UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 20, 2022 (May 17, 2021)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-39162 | 84-2745636 | ||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
201 Isabella Street, Suite 400 | ||
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212-5872 | 15212-5872 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) | (Zip Code) |
412-992-2500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | ARNC | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
At a meeting held on May 17, 2022, the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) of Arconic Corporation (the “Company”) amended several of the Company’s compensation plans (collectively, the “Plans”), primarily to refine the definition of “Cause” used in such Plans in order to clarify the conduct that will constitute termination for “Cause” under the Plans, streamline the process around a Cause determination and harmonize the Cause provision and similar provisions across the Plans. The Plans include the Arconic Corporation Executive Severance Plan (“Executive Severance Plan”), the Arconic Corporation Change in Control Severance Plan (“Change in Control Severance Plan”), the Amended and Restated Arconic Corporation 2020 Annual Cash Incentive Plan, and the Arconic Corporation Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (“Stock Incentive Plan”) including the forms of award agreement thereunder. Under the Plans, a participant may be eligible for, respectively, severance benefits, an annual cash incentive, or equity award vesting acceleration upon a qualifying termination of employment, provided that such termination is not for Cause.
In addition, the Committee adopted certain other amendments to the Executive Severance Plan and the Change in Control Severance Plan to clarify that an executive receiving severance (including a target annual cash incentive) will not also be eligible for an annual cash incentive on an involuntary termination, as well as that severance payable to an executive may be reduced by debts owed by the executive to the Company and, in the case of the Executive Severance Plan, to provide that severance may be subject to compliance with post-termination restrictive covenants. Further, the Change in Control Severance Plan was amended to eliminate mandatory retirement age provisions that are not applicable.
The amendments to the Plans include other clarifying, conforming and administrative changes. The foregoing description of the principal amendments to the Plans is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plans, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.4 and are incorporated herein by reference. The updated forms of award agreements to be used for restricted stock units (both time-based and performance-based) and special retention awards to employees and officers under the Stock Incentive Plan are also filed herewith as Exhibit 10.5 and Exhibit 10.6 and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 19, 2022, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which the matters disclosed in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2022 and distributed to the Company’s shareholders commencing on or about April 6, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”) were presented to the shareholders. The Proxy Statement included a shareholder proposal requesting amendment of the Company’s governing documents to lower the stock ownership threshold and eliminate the holding period to call a special meeting of shareholders, which was presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted a total of 94,648,034 shares, representing more than 89% of the Company’s outstanding voting stock. Set forth below are the final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders elected the persons listed below as directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2023 annual meeting or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
Fredrick A. Henderson |
84,946,125 | 1,554,023 | 769,796 | 7,378,090 | ||||
William F. Austen |
83,579,685 | 2,913,209 | 777,050 | 7,378,090 | ||||
Christopher L. Ayers |
85,677,701 | 557,526 | 1,034,717 | 7,378,090 | ||||
Margaret S. Billson |
83,935,311 | 2,562,951 | 771,682 | 7,378,090 | ||||
Jacques Croisetiere |
86,068,339 | 420,760 | 780,845 | 7,378,090 | ||||
Elmer L. Doty |
85,966,736 | 523,925 | 779,283 | 7,378,090 | ||||
Carol S. Eicher |
84,979,319 | 1,516,590 | 774,035 | 7,378,090 | ||||
Timothy D. Myers |
86,116,047 | 385,832 | 768,065 | 7,378,090 | ||||
E. Stanley O’Neal |
82,060,801 | 3,969,956 | 1,239,187 | 7,378,090 | ||||
Jeffrey Stafeil |
86,104,146 | 382,061 | 783,737 | 7,378,090 |
Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
69,610,067 | 17,440,263 | 219,614 | 7,378,090 |
Proposal 3 – Ratification of Auditors
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022.
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
93,406,800 | 467,266 | 773,968 | 0 |
Proposal 4 – Shareholder Proposal
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal included in the Proxy Statement requesting amendment of the Company’s governing documents to lower the stock ownership threshold and eliminate the holding period to call a special meeting of shareholders.
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
15,422,162 | 71,584,907 | 262,875 | 7,378,090 |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
10.1 | Arconic Corporation Amended and Restated Executive Severance Plan | |
10.2 | Arconic Corporation Amended and Restated Change in Control Severance Plan | |
10.3 | Amended and Restated Arconic Corporation 2020 Annual Cash Incentive Plan | |
10.4 | Arconic Corporation Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan | |
10.5 | Form of Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement pursuant to the Arconic Corporation Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan | |
10.6 | Form of Special Retention Award Agreement pursuant to the Arconic Corporation Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 20, 2022
ARCONIC CORPORATION | ||
By: |
/s/ Daniel G. Fayock | |
Name: Daniel G. Fayock | ||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer |
Exhibit 10.1
ARCONIC CORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PLAN
The Company hereby adopts, effective as of May 17, 2022 (the Effective Date), the Arconic Corporation Amended and Restated Executive Severance Plan (this Plan). The Plan is primarily for the purpose of providing severance pay for a select group of management or highly compensated employees. All benefits under the Plan will be paid solely from the general assets of the Company. All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein are defined in Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. As hereinafter used:
1.1 Affiliate shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
1.2 Annual Base Salary means a Severed Employees annual base salary as of his or her Severance Date.
1.3 Applicable Period shall mean (a) in the case of a Tier I Employee or a Tier II Employee, the twenty-four (24)-month period immediately following such Tier I or Tier II Employees Severance Date, and (b) in the case of a Tier III Employee, the twelve (12)-month period immediately following such Tier III Employees Severance Date.
1.4 Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
1.5 Cause means any of the following, as determined by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion:
(a) the willful failure by the Eligible Employee to perform the Eligible Employees material duties with the Company or the Employer, or to comply with the material lawful directives of the Company or the Employer, that has not been cured within thirty (30) days after a written demand for performance is delivered to the Eligible Employee by the Company, unless the Company determines in its discretion that the failure is not capable of cure;
(b) any willful conduct by the Eligible Employee which is injurious to, or adverse to the best interests of, the Company or any Affiliate, monetarily, or otherwise, including, but not limited to, its reputation or standing in its industry;
(c) any act or acts of fraud, misappropriation, theft or embezzlement on the Eligible Employees part which result in or are intended to result in the Eligible Employees or anothers personal enrichment at the expense of the Company or its Affiliates;
(d) the Eligible Employees conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony under the laws of the United States or any state or comparable crime under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States or the Eligible Employees conviction of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or
(e) the Eligible Employees material failure to abide by the Companys Code of Conduct or other policies governing the conduct of employees of the Company, and, as applicable, any Affiliate.
