UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)   July 24, 2013

        CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.        

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-08495   16-0716709

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

207 High Point Drive, Building 100, Victor, NY 14564

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)       (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code         (585) 678-7100

                                     Not Applicable                                             

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

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

 

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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.

Constellation Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) is providing to certain of its management personnel, including certain of its Executive Officers, certain awards in recognition of significant efforts expended to consummate the Company’s Beer Business Acquisitions (as that term is defined in the Form 8-K dated June 7, 2013 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2013) and as incentives to support the Company’s on-going beer business activities and to accomplish the expansion of the Company’s brewery located in Nava, Coahuila, Mexico on or before June 7, 2016, which date is 36 months from the date of consummation of the Company’s Beer Business Acquisitions. Accordingly, at a meeting held on July 24, 2013, the Human Resources Committee (the “Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) took the following actions with regard to certain compensatory arrangements for certain of the Company’s management personnel, including certain of its Executive Officers.

Restricted Stock Unit Grants

The Committee granted restricted stock units under the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (the “Stock Plan”) to certain of the Company’s management personnel, including certain of its Executive Officers, subject to the provisions of Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, the form of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The restricted stock units entitle the grantee to receive a single share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock for each restricted stock unit granted under the Stock Plan. On July 24, 2013, which was the date of the restricted stock unit grants, the closing price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock was $50.90 per share. The following table sets forth information regarding grants to those Executive Officers identified below:

 

 

Name and Position

  

 

    Number of Units  (1)     

 

Robert Sands,

President and Chief

Executive Officer

   13,100

 

Robert Ryder,

Executive Vice President and    

Chief Financial Officer

   6,550

 

 

(1) Unvested restricted stock units under each of the grants are subject to forfeiture upon the occurrence of certain events related to termination of employment. The awarded units vest on July 1, 2016 provided that the recipient of the grant remains employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries on that date. The grants can vest at an earlier date upon the death or Disability (as that term is defined in the Stock Plan) of the recipient of the award. Under the terms of the Stock Plan, grants become fully vested in the event of a Change in Control (as that term is defined in the Stock Plan).

Performance Share Unit Awards

The Committee awarded performance share units to be settled in the Company’s Class A Common Stock under the Stock Plan to certain of the Company’s management personnel, including certain of its Executive Officers, subject to the provisions of Performance Share Unit Agreements, the form of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference. The number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the performance share units will depend upon the Company accomplishing the Expansion (as that term is defined in the Performance Share Unit Agreement) on or before June 7, 2016. On July 24, 2013, which was the date of the performance


share unit awards, the closing price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock was $50.90 per share. The following table sets forth information regarding target awards to those Executive Officers identified below:

 

 

Name

 

 

  Target Number  

of Units  (1)

 

Robert Sands

  26,200
   

Robert Ryder

  13,100

 

 

(1) Unvested performance share units are subject to forfeiture upon the occurrence of certain events related to termination of employment. A participant may vest in his right to receive the applicable number of performance share units if he remains in continuous employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries until July 1, 2016. The participant will only vest in his right to receive the performance share units if the Company accomplishes the Expansion as set forth in the Performance Share Unit Agreement. Following vesting, any distribution under the award would be settled between July 1, 2016 and July 15, 2016. Target awards can vest at an earlier date upon the death or Disability (as that term is defined in the Performance Share Unit Agreement) of the recipient of the award or in the event of a Change in Control (as that term is defined in the Performance Share Unit Agreement).

 

Item 5.07.        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)              The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Constellation Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on July 24, 2013.

(b)              At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company elected Jerry Fowden, Barry A. Fromberg, Robert L. Hanson, Jeananne K. Hauswald, James A. Locke III, Richard Sands, Robert Sands, Judy A. Schmeling, Paul L. Smith, Keith E. Wandell and Mark Zupan as directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The other matters considered at the Annual Meeting were a proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2014; a proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated June 7, 2013 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2013 (the “Proxy Statement”); and a proposal to amend and restate the Company’s 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders are as follows:

 

1. Election of Directors .

At the Annual Meeting, the holders of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (the “Class A Stock”), voting as a separate class, elected the Company’s slate of director nominees designated to be elected by the holders of the Class A Stock, and the holders of the Company’s Class A Stock and Class B Common Stock (the “Class B Stock”), voting together as a single class with holders of Class A Stock having one (1) vote per share and holders of Class B Stock having ten (10) votes per share, elected the Company’s slate of director nominees designated to be elected by the holders of the Class A Stock and the Class B Stock. The eleven directors described in (b) above were elected by a plurality of the votes cast, as set forth below:


Nominee    Votes For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes

Directors Elected by the Holders of Class A Stock (voting as a separate class) :

Barry A. Fromberg

     100,611,139         35,250,516       8,915,204

Jeananne K. Hauswald

     132,036,224         3,825,431       8,915,204

Paul L. Smith

    

 

100,150,159

 

  

 

     35,711,496       8,915,204

Directors Elected by the Holders of Class A Stock and Class B Stock (voting together as a single class):

Jerry Fowden

     359,394,253         6,377,752       13,013,404

Robert L. Hanson

     365,176,117         595,888       13,013,404

James A. Locke III

     303,731,323         62,040,682       13,013,404

Richard Sands

     358,147,762         7,624,243       13,013,404

Robert Sands

     362,744,716         3,027,289       13,013,404

Judy A. Schmeling

     365,213,961         558,044       13,013,404

Keith E. Wandell

     362,043,068         3,728,937       13,013,404

Mark Zupan

     329,664,650         36,107,355       13,013,404

2.          Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2014 .

At the Annual Meeting, the holders of Class A Stock and the holders of Class B Stock, voting together as a single class with holders of Class A Stock having one (1) vote per share and holders of Class B Stock having ten (10) votes per share, ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2014, as set forth below:

 

Votes For:

     377,037,315   

Votes Against:

     1,582,328   

Abstentions:

     165,990   

Broker Non-Votes:

     0   

3.         Proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement .

At the Annual Meeting, the holders of Class A Stock and the holders of Class B Stock, voting together as a single class with holders of Class A Stock having one (1) vote per share and holders of Class B Stock having ten (10) votes per share, approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, as set forth below:

 

Votes For:

     360,586,940   

Votes Against:

     4,560,616   

Abstentions:

     624,673   

Broker Non-Votes:

     13,013,404   

 

4.         Proposal to approve the amendment and restatement of the Company’s 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan .

At the Annual Meeting, the holders of Class A Stock and the holders of Class B Stock, voting together as a single class with holders of Class A Stock having one (1) vote per share and holders of Class B Stock having ten (10) votes per share, approved the amendment and restatement of the 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as set forth below:

 

Votes For:

     364,811,346   

Votes Against:

     752,530   

Abstentions:

     208,353   

Broker Non-Votes:

     13,013,404   


A copy of the Company’s 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as approved by stockholders and adopted by the Company, is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

Item 9.01.     

   Financial Statements and Exhibits.      
             
  

(a)

     Financial statements of businesses acquired.   
          
        Not applicable.   
          
  

(b)

     Pro forma financial information.   
          
        Not applicable.   
          
  

(c)

     Shell company transactions.   
          
        Not applicable.   
          
  

(d)

     Exhibits.   
          
        The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:   
    Exhibit No.    Description
         10.1    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement with respect to the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (relating to cliff vested awards).
         10.2    Form of Performance Share Unit Agreement with respect to the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (relating to brewery expansion awards).
         99.1    Constellation Brands, Inc. 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (amended and restated as of July 24, 2013).


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.

 

Date: July 26, 2013     CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
    By:   /s/ Robert Ryder                                
      Robert Ryder
     

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.    Description

(1)

   UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
   Not Applicable.

(2)

   PLAN OF ACQUISITION, REORGANIZATION, ARRANGEMENT, LIQUIDATION OR SUCCESSION
   Not Applicable.

(3)

   ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS
   Not Applicable.

(4)

   INSTRUMENTS DEFINING THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS, INCLUDING INDENTURES
   Not Applicable.

(7)

   CORRESPONDENCE FROM AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT REGARDING NON-RELIANCE ON A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AUDIT REPORT OR COMPLETED INTERIM REVIEW
   Not Applicable.

(10)

   MATERIAL CONTRACTS

(10.1)

   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement with respect to the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (relating to cliff vested awards) (filed herewith). *

(10.2)

   Form of Performance Share Unit Agreement with respect to the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (relating to brewery expansion awards) (filed herewith). *

(14)

   CODE OF ETHICS
   Not Applicable.

(16)

   LETTER RE CHANGE IN CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
   Not Applicable.

(17)

   CORRESPONDENCE ON DEPARTURE OF DIRECTOR
   Not Applicable.

(20)

   OTHER DOCUMENTS OR STATEMENTS TO SECURITY HOLDERS
   Not Applicable.


