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): April 22, 2015

 

 

Regional Management Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35477   57-0847115

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

509 West Butler Road

Greenville, South Carolina 29607

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(864) 422-8011

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 28, 2015, Regional Management Corp. (the “ Company ”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

This information is intended to be furnished under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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

Approval of 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan and Approval of Annual Incentive Plan

The Company held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “ Annual Meeting ”) on April 22, 2015. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved the Regional Management Corp. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “ 2015 Plan ”) and reapproved the Regional Management Corp. Annual Incentive Plan (as amended and restated March 23, 2015) (the “ Annual Incentive Plan ”).

The 2015 Plan is intended to promote a closer identification of the interests of selected participants with those of the Company and its stockholders. The effective date of the 2015 Plan was April 22, 2015, and awards may be granted under the 2015 Plan until April 21, 2015 (subject to earlier plan termination). The 2015 Plan authorizes the grant of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights (“ SARs ”), restricted stock awards, restricted stock units (“ RSUs ”), performance share awards, performance unit awards (“ performance units ”), phantom stock awards, other stock-based awards, dividend equivalent awards and/or any other award that may be granted under the 2015 Plan. The 2015 Plan is administered by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), or upon its delegation, by the Compensation Committee (the “ Committee ”) of the Board (subject to limited delegation as described in the 2015 Plan). Employees, directors, and consultants of the Company and its affiliates are eligible to participate if selected by the Committee.

Subject to adjustments as provided in the 2015 Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued under the 2015 Plan may not exceed the sum of (i) 350,000 shares plus (ii) any shares (A) remaining available for the grant of awards as of the effective date under the Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan or 2007 Management Incentive Plan (each, a “ Prior Plan ,” and collectively, the “ Prior Plans ”), and/or (B) subject to an award granted under a Prior Plan, which award is forfeited, cancelled, terminated, expired or lapses. The maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2015 Plan pursuant to the grant of incentive stock options is 350,000 shares. In addition, in any 12-month period, (i) no participant may be granted options and SARs for more than 450,000 shares (or the equivalent value thereof based on the fair market value per share of common stock on the grant date); (ii) no participant may be granted awards other than options or SARs that are settled in shares of common stock for more than 450,000 shares; and (iii) the maximum amount of awards that are settled in cash that can be granted to any one participant is $2,500,000 (in each case, subject to adjustment as provided in the 2015 Plan).

The Annual Incentive Plan is intended to provide selected officers and other employees of the Company and its affiliates with the opportunity to earn incentive compensation based on attainment of performance objectives. The Annual Incentive Plan, which was effective August 23, 2011, is administered by the Committee (or the Board, in its discretion), and provides for the payment of cash bonuses, or at the Committee’s discretion, payment in shares of the Company’s common stock under the 2015 Plan or other applicable stock plan. The Committee establishes the performance objectives with respect to awards, which, with respect to awards granted to “covered employees” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), that are intended to qualify for the performance-based compensation exception under Code Section 162(m), must be based on the attainment of specific pre-established criteria, as provided in the Annual Incentive Plan. In no event may any participant in the Annual Incentive Plan receive a bonus with respect to any fiscal year of the Company in excess of $2,500,000. The Committee has discretion to reduce or eliminate the amount of any award, including awards otherwise earned and payable under the Annual Incentive Plan.


The foregoing summary descriptions of the 2015 Plan and the Annual Incentive Plan are qualified in their entirety by reference to the 2015 Plan, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1, and to the Annual Incentive Plan, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.2, the terms of which plans are incorporated herein by reference. For additional information regarding the 2015 Plan, please refer to Proposal Three – “Approval of Regional Management Corp. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan,” and for additional information regarding the Annual Incentive Plan, please refer to Proposal Four – “Re-Approval of Regional Management Corp. Annual Incentive Plan,” on pages 45–54 and pages 55–59, respectively, of the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2015 (the “ Proxy Statement ”) (available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov).

In addition, on April 22, 2015, following the Annual Meeting, the Committee approved certain compensation arrangements affecting certain of the Company’s executive officers.

Form Agreements

The Committee adopted forms of award agreements in connection with the 2015 Plan. Specifically, a form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (the “ NQSO Agreement ”), a form of Performance-Contingent Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “ RSU Agreement ”), a form of Cash-Settled Performance Unit Award Agreement (the “ Performance Unit Agreement ”), a form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (the “ Restricted Stock Agreement ”), and a form of Stock Award Agreement (the “ Stock Award Agreement ”) were each approved by the Committee.

Each of the NQSO Agreement, RSU Agreement, Performance Unit Agreement, Restricted Stock Agreement, and Stock Award Agreement are attached as Exhibits 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The forgoing summary of certain of the award agreements is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full texts of such agreements.

Grant of Option Awards, Performance-Contingent Restricted Stock Unit Awards, and Cash-Settled Performance Unit Awards

On April 22, 2015, the Committee granted the following awards under the 2015 Plan to certain executive officers of the Company: (i) the grant of nonqualified stock options, (ii) the grant of performance-contingent restricted stock units, and (iii) the grant of cash-settled performance units, in each case subject to the terms of the 2015 Plan and the applicable award agreements.

The following executive officers were each granted a nonqualified stock option to purchase such number of shares of the Company’s common stock as may be determined by dividing the value of the grant (as described below) by the fair value of each option share (calculated on or as close in time as practicable to the grant date in accordance with GAAP and the Black-Scholes option model) as follows: Mr. Dunn, $500,000; Mr. Thomas, $160,700; Ms. Masters, $51,000; and Mr. Fisher, $91,667. The option price of each option is equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date, and each option has a 10-year term, with the options vesting on December 31, 2017, subject to the executive’s continued employment or as otherwise provided in the NQSO Agreement.

The following executive officers were each granted performance-contingent RSUs, with the target number of units calculated by dividing the value of the grant by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date, based upon grants of the following values: Mr. Dunn, $500,000; Mr. Anderson, $200,000; Mr. Thomas, $160,700; Mr. Taggart, $100,000; Ms. Masters, $51,000; and Mr. Fisher, $91,667. The actual number of RSUs, if any, that may be earned may range from 0% to 150% of the target number of units and will be based on achievement of cumulative EBITDA over the performance period, January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017, and the continued employment of each such executive through December 31, 2017, or as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement.


The following executive officers were each granted the following number of cash-settled performance units, with a target value of $1.00 per share: Mr. Dunn, 500,000; Mr. Anderson, 200,000; Mr. Thomas, 160,700; Mr. Taggart, 100,000; Ms. Masters, 51,000; and Mr. Fisher, 91,666. The actual value of performance units, if any, that may be earned may range from 0% to 150% of the target value and will be based on achievement of cumulative net income per share during the performance period, January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017, and the continued employment of each such executive through December 31, 2017, or as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement.

Executive Officer Transition

Effective April 22, 2015, A. Michelle Masters transitioned from her role as our Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations and Initiatives to a new role with the Company. In her new role, Ms. Masters is no longer an executive officer of the Company.

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

As noted above, the Company held the Annual Meeting on April 22, 2015. The Company received proxies totaling 85.43% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock, representing 10,981,747 shares of common stock, as of the record date. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals, which are described in greater detail in the Proxy Statement. The results of the voting are presented below.

Election of Directors

The Company’s stockholders elected the six nominees named in the Proxy Statement to serve as members of the Company’s Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified, based on the following final voting results:

 

Nominee

   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Roel C. Campos

     8,170,294         349,092         2,462,361   

Michael R. Dunn

     8,420,313         99,073         2,462,361   

Steven J. Freiberg

     8,399,647         119,739         2,462,361   

Richard A. Godley

     8,316,478         202,908         2,462,361   

Alvaro G. de Molina

     8,399,647         119,739         2,462,361   

Carlos Palomares

     8,399,647         119,739         2,462,361   

Ratification of Independent Auditor

The Company’s stockholders approved the ratification of McGladrey LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, based on the following final voting results:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

10,882,139

  96,792   2,816

Approval of 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan

The Company’s stockholders approved the Regional Management Corp. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as defined above, the “ 2015 Plan ”), based on the following final voting results:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

7,917,368

  452,676   149,342   2,462,361


Re-Approval of Annual Incentive Plan

The Company’s stockholders re-approved the Regional Management Corp. Annual Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective March 23, 2015) (as defined above, the “ Annual Incentive Plan ”), based on the following final voting results:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

8,186,355

  178,738   154,293   2,462,361

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1    Regional Management Corp. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan
10.2    Regional Management Corp. Annual Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective March 23, 2015)
10.3    Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement
10.4    Form of Performance-Contingent Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
10.5    Form of Cash-Settled Performance Unit Award Agreement
10.6    Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement
10.7    Form of Stock Award Agreement
99.1    Press Release issued by Regional Management Corp. on April 28, 2015, announcing financial results for Regional Management Corp. for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.


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.

 

Regional Management Corp.
Date: April 28, 2015 By:

/s/ Donald E. Thomas

Donald E. Thomas
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description of Exhibit

10.1    Regional Management Corp. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan
10.2    Regional Management Corp. Annual Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective March 23, 2015)
10.3    Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement
10.4    Form Performance-Contingent Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
10.5    Form of Cash-Settled Performance Unit Award Agreement
10.6    Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement
10.7    Form of Stock Award Agreement
99.1
   Press Release issued by Regional Management Corp. on April 28, 2015, announcing financial results for Regional Management Corp. for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

Exhibit 10.1

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.

2015 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

 

1. Definitions

In addition to other terms defined herein or in an Award Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings given below:

(a) Administrator means the Board and, upon its delegation of all or part of its authority to administer the Plan to the Committee, the Committee.

(b) Affiliate means any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, and also includes any other business entity which is controlled by, under common control with or controls the Company; provided, however, that the term “Affiliate” shall be construed in a manner in accordance with the registration provisions of applicable federal securities laws if and to the extent required.

(c) Applicable Law means any applicable laws, rules or regulations (or similar guidance), including but not limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Code and the listing or other rules of any applicable stock exchange.

(d) Award means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of an Option (including an Incentive Option or a Nonqualified Option); a Stock Appreciation Right (including a Related SAR or a Freestanding SAR); a Restricted Award (including a Restricted Stock Award or a Restricted Stock Unit Award); a Performance Award (including a Performance Share Award or a Performance Unit Award); a Phantom Stock Award; an Other Stock-Based Award; a Dividend Equivalent Award; and/or any other award granted under the Plan.

(e) Award Agreement means an award agreement (which may be in written or electronic form, in the Administrator’s discretion, and which includes any amendment or supplement thereto) between the Company and a Participant specifying the terms, conditions and restrictions of an Award granted to the Participant. An Award Agreement may also state such other terms, conditions and restrictions, including but not limited to terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to shares of Common Stock or any other benefit underlying an Award, as may be established by the Administrator.

(f) Base Price means, with respect to a SAR, the initial price assigned to the SAR.

(g) Board or Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(h) Cause means, unless the Administrator determines otherwise, a Participant’s termination of employment or service resulting from the Participant’s (i) termination for “Cause” as defined under the Participant’s employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, if any, or (ii) if the Participant has not entered into any such agreement (or, if any such agreement does not define “Cause”), then “Cause” shall mean: (A) the Participant’s engagement in misconduct which is materially injurious to the Company or its Affiliates, (B) the Participant’s continued refusal to substantially perform his duties to the Company, (C) the Participant’s repeated dishonesty in the performance of his duties to the Company, (D) the Participant’s commission of an act or acts constituting any (x) fraud against, or misappropriation or embezzlement from, the Company or any of its Affiliates, (y) crime involving moral turpitude, or (z) offense that could result in a jail sentence of at least one year or (E) the Participant’s material breach of any confidentiality, non-solicitation or non-competition covenant entered into between the Participant and the Company. The determination of “Cause” shall be


made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final and conclusive. Without in any way limiting the effect of the foregoing, for purposes of the Plan and an Award, a Participant’s employment or service shall also be deemed to have terminated for Cause if, after the Participant’s employment or service has terminated, facts and circumstances are discovered that would have justified, in the opinion of the Administrator, a termination for Cause.

(i) A Change of Control shall (except as may be otherwise required, if at all, under Code Section 409A) be deemed to have occurred on the earliest of the following dates:

(i) The date any entity or person shall have become the beneficial owner of, or shall have obtained voting control over, more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting stock;

(ii) The date of the consummation of (A) a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of the Company (or similar transaction involving the Company), in which the holders of the Common Stock immediately prior to the transaction have voting control over less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the surviving corporation immediately after such transaction, or (B) the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company; or

(iii) The date there shall have been a change in a majority of the Board within a 12-month period unless the nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders or the appointment of each new Director was approved by the vote of two-thirds of the members of the Board (or a committee of the Board, if nominations are approved by a Board committee rather than the Board) then still in office who were in office at the beginning of the 12-month period.

(For the purposes herein, the term “person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, group, association or other person, as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company or any employee benefit plan(s) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, and the term “beneficial owner” shall have the meaning given the term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.)

For the purposes of clarity, a transaction shall not constitute a Change of Control if its principal purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation, create a holding company that would be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction or is another transaction of other similar effect.

Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of Section 1(i), in the event that any Awards granted under the Plan are deemed to be deferred compensation subject to (and not exempt from) the provisions of Code Section 409A, then distributions related to such Awards to be made upon a Change of Control may be permitted, in the Administrator’s discretion, upon the occurrence of one or more of the following events (as they are defined and interpreted under Code Section 409A): (A) a change in the ownership of the Company; (B) a change in effective control of the Company; or (C) a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company.

(j) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor thereto. Any reference herein to a specific Code section shall be deemed to include all related regulations or other guidance with respect to such Code section.

(k) Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board (or a subcommittee thereof), or such other committee of the Board (including, without limitation, the full Board) to which the

 

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Board has delegated power to act under or pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. For clarity, the term “Committee” includes the Board (or subcommittee of the Committee or other committee of the Board) if exercising the authority of the Committee under the Plan.

(l) Common Stock means the common stock of Regional Management Corp., $0.10 par value, or any successor securities thereto.

(m) Company means Regional Management Corp., a Delaware corporation, together with any successor thereto. In the Administrator’s discretion, the term “Company” may also refer to the Company and any or all of its Affiliates.

(n) Consultant means an independent contractor, consultant or advisor providing services (other than capital-raising services) to the Company or an Affiliate.

(o) Covered Employee shall have the meaning given the term in Code Section 162(m).

(p) Director means a member of the Board or of the board of directors of an Affiliate.

(q) Disability shall, except as may be otherwise determined by the Administrator (taking into account any Code Section 409A considerations), as applied to any Participant, have the meaning given in any employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement, if any, to which the Participant is a party, or, if there is no such agreement (or if such agreement does not define “Disability”), “Disability” shall mean the inability of the Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death, or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. The Administrator shall have authority to determine if a Disability has occurred.

(r) Dividend Equivalent Awards shall mean a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 13 to receive the equivalent value (in cash or shares of Common Stock) of dividends paid on Common Stock.

(s) Effective Date means the effective date of the Plan, as provided in Section 4.

(t) Employee means any person who is an employee of the Company or any Affiliate (including entities which become Affiliates after the Effective Date of the Plan). For this purpose, an individual shall be considered to be an Employee only if there exists between the individual and the Company or an Affiliate the legal and bona fide relationship of employer and employee (taking into account Code Section 409A considerations if and to the extent applicable); provided, however, that with respect to Incentive Options, “Employee” means any person who is considered an employee of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-1(h) (or any successor provision related thereto).

(u) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor thereto.

(v) Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock shall be established in good faith by the Administrator and, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions: (A) if the shares of Common Stock are listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the “ NYSE ”) or another national or regional stock exchange, the Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price per share of the shares on the NYSE or other principal stock exchange on which such securities are listed on the date an Award is granted or other

 

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determination is made (such date of determination being referred to herein as a “ valuation date ”), or, if there is no transaction on such date, then on the trading date nearest preceding the valuation date for which closing price information is available, and, provided further, if the shares are not listed for trading on the NYSE or another stock exchange but are regularly quoted on an automated quotation system (including the OTC Bulletin Board and the quotations published by the OTC Markets Group) or by a recognized securities dealer, the Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such shares as quoted on such system or by such securities dealer on the valuation date, but if selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the valuation date (or, if no such prices were reported on that date, on the last date such prices were reported), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or (B) if the shares of Common Stock are not listed or reported in any of the foregoing, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Administrator based on such valuation measures or other factors as it deems appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) with respect to the grant of Incentive Options, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Administrator in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 20.2031-2 of the Federal Estate Tax Regulations, or in any other manner consistent with the Code Section 422; and (ii) Fair Market Value shall be determined in accordance with Code Section 409A if and to the extent required.

(w) Freestanding SAR means a SAR that is granted without relation to an Option, as provided in Section 8.

(x) Full Value Award means an Award, other than in the form of an Option, SAR or Other Stock-Based Award, which is settled by the issuance of Common Stock.

(y) Good Reason means, unless the Administrator determines otherwise, (i) “Good Reason” as defined under the Participant’s employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, if any, or (ii) if the Participant has not entered into any agreement (or, if any such agreement does not define “Good Reason”), then, a “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following without the Participant’s consent: (A) with respect to Employees or Consultants, a change caused by the Company in the Participant’s duties and responsibilities which is materially inconsistent with the Participant’s position at the Company, or a material reduction in the Participant’s annual base salary (excluding any reduction in the Participant’s salary that is part of a plan to reduce salaries of comparably situated employees of the Company generally); and (B) with respect to Directors, the Participant’s ceasing to serve as a Director, or, if the Company is not the surviving Company in a Change of Control event, a member of the board of directors of the surviving entity, in either case, due to the Participant’s failure to be nominated to serve as a director of such entity or the Participant’s failure to be elected to serve as a director of such entity, but not due to the Participant’s decision not to continue service on the Board of Directors of the Company or the board of directors of the surviving entity, as the case may be; provided that, in any case, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing subparts (i) or (ii), the Participant shall only have “Good Reason” to terminate employment or service following the applicable entity’s failure to remedy the act which is alleged to constitute “Good Reason” within thirty (30) days following such entity’s receipt of written notice from the Participant specifying such act, so long as such notice is provided within sixty (60) days after such event has first occurred. The determination of “Good Reason” shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final and conclusive.

(z) Incentive Option means an Option that is designated by the Administrator as an Incentive Option pursuant to Section 7 and intended to meet the requirements of incentive stock options under Code Section 422.

 

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(aa) Nonqualified Option means an Option granted under Section 7 that is not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under Code Section 422.

(bb) Option means a stock option granted under Section 7 that entitles the holder to purchase from the Company a stated number of shares of Common Stock at the Option Price, and subject to such terms and conditions, as may be set forth in the Plan or an Award Agreement or established by the Administrator.

(cc) Option Period means the term of an Option, as provided in Section 7(d).

(dd) Option Price means the price at which an Option may be exercised, as provided in Section 7(b).

(ee) Other Stock-Based Award means a right, granted to a Participant under Section 12, that relates to or is valued by reference to shares of Common Stock or other Awards relating to shares of Common Stock.

(ff) Parent shall mean a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code Section 424(e).

(gg) Participant means an individual who is an Employee employed by, or a Director or Consultant providing services to, the Company or an Affiliate who satisfies the requirements of Section 6 and is selected by the Administrator to receive an Award under the Plan.

(hh) Performance Award means a Performance Share Award and/or a Performance Unit Award, as provided in Section 10.

(ii) Performance Measures mean one or more performance factors or criteria which may be established by the Administrator with respect to an Award. Performance Measures may be based on such corporate, business unit or division and/or individual performance factors or criteria as the Administrator in its discretion may deem appropriate; provided, however, that, if and to the extent required under Code Section 162(m) with respect to Awards granted to Covered Employees that are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m), such Performance Measures shall be objective and shall be based upon one or more of the following criteria (as determined by the Administrator in its discretion): (i) consolidated income before or after taxes (including income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization); (ii) EBITDA; (iii) adjusted EBITDA; (iv) operating income; (v) net income; (vi) adjusted cash net income; (vii) adjusted cash net income per share; (viii) net income per share and/or earnings per share (in each case, on a basic and/or diluted basis); (ix) book value per share; (x) return on members’ or stockholders’ equity; (xi) expense management (including, without limitation, total general and administrative expense percentages); (xii) return on investment; (xiii) improvements in capital structure; (xiv) profitability of an identifiable business unit or product; (xv) maintenance or improvement of profit margins; (xvi) stock price; (xvii) market share; (xviii) revenue or sales (including, without limitation, net loans charged off, average finance receivables, net loans charged off as percent of average net finance receivables, and net finance receivables); (xix) costs (including, without limitation, total general and administrative expense percentage); (xx) cash flow; (xxi) working capital; (xxii) multiple of invested capital (xxiii) total debt (including, without limitation, total debt as a multiple of EBITDA), and (xxiv) total return. The Administrator may apply other performance factors and criteria, which need not be objective, with respect to Awards that are not intended to comply with the Code Section 162(m) qualified performance-based compensation exception. To the extent that Code Section 162(m) is applicable, the Administrator shall, within the time and in the manner prescribed by Code Section 162(m), select eligible Participants and define in an objective fashion the manner of

 

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calculating the Performance Measures it selects to use for Covered Employees during any specific performance period. The foregoing criteria may relate to the Company, one or more of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates or one or more of its divisions, departments, units, segments, partnerships, joint ventures or minority investments, facilities, product lines or products or any combination of the foregoing. The targeted level or levels of performance with respect to such business criteria may be established at such levels and on such terms as the Administrator may determine, in its discretion, including but not limited to on an absolute basis, in relation to performance in a prior performance period, relative to one or more peer group companies or indices, on a per share and/or share per capita basis, on a pre-tax or after tax basis, and/or any combination thereof.

(jj) Performance Share means an Award granted under Section 10, in an amount determined by the Administrator and specified in an Award Agreement, stated with reference to a specified number of shares of Common Stock, that entitles the holder to receive shares of Common Stock, a cash payment or a combination of Common Stock and cash (as determined by the Administrator), subject to the terms of the Plan and the terms and conditions established by the Administrator.

(kk) Performance Unit means an Award granted under Section 10, in an amount determined by the Administrator and specified in an Award Agreement, that entitles the holder to receive shares of Common Stock, a cash payment or a combination of Common Stock and cash (as determined by the Administrator), subject to the terms of the Plan and the terms and conditions established by the Administrator.

(ll) Phantom Stock Award means an Award granted under Section 11, entitling a Participant to a payment in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and Common Stock (as determined by the Administrator), following the completion of the applicable vesting period and compliance with the terms of the Plan and other terms and conditions established by the Administrator. The unit value of a Phantom Stock Award shall be based on the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock.

(mm) Plan means the Regional Management Corp. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as it may be hereafter amended and/or restated.

(nn) Prior Plan or Prior Plans means the Regional Management Corp. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “ 2011 Plan ”) and the Regional Management Corp. 2007 Management Incentive Plan (the “ 2007 Plan ”), in each case, as amended and/or restated.

(oo) Qualifying Termination means, unless the Administrator determines otherwise, termination of employment or service of a Participant (i) as a result of the Participant’s death or Disability, (ii) by the Company and/or its Affiliates without Cause or (iii) by the Participant for Good Reason.

(pp) Related SAR means a SAR granted under Section 8 that is granted in relation to a particular Option and that can be exercised only upon the surrender to the Company, unexercised, of that portion of the Option to which the SAR relates.

(qq) Restricted Award means a Restricted Stock Award and/or a Restricted Stock Unit Award, as provided in Section 9.

(rr) Restricted Stock Award means shares of Common Stock granted to a Participant under Section 9. Shares of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award shall cease to be restricted when, in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the terms and conditions established by the Administrator, the shares vest and become transferable and free of substantial risks of forfeiture.

 

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(ss) Restricted Stock Unit means a Restricted Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 9 which is settled, if at all, (i) by the delivery of one share of Common Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit, (ii) in cash in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit, or (iii) in a combination of cash and shares equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit, as determined by the Administrator. A Restricted Stock Unit represents the promise of the Company to deliver shares of Common Stock, cash or a combination thereof, as applicable, at the end of the applicable restriction period if and only to the extent the Award vests and ceases to be subject to forfeiture, subject to compliance with the terms of the Plan and Award Agreement and any performance or other terms and conditions established by the Administrator.