No act, or failure to act on the Eligible Employees part, shall be deemed willful unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Eligible Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Eligible Employees act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the Company or an Affiliate.
1.6 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time, including rules, regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder and successor provisions and rules and regulations thereto.
1.7 Committee means the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board or any successor to such committee.
1.8 Company means Arconic Corporation or any successors thereto.
1.9 DB Pension Plan means any tax-qualified, supplemental or excess defined benefit pension plan maintained
by the Company or any of its Affiliates and any other defined benefit plan or agreement entered into between the Eligible Employee and the Company or any of its Affiliates which is designed to provide the Eligible Employee with supplemental defined benefit retirement benefits.
1.10 DC Pension Plan means any tax-qualified, supplemental or excess defined contribution plan maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates and any other defined contribution plan or agreement entered into between the Eligible Employee and the Company or any of its Affiliates which is designed to provide the Eligible Employee with supplemental defined contribution retirement benefits.
1.11 Delayed Payment Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(e).
1.12 Eligible Employee means any Tier I, Tier II or Tier III Employee; provided that, any Tier I, Tier II or Tier III Employee who is party to an individual agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates that provides for severance benefits upon an involuntary termination shall not be considered an Eligible Employee while such agreement is in effect. An Eligible Employee becomes a Severed Employee once he or she incurs a Severance Event.
1.13 Employer means the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that employs the applicable Eligible Employee.
1.14 Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
1.15 Notice of Termination shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
1.16 Plan shall have the meaning given in the preamble hereto.
1.17 Release Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
1.18 Section 409A shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(a).
1.19 A Separation from Service means a separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).
1.20 Severance Event means an Eligible Employees involuntary termination of employment by the Employer other than for Cause, which, to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of the excise tax under Section 409A, shall constitute a Separation from Service. An Eligible Employee will not be considered to have incurred a Severance Event if his or her employment is discontinued by reason of the Eligible Employees death or a physical or mental condition causing such Eligible Employees inability to substantially perform his or her duties with the Employer, including, without limitation, such condition entitling him or her to benefits under any sick pay or disability income policy or program of the Company or any of its Affiliates.
1.21 Severance Date means the effective date of an Eligible Employees Severance Event.
1.22 Severance Pay shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
1.23 Severed Employee shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.12.
1.24 Subsidiary shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
1.25 Target Cash Incentive Compensation means a Severed Employees target annual cash incentive compensation with respect to the fiscal year of the Company in which the Severance Date occurs.
1.26 Tier I Employee means (a) each employee of the Company or a Subsidiary thereof who participated in the Plan as a Tier I Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Date and who has not waived in writing the right to continue to participate in the Plan, and (b) each other employee of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof who is designated by the Committee as eligible to participate in this Plan as a Tier I Employee.
1.27 Tier II Employee means (a) each employee of the Company or a Subsidiary thereof who participated in the Plan as a Tier II Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Date and who has not waived in writing the right to continue to participate in the Plan, and (b) each other employee of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof who is designated by the Committee as eligible to participate in this Plan as a Tier II Employee.
1.28 Tier III Employee means (a) each employee of the Company or a Subsidiary thereof who participated in the Plan as a Tier III Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Date and who has not waived in writing the right to continue to participate in the Plan, and (b) each other employee of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof who is designated by the Committee as eligible to participate in this Plan as a Tier III Employee.
SECTION 2. BENEFITS.
2.1 Severance Payments and Benefits. Each Severed Employee shall be entitled to receive the following payments and benefits from the Company, subject to Section 2.2, and subject to the Severed Employee executing both the Companys separation agreement, which may include, among other terms, a non-competition restriction and a non-solicitation restriction for a period no less than the Applicable Period, and a general release of claims in favor of the Company and its Affiliates in a form satisfactory to the Company and such release becoming effective and irrevocable no later than the date that is sixty (60) days following the Severance Date (such effective date, the Release Date). If the Severed Employee does not satisfy such separation agreement and release requirements, then the Severed Employee shall not be entitled to receive the payments described in Sections 2.1(a), (c) and (d) and the Company shall have no obligation to provide the benefits described in Section 2.1(b) after the end of the month in which the Severance Date occurs.
(a) Severance Pay. A lump sum cash amount (the Severance Pay) equal to (i) in the case of a Tier I Employee, two times the sum of the Severed Employees (A) Annual Base Salary and (B) Target Cash Incentive Compensation, (ii) in the case of a Tier II Employee, one times the sum of the Severed Employees (A) Annual Base Salary, and (B) Target Cash Incentive Compensation, and (iii) in the case of a Tier III Employee, the Severed Employees Annual Base Salary; provided that, if the amount of the cash severance pay for such Severed Employee calculated under the Arconic Corp. Involuntary Separation Pay Plan, as in effect from time to time, or any successor plan, is greater than the amount calculated in accordance with this Section 2.1(a), then such Severed Employees Severance Pay shall equal such greater amount.
(b) Benefits. During the Applicable Period, the Company shall arrange to provide the Severed Employee and anyone entitled to claim through the Severed Employee life, accident and health (including medical, behavioral, prescription drug, dental and vision) benefits substantially similar to those provided to the Severed Employee and anyone entitled to claim through the Severed Employee immediately prior to the Severed Employees Severance Date at no greater after-tax cost to the Severed Employee than the after-tax cost to the Severed Employee immediately prior to such Severance Date.
(c) Defined Contribution Cash Payment. For a Severed Employee who is eligible to receive the Employer Retirement Income Contributions (ERIC) under any DC Pension Plan, in addition to the retirement benefits to which the Severed Employee is entitled under each DC Pension Plan or any successor plan thereto, the Company shall pay the Severed Employee a lump sum cash amount equal to the product of (i) the ERIC contribution percentage in effect for the Severed Employee on the Severance Date under such DC Pension Plan, multiplied by (ii) the Severed Employees Annual Base Salary plus Target Cash Incentive Compensation, multiplied by (iii) the number of years during the Applicable Period.