(23)    CONSENTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
   Not Applicable.
(24)    POWER OF ATTORNEY
   Not Applicable.
(99)    ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS
(99.1)    Constellation Brands, Inc. 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (amended and restated as of July 24, 2013) (filed herewith). *
(100)    XBRL-RELATED DOCUMENTS
   Not Applicable.
(101)    INTERACTIVE DATA FILE
   Not Applicable.

     *         Designates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

Exhibit 10.1

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

Pursuant to the

CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.

LONG-TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

Name of Participant:

Date of Grant:

Number of Units:

Value of Each Unit on Date of Grant:

Vesting Date:                 [Vesting Date]

Constellation Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby awards to the designated participant (“Participant”), Restricted Stock Units under the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The principal features of this Award are set forth above, including the date of grant of the Restricted Stock Units (the “Grant Date”). This Award shall be effective on the Grant Date. The Restricted Stock Units consist of the right to receive shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (“Shares”) and are subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of the Agreement and the Appendix, if any, (together, the “Agreement”).

PLEASE BE SURE TO READ ALL OF THE SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON VESTING AND FORFEITURE OF THE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS COVERED BY THIS AWARD IS CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPHS 2 THROUGH 7 OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. TO THE EXTENT ANY CAPITALIZED TERMS USED IN THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE NOT DEFINED HEREIN, THEY WILL HAVE THE MEANING ASCRIBED TO THEM IN THE PLAN.

BY MY ELECTRONIC ELECTION TO ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS (WHICH SERVES AS MY ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE OF THE AGREEMENT), I AGREE THAT MY PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN IS GOVERNED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN AND THE AGREEMENT. IF I FAIL TO ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AWARD WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS OF THE GRANT DATE SET FORTH ABOVE, THE COMPANY MAY DETERMINE THAT THIS AWARD HAS BEEN FORFEITED.


 

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

1.     Grant . The Company hereby awards to the Participant under the Plan as a separate incentive and not in lieu of any salary or other compensation for his or her services, an Award of Restricted Stock Units as of the Date of Grant specified above, subject to all of the terms and conditions in the Agreement and the Plan.

2.     Vesting Schedule.

 (a)     Service . The Restricted Stock Units shall vest in accordance with the following vesting schedule: 100% of the Restricted Stock Units shall vest on                          (the “Vesting Date”); provided that the Participant remains in continuous employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries until such date.

 (b)     Death or Disability . If the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries prior to the Vesting Date as a result of the Participant’s death or Disability, any Restricted Stock Units that have not vested prior to the date of the Participant’s death or Disability shall immediately vest.

 (c)     Change in Control . The Restricted Stock Units are subject to the provisions of the Plan pertaining to a Change in Control of the Company.

 (d)     Leave of Absence . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, an authorized leave of absence pursuant to a written agreement or other leave entitling the Participant to reemployment in a comparable position by law or Rule shall not constitute a termination of employment for purposes of the Plan unless the Participant does not return at or before the end of the authorized leave or within the period for which re-employment is guaranteed by law or Rule.

3.     Committee Discretion . The Committee, in its absolute discretion, may accelerate the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the unvested Restricted Stock Units at any time. If so accelerated, such Restricted Stock Units shall be considered as having vested as of the date specified by the Committee.

4.     Forfeiture . Notwithstanding any default provision in the Plan to the contrary, subject to all applicable laws, if the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries for any reason (including, but without limitation, Retirement or an event that results in the entity employing the Participant to cease to be the Company or a Subsidiary) before the occurrence of a vesting event set forth in Paragraph 2 above, any unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited to the Company.

5.     Death of Participant . Any distribution or delivery to be made to the Participant under the Agreement shall, if the Participant is then deceased, be made to the Participant’s designated beneficiary, or if either no beneficiary survives the Participant or the Committee does not permit beneficiary designations, to the administrator or executor of the Participant’s estate. Any designation of a beneficiary by the Participant shall be effective only if such designation is made in a form and manner acceptable to the Committee. Any transferee must furnish the Company with (a) written notice of his or her status as transferee, and (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer.


 

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6.     Code Section 409A . Restricted Stock Units are generally intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A as short-term deferrals and, accordingly, the terms of this Agreement shall be construed to preserve such exemption. To the extent that the Participant and this Agreement are subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A, this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with the intent that the Participant not be subject to tax under Code Section 409A. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, shall be liable to any Participant (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Participant) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Participant might owe as a result of participation in the Plan, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Participant from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Section 409A, unless otherwise specified.

7.     Settlement of Restricted Stock Units .

 (a)     Status as a Creditor . Unless and until Restricted Stock Units have vested in accordance with Paragraph 2 above, the Participant will have no settlement right with respect to any Restricted Stock Units. Prior to settlement of any vested Restricted Stock Units, the vested Restricted Stock Units will represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company. The Participant is an unsecured general creditor of the Company, and settlement of Restricted Stock Units is subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors.

 (b)     Form and Timing of Settlement . Restricted Stock Units will be settled in the form of Shares upon the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units pursuant to Paragraph 2 above. Fractional Shares will not be issued upon the vesting of Restricted Stock Units. Where a fractional Share would be owed to the Participant upon the vesting of Restricted Stock Units, a cash payment equivalent will be paid in place of any such fractional Share. The Shares to be issued upon settlement will be issued as soon as practicable to the Participant following the Vesting Date; provided that, in any event, such Shares will be issued no later than the date that is two and a half (2.5) months from the end of the later of (i) the Participant’s tax year that includes the Vesting Date, or (ii) the Company’s tax year that includes the Vesting Date. Upon issuance, Shares will be electronically transferred to an account in the Participant’s name at the provider then administering the Plan as it relates to the Restricted Stock Units.

 (c)     Clawback . If the Company subsequently determines that it is required by law to include an additional “clawback” or “recoupment” provision to outstanding awards, under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or otherwise, then such clawback or recoupment provision shall also apply to this Award, as applicable, as if it had been included on the Date of Grant and the Company shall notify the Participant of such additional provision.

8.     Tax Liability & Withholding . The Company or one of its Subsidiaries shall assess and withhold any federal, state or local income taxes, social security taxes, or other employment withholding taxes that may arise or be applicable in connection with the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including, without limitation, any tax liability associated with the grant or vesting of the Restricted Stock Units or sale of the underlying Shares (the “Tax Liability”). These requirements may change from time to time as laws or interpretations change. Regardless of the Company’s or the Subsidiary’s actions in this regard, the Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Tax Liability shall be the Participant’s sole responsibility and liability.

The Participant acknowledges that the Company’s obligation to issue or deliver Shares shall be subject to satisfaction of the Tax Liability. Unless otherwise determined by the Company, withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company or one of its Subsidiaries withhold all or a portion of any Shares that otherwise would be issued to the Participant upon settlement of the vested Restricted Stock Units; provided that amounts withheld shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy


 

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the Company’s tax withholding obligations. Such withheld Shares shall be valued based on the Fair Market Value as of the date the withholding obligations are satisfied. The Company or one of its Subsidiaries may also satisfy the Tax Liability by deduction from the Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company or the Subsidiary. If the Company or a Subsidiary does not elect to have withholding obligations satisfied by either withholding Shares or by deduction from the Participant’s wages or other compensation paid to the Participant by the Company or the Subsidiary, the Participant agrees to pay the Company or the Subsidiary the amount of the Tax Liability in cash (or by check) as directed by the Company or the Subsidiary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, the Participant shall not be entitled to satisfy any Tax Liability or withholding obligations that arise as a result of this Agreement by delivering to the Company any shares of capital stock of the Company.

9.     Rights as Stockholder . Neither the Participant nor any person claiming under or through the Participant shall have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Restricted Stock Units (whether vested or unvested) unless and until such Restricted Stock Units vest and the corresponding Shares are issued. After such issuance, the Participant shall have the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares, if any.

10.     Acknowledgments . The Participant acknowledges and agrees to the following:

 (a)    The Plan is discretionary in nature and the Committee may amend, suspend, or terminate it at any time.

 (b)    The grant of the Restricted Stock Units is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Restricted Stock Units, or benefits in lieu of the Restricted Stock Units even if the Restricted Stock Units have been granted repeatedly in the past.

 (c)    All determinations with respect to such future Restricted Stock Units, if any, including but not limited to, the times when the Restricted Stock Units shall be granted or when the Restricted Stock Units shall vest, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 (d)    The Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary.

 (e)    The Restricted Stock Units are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose, including, but not limited to, calculating termination, severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service, or similar payments, or bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, unless so specified.

 (f)    The future value of the Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty.

 (g)    No claim or entitlement to compensation or damages arises from the termination or forfeiture of the Award, termination of the Plan, or diminution in value of the Restricted Stock Units or Shares and the Participant irrevocably releases the Company and its Subsidiaries from any such claim that may arise.