(tt) Retirement shall, except as may be otherwise determined by the Administrator (taking into account any Code Section 409A considerations), as applied to any Participant, have the meaning given in an employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement, if any, to which the Participant is a party, or, if there is no such agreement (or if such agreement does not define “Retirement”), then, unless the Administrator determines otherwise, “Retirement” shall mean the termination of employment by the Participant on or after (i) the Participant’s attainment of age 65, or (ii) the Participant’s attainment of age 55 and completion of ten (10) years of service. The Administrator shall have authority to determine if a Retirement has occurred.

(uu) SAR means a stock appreciation right granted under Section 8 entitling the Participant to receive, with respect to each share of Common Stock encompassed by the exercise of such SAR, the excess of the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise over the Base Price, subject to the terms of the Plan and Award Agreement and any other terms and conditions established by the Administrator. References to “SARs” include both Related SARs and Freestanding SARs, unless the context requires otherwise.

(vv) Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor thereto.

(ww) Subsidiary shall mean a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code Section 424(f) (or any successor section thereto).

(xx) Termination Date means the date of termination of a Participant’s employment or service for any reason, as determined by the Administrator (taking into account any Code Section 409A considerations).

 

2. Purpose

The purposes of the Plan are to encourage and enable selected Employees, Directors and Consultants of the Company and its Affiliates to acquire or increase their holdings of Common Stock and other equity-based interests in the Company and/or to provide other incentive awards in order to promote a closer identification of their interests with those of the Company and its stockholders, and to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate, attract and retain the services of Participants upon whose judgment, interest and special effort the successful conduct of its operation largely depends. These purposes may be carried out through the granting of Awards to selected Participants, including the granting of Options in the form of Incentive Stock Options and/or Nonqualified Options; SARs in the form of Freestanding SARs and/or Related SARs; Restricted Awards in the form of Restricted Stock Awards and/or Restricted Stock Units; Performance Awards in the form of Performance Shares and/or Performance Units; Phantom Stock Awards; Other Stock-Based Awards; and/or Dividend Equivalent Awards.

 

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3. Administration of the Plan

(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Board or, upon its delegation, by the Committee (or a subcommittee thereof). To the extent required under Rule 16b-3 adopted under the Exchange Act, the Committee shall be comprised solely of two or more “non-employee directors,” as such term is defined in Rule 16b-3, or as may otherwise be permitted under Rule 16b-3. Further, to the extent required by Code Section 162(m), the Plan shall be administered by a committee comprised of two or more “outside directors” (as such term is defined in Code Section 162(m)) or as may otherwise be permitted under Code Section 162(m). In addition, Committee members shall qualify as “independent directors” under applicable stock exchange rules if and to the extent required.

(b) Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator shall have full and final authority in its discretion to take any action with respect to the Plan including, without limitation, the authority to (i) determine all matters relating to Awards, including selection of individuals to be granted Awards, the types of Awards, the number of shares of Common Stock, if any, subject to an Award, and all terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations of an Award; (ii) prescribe the form or forms of Award Agreements evidencing any Awards granted under the Plan; (iii) establish, amend and rescind rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan; (iv) correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award or Award Agreement; and (v) construe and interpret the Plan, Awards and Award Agreements made under the Plan, interpret rules and regulations for administering the Plan and make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan. In addition, (i) the Administrator shall have the authority, subject to the restrictions contained in Section 3(c) herein, to accelerate the date that any Award which was not otherwise exercisable, vested or earned shall become exercisable, vested or earned in whole or in part without any obligation to accelerate such date with respect to any other Award granted to any recipient; and (ii) the Administrator may in its sole discretion modify or extend the terms and conditions for exercise, vesting or earning of an Award (in each case, taking into account any Code Section 409A considerations). The Committee’s authority to grant Awards and authorize payments under the Plan shall not in any way restrict the authority of the Company to grant compensation to Employees, Directors or Consultants under any other compensation plan, program or arrangement of the Company or an Affiliate. The Administrator may determine that a Participant’s rights, payments and/or benefits with respect to an Award (including but not limited to any shares issued or issuable and/or cash paid or payable with respect to an Award) shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events may include, but shall not be limited to, termination of employment for Cause, violation of policies of the Company or an Affiliate, breach of non-solicitation, non-competition, confidentiality or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant, other conduct by the Participant that is determined by the Administrator to be detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company or any Affiliate, and/or other circumstances where such reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment is required by Applicable Law. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan, the Administrator shall have the unilateral right, in its absolute discretion, to reduce or eliminate the amount of an Award granted to any Participant, including an award otherwise earned and payable pursuant to the terms of the Plan. In addition, the Administrator shall have the authority and discretion to establish terms and conditions of Awards (including but not limited to the establishment of subplans) as the Administrator determines to be necessary or appropriate to conform to the applicable requirements or practices of jurisdictions outside of the United States. In addition to action by meeting in accordance with Applicable Law, any action of the Administrator with respect to the Plan may be taken by a written instrument signed by all of the members of the Board or Committee, as appropriate, and any such action

 

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so taken by written consent shall be as fully effective as if it had been taken by a majority of the members at a meeting duly held and called. All determinations of the Administrator with respect to the Plan and any Award or Award Agreement will be final and binding on the Company and all persons having or claiming an interest in any Award granted under the Plan. No member of the Board or Committee, as applicable, shall be liable while acting as Administrator for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan, an Award or an Award Agreement. The members of the Board or Committee, as applicable, shall be entitled to indemnification and reimbursement in the manner and to the fullest extent provided in the Company’s certificate of incorporation and/or bylaws and/or pursuant to Applicable Law.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(b), Awards (other than Other Stock-Based Awards) granted to an Employee under the Plan shall be subject to a minimum vesting period of one year (which may include installment vesting within such one-year period as determined by the Administrator); provided, however, that (i) the Administrator may provide for acceleration of vesting of all or a portion of an Award in the event of a Participant’s death, Disability, Retirement or Qualifying Termination, or (to the extent provided in Section 14 herein) upon the occurrence of a Change of Control of the Company; (ii) the Administrator may provide for the grant of an Award to any Participant without a minimum vesting period or may accelerate the vesting of all or a portion of an Award for any reason, but only with respect to Awards for no more than an aggregate of five percent (5%) of the total number of Shares authorized for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 5(a) herein, upon such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine; and (iii) the Administrator also may provide for the grant of Awards to Participants that have different vesting terms in the case of Other Stock-Based Awards or Awards that are substituted for other equity awards in connection with mergers, consolidations or other similar transactions, Awards that are granted as an inducement to be employed by the Company or an Affiliate or to replace forfeited awards from a former employer, or Awards that are granted in exchange for foregone cash compensation.

(d) The Administrator may adjust or modify Performance Measures or other performance factors or criteria due to extraordinary items, transactions, events or developments, or in recognition of any other unusual or infrequent events affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to changes in Applicable Law, accounting principles or business conditions, in each case as determined by the Administrator (provided that any adjustment or modification involving Covered Employees for compensation that is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) shall be subject to any applicable Code Section 162(m) restrictions). By way of example but not limitation, the Administrator may provide with respect to any Award that any evaluation of performance shall exclude or otherwise objectively adjust for any specified circumstance or event that occurs during a performance period, including circumstances or events such as the following: (i) asset write-downs or impairment charges; (ii) significant litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (iii) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting standards or principles or other laws or regulatory rules; (iv) any reorganization and restructuring programs; (v) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in then-current accounting principles; (vi) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to stockholders; (vii) acquisitions or divestitures; (viii) a change in the Company’s fiscal year; (ix) any other specific unusual or infrequent events or objectively determinable category thereof; and/or (x) foreign exchange gains and losses.

(e) Notwithstanding the other provisions of Section 3, the Board may expressly delegate to one or more officers of the Company or a special committee consisting of one or more directors who are also officers of the Company the authority, within specified parameters, to grant Awards to eligible Participants, and to make any or all of the determinations reserved for the Administrator in the Plan and summarized in Section 3(b) with respect to such Awards (subject to any restrictions imposed by

 

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Applicable Law and such terms and conditions as may be established by the Administrator); provided, however, that, if and to the extent required by Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Code Section 162(m), the Participant, at the time of said grant or other determination, (i) is not deemed to be an officer or director of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act; and (ii) is not deemed to be a Covered Employee as defined under Code Section 162(m). To the extent that the Administrator has delegated authority to grant Awards pursuant to this Section 3(e) to an officer and/or a special committee, references to the “Administrator” shall include references to such officer(s) and/or special committee, subject, however, to the requirements of the Plan, Rule 16b-3, Code Section 162(m) and other Applicable Law.

 

4. Effective Date

The Effective Date of the Plan shall be April 22, 2015 (the “Effective Date”). Awards may be granted on or after the Effective Date, but no Awards may be granted after April 21, 2025. Awards that are outstanding at the end of the Plan term (or such earlier termination date as may be established by the Board pursuant to Section 16(a)) shall continue in accordance with their terms, unless otherwise provided in the Plan or an Award Agreement.

 

5. Shares of Stock Subject to the Plan; Award Limitations

(a) Shares of Stock Subject to the Plan : Subject to adjustments as provided in Section 5(d), the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan shall not exceed the sum of (i) 350,000 shares, plus (ii) any shares (A) remaining available for the grant of awards as of the Effective Date under any Prior Plan, and/or (B) subject to an award granted under a Prior Plan, which award is forfeited, cancelled, terminated, expires or lapses for any reason. Shares delivered under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued shares, treasury shares or shares purchased on the open market or by private purchase. The Company hereby reserves sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock to meet the grant of Awards hereunder. As of the Effective Date, no further awards shall be granted under the Prior Plans, although Prior Plan awards that are outstanding as of such date shall continue in accordance with their terms.

(b) Award Limitations : Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the following limitations shall apply to Awards granted under the Plan, in each case subject to adjustments pursuant to Section 5(d):

(i) The maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to the grant of Incentive Options shall not exceed 350,000 shares of Common Stock;

(ii) In any 12-month period, no Participant may be granted Options and SARs that are not related to an Option for more than 450,000 shares of Common Stock (or the equivalent value thereof based on the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the date of grant of an Award);

(iii) In any 12-month period, no Participant may be granted Awards other than Options or SARs that are settled in shares of Common Stock for more than 450,000 shares of Common Stock; and

(iv) In any 12-month period, the maximum amount of Awards that are settled in cash that can be granted to any one Participant shall be $2,500,000.

 

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(For purposes of Section 5(b)(ii), (iii), and (iv), an Option and Related SAR shall be treated as a single Award.)

(c) Additional Share Counting Provisions . The following provisions shall apply with respect to the share limitations of Section 5(a):

(i) To the extent that an Award is canceled, terminates, expires, is forfeited or lapses for any reason, any such unissued or forfeited shares subject to the Award will again be available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan.

(ii) Awards settled in cash shall not be counted against the share limitations stated in Section 5(a) herein.

(iii) Dividends, including dividends paid in shares, or dividend equivalents paid in cash in connection with outstanding Awards, will not be counted towards the share limitations in Section 5(a).

(iv) To the extent that the full number of shares subject to an Award other than an Option or SAR is not issued for any reason, including by reason of failure to achieve maximum performance factors or criteria, only the number of shares issued and delivered shall be considered for purposes of determining the number of shares remaining available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan.

(v) The following shares of Common Stock may not again be made available for issuance as Awards under the Plan: (A) shares withheld from an Award or delivered by a Participant to satisfy minimum tax withholding requirements for Awards; (B) shares not issued or delivered as a result of the net settlement of an outstanding Award; (C) shares used to pay the exercise price related to an outstanding Award; or (D) shares repurchased on the open market with the proceeds of the Option Price.

(vi) Further, (A) shares issued under the Plan through the settlement, assumption or substitution of outstanding awards granted by another entity or obligations to grant future awards as a condition of or in connection with a merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving the Company acquiring another entity shall not reduce the maximum number of shares available for delivery under the Plan, and (B) available shares under a stockholder approved plan of an acquired company (as appropriately adjusted to reflect the transaction) may be used for Awards under the Plan and will not reduce the maximum number of shares available under the Plan, subject, in the case of both (A) and (B) herein, to applicable stock exchange listing requirements.

(d) Adjustments; Right to Issue Additional Securities : If there is any change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock because of a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization involving the Company, or if the Board declares a stock dividend, stock split distributable in shares of Common Stock or reverse stock split, other distribution (other than an ordinary or regular cash dividend) or combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or if there is a similar change in the capital stock structure of the Company affecting the Common Stock (excluding conversion of convertible securities by the Company and/or the exercise of warrants by their holders), then the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan shall be correspondingly adjusted, and the Administrator shall make such adjustments to Awards or to any provisions of this Plan as the Administrator deems equitable to prevent dilution or enlargement of Awards or as may otherwise be advisable. Nothing in the Plan, an Award or an Award Agreement shall limit the ability of the Company to issue additional securities (including but not limited to the issuance of other options or other derivative securities, warrants, additional shares or classes of Common Stock, preferred stock and/or other convertible securities).

 

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6. Eligibility

An Award may be granted only to an individual who satisfies all of the following eligibility requirements on the date the Award is granted:

(a) The individual is either (i) an Employee, (ii) a Director or (iii) a Consultant.

(b) With respect to the grant of Incentive Options, the individual is otherwise eligible to participate under Section 6, is an Employee of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary and does not own, immediately before the time that the Incentive Option is granted, stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary may be granted an Incentive Option if the Option Price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, and the Option Period does not exceed five years. For this purpose, an individual will be deemed to own stock which is attributable to him under Code Section 424(d).

(c) With respect to the grant of substitute awards or assumption of awards in connection with a merger, consolidation, acquisition, reorganization or similar transaction involving the Company or an Affiliate, the recipient is otherwise eligible to receive the Award and the terms of the award are consistent with the Plan and Applicable Law (including, to the extent necessary, the federal securities laws registration provisions, Code Section 409A and Code Section 424(a)).

(d) The individual, being otherwise eligible under this Section 6, is selected by the Administrator as an individual to whom an Award shall be granted (as defined above, a “ Participant ”).

 

7. Options

(a) Grant of Options : Subject to the limitations of the Plan, the Administrator may in its discretion grant Options to such eligible Participants in such numbers, subject to such terms and conditions, and at such times as the Administrator shall determine. Both Incentive Options and Nonqualified Options may be granted under the Plan, as determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that Incentive Options may only be granted to Employees of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary. To the extent that an Option is designated as an Incentive Option but does not qualify as such under Code Section 422, the Option (or portion thereof) shall be treated as a Nonqualified Option. An Option may be granted with or without a Related SAR.

(b) Option Price : The Option Price per share at which an Option may be exercised shall be established by the Administrator and stated in the Award Agreement evidencing the grant of the Option; provided, that (i) the Option Price of an Option shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock as determined on the date the Option is granted (or 110% of the Fair Market Value with respect to Incentive Options granted to an Employee who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary, as provided in Section 6(b)); and (ii) in no event shall the Option Price per share of any Option be less than the par value per share of the Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may in its discretion authorize the grant of substitute or assumed options of an acquired entity with an Option Price not equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value of the stock on the date of grant, if the terms of such substitution or assumption otherwise comply, to the extent deemed applicable, with Code Section 409A and/or Code Section 424(a).

 

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(c) Date of Grant : An Option shall be considered to be granted on the date that the Administrator acts to grant the Option, or on such later date as may be established by the Administrator in accordance with Applicable Law.

(d) Option Period and Limitations on the Right to Exercise Options:

(i) The Option Period shall be determined by the Administrator at the time the Option is granted and shall be stated in the Award Agreement. The Option Period shall not extend more than 10 years from the date on which the Option is granted (or five years with respect to Incentive Options granted to an Employee who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary, as provided in Section 6(b)). Any Option or portion thereof not exercised before expiration of the Option Period shall terminate. The period or periods during which, and the terms and conditions pursuant to which, an Option may vest and become exercisable shall be determined by the Administrator in its discretion, subject to the terms of the Plan (including but not limited to the provisions of Section 3(c) herein). Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the Administrator determines otherwise, in the event that any portion of an exercisable Option is scheduled to expire on the last day of the Option Period or otherwise scheduled to expire pursuant to the applicable Award Agreement and both (A) the date on which such portion of the Option is scheduled to expire falls during a Company blackout trading period applicable to the Participant (whether such period is imposed at the election of the Company or is required by Applicable Law to be imposed) and (B) the Option Price per share of such portion of the Option is less than the Fair Market Value, then on the date that such portion of the Option is scheduled to expire, such portion of the Option (to the extent not previously exercised by the Participant) shall be automatically exercised on behalf of the Participant through a net settlement of both the Option Price and the minimum withholding taxes due (if any) upon such automatic exercise (as described in Section 7(d)(ii)(B), below), and the net number of shares of Common Stock resulting from such automatic exercise shall be delivered to the Participant as soon as practicable thereafter.

(ii) An Option may be exercised by giving written notice to the Company in form acceptable to the Administrator at such place and subject to such conditions as may be established by the Administrator or its designee. Such notice shall specify the number of shares to be purchased pursuant to an Option and the aggregate purchase price to be paid therefor and shall be accompanied by payment of such purchase price. Unless an Award Agreement provides otherwise, such payment shall be in the form of cash or cash equivalent; provided that, except where prohibited by the Administrator or Applicable Law (and subject to such terms and conditions as may be established by the Administrator), payment may also be made:

(A) By delivery (by either actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant for such time period, if any, as may be determined by the Administrator;

(B) By shares of Common Stock withheld upon exercise;

(C) By delivery of written notice of exercise to the Company and delivery to a broker of written notice of exercise and irrevocable instructions to promptly deliver to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the Option Price;

 

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(D) By such other payment methods as may be approved by the Administrator and which are acceptable under Applicable Law; or

(E) By any combination of the foregoing methods.

Shares delivered or withheld in payment on the exercise of an Option shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise, as determined by the Administrator or its designee.

(iii) The Administrator shall determine the extent, if any, to which a Participant may have the right to exercise an Option following termination of the Participant’s employment or service with the Company. Such rights, if any, shall be subject to the sole discretion of the Administrator, shall be stated in the individual Award Agreement, need not be uniform among all Options issued pursuant to this Section 7, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.

(e) Notice of Disposition : If shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of an Incentive Option are disposed of within two years following the date of grant or one year following the transfer of such shares to a Participant upon exercise, the Participant shall, promptly following such disposition, notify the Company in writing of the date and terms of such disposition and provide such other information regarding the disposition as the Administrator may reasonably require.

(f) Limitation on Incentive Options : In no event shall there first become exercisable by an Employee in any one calendar year Incentive Options granted by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary with respect to shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time an Incentive Option is granted) greater than $100,000; provided that, if such limit is exceeded, then the first $100,000 of shares to become exercisable in such calendar year will be Incentive Options and the Options (or portion thereof) for shares with a value in excess of $100,000 that first became exercisable in that calendar year will be Nonqualified Options. In the event the Code is amended after the Effective Date of the Plan to provide for a different limitation on the Fair Market Value of shares permitted to be subject to Incentive Options, then such different limit shall be automatically incorporated herein. To the extent that any Incentive Options are first exercisable by a Participant in excess of the limitation described herein, the excess shall be considered a Nonqualified Option.

(g) Nontransferability of Options : Incentive Options shall not be transferable (including by sale, assignment, pledge or hypothecation) other than transfers by will or the laws of intestate succession or, in the Administrator’s discretion, such transfers as may otherwise be permitted in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-1(b)(2) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-2(c) or any successor provisions thereto. Nonqualified Options shall not be transferable (including by sale, assignment, pledge or hypothecation) other than by will or the laws of intestate succession, except for transfers if and to the extent permitted by the Administrator in a manner consistent with the registration provisions of the Securities Act. Except as may be permitted by the preceding, an Option shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by him or by his guardian or legal representative. The designation of a beneficiary in accordance with the Plan does not constitute a transfer.

 

8. Stock Appreciation Rights

(a) Grant of SARs : Subject to the limitations of the Plan, the Administrator may in its discretion grant SARs to such eligible Participants, in such numbers, upon such terms and at such times as the Administrator shall determine. SARs may be granted to the holder of an Option (a “ Related Option ”) with respect to all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Related Option (a “ Related SAR ”) or may be granted separately to an eligible individual (a “ Freestanding SAR ”). The Base Price per

 

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share of a SAR shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the date the SAR is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may in its discretion authorize the grant of substitute or assumed SARs of an acquired entity with a Base Price per share not equal to at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of the stock on the date of grant, if the terms of such substitution or assumption otherwise comply, to the extent deemed applicable, with Code Section 409A and/or Code Section 424(a). A SAR shall be considered to be granted on the date that the Administrator acts to grant the SAR, or on such other date as may be established by the Administrator in accordance with Applicable Law.

(b) Related SARs : A Related SAR may be granted either concurrently with the grant of the Related Option or (if the Related Option is a Nonqualified Option) at any time thereafter prior to the complete exercise, termination, expiration or cancellation of such Related Option. The Base Price of a Related SAR shall be equal to the Option Price of the Related Option. Related SARs shall be exercisable only at the time and to the extent that the Related Option is exercisable (and may be subject to such additional limitations on exercisability as the Administrator may provide in an Award Agreement), and in no event after the complete termination or full exercise of the Related Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Related SAR that is related to an Incentive Option may be exercised only to the extent that the Related Option is exercisable and only when the Fair Market Value exceeds the Option Price of the Related Option. Upon the exercise of a Related SAR granted in connection with a Related Option, the Option shall be canceled to the extent of the number of shares as to which the SAR is exercised, and upon the exercise of a Related Option, the Related SAR shall be canceled to the extent of the number of shares as to which the Related Option is exercised or surrendered.

(c) Freestanding SARs : A SAR may be granted without relationship to an Option (as defined above, a “ Freestanding SAR ”) and, in such case, will be exercisable upon such terms and subject to such conditions as may be determined by the Administrator, subject to the terms of the Plan.

(d) Exercise of SARs :

(i) Subject to the terms of the Plan (including but not limited to Section 3(c) herein), SARs shall be vested and exercisable in whole or in part upon such terms and conditions as may be established by the Administrator. The period during which a SAR may be exercisable shall not exceed 10 years from the date of grant or, in the case of Related SARs, such shorter Option Period as may apply to the Related Option. Any SAR or portion thereof not exercised before expiration of the period established by the Administrator shall terminate.

(ii) SARs may be exercised by giving written notice to the Company in form acceptable to the Administrator at such place and subject to such terms and conditions as may be established by the Administrator or its designee. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the date of exercise of a SAR shall mean the date on which the Company shall have received proper notice from the Participant of the exercise of such SAR.

(iii) The Administrator shall determine the extent, if any, to which a Participant may have the right to exercise a SAR following termination of the Participant’s employment or service with the Company. Such rights, if any, shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator, shall be stated in the individual Award Agreement, need not be uniform among all SARs issued pursuant to this Section 8, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.

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multiplying (i) the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR over the Base Price of the SAR by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the SAR is being exercised. The consideration payable upon exercise of a SAR shall be paid in cash, shares of Common Stock (valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the SAR) or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as determined by the Administrator.

(f) Nontransferability : Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, SARs shall not be transferable (including by sale, assignment, pledge or hypothecation) other than by will or the laws of intestate succession, except for transfers if and to the extent permitted by the Administrator in a manner consistent with the registration provisions of the Securities Act. Except as may be permitted by the preceding sentence, SARs may be exercised during the Participant’s lifetime only by him or by his guardian or legal representative. The designation of a beneficiary in accordance with the Plan does not constitute a transfer.

 

9. Restricted Awards

(a) Grant of Restricted Awards : Subject to the limitations of the Plan, the Administrator may in its discretion grant Restricted Awards to such Participants, for such numbers of shares of Common Stock, upon such terms and at such times as the Administrator shall determine. Such Restricted Awards may be in the form of Restricted Stock Awards and/or Restricted Stock Units that are subject to certain conditions, which conditions must be met in order for the Restricted Award to vest and be earned (in whole or in part) and no longer subject to forfeiture. Restricted Stock Awards shall be payable in shares of Common Stock. Restricted Stock Units shall be payable in cash or shares of Common Stock, or partly in cash and partly in shares of Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the discretion of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of Section 3(c) herein, the Administrator shall determine the nature, length and starting date of the period, if any, during which a Restricted Award may be earned (the “ Restriction Period ”), and shall determine the conditions which must be met in order for a Restricted Award to be granted or to vest or be earned (in whole or in part), which conditions may include, but are not limited to, payment of a stipulated purchase price, attainment of performance objectives, continued service or employment for a certain period of time, a combination of attainment of performance objectives and continued service, Retirement, Disability, death or any combination of such conditions. In the case of Restricted Awards based upon performance factors or criteria, or a combination of performance factors or criteria and continued service, the Administrator shall determine the Performance Measures applicable to such Restricted Awards (subject to Section 1(ii)).