(d) Defined Benefit Pension Cash Payment. For a Severed Employee who participates in any DB Pension Plan, in addition to the retirement benefits to which the Severed Employee is entitled under each DB Pension Plan, the Company shall pay the Severed Employee a lump sum cash amount equal to the excess of (i) the actuarial equivalent of the aggregate retirement pension (taking into account any early retirement subsidies associated therewith and determined in accordance with the normal form of payment under each DB Pension Plan, commencing at the date on or after the last day of the Applicable Period as of which the actuarial equivalent of such form of payment is greatest) which the Severed Employee would have accrued and vested in under the terms of all DB Pension Plans determined for all purposes of determining pension benefits and eligibility for such benefits, including all applicable retirement subsidies, as if the Severed Employee had accumulated (after the Severed Employees Severance Date) the number of additional months of age and service credit thereunder that the Severed Employee would have accumulated had the Severed Employee remained employed
by the Company (or, as applicable, the Employer) during the Applicable Period, over (ii) the actuarial equivalent of the aggregate retirement pension (taking into account any early retirement subsidies associated therewith and determined in accordance with the normal form of payment under each DB Pension Plan, commencing at the date on or after the Severed Employees Severance Date as of which the actuarial equivalent of such form of payment is greatest) that the Severed Employee had accrued and vested in pursuant to the provisions of the DB Pension Plans as of the Severed Employees Severance Date.
For purposes of this Section 2.1(d), actuarial equivalent shall be determined based upon the Severed Employees age as of the Severed Employees Severance Date using the same assumptions utilized under the Arconic Corp. Pension Plan A, Section 8.3(d)(ii) or the successor to such provision (without regard to applicable dollar limitations ($5,000 as of January 1, 2020)) immediately prior to the Severed Employees Severance Date.
(e) Timing of Payment. The amounts described in Sections 2.1(a), (c) and (d) shall be paid to the Eligible Employee in a cash lump sum on the Release Date; provided that, if the Severed Employee is, as of the Severance Date, a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A as determined in accordance with the methodology duly adopted by the Company as in effect on the Severance Date, then, to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of the excise tax under Section 409A, such lump sum amounts shall instead be paid on the first business day following the day that is at least six (6) months after the Severance Date (or if sooner, upon the death of the Severed Employee) (the Delayed Payment Date), with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code, from the first business day after the Severance Date through the Delayed Payment Date.
2.2 Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from amounts to be paid to any Severed Employee hereunder any federal, state or local withholding or other taxes or charges (or foreign equivalents of such taxes or charges) which it is from time to time required to withhold under applicable law or regulation. Further, in its sole discretion, the Company may withhold from amounts to be paid to any Severed Employee hereunder any amount owed by the Severed Employee to the Company or its Affiliates.
2.3 Status of Plan Payments. No payments or benefits pursuant to this Plan shall constitute compensation (or similar term) under any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates, including any DB Pension Plan or DC Pension Plan.
2.4 Mitigation; Setoff. A Severed Employee is not required to seek other employment or attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the Severed Employee under the Plan. Further, no payment or benefit provided for in this Plan shall be reduced by any compensation earned by the Severed Employee as a result of employment by another employer or by retirement benefits.
SECTION 3. PLAN ADMINISTRATION; CLAIMS PROCEDURES.
3.1 The Committee shall administer the Plan and:
(a) the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may interpret and construe the terms of the Plan, prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations under the Plan and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, subject to all of the provisions of the Plan;
(b) any determination by the Committee shall be final and binding with respect to the subject matter thereof on all Eligible Employees and all other persons;
(c) the Committee may delegate any of its duties hereunder to such person or persons from time to time as it may designate, and in such case, references to the Committee herein shall include such delegate of the Committee.
3.2 The Committee is empowered, on behalf of the Company, to engage accountants, legal counsel and such other personnel as it deems necessary or advisable to assist it in the performance of its duties under the Plan. The functions of any such persons engaged by the Committee shall be limited to the specified services and duties for which they are engaged, and such persons shall have no other duties, obligations or responsibilities under the Plan. Such persons shall exercise no discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting the management of the Plan. All reasonable expenses thereof shall be borne by the Company.
3.3 Claims Procedure.
(a) In the event of a claim by an Eligible Employee, such Eligible Employee shall present the reason for his or her claim in writing to the Committee. The Committee shall, within ninety (90) days after receipt of such written claim (unless special circumstances require an extension of up to ninety (90) days, in which case written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Eligible Employee prior to the end of the initial ninety (90)-day period, indicating the special circumstances requiring an extension and the date by which the Committee expects to render its decision), send a written notification to the Eligible Employee as to its disposition. In the event the claim is wholly or partially denied, such written notification shall (i) state the specific reason or reasons for the denial, (ii) make specific reference to the relevant Plan provisions on which the denial is based, (iii) provide a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Eligible Employee to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary, and (iv) describe the Plans review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including the Eligible Employees right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) following a full or partial denial of the claim on review.
(b) In the event that an Eligible Employee wishes to appeal the denial of his or her claim he or she may request a review of such denial by making application in writing to the Committee within sixty (60) days after receipt of such denial. An Eligible Employee (or his or her duly authorized legal representative) shall be provided, upon written request to the Committee and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records or other information in the Companys possession relevant to his or her claim and may submit comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim, which shall be taken into account by the Committee in reviewing its denial of the Eligible Employees claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial claim.
(c) Within sixty (60) days after receipt of a written appeal (unless special circumstances require an extension of up to sixty (60) days, in which case written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Eligible Employee prior to the end of the initial sixty (60)-day period, indicating the special circumstances requiring an extension and the date by which the Committee expects to render its decision on review), the Committee shall notify the Eligible Employee of the final decision in writing. In the event the claim is wholly or partially denied on review, such written notification shall (i) state the specific reason or reasons for the denial, (ii) make specific reference to the relevant Plan provisions on which the denial is based, (iii) include a statement of the Eligible Employees entitlement, upon written request to the Committee and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records or other information in the Companys possession relevant to his or her claim, and (iv) describe the Eligible Employees right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the mutual agreement of the Eligible Employee and the Committee, any claim, dispute or controversy that has been submitted by the Eligible Employee in writing to the Committee may be submitted directly to arbitration in accordance with Section 3.4.