 (h)    Neither the Plan nor the Restricted Stock Units shall be construed to create an employment relationship where any employment relationship did not otherwise already exist.

 (i)    Nothing in the Agreement or the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue to be employed by the Company or any Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way


 

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the rights of the Company or the Subsidiary, which are hereby expressly reserved, to terminate the employment of the Participant under applicable law.

 (j)    The transfer of the employment of the Participant between the Company and any one of its Subsidiaries (or between Subsidiaries) shall not be deemed a termination of service.

 (k)    Nothing herein contained shall affect the Participant’s right to participate in and receive benefits under and in accordance with the then current provisions of any pension, insurance or other Participant welfare plan or program of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 (l)    The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Participant’s participation in the Plan, or the Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

 (m)    The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on participation in the Plan, on the Restricted Stock Units and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or other applicable Rule or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require the Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

11.     Changes in Stock . In the event that as a result of a stock dividend, stock split, reclassification, recapitalization, combination of Shares or the adjustment in capital stock of the Company or otherwise, or as a result of a merger, consolidation, spin-off or other reorganization, the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $.01, shall be increased, reduced or otherwise changed, the Restricted Stock Units shall be adjusted automatically consistent with such change to prevent substantial dilution or enlargement of the rights granted to, or available for, the Participant hereunder.

12.     Address for Notices . All notices to the Company shall be in writing and sent to the Company’s General Counsel at the Company’s corporate headquarters. Notices to the Participant shall be addressed to the Participant at the address as from time to time reflected in the Company’s employment records as the Participant’s address.

13.     Transferability . The Participant shall have no right to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber the Restricted Stock Units in any manner until the Shares are issued to Participant upon settlement. Following settlement and issuance of Shares, in the event the Company permits Participant to arrange for sale of Shares through a broker or another designated agent of the Company, Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company may block any such sale and/or cancel any order to sell placed by the Participant, in each case if the Participant is not then permitted under the Company’s insider trading policy to engage in transactions with respect to securities of the Company. If the Committee determines that the ability of the Participant to sell or transfer Shares is restricted, then the Company may notify the Participant in accordance with Section 12 of the Agreement. The Participant may only sell such Shares in compliance with such notification by the Company.

14.     Binding Agreement . Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this Award contained herein, the Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.


 

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15.     Plan Governs . The Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of the Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.

16.     Governing Law . The Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America, regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflict of laws.

17.     Captions . Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of the Agreement.

18.     Severability . In the event that any provision in the Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability shall not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of the Agreement.

19.     Modifications to the Agreement . The Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. The Participant expressly warrants that he or she is not executing the Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to the Agreement can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company.

20.     Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan . By accepting this Award, the Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received a right to an equity based award under the Plan, and has received, read, and understood a description of the Plan. The Participant understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be modified, suspended, or terminated by the Company at any time.

21.     Compliance with Laws and Regulations; General Restrictions on Delivery of Shares . The Participant understands that the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units under the Plan and the issuance, transfer, assignment, sale, or other dealings of the Shares shall be subject to compliance by the Company (or any Subsidiary) and the Participant with all applicable requirements under the laws and Rules as may be applicable to the Participant. Furthermore, the Participant agrees that he or she will not acquire Shares pursuant to the Plan except in compliance with all under the laws and Rules of the country of which the Participant is a resident.

The Company shall not be required to transfer or deliver any Shares or dividends or distributions relating to such Shares until it has been furnished with such opinions, representations or other documents as it may deem necessary or desirable, in its discretion, to ensure compliance with any law or Rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental authority having jurisdiction under the Plan or over the Company, the Participant, or the Shares or any interests therein. The Award of Restricted Stock Units evidenced by the Agreement is also subject to the condition that, if at any time the Committee administering the Plan shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares (or any capital stock distributed with respect thereto) upon the New York Stock Exchange (or any other securities exchange or trading market) or under any United States state or Federal law or other applicable Rule, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of the Award of Restricted Stock Units evidenced by the Agreement or the issuance, transfer or delivery of the Shares (or the payment of any dividends or other distributions related to the Shares), the Company shall not be required to transfer or deliver any Shares or dividends or distributions relating to such Shares unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained to the complete satisfaction of the Committee and free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.


 

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22.     Authorization to Release and Transfer Necessary Personal Information . The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal data. The Company, and its Subsidiaries hold certain personal information about the Participant, including the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all options or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan (“ Data ”). The Company and its related entities may transfer Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and the Company and its related entities may each further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company or any such related entity in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant acknowledges that the transferors and transferees of such Data may be located anywhere in the world and hereby authorizes each of them to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Participant’s behalf to a broker or to other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Shares acquired under the Plan (whether pursuant to the Award or otherwise). The Participant further acknowledges that withdrawal of consent may affect his or her ability to vest in or realize benefits from the Restricted Stock Units, and his or her ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her human resources representative.

23.     Electronic Delivery and Execution . The Participant hereby consents and agrees to electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may elect to deliver (including, but not limited to, plan documents, prospectus and prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports, and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other Award made or offered under the Plan. The Participant understands that, unless revoked by the Participant by giving written notice to the Company pursuant to the Plan, this consent will be effective for the duration of the Agreement. The Participant also understands that he or she will have the right at any time to request that the Company deliver written copies of any and all materials referred to above. The Participant hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may elect to deliver, and agree that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and will have the same force and effect as, his or her manual signature. The Participant consents and agrees that any such procedures and delivery may be affected by a third party engaged by the Company to provide administrative services related to the Plan.

Exhibit 10.2

PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT

Pursuant to the

CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.

LONG-TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

Name of Participant:

Date of Grant:

Target Number of Performance Share Units:

Value of Each Unit on Date of Grant:

Service Vesting Date:                                    [Vesting Date]

Constellation Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby awards to the designated participant (“Participant”), the opportunity to receive the Performance Share Units described herein under the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Performance Share Units consist of the right to receive shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (“Shares”). Generally, the Participant will not receive any Performance Share Units unless specified service and performance requirements are satisfied. This Performance Share Unit Agreement is subject to the attached Terms and Conditions of Performance Share Unit Agreement (collectively with this document, this “Agreement”) and terms of the Plan.

PLEASE BE SURE TO READ ALL OF THE SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON VESTING AND FORFEITURE OF THE PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS COVERED BY THIS AWARD IS CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. TO THE EXTENT ANY CAPITALIZED TERMS USED IN THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE NOT DEFINED HEREIN, THEY WILL HAVE THE MEANING ASCRIBED TO THEM IN THE PLAN.

BY MY ELECTRONIC ELECTION TO ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS GRANT OF PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS (WHICH SERVES AS MY ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE OF THIS AGREEMENT), I AGREE THAT MY PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN IS GOVERNED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN AND THIS AGREEMENT. IF I FAIL TO ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AWARD WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS OF THE DATE OF GRANT SET FORTH ABOVE, THE COMPANY MAY DETERMINE THAT THIS AWARD HAS BEEN FORFEITED.


 

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT

1.         Summary . The Company hereby awards to the Participant under the Plan as a separate incentive and not in lieu of any salary or other compensation for his or her services the opportunity to receive Performance Share Units, subject to all of the terms and conditions in this Agreement and the Plan. Generally, the Participant will not receive any Performance Share Units unless the specified service and performance requirements set forth herein are satisfied.

2.         Vesting in Performance Share Units .

(a)         Performance and service vesting requirements . Except as otherwise provided in Section 2(b), both performance and service vesting requirements must be satisfied before the Participant can earn Performance Share Units under this Agreement. With certain exceptions noted below, the Participant will vest in his/her right to receive Performance Share Units under this Agreement if the Participant remains in continuous employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries until the Service Vesting Date (as set forth on the first page of this Agreement) and the Company achieves the target specified in Schedule A regarding the expansion of the Peidras Negras Brewery located in Nava, Coahuila, Mexico. If the Participant remains in continuous employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries until the Service Vesting Date, the Participant shall vest in his/her right to receive a number of Performance Share Units, if any, based on the performance matrix set forth in Schedule A. Schedule A sets forth how the number of the Participant’s vested Performance Share Units is calculated.

(b)         Special Vesting Rules .

  (i)         Death or PSU Disability . If the Participant dies or incurs a PSU Disability (as defined below) while employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries prior to the Service Vesting Date, the Participant shall vest in a number of Performance Share Units equal to the number of the Participant’s Target Number of Performance Share Units. A “PSU Disability” is a disability as defined under Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-3(i)(4)(i)(A) which generally means that the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity 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 12 months. Any Performance Share Units that do not vest under this provision shall be forfeited upon the Participant’s death or PSU Disability.