(b) Vesting of Restricted Awards : Subject to the terms of the Plan (and taking into account any Code Section 409A considerations), the Administrator shall have sole authority to determine whether and to what degree Restricted Awards have vested and been earned and are payable and to establish and interpret the terms and conditions of Restricted Awards.

(c) Termination of Employment or Service; Forfeiture : Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, if the employment or service of a Participant shall be terminated for any reason (whether by the Company or the Participant and whether voluntary or involuntary) and all or any part of a Restricted Award has not vested or been earned pursuant to the terms of the Plan and related Award Agreement, such Award, to the extent not then vested or earned, shall be forfeited immediately upon such termination and the Participant shall have no further rights with respect thereto.

(d) Share Certificates; Escrow : Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, a certificate or certificates representing the shares of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award shall be issued in the name of the Participant (or, in the case of uncertificated shares, other written evidence of ownership in accordance with Applicable Law shall be provided) after the Award has been granted.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may require that (i) a Participant deliver the certificate(s) (or other instruments) for such shares to the Administrator or its designee to be held in escrow until the Restricted Stock Award vests and is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (in which case the shares will be promptly released to the Participant) or is forfeited (in which case the shares shall be returned to the Company); and/or (ii) a Participant deliver to the Company a stock power, endorsed in blank (or similar instrument), relating to the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award which are subject to forfeiture. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, a certificate or certificate representing shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit shall be issued in the name of the Participant (or, in the case of uncertificated shares, other written evidence of ownership in accordance with Applicable Law shall be provided) promptly after the Award (or portion thereof) has vested and been earned and is distributable.

(e) Nontransferability : Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, Restricted Awards that have not vested shall not be transferable (including by sale, assignment, pledge or hypothecation) other than transfers by will or the laws of intestate succession, and the recipient of a Restricted Award shall not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber shares subject to the Award until the Restriction Period has expired and until all conditions to vesting have been met. The designation of a beneficiary in accordance with the Plan does not constitute a transfer.

 

10. Performance Awards

(a) Grant of Performance Awards : Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Administrator may in its discretion grant Performance Awards to such eligible Participants upon such terms and conditions and at such times as the Administrator shall determine. Performance Awards may be in the form of Performance Shares and/or Performance Units. An Award of a Performance Share is a grant of a right to receive shares of Common Stock, the cash value thereof, or a combination thereof (in the Administrator’s discretion), which is contingent upon the achievement of performance or other objectives during a specified period and which has a value on the date of grant equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock. An Award of a Performance Unit is a grant in an amount determined by the Administrator that gives the holder the opportunity to receive shares of Common Stock, a cash payment or a combination of Common Stock and cash (as determined by the Administrator), which is contingent upon the achievement of performance or other objectives during a specified period and which has an initial value determined in a dollar amount established by the Administrator at the time of grant. Subject to Section 5(b), the Administrator shall have discretion to determine the number of Performance Units and/or Performance Shares granted to any Participant. Subject to the provisions of Section 3(c) herein, the Administrator shall determine the nature, length and starting date of the period during which a Performance Award may be earned (the “ Performance Period ”), and shall determine the conditions which must be met in order for a Performance Award to be granted or to vest or be earned (in whole or in part), which conditions may include but are not limited to payment of a stipulated purchase price, attainment of performance objectives, continued service or employment for a certain period of time or a combination of any such conditions. Subject to Section 1(ii), the Administrator shall determine the Performance Measures to be used in valuing Performance Awards.

(b) Earning of Performance Awards : Subject to the terms of the Plan (and taking into account any Code Section 409A considerations), the Administrator shall have sole authority to determine whether and to what degree Performance Awards have been earned and are payable and to interpret the terms and conditions of Performance Awards and the provisions of this Section 10.

(c) Form of Payment : Payment of the amount to which a Participant shall be entitled upon earning a Performance Award shall be made in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. Payment may be made in a lump sum or upon such terms as may be established by the Administrator (taking into account any Code Section 409A considerations).

 

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(d) Termination of Employment or Service; Forfeiture : Unless the Administrator determines otherwise (taking into account any Code Section 409A considerations), if the employment or service of a Participant shall terminate for any reason (whether by the Company or the Participant and whether voluntary or involuntary) and the Participant has not earned all or part of a Performance Award pursuant to the terms of the Plan and related Award Agreement, such Award, to the extent not then earned, shall be forfeited immediately upon such termination and the Participant shall have no further rights with respect thereto.

(e) Nontransferability: Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, Performance Awards which have not been earned shall not be transferable (including by sale, assignment, pledge or hypothecation) other than transfers by will or the laws of intestate succession, and the recipient of a Performance Award shall not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber any shares or any other benefit subject to the Award until the Performance Period has expired and the conditions to earning the Award have been met. The designation of a beneficiary in accordance with the Plan does not constitute a transfer.

 

11. Phantom Stock Awards

(a) Grant of Phantom Stock Awards : Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Administrator may in its discretion grant Phantom Stock Awards to such eligible Participants, in such numbers, upon such terms and at such times as the Administrator shall determine. A Phantom Stock Award is an Award to a Participant of a number of hypothetical share units with respect to shares of Common Stock, with a value based on the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock.

(b) Vesting of Phantom Stock Awards : Subject to the terms of the Plan (and taking into account any Code Section 409A considerations), the Administrator shall have sole authority to determine whether and to what degree Phantom Stock Awards have vested and are payable and to interpret the terms and conditions of Phantom Stock Awards.

(c) Termination of Employment or Service; Forfeiture : Unless the Administrator determines otherwise (taking into account any Code Section 409A considerations), if the employment or service of a Participant shall be terminated for any reason (whether by the Company or the Participant and whether voluntary or involuntary) and all or any part of a Phantom Stock Award has not vested and become payable pursuant to the terms of the Plan and related Award Agreement, such Award, to the extent not then vested or earned, shall be forfeited immediately upon such termination and the Participant shall have no further rights with respect thereto.

(d) Payment of Phantom Stock Awards : Upon vesting of all or a part of a Phantom Stock Award and satisfaction of such other terms and conditions as may be established by the Administrator, the Participant shall be entitled to a payment of an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock with respect to each such Phantom Stock unit which has vested and is payable. Payment may be made, in the discretion of the Administrator, in cash or in shares of Common Stock valued at their Fair Market Value on the applicable vesting date or dates (or other date or dates determined by the Administrator), or in a combination thereof. Payment may be made in a lump sum or upon such terms as may be established by the Administrator (taking into account any Code Section 409A considerations).

(e) Nontransferability : Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, (i) Phantom Stock Awards shall not be transferable (including by sale, assignment, pledge or hypothecation) other than

 

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transfers by will or the laws of intestate succession and (ii) shares of Common Stock (if any) subject to a Phantom Stock Award may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered until the Phantom Stock Award has vested and all other conditions established by the Administrator have been met. The designation of a beneficiary in accordance with the Plan does not constitute a transfer.

 

12. Other Stock-Based Awards

The Administrator shall have the authority to grant Other Stock-Based Awards to one or more eligible Participants. Such Other Stock-Based Awards may be valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, shares of Common Stock or Awards for shares of Common Stock, including but not limited to Other Stock-Based Awards granted in lieu of bonus, salary or other compensation, Other Stock-Based Awards granted with vesting or performance conditions, and/or Other Stock-Based Awards granted without being subject to vesting or performance conditions. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator shall determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be awarded to a Participant under (or otherwise related to) such Other Stock-Based Awards; whether such Other Stock-Based Awards shall be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; and the other terms and conditions of such Awards. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, (i) Other Stock-Based Awards shall not be transferable (including by sale, assignment, pledge or hypothecation) other than transfers by will or the laws of intestate succession, and (ii) shares of Common Stock (if any) subject to an Other Stock-Based Award may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered until the Other Stock-Based Award has vested and all other conditions established by the Administrator have been met. The designation of a beneficiary in accordance with the Plan does not constitute a transfer.

 

13. Dividends and Dividend Equivalents

The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide that Awards other than Options and SARs earn dividends or dividend equivalents; provided, however, that dividends and dividend equivalents, if any, on unearned or unvested performance-based Awards shall not be paid (even if accrued) unless and until the underlying Award (or portion thereof) has vested and/or been earned. Such dividends or dividend equivalents may be paid currently or may be credited to a Participant’s account. Any crediting of dividends or dividend equivalents may be subject to such additional restrictions and conditions as the Administrator may establish, including reinvestment in additional shares of Common Stock or share equivalents. Notwithstanding the other provisions herein, any dividends or dividend equivalent rights related to an Award shall be structured in a manner so as to avoid causing the Award and related dividends or dividend equivalent rights to be subject to Code Section 409A or shall otherwise be structured so that the Award and dividends or dividend equivalent rights are in compliance with Code Section 409A.

 

14. Change of Control

Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply in the event of a Change of Control (except to the extent, if any, otherwise required under Code Section 409A):

(a) To the extent that the successor or surviving company in the Change of Control event does not assume or substitute for an Award (or in which the Company is the ultimate parent corporation and does not continue the Award) on substantially similar terms or with substantially equivalent economic benefits (as determined by the Administrator) as Awards outstanding under the Plan immediately prior to the Change of Control event, (i) all outstanding Options and SARs shall become fully vested and exercisable, whether or not then otherwise vested and exercisable; and (ii) any

 

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restrictions, including but not limited to the Restriction Period, Performance Period and/or performance factors or criteria applicable to any outstanding Awards other than Options or SARs shall be deemed to have been met, and such Awards shall become fully vested, earned and payable to the fullest extent of the original grant of the applicable Award (or, in the case of performance-based Awards the earning of which is based on attaining a target level of performance, such Awards shall be deemed earned at target).

(b) Further, in the event that an Award is substituted, assumed or continued as provided in Section 14(a) herein, the Award will nonetheless become vested (and, in the case of Options and SARs, exercisable) in full and any restrictions, including but not limited to the Restriction Period, Performance Period and/or performance factors or criteria applicable to any outstanding Award other than Options or SARs shall be deemed to have been met, and such Awards shall become fully vested, earned and payable to the fullest extent of the original award (or, in the case of performance-based Awards the earning of which is based on attaining a target level of performance, such Awards shall be deemed earned as target), if the employment or service of the Participant is terminated within six months before (in which case vesting shall not occur until the effective date of the Change of Control) or one year (or such other period after a Change of Control as may be stated in a Participant’s employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement, if applicable) after the effective date of a Change of Control if such termination of employment or service (i) is by the Company not for Cause or (ii) is by the Participant for Good Reason. For clarification, for the purposes of this Section 14, the “Company” shall include any successor to the Company.

 

15. Withholding

The Company shall withhold all required local, state, federal, foreign and other taxes and any other amount required to be withheld by any governmental authority or law from any amount payable in cash with respect to an Award. Prior to the delivery or transfer of any certificate for shares or any other benefit conferred under the Plan, the Company shall require any Participant or other person to pay to the Company in cash the amount of any tax or other amount required by any governmental authority to be withheld and paid over by the Company to such authority for the account of such recipient. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may in its discretion establish procedures to permit a recipient to satisfy such obligation in whole or in part, and any local, state, federal, foreign or other income tax obligations relating to such an Award, by electing (the “ election ”) to deliver to the Company shares of Common Stock held by the Participant (which are fully vested and not subject to any pledge or other security interest) or to have the Company withhold shares of Common Stock from the shares to which the recipient is otherwise entitled. The number of shares to be withheld or delivered shall have a Fair Market Value as of the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is determined as nearly equal as possible to (but not exceeding) the amount of such obligations being satisfied. Each election must be made in writing to the Administrator in accordance with election procedures established by the Administrator.

 

16. Amendment and Termination of the Plan and Awards

(a) Amendment and Termination of Plan : The Plan may be amended, altered, suspended and/or terminated at any time by the Board; provided, that (i) approval of an amendment to the Plan by the stockholders of the Company shall be required to the extent, if any, that stockholder approval of such amendment is required by Applicable Law; and (ii) except for adjustments made pursuant to Section 5(d) the Company may not, without obtaining stockholder approval, (A) amend the terms of outstanding Options or SARs to reduce the Option Price or Base Price of such outstanding Options or SARs; (B) exchange outstanding Options or SARs for cash, for Options or SARs with an Option Price or Base Price that is less than the Option Price or Base Price of the original Option or SAR, or for other equity awards at a time when the original Option or SAR has an Option Price or Base Price, as the case may be, above

 

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the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock; or (C) take other action with respect to Options or SARs that would be treated as a repricing under the rules of the principal stock exchange on which shares of the Common Stock are listed.

(b) Amendment and Termination of Awards : The Administrator may amend, alter, suspend and/or terminate any Award granted under the Plan, prospectively or retroactively, but (except as otherwise provided in Section 3(b) or Section 16(c)) such amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of an Award shall not, without the written consent of the recipient of an outstanding Award, materially adversely affect the rights of the recipient with respect to the Award.

(c) Amendments to Comply with Applicable Law : Notwithstanding Section 16(a) and Section 16(b) herein, the following provisions shall apply:

(i) The Administrator shall have unilateral authority to amend the Plan and any Award (without Participant consent) to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law or changes to Applicable Law (including but in no way limited to Code Section 409A, Code Section 422 and federal securities laws).

(ii) The Administrator shall have unilateral authority to make adjustments to the terms and conditions of Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company or any Affiliate, or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, or of changes in Applicable Law, or accounting principles, if the Administrator determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable accounting principles or Applicable Law.

 

17. Restrictions on Awards and Shares; Compliance with Applicable Law

(a) General : As a condition to the issuance and delivery of Common Stock hereunder, or the grant of any benefit pursuant to the Plan, the Company may require a Participant or other person at any time and from time to time to become a party to an Award Agreement, other agreement(s) restricting the transfer, purchase, repurchase and/or voting of shares of Common Stock of the Company, and any employment agreements, consulting agreements, non-competition agreements, confidentiality agreements, non-solicitation agreements, non-disparagement agreements or other agreements imposing such restrictions as may be required by the Company. In addition, without in any way limiting the effect of the foregoing, each Participant or other holder of shares issued under the Plan shall be permitted to transfer such shares only if such transfer is in accordance with the Plan, the Award Agreement, any other applicable agreements and Applicable Law. The acquisition of shares of Common Stock under the Plan by a Participant or any other holder of shares shall be subject to, and conditioned upon, the agreement of the Participant or other holder of such shares to the restrictions described in the Plan, the Award Agreement and any other applicable agreements and Applicable Law.

(b) Compliance with Applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations: The Company may impose such restrictions on Awards, shares of Common Stock and any other benefits underlying Awards hereunder as it may deem advisable, including without limitation restrictions under the federal securities laws, the requirements of any stock exchange or similar organization and any blue sky, state or foreign securities or other laws applicable to such securities. Notwithstanding any other Plan provision to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to issue, deliver or transfer shares of Common Stock under the Plan, make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan, or take any other action, unless such delivery, distribution or action is in compliance with Applicable Law (including but not limited to the requirements of the Securities Act). The Company will be under no obligation to register shares of

 

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Common Stock or other securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission or to effect compliance with the exemption, registration, qualification or listing requirements of any state securities laws, stock exchange or similar organization, and the Company will have no liability for any inability or failure to do so. The Company may cause a restrictive legend or legends to be placed on any certificate issued pursuant to an Award hereunder in such form as may be prescribed from time to time by Applicable Law or as may be advised by legal counsel.

 

18. No Right or Obligation of Continued Employment or Service or to Awards; Compliance with the Plan

Neither the Plan, an Award, an Award Agreement nor any other action related to the Plan shall confer upon a Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee, Director or Consultant, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, an Award Agreement or as may be determined by the Administrator, all rights of a Participant with respect to an Award shall terminate upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or service. In addition, no person shall have any right to be granted an Award, and the Company shall have no obligation to treat Participants or Awards uniformly. By participating in the Plan, each Participant shall be deemed to have accepted all of the conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of any rules and regulations adopted by the Administrator and shall be fully bound thereby. Any Award granted hereunder is not intended to be compensation of a continuing or recurring nature, or part of a Participant’s normal or expected compensation, and in no way represents any portion of a Participant’s salary, compensation or other remuneration for purposes of pension benefits, severance, redundancy, resignation or any other purpose.

 

19. General Provisions

(a) Stockholder Rights : Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator (and subject to the provisions of Section 9(d) regarding Restricted Awards), a Participant and his legal representative, legatees or distributees shall not be deemed to be the holder of any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award and shall not have any rights of a stockholder unless and until certificates for such shares have been issued and delivered to him or them under the Plan. A certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of an Option or SAR shall be issued in the name of the Participant or his beneficiary and distributed to the Participant or his beneficiary (or, in the case of uncertificated shares, other written notice of ownership in accordance with Applicable Law shall be provided) as soon as practicable following receipt of notice of exercise and, with respect to Options, payment of the Option Price (except as may otherwise be determined by the Company in the event of payment of the Option Price pursuant to Section 7(d)(ii)(C)). Except as otherwise provided in Section 9(d) regarding Restricted Stock Awards or otherwise determined by the Administrator, a certificate for any shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to a Restricted Award, Performance Award, Phantom Stock Award or Other Stock-Based Award shall be issued in the name of the Participant or his beneficiary and distributed to the Participant or his beneficiary (or, in the case of uncertificated shares, other written notice of ownership in accordance with Applicable Law shall be provided) after the Award (or portion thereof) has vested and been earned.

(b) Section 16(b) Compliance : To the extent that any Participants in the Plan are subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, it is the general intention of the Company that transactions under the Plan shall comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and that the Plan shall be construed in favor of such Plan transactions meeting the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or any successor rules thereto. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Administrator, in its sole and absolute discretion, may bifurcate the Plan so as to restrict, limit or condition the use of any provision of the Plan to Participants who are officers or directors subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act without so restricting, limiting or conditioning the Plan with respect to other Participants.

 

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(c) Code Section 162(m) Performance-Based Compensation . To the extent to which Code Section 162(m) is applicable, the Company intends that compensation payable under the Plan to Covered Employees will, to the extent practicable, constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m), unless otherwise determined by the Administrator. Accordingly, Awards granted to Covered Employees which are intended to qualify for the performance-based exception under Code Section 162(m) shall be deemed to include any such additional terms, conditions, limitations and provisions as are necessary to comply with the performance-based compensation exemption of Code Section 162(m), unless the Administrator, in its discretion, determines otherwise.

(d) Unfunded Plan; No Effect on Other Plans :

(i) The Plan shall be unfunded, and the Company shall not be required to create a trust or segregate any assets that may at any time be represented by Awards under the Plan. The Plan shall not establish any fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant or other person. Neither a Participant nor any other person shall, by reason of the Plan, acquire any right in or title to any assets, funds or property of the Company or any Affiliate, including, without limitation, any specific funds, assets or other property which the Company or any Affiliate, in their discretion, may set aside in anticipation of a liability under the Plan. A Participant shall have only a contractual right to shares of Common Stock or other amounts, if any, payable under the Plan, unsecured by any assets of the Company or any Affiliate. Nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a guarantee that the assets of such entities shall be sufficient to pay any benefits to any person.

(ii) The amount of any compensation deemed to be received by a Participant pursuant to an Award shall not constitute compensation with respect to which any other employee benefits of such Participant are determined, including, without limitation, benefits under any bonus, pension, profit sharing, life insurance or salary continuation plan, except as otherwise specifically provided by the terms of such plan or as may be determined by the Administrator.

(iii) Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the adoption of the Plan shall not affect any other stock incentive or other compensation plans in effect for the Company or any Affiliate, nor shall the Plan preclude the Company from establishing any other forms of stock incentive or other compensation for employees or service providers of the Company or any Affiliate.

(e) Governing Law : The Plan and Awards shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of laws provisions of any state, and in accordance with applicable federal laws of the United States. Any and all disputes between a Participant or person claiming through him and the Company or any Affiliate relating to the Plan or an Award shall be brought only in the state courts of Greenville, South Carolina, or the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Greenville division, as appropriate.

(f) Beneficiary Designation : The Administrator may, in its discretion, permit a Participant to designate in writing a person or persons as beneficiary, which beneficiary shall be entitled to receive settlement of Awards (if any) to which the Participant is otherwise entitled in the event of death. In the absence of such designation by a Participant, and in the event of the Participant’s death, the estate of the Participant shall be treated as beneficiary for purposes of the Plan, unless the Administrator determines otherwise. The Administrator shall have discretion to approve and interpret the form or forms of such beneficiary designation. A beneficiary, legal guardian, legal representative or other person claiming any

 

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rights pursuant to the Plan is subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to the Participant, except to the extent that the Plan and/or Award Agreement provide otherwise, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Administrator.

(g) Gender and Number : Except where otherwise indicated by the context, words in any gender shall include any other gender, words in the singular shall include the plural and words in the plural shall include the singular.

(h) Severability : If any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan or the Award Agreement, and the Plan or Award Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

(i) Rules of Construction : Headings are given to the sections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. The reference to any statute, regulation or other provision of law shall (unless the Administrator determines otherwise) be construed to refer to any amendment to or successor of such provision of law.

(j) Successors and Assigns : The Plan shall be binding upon the Company, its successors and assigns, and Participants, their executors, administrators and permitted transferees and beneficiaries.

(k) Award Agreement: The grant of any Award under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant. Such Award Agreement may state terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to the Award and any may state such other terms, conditions and restrictions, including but not limited to terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to shares of Common Stock (or other benefits) subject to an Award, as may be established by the Administrator.

(l) Right of Offset: Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement, the Company may at any time (subject to any Code Section 409A considerations) reduce the amount of any payment or benefit otherwise payable to or on behalf of a Participant by the amount of any obligation of the Participant to or on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate that is or becomes due and payable.

(m) Uncertified Shares : Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, to the extent the Plan provides for the issuance of stock certificates to reflect the issuance of shares of Common Stock, the issuance may, in the Company’s discretion, be effected on a non-certificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or by Applicable Law (including but not limited to applicable state corporate law and the applicable rules of any stock exchange on which the Common Stock may be traded).

(n) Income and Other Taxes: Participants are solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may arise in connection with Awards (including but not limited to any taxes arising under Code Section 409A), and the Company shall not have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold any Participant harmless from any or all of such taxes. The Company shall have no responsibility to take or refrain from taking any actions in order to achieve a certain tax result for a Participant or any other person.

(o) Effect of Certain Changes in Status: Notwithstanding the other terms of the Plan or an Award Agreement, the Administrator has sole discretion to determine (taking into account any Code Section 409A considerations), at the time of grant of an Award or at any time thereafter, the effect, if any, on Awards (including but not limited to modifying the vesting, exercisability and/or earning of Awards)

 

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granted to a Participant if the Participant’s status as an Employee, Director or Consultant changes, including but not limited to a change from full-time to part-time, or vice versa, or if other similar changes in the nature or scope of the Participant’s employment or service occur.

(p) Stockholder Approval: The Plan is subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company, which approval must occur, if at all, within 12 months of the Effective Date of the Plan. Awards granted prior to such stockholder approval shall be conditioned upon and shall be effective only upon approval of the Plan by such stockholders on or before such date.

(q) Deferrals: Subject to the provisions of this Section 19(q) and Section 20, the Administrator may permit or require a Participant to defer such Participant’s receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be payable with respect to an Award. Any such deferral shall be subject to such terms and conditions as may be established by the Administrator and to any applicable Code Section 409A requirements.

(r) Fractional Shares: Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or determined by the Administrator, (i) the total number of shares issuable pursuant to the exercise, vesting or earning of an Award shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share, and (ii) no fractional shares shall be issued. The Administrator may, in its discretion, determine that a fractional share shall be settled in cash.