3.4 Any claim, dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with the Plan, and which is not resolved in accordance with Section 3.3, shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Wilmington, Delaware. All claims, disputes and controversies shall be submitted to the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (CPR) in accordance with the CPRs rules then in effect. The claim, dispute or controversy shall be heard and decided by three (3) arbitrators selected from CPRs employment panel. The arbitrators decision shall be final and binding on all parties. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrators award in any court having jurisdiction.
3.5 Any purported termination of an Eligible Employees employment shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination from the Company to the Eligible Employee in accordance with Section 5.7. For purposes of this Plan, a Notice of Termination shall mean a notice which shall specify the Severance Date (which shall not be more than thirty (30) days after the date such Notice of Termination is given).
SECTION 4. PLAN MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION.
The Plan may be amended or terminated by the Board at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that the Committee may make amendments to the Plan (a) that are required by applicable law, (b) that will have minimal effect upon the Companys cost of providing benefits under the Plan, or (c) that do not change or alter the character and intent of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any termination of the Plan, or amendment that materially adversely affects any Eligible Employee, shall not be effective as to such Eligible Employee until the first anniversary of the date that such Eligible Employee receives written notice from the Company of such
termination or amendment.
SECTION 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
5.1 Except as otherwise provided herein or by law, no right or interest of any Eligible Employee under the Plan shall be assignable or transferable, in whole or in part, either directly or by operation of law or otherwise, including, without limitation, by execution, levy, garnishment, attachment, pledge or in any manner. No attempted assignment or transfer of any such right or interest shall be effective, and no right or interest of any Eligible Employee under the Plan shall be liable for, or subject to, any obligation or liability of such Eligible Employee. The Plan shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns.
5.2 Neither the establishment of the Plan, nor any modification thereof, nor the creation of any fund, trust or account, nor the payment of any benefits shall be construed as giving any Eligible Employee, or any person whomsoever, the right to be retained in the service of the Company, and all Eligible Employees shall remain subject to discharge to the same extent as if the Plan had never been adopted.
5.3 If any provision of this Plan shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions hereof, and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such provisions had not been included.
5.4 If a Severed Employee dies while any amount is still payable to such Severed Employee, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Plan to the executor, personal representative or administrators of the Severed Employees estate.
5.5 The headings and captions herein are provided for reference and convenience only, shall not be considered part of the Plan, and shall not be employed in the construction of the Plan.
5.6 The Plan shall not be funded. No Eligible Employee shall have any right to, or interest in, any assets of the Company which may be applied by the Company to the payment of benefits or other rights under this Plan.
5.7 Any notice or other communication required or permitted pursuant to the terms hereof shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United States certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier, postage prepaid, to the Company at its corporate headquarters address, to the attention of the Chief Legal Officer of the Company, or to the Eligible Employee at the Eligible Employees Company email address while the Eligible Employee is still employed by the Company or the Employer, or at the Eligible Employees most recent home address reflected on the books and records of the Company.
5.8 This Plan shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its principles of conflicts of law.
5.9 Payments to a Severed Employee under this Plan shall be in lieu of any severance or similar payments that otherwise might be payable under any plan, program, policy or agreement sponsored or maintained by the Company that provides severance benefits to employees upon termination of employment or other payments or bonuses upon an involuntary termination of employment by the Employer other than for Cause, except (a) as expressly provided by Section 2.1(a) with respect to the Arconic Corp. Involuntary Separation Pay Plan, (b) any applicable payment or acceleration of equity or equity-based awards shall be in addition to, rather than in lieu of, any payment or benefits due under the Plan and (c) if a Severed Employee receives severance payments under the Companys Change in Control Severance Plan in connection with such Severed Employees Severance Event, then no payments or benefits will be provided to such Severed Employee under this Plan.
5.10 Section 409A.
(a) The payments, entitlements, and obligations under this Plan are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (Section 409A) or an exemption or exclusion therefrom (including, but not limited to, the short-term deferral and separation pay exceptions) and this Plan shall in all respects be interpreted and administered in accordance with such intent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may unilaterally amend the terms of this Plan to
avoid the application of, or to comply with, Section 409A, in a particular circumstance or as necessary or desirable to satisfy any of the requirements under Section 409A or to mitigate any additional tax, interest and/or penalties that may apply under Section 409A if exemption or compliance is not practicable and in a manner that preserves the economics of payments owed to a Severed Employee under this Plan, but the Company shall not be under any obligation to make any such amendment. Although the Company intends to administer this Plan so that it will comply with or be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A, to the extent applicable thereto, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Plan will comply with or be exempt from Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local or non-United States law. Neither the Company or any Affiliate nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to any Eligible Employee or Severed Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through an Eligible Employee or Severed Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties he or she may owe as a result of payments made under this Plan, and the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect any Eligible Employee or Severed Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Section 409A, or otherwise.
(b) Each payment of compensation under this Plan shall be treated as a separate payment of compensation for purposes of applying Section 409A. If amounts or benefits to be made or provided upon a termination of employment under this Plan constitute non-qualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, as determined in the Companys sole discretion, such amounts or benefits may only be made or provided upon a separation from service under Section 409A, and to the extent that any payment or benefit period conditioned on a Severed Employees execution of a release commences in one calendar year and ends in the subsequent calendar year, such amounts or benefits shall be paid or commence payment as soon as possible in the second calendar year. In no event may a Severed Employee, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment under this Plan.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, with respect to all reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Plan that are subject to Section 409A shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A, including without limitation, where applicable, the requirement that (a) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided, during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other calendar year; (b) the reimbursement of any eligible fees and expenses shall be made no later than the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the applicable fees and expenses were incurred; and (c) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
Exhibit 10.2
ARCONIC CORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PLAN
The Company hereby adopts, effective as of May 17, 2022 (the Effective Date), the Arconic Corporation Amended and Restated Change in Control Severance Plan (this Plan). The Plan is primarily for the purpose of providing severance pay for a select group of management or highly compensated employees. All benefits under the Plan will be paid solely from the general assets of the Company. All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein are defined in Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. As hereinafter used:
1.1 Affiliate shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
1.2 Applicable Multiplier shall mean (a) in the case of a Tier I Employee, three (3), (b) in the case of a Tier II Employee, two (2), and (c) in the case of a Tier III Employee, one and one-half (1.5).
