, as determined by the Committee, of the property (including cash) received by the holder of a share of Common Stock as a result of such event over (B) the exercise price of such Option; or

 

(ii) provide for the exchange of each Incentive Award (whether or not then exercisable or vested) for an Incentive Award with respect to (A) some or all of the property which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Incentive Award would have received in such transaction or (B) securities of the acquiror or surviving entity and, incident thereto, make an equitable adjustment as determined by the Committee in the exercise price of the Incentive Award, or the number of shares or amount of property subject to the Incentive Award or provide for a payment (in cash or other property) to the Participant to whom such Incentive Award was granted in partial consideration for the exchange of the Incentive Award.

 

(e) Other Changes

 

In the event of any change in the capitalization of OSG or corporate change other than those specifically referred to in Sections 9(b), (c) or (d), the Committee shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, make such adjustments in the number and class of shares subject to Incentive Awards outstanding on the date on which such change occurs and in such other terms of such Incentive Awards as the Committee may consider appropriate.

 

(f) Cash Incentive Awards

 

In the event of any transaction or event described in this Section 9, including without limitation any corporate change referred to in paragraph (e) hereof, the Committee shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of any Cash Incentive Award.

 

(g) No Other Rights

 

Except as expressly provided in the Plan or any Award Agreement, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividends or dividend equivalents, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger or consolidation of OSG or any other corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no issuance by OSG of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares or amount of other property subject to, or the terms related to, any Incentive Award.

 

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(h) Savings Clause

 

No provision of this Section 9 shall be given effect to the extent that such provision would cause any tax to become due under Section 409A of the Code.

 

Furthermore, no provision of this Section 9 shall be given effect to the extent such provision would result in short-swing profits liability under Section 16 of the Exchange Act or violate the exemptive conditions of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act.

 

10. Change in Control; Termination of Employment

 

(a) Change in Control

 

The consequences of a Change in Control, if any, will be set forth in the Award Agreement in addition to what is provided in this Section 10.

 

(b) Termination of Employment

 

(1)          Except as to any awards constituting stock rights subject to Section 409A of the Code, termination of Employment shall mean a separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. The Employment of a Participant with the Company shall be deemed to have terminated for all purposes of the Plan if such Person is employed by or provides services to a Person that is a Subsidiary of the Company and such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company, unless the Committee determines otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall determine whether an authorized leave of absence, or absence in military or government service, shall constitute termination of Employment. Furthermore, no payment shall be made with respect to any Incentive Awards under the Plan that are subject to Section 409A of the Code as a result of any such authorized leave of absence or absence in military or government service unless such authorized leave or absence constitutes a separation from service for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.

 

(2)          The Award Agreement shall specify the consequences with respect to such Option of the termination of Employment of the Participant holding the Option.

 

11. Rights Under the Plan

 

No Person shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock covered by or relating to any Incentive Award until the date of the issuance of such shares on the books and records of OSG. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 9 hereof, no adjustment of any Incentive Award shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date occurs prior to the date of such issuance. Nothing in this Section 11 is intended, or should be construed, to limit authority of the Committee to cause the Company to make payments based on the dividends that would be payable with respect to any share of Common Stock if it were issued or outstanding, or from granting rights related to such dividends.

 

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The Company shall not have any obligation to establish any separate fund or trust or other segregation of assets to provide for payments under the Plan. To the extent any Person acquires any rights to receive payments hereunder from the Company, such rights shall be no greater than those of an unsecured creditor.

 

12. No Special Employment Rights; No Right to Incentive Award

 

(a) Nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to the continuation of his or her Employment by the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company at any time to terminate such Employment or to increase or decrease the compensation of the Participant from the rate in existence at the time of the grant of an Incentive Award.

 

(b) No Person shall have any claim or right to receive an Incentive Award hereunder. The Committee’s granting of an Incentive Award to a Participant at any time shall neither require the Committee to grant an Incentive Award to such Participant or any other Participant or other Person at any time nor preclude the Committee from making subsequent grants to such Participant or any other Participant or other Person.

 

13. Securities Matters

 

(a)          OSG shall be under no obligation to effect the registration pursuant to the Securities Act of any shares of Common Stock to be issued hereunder or to effect similar compliance under any state or local laws. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, OSG shall not be obligated to cause to be issued shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan unless and until OSG is advised by its counsel that the issuance is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded. The Committee may require, as a condition to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof, that the recipient of such shares make such covenants, agreements and representations, and that any related certificates representing such shares bear such legends, as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable.

 

(b)          The exercise or settlement of any Incentive Award (including, without limitation, any Option) granted hereunder shall only be effective at such time as counsel to OSG shall have determined that the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such exercise is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded. OSG may, in its sole discretion, defer the effectiveness of any exercise or settlement of an Incentive Award granted hereunder in order to allow the issuance of shares pursuant thereto to be made pursuant to registration or an exemption from registration or other methods for compliance available under federal or state or local securities laws. OSG shall inform the Participant in writing of its decision to defer the effectiveness of the exercise or settlement of an Incentive Award granted hereunder. During the period that the effectiveness of the exercise of an Incentive Award has been deferred, the Participant may, by written notice, withdraw such exercise and obtain the refund of any amount paid with respect thereto.

 

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14. Withholding Taxes

 

(a) Cash Remittance

 

Whenever withholding tax obligations are incurred in connection with any Incentive Award, OSG shall have the right to require the Participant to remit to OSG in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such event. In addition, upon the exercise or settlement of any Incentive Award in cash, or the making of any other payment with respect to any Incentive Award (other than in shares of Common Stock), OSG shall have the right to withhold from any payment required to be made pursuant thereto an amount sufficient to satisfy the federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise, settlement or payment.

 

(b) Stock Remittance

 

At the election of the Participant, subject to the approval of the Committee, whenever withholding tax obligations are incurred in connection with any Incentive Award, the Participant may tender to OSG a number of shares of Common Stock that have been owned by the Participant for at least six months (or such other period as the Committee may determine) having a Fair Market Value at the tender date determined by the Committee to be sufficient to satisfy the minimum federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such event. Such election shall satisfy the Participant’s obligations under Section 14(a) hereof, if any.

 

(c) Stock Withholding

 

At the election of the Participant, subject to the approval of the Committee, whenever withholding tax obligations are incurred in connection with any Incentive Award, OSG shall withhold a number of such shares having a Fair Market Value determined by the Committee to be sufficient to satisfy the minimum federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such event. Such election shall satisfy the Participant’s obligations under Section 14(a) hereof, if any.

 

15. Amendment or Termination of the Plan

 

The Board of Directors may at any time suspend or discontinue the Plan or revise or amend it or any Incentive Award in any respect whatsoever; provided , however , that to the extent that any applicable law, tax requirement, or rule of a stock exchange requires shareholder approval in order for any such revision or amendment to be effective, such revision or amendment shall not be effective without such approval. The preceding sentence shall not restrict the Committee’s ability to exercise its discretionary authority hereunder pursuant to Section 4 hereof, which discretion may be exercised without amendment to the Plan. No provision of this Section 15 shall be given effect to the extent that such provision would cause any tax to become due under Section 409A of the Code. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no action hereunder may, without the consent of a Participant, adversely affect the Participant’s rights under any previously granted and outstanding Incentive Award. Nothing in the Plan shall limit the right of the Company to pay compensation of any kind outside the terms of the Plan.

 

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16. Recoupment

 

Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or in any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Company will be entitled to the extent permitted or required by applicable law (including, without limitation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), Company policy and/or the requirements of an exchange on which the Company’s shares are listed for trading, in each case, as in effect from time to time to recoup compensation of whatever kind paid by the Company at any time to a Participant under this Plan.

 

17. No Obligation to Exercise

 

The grant to a Participant of an Incentive Award shall impose no obligation upon such Participant to exercise such Incentive Award.