(s) Compliance with Recoupment, Ownership and Other Policies or Agreements: Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Administrator may, at any time, consistent with, but without limiting, the authority granted in Section 3(b) herein, in its discretion provide that an Award or benefits related to an Award shall be forfeited and/or recouped if the Participant, during employment or service or following termination of employment or service for any reason, engages in certain specified conduct, including but not limited to violation of policies of the Company or an Affiliate, breach of non-solicitation, non-competition, confidentiality or other restrictive covenants, or other conduct by the Participant that is determined by the Administrator to be detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company or any Affiliate. In addition, without limiting the effect of the foregoing, as a condition to the grant of an Award or receipt or retention of shares of Common Stock, cash or any other benefit under the Plan, the Administrator may, at any time, require that a Participant comply with the Company’s Compensation Recovery Policy and Stock Ownership and Retention Policy (including but not limited to such policy’s stock retention requirements) and/or other policies adopted by the Company or an Affiliate, each as in effect from time to time and to the extent applicable to the Participant. Further, each Participant shall be subject to such compensation recovery, recoupment, forfeiture or other similar provisions as may apply under Applicable Law.

(t) Attestation: Wherever in the Plan or any Award Agreement a Participant is permitted to pay the Option Price of an Option or taxes relating to the exercise, vesting or earning of an Award by delivering shares of Common Stock, the Participant may, unless the Committee determines otherwise and subject to procedures satisfactory to the Committee, satisfy such delivery requirement by presenting proof of beneficial ownership of such shares, in which case the Company shall treat the Award as exercised, vested or earned without further payment and/or shall withhold such number of shares from the shares acquired by the exercise, vesting or earning of the Award, as appropriate.

(u) Plan Controls: Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, (i) in the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained in the Plan and an express term contained in any Award Agreement, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail, and (ii) the terms of an Award Agreement shall not be deemed to be in conflict or inconsistent with the Plan merely because they impose greater or additional restrictions, obligations or duties, or if the Award Agreement provides that such Award Agreement terms apply notwithstanding the provisions to the contrary in the Plan.

 

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20. Compliance with Code Section 409A

Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, if and to the extent that Code Section 409A is deemed to apply to the Plan or any Award, it is the general intention of the Company that the Plan and all such Awards shall, to the extent practicable, comply with, or be exempt from, Code Section 409A, and the Plan and any such Award Agreement shall, to the extent practicable, be construed in accordance therewith. Deferrals of shares or any other benefit issuable pursuant to an Award otherwise exempt from Code Section 409A in a manner that would cause Code Section 409A to apply shall not be permitted unless such deferrals are in compliance with, or exempt from, Code Section 409A. In the event that the Company (or a successor thereto) has any stock which is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise, distributions that are subject to Code Section 409A to any Participant who is a “specified employee” (as defined under Code Section 409A) upon a separation from service may only be made following the expiration of the six-month period after the date of separation from service (with such distributions to be made during the seventh month following separation of service), or, if earlier than the end of the six-month period, the date of death of the specified employee, or as otherwise permitted under Code Section 409A. For purposes of Code Section 409A, each installment payment provided under the Plan or an Award Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment. Without in any way limiting the effect of any of the foregoing, (i) in the event that Code Section 409A requires that any special terms, provisions or conditions be included in the Plan or any Award Agreement, then such terms, provisions and conditions shall, to the extent practicable, be deemed to be made a part of the Plan or Award Agreement, as applicable, and (ii) terms used in the Plan or an Award Agreement shall be construed in accordance with Code Section 409A if and to the extent required. Further, in the event that the Plan or any Award shall be deemed not to comply with Code Section 409A, then neither the Company, the Administrator nor its or their designees or agents shall be liable to any Participant or other person for actions, decisions or determinations made in good faith.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Regional Management Corp. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan is, by the authority of the Board of Directors of the Company, executed in behalf of the Company, the 22nd day of April, 2015.

 

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.
By:

/s/ Michael R. Dunn

Name: Michael R. Dunn
Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

ATTEST:
By:

/s/ Brian J. Fisher

Name: Brian J. Fisher
Title: Corporate Secretary

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.

ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN

(As Amended and Restated Effective March 23, 2015)

1. Purpose of the Plan; Eligibility

The purpose of the Plan is to enable the Company to attract, retain, motivate and reward selected officers and other employees of the Company and its Affiliates by providing them with the opportunity to earn incentive compensation awards (each, an “award” or “bonus”) based on attainment of performance objectives. Officers and other employees of the Company and its Affiliates who are selected by the Committee shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.

2. Definitions

In addition to other terms defined herein, the following capitalized terms used in the Plan have the respective meanings set forth in this Section:

(a) “ Affiliate ” means any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, and also includes any other business entity which is controlled by, under common control with or controls the Company.

(b) “ Applicable Law ” means any applicable laws, rules and regulations (or similar guidance), including but not limited to the Code.

(c) “ Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

(d) “ Change of Control ” shall (except as may be otherwise required, if at all, under Code Section 409A) be deemed to have occurred on the earliest of the following dates:

(i) The date any entity or person shall have become the beneficial owner of, or shall have obtained voting control over, more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting stock;

(ii) The date of the consummation of (A) a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of the Company (or similar transaction involving the Company), in which the holders of the Company’s common stock immediately prior to the transaction have voting control over less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the surviving corporation immediately after such transaction, or (B) the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company; or

(iii) The date there shall have been a change in a majority of the Board within a 12-month period unless the nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders or the appointment of each new director was approved by the vote of two-thirds of the members of the Board (or a committee of the Board, if nominations are approved by a Board committee rather than the Board) then still in office who were in office at the beginning of the 12-month period.

(For the purposes herein, the term “person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, group, association or other person, as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company or any employee benefit plan(s) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, and the term “beneficial owner” shall have the meaning given the term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.)


For the purposes of clarity, a transaction shall not constitute a Change of Control if its principal purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation, create a holding company that would be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction or is another transaction of other similar effect.

Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of Section 2(d), in the event that any awards granted under the Plan are deemed to be deferred compensation subject to (and not exempt from) the provisions of Code Section 409A, then distributions related to such awards to be made upon a Change of Control may be permitted, in the Committee’s discretion, upon the occurrence of one or more of the following events (as they are defined and interpreted under Code Section 409A): (A) a change in the ownership of the Company; (B) a change in effective control of the Company; or (C) a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company.

(e) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor thereto. Any reference herein to a specific Code section shall be deemed to include all related regulations or other guidance with respect to such Code section.

(f) “ Committee ” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board (or a subcommittee thereof), or such other committee of the Board (including, without limitation, the full Board) to which the Board has delegated power to act under or pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. For clarity, the term “Committee” includes the Board (or subcommittee of the Committee or other committee of the Board) if exercising the authority of the Committee under the Plan.

(g) “ Company ” means Regional Management Corp., a Delaware corporation, together with any successor thereto. In the Committee’s discretion, the term “Company” may also refer to the Company and any or all of its Affiliates.

(h) “ Covered Employee ” shall have the meaning given the term in Code Section 162(m).

(i) “ Determination Date ” means, with respect to compensation payable to a Covered Employee that is intended to qualify for the qualified performance-based compensation exception under Code Section 162(m), the earlier of (i) the 90 th day of the Performance Period or (ii) the date on which 25% of the Performance Period has elapsed; provided that, in any event, the Determination Date shall be a date on which the outcome of any performance objectives is substantially uncertain. For clarity, with respect to compensation that is not intended to so qualify, the Determination Date shall be established by the Committee in its discretion.

(j) “ Disability ” or “ Disabled ” shall, except as may be otherwise determined by the Committee (taking into account any Code Section 409A considerations), as applied to any Participant, have the meaning given in any employment agreement, change in control agreement, consulting agreement or other similar agreement, if any, to which the Participant is a party, or, if there is no such agreement (or if such agreement does not define “Disability” or “Disabled”), “Disability” or “Disabled” shall mean the inability of the Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death, or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. The Committee shall have authority to determine if a Disability has occurred.

 

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(k) “ Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor thereto.

(l) “ Parent ” shall mean a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code Section 424(e).

(m) “ Participant ” shall mean each officer and other employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates whom the Committee designates as a participant under the Plan.

(n) “ Person ” shall mean “person,” as such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

(o) “ Performance Period ” shall mean a period established by the Committee during which performance shall be measured to determine if any payment will be made under the Plan. A Performance Period may be coincident with one or more fiscal years or fiscal quarters of the Company, or any portion thereof, and performance periods may be overlapping.

(p) “ Plan ” shall mean the Regional Management Corp. Annual Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective March 23, 2015, and as it may be further amended and/or restated.

(q) “ Share ” shall mean a share of common stock of the Company, or any successor securities thereto.

(r) “ Subsidiary ” shall mean a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code Section 424(f) (or any successor section thereto).

3. Administration

(a) The Plan shall be administered and interpreted by the Committee; provided, however, that the Board may, in its sole discretion, take any action delegated to the Committee under this Plan as it may deem necessary; and, provided further, that, to the extent Code Section 162(m) is applicable, the Plan shall, to the extent reasonably possible, be administered and interpreted by the Committee in a manner which would be expected to cause any award intended to be qualified as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) to so qualify. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) to the extent required by Code Section 162(m), the Committee shall be comprised of at least two members and each member of the Committee (or subcommittee of the Committee) shall be an “outside director” as defined in Code Section 162(m), and (ii) the members of the Committee shall be deemed independent if and to the extent required under applicable rules of any applicable stock exchange or national securities association. The Committee shall select Participants, establish the performance objective(s) for any Performance Period in accordance with Section 4 and certify whether and to what extent such performance objective(s) have been obtained. Any determination made by the Committee under the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates, any Participant and any other person dealing with the Plan. The Committee’s authority to grant awards and authorize payments under the Plan shall not in any way restrict the authority of the Company to grant compensation to employees or other service providers under any other compensation plan, program or arrangement of the Company.

(b) The Committee may employ such legal counsel, consultants and agents (including counsel or agents who are employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) as it may deem desirable for the administration of the Plan and may rely upon any opinion received from any such counsel or consultant or agent and any computation received from such consultant or agent. All expenses incurred in

 

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the administration of the Plan, including, without limitation, for the engagement of any counsel, consultant or agent, shall be paid by the Company. No member or former member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in connection with the Plan other than as a result of such individual’s willful misconduct.

(c) The Committee may delegate its authority under this Plan, subject to the requirements of Applicable Law and such terms and conditions as may be established by the Committee; provided that, to the extent Code Section 162(m) is applicable, the Committee shall not delegate its authority with respect to the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or any other individual whom the Board or Committee reasonably believes is or may become a Covered Employee subject to Code Section 162(m). The Committee also shall have the authority and discretion to establish terms and conditions of awards (including but not limited to the establishment of subplans) as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to conform to the applicable requirements or practices of jurisdictions outside of the United States.

4. Bonuses

(a) Performance Objectives . The Committee shall select those persons who shall be eligible to participate in the Plan and shall establish the performance objective or objectives that must be satisfied during a Performance Period in order for a Participant to be eligible to receive a bonus for such Performance Period. The Committee shall make such determinations no later than the Determination Date (or such other date as may be required or permitted under Code Section 162(m)) with respect to awards granted to Covered Employees that are intended to qualify for the qualified performance-based compensation exception under Code Section 162(m) and on such date as may be determined by the Committee with respect to awards not intended to so qualify. The performance objective(s) established by the Committee may be based on individual, business unit/function and/or corporate performance measures. With respect to awards granted to Covered Employees that are intended to qualify for the performance-based compensation exception under Code Section 162(m), any such performance objective(s) must be established in writing and must be objective and based upon the relative or comparative achievement of one or more of the following criteria, as determined by the Committee: (i) consolidated income before or after taxes (including income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization); (ii) EBITDA; (iii) adjusted EBITDA; (iv) operating income; (v) net income; (vi) adjusted cash net income; (vii) adjusted cash net income per Share; (viii) net income per Share and/or earnings per Share (in each case, on a basic and/or diluted basis); (ix) book value per Share; (x) return on members’ or stockholders’ equity; (xi) expense management (including, without limitation, total general and administrative expense percentages); (xii) return on investment; (xiii) improvements in capital structure; (xiv) profitability of an identifiable business unit or product; (xv) maintenance or improvement of profit margins; (xvi) stock price; (xvii) market share; (xviii) revenue or sales (including, without limitation, net loans charged off, average finance receivables, net loans charged off as percent of average net finance receivables, and net finance receivables); (xix) costs (including, without limitation, total general and administrative expense percentage); (xx) cash flow; (xxi) working capital; (xxii) multiple of invested capital (xxiii) total debt (including, without limitation, total debt as a multiple of EBITDA), and (xxiv) total return. The foregoing criteria may relate to the Company, one or more of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates or one or more of its divisions, departments or units, or any combination of the foregoing, and may be applied on an absolute basis, in relation to performance in a prior period and/or in relation to one or more peer group companies or indices, or any combination thereof, all as the Committee shall determine. In addition, with respect to awards that are not intended to qualify for the performance-based compensation exception under Code Section 162(m), the Committee may approve performance objectives based on other criteria, which may or may not be objective.

 

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(b) Target Incentive Bonuses; Discretionary Bonuses .

(i) The Committee shall establish target incentive bonuses for each individual Participant. The Committee shall make such determinations no later than the Determination Date of a given Performance Period (or such other date as may be required or permitted under Code Section 162(m) to the extent applicable) with respect to awards that are intended to qualify for the qualified performance-based compensation exception under Code Section 162(m) and on such date as may be determined by the Committee with respect to awards that are not intended to so qualify.

(ii) Bonuses paid to persons who are “Covered Employees” as determined under Code Section 162(m) are intended to comply with the qualified performance-based compensation exception under Code Section 162(m) if and to the extent practicable, although the Committee may determine to award bonuses under the Plan that do not so qualify. As such, the Committee may, in its discretion, grant such bonuses, if any, to such Participants, if any, as the Committee may determine, in respect of a given Performance Period, that are based on such performance objectives as may be established by the Committee (subject, in any event, to the Participant award limitation stated in Section 4(c) herein).

(c) Determination of Bonuses; Maximum Amount Payable . As soon as practicable after the applicable Performance Period ends, the Committee shall (i) determine (A) whether and to what extent any of the performance objective(s) established for the relevant Performance Period have been satisfied and certify to such determination, and (B) for each Participant who is employed by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates on the last day of the applicable Performance Period, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the actual bonus to which such Participant shall be entitled, taking into consideration the extent to which the performance objective(s) have been met and such other factors as the Committee may deem appropriate, and (ii) cause such bonus to be paid to such Participant in accordance with Section 5. Any provision of this Plan notwithstanding, in no event shall any Participant receive a bonus under this Plan in respect of any fiscal year of the Company in excess of $2,500,000.

(d) Negative Discretion . Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan, the Committee shall have the unilateral right, in its absolute discretion, to (i) reduce or eliminate the amount of an award granted to any Participant, including an award otherwise earned and payable pursuant to the terms of the Plan; and (ii) establish rules and procedures that have the effect of limiting the amount payable to each Participant to an amount that is less than the maximum amount otherwise authorized under Section 4(c). The Committee shall not have any discretion to increase the amount of an award payable to a Participant who is a Covered Employee to the extent that the award is intended to comply with the qualified performance-based compensation exception under Code Section 162(m) (except in the event of a change of control or as otherwise permitted under Code Section 162(m)).

(e) Death or Disability . If a Participant dies or becomes Disabled prior to the date on which bonuses under the Plan for the applicable Performance Period are payable, such Participant may, in the Committee’s discretion, receive an annual bonus equal to the bonus otherwise payable to such Participant based upon actual Company performance for the applicable Performance Period or, if determined by the Committee, based upon achieving targeted performance objectives, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that have elapsed during the Performance Period in which the Participant’s death or Disability occurs prior to and including the date of the Participant’s death or Disability and the denominator of which is the total number of days in the Performance Period or such other amount as the Committee may deem appropriate.

(f) Other Termination of Employment . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and except as may otherwise be provided in Section 4(e) above, no bonuses shall be payable under this Plan in respect of any Performance Period to any Participant whose employment terminates prior to the last day of such Performance Period. Any such determination by the Committee shall be made in a manner consistent with Code Section 162(m) if and to the extent required with respect to awards that are intended to qualify for the performance-based compensation exception under Code Section 162(m).

 

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(g) Partial Performance Period . To the extent permitted under Code Section 162(m), unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if a Participant is hired or rehired by the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates) after the beginning of a Performance Period for which a bonus is payable hereunder, such Participant may, if determined by the Committee, receive a bonus equal to the bonus otherwise payable to such Participant based upon actual Company performance for the applicable Performance Period or, if determined by the Committee, based upon achieving targeted performance objectives, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days of active employment with the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates) during the Performance Period and the denominator of which is the total number of days in the Performance Period or such other amount as the Committee may deem appropriate.

(h) Change of Control . In the event of a Change of Control, the Committee (as constituted immediately prior to the Change of Control) shall, in its sole discretion, determine whether and to what extent the performance criteria have been met or shall be deemed to have been met for the year in which the Change of Control occurs and for any completed Performance Period for which a determination has not yet been made under Section 4(c).

(i) Forfeiture/Clawback . Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may in its discretion at any time provide that an award or benefits related to an award shall be forfeited and/or recouped if the Participant, during employment or service or following termination of employment or service for any reason, engages in certain specified conduct, including but not limited to violation of policies of the Company or an Affiliate, breach of non-solicitation, noncompetition, confidentiality or other restrictive covenants, or other conduct by the Participant that is determined by the Committee to be detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company or any Affiliate. In addition, without limiting the effect of the foregoing, as a condition to the grant of an award or receipt of any benefit under the Plan, the Committee may at any time require that a Participant agree to abide by any equity retention policy, stock ownership guidelines, compensation recovery policy and/or other policies adopted by the Company or an Affiliate, each as in effect from time to time and to the extent applicable to the Participant. Further, each Participant shall be subject to such compensation recovery, recoupment, forfeiture or other similar provisions as may apply under Applicable Law.

(j) Adjustments . The Committee may provide with respect to any award that any evaluation of performance shall exclude or otherwise objectively adjust for any specified circumstance or event that occurs during a Performance Period, including by way of example but without limitation the following: (i) asset write-downs or impairment charges; (ii) significant litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (iii) the effect of change in tax laws, accounting standards or principles or other laws or regulatory rules; (iv) any reorganization and restructuring programs; (v) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in then-current accounting principles; (vi) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to stockholders; (vii) acquisitions or divestitures; (viii) a change in the Company’s fiscal year; (ix) any other specific unusual or infrequent events or objectively determinable category thereof; (x) foreign exchange gains and losses. The Committee shall make provisions for any such adjustments if and as required under Code Section 162(m) to the extent that Code Section 162(m) is intended to apply with respect to an award.

 

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5. Payment

(a) In General . Except as otherwise provided hereunder, payment of any bonus amount determined under Section 4 shall be made to each Participant as soon as practicable after the Committee certifies in writing that one or more of the applicable performance objectives have been attained or, in the case of any bonus payable under the provisions of Section 4(d), after the Committee determines the amount of any such bonus; provided, however, that in any event all payments made hereunder shall be structured in a manner intended to be in accordance with or exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, awards payable under the Plan shall be paid no later than the later of (i) the 15 th day of the third month following the end of the Participant’s first taxable year in which the right to payment is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, or (ii) the 15 th day of the third month following the end of the Company’s first taxable year in which the right to payment is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, or shall otherwise be structured in a manner intended to be exempt from or in compliance with Code Section 409A.

(b) Form of Payment . All bonuses payable under this Plan shall be payable in cash or, at the discretion of the Committee, in awards or shares under the Company’s 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan, 2011 Stock Incentive Plan or any successor plan, in each case as such plan may be amended from time to time.

6. General Provisions

(a) Effectiveness of the Plan . The Plan became effective on the date on which it was adopted by the Board (August 23, 2011, the “ Effective Date ”), subject to the approval of the stockholders of the Company, which approval was obtained. The Plan was amended and restated effective March 23, 2015, subject to the approval of the stockholders of the Company. The Plan shall be subject to further stockholder approval if and to the extent required under Code Section 162(m) or other Applicable Law.

(b) Amendment and Termination . The Board or the Committee may at any time amend, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan and any awards granted under the Plan; provided, however, that approval of an amendment to the Plan by the stockholders of the Company shall be required to the extent, if any, that stockholder approval is required under Applicable Law. Further, the Committee shall have unilateral authority to amend the Plan and any award (without Participant consent) to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law or changes to Applicable Law.

(c) No Right to Continued Employment or Awards . Nothing in this Plan shall be construed as conferring upon any Participant any right to continue in the employment of or service to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as may be otherwise provided in the Plan or determined by the Board or the Committee, all rights of a Participant with respect to an award shall terminate upon the Participant’s termination of employment or service. No Participant shall have any claim to be granted any award, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or beneficiaries. The terms and conditions of awards and the Committee’s determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant (whether or not the Participants are similarly situated).

(d) No Limitation on Corporate Actions . Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to prevent the Company or any of its Affiliates from taking any corporate action which is deemed by it to be appropriate or in its best interest, whether or not such action would have an adverse effect on any awards made under the Plan. No employee, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against the Company or any of its Affiliates as a result of any such action. Further, notwithstanding any other Plan provision to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to make any distribution of benefits under the Plan, or take any other action, unless such distribution or action is in compliance with Applicable Law.

 

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(e) Successors and Assigns; Nonalienation of Benefits . The Plan shall be binding upon the Company, its successors and assigns, and Participants, their legal representatives, executors, administrators and beneficiaries. No Participant or beneficiary shall have the power or right to transfer, anticipate or otherwise encumber the Participant’s interest under the Plan, without the Company’s consent. The Company’s obligations under this Plan are not assignable or transferable except to (i) a corporation which acquires all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or (ii) any corporation into which the Company may be merged or consolidated.

(f) Withholding; Other Tax Matters . A Participant shall be required to pay to the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Company or any of its Affiliates shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold from any payment due under this Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to the Participant, applicable withholding taxes with respect to any payment under this Plan and to take such action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes. The Company has no responsibility to take or refrain from taking any actions in order to achieve a certain tax result for a Participant or any other person, or to indemnify any person with respect to any tax obligations.

(g) Severability . If any provision of this Plan is held unenforceable, the remainder of the Plan shall continue in full force and effect without regard to such unenforceable provision and shall be applied as though the unenforceable provision were not contained in the Plan.

(h) Governing Law . The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflicts of laws, and any and all disputes by a Participant relating to the Plan shall be brought only in the state courts of Greenville, South Carolina, or the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Greenville division, as appropriate.

(i) Headings . Headings are inserted in this Plan for convenience of reference only and are to be ignored in a construction of the provisions of the Plan.

(j) Compliance with Section 409A . Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan or an award to the contrary, if and to the extent that Code Section 409A is deemed to apply to the Plan or any award, it is the general intention of the Company that the Plan and all such awards shall, to the extent practicable, comply with, or be exempt from, Code Section 409A, and the Plan and any such awards shall, to the extent practicable, be construed in accordance therewith. Deferrals of any benefit distributable under the Plan otherwise exempt from Code Section 409A in a manner that would cause Code Section 409A to apply shall not be permitted unless such deferrals are in compliance with, or exempt from, Code Section 409A. In the event that the Company (or a successor thereto) has any stock which is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise, distributions that are subject to Code Section 409A to any Participant who is a “specified employee” (as defined under Code Section 409A) upon a separation from service may only be made following the expiration of the six-month period after the date of separation from service (with such distributions to be made during the seventh month following separation of service), or, if earlier than the end of the six-month period, the date of death of the specified employee, or as otherwise permitted under Code Section 409A. For purposes of Code Section 409A, each installment payment provided under the Plan or an award shall be treated as a separate payment. Without in any way limiting the effect of any of the foregoing, (i) in the event that Code Section 409A requires that any special terms, provisions or conditions be included in the Plan or any award, then such terms, provisions and conditions shall, to the extent practicable, be deemed to be made a part of the Plan or award, as applicable, and (ii) terms used in the Plan or an award shall be construed in accordance with Code Section 409A if and to the extent required. Further, in the event that the Plan or any award shall be deemed not to comply with Code Section 409A, then neither the Company, the Board, the Committee, nor its or their designees or agents shall be liable to any Participant or other person for actions, decisions or determinations made in good faith.