1.3 Applicable Period shall mean (a) in the case of a Tier I Employee, the thirty-six (36)-month period immediately following such Tier I Employees Severance Date, (b) in the case of a Tier II Employee, the twenty-four (24)-month period immediately following such Tier II Employees Severance Date, and (c) in the case of a Tier III Employee, the eighteen (18)-month period immediately following such Tier III Employees Severance Date.
1.4 Beneficial Owner shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
1.5 Board means (a) prior to a Change in Control, the Board of Directors of the Company and (b) following a Change in Control, if the Company is not the ultimate parent corporation of the group that includes the Company and all of its Affiliates and is not publicly traded, the board of directors of the ultimate parent company of such group.
1.6 Business Combination shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.8(c).
1.7 Cause means any of the following, as determined by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion:
(a) the willful failure by the Eligible Employee to perform the Eligible Employees material duties with the Company or the Employer, or to comply with the material lawful directives of the Company or the Employer, that has not been cured within thirty (30) days after a written demand for performance is delivered to the Eligible Employee by the Company, unless the Company determines in its discretion that the failure is not capable of cure;
(b) any willful conduct by the Eligible Employee which is injurious to, or adverse to the best interests of, the Company or any Affiliate, monetarily, or otherwise, including, but not limited to, its reputation or standing in its industry;
(c) any act or acts of fraud, misappropriation, theft or embezzlement on the Eligible Employees part which result in or are intended to result in the Eligible Employees or anothers personal enrichment at the expense of the Company or its Affiliates;
(d) the Eligible Employees conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony under the laws of the United States or any state or comparable crime under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States or the Eligible Employees conviction of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or
(e) the Eligible Employees material failure to abide by the Companys Code of Conduct or other policies governing the conduct of employees of the Company, and, as applicable, any Affiliate, provided that if a Change in Control has occurred, Cause shall not include this subsection (e).
No act, or failure to act, on the Eligible Employees part shall be deemed willful unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Eligible Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Eligible Employees act, or failure
to act, was in the best interest of the Company or an Affiliate.
1.8 Change in Control means the occurrence of an event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs:
(a) any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a Person) becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 30% or more of either (A) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the Outstanding Company Common Stock) or (B) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the Outstanding Company Voting Securities); provided, however, that, for purposes of this Section 1.8, the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates or (iv) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction that complies with Sections 1.8(c)(i), 1.8(c)(ii) and 1.8(c)(iii);
(b) individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constituted the Board (the Incumbent Board) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Companys shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual was a member of the Incumbent Board; but, provided, further, that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board shall not be considered a member of the Incumbent Board unless and until such individual is elected to the Board at an annual meeting of the Company occurring after the date such individual initially assumed office, so long as such election occurs pursuant to a nomination approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2⁄3) of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board, which nomination is not made pursuant to a Company contractual obligation;
(c) consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a Business Combination), in each case unless, following such Business Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 55% or more of the then-outstanding shares of common stock (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent securities) and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or, for a non- corporate entity, equivalent governing body), as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Companys assets either directly or through one or more Subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent securities) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of such entity entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent securities), except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board providing for such Business Combination; or
(d) the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
1.9 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time, including rules, regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder and successor provisions and rules and regulations thereto.
1.10 Committee means the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board or any successor to such committee.
1.11 Company means Arconic Corporation or any successors thereto.
1.12 DB Pension Plan means any tax-qualified, supplemental or excess defined benefit pension plan maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates and any other defined benefit plan or agreement entered into between the Eligible Employee and the Company or any of its Affiliates which is designed to provide the Eligible Employee with supplemental defined benefit retirement benefits.
1.13 DC Pension Plan means any tax-qualified, supplemental or excess defined contribution plan maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates and any other defined contribution plan or agreement entered into between the Eligible Employee and the Company or any of its Affiliates which is designed to provide the Eligible Employee with supplemental defined contribution retirement benefits.
1.14 Delayed Payment Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(g).
1.15 Eligible Employee means any Tier I, Tier II, or Tier III Employee; provided that, any Tier I, Tier II or Tier III Employee who is party to an individual agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates that provides for severance benefits upon an involuntary termination in connection with a Change in Control or similar transaction shall not be considered an Eligible Employee while such agreement is in effect. An Eligible Employee becomes a Severed Employee once he or she incurs a Severance Event.
1.16 Employer means the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that employs the applicable Eligible Employee.
1.17 Entity means any individual, entity, person (within the meaning of Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act), or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than (a) an employee plan of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (b) any Affiliate of the Company, (c) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (d) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company.
1.18 Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
1.19 Excise Tax shall mean any excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code.
1.20 Good Reason in respect of an Eligible Employee means the occurrence, after a Change in Control (or prior to a Change in Control, under the circumstances described in the second sentence of Section 1.29 hereof, treating all references below to a Change in Control as references to the date that the Company enters into an agreement the consummation of which would constitute a Change in Control), of any of the following without the Eligible Employees written consent:
(a) the assignment to the Eligible Employee of any duties inconsistent with the Eligible Employees employment status with the Employer immediately prior to the Change in Control or a substantial adverse alteration in the nature or status of the Eligible Employees responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, including, but not limited to, (i) with respect to a Tier I Employee, the Eligible Employees ceasing to hold the office as the sole chief executive officer of the Company (or its parent or successor) and to function in that capacity, reporting directly to the board of directors of a public company, and (ii) with respect to a Tier II Employee, the Eligible Employees ceasing to report directly to the chief executive officer of a public company;
(b) a reduction by the Company in the Eligible Employees total compensation and benefits in the aggregate from that in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control. Total compensation and benefits includes, but is not limited to (i) annual base salary, annual variable compensation opportunity (taking into account applicable performance criteria and the target bonus amount of annual variable compensation); (ii) long-term stock-based and cash incentive opportunity (taking into account applicable performance criteria and the target equity compensation amount); and (iii) benefits and
perquisites under pension, savings, life insurance, medical, health, disability, accident and material fringe benefit plans of the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates in which the Eligible Employee was participating immediately before the Change in Control;
(c) the relocation of the Eligible Employees principal place of employment to a location more than fifty (50) miles from the Eligible Employees principal place of employment immediately prior to the Change in Control; or
(d) the failure by the Employer to pay to the Eligible Employee any portion of the Eligible Employees compensation, within fourteen (14) days of the date such compensation is due.