 

18. Transfers

 

Incentive Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of a Participant, only by the Participant; provided , however that the Committee may permit Options to be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of, on a general or specific basis, subject to such conditions and limitations as the Committee may determine. Upon the death of a Participant, outstanding Incentive Awards granted to such Participant may be exercised only by the executors or administrators of the Participant’s estate or by any Person or Persons who shall have acquired such right to exercise by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. No transfer by will or the laws of descent and distribution of any Incentive Award, or the right to exercise any Incentive Award, shall be effective to bind OSG unless the Committee shall have been furnished with (a) written notice thereof and with a copy of the will and/or such evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and (b) an agreement by the transferee to comply with all the terms and conditions of the Incentive Award that are or would have been applicable to the Participant and to be bound by the acknowledgements made by the Participant in connection with the grant of the Incentive Award.

 

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19. Expenses and Receipts

 

The expenses of the Plan shall be paid by OSG. Any proceeds received by OSG in connection with any Incentive Award will be used for general corporate purposes.

 

20. Failure to Comply

 

In addition to the remedies of the Company elsewhere provided for herein, failure by a Participant to comply with any of the terms and conditions of the Plan or any Award Agreement, unless such failure is remedied by such Participant within ten days after having been notified of such failure by the Committee, shall be grounds for the cancellation and forfeiture of such Incentive Award, in whole or in part, as the Committee, in its absolute discretion, may determine.

 

21. Relationship to Other Benefits

 

No payment with respect to any Incentive Awards under the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company except as otherwise specifically provided in such other plan.

 

22. Governing Law

 

The Plan and the rights of all Persons under the Plan shall be construed and administered in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflict of law principles.

 

23. Severability

 

If all or any part of this Plan is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not serve to invalidate any portion of this Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any Section or part of a Section so declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner that will give effect to the terms of such Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.

 

24. Effective Date and Term of Plan

 

The Effective Date of the Plan is September 23, 2014. No grants of Incentive Awards may be made under the Plan after September 23, 2024.

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT, made as of this [____] day of [_____], 2014 (the “ Agreement ”), by and between Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”), and [                     ] (the “ Optionee ”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan (the “ Plan ”) to promote the interests of the Company and its shareholders by providing the employees and consultants of the Company with incentives and rewards to encourage them to continue in the service of the Company and with a proprietary interest in pursuing the long-term growth, profitability and financial success of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, Section 6 of the Plan provides for the grant of Options to Participants in the Plan.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.      Grant of Option . Pursuant to, and subject to, the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, and subject to the receipt of shareholder approval of the Plan within twelve (12) months following the Grant Date (as defined below), the Company hereby grants to the Optionee an Option to purchase [____] shares of Common Stock (the “ Option Shares ”). The Option is intended to be a non-statutory stock option.

 

2.      Grant Date . The “ Grant Date ” of Option hereby granted is [____], 2014.

 

3.      Incorporation of the Plan . All terms, conditions and restrictions of the Plan are incorporated herein and made part hereof as if stated herein. If there is any conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall govern. Unless otherwise indicated herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Plan.

 

4.      Exercise Price . The exercise price for the purchase of Option Shares upon the exercise of all or any portion of the Option will be $[______] per Option Share.

 

5.      Vesting Schedule; Expiration .

 

(a)           Vesting Schedule . The Option shall become vested and exercisable as follows, provided that the Optionee remains continuously employed by the Company through each such applicable vesting date:

 

a. One-third (1/3) of the Option shall vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the Grant Date

 

 
 

 

b. One-third (1/3) of the Option shall vest and become exercisable on the second anniversary of the Grant Date

 

c. One-third (1/3) of the Option shall vest and become exercisable on the third anniversary of the Grant Date

 

(b)           Expiration . Subject to earlier expiration as provided in Section 6 below, the Option will expire at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the tenth (10 th ) anniversary of the Grant Date (the “ Expiration Date ”).

 

6.      Termination of Employment . The consequences of a termination of Optionee’s Employment shall be as follows:

 

(a)           Termination for Reasons Other Than Cause . If the Optionee’s Employment with the Company terminates for any reason other than Cause (as defined in Section 21 herein), the Optionee may exercise the vested portion of the Option, but only within such period of time ending on the earlier to occur of (i) the ninetieth (90 th ) day after the date the Optionee’s Employment terminates and (ii) the Expiration Date; provided that, if the Optionee’s Employment with the Company terminates for death or Disability (as defined in Section 21 herein), the Optionee’s or the Optionee’s beneficiary may exercise the vested portion of the Option, but only within such period of time ending on the earlier to occur of (i) the first (1 st ) anniversary of the date the Optionee’s Employment terminates and (ii) the Expiration Date.

 

(b)           Termination for Cause . If the Optionee’s Employment is terminated for Cause, the Option (whether then vested or exercisable or not) shall immediately lapse and cease to be exercisable.

 

7.             Forfeiture . Options which have not become vested as of the date the Optionee’s Employment terminates shall immediately be forfeited on such date, and the Optionee shall have no further rights with respect thereto.

 

8.             Transferability . The Option is exercisable during the Optionee’s lifetime only by the Optionee and may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of. No purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposal of the Option, or the rights represented thereby, whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise will vest in the assignee or transferee any interest or right herein whatsoever, but immediately upon such purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposal of the Option will be forfeited by the Optionee and all of the Optionee’s rights to such Option shall immediately terminate without any payment or consideration from the Company. Upon the death of the Optionee, the Option may be exercised only by the executors or administrators of the Optionee’s estate or by any person or persons who shall have acquired such right to exercise by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

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9.            Manner of Exercise .

 

(a)           Election to Exercise . The Option is exercisable by delivery of an electronic or physical exercise notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A or such other form as permitted by the Committee from time to time and communicated to the Optionee (the “ Exercise Notice ”), which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Option Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the “ Exercised Shares ”), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.

 

(b)           Payment of Exercise Price . The entire Exercise Price of the Option shall be payable in full at the time of exercise in the manner designated by the Committee.

 

10.          Restrictive Covenants . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, by accepting the Option, the Optionee acknowledges that the Optionee is bound by the following restrictive covenants (the “ Restrictive Covenants ”):

 

(a)          Except to the extent (1) expressly authorized in writing by the Company or (2) required by law or any legal process, the Optionee shall not at any time during the Optionee’s Employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates or following the date the Optionee’s Employment terminates use, disseminate, disclose or divulge to any person or to any firm, corporation, association or other business entity, Confidential Information (as defined in Section 21 herein) or proprietary Trade Secrets (as defined in Section 21 herein) of the Company or any of its Affiliates;

 

(b)          The Optionee shall not at any time during the Optionee’s Employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates or following the date the Optionee’s Employment terminates make any derogatory, disparaging or critical negative statements, orally, written or otherwise, against the Company or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers and employees;

 

(c)          During the Restricted Period (as defined in Section 21 herein), the Optionee shall not become employed in any capacity by, or become an officer, employee, director, agent, consultant, shareholder or partner of, or perform any services for, or otherwise hold an interest (other than the ownership of less than 5% of the stock or other equity interests of a publicly traded firm or corporation) in, any Competitor (as defined in Section 21 herein) of the Company or any of its Affiliates;

 

(d)          During the Restricted Period, the Optionee shall not directly or indirectly, on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity, solicit or hire, attempt to solicit or hire, or assist any other person in soliciting or hiring any employee, agent or contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliates or induce any employee, agent or contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate his or her or her Employment or cease doing business with the Company or any of its Affiliates for any reason whatsoever; and

 

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(e)          During the Restricted Period, the Optionee shall not directly or indirectly, on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity, including any Competitor of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (1) engage in any business transaction or relationship or perform any services in any material way competitive with the Company or any of its Affiliates with or for a client or prospective client of the Company or any of its Affiliates or (2) interfere with any business relationship between the Company or any of its Affiliates and any client or prospective client of the Company or any of its Affiliates or induce any client or prospective client to discontinue any business relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates or to refrain from entering into a business relationship or transaction with the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

The Restrictive Covenants are in addition to and do not supersede any rights the Company may have in law or at equity or under any other agreement.

 

By accepting the Option, the Optionee shall further agree that it is impossible to measure in money the damages which will accrue to the Company or any of its Affiliates in the event the Optionee breaches the Restrictive Covenants. Therefore, if the Company or any of its Affiliates shall institute any action or proceeding to enforce the provisions hereof, the Optionee shall agree to waive the claim or defense that the Company or any of its Affiliates has an adequate remedy at law and the Optionee shall agree not to assert in any such action or proceeding the claim or defense that the Company or any of its Affiliates has an adequate remedy at law.