 

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(k) No Trust; Unfunded Plan . The Company shall not be required to establish or maintain a special fund or segregate assets with respect to any obligations under the Plan, and neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any interest in any particular assets of the Company. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed as creating a trust of any kind or any other fiduciary relationship between the Company and the Participants or any other person or constitute a guarantee that the assets of the Company shall be sufficient to pay any benefits. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured creditor of the Company.

(l) Code Section 162(m) Matters . The Company intends that compensation under the Plan payable to Covered Employees will, to the extent practicable and unless the Board or the Committee determines otherwise, constitute qualified performance-based compensation within the meaning of Code Section 162(m). Accordingly, the provisions of the Plan shall, to the extent practicable, be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with Code Section 162(m) (including by way of illustration the timing of actions taken and any requirement that certifications be in writing), unless the Board or the Committee determines otherwise.

 

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Exhibit 10.3

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.

2015 LONG - TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

THIS NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made effective as of the date set forth on the signature page hereto (hereinafter called the “ Date of Grant ”), between Regional Management Corp., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “ Company ”), and the individual set forth on the signature page hereto (hereinafter called the “ Participant ”), pursuant to the Regional Management Corp. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as it may be amended and/or restated (the “ Plan ”), which Plan is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Agreement.

1. Grant of the Option.

The Company hereby grants to the Participant the right and option (the “ Option ”) to purchase, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, all or any part of an aggregate of the number of shares of Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) set forth on the signature page hereto, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Plan. The purchase price of the Shares subject to the Option shall be the Option Price set forth on the signature page hereto (the “ Option Price ”). The Option is intended to be a Nonqualified Option, and is not intended to be treated as an Incentive Option.

2. Definitions .

Whenever the following terms are used in this Agreement, they shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan.

(a) Cause . “Cause” shall mean a Participant’s termination of employment or service resulting from the Participant’s (i) termination for “Cause” as defined under the Participant’s employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, if any, or (ii) if the Participant has not entered into any such agreement (or, if any such agreement does not define “Cause”), then “Cause” shall mean: (A) the Participant’s engagement in misconduct which is materially injurious to the Company or its Affiliates, (B) the Participant’s continued refusal to substantially perform his duties to the Company, (C) the Participant’s repeated dishonesty in the performance of his duties to the Company, (D) the Participant’s commission of an act or acts constituting any (x) fraud against, or misappropriation or embezzlement from, the Company or any of its Affiliates, (y) crime involving moral turpitude, or (z) offense that could result in a jail sentence of at least one year or (E) the Participant’s material breach of any confidentiality, non-solicitation or non-competition covenant entered into between the Participant and the Company. The determination of “Cause” shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final and conclusive. Without in any way limiting the effect of the foregoing, for purposes of the Plan and this Agreement, a Participant’s employment or service shall also be deemed to have terminated for Cause if, after the Participant’s employment or service has terminated, facts and circumstances are discovered that would have justified, in the opinion of the Administrator, a termination for Cause.


(b) Good Reason . “Good Reason” shall mean (i) “Good Reason” as defined under the Participant’s employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, if any, or (ii) if the Participant has not entered into any agreement (or, if any such agreement does not define “Good Reason”), then, a “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following without the Participant’s consent: (A) with respect to Employees or Consultants, a change caused by the Company in the Participant’s duties and responsibilities which is materially inconsistent with the Participant’s position at the Company, or a material reduction in the Participant’s annual base salary (excluding any reduction in the Participant’s salary that is part of a plan to reduce salaries of comparably situated employees of the Company generally); and (B) with respect to Directors, the Participant’s ceasing to serve as a Director, or, if the Company is not the surviving Company in a Change of Control event, a member of the board of directors of the surviving entity, in either case, due to the Participant’s failure to be nominated to serve as a director of such entity or the Participant’s failure to be elected to serve as a director of such entity, but not due to the Participant’s decision not to continue service on the Board of Directors of the Company or the board of directors of the surviving entity, as the case may be; provided that, in any case, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing subparts (i) or (ii), the Participant shall only have “Good Reason” to terminate employment or service following the applicable entity’s failure to remedy the act which is alleged to constitute “Good Reason” within thirty (30) days following such entity’s receipt of written notice from the Participant specifying such act, so long as such notice is provided within sixty (60) days after such event has first occurred. The determination of “Good Reason” shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final and conclusive.

(c) Qualifying Termination . “Qualifying Termination” shall mean the termination of employment or service (i) as a result of the Participant’s death or Disability, (ii) by the Company and its Affiliates without Cause, or (iii) by the Participant with Good Reason.

(d) Retirement . “Retirement” shall have the meaning given in an employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement, if any, to which the Participant is a party, or, if there is no such agreement (or if such agreement does not define “Retirement”), then “Retirement” shall mean the termination of employment or service by the Participant on or after (i) the Participant’s attainment of age 65, or (ii) the Participant’s attainment of age 55 and completion of ten (10) years of service. For this purpose, the Participant shall be credited with a year of service for each consecutive twelve-month period he is employed or in service during his period of employment or service with the Company. Employment or service shall not be deemed to be terminated or interrupted by a leave of absence, sick leave or vacation granted to the Participant by the Company. The Administrator shall have authority to determine if a Retirement has occurred.

3. Vesting .

(a) Subject to the Participant’s continued employment or service through the applicable vesting date, the Option shall vest and become exercisable at the time(s) set forth on the signature page hereto; provided, however, that vesting of all or a portion of the Shares subject to the Option may be accelerated pursuant to Sections 3(c) and (d). The Administrator shall have authority to determine if and to the extent that the Option shall have become vested in whole or in part.

 

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(b) If the Participant’s employment or service with the Company is terminated prior to the applicable vesting date for any reason other than a Qualifying Termination, Retirement or a termination for Cause, the vested portion, if any, of the Option shall remain exercisable for the period set forth in Section 4(a), and the unvested portion of the Option shall immediately terminate. If the Participant’s employment or service with the Company is terminated due to Retirement, the vested portion, if any, of the Option shall remain exercisable for the period set forth in Section 4(a), and the unvested portion shall continue to vest as if the Participant remained employed or in service. If the Participant’s employment or service with the Company is terminated for Cause, both the vested and unvested portions of the Option shall immediately terminate.

(c) Notwithstanding Sections 3(a) and (b) herein, if the Participant’s employment or service with the Company is terminated prior to the applicable vesting date due to a Qualifying Termination, then a pro-rata portion of the unvested Shares subject to the Option, determined as of the date of the Qualifying Termination in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(c), shall be deemed vested and exercisable. The pro-rata portion of the unvested Shares that shall be deemed vested and exercisable shall be determined by multiplying the total number of the unvested Shares subject to vesting on the applicable vesting date by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days from the Date of Grant through the date of the Qualifying Termination, and the denominator of which is the total number of calendar days in the period commencing on the Date of Grant and ending on the applicable vesting date. The remaining unvested Shares subject to the Option shall be forfeited as of the date of the Qualifying Termination. Following a Qualifying Termination, the use of the term “Shares subject to the Option” shall only include the vested portion of the Shares as determined pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change of Control prior to the applicable vesting date, the following shall apply:

(i) To the extent that the successor or surviving company in the Change of Control event does not assume or substitute for the Option (or in which the Company is the ultimate parent corporation and does not continue the Option) on substantially similar terms or with substantially equivalent economic benefits (as determined by the Administrator) as Options outstanding under the Plan immediately prior to the Change of Control event, the Option shall become fully vested and exercisable.

(ii) Further, in the event that the Option is substituted, assumed or continued as provided in Section 3(d)(i) herein, the Option will nonetheless become vested and exercisable if the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company and its Affiliates without Cause or by the Participant with Good Reason within six months before (in which case vesting shall not occur until the effective date of the Change of Control) or one year (or such other period after a Change of Control as may be stated in a Participant’s employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement, if applicable) after the effective date of a Change of Control (in which case vesting shall occur as of the Participant’s Termination Date).

 

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4. Exercise of Option .

(a) Period of Exercise . To the extent vested and exercisable (as determined in accordance with Section 3 herein) and subject to the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, the Participant may exercise the Option at any time prior to the earlier of (i) the fifth anniversary of the date the Participant’s employment or service is terminated; or (ii) the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant.

(b) Method of Exercise . Subject to Sections 3 and 4(a), the Option may be exercised by delivering to the Company at its principal office written notice of intent to so exercise; provided that, the Option may be exercised with respect to whole Shares only. Such notice shall specify the number of shares to be purchased pursuant to an Option and the aggregate purchase price to be paid therefor and shall be accompanied by payment of such purchase price. The payment of the Option Price may be made (i) in cash or by cash equivalent; and, except where prohibited by the Administrator or Applicable Law (and subject to such terms and conditions as may be established by the Administrator), payment may also be made (ii) by delivery (by either actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant for such time period, if any, as may be determined by the Administrator; (iii) by shares of Common Stock withheld upon exercise; (iv) by delivery of written notice of exercise to the Company and delivery to a broker of written notice of exercise and irrevocable instructions to promptly deliver to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the Option Price; or (v) by any combination of the foregoing methods.

Participant shall not have any rights to dividends or other rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to an Option until the Participant has given written notice of exercise of the Option, paid in full for such Shares and, if applicable, has satisfied any other conditions imposed by the Administrator pursuant to the Plan, and such Shares have been issued.

(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, the Option may not be exercised prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of the Option or the Shares under any Applicable Law (including, but not limited to, the requirements of the Securities Act) that the Administrator shall in its sole discretion determine to be necessary or advisable.

(ii) Upon the Company’s determination that the Option has been validly exercised as to any of the Shares, the Company shall issue certificates in the Participant’s name for such Shares. However, the Company shall not be liable to the Participant for damages relating to any delays in issuing the certificates to him, any loss of the certificates, or any mistakes or errors in the issuance of the certificates or in the certificates themselves. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuance of Shares may, in the Company’s discretion, be effected on a non-certificated basis, to the extent permitted under the Plan.

(iii) In the event of the Participant’s death, to the extent vested and exercisable at the time of Participant’s death or thereafter, the Option shall be exercisable by the Participant’s executor or administrator, or the person or persons to whom the Participant’s rights under this Agreement shall pass by will or by the laws of descent and distribution as the case may be, to the extent set forth in Sections 3 and 4(a) above. Any heir or legatee of the Participant shall take rights herein granted subject to the terms and conditions hereof.

 

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5. No Right to Continued Employment or Service; No Right to Further Awards.

Neither the Plan nor this Agreement nor any other action related to the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement, all rights of the Participant with respect to the Option shall terminate on the Participant’s Termination Date. The grant of the Option does not create any obligation to grant further awards.

6. Legend on Certificates .

The Shares purchased by exercise of the Option shall be subject to the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares are listed and any other Applicable Law, and the Administrator may cause a legend or legends to be put on any certificates for such Shares to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

7. Transferability .

The Option may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate; provided that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance. No such permitted transfer of the Option to heirs or legatees of the Participant shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Administrator shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and a copy of such evidence as the Administrator may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee or transferees of the terms and conditions hereof. During the Participant’s lifetime, the Option is exercisable only by the Participant.

8. Withholding .

(a) The Participant may be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate, and the Company shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold (including from payroll or any other amounts payable to the Participant), any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the Option, its exercise or any payment or transfer under or with respect to the Option and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Administrator to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes; provided, however, that no amounts shall be withheld in excess of the Company’s statutory minimum withholding liability. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent permitted by the Administrator, the Participant may satisfy, in whole or in part, the foregoing withholding liability by delivery of shares of Common Stock held by the Participant (which are fully vested and not subject to any

 

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pledge or other security interest) or by having the Company withhold from the number of Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant hereunder Shares with a Fair Market Value not in excess of the statutory minimum withholding liability. The Participant further agrees to make adequate provision for any sums required to satisfy all applicable federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company which may arise in connection with the Option.

(b) The Participant acknowledges that the Company has made no warranties or representations to the Participant with respect to the tax consequences (including but not limited to income tax consequences) with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Participant is in no manner relying on the Company or its representatives for an assessment of such tax consequences. The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option and/or the acquisition or disposition of the Shares subject to the Option and that he has been advised that he should consult with his own attorney, accountant and/or tax advisor regarding the decision to enter into this Agreement and the consequences thereof. The Participant also acknowledges that the Company has no responsibility to take or refrain from taking any actions in order to achieve a certain tax result for the Participant.

9. Compliance with Applicable Law .

Upon the acquisition of any Shares pursuant to the exercise of the Option, the Participant will make or enter into such written representations, warranties and agreements as the Administrator may reasonably request in order to comply with applicable securities laws or with this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to issue, deliver or transfer Shares, to make any other distribution of benefits or to take any other action, unless such delivery, distribution or action is in compliance with Applicable Law (including but not limited to the requirements of the Securities Act).

10. Notices .

Any notice necessary under this Agreement shall be addressed to the Company in care of its Secretary at the principal executive office of the Company and to the Participant at the address appearing in the personnel records of the Company for the Participant or to either party at such other address as either party hereto may hereafter designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be deemed effective upon receipt thereof by the addressee.

11. Governing Law .

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware without regard to conflicts of laws, and in accordance with applicable federal laws of the United States. Any and all disputes between the Participant or any person claiming through him and the Company or any Affiliate relating to the Plan or this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of Greenville, South Carolina, or the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Greenville division, as appropriate.

 

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12. Option Subject to Plan .

By entering into this Agreement the Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Participant has received and read a copy of the Plan and Plan prospectus. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Option is subject to the Plan. The terms and provisions of the Plan, as they may be amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any express term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail, unless the Administrator determines otherwise.

13. Signature in Counterparts .

This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

14. Amendment; Waiver; Superseding Effect .

This Agreement may be modified or amended as provided in the Plan. The waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the Participant shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the Participant. The Agreement supersedes any statements, representations or agreements of the Company with respect to the grant of the Option or any related rights, and the Participant hereby waives any rights or claims related to any such statements, representations or agreements.

15. Recoupment and Forfeiture .

As a condition to receiving the Option, the Participant agrees that he shall abide by the Company’s Compensation Recovery Policy and Stock Ownership and Retention Policy (including but not limited to such policy’s stock retention requirements) and/or other policies adopted by the Company or an Affiliate, each as in effect from time to time and to the extent applicable to the Participant. Further, the Participant shall be subject to such compensation recovery, recoupment, forfeiture or other similar provisions as may apply under Applicable Law.

16. Administration.

The authority to construe and interpret this Agreement and the Plan, and to administer all aspects of the Plan, shall be vested in the Administrator, and the Administrator shall have all powers with respect to this Agreement as are provided in the Plan, including but not limited to the sole authority to determine whether and to what degree the Option is earned and vested. Any interpretation of this Agreement by the Administrator and any decision made by it with respect to this Agreement is final and binding.

17. Severability.

The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Agreement, and the Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

 

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18. Right of Offset .

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, the Company may at any time (subject to any Code Section 409A considerations) reduce the amount of any payment or benefit otherwise payable to or on behalf of the Participant by the amount of any obligation of the Participant to the Company or an Affiliate that is or becomes due and payable, and, by entering into this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed to have consented to such reduction.

[Signatures on next page.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be effective as of the day and year first above written.

 

Date of Grant: [                                         ]
Shares Subject to Option: [                                         ]
Option Price per Share: [                                         ]
Vesting Date(s): [                                         ]

 

Participant:
 
Printed Name: [                    ]
Regional Management Corp.
By:  
Name:  
Its:  

 

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Exhibit 10.4

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.

2015 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

PERFORMANCE-CONTINGENT

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

THIS PERFORMANCE-CONTINGENT RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made effective as of the date set forth on the signature page hereto (hereinafter called the “ Date of Grant ”), between Regional Management Corp., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “ Company ”), and the individual set forth on the signature page hereto (hereinafter called the “ Participant ”), pursuant to the Regional Management Corp. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as it may be amended and/or restated (the “ Plan ”), which Plan is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Agreement.

 

1. Grant of Award.

The Company hereby grants to the Participant a Restricted Stock Unit Award in the form of an Award of performance-based and service-based restricted stock units (the “ Award ”), which represents a contingent right to acquire shares of Common Stock (the “ Shares ”). For the purposes herein, the Shares subject to the Award are units that will be reflected in a book account maintained by the Company and that will be settled in shares of Common Stock if and only to the extent permitted under the Plan and this Agreement. Prior to issuance of any shares of Common Stock, the Award shall represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the Company’s general assets. The Award is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, including the provisions set forth on the signature page hereto and Schedule A, which is attached hereto and expressly made a part of this Agreement.

 

2. Definitions.

Whenever the following terms are used in this Agreement, they shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan.

(a) Cause . “Cause” shall mean a Participant’s termination of employment or service resulting from the Participant’s (i) termination for “Cause” as defined under the Participant’s employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, if any, or (ii) if the Participant has not entered into any such agreement (or, if any such agreement does not define “Cause”), then “Cause” shall mean: (A) the Participant’s engagement in misconduct which is materially injurious to the Company or its Affiliates, (B) the Participant’s continued refusal to substantially perform his duties to the Company, (C) the Participant’s repeated dishonesty in the performance of his duties to the Company, (D) the Participant’s commission of an act or acts constituting any (x) fraud against, or misappropriation or embezzlement from, the Company or any of its Affiliates, (y) crime involving moral turpitude, or (z) offense that could result in a jail sentence of at least one year or (E) the Participant’s material breach of any confidentiality, non-solicitation or non-competition covenant entered into between the Participant and the Company. The determination of “Cause” shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final and conclusive. Without in any way limiting


the effect of the foregoing, for purposes of the Plan and this Agreement, a Participant’s employment or service shall also be deemed to have terminated for Cause if, after the Participant’s employment or service has terminated, facts and circumstances are discovered that would have justified, in the opinion of the Administrator, a termination for Cause.

(b) Good Reason . “Good Reason” shall mean (i) “Good Reason” as defined under the Participant’s employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, if any, or (ii) if the Participant has not entered into any agreement (or, if any such agreement does not define “Good Reason”), then, a “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following without the Participant’s consent: (A) with respect to Employees or Consultants, a change caused by the Company in the Participant’s duties and responsibilities which is materially inconsistent with the Participant’s position at the Company, or a material reduction in the Participant’s annual base salary (excluding any reduction in the Participant’s salary that is part of a plan to reduce salaries of comparably situated employees of the Company generally); and (B) with respect to Directors, the Participant’s ceasing to serve as a Director, or, if the Company is not the surviving Company in a Change of Control event, a member of the board of directors of the surviving entity, in either case, due to the Participant’s failure to be nominated to serve as a director of such entity or the Participant’s failure to be elected to serve as a director of such entity, but not due to the Participant’s decision not to continue service on the Board of Directors of the Company or the board of directors of the surviving entity, as the case may be; provided that, in any case, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing subparts (i) or (ii), the Participant shall only have “Good Reason” to terminate employment or service following the applicable entity’s failure to remedy the act which is alleged to constitute “Good Reason” within thirty (30) days following such entity’s receipt of written notice from the Participant specifying such act, so long as such notice is provided within sixty (60) days after such event has first occurred. The determination of “Good Reason” shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final and conclusive.

(c) Qualifying Termination . “Qualifying Termination” shall mean the termination of employment or service (i) as a result of the Participant’s death, Disability or Retirement, (ii) by the Company and its Affiliates without Cause, or (iii) by the Participant with Good Reason.

(d) Retirement . “Retirement” shall have the meaning given in an employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement, if any, to which the Participant is a party, or, if there is no such agreement (or if such agreement does not define “Retirement”), then “Retirement” shall mean the termination of employment or service by the Participant on or after (i) the Participant’s attainment of age 65, or (ii) the Participant’s attainment of age 55 and completion of ten (10) years of service. For this purpose, the Participant shall be credited with a year of service for each consecutive twelve-month period he is employed or in service during his period of employment or service with the Company. Employment or service shall not be deemed to be terminated or interrupted by a leave of absence, sick leave or vacation granted to the Participant by the Company. The Administrator shall have authority to determine if a Retirement has occurred.

 

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3. Vesting; Forfeiture.

(a) The actual number of Shares, if any, that may be earned and vested during the Performance Period will be determined by the Administrator following the end of the Performance Period based on attainment of the Performance Goals, as set forth on the signature page hereto and as provided in Schedule A; provided, however, that (except as otherwise provided in Section 3), the Award shall not vest, in whole or in part, and the Participant shall not be entitled to any Shares, unless the Participant remains employed or in service from the Date of Grant until the Vesting Date (as defined on the signature page hereto). The Administrator has authority to determine whether and to what degree the Award shall be deemed earned and vested.

(b) If the Participant’s employment or service with the Company is terminated during the Performance Period for any reason other than a Qualifying Termination (including but not limited to a termination for Cause), the Award shall immediately terminate and the Participant shall have no rights with respect to the Award or the Shares underlying the Award.

(c) Notwithstanding Sections 3(a) and (b) herein, if the Participant’s employment or service with the Company is terminated during the Performance Period due to a Qualifying Termination, then a pro-rata portion of the Award, determined as of the date of the Qualifying Termination in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and Schedule A, shall be eligible to be earned and vested based on attainment of the Performance Goals during the Performance Period as specified in this Agreement and in Schedule A as if the Participant’s employment or service had not terminated.

(d) Notwithstanding Sections 3(a) and (b) herein, in the event a Change of Control occurs during the Performance Period, the Award shall be deemed earned and vested as follows:

(i) To the extent that the successor or surviving company in the Change of Control event does not assume or substitute for the Award (or in which the Company is the ultimate parent corporation and does not continue the Award) on substantially similar terms or with substantially equivalent economic benefits (as determined by the Administrator) as Awards outstanding under the Plan immediately prior to the Change of Control event, the Award shall be deemed earned and vested as if the Target Performance Goal for the Performance Period had been met as of the date of the Change of Control.

(ii) Further, in the event that the Award is substituted, assumed or continued as provided in Section 3(d)(i) herein, the Award will nonetheless become earned and vested if the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company and its Affiliates without Cause or by the Participant with Good Reason within six months before (in which case the Award shall be deemed earned and vested as if the Target Performance Goal for the Performance Period had been met as of the effective date of the Change of Control) or one year (or such other period after a Change of Control as may be stated in a Participant’s employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement, if applicable) after the effective date of a Change of Control (in which case the Award shall be deemed earned and vested as if the Target Performance Goal for the Performance Period had been met as of the Participant’s Termination Date).

 

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4. Settlement of Award; Delivery of Shares.

(a) No certificate or certificates for Shares shall be issued at the time of grant of the Award. A certificate or certificates for the Shares underlying the Award (or, in the case of uncertificated Shares, other written evidence of ownership in accordance with Applicable Law) shall be issued in the name of the Participant (or his beneficiary) only in the event, and to the extent, that the Award has vested and been earned in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, including Schedule A. Any Shares or other benefits payable pursuant to the Award shall, upon vesting of the Award, be distributed to the Participant (or his beneficiary) within 70 days following the Vesting Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following provisions shall apply: (a) any distributions as a result of a Change of Control as provided in Section 3(d)(i) shall be paid within 70 days following the date of the Change of Control; and (b) any distributions due to termination of employment or service following a Change of Control as provided in Section 3(d)(ii) shall be paid within 70 days following the Participant’s Termination Date. If the 70-day period described herein begins in one calendar year and ends in another, the Participant (or his beneficiary) shall not have the right to designate the calendar year of the payment (except as otherwise provided below with respect to a delay in payments if the Participant is a “specified employee”). Further, if calculation of the amount of the payment is not administratively practicable due to events beyond the control of the Participant (or his beneficiary), the payment will be treated as made within the applicable 70-day time period specified herein if the payment is made during the first taxable year of the Participant in which the calculation of the amount of the payment is administratively practicable or otherwise in accordance with Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is or may be a “specified employee” (as defined under Code Section 409A), and the distribution is considered deferred compensation under Code Section 409A, then such distribution if made due to separation from service shall be subject to delay as provided in Section 20 of the Plan (or any successor provision thereto).