  (ii)         PSU Change in Control . The Performance Share Units are subject to the following rules in the event the Participant remains in continuous employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries until the date of a change in control described in this subsection, which rules shall apply in lieu of the default Change in Control provisions under the Plan. Upon the occurrence of an event that: (A) occurs before the Service Vesting Date; (B) is a Change in Control; and (C) constitutes a change in ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company within the meaning of Code Section 409A (a “PSU Change in Control”), the Participant shall vest in a number of Performance Share Units equal to the number of the Participant’s Target Number of Performance Share Units; provided that such Performance Share Units were not previously forfeited. Any


 

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Performance Share Units that do not vest upon a PSU Change in Control shall be forfeited upon the PSU Change of Control.

(iii)         Other Termination . In the event that the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries prior to the Service Vesting Date or, if earlier, the date of a PSU Change in Control for any reason other than death or PSU Disability, the Participant shall forfeit his/her right to all unvested and unpaid Performance Share Units. The Participant will cease to be employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries if the Participant is employed by an entity that ceases to be a Subsidiary.

3.         Time and Form of Payment . Payouts of vested Performance Share Units shall be made in the form of shares of the Company’s Class A Stock. Each Performance Share Unit awarded under this Agreement consists of the right to receive one share of Class A Stock. Vested Performance Share Units shall be paid as follows:

(a)         Payments for Reasons other than Death, PSU Disability or PSU Change of Control . The Participant’s vested Performance Share Units under Section 2(a) shall be paid on or after                          but no later than                          , but payment shall only be made after the Committee completes the written certification set forth in Section 6(d) below with respect to this Award.

(b)         Death or PSU Disability . If the Participant dies or incurs a PSU Disability while employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries prior to the Service Vesting Date, the Participant’s vested Performance Share Units shall be paid within 60 days following the date of the Participant’s death or PSU Disability.

(c)         PSU Change in Control . Upon the occurrence of an event that is a PSU Change in Control, the Participant’s vested Performance Share Units shall be paid on or within 60 days following the date of such PSU Change in Control.

4.         Committee Discretion . The Committee has complete and full discretionary authority to make all decisions and determinations under this Agreement, and all decisions and determinations by the Committee will be final and binding upon all persons, including, but not limited to, the Participant and his/her personal representatives, heirs and assigns.

5.         Death of Participant . Any distribution or delivery to be made to the Participant under this Agreement shall, if the Participant is then deceased, be made to the Participant’s designated beneficiary, or if no beneficiary survives the Participant, the Participant does not designate any beneficiary or the Committee does not permit beneficiary designations, to the administrator or executor of the Participant’s estate. Any designation of a beneficiary by the Participant shall be effective only if such designation is made in a form and manner acceptable to the Committee. Any such permitted transferee upon the Participant’s death must furnish the Company with (a) written notice of his or her status as transferee, and (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer.


 

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6.         Code Section 162(m) . This Award is intended to comply with the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and the provisions of this Award shall be interpreted and administered consistently with that intent. In that light, the following rules shall apply to the award:

(a)        The Committee shall establish the performance targets and terms of this Agreement within 90 days of the commencement of the performance period. The satisfaction of the performance targets for paying Performance Share Units shall be substantially uncertain at the time they are established.

(b)        The amount of Performance Share Units that vest shall be computed under an objective formula and the Committee shall have no discretionary authority to increase the amount of the Performance Share Units that vest or alter the methodology for calculating the Performance Share Units that vest, except as permitted by Code Section 162(m) and the Plan.

(c)        The maximum aggregate number of Shares underlying the Awards of Performance Share Units (together with any Restricted Stock Units) granted under the Plan to any one Participant during any fiscal year of the Company cannot exceed 2,000,000 Shares.

(d)        Before any Performance Share Units are paid to the Participant, the Committee will certify, in writing, the Company’s satisfaction of the pre-established performance target and the number of Performance Share Units payable to the Participant.

7.         Code Section 409A . Performance Share Units are generally intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A as short-term deferrals and, accordingly, the terms of this Agreement shall be construed to preserve such exemption. To the extent that this Agreement is subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A, this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with the intent that the Participant not be subject to tax under Code Section 409A. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable to any Participant (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Participant) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Participant might owe as a result of participation in the Plan, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Participant from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Section 409A, unless otherwise specified.

8.         Settlement of Performance Share Units .

(a)         Status as a Creditor . Unless and until Performance Share Units have vested in accordance with Section 2 above and become payable under Section 3 above, the Participant will have no settlement right with respect to any Performance Share Units. Prior to settlement of any vested Performance Share Units, the vested Performance Share Units will represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company. The Participant is an unsecured general creditor of the Company, and settlement of Performance Share Units is subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors.

(b)         Form of Settlement . Performance Share Units will be settled in the form of Shares of Class A Stock. Fractional Shares will not be issued upon the vesting of Performance Share Units. In the event that a fractional Share is owed to the Participant, instead of paying such fractional Share, the Company shall round up the Shares that are payable to the


 

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Participant to the nearest whole number. Upon issuance, Shares will be electronically transferred to an account in the Participant’s name at the provider then administering the Plan as it relates to the Performance Share Units.

(c)         Clawback . If the Company subsequently determines that it is required by law to include an additional “clawback” or “recoupment” provision to outstanding awards, under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or otherwise, then such clawback or recoupment provision shall automatically apply to this Award, as applicable, as if it had been included on the Date of Grant.

9.         Tax Liability and Withholding . The Company or one of its Subsidiaries shall assess and withhold any federal, state or local income taxes, social security taxes, or other employment withholding taxes that may arise or be applicable in connection with the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including, without limitation, any tax liability associated with the grant or vesting of the Performance Share Units or sale of the underlying Shares (the “Tax Liability”). These requirements may change from time to time as laws or interpretations change. Regardless of the Company’s or the Subsidiary’s actions in this regard, the Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Tax Liability shall be the Participant’s sole responsibility and liability.

The Participant acknowledges that the Company’s obligation to issue or deliver Shares shall be subject to satisfaction of the Tax Liability. Unless otherwise determined by the Company, withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company or one of its Subsidiaries withhold all or a portion of any Shares that otherwise would be issued to the Participant upon settlement of the vested Performance Share Units; provided that amounts withheld shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s tax withholding obligations. Such withheld Shares shall be valued based on the Fair Market Value as of the date the withholding obligations are satisfied. The Company or one of its Subsidiaries may also satisfy the Tax Liability by deduction from the Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company or the Subsidiary. If the Company or a Subsidiary does not elect to have withholding obligations satisfied by either withholding Shares or by deduction from the Participant’s wages or other compensation paid to the Participant by the Company or the Subsidiary, the Participant agrees to pay the Company or the Subsidiary the amount of the Tax Liability in cash (or by check) as directed by the Company or the Subsidiary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, the Participant shall not be entitled to satisfy any Tax Liability or withholding obligations that arise as a result of this Agreement by delivering to the Company any shares of capital stock of the Company.

10.        Rights as Stockholder . Neither the Participant nor any person claiming under or through the Participant shall have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Performance Share Units (whether vested or unvested) or underlying Shares unless and until such Performance Share Units vest and the corresponding Shares are issued. After such issuance, the Participant shall have the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares, if any.


 

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11.         Acknowledgments . The Participant acknowledges and agrees to the following:

  (a)        The Plan is discretionary in nature and the Committee may amend, suspend, or terminate it at any time.

  (b)        The grant of the Performance Share Units is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Performance Share Units, or benefits in lieu of the Performance Share Units, even if the Performance Share Units have been granted repeatedly in the past.

  (c)        All determinations with respect to future Performance Share Units, if any, including, but not limited to, the times when Performance Share Units shall be granted or when Performance Share Units shall vest, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

  (d)        The Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary.

  (e)        The value of the Performance Share Units is an extraordinary item of compensation, which is outside the scope of the Participant’s employment contract (if any), except as may otherwise be explicitly provided in the Participant’s employment contract (if any).

  (f)        The Performance Share Units are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose, including, but not limited to, calculating termination, severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service, or similar payments, or bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits.

  (g)        The future value of the Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty.

  (h)        No claim or entitlement to compensation or damages arises from the termination or forfeiture of the Award, termination of the Plan, or diminution in value of the Performance Share Units or Shares, and the Participant irrevocably releases the Company and its Subsidiaries from any such claim that may arise.

  (i)        Neither the Plan nor the Performance Share Units shall be construed to create an employment relationship where any employment relationship did not otherwise already exist.

  (j)        Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue to be employed by the Company or any Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company or the Subsidiary, which are hereby expressly reserved, to terminate the employment of the Participant under applicable law.

  (k)        The transfer of the employment of the Participant between the Company and any one of its Subsidiaries (or between Subsidiaries) shall not be deemed a termination of service.