 

If at any time (including after a notice of exercise has been delivered) the Committee reasonably believes that the Optionee has breached any of the Restrictive Covenants described in Sections 10(a) through 10(e), the Committee may suspend the Optionee’s right to exercise any Option pending a good faith determination by the Committee of whether any such Restrictive Covenant has been breached. If the Committee determines in good faith that the Optionee has breached any such Restricted Covenants, the Optionee shall immediately forfeit any outstanding unvested Options and any vested but unexercised Options and shall repay to the Company, upon demand, any Exercised Shares. The Optionee shall also be required to repay to the Company, in cash and upon demand, any proceeds resulting from the sale or other disposition (including to the Company) of Exercised Shares.

 

The foregoing shall not prejudice the Company’s right to require the Optionee to account for and pay over to the Company on a pre-tax basis any profit obtained by the Optionee as a result of any transaction constituting a breach of the Restrictive Covenants.

 

11.          Taxes .

 

(a)           Liability for Tax-Related Items . Except to the extent prohibited by law, Optionee acknowledges that the Optionee is ultimately liable and responsible for any and all income taxes (including federal, state, local and other income taxes), social insurance, payroll taxes and other tax-related withholding (the “ Tax-Related Items ”) arising in connection with the Option, regardless of any action the Company takes with respect to such Tax-Related Items. The Optionee further acknowledges that the Company (i) does not make any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Item in connection with any aspect of the Option, including the grant, vesting, and exercise of the Option, or the subsequent sale of the Exercised Shares and (ii) does not commit, and is under no obligation, to structure the terms of the Option or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate the Optionee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result.

 

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(b)          Payment of Withholding Taxes . Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, no Exercised Shares shall be issued, and no sales proceeds shall be delivered, unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Committee) have been made by the Optionee with respect to the payment of any taxes which the Company determines must be withheld with respect to such Exercised Shares or such sales proceeds.

 

12.          Modification; Entire Agreement; Waiver . No change, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement which reduces the Optionee’s rights hereunder will be valid unless the same is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. This Agreement, together with the Plan and the Exercise Notice, represent the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the Option. The failure of the Company to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement will in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof. The Company reserves the right, however, to the extent that the Company deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, to unilaterally alter or modify the terms of the Option set forth in this Agreement in order to ensure that the Option qualifies for exemption from the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder (“ Section 409A ”); provided , however that the Company makes no representations that the Option will be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A.

 

13.          Policy Against Insider Trading . By accepting the Option, the Optionee acknowledges that the Optionee is bound by all the terms and conditions of the Company’s insider trading policy as may be in effect from time to time.

 

14.          Data Privacy Consent . The Optionee hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Optionee’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other Option grant materials by the Company for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Optionee’s participation in the Plan. The Optionee understands that the Company may hold certain personal information about the Optionee, including, but not limited to, the Optionee’s name, home address and telephone number, work location and phone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, hire date, any shares of Common Stock or directorships held in the Company or any of its Affiliates, details of all awards or any other entitlement to shares awarded, cancelled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Optionee’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“ Personal Data ”). The Optionee understands that Personal Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, now or in the future, that these recipients may be located in the Optionee’s country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Optionee’s country. The Optionee authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Optionee’s participation in the Plan. The Optionee understands that Personal Data will be held only as long as is necessary or appropriate to implement, administer and manage the Optionee’s participation in the Plan. Further, the Optionee understands that the Optionee is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis.

 

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15.          Successors and Assigns . The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Optionee and the Optionee’s beneficiary, if applicable.

 

16.          Captions . Captions provided herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the scope, meaning, intent or interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

17.          Severability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

 

18.          Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

 

19.          Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the provisions governing conflict of laws.

 

20.          Acceptance . The Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement. The Optionee has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Option subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Optionee hereby acknowledges that all decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Board, or a Committee thereof, in respect of the Plan, this Agreement and the Option shall be final and conclusive. The Optionee acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon exercise of the Option or disposition of the Exercise Shares and that the Optionee should consult a tax advisor prior to such exercise or disposition.

 

21.          Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

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(A) Cause ”, means, unless otherwise provided in any effective written individual contract entered into between the Company and the Optionee, (i) the Optionee’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of his or her duties for the Company; (ii) a willful or grossly negligent breach by the Optionee of the Optionee’s fiduciary duty or duty of loyalty to the Company; (iii) the commission by the Optionee of any felony or other serious crime involving moral turpitude; (iv) a material breach of the Optionee’s obligations under any agreement entered into between the Optionee and the Company, which, if such breach is reasonably susceptible to cure, has continued after the Company has provided notice of such breach and the Optionee has not cured such failure within thirty (30) days of the date of such notice; or (v) a material breach of the Company’s policies or procedures that have been communicated to the Optionee, which, if such breach is reasonably susceptible to cure, has continued after the Company has provided written notice of such breach and the Optionee has not cured such failure within thirty (30) days of the date of such written notice.

 

(B) Competitor ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership or other entity that engages in (or that owns a significant interest in any corporation, partnership or other entity that engages in) any business conducted by the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

(C) Confidential Information ” shall mean all information regarding the Company or any of its Affiliates, any Company activity or the activity of any of its Affiliates, Company business or the business of any of its Affiliates, or Company customers or the customers of any of its Affiliates that is not generally known to persons not employed or retained (as employees or as independent contractors or agents) by the Company or any of its Affiliates, that is not generally disclosed by Company practice or authority to persons not employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates that does not rise to the level of a Trade Secret and that is the subject of reasonable efforts to keep it confidential, and shall include, to the extent such information is not a Trade Secret and to the extent material, but not be limited to product code, product concepts, production techniques, technical information regarding the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ products or services, production processes and product/service development, operations techniques, product/service formulas, information concerning Company or any of its Affiliates’ techniques for use and integration of its website and other products/services, current and future development and expansion or contraction plans of the Company or any of its Affiliates, sale/acquisition plans and contacts, marketing plans and contacts, information concerning the legal affairs of the Company or any of its Affiliates and certain information concerning the strategy, tactics and financial affairs of the Company or any of its Affiliates; provided that Confidential Information shall not include information that has become generally available to the public, other than through a breach by such Optionee; and provided further that this definition shall not limit any definition of “confidential information” or any equivalent term under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act or any other state, local or federal law.

 

(D) Disability ” means, unless otherwise provided in any effective written individual contract entered into between the Company and the Optionee, (i) for any Optionee covered by a disability plan or policy sponsored or maintained by the Company, the definition of "disability" that would entitle the Optionee to benefits under the terms of such disability plan or policy and (ii) for any Optionee not covered by any such disability plan or policy, (a) the inability of the Optionee to engage in any substantial gainful activity or (b) the receipt by the Optionee of income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company, in each case by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.

 

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(E) Restricted Period ” shall mean the period commencing on the date the Optionee’s Employment terminates and ending on the [twelve (12)] month anniversary thereof.

 

(F) Trade Secrets ” shall mean all secret, proprietary or confidential information regarding the Company (which shall mean and include all of the Company’s subsidiaries and all Affiliates and joint ventures connected by ownership to the Company at any time) or any Company activity that fits within the definition of “trade secrets” under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act or other applicable law, and shall include, but not be limited to, all source codes and object codes for the Company’s software and all website design information to the extent that such information fits within the Uniform Trade Secrets Act; provided that Trade Secrets shall not include information that has become generally available to the public, other than through a breach by such Optionee; and provided further that this definition shall not limit any definition of “trade secrets” or any equivalent term under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act or any other state, local or federal law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer and said Optionee has hereunto signed this Agreement on the Optionee’s own behalf, thereby representing that the Optionee has carefully read and understands this Agreement and the Plan as of the day and year first written above.

 

  OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.
     