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4(b), the Participant shall not be deemed to be the holder of any Shares subject to the Award and shall not have any dividend rights, voting rights or other rights as a stockholder unless and until (and only to the extent that) the Award has vested and certificates for such Shares have been issued to him (or, in the case of uncertificated shares, other written evidence of ownership in accordance with Applicable Law shall have been provided). As of any date that the Company pays an ordinary cash dividend on its common stock, the Company shall credit to the Participant’s book account a dollar amount equal to (i) the per share cash dividend paid by the Company on its common stock on such date, multiplied by (ii) that number of Shares equal to the number of Target Units set forth on the signature page hereto (a “Dividend Equivalent Right”). Any Dividend Equivalent Rights credited pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(b) shall be subject to the same vesting, Performance Goals, payment and other terms, conditions and restrictions as the Shares subject to the Award (and, for clarification, shall not be paid unless and until the corresponding portion of the Shares subject to the Award have been earned and vested); provided, however, that the amount of any Dividend Equivalent Rights that become earned and vested pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and Schedule A shall be paid in cash.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, no Shares shall be distributable upon vesting of the Award prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of the Award or the Shares under any Applicable Law (including, but not limited to, the requirements of the Securities Act) that the Administrator shall in its sole discretion determine to be necessary or advisable.

 

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(d) The Company shall not be liable to the Participant for damages relating to any delays in issuing the certificates to him (subject to any Code Section 409A requirements), any loss of the certificates, or any mistakes or errors in the issuance of the certificates or in the certificates themselves. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuance of Shares may, in the Company’s discretion, be effected on a non-certificated basis, to the extent permitted under the Plan.

(e) The Award, if vested in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall be payable in whole Shares. The total number of Shares that may be acquired upon vesting of the Award (or portion thereof) shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share.

 

5. No Right to Continued Employment or Service; No Right to Further Awards.

Neither the Plan nor this Agreement nor any other action related to the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement, all rights of the Participant with respect to the unvested portion of the Award shall terminate on the Participant’s Termination Date. The grant of the Award does not create any obligation to grant further awards.

 

6. Legend on Certificates.

The Shares acquired upon vesting of the Award shall be subject to the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares are listed and any other Applicable Law, and the Administrator may cause a legend or legends to be put on any certificates for such Shares to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

 

7. Transferability.

The Award may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate; provided that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance. No such permitted transfer of the Award to heirs or legatees of the Participant shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Administrator shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and a copy of such evidence as the Administrator may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee or transferees of the terms and conditions hereof.

 

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8. Withholding; Tax Consequences.

(a) The Participant may be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate, and the Company shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold (including from payroll or any other amounts payable to the Participant), any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the Award, its vesting or any payment or transfer under or with respect to the Award and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Administrator to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes; provided, however, that no amounts shall be withheld in excess of the Company’s statutory minimum withholding liability. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent permitted by the Administrator, the Participant may satisfy, in whole or in part, the foregoing withholding liability by delivery of shares of Common Stock held by the Participant (which are fully vested and not subject to any pledge or other security interest) or by having the Company withhold from the number of Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant hereunder Shares with a Fair Market Value not in excess of the statutory minimum withholding liability. The Participant further agrees to make adequate provision for any sums required to satisfy all applicable federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company which may arise in connection with the Award.

(b) The Participant acknowledges that the Company has made no warranties or representations to the Participant with respect to the tax consequences (including but not limited to income tax consequences) with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Participant is in no manner relying on the Company or its representatives for an assessment of such tax consequences. The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the grant or vesting of the Award and/or the acquisition or disposition of the Shares subject to the Award and that he has been advised that he should consult with his own attorney, accountant and/or tax advisor regarding the decision to enter into this Agreement and the consequences thereof. The Participant also acknowledges that the Company has no responsibility to take or refrain from taking any actions in order to achieve a certain tax result for the Participant.

 

9. Compliance with Applicable Law.

Upon the acquisition of any Shares pursuant to the vesting of the Award, the Participant will make or enter into such written representations, warranties and agreements as the Administrator may reasonably request in order to comply with Applicable Law or with the Plan or this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to issue, deliver or transfer Shares, to make any other distribution of benefits or to take any other action, unless such delivery, distribution or action is in compliance with Applicable Law (including but not limited to the requirements of the Securities Act).

 

10. Notices.

Any notice necessary under this Agreement shall be addressed to the Company in care of its Secretary at the principal executive office of the Company and to the Participant at the address appearing in the personnel records of the Company for the Participant or to either party at such other address as either party hereto may hereafter designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be deemed effective upon receipt thereof by the addressee.

 

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11. Governing Law.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware without regard to conflicts of laws, and in accordance with applicable federal laws of the United States. Any and all disputes between the Participant or any person claiming through him and the Company or any Affiliate relating to the Plan or this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of Greenville, South Carolina, or the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Greenville division, as appropriate.

 

12. Award Subject to Plan.

By entering into this Agreement, the Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Participant has received and read a copy of the Plan and Plan prospectus. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Award is subject to the Plan. The terms and provisions of the Plan, as they may be amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any express term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail, unless the Administrator determines otherwise.

 

13. Signature in Counterparts.

This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

14. Amendment; Waiver; Superseding Effect.

This Agreement may be modified or amended as provided in the Plan. The waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the Participant shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the Participant. The Agreement supersedes any statements, representations or agreements of the Company with respect to the grant of the Award or any related rights, and the Participant hereby waives any rights or claims related to any such statements, representations or agreements.

 

15. Recoupment and Forfeiture.

As a condition to receiving the Award, the Participant agrees that he shall abide by the Company’s Compensation Recovery Policy and Stock Ownership and Retention Policy (including but not limited to such policy’s stock retention requirements) and/or other policies adopted by the Company or an Affiliate, each as in effect from time to time and to the extent applicable to the Participant. Further, the Participant shall be subject to such compensation recovery, recoupment, forfeiture or other similar provisions as may apply under Applicable Law.

 

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16. Administration.

The authority to construe and interpret this Agreement and the Plan, and to administer all aspects of the Plan, shall be vested in the Administrator, and the Administrator shall have all powers with respect to this Agreement as are provided in the Plan, including but not limited to the sole authority to determine whether and to what degree the Award is earned and vested. Any interpretation of this Agreement by the Administrator and any decision made by it with respect to this Agreement is final and binding.

 

17. Severability.

The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Agreement, and the Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

 

18. Right of Offset.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, the Company may at any time (subject to any Code Section 409A considerations) reduce the amount of any payment or benefit otherwise payable to or on behalf of the Participant by the amount of any obligation of the Participant to the Company or an Affiliate that is or becomes due and payable, and, by entering into this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed to have consented to such reduction.

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SIGNATURE PAGE TO PERFORMANCE-CONTINGENT

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be effective as of the Date of Grant specified below.

 

Date of Grant: [                    ]
Performance Period: [                    , 20     to                     , 20    .]
The actual number of Shares, if any, subject to the Award that may be earned shall be determined based on the attainment of the performance goals specified in Schedule A, as determined by the Administrator following the end of the Performance Period; provided, however, that except as provided herein, no Shares shall vest and be issuable to the Participant unless the Participant is continuously employed by or in service with the Company from the Date of Grant until the Vesting Date and the provisions of Section 1 of Schedule A are met.
Number of Target Units: The aggregate target number of restricted stock units for the Performance Period is [                    ] (the “Target Units”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Participant’s Employment with the Company is terminated due to a Qualifying Termination, then a pro-rata portion of the Target Units may be earned and vested in accordance with this Agreement and Schedule A. The pro-rata portion that may be earned and vested shall be determined by multiplying the total number of the Target Units by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days from the first day of the Performance Period through the date of the Qualifying Termination, and the denominator of which is the total number of calendar days in the Performance Period. Following a Qualifying Termination, the use of the term “Target Units” shall mean the pro-rata portion of the Target Units as determined pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.
Vesting Date: [                    ]

 

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Number of Target Units Earned: [        ]% of the Target Units shall be eligible to be earned based on attainment of the Threshold Performance Goal for the Performance Period, subject to continued employment or service as provided herein except in the case of a Qualifying Termination.
[            ]% of the Target Units shall be eligible to be earned based on attainment of the Target Performance Goal for the Performance Period, subject to continued employment or service as provided herein except in the case of a Qualifying Termination.
[            ]% of the Target Units shall be eligible to be earned based on attainment of the Maximum Performance Goal for the Performance Period, subject to continued employment or service as provided herein except in the case of a Qualifying Termination.
One Share of the Company’s stock will be issued for each Target Unit earned and vested in accordance with this Agreement and Schedule A.

 

Participant:

 

Printed Name: [            ]
Regional Management Corp.
By:  
Name:  
Its:  

 

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Schedule A

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.

2015 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

PERFORMANCE-CONTINGENT

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

Schedule A sets forth the performance goals for the performance-based and service-based Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) under the Regional Management Corp. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as it may be amended and/or restated (the “Plan”), evidenced by the Performance-Contingent Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) to which it is attached. Capitalized terms not expressly defined in this Schedule A but defined in the Plan or the Agreement shall have the same definitions as in the Plan and/or the Agreement, as applicable.

1. Target Units; Vesting Terms : The aggregate target number of restricted stock units for the Performance Period is: [            ] (the “Target Units”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Participant’s employment or service with the Company is terminated due to a Qualifying Termination, then a pro-rata portion of the Target Units may be earned and vested in accordance with this Agreement and Schedule A. The pro-rata portion that may be earned and vested shall be determined by multiplying the total number of the Target Units by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days from the first day of the Performance Period through the date of the Qualifying Termination, and the denominator of which is the total number of calendar days in the Performance Period. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Award is subject to both continued service and performance requirements as follows:

(a) Threshold Performance Goal : [            ]% of the Target Units subject to the Award shall vest and be earned if (i) the Company’s [            ] meets or exceeds [            ] for the Performance Period (the “Threshold Performance Goal”), and (ii) the Participant is employed by or in service with the Company on the Vesting Date and has been continuously employed or in service since the Date of Grant. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, both the performance condition described in Section 1(a)(i) and the service condition described in Section 1(a)(ii) must be met in order for any of the Units to vest pursuant to this Section 1(a).

(b) Target Performance Goal : [            ]% of the Target Units subject to the Award shall vest and be earned if (i) [            ] meets or exceeds [            ] for the Performance Period (the “Target Performance Goal”), and (ii) the Participant is employed by or in service with by the Company on the Vesting Date and has been continuously employed or in service since the Date of Grant. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, both the performance condition described in Section 1(b)(i) and the service condition described in Section 1(b)(ii) must be met in order for any of the Units to vest pursuant to this Section 1(b).

(c) Maximum Performance Goal : [            ]% of the Target Units subject to the Award shall vest and be earned if (i) [            ] meets or exceeds [            ] for the Performance Period (the “Maximum Performance Goal”), and (ii) the Participant is

 

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employed by or in service with the Company on the Vesting Date and has been continuously employed or in service since the Date of Grant. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, both the performance condition described in Section 1(c)(i) and the service condition described in Section 1(c)(ii) must be met in order for any of the Units to vest pursuant to this Section 1(c).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Award shall not be deemed payable, in whole or in part, until both of the following events have occurred: (A) the completion of the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ending [            ], and (B) the Administrator’s written certification regarding if and to the extent the applicable performance goals have been met.

2. Definition : [Insert definition of performance criteria.]

3. Determination of Number of Target Units Earned; Additional Terms : The total number of Target Units that may be eligible to be earned under the Award is between [            ]% and [            ]% of the number of Target Units (as adjusted as provided herein in the case of a Qualifying Termination) based on attainment of [            ] for the Performance Period. If [            ] for the Performance Period is below the Threshold Performance Goal, no Target Units are earned for the Performance Period; if [            ] performance for the Performance Period is at the Threshold Performance Goal, [            ]% of the Target Units are earned for the Performance Period; if [            ] performance for the Performance Period is at the Target Performance Goal, [            ]% of the Target Units are earned for the Performance Period; if [            ] performance for the Performance Period is at the Maximum Performance Goal, [            ]% of the Target Units are earned for the Performance Period, subject in all cases, except in the case of a Qualifying Termination, to the Participant’s continued employment from the Date of Grant until the Vesting Date. As further clarification, the Target Units deemed earned for [            ] results between (A) the Threshold Performance Goal and the Target Performance Goal and (B) the Target Performance Goal and the Maximum Performance Goal will be calculated using linear interpolation.

 

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Exhibit 10.5

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.

2015 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

CASH-SETTLED PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

THIS CASH-SETTLED PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made effective as of the date set forth on the signature page hereto (hereinafter called the “ Date of Grant ”), between Regional Management Corp., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “ Company ”), and the individual set forth on the signature page hereto (hereinafter called the “ Participant ”), pursuant to the Regional Management Corp. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as it may be amended and/or restated (the “ Plan ”), which Plan is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Agreement.

 

1. Grant of Award.

The Company hereby grants to the Participant a Performance Award in the form of an Award of Performance Units (the “ Award ”), which represents a contingent right to receive a cash payment based on the value of the Award. The Participant shall not be deemed to be the holder of any shares of Common Stock related to the Award and shall not have any rights to dividends, voting rights or other rights of a stockholder with respect to the Performance Units. The Award is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, including the provisions set forth on the signature page hereto and Schedule A, which is attached hereto and expressly made a part of this Agreement.

 

2. Definitions.

Whenever the following terms are used in this Agreement, they shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan.

(a) Cause . “Cause” shall mean a Participant’s termination of employment or service resulting from the Participant’s (i) termination for “Cause” as defined under the Participant’s employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, if any, or (ii) if the Participant has not entered into any such agreement (or, if any such agreement does not define “Cause”), then “Cause” shall mean: (A) the Participant’s engagement in misconduct which is materially injurious to the Company or its Affiliates, (B) the Participant’s continued refusal to substantially perform his duties to the Company, (C) the Participant’s repeated dishonesty in the performance of his duties to the Company, (D) the Participant’s commission of an act or acts constituting any (x) fraud against, or misappropriation or embezzlement from, the Company or any of its Affiliates, (y) crime involving moral turpitude, or (z) offense that could result in a jail sentence of at least one year or (E) the Participant’s material breach of any confidentiality, non-solicitation or non-competition covenant entered into between the Participant and the Company. The determination of “Cause” shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final and conclusive. Without in any way limiting the effect of the foregoing, for purposes of the Plan and this Agreement, a Participant’s employment or service shall also be deemed to have terminated for Cause if, after the Participant’s employment or service has terminated, facts and circumstances are discovered that would have justified, in the opinion of the Administrator, a termination for Cause.


(b) Good Reason . “Good Reason” shall mean (i) “Good Reason” as defined under the Participant’s employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, if any, or (ii) if the Participant has not entered into any agreement (or, if any such agreement does not define “Good Reason”), then, a “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following without the Participant’s consent: (A) with respect to Employees or Consultants, a change caused by the Company in the Participant’s duties and responsibilities which is materially inconsistent with the Participant’s position at the Company, or a material reduction in the Participant’s annual base salary (excluding any reduction in the Participant’s salary that is part of a plan to reduce salaries of comparably situated employees of the Company generally); and (B) with respect to Directors, the Participant’s ceasing to serve as a Director, or, if the Company is not the surviving Company in a Change of Control event, a member of the board of directors of the surviving entity, in either case, due to the Participant’s failure to be nominated to serve as a director of such entity or the Participant’s failure to be elected to serve as a director of such entity, but not due to the Participant’s decision not to continue service on the Board of Directors of the Company or the board of directors of the surviving entity, as the case may be; provided that, in any case, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing subparts (i) or (ii), the Participant shall only have “Good Reason” to terminate employment or service following the applicable entity’s failure to remedy the act which is alleged to constitute “Good Reason” within thirty (30) days following such entity’s receipt of written notice from the Participant specifying such act, so long as such notice is provided within sixty (60) days after such event has first occurred. The determination of “Good Reason” shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final and conclusive.

(c) Qualifying Termination . “Qualifying Termination” shall mean the termination of employment or service (i) as a result of the Participant’s death, Disability or Retirement, (ii) by the Company and its Affiliates without Cause, or (iii) by the Participant with Good Reason.

(d) Retirement . “Retirement” shall have the meaning given in an employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement, if any, to which the Participant is a party, or, if there is no such agreement (or if such agreement does not define “Retirement”), then “Retirement” shall mean the termination of employment or service by the Participant on or after (i) the Participant’s attainment of age 65, or (ii) the Participant’s attainment of age 55 and completion of ten (10) years of service. For this purpose, the Participant shall be credited with a year of service for each consecutive twelve-month period he is employed or in service during his period of employment or service with the Company. Employment or service shall not be deemed to be terminated or interrupted by a leave of absence, sick leave or vacation granted to the Participant by the Company. The Administrator shall have authority to determine if a Retirement has occurred.

 

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3. Vesting; Forfeiture.

(a) The cash payment, if any, that may be earned and vested during the Performance Period pursuant to the Performance Units awarded under this Agreement will be determined by the Administrator following the end of the Performance Period based on attainment of the Performance Goals and the value of the Award, as set forth on the signature page hereto and as provided in Schedule A; provided, however, that (except as otherwise provided in Section 3), the Award shall not vest, in whole or in part, and the Participant shall not be entitled to receive a cash payment, unless the Participant remains employed or in service from the Date of Grant until the Vesting Date (as defined on the signature page hereto). The Administrator has authority to determine whether and to what degree the Award shall be deemed earned and vested.

(b) If the Participant’s employment or service with the Company is terminated during the Performance Period for any reason other than a Qualifying Termination (including but not limited to a termination for Cause), the Award shall immediately terminate and the Participant shall have no rights with respect to the Award or to receive any amounts with respect thereto.

(c) Notwithstanding Sections 3(a) and (b) herein, if the Participant’s employment or service with the Company is terminated during the Performance Period due to a Qualifying Termination, then a pro-rata portion of the Award, determined as of the date of the Qualifying Termination in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and Schedule A, shall be eligible to be earned and vested based on attainment of the Performance Goals during the Performance Period as specified in this Agreement and in Schedule A as if the Participant’s employment or service had not terminated.

(d) Notwithstanding Sections 3(a) and (b) herein, in the event a Change of Control occurs during the Performance Period, the Award shall be deemed earned and vested as follows:

(i) To the extent that the successor or surviving company in the Change of Control event does not assume or substitute for the Award (or in which the Company is the ultimate parent corporation and does not continue the Award) on substantially similar terms or with substantially equivalent economic benefits (as determined by the Administrator) as Awards outstanding under the Plan immediately prior to the Change of Control event, the Award shall be deemed earned and vested as if the Target Performance Goal for the Performance Period had been met as of the date of the Change of Control.

(ii) Further, in the event that the Award is substituted, assumed or continued as provided in Section 3(d)(i) herein, the Award will nonetheless become earned and vested if the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company and its Affiliates without Cause or by the Participant with Good Reason within six months before (in which case the Award shall be deemed earned and vested as if the Target Performance Goal for the Performance Period had been met as of the effective date of the Change of Control) or one year (or such other period after a Change of Control as may be stated in a Participant’s employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement, if applicable) after the effective date of a Change of Control (in which case the Award shall be deemed earned and vested as if the Target Performance Goal for the Performance Period had been met as of the Participant’s Termination Date).

 

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4. Settlement of the Award.

The settlement of the Award, if earned and vested, shall be made in cash unless the Administrator determines otherwise. A cash payment shall be made to the Participant (or his beneficiary) only in the event, and to the extent, that the Award has vested and been earned as provided in Section 3 and Schedule A. The amount payable pursuant to the Award shall, upon vesting of the Award, be distributed to the Participant (or his beneficiary) within 70 days following the Vesting Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following provisions shall apply: (a) any amounts payable as a result of a Change of Control as provided in Section 3(d)(i) shall be paid within 70 days following the date of the Change of Control; and (b) any amounts payable due to termination of employment or service following a Change of Control as provided in Section 3(d)(ii) shall be paid within 70 days following the Participant’s Termination Date. If the 70-day period described herein begins in one calendar year and ends in another, the Participant (or his beneficiary) shall not have the right to designate the calendar year of the payment (except as otherwise provided below with respect to a delay in payments if the Participant is a “specified employee”). Further, if calculation of the amount of the payment is not administratively practicable due to events beyond the control of the Participant (or his beneficiary), the payment will be treated as made within the applicable 70-day time period specified herein if the payment is made during the first taxable year of the Participant in which the calculation of the amount of the payment is administratively practicable or otherwise in accordance with Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is or may be a “specified employee” (as defined under Code Section 409A), and the distribution is considered deferred compensation under Code Section 409A, then such distribution if made due to separation from service shall be subject to delay as provided in Section 20 of the Plan (or any successor provision thereto).

 

5. No Right to Continued Employment or Service; No Right to Further Awards.

Neither the Plan nor this Agreement nor any other action related to the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement, all rights of the Participant with respect to the unvested portion of the Award shall terminate on the Participant’s Termination Date. The grant of the Award does not create any obligation to grant further awards.

 

6. Transferability.

The Award may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate; provided that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance. No such permitted transfer of the Award to heirs or legatees of the Participant shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Administrator shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and a copy of such evidence as the Administrator may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee or transferees of the terms and conditions hereof.

 

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7. Withholding; Tax Consequences.

(a) The Participant may be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate, and the Company shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold (including from payroll or any other amounts payable to the Participant), any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the Award, its vesting or any payment or transfer under or with respect to the Award and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Administrator to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes; provided, however, that no amounts shall be withheld in excess of the Company’s statutory minimum withholding liability. The Participant further agrees to make adequate provision for any sums required to satisfy all applicable federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company which may arise in connection with the Award.

(b) The Participant acknowledges that the Company has made no warranties or representations to the Participant with respect to the tax consequences (including but not limited to income tax consequences) with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Participant is in no manner relying on the Company or its representatives for an assessment of such tax consequences. The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the grant or settlement of the Award and that he has been advised that he should consult with his own attorney, accountant and/or tax advisor regarding the decision to enter into this Agreement and the consequences thereof. The Participant also acknowledges that the Company has no responsibility to take or refrain from taking any actions in order to achieve a certain tax result for the Participant.

 

8. Notices.

Any notice necessary under this Agreement shall be addressed to the Company in care of its Secretary at the principal executive office of the Company and to the Participant at the address appearing in the personnel records of the Company for the Participant or to either party at such other address as either party hereto may hereafter designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be deemed effective upon receipt thereof by the addressee.

 

9. Governing Law.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware without regard to conflicts of laws, and in accordance with applicable federal laws of the United States. Any and all disputes between the Participant or any person claiming through him and the Company or any Affiliate relating to the Plan or this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of Greenville, South Carolina, or the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Greenville division, as appropriate.

 

10. Award Subject to Plan.

By entering into this Agreement, the Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Participant has received and read a copy of the Plan and Plan prospectus. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Award is subject to the Plan. The terms and provisions of the Plan, as they may be amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any express term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail, unless the Administrator determines otherwise.

 

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11. Signature in Counterparts.

This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

12. Amendment; Waiver; Superseding Effect.

This Agreement may be modified or amended as provided in the Plan. The waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the Participant shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the Participant. The Agreement supersedes any statements, representations or agreements of the Company with respect to the grant of the Award or any related rights, and the Participant hereby waives any rights or claims related to any such statements, representations or agreements.

 

13. Recoupment and Forfeiture.

As a condition to receiving the Award, the Participant agrees that he shall abide by the Company’s Compensation Recovery Policy and Stock Ownership and Retention Policy (including but not limited to such policy’s stock retention requirements) and/or other policies adopted by the Company or an Affiliate, each as in effect from time to time and to the extent applicable to the Participant. Further, the Participant shall be subject to such compensation recovery, recoupment, forfeiture or other similar provisions as may apply under Applicable Law.

 

14. Administration.

The authority to construe and interpret this Agreement and the Plan, and to administer all aspects of the Plan, shall be vested in the Administrator, and the Administrator shall have all powers with respect to this Agreement as are provided in the Plan, including but not limited to the sole authority to determine whether and to what degree the Award is earned and vested. Any interpretation of this Agreement by the Administrator and any decision made by it with respect to this Agreement is final and binding.

 

15. Severability.

The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Agreement, and the Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

 

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16. Right of Offset.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, the Company may at any time (subject to any Code Section 409A considerations) reduce the amount of any payment or benefit otherwise payable to or on behalf of the Participant by the amount of any obligation of the Participant to the Company or an Affiliate that is or becomes due and payable, and, by entering into this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed to have consented to such reduction.