  (l)        Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the Participant’s right to participate in and receive benefits under and in accordance with the then current provisions of any pension, insurance or other employee welfare plan or program of the Company or any Subsidiary in which the Participant is entitled to participate.

  (m)      The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Participant’s participation in the Plan, or the Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Participant is hereby advised


 

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to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

  (n)        The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on participation in the Plan, on the Performance Share Units and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local laws and Rules or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require the Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

12.         Changes in Stock . In the event that as a result of a stock dividend, stock split, reclassification, recapitalization, combination of Shares or the adjustment in capital stock of the Company or otherwise, or as a result of a merger, consolidation, spin-off or other reorganization, the Company’s Class A Stock shall be increased, reduced or otherwise changed, the Performance Share Units shall be adjusted automatically consistent with such change to prevent substantial dilution or enlargement of the rights granted to, or available for, the Participant hereunder.

13.         Address for Notices . All notices to the Company shall be in writing and sent to the Company’s General Counsel at the Company’s corporate headquarters. Notices to the Participant shall be addressed to the Participant at the address as from time to time reflected in the Company’s employment records as the Participant’s address.

14.         Transferability . The Participant shall have no right to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber the Performance Share Units in any manner. Shares may be sold, assigned, transferred or encumbered only after they are issued to the Participant upon settlement. Following the settlement and issuance of Shares, in the event the Company permits the Participant to arrange for a sale of Shares through a broker or another designated agent of the Company, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company may block any such sale and/or cancel any order to sell placed by the Participant, in each case if the Participant is not then permitted under the Company’s insider trading policy to engage in transactions with respect to securities of the Company. If the Committee determines that the ability of the Participant to sell or transfer Shares is restricted, then the Company may notify the Participant in accordance with Section 13 of this Agreement. The Participant may only sell such Shares in compliance with such notification from the Company.

15.         Binding Agreement . Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this Award contained herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

16.         Plan Governs . This Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan. Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Plan. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.

17.         Governing Law . This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America, regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflict of laws.


 

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18.         Captions . Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

19.         Severability . In the event that any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability shall not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

20.         Modifications to this Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. The Participant expressly warrants that he or she is not executing this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Agreement can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company.

21.         Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan . By accepting this Award, the Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received a right to a Performance Share Unit under the Plan, and has received, read, and understood a description of the Plan. The Participant understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be modified, suspended, or terminated by the Company at any time.

22.         Compliance with Laws and Regulations; General Restrictions on Delivery of Shares . The Participant understands that the vesting of the Performance Share Units under the Plan and the issuance, transfer, assignment, sale, or other dealings of the Shares shall be subject to compliance by the Company (or any Subsidiary) and the Participant with all applicable requirements under the laws and Rules of the country of which the Participant is a resident. Furthermore, the Participant agrees that he or she will not acquire Shares pursuant to the Plan except in compliance with the laws and Rules of the country of which the Participant is a resident.

The Company shall not be required to transfer or deliver any Shares or dividends or distributions relating to such Shares until it has been furnished with such opinions, representations or other documents as it may deem necessary or desirable, in its discretion, to ensure compliance with any law or Rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental authority having jurisdiction under the Plan or over the Company, the Participant, or the Shares or any interests therein. The award of Performance Share Units evidenced by this Agreement is also subject to the condition that, if at any time the Committee administering the Plan shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares (or any capital stock distributed with respect thereto) upon the New York Stock Exchange (or any other securities exchange or trading market) or under any United States state or Federal law or other applicable Rule, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of the Performance Share Units evidenced by this Agreement or the issuance, transfer or delivery of the Shares (or the payment of any dividends or other distributions related to the Shares), the Company shall not be required to transfer or deliver any Shares or dividends or distributions relating to such Shares unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained to the complete satisfaction of the Committee and free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.


 

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23.         Electronic Delivery and Execution . The Participant hereby consents and agrees to electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may elect to deliver (including, but not limited to, plan documents, prospectus and prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports, and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other Award made or offered under the Plan. The Participant understands that, unless revoked by the Participant by giving written notice to the Company pursuant to the Plan, this consent will be effective for the duration of this Agreement. The Participant also understands that he or she will have the right at any time to request that the Company deliver written copies of any and all materials referred to above. The Participant hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may elect to deliver, and agrees that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and will have the same force and effect as, his or her manual signature. The Participant consents and agrees that any such procedures and delivery may be effected by a third party engaged by the Company to provide administrative services related to the Plan.


 

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SCHEDULE A

The number of Performance Share Units to which the Participant will be entitled if the Participant satisfies the applicable service requirements will be calculated by the Committee with respect to whether the Company’s expansion of the Piedras Negras Brewery located in Nava, Coahuila, Mexico to a nominal capacity (i.e., the brewery’s annual production capacity for packaged beer if operated at 100% capacity) of at least twenty (20) million hectoliters of packaged beer annually, to include the ability to produce commercially reasonable quantities of each Modelo beer brand offered by Crown Imports LLC for sale in the United States on April 19, 2013, is accomplished on or before June 7, 2016 (the “Expansion”).

Specifically, the Committee shall calculate the number of vested Performance Share Units for the Participant if the Participant satisfies the applicable service requirement by multiplying the Participant’s Target Number of Performance Share Units by the applicable percentage determined as set forth below. As noted in the Terms and Conditions to this Agreement, special rules apply under certain circumstances, such as death, PSU Disability and PSU Change in Control.

The following table shall apply for calculating this Award:

 

Expansion Accomplished by

June 7, 2016

  

Expansion Not Accomplished by

June 7, 2016

   

100%

   0%  

As set forth above, the maximum percentage by which the Participant’s Target Number of Performance Share Units is multiplied cannot exceed 100% and the minimum percentage by which the Participant’s Target Number of Performance Share Units is multiplied is 0%.

Exhibit 99.1

CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.

1989 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

(Amended and Restated July 24, 2013)

1.         Purpose of the Plan. The Plan is adopted to provide Employees who wish to become stockholders of the Company and/or to increase their share ownership with a convenient method of doing so through accumulated payroll deductions. The Company’s management and Board of Directors believe that Employee participation in the ownership of the business is to the mutual benefit of the Employees and the Company. This Plan includes two components: a Code Section 423 Component (the “423 Component”) and a non-Code Section 423 Component (the “Non-423 Component”). It is the intention of the Company to have the 423 Component qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code. The provisions of the 423 Component, accordingly, shall be construed so as to extend and limit participation in a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis consistent with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code. In addition, this Plan authorizes the grant of options under the Non-423 Component that does not qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code; such options shall be granted pursuant to rules, procedures or subplans adopted by the Committee designed to achieve tax, securities laws or other objectives for Employees and the Company. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Non-423 Component will be operated and administered in the same manner as the 423 Component.

2.         Certain Definitions.

2.1      “Account” means the funds accumulated as a bookkeeping matter with respect to an eligible Employee as a result of deductions from such Employee’s Compensation for the purpose of purchasing stock under the Plan.

2.2      “Affiliate” means (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls or is under common control with, the Company; and (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, in either case as determined by the Committee, whether now or hereafter existing.

2.3      “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

2.4      “Change in Control” means a change in control as defined under Section 20.

2.5      “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

2.6      “Committee” means the Human Resources Committee of the Board as it may be constituted from time to time or such other committee designated by the Board.

2.7      “Common Stock” means the Company’s Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value per share.

2.8      “Company” means Constellation Brands, Inc.

2.9      “Compensation” means total cash compensation, excluding overtime, bonuses or special pay (or as otherwise defined by the Committee) as of the Enrollment Date.


 

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2.10      “Designated Affiliate” means any Affiliate which has been designated by the Committee from time to time in its sole discretion as an Affiliate whose Employees are eligible to participate in the Non-423 Component of the Plan.

2.11      “Designated Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary which has been designated by the Committee from time to time in its sole discretion as a Subsidiary whose Employees are eligible to participate in the 423 Component of the Plan.

2.12      “ESPP Agent” means the Company, the duly-authorized transfer agent of the Company, or a financial services firm, stock plan administrator, brokerage firm or other outside entity which is not a brokerage firm selected by the Company to act as administrative agent of the Plan.

2.13      “Effective Date” means shall mean the date the amended and restated Plan becomes effective in accordance with Section 23.