The Eligible Employees continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder. For purposes of any determination regarding the existence of Good Reason, any good faith determination by the Eligible Employee that Good Reason exists shall be conclusive.
1.21 Incumbent Board shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.8(b).
1.22 Notice of Termination shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
1.23 Outstanding Company Common Stock shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.8(a).
1.24 Outstanding Company Voting Securities shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.8(a).
1.25 Person shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.8(a).
1.26 Plan Payments shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(a).
1.27 Section 409A shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(a).
1.28 A Separation from Service means a separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).
1.29 Severance Event means an Eligible Employees Separation from Service on or within two (2) years immediately following the date of a Change in Control, as a result of the Eligible Employees (a) involuntary termination by the Employer other than for Cause, or (b) resignation for Good Reason. In addition, for purposes of this Plan, the Eligible Employee shall be deemed to have incurred a Severance Event, if (i) the Eligible Employees Separation from Service occurs because his employment is terminated by the Employer without Cause prior to a Change in Control (whether or not a Change in Control ever occurs) and such termination was at the request or direction of an Entity that has entered into an agreement with the Company the consummation of which would constitute a Change in Control or (ii) the Eligible Employees Separation from Service occurs because he terminates his employment for Good Reason prior to a Change in Control (whether or not a Change in Control ever occurs) and the circumstance or event which constitutes Good Reason occurs at the request or direction of such an Entity. An Eligible Employee will not be considered to have incurred a Severance Event if his or her employment is discontinued by reason of the Eligible Employees death or a physical or mental condition causing such Eligible Employees inability to substantially perform his or her duties with the Employer, including, without limitation, such condition entitling him or her to benefits under any sick pay or disability income policy or program of the Company or any of its Affiliates.
1.30 Severance Date means the effective date of an Eligible Employees Severance Event.
1.31 Severance Pay shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
1.32 Severed Employee shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.15.
1.33 Subsidiary shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
1.34 Tier I Employee means (a) each employee of the Company or a Subsidiary thereof who participated in the Plan as a Tier I Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Date and who has not waived in writing the right to continue to participate in the Plan, and (b) each other employee of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof who is designated by the Committee as eligible to participate in this Plan as a Tier I Employee.
1.35 Tier II Employee means (a) each employee of the Company or a Subsidiary thereof who participated in the Plan as a Tier II Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Date and who has not waived in writing the right to continue to participate in the Plan, and (b) each other employee of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof who is designated by the Committee as eligible to participate in this Plan as a Tier II Employee.
1.36 Tier III Employee means (a) each employee of the Company or a Subsidiary thereof who participated in the Plan as a Tier III Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Date and who has not waived in writing the right to continue to participate in the Plan, and (b) each other employee of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof who is designated by the Committee as eligible to participate in this Plan as a Tier III Employee.
SECTION 2. BENEFITS.
2.1 Severance Payments and Benefits. Each Severed Employee shall be entitled, subject to Section 2.4, to receive the following payments and benefits from the Company.
(a) Severance Pay. A lump sum cash amount (the Severance Pay) equal to the sum of (i) the product of (A) the sum of (1) the Severed Employees annual base salary, and (2) the Severed Employees target annual cash incentive compensation as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, and (B) the Applicable Multiplier, and (ii) the product of (A) such target annual cash incentive compensation and (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed through the Severance Date in the fiscal year during which the Severance Date occurs and the denominator of which is 365 (or 366, if such fiscal year is a leap year). For purposes of this Section 2.1(a), annual base salary shall be the higher of the Severed Employees (x) base monthly salary in the calendar month immediately preceding a Change in Control and (y) base monthly salary in the calendar month immediately preceding the Severed Employees Severance Date (in each case, without regard to any reductions therein which constitute Good Reason), multiplied by twelve (12).
(b) Benefits. During the Applicable Period, the Company shall arrange to provide the Severed Employee and anyone entitled to claim through the Severed Employee life, accident and health (including medical, behavioral, prescription drug, dental and vision) benefits substantially similar to those provided to the Severed Employee and anyone entitled to claim through the Severed Employee immediately prior to the Severed Employees Severance Date or, if more favorable to the Severed Employee, those provided to the Severed Employee and those entitled to claim through the Severed Employee immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, at no greater after-tax cost to the Severed Employee than the after tax cost to the Severed Employee immediately prior to such Severance Date or occurrence.
(c) Defined Contribution Cash Payment. In addition to the retirement benefits to which the Severed Employee is entitled under each DC Pension Plan, the Company shall pay the Severed Employee a lump sum cash amount equal to the product of (i) the annual value of Company contributions or allocations (excluding any employee deferrals or contributions, and earnings) to all DC Pension Plans, on behalf of the employee (determined based on the rate of contributions and allocations in effect as of immediately prior to such Change in Control (or, if earlier, immediately prior to Severed Employees Severance Date, without regard to any reductions therein which constitute Good Reason), but assuming such contributions and allocations are applied to the annualized base salary plus target annual cash incentive compensation as determined in Section 2.1(a)) and (ii) the Applicable Multiplier.