[Signature Page to Follow]

 

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SIGNATURE PAGE TO CASH-SETTLED PERFORMANCE UNIT

AWARD AGREEMENT

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be effective as of the Date of Grant specified below.

 

Date of Grant: [                    ]
Performance Period: [                    , 20     to                     , 20    .]
The value of each Performance Unit subject to the Award that may be earned shall be determined based on the attainment of the performance goals specified in Schedule A, as determined by the Administrator following the end of the Performance Period; provided, however, that except as provided herein, no Performance Units shall vest and no amounts shall be payable to the Participant unless the Participant is continuously employed by or in service with the Company from the Date of Grant until the Vesting Date and the provisions of Section 1 of Schedule A are met.
Vesting Date: [                    ]
Number of Performance Units: The number of Performance Units is [                    ]. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Participant’s employment or service with the Company is terminated due to a Qualifying Termination, then a pro-rata portion of the Performance Units may be earned and vested in accordance with this Agreement and Schedule A. The pro-rata portion that may be earned and vested shall be determined by multiplying the total number of the Performance Units by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days from the first day of the Performance Period through the date of the Qualifying Termination, and the denominator of which is the total number of calendar days in the Performance Period. Following a Qualifying Termination, the use of the term “Performance Units” shall mean the pro-rata portion of the Performance Units as determined pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

 

 

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Value of Each Performance Unit: The target value per Performance Unit for the Performance Period is [            ] (the “Target Value”).
The value of each Performance Unit shall be equal to [            ]% of the Target Value based on attainment of the Threshold Performance Goal for the Performance Period, subject to continued employment or service as provided herein except in the case of a Qualifying Termination.
The value of each Performance Unit shall be equal to [            ]% of the Target Value based on attainment of the Target Performance Goal for the Performance Period, subject to continued employment or service as provided herein except in the case of a Qualifying Termination.
The value of each Performance Unit shall be equal to [            ]% of the Target Value based on attainment of the Maximum Performance Goal for the Performance Period, subject to continued employment or service as provided herein except in the case of a Qualifying Termination.

 

Participant:

 

Printed Name: [                    ]
Regional Management Corp.
By:  
Name:  
Its:  

 

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Schedule A

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.

2015 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

CASH-SETTLED PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

Schedule A sets forth the performance goals for the Cash-Settled Performance Unit Award (the “Award”) under the Regional Management Corp. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as it may be amended and/or restated (the “Plan”), evidenced by the Cash-Settled Performance Unit Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) to which it is attached. Capitalized terms not expressly defined in this Schedule A but defined in the Plan or the Agreement shall have the same definitions as in the Plan and/or the Agreement, as applicable.

1. Target Value of Performance Units : The target value per Performance Unit for the Performance Period is [            ] (the “Target Value”). The actual value, if any, of the Award is subject to performance requirements as follows:

(a) Threshold Performance Goal : The value of each Performance Unit shall be equal to [            ]% of the Target Value if [            ] meets or exceeds [            ] for the Performance Period (the “Threshold Performance Goal”). If [            ] for the Performance Period is below the Threshold Performance Goal, the value of the Performance Units is zero for the Performance Period.

(b) Target Performance Goal : The value of each Share shall be equal to [            ]% of the Target Value if [            ] meets or exceeds [            ] for the Performance Period (the “Target Performance Goal”).

(c) Maximum Performance Goal : The value of each Share shall be equal to [            ]% of the Target Value if [            ] meets or exceeds [            ] for the Performance Period (the “Maximum Performance Goal”).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Award shall not be deemed payable, in whole or in part, until both of the following events have occurred: (A) the completion of the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ending [            ] and (B) the Administrator’s written certification regarding if and to the extent the applicable performance goals have been met.

2. Definition : [Insert definition of performance criteria.]

3. Determination of Value of Performance Units Earned; Additional Terms : The value of each Performance Unit that may be eligible to be earned under the Award is between [            ]% and [            ]% of the Target Value based on attainment of [            ] for the Performance Period. If [            ] for the Performance Period is below the Threshold Performance Goal, the value of each Performance Unit shall be zero for the Performance Period; if [            ] for the Performance Period is at the Threshold Performance Goal, the value

 

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of each Performance Unit shall be equal to [            ]% of the Target Value; if [            ] for the Performance Period is at the Target Performance Goal, the value of each Performance Unit shall be equal to [            ]% of the Target Value; if [            ] for the Performance Period is at the Maximum Performance Goal, the value of each Performance Unit shall be equal to [            ]% of the Target Value. As further clarification, the value of each Performance Unit deemed earned for [            ] results between (A) the Threshold Performance Goal and the Target Performance Goal and (B) the Target Performance Goal and the Maximum Performance Goal will be calculated using linear interpolation.

4. Determination of Value of Earned Award . The value of the Award earned shall be determined pursuant to a two-step process: (i) first, the value of each Performance Unit shall be determined pursuant to this Schedule A based on the [            ] results for the Performance Period; and (ii) second, an amount shall be determined by multiplying the number of Performance Units granted to the Participant (as adjusted as provided herein in the case of a Qualifying Termination) by the value of each Performance Unit determined in (i), which amount shall be the “Earned Award Value.”

5. Vesting of the Award . Except as otherwise provided herein, the Participant shall be vested in the Earned Award Value if the Participant is employed by or in service with the Company on the Vesting Date and has been continuously employed or in service since the Date of Grant. If earned and vested, the Earned Award Value shall be settled in accordance with Section 4 of the Agreement.

 

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Exhibit 10.6

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.

2015 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”), is made effective as of the date set forth on the signature page hereto (hereinafter called the “ Date of Grant ”), between Regional Management Corp., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “ Company ”), and the individual set forth on the signature page hereto (hereinafter called the “ Participant ”), pursuant to the Regional Management Corp. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as it may be amended and/or restated (the “ Plan ”), which Plan is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Agreement.

 

1. Grant of Award.

The Company hereby grants to the Participant a Restricted Stock Award for shares of Common Stock (the “ Award ”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, for the number of shares of Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) set forth on the signature page hereto, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Plan.

 

2. Definitions.

Whenever the following terms are used in this Agreement, they shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan.

(a) Cause . “Cause” shall mean a Participant’s termination of employment or service resulting from the Participant’s (i) termination for “Cause” as defined under the Participant’s employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, if any, or (ii) if the Participant has not entered into any such agreement (or, if any such agreement does not define “Cause”), then “Cause” shall mean: (A) the Participant’s engagement in misconduct which is materially injurious to the Company or its Affiliates, (B) the Participant’s continued refusal to substantially perform his duties to the Company, (C) the Participant’s repeated dishonesty in the performance of his duties to the Company, (D) the Participant’s commission of an act or acts constituting any (x) fraud against, or misappropriation or embezzlement from, the Company or any of its Affiliates, (y) crime involving moral turpitude, or (z) offense that could result in a jail sentence of at least one year or (E) the Participant’s material breach of any confidentiality, non-solicitation or non-competition covenant entered into between the Participant and the Company. The determination of “Cause” shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final and conclusive. Without in any way limiting the effect of the foregoing, for purposes of the Plan and this Agreement, a Participant’s employment or service shall also be deemed to have terminated for Cause if, after the Participant’s employment or service has terminated, facts and circumstances are discovered that would have justified, in the opinion of the Administrator, a termination for Cause.


(b) Good Reason . “Good Reason” shall mean (i) “Good Reason” as defined under the Participant’s employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, if any, or (ii) if the Participant has not entered into any agreement (or, if any such agreement does not define “Good Reason”), then, a “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following without the Participant’s consent: (A) with respect to Employees or Consultants, a change caused by the Company in the Participant’s duties and responsibilities which is materially inconsistent with the Participant’s position at the Company, or a material reduction in the Participant’s annual base salary (excluding any reduction in the Participant’s salary that is part of a plan to reduce salaries of comparably situated employees of the Company generally); and (B) with respect to Directors, the Participant’s ceasing to serve as a Director, or, if the Company is not the surviving Company in a Change of Control event, a member of the board of directors of the surviving entity, in either case, due to the Participant’s failure to be nominated to serve as a director of such entity or the Participant’s failure to be elected to serve as a director of such entity, but not due to the Participant’s decision not to continue service on the Board of Directors of the Company or the board of directors of the surviving entity, as the case may be; provided that, in any case, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing subparts (i) or (ii), the Participant shall only have “Good Reason” to terminate employment or service following the applicable entity’s failure to remedy the act which is alleged to constitute “Good Reason” within thirty (30) days following such entity’s receipt of written notice from the Participant specifying such act, so long as such notice is provided within sixty (60) days after such event has first occurred. The determination of “Good Reason” shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final and conclusive.

(c) Qualifying Termination . “Qualifying Termination” shall mean, with respect to Employees and Consultants, the termination of employment or service (i) as a result of the Participant’s death or Disability, (ii) by the Company and its Affiliates without Cause, or (iii) by the Participant with Good Reason.

 

3. Vesting; Forfeiture.

(a) Subject to the Participant’s continued employment or service through the applicable vesting date and except as otherwise provided in this Section 3, the Award shall vest at the time(s) set forth on the signature page hereto. The Administrator has authority to determine whether and to what degree the Award shall be deemed vested.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 3(a) herein, with respect to Employees and Consultants, in the event that the Participant’s employment or service with the Company is terminated due to a Qualifying Termination, then a pro-rata portion of the Award, determined as of the date of the Qualifying Termination in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(b), shall be deemed vested. The pro-rata portion of the Award that shall be deemed vested shall be determined by multiplying the total number of the unvested Shares subject to vesting on the applicable vesting date, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days from the Date of Grant through the date of the Qualifying Termination, and the denominator of which is the total number of calendar days in the period commencing on the Date of Grant and ending on the applicable vesting date. The remaining unvested Shares subject to the Award shall be forfeited as of the date of the Qualifying Termination.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding Section 3(a) herein, with respect to Directors, in the event that the Participant’s employment or service with the Company is terminated due to death or Disability, then the Award shall, to the extent not then vested or previously forfeited or cancelled, become fully vested effective as of the Participant’s Termination Date.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 3(a) herein, in the event of a Change of Control, then the Award shall, to the extent not then vested or previously forfeited or cancelled, become vested as follows:

(i) To the extent that the successor or surviving company in the Change of Control event does not assume or substitute for the Award (or in which the Company is the ultimate parent corporation and does not continue the Award) on substantially similar terms or with substantially equivalent economic benefits (as determined by the Administrator) as Awards outstanding under the Plan immediately prior to the Change of Control event, the Award shall become fully vested as of the date of the Change of Control.

(ii) Further, in the event that the Award is substituted, assumed or continued as provided in Section 3(d)(i) herein, the Award will nonetheless become vested if the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company and its Affiliates without Cause or by the Participant with Good Reason within six months before (in which case vesting shall not occur until the effective date of the Change of Control) or one year (or such other period after a Change of Control as may be stated in a Participant’s employment, change in control, consulting or other similar agreement, if applicable) after the effective date of a Change of Control (in which case vesting shall occur as of the Participant’s Termination Date).

(e) If the Participant’s employment or service with the Company is terminated for any reason other than a Change of Control, a Qualifying Termination with respect to Employees and Consultants, or death or disability with respect to Directors as provided herein (including but not limited to a termination for Cause), the unvested portion of the Award shall immediately terminate and the Participant shall have no rights with respect to the Award or the Shares underlying the unvested portion of the Award.

 

4. Rights as a Stockholder; Settlement of Award.

(a) The Participant shall not have any rights to dividends, voting rights or other rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to an Award unless and until certificates for such shares have been issued to him (or other written evidence of ownership in accordance with Applicable Law has been provided). A certificate or certificates for Shares subject to the Award (or other written evidence of ownership) shall be issued in the name of the Participant as soon as practicable after the Award has been granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may (i) require that the Participant deliver certificates (or other written evidence of ownership) for the Shares to the Administrator or its designee to be held in escrow until the Award vests and is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (in which case the Shares will be promptly released to the Participant) or is forfeited (in which case the Shares will be returned to the Company without the payment of consideration therefor); and/or (ii) require that the Participant

 

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deliver to the Company a stock power or similar instrument, endorsed in blank, related to the Shares subject to the Award which are subject to forfeiture. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement, the Participant shall have all voting, dividend and other rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares following issuance of the certificate or certificates (or other written evidence of ownership) for the Shares; provided, however, that if any dividends are declared and paid by the Company with respect to such Shares, such dividends shall be subject to the same vesting schedule, forfeiture terms and other restrictions as are applicable to the Shares upon which such dividends are paid.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, no Shares shall be distributable upon vesting of the Award prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of the Award or the Shares under any Applicable Law (including, but not limited to, the requirements of the Securities Act) that the Administrator shall in its sole discretion determine to be necessary or advisable.

(c) The Company shall not be liable to the Participant for damages relating to any delays in issuing the certificates to him (subject to any Code Section 409A requirements), any loss of the certificates, or any mistakes or errors in the issuance of the certificates or in the certificates themselves. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuance of Shares may, in the Company’s discretion, be effected on a non-certificated basis, to the extent permitted under the Plan.

(d) The Award, if vested in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall be payable in whole Shares. The total number of Shares that may be acquired upon vesting of the Award (or portion thereof) shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share.

 

5. No Right to Continued Employment or Service; No Right to Further Awards.

Neither the Plan nor this Agreement nor any other action related to the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement, all rights of the Participant with respect to the unvested portion of the Award shall terminate on the Participant’s Termination Date. The grant of the Award does not create any obligation to grant further awards.

 

6. Legend on Certificates.

The Shares acquired upon vesting of the Award shall be subject to the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares are listed and any other Applicable Law, and the Administrator may cause a legend or legends to be put on any certificates for such Shares to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

 

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7. Transferability.

The Award may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate; provided that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance. No such permitted transfer of the Award to heirs or legatees of the Participant shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Administrator shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and a copy of such evidence as the Administrator may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee or transferees of the terms and conditions hereof.

 

8. Withholding; Tax Consequences.

(a) The Participant may be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate, and the Company shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold (including from payroll or any other amounts payable to the Participant), any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the Award, its vesting or any payment or transfer under or with respect to the Award and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Administrator to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes; provided, however, that no amounts shall be withheld in excess of the Company’s statutory minimum withholding liability. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent permitted by the Administrator, the Participant may satisfy, in whole or in part, the foregoing withholding liability by delivery of shares of Common Stock held by the Participant (which are fully vested and not subject to any pledge or other security interest) or by having the Company withhold from the number of Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant hereunder Shares with a Fair Market Value not in excess of the statutory minimum withholding liability. The Participant further agrees to make adequate provision for any sums required to satisfy all applicable federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company which may arise in connection with the Award.

(b) The Participant acknowledges that the Company has made no warranties or representations to the Participant with respect to the tax consequences (including but not limited to income tax consequences) with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Participant is in no manner relying on the Company or its representatives for an assessment of such tax consequences. The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the grant or vesting of the Award and/or the acquisition or disposition of the Shares subject to the Award and that he has been advised that he should consult with his own attorney, accountant and/or tax advisor regarding the decision to enter into this Agreement and the consequences thereof. The Participant also acknowledges that the Company has no responsibility to take or refrain from taking any actions in order to achieve a certain tax result for the Participant.

 

9. Compliance with Applicable Law.

Upon the acquisition of any Shares pursuant to the vesting of the Award, the Participant will make or enter into such written representations, warranties and agreements as the Administrator may reasonably request in order to comply with Applicable Law or with the Plan or this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to issue, deliver or transfer Shares, to make any other distribution of benefits or to take any other action, unless such delivery, distribution or action is in compliance with Applicable Law (including but not limited to the requirements of the Securities Act).

 

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10. Notices.

Any notice necessary under this Agreement shall be addressed to the Company in care of its Secretary at the principal executive office of the Company and to the Participant at the address appearing in the personnel records of the Company for the Participant or to either party at such other address as either party hereto may hereafter designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be deemed effective upon receipt thereof by the addressee.

 

11. Governing Law.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware without regard to conflicts of laws, and in accordance with applicable federal laws of the United States. Any and all disputes between the Participant or any person claiming through him and the Company or any Affiliate relating to the Plan or this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of Greenville, South Carolina, or the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Greenville division, as appropriate.

 

12. Award Subject to Plan.

By entering into this Agreement, the Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Participant has received and read a copy of the Plan and Plan prospectus. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Award is subject to the Plan. The terms and provisions of the Plan, as they may be amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any express term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail, unless the Administrator determines otherwise.

 

13. Signature in Counterparts.

This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

14. Amendment; Waiver; Superseding Effect.

This Agreement may be modified or amended as provided in the Plan. The waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the Participant shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the Participant. The Agreement supersedes any statements, representations or agreements of the Company with respect to the grant of the Award or any related rights, and the Participant hereby waives any rights or claims related to any such statements, representations or agreements.

 

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15. Recoupment and Forfeiture.

As a condition to receiving the Award, the Participant agrees that he shall abide by the Company’s Compensation Recovery Policy and Stock Ownership and Retention Policy (including but not limited to such policy’s stock retention requirements) and/or other policies adopted by the Company or an Affiliate, each as in effect from time to time and to the extent applicable to the Participant. Further, the Participant shall be subject to such compensation recovery, recoupment, forfeiture or other similar provisions as may apply under Applicable Law.

 

16. Administration.

The authority to construe and interpret this Agreement and the Plan, and to administer all aspects of the Plan, shall be vested in the Administrator, and the Administrator shall have all powers with respect to this Agreement as are provided in the Plan, including but not limited to the sole authority to determine whether and to what degree the Award is earned and vested. Any interpretation of this Agreement by the Administrator and any decision made by it with respect to this Agreement is final and binding.

 

17. Severability.

The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Agreement, and the Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

 

18. Right of Offset.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, the Company may at any time (subject to any Code Section 409A considerations) reduce the amount of any payment or benefit otherwise payable to or on behalf of the Participant by the amount of any obligation of the Participant to the Company or an Affiliate that is or becomes due and payable, and, by entering into this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed to have consented to such reduction.

[Signature Page to Follow]

 

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SIGNATURE PAGE TO RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be effective as of the Date of Grant specified below.

Date of Grant: [                    ]

Shares Subject to Award: [                    ]

Vesting Date(s): [                    ]

 

Participant:

 

Printed Name: [                        ]
Regional Management Corp.
By:

 

Name:

 

Its:

 

 

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Exhibit 10.7

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.

2015 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

THIS OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARD AGREEMENT FOR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, or STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”), is made effective as of the date set forth on the signature page hereto (hereinafter called the “ Date of Grant ”), between Regional Management Corp., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “ Company ”), and the individual set forth on the signature page hereto (hereinafter called the “ Participant ”), pursuant to the Regional Management Corp. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as it may be amended and/or restated (the “ Plan ”), which Plan is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Agreement.

1. Grant of Award .

The Company hereby grants to the Participant an Other Stock-Based Award in the form of an Award of shares of Common Stock (the “ Award ”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, for the number of shares of Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) set forth on the signature page hereto, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Plan.

2. Vesting.

The Shares subject to the Award shall be vested immediately as of the Date of Grant; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Award and the Shares shall be subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be provided under the terms of the Plan or this Agreement.

3. Rights as a Stockholder; Settlement of Award.

(a) The Participant shall not have any rights to dividends, voting rights or other rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to an Award unless and until certificates for such Shares have been issued to him (or other written evidence of ownership in accordance with Applicable Law has been provided). A certificate or certificates for the Shares subject to the Award (or other written evidence of ownership) shall be issued in the name of the Participant as soon as practicable after the Award has been granted. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement, the Participant shall have all voting, dividend and other rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares following issuance of the certificate or certificates (or other written evidence of ownership) for the Shares.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, no Shares shall be distributable pursuant to the Award prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of the Award or the Shares under any Applicable Law (including, but not limited to, the requirements of the Securities Act) that the Administrator shall in its sole discretion determine to be necessary or advisable.


(c) The Company shall not be liable to the Participant for damages relating to any delays in issuing the certificates to him (subject to any Code Section 409A requirements), any loss of the certificates, or any mistakes or errors in the issuance of the certificates or in the certificates themselves. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuance of Shares may, in the Company’s discretion, be effected on a non-certificated basis, to the extent permitted under the Plan.

(d) The Award shall be payable in whole Shares. The total number of Shares that may be acquired pursuant to the Award (or portion thereof) shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share.

4. No Right to Continued Employment or Service; No Right to Further Awards.

Neither the Plan nor this Agreement nor any other action related to the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or interfere in any way with the right the Company or an Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time. The grant of the Award does not create any obligation to grant further awards.

5. Legend on Certificates.

The Shares acquired pursuant to the Award shall be subject to the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares are listed and any other Applicable Law, and the Administrator may cause a legend or legends to be put on any certificates for such Shares to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

6. Transferability.

The Award may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate; provided that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance. No such permitted transfer of the Award to heirs or legatees of the Participant shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Administrator shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and a copy of such evidence as the Administrator may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee or transferees of the terms and conditions hereof.

7. Withholding; Tax Consequences.

(a) The Participant may be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate, and the Company shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold (including from payroll or any other amounts payable to the Participant), any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the Award or any payment or transfer under or with respect to the Award and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Administrator to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes; provided, however, that no amounts shall be withheld in excess of the Company’s statutory minimum withholding liability. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent permitted by the Administrator, the Participant may

 

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satisfy, in whole or in part, the foregoing withholding liability by delivery of shares of Common Stock held by the Participant (which are fully vested and not subject to any pledge or other security interest) or by having the Company withhold from the number of Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant hereunder Shares with a Fair Market Value not in excess of the statutory minimum withholding liability. The Participant further agrees to make adequate provision for any sums required to satisfy all applicable federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company which may arise in connection with the Award.

(b) The Participant acknowledges that the Company has made no warranties or representations to the Participant with respect to the tax consequences (including but not limited to income tax consequences) with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Participant is in no manner relying on the Company or its representatives for an assessment of such tax consequences. The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the grant of the Award and/or the acquisition or disposition of the Shares subject to the Award and that he has been advised that he should consult with his own attorney, accountant and/or tax advisor regarding the decision to enter into this Agreement and the consequences thereof. The Participant also acknowledges that the Company has no responsibility to take or refrain from taking any actions in order to achieve a certain tax result for the Participant.

8. Compliance with Applicable Law.

Upon the acquisition of any Shares pursuant to the Award, the Participant will make or enter into such written representations, warranties and agreements as the Administrator may reasonably request in order to comply with Applicable Law or with the Plan or this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to issue, deliver or transfer Shares, to make any other distribution of benefits or to take any other action, unless such delivery, distribution or action is in compliance with Applicable Law (including but not limited to the requirements of the Securities Act).

9. Notices.

Any notice necessary under this Agreement shall be addressed to the Company in care of its Secretary at the principal executive office of the Company and to the Participant at the address appearing in the personnel records of the Company for the Participant or to either party at such other address as either party hereto may hereafter designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be deemed effective upon receipt thereof by the addressee.

10. Governing Law.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware without regard to conflicts of laws, and in accordance with applicable federal laws of the United States. Any and all disputes between the Participant or any person claiming through him and the Company or any Affiliate relating to the Plan or this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of Greenville, South Carolina, or the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Greenville division, as appropriate.

 

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11. Award Subject to Plan.

By entering into this Agreement, the Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Participant has received and read a copy of the Plan and Plan prospectus. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Award is subject to the Plan. The terms and provisions of the Plan, as they may be amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any express term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail, unless the Administrator determines otherwise. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the same definitions as set forth in the Plan.

12. Signature in Counterparts.

This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

13. Amendment; Waiver; Superseding Effect.

This Agreement may be modified or amended as provided in the Plan. The waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the Participant shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the Participant. The Agreement supersedes any statements, representations or agreements of the Company with respect to the grant of the Award or any related rights, and the Participant hereby waives any rights or claims related to any such statements, representations or agreements.

14. Recoupment and Forfeiture.

As a condition to receiving the Award, the Participant agrees that he shall abide by the Company’s Compensation Recovery Policy and Stock Ownership and Retention Policy (including but not limited to such policy’s stock retention requirements) and/or other policies adopted by the Company or an Affiliate, each as in effect from time to time and to the extent applicable to the Participant. Further, the Participant shall be subject to such compensation recovery, recoupment, forfeiture or other similar provisions as may apply under Applicable Law.