     
     
    By:  [____]
     
    Title: [____]
     
  Acknowledged and Accepted:
     
     

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

EXERCISE NOTICE

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

[____]

 

Attention: []

 

1.      Exercise of Option . Effective as of today, ________________, _____, the undersigned (“ Purchaser ”) hereby elects to purchase ______________ shares of Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) under and pursuant to the stock option granted to Purchaser (the “ Option ”) pursuant to the Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan (the “ Plan ”) and the Stock Option Grant Agreement dated ________ (the “ Agreement ”). The purchase price for the Shares shall be $_______, as required by the Agreement.

 

2.      Delivery of Payment . Purchaser herewith delivers to Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”) the full purchase price for the Shares in cash.

 

3.      Representations of Purchaser . Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser has received, read and understood the Plan and the Agreement and agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.

 

4.      Rights as Shareholder . Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars) of the Shares, the Purchaser shall not have any rights as a shareholder with respect to the Shares subject to the Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option shall be issued to the Purchaser as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option.

 

5.      Tax Consultation . Purchaser understands that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchaser's purchase or disposition of the Shares. Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.

 

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Submitted by:   Accepted by:
PURCHASER   OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.
     
     
Signature   By:    
      Name:
     
Print Name      
      Title:
Address :    
       
      Date Received

 

___________________________
 
[Purchaser]

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT, made as of this [____] day of [_____], 2014 (the “ Agreement ”), by and between Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”), and [                     ] (the “ Optionee ”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan (the “ Plan ”) to promote the interests of the Company and its shareholders by providing the employees and consultants of the Company with incentives and rewards to encourage them to continue in the service of the Company and with a proprietary interest in pursuing the long-term growth, profitability and financial success of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, Section 6 of the Plan provides for the grant of Options to Participants in the Plan.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.           Grant of Option . Pursuant to, and subject to, the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Optionee an Option to purchase [____] shares of Common Stock (the “ Option Shares ”). The Option is intended to be a non-statutory stock option.

 

2.           Grant Date . The “ Grant Date ” of Option hereby granted is [____], 2014.

 

3.           Incorporation of the Plan . All terms, conditions and restrictions of the Plan are incorporated herein and made part hereof as if stated herein. If there is any conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall govern. Unless otherwise indicated herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Plan.

 

4.           Exercise Price . The exercise price for the purchase of Option Shares upon the exercise of all or any portion of the Option will be $[______] per Option Share.

 

5.           Vesting Schedule; Expiration .

 

(a)           Vesting Schedule . The Option shall become vested and exercisable as follows, provided that the Optionee remains continuously employed by the Company through each such applicable vesting date:

 

a. One-third (1/3) of the Option shall vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the Grant Date

 

 
 

 

b. One-third (1/3) of the Option shall vest and become exercisable on the second anniversary of the Grant Date

 

c. One-third (1/3) of the Option shall vest and become exercisable on the third anniversary of the Grant Date

 

(b)           Expiration . Subject to earlier expiration as provided in Section 6 below, the Option will expire at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the tenth (10 th ) anniversary of the Grant Date (the “ Expiration Date ”).

 

6.           Termination of Employment . The consequences of a termination of Optionee’s Employment shall be as follows:

 

(a)           Termination for Reasons Other Than Cause . If the Optionee’s Employment with the Company terminates for any reason other than Cause (as defined in Section 21 herein), the Optionee may exercise the vested portion of the Option, but only within such period of time ending on the earlier to occur of (i) the ninetieth (90 th ) day after the date the Optionee’s Employment terminates and (ii) the Expiration Date; provided that, if the Optionee’s Employment with the Company terminates for death or Disability (as defined in Section 21 herein), the Optionee’s or the Optionee’s beneficiary may exercise the vested portion of the Option, but only within such period of time ending on the earlier to occur of (i) the first (1 st ) anniversary of the date the Optionee’s Employment terminates and (ii) the Expiration Date.

 

(b)           Termination for Cause . If the Optionee’s Employment is terminated for Cause, the Option (whether then vested or exercisable or not) shall immediately lapse and cease to be exercisable.

 

7.           Forfeiture . Options which have not become vested as of the date the Optionee’s Employment terminates shall immediately be forfeited on such date, and the Optionee shall have no further rights with respect thereto.

 

8.           Transferability . The Option is exercisable during the Optionee’s lifetime only by the Optionee and may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of. No purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposal of the Option, or the rights represented thereby, whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise will vest in the assignee or transferee any interest or right herein whatsoever, but immediately upon such purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposal of the Option will be forfeited by the Optionee and all of the Optionee’s rights to such Option shall immediately terminate without any payment or consideration from the Company. Upon the death of the Optionee, the Option may be exercised only by the executors or administrators of the Optionee’s estate or by any person or persons who shall have acquired such right to exercise by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

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9.           Manner of Exercise .

 

(a)           Election to Exercise . The Option is exercisable by delivery of an electronic or physical exercise notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A or such other form as permitted by the Committee from time to time and communicated to the Optionee (the “ Exercise Notice ”), which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Option Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the “ Exercised Shares ”), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.

 

(b)           Payment of Exercise Price . The entire Exercise Price of the Option shall be payable in full at the time of exercise in the manner designated by the Committee.

 

10.          Restrictive Covenants . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, by accepting the Option, the Optionee acknowledges that the Optionee is bound by the following restrictive covenants (the “ Restrictive Covenants ”):

 

(a)          Except to the extent (1) expressly authorized in writing by the Company or (2) required by law or any legal process, the Optionee shall not at any time during the Optionee’s Employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates or following the date the Optionee’s Employment terminates use, disseminate, disclose or divulge to any person or to any firm, corporation, association or other business entity, Confidential Information (as defined in Section 21 herein) or proprietary Trade Secrets (as defined in Section 21 herein) of the Company or any of its Affiliates;

 

(b)          The Optionee shall not at any time during the Optionee’s Employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates or following the date the Optionee’s Employment terminates make any derogatory, disparaging or critical negative statements, orally, written or otherwise, against the Company or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers and employees;

 

(c)          During the Restricted Period (as defined in Section 21 herein), the Optionee shall not become employed in any capacity by, or become an officer, employee, director, agent, consultant, shareholder or partner of, or perform any services for, or otherwise hold an interest (other than the ownership of less than 5% of the stock or other equity interests of a publicly traded firm or corporation) in, any Competitor (as defined in Section 21 herein) of the Company or any of its Affiliates;

 

(d)          During the Restricted Period, the Optionee shall not directly or indirectly, on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity, solicit or hire, attempt to solicit or hire, or assist any other person in soliciting or hiring any employee, agent or contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliates or induce any employee, agent or contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate his or her or her Employment or cease doing business with the Company or any of its Affiliates for any reason whatsoever; and

 

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(e)          During the Restricted Period, the Optionee shall not directly or indirectly, on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity, including any Competitor of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (1) engage in any business transaction or relationship or perform any services in any material way competitive with the Company or any of its Affiliates with or for a client or prospective client of the Company or any of its Affiliates or (2) interfere with any business relationship between the Company or any of its Affiliates and any client or prospective client of the Company or any of its Affiliates or induce any client or prospective client to discontinue any business relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates or to refrain from entering into a business relationship or transaction with the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

The Restrictive Covenants are in addition to and do not supersede any rights the Company may have in law or at equity or under any other agreement.

 

By accepting the Option, the Optionee shall further agree that it is impossible to measure in money the damages which will accrue to the Company or any of its Affiliates in the event the Optionee breaches the Restrictive Covenants. Therefore, if the Company or any of its Affiliates shall institute any action or proceeding to enforce the provisions hereof, the Optionee shall agree to waive the claim or defense that the Company or any of its Affiliates has an adequate remedy at law and the Optionee shall agree not to assert in any such action or proceeding the claim or defense that the Company or any of its Affiliates has an adequate remedy at law.

 

If at any time (including after a notice of exercise has been delivered) the Committee reasonably believes that the Optionee has breached any of the Restrictive Covenants described in Sections 10(a) through 10(e), the Committee may suspend the Optionee’s right to exercise any Option pending a good faith determination by the Committee of whether any such Restrictive Covenant has been breached. If the Committee determines in good faith that the Optionee has breached any such Restricted Covenants, the Optionee shall immediately forfeit any outstanding unvested Options and any vested but unexercised Options and shall repay to the Company, upon demand, any Exercised Shares. The Optionee shall also be required to repay to the Company, in cash and upon demand, any proceeds resulting from the sale or other disposition (including to the Company) of Exercised Shares.