2.14      “Employee” means (i) any individual who is treated as an active employee in the records of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or (ii) any individual who is treated as an active employee in the records of the Company or any Designated Affiliate, in each case regardless of any subsequent reclassification by the Company or by any Designated Subsidiary or Designated Affiliate, any governmental agency, or any court; provided, however, in all cases, only as of the first day of the month following the start of service as an active employee of the Company, Designated Subsidiary, or Designated Affiliate. The Committee, in its discretion, from time to time may, prior to an Enrollment Date for a particular Offering and for all options to be granted on such Enrollment Date under such Offering, determine that the definition of Employee will or will not include (i) Employees who have been employed less than 2 years; (ii) Employees who customarily work not more than twenty (20) hours per week or not more than five (5) months in any calendar year (or, in each case, such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Committee in its discretion, subject to the requirements of Code Section 423, if applicable); and (iii) “highly compensated employees” (within the mean of Code Section 414(q)), provided that any such exclusion is applied with respect to each Offering in a uniform manner to all similarly-situated employees who otherwise would be Employees for that Offering. For purposes of the 423 Component, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on military or sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company or the Designated Subsidiary so long as the leave does not exceed three (3) months or if longer than three (3) months, the individual’s right to reemployment is provided by statute or has been agreed to by contract or in a written policy of the Company which provides for a right of reemployment following the leave of absence. The employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact where an Employee transfers employment between the Company, Designated Subsidiaries and/or Designated Affiliates; provided, however, that an individual who is not employed by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary on the Enrollment Date and through a date that is no more than three (3) months prior to the Exercise Date will participate only in the Non-423 Component unless the individual continues to have a right to reemployment with the Company or a Designated Subsidiary provided by statute or contract or in a written policy of the Company which provides for a right of reemployment following the leave of absence. The Committee shall establish rules to govern other transfers into the 423 Component, and between any separate Offerings established thereunder, consistent with the applicable requirements of Section 423 of the Code.

2.15      “Enrollment Date” means the first day of each Offering Period.

2.16      “Exercise Date” means the last day of each Offering Period or date determined by the Committee within an Offering Period in the case of an option that becomes partially exercisable over a number of dates during an Offering Period.


 

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2.17    “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the closing price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange or other national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading as reported on in the Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition or such other national reference service as the Committee may select. If such exchange is closed and/or no shares of Common Stock are traded on such exchange on the referenced date, the Fair Market Value shall be the closing price of the Common Stock the closing date for the first preceding date on which such exchange is open and shares are traded.

2.18    “Offering Period” or “Offering” means the period or periods beginning with the date an option is granted under the Plan and ending with the date (not more than 27 months after such grant) determined by the Committee. During the term of the Plan there may be a series of Offering Periods (which periods may be consecutive or concurrent) and an Offering Period may have a number of Exercise Dates within an Offering Period in the case of options that become partially exercisable over a number of dates, provided that the final Offering Period will end prior to the termination of the Plan.

2.19    “Plan” means the Constellation Brands, Inc. 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated, and as may be further amended from time to time, including both the 423 Component and the Non-423 Component.

2.20    “Purchase Price” means a per-share amount to be paid by an Employee to purchase a share of Common Stock on the Exercise Date. Such Purchase Price shall be established by the Committee in advance of the Offering Period(s) to which it is to apply and provided that the Purchase Price for each Offering shall be: (i) an amount equal to 85% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the Exercise Date, whichever is lower; or (ii) an amount that is greater than (i) as determined by the Committee. Such Purchase Price may be established by the Committee by any manner or method the Committee determines, pursuant to Section 3, and subject to (i) with respect to the 423 Component, compliance with Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision or any other applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule) or (ii) with respect to the Non-423 Component, pursuant to such manner or method as determined by the Committee to comply with applicable local law.

2.21      “Retirement” shall mean the termination of employment of an Employee who is at least 60 years of age and has at least 10 years of service with the Company, a Designated Subsidiary (at a time when it was a Subsidiary), a Designated Affiliate (at a time when it was an Affiliate) or combination of the foregoing (including, if the Committee so determines, service with entities acquired by the Company). For an individual who becomes employed by such an entity in connection with a business acquisition (regardless of the form of the transaction), service shall include the individual’s service with the acquired business unless the Committee determines otherwise.

2.22    “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation, domestic or foreign, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized or acquired by the Company or by a Subsidiary, in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time the option is granted, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in an unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

3.         Administration.

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(a)        construe, interpret, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any default in and supply any omission in, and apply the terms of the Plan and any Employee’s enrollment agreement or other instrument or agreement relating to the Plan;

(b)        determine eligibility and adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan, including whether Employees shall participate in the 423 Component or the Non-423 Component and which entities shall be Designated Subsidiaries or Designated Affiliates;

(c)        determine the terms and conditions of any option to purchase Common Stock under the Plan;

(d)        establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan;

(e)        amend an outstanding option or grant a replacement option for an option previously granted under the Plan if, in the Committee’s discretion, it determines that (A) the tax consequences of such option to the Company or the Employee differ from those consequences that were expected to occur on the date the option was granted, or (B) clarifications or interpretations of, or changes to, tax law or regulations permit options to be granted that have more favorable tax consequences other than initially anticipated;

(f)        delegate its authority under the Plan to one or more persons;

(g)        make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan;

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Plan, the Committee may adopt rules or procedures relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures for jurisdictions outside of the United States. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee specifically is authorized to adopt rules, procedures and subplans, which, for purposes of the Non-423 Component, may be outside the scope of Section 423 of the Code, regarding, without limitation, eligibility to participate, the definition of Compensation, handling of payroll deductions, making of contributions to the Plan (including, without limitation, in forms other than payroll deductions), establishment of bank or trust accounts to hold payroll deductions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, obligations to pay payroll tax, determination of beneficiary-designation requirements, withholding procedures and handling of Common Stock issuances, which may vary according to local requirements. The Committee may assign any of its administrative tasks set forth in this paragraph to one or more persons, including the designation of a Designated Affiliate or Designated Subsidiary under the Plan, unless constrained by applicable law. However, the Committee may not delegate its authority to determine whether adjustments are required pursuant to Section 18. Any decision or action taken by the Committee shall be conclusive and binding on all parties.

3.2.      Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any right to purchase Common Stock granted under the Plan made by the Committee or its delegate in fulfilling its duties under the Plan, shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all persons, including the Company, Designated Subsidiary, Designated Affiliate, Employees, or any beneficiary of such person, as applicable.

3.3      Expenses associated with administering the Plan (including but not limited to expenses incurred in purchasing and selling shares and expenses of the ESPP Agent) shall be borne by Employees or the Company as the Committee deems appropriate.


 

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3.4      To the extent allowable pursuant to applicable law, each member of the Board, the Committee or any employee of the Company, a Designated Subsidiary, or a Designated Affiliate (each such person, a “Covered Person”) shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such Covered Person in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act pursuant to the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her; provided, however, that he or she has acted in accordance with his or her duties and responsibilities to the Company under applicable law, and provided that he or she gives the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she is a party before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such Covered Persons may be entitled pursuant to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

4.         Shares Subject to the Plan.

4.1      The number of shares which may be issued pursuant to the terms of the Plan is 9,000,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 18). If any option granted under the Plan terminates for any reason without having been exercised, the Common Stock not purchased under such option will again become available for issuance under the Plan. The limitation set forth in this section may be used to satisfy purchases of Common Stock under either the 423 Component or the Non-423 Component.

4.2      The Common Stock subject to the Plan may be authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, previously issued shares of Common Stock acquired by the Company and held as treasury shares or shares purchased on the open market. If the total number of shares of Common Stock for which options are to be granted on any date exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock then available under the Plan (after deduction of all shares of Common Stock for which options have been exercised or are then outstanding), the Committee will make a pro rata allocation of the shares of Common Stock remaining available in as nearly a uniform manner as is practicable and equitable. In such event, the payroll deductions to be made will be reduced accordingly.

5.         Eligibility.

5.1      Any Employee who is employed by the Company, a Designated Subsidiary or Designated Affiliate on a given Enrollment Date will be eligible to participate in the Plan for that Offering Period.

5.2      Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, no Employee will be granted an option under the 423 Component of the Plan (a) if, immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own stock and/or hold outstanding options to purchase stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company, or (b) to the extent such option, together with any other options granted under any employee stock purchase plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, results in such Employee having the right to purchase in a calendar year stock having a Fair Market Value (determined based on the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock at the time such option is granted) that exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock the Employee is permitted to purchase under Section 423(b)(8) of the Code.


 

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6.         Grant of Options. The Committee will determine when to grant options to purchase Common Stock of the Company under the Plan to eligible Employees to commence an Offering Period and any special terms or conditions that may apply to the Offering Period or options, provided that all Employees granted options under the 423 Component of the Plan for an Offering Period shall have the same rights and privileges to the extent required by Code Section 423(b)(5). Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the options will be granted on each Enrollment Date on the terms and conditions and to the participating Employees as set forth in this Plan.

7.         Participation.

7.1      An eligible Employee may become a participant in an Offering Period under the Plan by completing an enrollment agreement authorizing payroll deductions in form and substance satisfactory to the Committee and filing the enrollment agreement with the Company or, if so designated by the Committee, with the ESPP Agent. Unless otherwise permitted by the Committee, such forms shall be filed with the Company or the ESPP Agent by the applicable Enrollment Date.