(d) Defined Benefit Pension Cash Payment. If the Severed Employee would have become eligible for an early retirement subsidy with respect to such Severed Employees retirement benefits under any DB Pension Plan had the Severed Employee remained employed by the Company (or, as applicable, the Employer) through the end of the Applicable Period, in addition to the retirement benefits to which the Severed Employee is entitled under each DB Pension Plan,
the Company shall pay the Severed Employee a lump sum cash amount equal to the excess of the actuarial equivalent of the aggregate retirement pension (taking into account any early retirement subsidies associated therewith and determined in accordance with the normal form of payment under each DB Pension Plan, commencing at the date on or after the last day of the Applicable Period as of which the actuarial equivalent of such form of payment is greatest) which the Severed Employee would have accrued and vested in under the terms of all DB Pension Plans determined:
(i) without regard to any amendment to any DB Pension Plan made subsequent to a Change in Control and on or prior to the date of the Severed Employees Severance Date, which amendment adversely affects in any manner the computation of retirement benefits thereunder, and
(ii) solely for purposes of determining eligibility for pension benefits, including all applicable retirement subsidies, as if the Severed Employee had accumulated (after the Severed Employees Severance Date) the number of additional months of age and service credit thereunder that the Severed Employee would have accumulated had the Severed Employee remained employed by the Company (or, as applicable, the Employer) during the Applicable Period;
over the actuarial equivalent of the aggregate retirement pension (taking into account any early retirement subsidies associated therewith and determined in accordance with the normal form of payment under each DB Pension Plan, commencing at the date on or after the Severed Employees Severance Date as of which the actuarial equivalent of such form of payment is greatest) that the Severed Employee had accrued and vested in pursuant to the provisions of the DB Pension Plans as of the Severed Employees Severance Date.
For purposes of this Section 2.1(d), actuarial equivalent shall be determined based upon the Severed Employees age as of the Severed Employees Severance Date using the same assumptions utilized under the Arconic Corp. Pension Plan A, Section 8.3(d)(ii) or the successor to such provision (without regard to applicable dollar limitations ($5,000 as of January 1, 2020)) immediately prior to the Severed Employees Severance Date or, if more favorable to the Severed Employee, immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason.
(e) Post-Retirement Benefit Plans. If the Severed Employee would have become entitled to benefits under the Companys post-retirement health care plans, as in effect immediately prior to the Severed Employees Severance Date or, if more favorable to the Severed Employee, as in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, had the Severed Employees employment terminated at any time during the Applicable Period, the Company shall provide such post-retirement health care benefits to the Severed Employee and the Severed Employees dependents commencing on the later of (i) the date on which such coverage would have first become available in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan and (ii) the date on which benefits described in Section 2.1(b) terminate, and ending upon the death of the Eligible Employee. Any such benefit that is dependent on service or compensation shall be determined as if the Severed Employee had accumulated (after the Severed Employees Severance Date) the number of additional months of age and service credit thereunder that the Severed Employee would have accumulated had the Severed Employee remained employed by the Company (or, as applicable, the Employer) through the end of the Applicable Period, and as if the Severed Employee had been credited with compensation for each full calendar month following the calendar month of the Severed Employees Severance Date up to the end of the Applicable Period equal to the Severed Employees annualized based salary as determined in Section 2.1(a), plus the Severed Employees target annual cash incentive compensation as determined in Section 2.1(a), divided by twelve (12). Except for the additional service and compensation credit during the Applicable Period, nothing herein is intended to provide the Severed Employee with benefits that exceed the benefits provided to other participants in the applicable post-retirement health care plans, as in effect from time to time.
(f) Outplacement. The Company shall provide the Severed Employee with reasonable outplacement services suitable to the Severed Employees position through the date that is six (6) months following the Severed Employees Severance Date or, if earlier, the date on which the Severed Employee first accepts an offer of employment from a new employer.
(g) Timing of Payment. The amounts described in Sections 2.1(a), (c) and (d) shall be paid to the Eligible Employee in a cash lump sum as soon as practicable after the Severance Date but in no event later than thirty (30) days
after the Severance Date; provided that, if the Severed Employee is, as of the Severance Date, a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A as determined in accordance with the methodology duly adopted by the Company as in effect on the Severance Date, then such lump sum amounts shall instead be paid on the first business day following the day that is at least six (6) months after the Severance Date (or if sooner, upon the death of the Severed Employee) (the Delayed Payment Date), with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code, from the first business day after the Severance Date through the Delayed Payment Date.
2.2 Reduction of Certain Payments.
(a) Anything in this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Accounting Firm (as defined below) shall determine that receipt of all Payments (as defined below) of any Severed Employee would subject the Severed Employee to the Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine whether to reduce any of the Payments paid or payable pursuant to this Plan (the Plan Payments) so that the Parachute Value (as defined below) of all Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount (as defined below). The Plan Payments shall be so reduced only if the Accounting Firm determines that the Severed Employee would have a greater Net After-Tax Receipt (as defined below) of aggregate Payments if the Plan Payments were so reduced. If the Accounting Firm determines that the Severed Employee would not have a greater Net After-Tax Receipt of aggregate Payments if the Plan Payments were so reduced, the Severed Employee shall receive all Plan Payments to which the Participant is entitled hereunder.
(b) If the Accounting Firm determines that aggregate Plan Payments should be reduced so that the Parachute Value of all Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount, the Company shall promptly give the Severed Employee notice to that effect and a copy of the detailed calculation thereof. All determinations made by the Accounting Firm under this Section 2.2 shall be binding upon the Company, its Affiliates and the Severed Employee and shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable and in no event later than fifteen (15) days following the Severance Date. For purposes of reducing the Plan Payments so that the Parachute Value of all Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount, only amounts payable under the Plan (and no other Payments) shall be reduced. The reduction of the amounts payable hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by reducing the Plan Payments that have a Parachute Value in the following order: Section 2.1(c), Section 2.1(d), Section 2.1(a), Section 2.1(b), Section 2.1(e), Section 2.1(f), in each case, beginning with payments or benefits that do not constitute non-qualified deferred compensation and reducing payments or benefits in reverse chronological order beginning with those that are to be paid or provided the farthest in time from the Severance Date, based on the Accounting Firms determination. All reasonable fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company.
(c) To the extent requested by the Severed Employee, the Company and its Affiliates shall cooperate with the Severed Employee in good faith in valuing, and the Accounting Firm shall take into account the value of, services provided or to be provided by the Severed Employee (including, without limitation, the Severed Employees agreeing to refrain from performing services pursuant to a covenant not to compete or similar covenant, before, on or after the date of a change in ownership or control of the Company (within the meaning of Q&A-2(b) of the final regulations under Section 280G of the Code)), such that payments in respect of such services may be considered reasonable compensation within the meaning of Q&A-9 and Q&A-40 to Q&A-44 of the Treasury Regulations under Section 280G of the Code and/or exempt from the definition of the term parachute payment within the meaning of Q&A-2(a) of the Treasury Regulations under Section 280G of the Code in accordance with Q&A-5(a) of the Treasury Regulations under Section 280G of the Code.