 

The foregoing shall not prejudice the Company’s right to require the Optionee to account for and pay over to the Company on a pre-tax basis any profit obtained by the Optionee as a result of any transaction constituting a breach of the Restrictive Covenants.

 

11.          Taxes .

 

(a)           Liability for Tax-Related Items . Except to the extent prohibited by law, Optionee acknowledges that the Optionee is ultimately liable and responsible for any and all income taxes (including federal, state, local and other income taxes), social insurance, payroll taxes and other tax-related withholding (the “ Tax-Related Items ”) arising in connection with the Option, regardless of any action the Company takes with respect to such Tax-Related Items. The Optionee further acknowledges that the Company (i) does not make any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Item in connection with any aspect of the Option, including the grant, vesting, and exercise of the Option, or the subsequent sale of the Exercised Shares and (ii) does not commit, and is under no obligation, to structure the terms of the Option or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate the Optionee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result.

 

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(b)           Payment of Withholding Taxes . Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, no Exercised Shares shall be issued, and no sales proceeds shall be delivered, unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Committee) have been made by the Optionee with respect to the payment of any taxes which the Company determines must be withheld with respect to such Exercised Shares or such sales proceeds.

 

12.          Modification; Entire Agreement; Waiver . No change, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement which reduces the Optionee’s rights hereunder will be valid unless the same is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. This Agreement, together with the Plan and the Exercise Notice, represent the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the Option. The failure of the Company to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement will in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof. The Company reserves the right, however, to the extent that the Company deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, to unilaterally alter or modify the terms of the Option set forth in this Agreement in order to ensure that the Option qualifies for exemption from the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder (“ Section 409A ”); provided , however that the Company makes no representations that the Option will be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A.

 

13.          Policy Against Insider Trading . By accepting the Option, the Optionee acknowledges that the Optionee is bound by all the terms and conditions of the Company’s insider trading policy as may be in effect from time to time.

 

14.          Data Privacy Consent . The Optionee hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Optionee’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other Option grant materials by the Company for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Optionee’s participation in the Plan. The Optionee understands that the Company may hold certain personal information about the Optionee, including, but not limited to, the Optionee’s name, home address and telephone number, work location and phone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, hire date, any shares of Common Stock or directorships held in the Company or any of its Affiliates, details of all awards or any other entitlement to shares awarded, cancelled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Optionee’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“ Personal Data ”). The Optionee understands that Personal Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, now or in the future, that these recipients may be located in the Optionee’s country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Optionee’s country. The Optionee authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Optionee’s participation in the Plan. The Optionee understands that Personal Data will be held only as long as is necessary or appropriate to implement, administer and manage the Optionee’s participation in the Plan. Further, the Optionee understands that the Optionee is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis.

 

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15.          Successors and Assigns . The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Optionee and the Optionee’s beneficiary, if applicable.

 

16.          Captions . Captions provided herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the scope, meaning, intent or interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

17.          Severability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

 

18.          Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

 

19.          Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the provisions governing conflict of laws.

 

20.          Acceptance . The Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement. The Optionee has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Option subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Optionee hereby acknowledges that all decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Board, or a Committee thereof, in respect of the Plan, this Agreement and the Option shall be final and conclusive. The Optionee acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon exercise of the Option or disposition of the Exercise Shares and that the Optionee should consult a tax advisor prior to such exercise or disposition.

 

21.          Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

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(A) Cause ”, means, unless otherwise provided in any effective written individual contract entered into between the Company and the Optionee, (i) the Optionee’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of his or her duties for the Company; (ii) a willful or grossly negligent breach by the Optionee of the Optionee’s fiduciary duty or duty of loyalty to the Company; (iii) the commission by the Optionee of any felony or other serious crime involving moral turpitude; (iv) a material breach of the Optionee’s obligations under any agreement entered into between the Optionee and the Company, which, if such breach is reasonably susceptible to cure, has continued after the Company has provided notice of such breach and the Optionee has not cured such failure within thirty (30) days of the date of such notice; or (v) a material breach of the Company’s policies or procedures that have been communicated to the Optionee, which, if such breach is reasonably susceptible to cure, has continued after the Company has provided written notice of such breach and the Optionee has not cured such failure within thirty (30) days of the date of such written notice.

 

(B) Competitor ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership or other entity that engages in (or that owns a significant interest in any corporation, partnership or other entity that engages in) any business conducted by the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

(C) Confidential Information ” shall mean all information regarding the Company or any of its Affiliates, any Company activity or the activity of any of its Affiliates, Company business or the business of any of its Affiliates, or Company customers or the customers of any of its Affiliates that is not generally known to persons not employed or retained (as employees or as independent contractors or agents) by the Company or any of its Affiliates, that is not generally disclosed by Company practice or authority to persons not employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates that does not rise to the level of a Trade Secret and that is the subject of reasonable efforts to keep it confidential, and shall include, to the extent such information is not a Trade Secret and to the extent material, but not be limited to product code, product concepts, production techniques, technical information regarding the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ products or services, production processes and product/service development, operations techniques, product/service formulas, information concerning Company or any of its Affiliates’ techniques for use and integration of its website and other products/services, current and future development and expansion or contraction plans of the Company or any of its Affiliates, sale/acquisition plans and contacts, marketing plans and contacts, information concerning the legal affairs of the Company or any of its Affiliates and certain information concerning the strategy, tactics and financial affairs of the Company or any of its Affiliates; provided that Confidential Information shall not include information that has become generally available to the public, other than through a breach by such Optionee; and provided further that this definition shall not limit any definition of “confidential information” or any equivalent term under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act or any other state, local or federal law.

 

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(D) Disability ” means, unless otherwise provided in any effective written individual contract entered into between the Company and the Optionee, (i) for any Optionee covered by a disability plan or policy sponsored or maintained by the Company, the definition of "disability" that would entitle the Optionee to benefits under the terms of such disability plan or policy and (ii) for any Optionee not covered by any such disability plan or policy, (a) the inability of the Optionee to engage in any substantial gainful activity or (b) the receipt by the Optionee of income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company, in each case by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.

 

(E) Restricted Period ” shall mean the period commencing on the date the Optionee’s Employment terminates and ending on the [twelve (12)] month anniversary thereof.

 

(F) Trade Secrets ” shall mean all secret, proprietary or confidential information regarding the Company (which shall mean and include all of the Company’s subsidiaries and all Affiliates and joint ventures connected by ownership to the Company at any time) or any Company activity that fits within the definition of “trade secrets” under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act or other applicable law, and shall include, but not be limited to, all source codes and object codes for the Company’s software and all website design information to the extent that such information fits within the Uniform Trade Secrets Act; provided that Trade Secrets shall not include information that has become generally available to the public, other than through a breach by such Optionee; and provided further that this definition shall not limit any definition of “trade secrets” or any equivalent term under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act or any other state, local or federal law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer and said Optionee has hereunto signed this Agreement on the Optionee’s own behalf, thereby representing that the Optionee has carefully read and understands this Agreement and the Plan as of the day and year first written above.

 

  OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.
     
     
     
    By:  [____]
     
    Title: [____]
     
  Acknowledged and Accepted:
     
     

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

EXERCISE NOTICE

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

[____]

 

Attention: []

 

1.    Exercise of Option . Effective as of today, ________________, _____, the undersigned (“ Purchaser ”) hereby elects to purchase ______________ shares of Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) under and pursuant to the stock option granted to Purchaser (the “ Option ”) pursuant to the Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan (the “ Plan ”) and the Stock Option Grant Agreement dated ________ (the “ Agreement ”). The purchase price for the Shares shall be $_______, as required by the Agreement.

 

2.    Delivery of Payment . Purchaser herewith delivers to Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”) the full purchase price for the Shares in cash.

 

3.    Representations of Purchaser . Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser has received, read and understood the Plan and the Agreement and agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.