15. Administration.

The authority to construe and interpret this Agreement and the Plan, and to administer all aspects of the Plan, shall be vested in the Administrator, and the Administrator shall have all powers with respect to this Agreement as are provided in the Plan. Any interpretation of this Agreement by the Administrator and any decision made by it with respect to this Agreement is final and binding.

 

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16. Severability.

The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Agreement, and the Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

17. Right of Offset.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, the Company may at any time (subject to any Code Section 409A considerations) reduce the amount of any payment or benefit otherwise payable to or on behalf of the Participant by the amount of any obligation of the Participant to the Company or an Affiliate that is or becomes due and payable, and, by entering into this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed to have consented to such reduction.

[Signature Page to Follow]

 

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SIGNATURE PAGE TO STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be effective as of the Date of Grant specified below.

Date of Grant: [                              ]

Shares Subject to Award: [                              ]

Vesting Date: [                                  ]

 

Participant:

 

Printed Name: [                    ]
Regional Management Corp.
By:

 

Name:

 

Its:

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

Regional Management Corp. Announces First Quarter 2015 Results

- Total delinquencies as percentage of receivables lowest since IPO -

- 37.3% sequential and 51.3% year-over-year growth for large loan receivables -

- Non-operating costs impact operating expenses and net income -

Greenville, South Carolina – April 28, 2015 – Regional Management Corp. (NYSE: RM), a diversified specialty consumer finance company, today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015.

First Quarter 2015 Highlights

 

    Net income for the first quarter 2015 was $4.1 million, an increase of 20.8% sequentially, and down 27.2% from the prior-year period. Diluted earnings per share were $0.31 based on a diluted share count of 13.1 million. Excluding non-operating compensation-related costs of $2.1 million and loan system implementation costs of $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2015, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for the first quarter were $0.44.

 

    Total delinquencies as a percentage of total finance receivables as of March 31, 2015 improved to 19.2%, compared to 21.7% as of March 31, 2014 and 22.6% as of December 31, 2014. The total delinquencies as a percentage of receivables was the lowest since the Company’s initial public offering in March 2012.

 

    Regional Management’s most important loan categories continue to grow:

 

    Large loan finance receivables as of March 31, 2015 increased 37.3% sequentially and 51.3% compared to the prior-year period.

 

    Branch small loan and convenience check finance receivables, collectively, as of March 31, 2015 increased 14.3% over the prior-year period.

 

    Seasonal portfolio liquidation of $20.3 million was a 53% improvement compared to prior year seasonal portfolio liquidation of $43.0 million, primarily due to a 22% increase in net originations from the prior-year period.

 

    Total finance receivables as of March 31, 2015 were $525.9 million, an increase of 4.8% from the prior-year period.

 

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    Total first quarter 2015 revenue was $52.5 million, a 5.9% increase from the prior-year period.

 

    Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average finance receivables for the first quarter of 2015 were 9.9%, a slight increase from 9.7% in the prior-year period. Provision for credit losses for the first quarter of 2015 was 18.5% of revenue, a decline from 34.2% in the prior-year period.

 

    Regional Management opened 6 new branches in the first quarter of 2015. As of March 31, 2015, Regional Management’s branch network consisted of 306 locations.

“We were pleased that our progress from the fourth quarter continued in the first quarter of the year,” said Michael R. Dunn, Chief Executive Officer of Regional Management Corp. “Our total delinquency levels declined to the lowest level since our IPO due to the improved marketing and underwriting practices that were initiated in the fourth quarter of last year. To that end, we increased our marketing spend in the quarter by $0.6 million sequentially and $1.5 million over the prior-year period to capitalize on our large loan opportunity and to reduce the normal seasonal portfolio liquidation in our industry. Partially due to those efforts, we successfully grew large loan finance receivables 37% sequentially and 51% from the prior-year period and our overall finance receivable portfolio liquidation was more than cut in half compared to the first quarter of 2014. In addition, our combined branch small loan and convenience check categories saw double-digit finance receivable growth from the prior-year period. Considering the first quarter is typically our lightest from a seasonal perspective, we are particularly pleased with the performance of these portfolio segments.”

“Given the success we achieved in the first quarter with our small and large loan portfolios, we continue to believe they will be the core drivers of our growth strategy going forward,” continued Mr. Dunn. “While we still have some work to do to further curtail the growth in our general and administrative expenses, we believe we have identified several opportunities to generate operational efficiencies with respect to our personnel expense, and would expect to see operating margin improvement from current levels over the remainder of 2015. Overall, we believe we are positioning ourselves well to grow both our top and bottom lines through the course of the year.”

First Quarter 2015 Results

Finance receivables outstanding at March 31, 2015 were $525.9 million, a 4.8% increase from $501.7 million in the prior-year period. Finance receivables increased primarily due to the addition of 25 de novo branches since March 31, 2014.

For the first quarter ended March 31, 2015, Regional Management reported total revenue of $52.5 million, a 5.9% increase from $49.6 million in the prior-year period. Interest and fee income for the first quarter of 2015 was $47.1 million, a 6.8% increase from $44.1 million in the prior-year period, primarily due to a significant increase in originations of both small and large installment loans compared to the prior-year period. Insurance income for the first quarter of 2015 was $2.9 million, an 11.1% decrease from the prior-year period. Same-store revenue for the first quarter of 2015 was down 0.6%.

 

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Provision for credit losses in the first quarter of 2015 was $9.7 million versus $16.9 million in the prior-year period. On a sequential basis, provision for credit losses declined 39.1%, reflecting further improvements in credit quality during the first quarter of 2015. Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average finance receivables for the first quarter of 2015 were 9.9%, a slight increase from 9.7% in the prior-year period. Net charge-offs of $13.3 million in the first quarter of 2015 exceeded the provision as the Company released a portion of the allowance recorded in 2014 for convenience checks.

General and administrative expenses for the first quarter of 2015 were $32.6 million, an increase of $12.7 million, or 64.0%, from $19.9 million in the prior-year period. Included in first quarter 2015 results were a total of $2.7 million in non-operating expenses, while first quarter 2014 results included a non-operating benefit of $1.4 million related to a change in the Company’s vacation pay policy. The balance of the expense increase was driven primarily by $5.2 million in additional personnel expense due to the expansion of branches and additional home office hiring, a $1.5 million increase in marketing expense to help further build our loan portfolio, and a $1.5 million increase (excluding non-operating costs) in other expense related to additional consulting and legal expenses, as well as other costs related to the larger number of branches.

Net income for the first quarter of 2015 was $4.1 million, a 27.2% decrease compared to net income of $5.6 million in the prior-year period. Diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2015 were $0.31, a decrease from $0.43 in the prior-year period. Excluding the aforementioned non-operating expenses, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2015 were $0.44. For a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable GAAP financial measure, please refer to the reconciliation table accompanying this release.

2015 De Novo Outlook

As of March 31, 2015, Regional Management’s branch network consisted of 306 locations. Regional Management opened 6 de novo branches in the first quarter of 2015 and, for the full year 2015, maintains its plan to open between 25 and 30 de novo branches.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2015, Regional Management had finance receivables of $525.9 million and outstanding debt of $312.5 million on its $500.0 million senior revolving credit facility.

Conference Call Information

Regional Management Corp. will host a conference call and webcast today at 4:30 PM ET to discuss these results.

The dial-in number for the conference call is (866) 953-6857 (toll-free) or (617) 399-3481 (direct), passcode 86162507. Please dial the number 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available on Regional Management’s website at www.RegionalManagement.com .

 

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A replay will be available following the end of the call through Friday, May 1, 2015, by telephone at (888) 286-8010 (toll-free) or (617) 801-6888 (direct), passcode 75453218. A webcast replay of the call will be available at http://www.RegionalManagement.com for one year following the call.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which represent Regional Management Corp.’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events. Words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “likely,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “outlook” and similar expressions may be used to identify these forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are about matters that are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of the control of Regional Management. Factors that could cause actual results or performance to differ from the expectations expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: the continuation or worsening of adverse conditions in the global and domestic credit markets and uncertainties regarding, or the impact of, governmental responses to those conditions; changes in interest rates; risks related to acquisitions and new branches; risks inherent in making loans, including repayment risks and value of collateral, which risks may increase in light of adverse or recessionary economic conditions; recently-enacted or proposed legislation; the timing and amount of revenues that may be recognized by Regional Management; changes in current revenue and expense trends (including trends affecting delinquencies and charge-offs); changes in Regional Management’s markets and general changes in the economy (particularly in the markets served by Regional Management); and the departure, transition or replacement of key personnel. Such factors and others are discussed in greater detail in Regional Management’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Regional Management will not and is not responsible for updating the information contained in this press release beyond the publication date, or for changes made to this document by wire services or Internet services.

About Regional Management Corp.

Regional Management Corp. (NYSE: RM) is a diversified specialty consumer finance company providing a broad array of loan products primarily to customers with limited access to consumer credit from banks, thrifts, credit card companies and other traditional lenders. Regional Management began operations in 1987 with four branches in South Carolina and has since expanded its branch network across South Carolina, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Georgia. Each of its loan products is structured on a fixed rate, fixed term basis with fully amortizing equal monthly installment payments and is repayable at any time without penalty. Regional Management’s loans are sourced through its multiple channel platform, including in its branches, through direct mail campaigns, independent and franchise automobile dealerships, online credit application networks, retailers and its consumer website. For more information, please visit http://www.RegionalManagement.com .

Contact:

Investor Relations

Garrett Edson, (203) 682-8331

 

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Regional Management Corp. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

                   Better (Worse)  
     1Q’15      1Q’14      YoY $     YoY %  

Revenue

          

Interest and fee income

   $ 47,065       $ 44,080       $ 2,985        6.8

Insurance income, net

     2,929         3,295         (366     -11.1

Other income

     2,530         2,206         324        14.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

  52,524      49,581      2,943      5.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

Provision for credit losses

  9,712      16,945      7,233      42.7

Personnel

  19,760      11,174      (8,586   -76.8

Occupancy

  4,125      3,420      (705   -20.6

Marketing

  2,471      982      (1,489   -151.6

Other

  6,267      4,322      (1,945   -45.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total general and administrative expenses

  32,623      19,898      (12,725   -64.0

Interest expense

  3,604      3,763      159      4.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  6,585      8,975      (2,390   -26.6

Income taxes

  2,502      3,365      863      25.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

$ 4,083    $ 5,610    $ (1,527   -27.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per common share:

Basic

$ 0.32    $ 0.44    $ (0.12   -27.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

$ 0.31    $ 0.43    $ (0.12   -27.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding:

Basic

  12,838      12,655      183      1.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

  13,061      13,000      61      0.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Regional Management Corp. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except par value amounts)

 

                 Increase (Decrease)  
     1Q’15     1Q’14     YoY $     YoY %  

Assets

        

Cash

   $ 2,060      $ 6,265      $ (4,205     -67.1

Gross finance receivables

     638,809        601,514        37,295        6.2

Less unearned finance charges, insurance premiums, and commissions

     (112,902     (99,780     (13,122     -13.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Finance receivables

  525,907      501,734      24,173      4.8

Allowance for credit losses

  (36,950   (34,325   (2,625   -7.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net finance receivables

  488,957      467,409      21,548      4.6

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

  8,211      7,370      841      11.4

Deferred tax asset, net

  1,372      —       1,372      100.0

Repossessed assets at net realizable value

  400      806      (406   -50.4

Goodwill

  716      716      —       0.0

Intangible assets, net

  745      1,219      (474   -38.9

Other assets

  5,281      4,826      455      9.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 507,742    $ 488,611    $ 19,131      3.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Liabilities:

Senior revolving credit facility

$ 312,538    $ 310,315    $ 2,223      0.7

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  10,905      9,320      1,585      17.0

Deferred tax liability, net

  —       1,802      (1,802   -100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  323,443      321,437      2,006      0.6

Commitments and Contingencies

Stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock, $0.10 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding

  —       —       —       —    

Common stock, $0.10 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 12,848 and 12,748 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

  1,285      1,267      18      1.4

Additional paid-in-capital

  87,538      83,706      3,832      4.6

Retained earnings

  95,476      82,201      13,275      16.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

  184,299      167,174      17,125      10.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$ 507,742    $ 488,611    $ 19,131      3.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Regional Management Corp. and Subsidiaries

Selected Financial Data

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Averages and Yields  
     1Q’15     4Q’14     1Q’14  
     Average
Finance
Receivables
     Average
Yield

(Annualized)
    Average
Finance
Receivables
     Average
Yield

(Annualized)
    Average
Finance
Receivables
     Average
Yield

(Annualized)
 

Branch small loans

   $ 124,350         46.2   $ 119,097         48.4   $ 105,332         48.1

Convenience checks

     181,425         45.9     192,951         46.8     169,456         43.5

Large loans

     52,738         26.7     43,464         27.1     42,607         26.7

Automobile loans

     150,107         19.2     159,047         19.5     177,962         19.7

Retail loans

     25,121         18.2     26,493         18.7     30,465         17.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest and fee yield

$ 533,741      35.3 $ 541,052      36.2 $ 525,822      33.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue yield

$ 533,741      39.4 $ 541,052      39.8 $ 525,822      37.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Components of Increase in Interest and Fee Income
1Q’15 Compared to 1Q’14
Increase/(Decrease)
 
     Volume      Rate      Net  

Branch small loans

   $ 2,215       $ (513    $ 1,702   

Convenience checks

     1,343         1,024         2,367   

Large loans

     677         7         684   

Automobile loans

     (1,400      (150      (1,550

Retail loans

     (234      16         (218
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase in interest and fee income

$ 2,601    $ 384    $ 2,985   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Net Loans Originated (1)  
     1Q’15      4Q’14      1Q’14      QoQ $
Inc (Dec)
    QoQ %
Inc (Dec)
    YoY $
Inc (Dec)
    YoY %
Inc (Dec)
 

Branch small loans

   $ 51,371       $ 80,170       $ 42,846       $ (28,799     -35.9   $ 8,525        19.9

Convenience checks

     60,653         95,330         52,656         (34,677     -36.4     7,997        15.2

Large loans

     29,829         17,737         10,358         12,092        68.2     19,471        188.0

Automobile loans

     14,590         13,516         18,898         1,074        7.9     (4,308     -22.8

Retail loans

     6,727         7,634         8,517         (907     -11.9     (1,790     -21.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net loans originated

$ 163,170    $ 214,387    $ 133,275    $ (51,217   -23.9 $ 29,895      22.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents the balance of loan origination and refinancing net of unearned finance charges

 

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     Other Key Metrics  
     1Q’15     4Q’14     1Q’14  

Net charge-offs

   $ 13,273      $ 18,740      $ 12,709   

Percentage of average finance receivables (annualized)

     9.9     13.9     9.7

Provision for credit losses

   $ 9,712      $ 15,950      $ 16,945   

Percentage of average finance receivables (annualized)

     7.3     11.8     12.9

Percentage of total revenue

     18.5     29.7     34.2

General and administrative expenses

   $ 32,623      $ 28,396      $ 19,898   

Percentage of average finance receivables (annualized)

     24.4     21.0     15.1

Percentage of total revenue

     62.1     52.8     40.1

Same store results:

      

Finance receivables at period-end

   $ 480,768      $ 504,697      $ 446,814   

Finance receivable growth rate

     -2.0     -6.0     5.7

Revenue during period

   $ 48,821      $ 50,875      $ 44,583   

Revenue growth rate

     -0.6     4.8     16.8

Number of branches in calculation

     264        264        221   

 

     Finance Receivables by Product  
     1Q’15      4Q’14      QoQ $
Inc (Dec)
    QoQ %
Inc (Dec)
    1Q’14      YoY $
Inc (Dec)
    YoY %
Inc (Dec)
 

Branch small loans

   $ 121,649       $ 128,217       $ (6,568     -5.1   $ 100,031       $ 21,618        21.6

Convenience checks

     170,013         191,316         (21,303     -11.1     155,030         14,983        9.7

Large loans

     63,338         46,147         17,191        37.3     41,868         21,470        51.3

Automobile loans

     146,724         154,382         (7,658     -5.0     175,152         (28,428     -16.2

Retail loans

     24,183         26,130         (1,947     -7.5     29,653         (5,470     -18.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total finance receivables

$ 525,907    $ 546,192    $ (20,285   -3.7 $ 501,734    $ 24,173      4.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1Q’14      4Q’13      QoQ $
Inc (Dec)
    QoQ %
Inc (Dec)
                    

Total finance receivables

   $ 501,734       $ 544,684       $ (42,950     -7.9       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

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     Contractual Delinquency by Aging  
     1Q’15     4Q’14     1Q’14  
     Amount      Percentage of
Total Finance
Receivables
    Amount      Percentage of
Total Finance
Receivables
    Amount      Percentage of
Total Finance
Receivables
 

Allowance for credit losses

   $ 36,950         7.0   $ 40,511         7.4   $ 34,325         6.8

Current

     425,088         80.8     422,342         77.4     392,804         78.3

1 to 29 days past due

     67,653         12.9     82,714         15.1     72,265         14.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Delinquent accounts:

30 to 59 days

  11,596      2.2   15,951      2.9   12,034      2.4

60 to 89 days

  6,824      1.3   9,624      1.8   7,479      1.5

90 to 119 days

  4,844      0.9   6,899      1.2   5,653      1.2

120 to 149 days

  4,881      0.9   4,988      0.9   4,242      0.8

150 to 179 days

  5,021      1.0   3,674      0.7   3,557      0.7

180 days and over

  —       0.0   —       0.0   3,700      0.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total contractual delinquency

$ 33,166      6.3 $ 41,136      7.5 $ 36,665      7.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total finance receivables

$ 525,907      100.0 $ 546,192      100.0 $ 501,734      100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

1 day and over past due

$ 100,819      19.2 $ 123,850      22.6 $ 108,930      21.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Contractual Delinquency by Product  
     1Q’15     4Q’14     1Q’14  
     Amount      Percentage of
Product Finance
Receivables
    Amount      Percentage of
Product Finance
Receivables
    Amount      Percentage of
Product Finance
Receivables
 

Branch small loans

   $ 8,890         7.3   $ 10,247         8.0   $ 8,804         8.8

Convenience checks

     14,681         8.6     17,165         9.0     13,533         8.7

Large loans

     1,704         2.7     2,106         4.6     2,469         5.9

Automobile loans

     6,854         4.7     10,302         6.7     10,353         5.9

Retail loans

     1,037         4.3     1,316         5.0     1,506         5.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total contractual delinquency

  33,166      6.3   41,136      7.5   36,665      7.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Subset of Convenience Checks (1)  
     1Q’15     4Q’14  

Current

   $ 10,750      $ 20,717   

1 to 29 days contractually delinquent

     2,200        4,965   

30 days and over contractually delinquent

   $ 4,975      $ 7,534   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total finance receivables

$ 17,925    $ 33,216   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

  4,972      9,337   

Allowance as a % of 30 days and over contractually delinquent

  100   124

Allowance as a % of 1 day and over contractually delinquent

  69   75

 

(1) Remaining balance of convenience checks originated in the summer of 2014 that contained a higher percentage of lower credit quality customers

 

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     Quarterly Trend  
     1Q’14      2Q’14      3Q’14      4Q’14      1Q’15      QoQ $
B(W)
    YoY $
B(W)
 

Revenue

                   

Interest and fee income

   $ 44,080       $ 42,962       $ 48,792       $ 48,964       $ 47,065       $ (1,899   $ 2,985   

Insurance income, net

     3,295         2,481         2,636         2,261         2,929         668        (366

Other income

     2,206         1,994         2,481         2,567         2,530         (37     324   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

  49,581      47,437      53,909      53,792      52,524      (1,268   2,943   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

Provision for credit losses

  16,945      13,620      22,542      15,950      9,712      6,238      7,233   

Personnel

  11,174      13,068      14,042      17,099      19,760      (2,661   (8,586

Occupancy

  3,420      3,713      4,179      4,115      4,125      (10   (705

Marketing

  982      1,750      1,756      1,842      2,471      (629   (1,489

Other

  4,322      4,667      5,307      5,340      6,267      (927   (1,945
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total general and administrative

  19,898      23,198      25,284      28,396      32,623      (4,227   (12,725

Interest expense

  3,763      3,556      3,848      3,780      3,604      176      159   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

  8,975      7,063      2,235      5,666      6,585      919      (2,390

Income taxes

  3,365      2,649      838      2,285      2,502      (217   863   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

$ 5,610    $ 4,414    $ 1,397    $ 3,381    $ 4,083    $ 702    $ (1,527
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per common share:

Basic

$ 0.44    $ 0.35    $ 0.11    $ 0.27    $ 0.32    $ 0.05    $ (0.12
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

$ 0.43    $ 0.34    $ 0.11    $ 0.26    $ 0.31    $ 0.05    $ (0.12
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding:

Basic

  12,655      12,691      12,714      12,744      12,838      94      183   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

  13,000      12,916      12,934      12,955      13,061      106      61   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1Q’14      2Q’14      3Q’14      4Q’14      1Q’15      QoQ $
Inc (Dec)
    YoY $
Inc (Dec)
 

Total assets

     488,611         503,995         522,820         530,270         507,742         (22,528     19,131   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Finance receivables

  501,734      517,975      543,353      546,192      525,907      (20,285   24,173   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

  34,325      34,584      43,301      40,511      36,950      3,561      (2,625
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior revolving credit facility

  310,315      324,570      339,323      341,419      312,538      (28,881   2,223   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Headcount Trend  
     1Q’14      2Q’14      3Q’14      4Q’14      1Q’15      QoQ
Inc(Dec)
    YoY
Inc(Dec)
 

Branch headcount

     1,084         1,176         1,313         1,335         1,273         (62     189   

2015 new branches

                 15         15        15   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total branch headcount

  1,084      1,176      1,313      1,335      1,288      (47   204   

Home office headcount

  77      88      92      105      125      20      48   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total headcount

  1,161      1,264      1,405      1,440      1,413      (27   252   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of branches

  281      293      296      300      306      6      25   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     General & Administrative Expenses Trend  
     1Q’14      2Q’14      3Q’14      4Q’14      1Q’15      QoQ $
B(W)
    YoY $
B(W)
 

Branch G&A expenses

   $ 14,487       $ 15,525       $ 16,866       $ 18,020       $ 19,284       $ (1,264   $ (4,797

2015 new branches

                 86         (86     (86
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total branch G&A expenses

  14,487      15,525      16,866      18,020      19,370      (1,350   (4,883

Marketing

  982      1,750      1,756      1,842      2,471      (629   (1,489

Home office G&A expenses

  4,429      5,923      6,662      8,534      10,782      (2,248   (6,353
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total G&A expenses

$ 19,898    $ 23,198    $ 25,284    $ 28,396    $ 32,623    $ (4,227 $ (12,725
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Because it adjusts for certain non-operating and non-cash items, the Company believes that non-GAAP measures are useful to investors as supplemental financial measures that, when viewed with its GAAP financial information, provide information regarding trends in the Company’s results of operations and credit metrics, which is intended to help investors meaningfully evaluate and compare the Company’s results of operations and credit metrics between periods.

 

     Non-GAAP Reconciliation  
     1Q’15     Adjustments     Non-GAAP  

General and administrative expenses

   $ 32,623      $ (2,672 ) (1)(2)(3)     $ 29,951   

Income taxes

   $ 2,502      $ 1,015 (5)     $ 3,517   

Net income

   $ 4,083      $ 1,657      $ 5,740   

Diluted net income per common share

   $ 0.31      $ 0.13      $ 0.44   

Efficiency ratio

     62.1     -5.1     57.0

 

     Non-GAAP Reconciliation  
     1Q’14     Adjustments     Non-GAAP  

General and administrative expenses

   $ 19,898      $ 1,151 (2)(4)     $ 21,049   

Income taxes

   $ 3,365      $ (432 ) (5)     $ 2,933   

Net income

   $ 5,610      $ (719   $ 4,891   

Diluted net income per common share

   $ 0.43      $ (0.06   $ 0.38   

Efficiency ratio

     40.1     2.3     42.5

 

(1) Exclude executive retirement agreement costs of $533
(2) Exclude loan system conversion costs of $609 and $237 for 1Q’15 and 1Q’14
(3) Exclude CEO equity award costs of $1,530
(4) Benefit related to vacation policy change of $1,388
(5) Tax effect of the adjustments

 

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