7.2      Payroll deductions for an Employee will commence on the first payday on or after the Enrollment Date and will continue through the Offering Period unless the Employee withdraws as provided in Section 12 or unless the Plan is terminated as provided in Section 17. Payroll deductions generally may not be retroactive. However, if during the thirty (30) day period immediately preceding the Enrollment Date of an Offering, the Company engages in a transaction which has the effect of increasing the number of Employees eligible to participate in that Offering, and the Company deems it necessary to allow Employees to submit payroll deduction authorization forms after the Enrollment Date of that Offering, retroactive payroll deductions may be made to reflect any elections to participate in the Offering which occur after the Enrollment Date, subject to applicable law and the requirements of the Plan.

8.         Payroll Deductions.

8.1      An Employee will elect in the enrollment agreement to have payroll deductions made on each payday during the Offering Period (beginning on or after the Enrollment Date) in an amount that does not exceed 10% (or such lesser percentage as the Committee may determine) of the Compensation which the Employee receives on each such payday. The deductions of an Employee shall not be less than Two Dollars ($2.00) per week or Four Dollars ($4.00) every two weeks, depending on the Employee’s pay cycle, or such other minimum amounts as shall be established by the Committee.

8.2      All payroll deductions made for an Employee shall be credited to his or her Account. All payroll deductions or contributions received or held by the Company under the Plan shall be accounted for separately as a bookkeeping matter but may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions or contributions except as may be required by applicable local law, as determined by the Committee, and if so required by the laws of a particular jurisdiction, shall apply to all Employees in the relevant Offering except to the extent otherwise permitted by U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.423-2(f). Until shares of Common Stock are issued, Employees shall only have the rights of an unsecured creditor, although Employees in specified Offerings may have additional rights where required under local law, as determined by the Committee. No interest will be paid or accrued on any funds in the Accounts of participating Employees unless required under local law.

8.3      An Employee may discontinue such Employee’s participation in the Plan as provided in Section 12. An Employee’s enrollment agreement shall be effective for successive Offering Periods unless the Employee withdraws as provided in Section 12. To increase or decrease the amount of payroll


 

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deductions (within the limitations of the Plan), with respect to a succeeding Offering Period, an Employee must complete and file with the Company prior to the Enrollment Date for such Offering Period, a new enrollment agreement authorizing a change in payroll deduction amount. Such change in the amount of payroll deduction shall be effective at the beginning of the next Offering Period following the Company’s receipt of the new enrollment agreement.

8.4      To the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 5.2 of the Plan, an Employee’s payroll deductions will be decreased and/or refunded by the Company at such time during any Offering Period which is scheduled to end during the current calendar year (the “Current Offering Period”) if the aggregate of all such Employee’s payroll deductions which were previously used to purchase Common Stock under the Plan (and any other employee stock purchase plans of the Company) in a prior Offering Period which ended during the current calendar year plus all payroll deductions accumulated with respect to the Current Offering Period exceeds the applicable limits of Code Section 423(b)(8). Payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate provided in such Employee’s enrollment agreement at the beginning of the first Offering Period which is scheduled to end in a subsequent calendar year, unless the Employee withdraws as provided in Section 12 or the Plan is terminated as provided in Section 17.

8.5      On the Exercise Date, or at the time some or all of the Common Stock issued under the Plan is disposed of by the Employee, the Employee must make adequate provision for the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s federal, state, or any other tax liability payable to any authority, national insurance, social security, payment-on-account or other tax obligations, if any, which arise as a result of participation in the Plan, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any liability of the Employee to pay an employer tax or social insurance contribution obligation, which liability has been shifted to the Employee as a matter of law or contract. At any time, the Company or its Subsidiary or Affiliate, as applicable, may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the Employee’s compensation the amount necessary for the Company or its Subsidiary or Affiliate, as applicable, to meet applicable withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company or its Subsidiary or Affiliate, as applicable, any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by the Employee. In addition, the Company or its Subsidiary or Affiliate, as applicable, (i) may withhold from the proceeds of the sale of Common Stock, (ii) may withhold a sufficient whole number of Common Stock otherwise issuable following purchase having an aggregate fair market value sufficient to pay applicable withholding obligations, or (iii) may withhold by any other means set forth in the applicable Employee enrollment agreement. Where necessary to avoid negative accounting treatment, the Company or its Subsidiary or Affiliate shall withhold taxes at the applicable statutory minimum withholding rates.

9.         Exercise of the Option on the Exercise Date. Each Employee who continues to be an Employee in an Offering on the Exercise Date will be deemed to have exercised his or her option on such date and to have purchased from the Company the number of full shares of Common Stock reserved for the purpose of the Plan as his or her accumulated payroll deductions or contributions on such date will pay for at the Purchase Price; provided, that the number of shares of Common Stock that an Employee can purchase in any single Offering Period cannot exceed 25,000 shares (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 18, and provided further that such purchase shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 4 and 5.2) or such other maximum number established by the Committee. Any balance in the Employee’s Account (i.e., amounts not sufficient to purchase a full share of Common Stock) shall remain in the Account and be applied to the next Offering Period or Exercise Date (in the case of Offering Periods with multiple Exercise Dates) unless such balance is withdrawn pursuant to Section 12 or the Company decides to refund such balance pursuant to Section 13.

10.       Employee’s Rights as a Stockholder . Until the Common Stock is issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the ESPP Agent), an Employee shall only have the rights of an


 

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unsecured creditor with respect to such Common Stock, and no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to such Common Stock.

11.       Evidence of Stock Ownership.

11.1    By enrolling in the Plan, each Employee shall be deemed to have authorized the establishment of an account on his or her behalf at the ESPP Agent. Promptly following each Exercise Date, the number of shares of Common Stock purchased by each Employee shall be deposited or credited to an account established in the Employee’s name at the ESPP Agent in a form determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Committee or required by any applicable law, the Company shall not deliver to any Employee certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock issued in connection with any purchase under the Plan, and instead such shares of Common Stock shall be recorded in the books of the ESPP Agent.

11.2    To the extent permitted by the ESPP Agent and the Committee, the Employee may direct, by written notice to the ESPP Agent at the time of the Employee’s enrollment in the Plan, that the account with the ESPP Agent be established in the names of the Employee and other person designated by the Employee, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, tenants in common, or community property, to the extent and in the manner permitted by applicable law.

11.3    An Employee may undertake a disposition (as that term is defined in Section 424(c) of the Code) of the shares of Common Stock in the account established with the ESPP Agent at any time, whether by sale, exchange, gift, or other transfer of legal title, but in the absence of such a disposition of the Common Stock, the Committee may require that the shares remain in the Employee’s account at the ESPP Agent until the holding period set forth in Section 423(a) of the Code has been satisfied. With respect to shares for which the Section 423(a) holding period has been satisfied, the Employee may move those shares to another brokerage account of the Employee’s choosing or request that they otherwise be delivered to him or her; provided, however, that the Committee may deny such request in its sole discretion.

12.       Withdrawal.

12.1    An Employee may withdraw from an Offering in whole but not in part, at any time prior to the next Exercise Date by delivering a withdrawal notice to the Company in a form and manner prescribed by the Committee from time to time, or, if so directed by the Company, to the ESPP Agent, except that no withdrawals shall be permitted for the ten (10) day period immediately preceding each Exercise Date, or as may be specified by the Committe in its discretion. All of the Employee’s payroll deductions or contributions credited to his or her Account shall, at the discretion of the Committee, (i) be retained in Employee’s Account and used to purchase Common Stock at the next Exercise Date, or (ii) be paid to such Employee as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of notice of withdrawal and such Employee’s option for the Offering Period shall be terminated automatically, and no further payroll deductions or contributions for the purchase of Common Stock shall be made for such Offering Period. A withdrawal from an Offering will effect a withdrawal from any subsequent Offering unless the Employee re-enters the Plan as provided in Section 12.2.

12.2    To re-enter the Plan, an Employee who has previously withdrawn must file a new enrollment agreement in accordance with Section 7.1. The Employee’s re-entry into the Plan will not become effective until the next Offering following the filing of the new enrollment agreement.

13.       Carryover of Enrollment. At the termination of each Offering, the Employee will automatically be re-enrolled in the next Offering, and the balance in the Employee’s Account will be used


 

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for option exercises in the new Offering (unless the Employee has withdrawn from the Offering) unless the Company decides to refund such amount. Upon termination of the Plan, the balance of each Employee’s Account will be refunded to such Employee.

14.       No Employment Rights. Neither the Plan nor any option granted hereunder will confer upon the Employee any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate nor shall the Plan or any option granted hereunder interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate the employment of the Employee at any time, with or without cause consistent with applicable law.