 

4.    Rights as Shareholder . Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars) of the Shares, the Purchaser shall not have any rights as a shareholder with respect to the Shares subject to the Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option shall be issued to the Purchaser as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option.

 

5.    Tax Consultation . Purchaser understands that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchaser's purchase or disposition of the Shares. Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.

 

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Submitted by:   Accepted by:
PURCHASER   OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.
     
     
Signature   By:    
      Name:
     
Print Name      
      Title:
Address :    
       
      Date Received

   

___________________________
 
[Purchaser]

 

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Exhibit 10.5

   

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT, made as of this [____] day of [_____], 2014 (the “ Agreement ”), by and between Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”), and [                     ] (the “ Grantee ”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan (the “ Plan ”) to promote the interests of the Company and its shareholders by providing the employees and consultants of the Company with incentives and rewards to encourage them to continue in the service of the Company and with a proprietary interest in pursuing the long-term growth, profitability and financial success of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, Section 7 of the Plan provides for the grant of Other Stock-Based Awards, including restricted stock units or “RSUs”, to Participants in the Plan.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.            Grant of RSUs . Pursuant to, and subject to, the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, and subject to the receipt of shareholder approval of the Plan within twelve (12) months following the Grant Date (as defined below), the Company hereby grants to the Grantee an award of [____] RSUs (collectively, the “ RSUs ”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock subject to Section 4 below.

 

2.            Grant Date . The “ Grant Date ” of the RSUs hereby granted is [____], 2014.

 

3.            Incorporation of the Plan . All terms, conditions and restrictions of the Plan are incorporated herein and made part hereof as if stated herein. If there is any conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall govern. Unless otherwise indicated herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Plan.

 

4.            Vesting and Settlement .

 

(a)          The RSUs shall vest as follows, provided that the Grantee remains continuously employed by the Company through each applicable vesting date:

 

a. One-third (1/3) of the RSUs shall vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the Grant Date

 

b. One-third (1/3) of the RSUs shall vest and become exercisable on the second anniversary of the Grant Date

 

 
 

 

c. One-third (1/3) of the RSUs shall vest and become exercisable on the third anniversary of the Grant Date

 

(b)          Settlement of the vested RSUs may be in either shares of Common Stock or cash, as determined by the Committee in its discretion, and shall occur as soon as practicable following the vesting date, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the year in which the vesting date occurs (such date, the “ Settlement Date ”).

 

5.            Rights as Shareholder . If the RSUs are settled in shares of Common Stock, upon and following the Settlement Date and the entry of such settlement on the books of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, the Grantee shall be the record owner of the shares of Common Stock and shall be entitled to all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company including the right to vote such shares of Common Stock and receive all dividends or other distributions paid with respect to such shares of Common Stock.

 

6.            Forfeiture . RSUs which have not become vested as of the date the Grantee’s Employment terminates shall immediately be forfeited on such date, and the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect thereto.

 

7.            Restrictions . Subject to any exceptions set forth in this Agreement or the Plan, until such time as the RSUs are settled in accordance with Section 4, the RSUs or the rights represented thereby may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of. No purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposal of the RSUs, or the rights represented thereby, whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise will vest in the assignee or transferee any interest or right herein whatsoever, but immediately upon such purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposal of the RSUs will be forfeited by the Grantee and all of the Grantee’s rights to such RSUs shall immediately terminate without any payment or consideration from the Company.

 

8.            Restrictive Covenants . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, by accepting the RSUs, the Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee is bound by the following restrictive covenants (the “ Restrictive Covenants ”):

 

(a)          Except to the extent (1) expressly authorized in writing by the Company or (2) required by law or any legal process, the Grantee shall not at any time during the Grantee’s Employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates or following the date the Grantee’s Employment terminates use, disseminate, disclose or divulge to any person or to any firm, corporation, association or other business entity, Confidential Information (as defined in Section 20 herein) or proprietary Trade Secrets (as defined in Section 20 herein) of the Company or any of its Affiliates;

 

(b)          The Grantee shall not at any time during the Grantee’s Employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates or following the date the Grantee’s Employment terminates make any derogatory, disparaging or negative statements, orally, written or otherwise, against the Company or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers and employees;

 

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(c)          During the Restricted Period (as defined in Section 20 herein), the Grantee shall not become employed in any capacity by, or become an officer, employee, director, agent, consultant, shareholder or partner of, or perform any services for, or otherwise hold an interest (other than the ownership of less than 5% of the stock or other equity interests of a publicly traded firm or corporation) in, any Competitor (as defined in Section 20 herein) of the Company or any of its Affiliates;

 

(d)          During the Restricted Period, the Grantee shall not directly or indirectly, on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity, solicit or hire, attempt to solicit or hire, or assist any other person in soliciting or hiring any employee, agent or contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliates or induce any employee, agent or contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate his or her or her Employment or cease doing business with the Company or any of its Affiliates for any reason whatsoever; and

 

(e)          During the Restricted Period, the Grantee shall not directly or indirectly, on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity, including any Competitor of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (1) engage in any business transaction or relationship or perform any services in any material way competitive with the Company or any of its Affiliates with or for a client or prospective client of the Company or any of its Affiliates or (2) interfere with any business relationship between the Company or any of its Affiliates and any client or prospective client of the Company or any of its Affiliates or induce any client or prospective client to discontinue any business relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates or to refrain from entering into a business relationship or transaction with the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

The Restrictive Covenants are in addition to and do not supersede any rights the Company or any of its Affiliates may have in law or at equity or under any other agreement.

 

By accepting the RSUs, the Grantee shall further agree that it is impossible to measure in money the damages which will accrue to the Company or any of its Affiliates in the event the Grantee breaches the Restrictive Covenants. Therefore, if the Company or any of its Affiliates shall institute any action or proceeding to enforce the provisions hereof, the Grantee shall agree to waive the claim or defense that the Company or any of its Affiliates has an adequate remedy at law and the Grantee shall agree not to assert in any such action or proceeding the claim or defense that the Company or any of its Affiliates has an adequate remedy at law.

 

If at any time the Committee reasonably believes that the Grantee has breached any of the Restrictive Covenants described in Sections 8(a) through 8(e), the Committee may suspend the vesting of Grantee’s RSUs pending a good faith determination by the Committee of whether any such Restrictive Covenant has been breached, it being understood that such suspension shall not cause the settlement to be delayed beyond the last date that settlement may occur pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof. If the Committee determines in good faith that the Grantee has breached any such Restricted Covenants, the Grantee shall immediately forfeit any outstanding unvested RSUs and shall repay to the Company, upon demand, any Common Stock or cash issued upon the settlement of the Grantee’s RSUs if the vesting of such RSUs occurred during such breach. The Grantee shall also be required to repay to the Company, in cash and upon demand, any proceeds resulting from the sale or other disposition (including to the Company) of Common Stock issued upon settlement of the Grantee’s RSUs if the sale or disposition was effected at any time during such breach.

 

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The foregoing shall not prejudice the Company’s right to require the Grantee to account for and pay over to the Company on a pre-tax basis any profit obtained by the Grantee as a result of any transaction constituting a breach of the Restrictive Covenants.

 

9.           Taxes .

 

(a)          Liability for Tax-Related Items . Except to the extent prohibited by law, the Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee is ultimately liable and responsible for any and all income taxes (including federal, state, local and other income taxes), social insurance, payroll taxes and other tax-related withholding (the “ Tax-Related Items ”) arising in connection with the RSUs, regardless of any action the Company takes with respect to such Tax-Related Items. The Grantee further acknowledges that the Company (i) does not make any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Item in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, including the grant and vesting of the RSUs, or the subsequent sale of the shares of Common Stock and (ii) does not commit, and is under no obligation, to structure the terms of the RSUs or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate the Grantee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result.

 

(b)          Payment of Withholding Taxes . Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, no shares of Common Stock shall be issued unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Committee) have been made by the Grantee with respect to the payment of any taxes which the Company determines must be withheld with respect to such shares of Common Stock.

 

10.          Modification; Entire Agreement; Waiver . No change, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement which reduces the Grantee’s rights hereunder will be valid unless the same is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. This Agreement, together with the Plan, represent the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the RSUs. The failure of the Company to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement will in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof.