15.       Rights Not Transferable. An Employee may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of or encumber either the payroll deductions credited to such Employee’s Account or any option (including any rights thereunder) under the Plan other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and such rights and interests shall not be subject to the debts, contracts or liabilities of the Employee. During an Employee’s lifetime, only the Employee may exercise an option under the Plan.

16.       Termination of Employment. Except as provided under Section 2.14 above or as otherwise determined by the Committee in accordance with applicable law (including but not limited to Code Section 423), upon termination of employment for any reason from the Company or Designated Subsidiary or Designated Affiliate, excluding Retirement, any outstanding option shall be canceled and the balance in the Account of a participating Employee will be paid to the Employee or his or her estate. In the event that the Retirement of an Employee participating in an Offering occurs prior to the Exercise Date applicable to that Offering, no further payroll deductions will be taken from any Compensation due and owing to such Employee at such time. If such Retirement occurs within three months of the Exercise Date, such Employee may request in writing at any time prior to the Exercise Date that the Employee’s Account be applied as of the Exercise Date for the purchase of Common Stock in the manner set forth in Section 9 as if such Retirement had not occurred; provided, however, that the Committee may deny such request in sole discretion. If no such election is made, the Employee’s Account will be refunded in cash, without interest. If an Employee’s Retirement occurs before three months prior to the Exercise Date, all outstanding options shall be canceled, future participation in the Offering shall cease and the Employee’s Account shall be refunded to the Employee.

17.       Amendment or Discontinuance of the Plan. To the extent permitted by law, the Board or Committee may at any time and from time to time make such changes in the Plan and additions to it as it deems advisable (including terminating the Plan); provided, however, that except as provided in Sections 18 and 4.2 hereof, and except with respect to changes or additions in order to make the 423 Component comply with Section 423 of the Code, the Board or Committee may not make any changes or additions which would adversely affect subscription rights previously granted under the Plan and may not, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, make any changes or additions which would (a) increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan or which may be subscribed to by an employee, (b) decrease the minimum purchase price for a share of Common Stock, or (c) change any of the provisions of the Plan relating to eligibility for participation in Offerings.

18.       Changes in Capitalization. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in the event of any change in the Common Stock by reason of a dividend payable in Common Stock, stock split, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, combination or exchange of shares, or rights offering to purchase capital stock at a price substantially below Fair Market Value, or of any similar change affecting the Common Stock, appropriate adjustments shall be made to the aggregate number and class of shares subject to the Plan, the number and class of shares subject to outstanding subscription rights, the maximum number of shares a participant may purchase during an Offering Period and the purchase price per share (in the case of shares subject to outstanding subscription rights).


 

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19.       Notices. All notices or other communications by an Employee to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, including the ESPP Agent, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

20.       Change in Control .

20.1    Notwithstanding other provisions of the Plan, in the event of a “Change in Control” of the Company (as defined in Section 20.2 below), all of the options of a participating Employee shall become immediately exercisable at an exercise price that is the lesser of 85% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or the date of the Change in Control, unless directed otherwise by a resolution of the Board or the Committee adopted prior to and specifically relating to the occurrence of such Change in Control.

20.2    For purposes of this Section 20, “Change in Control” means:

(a)       there shall be consummated:

   (i)        any consolidation or merger of the Company in which the Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which any shares of Common Stock are to be converted into cash, securities or other property, provided that the consolidation or merger is not with a corporation which was a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company or a parent of the Company immediately before the consolidation or merger; or

   (ii)      any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company; or

(b)      the stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

(c)      any person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) other than any of the Permitted Holders shall become the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the voting control of the Company’s then outstanding common stock, provided that such person shall not be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company immediately before it becomes such 35% beneficial owner of voting control; or

(d)      individuals who constitute the Incumbent Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors (for this purpose “Incumbent Board” means at any time those persons who are then members of the Board of Directors of the Company and who either (i) are members of the Company’s Board of Directors on the date hereof, or (ii) have been elected, or have been nominated for election by the Company’s stockholders, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board at the time of such election or nomination (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director without objection to such nomination)).

20.3    For purposes of this Section 20, “Permitted Holders” means, unless the Committee determines otherwise, (a) Marilyn Sands, her descendants (whether by blood or adoption), her descendants’ spouses, her siblings, the descendants of her siblings (whether by blood or adoption),


 

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Hudson Ansley, Lindsay Caleo, William Caleo, Courtney Winslow, or Andrew Stern, or the estate of any of the foregoing individuals, or The Sands Family Foundation, Inc., (b) trusts which are for the benefit of any combination of the individuals and foundation described in clause (a), or any trust for the benefit of any such trust, or (c) partnerships, limited liability companies or any other entities which are controlled by any combination of the individuals described in clause (a) or the estate of any such individuals, The Sands Family Foundation, Inc., a trust referred to in the foregoing clause (b), or an entity that satisfies the conditions of this clause (c).

21.         Conditions Upon Issuance of Stock .

21.1      Common Stock shall not be issued with respect to a option unless the purchase of Common Stock pursuant to such option and the issuance and delivery of such Common Stock comply with all applicable law. This may include, without limitation U.S. and non-U.S. and state and local rules and regulations promulgated under U.S. securities laws, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Common Stock may then be listed. Common Stock issuance is subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. In the event that any payroll deductions or contributions cannot be used to purchase shares due to noncompliance with applicable rules and regulations, such payroll deductions or contributions shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Employee or beneficiary, as applicable.

21.2      As a condition to the purchase of Common Stock pursuant to a purchase right, the Company may require the person on whose behalf Common Stock is purchased to represent and warrant at the time of any such purchase that the Common Stock is being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Common Stock if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the applicable provisions of law described in Section 21.1 above.

22.         Common Stock Issuance . All Common Stock delivered under the Plan pursuant to the exercise of a option to purchase Common Stock shall be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Company may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange or quotation system upon which such Common Stock or other securities are then listed or reported and any applicable Federal or state laws, and the Company may take whatever steps are necessary to effect such restrictions.

23.         Stockholder Approval . The Plan, as amended and restated, will become effective upon approval by the Company stockholders. If the Company stockholders do not approve the amended and restated Plan, any amounts deducted from participating Employees will be administered based upon the terms of the Plan immediately prior to the amendment and restatement presented to the Company stockholders for approval.

24.         Code Section 409A; Tax Qualification .

24.1      Options granted under the 423 Component are exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code. Purchase rights granted under the Non-423 Component to U.S. taxpayers are intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A under the short-term deferral exception and any ambiguities shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. Subject to Section 24.2, purchase rights granted to U.S. taxpayers under the Non-423 Component are subject to such terms and conditions that will permit such purchase rights to satisfy the requirements of the short-term deferral exception available under Section 409A of the Code, including the requirement that the Common Stock


 

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subject to an option be delivered within the short-term deferral period. Subject to Section 24.2, in the case of a participating Employee who would otherwise be subject to Section 409A of the Code, to the extent the Company determines that an option or the exercise, payment, settlement or deferral is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the option shall be granted, exercised, paid, settled or deferred in a manner that will comply with Section 409A of the Code, including U.S. Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date. Anything in the foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall have no liability to a participating Employee or any other party if the option that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with Section 409A of the Code is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Company with respect thereto.

24.2      Although the Company may endeavor to (i) qualify an option for favorable tax treatment under the laws of the U.S. or jurisdictions outside of the U.S. or (ii) avoid adverse tax treatment (e.g., under Section 409A of the Code), the Company makes no representation to that effect and expressly disavows any covenant to maintain favorable or avoid unfavorable tax treatment, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, including Section 24.1. The Company is not constrained in its corporate activities by any potential negative tax impact on Participants under the Plan.

25.         Severability . If any particular provision of this Plan is found to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, such determination shall not affect the other provisions of the Plan, but the Plan shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid provision were omitted.

26.         Termination of the Plan. This Plan shall terminate at the earliest of the following: (a) the date the Committee or the Board acts to terminate the Plan in accordance with Section 17 above; or (b) the date when all shares of Common Stock reserved under the Plan have been purchased.

27.         Limitations on Sale of Common Stock Purchased Under the Plan. The Plan is intended to provide Common Stock for investment and not for resale. The Company does not, however, intend to restrict or influence any Employee in the conduct of his or her own affairs. An Employee, therefore, may sell stock purchased under the Plan at any time he or she chooses, subject to compliance with any applicable federal or state securities laws and satisfaction of applicable withholding taxes and subject to any limitations set forth in the Plan. THE EMPLOYEE ASSUMES THE RISK OF ANY MARKET FLUCTUATIONS IN THE VALUE OF THE STOCK.`

28.         New York Law. The provisions of the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this amended and restated Plan document to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of this 24th day of July, 2013.

 

CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
By:   /s/ Lisa M. Schnorr
  Lisa M. Schnorr
Title:   Vice President, Compensation and HRIS

Date of Stockholder Approval: July 24, 2013