 

11.          Policy Against Insider Trading . By accepting the RSUs, the Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee is bound by and shall comply with all the terms and conditions of the Company’s insider trading policy as may be in effect from time to time.

 

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12.          Data Privacy Consent . The Grantee hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Grantee’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other RSU grant materials by the Company for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Grantee’s participation in the Plan. The Grantee understands that the Company may hold certain personal information about the Grantee, including, but not limited to, the Grantee’s name, home address and telephone number, work location and phone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, hire date, any shares of Common Stock or directorships held in the Company or any of its Affiliates, details of all awards or any other entitlement to shares awarded, cancelled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Grantee’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“ Personal Data ”). The Grantee understands that Personal Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, now or in the future, that these recipients may be located in the Grantee’s country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Grantee’s country. The Grantee authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Grantee’s participation in the Plan. The Grantee understands that Personal Data will be held only as long as is necessary or appropriate to implement, administer and manage the Grantee’s participation in the Plan. Further, the Grantee understands that the Grantee is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis.

 

13.          Successors and Assigns . The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Grantee and the Grantee’s beneficiary, if applicable.

 

14.          Captions . Captions provided herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the scope, meaning, intent or interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

15.          Severability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

 

16.          Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

 

17.          Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the provisions governing conflict of laws.

 

18.          Acceptance . The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement. The Grantee has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the RSUs subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Grantee hereby acknowledges that all decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Board, or a Committee thereof, in respect of the Plan, this Agreement and the RSUs shall be final and conclusive. The Grantee acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon disposition of the underlying shares and that the Grantee should consult a tax advisor prior to such disposition.

 

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19.          Section 409A . This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code or an exemption thereunder and shall be construed and interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the requirements for avoiding additional taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payment and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Section 409A of the Code and in no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Grantee on account of non-compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

 

20.          Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

(A) Competitor ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership or other entity that engages in (or that owns a significant interest in any corporation, partnership or other entity that engages in) any business conducted by the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

(B) Confidential Information ” shall mean all information regarding the Company or any of its Affiliates, any Company activity or the activity of any of its Affiliates, Company business or the business of any of its Affiliates, or Company customers or the customers of any of its Affiliates that is not generally known to persons not employed or retained (as employees or as independent contractors or agents) by the Company or any of its Affiliates, that is not generally disclosed by Company practice or authority to persons not employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates that does not rise to the level of a Trade Secret and that is the subject of reasonable efforts to keep it confidential, and shall include, to the extent such information is not a Trade Secret and to the extent material, but not be limited to product code, product concepts, production techniques, technical information regarding the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ products or services, production processes and product/service development, operations techniques, product/service formulas, information concerning Company or any of its Affiliates’ techniques for use and integration of its website and other products/services, current and future development and expansion or contraction plans of the Company or any of its Affiliates, sale/acquisition plans and contacts, marketing plans and contacts, information concerning the legal affairs of the Company or any of its Affiliates and certain information concerning the strategy, tactics and financial affairs of the Company or any of its Affiliates; provided that Confidential Information shall not include information that has become generally available to the public, other than through a breach by such Grantee; and provided further that this definition shall not limit any definition of “confidential information” or any equivalent term under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act or any other state, local or federal law.
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(C) Restricted Period ” shall mean the period commencing on the date the Grantee’s Employment terminates and ending on the [twelve (12)] month anniversary thereof.

 

(D) Trade Secrets ” shall mean all secret, proprietary or confidential information regarding the Company (which shall mean and include all of the Company’s subsidiaries and all Affiliates and joint ventures connected by ownership to the Company at any time) or any Company activity that fits within the definition of “trade secrets” under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act or other applicable law, and shall include, but not be limited to, all source codes and object codes for the Company’s software and all website design information to the extent that such information fits within the Uniform Trade Secrets Act; provided that Trade Secrets shall not include information that has become generally available to the public, other than through a breach by such Grantee; and provided further that this definition shall not limit any definition of “trade secrets” or any equivalent term under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act or any other state, local or federal law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer and said Grantee has hereunto signed this Agreement on the Grantee’s own behalf, thereby representing that the Grantee has carefully read and understands this Agreement and the Plan as of the day and year first written above.

 

  OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.
     
     
     
    By:  [____]
     
    Title: [____]
     
  Acknowledged and Accepted:

 

___________________________
 
[Grantee]

 

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Exhibit 10.6

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT, made as of this [____] day of [_____], 2014 (the “ Agreement ”), by and between Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”), and [                     ] (the “ Grantee ”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan (the “ Plan ”) to promote the interests of the Company and its shareholders by providing the employees and consultants of the Company with incentives and rewards to encourage them to continue in the service of the Company and with a proprietary interest in pursuing the long-term growth, profitability and financial success of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, Section 7 of the Plan provides for the grant of Other Stock-Based Awards, including restricted stock units or “RSUs”, to Participants in the Plan.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.           Grant of RSUs . Pursuant to, and subject to, the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee an award of [____] RSUs (collectively, the “ RSUs ”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock subject to Section 4 below.

 

2.           Grant Date . The “ Grant Date ” of the RSUs hereby granted is [____], 2014.

 

3.           Incorporation of the Plan . All terms, conditions and restrictions of the Plan are incorporated herein and made part hereof as if stated herein. If there is any conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall govern. Unless otherwise indicated herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Plan.

 

4.           Vesting and Settlement .

 

(a)          The RSUs shall vest as follows, provided that the Grantee remains continuously employed by the Company through each applicable vesting date:

 

a. One-third (1/3) of the RSUs shall vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the Grant Date

 

b. One-third (1/3) of the RSUs shall vest and become exercisable on the second anniversary of the Grant Date

 

 
 

 

c. One-third (1/3) of the RSUs shall vest and become exercisable on the third anniversary of the Grant Date

 

(b)          Settlement of the vested RSUs may be in either shares of Common Stock or cash, as determined by the Committee in its discretion, and shall occur as soon as practicable following the vesting date, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the year in which the vesting date occurs (such date, the “ Settlement Date ”).

 

5.           Rights as Shareholder . If the RSUs are settled in shares of Common Stock, upon and following the Settlement Date and the entry of such settlement on the books of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, the Grantee shall be the record owner of the shares of Common Stock and shall be entitled to all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company including the right to vote such shares of Common Stock and receive all dividends or other distributions paid with respect to such shares of Common Stock.

 

6.           Forfeiture . RSUs which have not become vested as of the date the Grantee’s Employment terminates shall immediately be forfeited on such date, and the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect thereto.

 

7.           Restrictions . Subject to any exceptions set forth in this Agreement or the Plan, until such time as the RSUs are settled in accordance with Section 4, the RSUs or the rights represented thereby may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of. No purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposal of the RSUs, or the rights represented thereby, whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise will vest in the assignee or transferee any interest or right herein whatsoever, but immediately upon such purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposal of the RSUs will be forfeited by the Grantee and all of the Grantee’s rights to such RSUs shall immediately terminate without any payment or consideration from the Company.

 

8.           Restrictive Covenants . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, by accepting the RSUs, the Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee is bound by the following restrictive covenants (the “ Restrictive Covenants ”):

 

(a)          Except to the extent (1) expressly authorized in writing by the Company or (2) required by law or any legal process, the Grantee shall not at any time during the Grantee’s Employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates or following the date the Grantee’s Employment terminates use, disseminate, disclose or divulge to any person or to any firm, corporation, association or other business entity, Confidential Information (as defined in Section 20 herein) or proprietary Trade Secrets (as defined in Section 20 herein) of the Company or any of its Affiliates;

 

(b)          The Grantee shall not at any time during the Grantee’s Employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates or following the date the Grantee’s Employment terminates make any derogatory, disparaging or negative statements, orally, written or otherwise, against the Company or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers and employees;

 

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(c)          During the Restricted Period (as defined in Section 20 herein), the Grantee shall not become employed in any capacity by, or become an officer, employee, director, agent, consultant, shareholder or partner of, or perform any services for, or otherwise hold an interest (other than the ownership of less than 5% of the stock or other equity interests of a publicly traded firm or corporation) in, any Competitor (as defined in Section 20 herein) of the Company or any of its Affiliates;

 

(d)          During the Restricted Period, the Grantee shall not directly or indirectly, on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity, solicit or hire, attempt to solicit or hire, or assist any other person in soliciting or hiring any employee, agent or contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliates or induce any employee, agent or contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate his or her or her Employment or cease doing business with the Company or any of its Affiliates for any reason whatsoever; and

 

(e)          During the Restricted Period, the Grantee shall not directly or indirectly, on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity, including any Competitor of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (1) engage in any business transaction or relationship or perform any services in any material way competitive with the Company or any of its Affiliates with or for a client or prospective client of the Company or any of its Affiliates or (2) interfere with any business relationship between the Company or any of its Affiliates and any client or prospective client of the Company or any of its Affiliates or induce any client or prospective client to discontinue any business relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates or to refrain from entering into a business relationship or transaction with the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

The Restrictive Covenants are in addition to and do not supersede any rights the Company or any of its Affiliates may have in law or at equity or under any other agreement.

 

By accepting the RSUs, the Grantee shall further agree that it is impossible to measure in money the damages which will accrue to the Company or any of its Affiliates in the event the Grantee breaches the Restrictive Covenants. Therefore, if the Company or any of its Affiliates shall institute any action or proceeding to enforce the provisions hereof, the Grantee shall agree to waive the claim or defense that the Company or any of its Affiliates has an adequate remedy at law and the Grantee shall agree not to assert in any such action or proceeding the claim or defense that the Company or any of its Affiliates has an adequate remedy at law.

 

If at any time the Committee reasonably believes that the Grantee has breached any of the Restrictive Covenants described in Sections 8(a) through 8(e), the Committee may suspend the vesting of Grantee’s RSUs pending a good faith determination by the Committee of whether any such Restrictive Covenant has been breached, it being understood that such suspension shall not cause the settlement to be delayed beyond the last date that settlement may occur pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof. If the Committee determines in good faith that the Grantee has breached any such Restricted Covenants, the Grantee shall immediately forfeit any outstanding unvested RSUs and shall repay to the Company, upon demand, any Common Stock or cash issued upon the settlement of the Grantee’s RSUs if the vesting of such RSUs occurred during such breach. The Grantee shall also be required to repay to the Company, in cash and upon demand, any proceeds resulting from the sale or other disposition (including to the Company) of Common Stock issued upon settlement of the Grantee’s RSUs if the sale or disposition was effected at any time during such breach.

 

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The foregoing shall not prejudice the Company’s right to require the Grantee to account for and pay over to the Company on a pre-tax basis any profit obtained by the Grantee as a result of any transaction constituting a breach of the Restrictive Covenants.

 

9.           Taxes .

 

(a)           Liability for Tax-Related Items . Except to the extent prohibited by law, the Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee is ultimately liable and responsible for any and all income taxes (including federal, state, local and other income taxes), social insurance, payroll taxes and other tax-related withholding (the “ Tax-Related Items ”) arising in connection with the RSUs, regardless of any action the Company takes with respect to such Tax-Related Items. The Grantee further acknowledges that the Company (i) does not make any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Item in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, including the grant and vesting of the RSUs, or the subsequent sale of the shares of Common Stock and (ii) does not commit, and is under no obligation, to structure the terms of the RSUs or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate the Grantee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result.

 

(b)           Payment of Withholding Taxes . Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, no shares of Common Stock shall be issued unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Committee) have been made by the Grantee with respect to the payment of any taxes which the Company determines must be withheld with respect to such shares of Common Stock.

 

10.          Modification; Entire Agreement; Waiver . No change, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement which reduces the Grantee’s rights hereunder will be valid unless the same is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. This Agreement, together with the Plan, represent the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the RSUs. The failure of the Company to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement will in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof.

 

11.          Policy Against Insider Trading . By accepting the RSUs, the Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee is bound by and shall comply with all the terms and conditions of the Company’s insider trading policy as may be in effect from time to time.

 

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12.          Data Privacy Consent . The Grantee hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Grantee’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other RSU grant materials by the Company for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Grantee’s participation in the Plan. The Grantee understands that the Company may hold certain personal information about the Grantee, including, but not limited to, the Grantee’s name, home address and telephone number, work location and phone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, hire date, any shares of Common Stock or directorships held in the Company or any of its Affiliates, details of all awards or any other entitlement to shares awarded, cancelled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Grantee’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“ Personal Data ”). The Grantee understands that Personal Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, now or in the future, that these recipients may be located in the Grantee’s country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Grantee’s country. The Grantee authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Grantee’s participation in the Plan. The Grantee understands that Personal Data will be held only as long as is necessary or appropriate to implement, administer and manage the Grantee’s participation in the Plan. Further, the Grantee understands that the Grantee is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis.

 

13.          Successors and Assigns . The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Grantee and the Grantee’s beneficiary, if applicable.

 

14.          Captions . Captions provided herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the scope, meaning, intent or interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

15.          Severability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

 

16.          Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

 

17.          Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the provisions governing conflict of laws.

 

18.          Acceptance . The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement. The Grantee has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the RSUs subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. The Grantee hereby acknowledges that all decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Board, or a Committee thereof, in respect of the Plan, this Agreement and the RSUs shall be final and conclusive. The Grantee acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon disposition of the underlying shares and that the Grantee should consult a tax advisor prior to such disposition.

 

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19.           Section 409A . This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code or an exemption thereunder and shall be construed and interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the requirements for avoiding additional taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payment and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Section 409A of the Code and in no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Grantee on account of non-compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

 

20.           Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

(A) Competitor ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership or other entity that engages in (or that owns a significant interest in any corporation, partnership or other entity that engages in) any business conducted by the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

(B) Confidential Information ” shall mean all information regarding the Company or any of its Affiliates, any Company activity or the activity of any of its Affiliates, Company business or the business of any of its Affiliates, or Company customers or the customers of any of its Affiliates that is not generally known to persons not employed or retained (as employees or as independent contractors or agents) by the Company or any of its Affiliates, that is not generally disclosed by Company practice or authority to persons not employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates that does not rise to the level of a Trade Secret and that is the subject of reasonable efforts to keep it confidential, and shall include, to the extent such information is not a Trade Secret and to the extent material, but not be limited to product code, product concepts, production techniques, technical information regarding the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ products or services, production processes and product/service development, operations techniques, product/service formulas, information concerning Company or any of its Affiliates’ techniques for use and integration of its website and other products/services, current and future development and expansion or contraction plans of the Company or any of its Affiliates, sale/acquisition plans and contacts, marketing plans and contacts, information concerning the legal affairs of the Company or any of its Affiliates and certain information concerning the strategy, tactics and financial affairs of the Company or any of its Affiliates; provided that Confidential Information shall not include information that has become generally available to the public, other than through a breach by such Grantee; and provided further that this definition shall not limit any definition of “confidential information” or any equivalent term under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act or any other state, local or federal law.
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(C) Restricted Period ” shall mean the period commencing on the date the Grantee’s Employment terminates and ending on the [twelve (12)] month anniversary thereof.

 

(D) Trade Secrets ” shall mean all secret, proprietary or confidential information regarding the Company (which shall mean and include all of the Company’s subsidiaries and all Affiliates and joint ventures connected by ownership to the Company at any time) or any Company activity that fits within the definition of “trade secrets” under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act or other applicable law, and shall include, but not be limited to, all source codes and object codes for the Company’s software and all website design information to the extent that such information fits within the Uniform Trade Secrets Act; provided that Trade Secrets shall not include information that has become generally available to the public, other than through a breach by such Grantee; and provided further that this definition shall not limit any definition of “trade secrets” or any equivalent term under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act or any other state, local or federal law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer and said Grantee has hereunto signed this Agreement on the Grantee’s own behalf, thereby representing that the Grantee has carefully read and understands this Agreement and the Plan as of the day and year first written above.

 

  OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.
     
     
     
     
    By:  [____]
     
    Title: [____]
     
  Acknowledged and Accepted:
     
     
     
    [Grantee]

 

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