(d) The following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this Section 2.2:
Accounting Firm shall mean a nationally recognized certified public accounting firm or other professional organization that is a certified public accounting firm recognized as an expert in determinations and calculations for purposes of Section 280G of the Code that is selected by the Company prior to a Change in Control for purposes of making the applicable determinations hereunder.
Net After-Tax Receipt shall mean the present value (as determined in accordance with Sections 280G(b) (2)(A)(ii) and 280G(d)(4) of the Code) of a Payment net of all taxes imposed on the Participant with respect thereto under Sections 1 and 4999 of the Code and under applicable state and local laws, determined by applying the highest marginal rate under Section 1 of the Code and under state and local laws which applied to the Severed Employees
taxable income for the immediately preceding taxable year, or such other rate(s) as the Accounting Firm determines to be likely to apply to the Severed Employee in the relevant tax year(s).
Parachute Value of a Payment shall mean the present value as of the date of the change in control for purposes of Section 280G of the Code of the portion of such Payment that constitutes a parachute payment under Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, as determined by the Accounting Firm for purposes of determining whether and to what extent the Excise Tax will apply to such Payment.
Payment shall mean any payment or distribution in the nature of compensation (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) to or for the benefit of the Severed Employee, whether paid or payable pursuant to this Plan or otherwise.
Safe Harbor Amount shall mean the maximum Parachute Value of all Payments that the Severed Employee can receive without any Payments being subject to the Excise Tax.
The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall survive the expiration or termination of the Plan.
2.3 Legal Fees. The Company shall pay to any Eligible Employee all legal fees and expenses incurred by such Eligible Employee in disputing in good faith any issue hereunder or in seeking in good faith to obtain or enforce any benefit or right provided by this Plan; provided, that the payment of legal fees hereunder by the Company shall not be required if the Eligible Employee pursues such dispute in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of Section 3.3 hereof; and provided further, that the Eligible Employee shall be required to repay any such amounts to the Company to the extent that an arbitrator issues a final, unappealable order setting forth a determination that the position taken by the Eligible Employee was frivolous or advanced in bad faith. The Company shall pay to the Eligible Employee all legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with any tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable to the application of Section 4999 of the Code to any payment or benefit provided hereunder. All payments for legal fees and expenses shall be made within fourteen (14) business days after delivery of the Eligible Employees written requests for payment accompanied with such evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the Company reasonably may require. In order to comply with Section 409A, in no event shall the payments by the Company under this Section 2.3 be made later than the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which such fees and expenses were incurred, provided, that the Eligible Employee shall have submitted an invoice for such fees and expenses at least fourteen (14) business days before the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which such fees and expenses were incurred. The amount of such legal fees and expenses that the Company is obligated to pay in any given calendar year shall not affect the legal fees and expenses that the Company is obligated to pay in any other calendar year, and the Eligible Employees right to have the Company pay such legal fees and expenses may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit.
2.4 Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from amounts to be paid to any Severed Employee hereunder any federal, state or local withholding or other taxes or charges (or foreign equivalents of such taxes or charges) which it is from time to time required to withhold under applicable law or regulation. Further, in its sole discretion, the Company may withhold from amounts to be paid to any Severed Employee hereunder any amount owed by the Severed Employee to the Company or its Affiliates.
2.5 Status of Plan Payments. No payments or benefits pursuant to this Plan shall constitute compensation (or similar term) under any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates, including any DB Pension Plan or DC Pension Plan.
2.6 Mitigation; Setoff. A Severed Employee is not required to seek other employment or attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the Severed Employee under the Plan. Further, no payment or benefit provided for in this Plan shall be reduced by any compensation earned by the Severed Employee as a result of employment by another employer or by retirement benefits.
SECTION 3. PLAN ADMINISTRATION; CLAIMS PROCEDURES.
3.1 The Committee shall administer the Plan and, prior to a Change in Control:
(a) the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may interpret and construe the terms of the Plan, prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations under the Plan and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, subject to all of the provisions of the Plan;
(b) any determination by the Committee shall be final and binding with respect to the subject matter thereof on all Eligible Employees and all other persons;
(c) the Committee may delegate any of its duties hereunder to such person or persons from time to time as it may designate, and in such case, references to the Committee herein shall include such delegate of the Committee.
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, after a Change in Control, neither the Committee nor any other person shall have discretionary authority in the administration of the Plan, and any arbitrator, court or tribunal that adjudicates any dispute, controversy, or claim in connection with benefits under Section 2 will apply a de novo standard of review to any determinations made by the Committee or the Company. Such de novo standard shall apply notwithstanding the grant of full discretion hereunder to the Committee or any person or characterization of any decision by the Committee or by such person as final, binding or conclusive on any party.
3.2 The Committee is empowered, on behalf of the Company, to engage accountants, legal counsel and such other personnel as it deems necessary or advisable to assist it in the performance of its duties under the Plan. The functions of any such persons engaged by the Committee shall be limited to the specified services and duties for which they are engaged, and such persons shall have no other duties, obligations or responsibilities under the Plan. Such persons shall exercise no discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting the management of the Plan. All reasonable expenses thereof shall be borne by the Company.
3.3 Claims Procedure.
(a) In the event of a claim by an Eligible Employee, such Eligible Employee shall present the reason for his or her claim in writing to the Committee. The Committee shall, within ninety (90) days after receipt of such written claim (unless special circumstances require an extension of up to ninety (90) days, in which case written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Eligible Employee prior to the end of the initial ninety (90)-day period, indicating the special circumstances requiring an extension and the date by which the Committee expects to render its decision), send a written notification to the Eligible Employee as to its disposition. In the event the claim is wholly or partially denied, such written notification shall (i) state the specific reason or reasons for the denial, (ii) make specific reference to the relevant Plan provisions on which the denial is based, (iii) provide a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Eligible Employee to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary, and (iv) describe the Plans review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including the Eligible Employees right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) following a full or partial denial of the claim on review.
(b) In the event that an Eligible Employee wishes to appeal the denial of his or her claim he or she may request a review of such denial by making application in writing to the Committee within sixty (60) days after receipt of such denial. An Eligible Employee (or his or her duly authorized legal representative) shall be provided, upon written request to the Committee and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records or other information in the Companys possession relevant to his or her claim and may submit comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim, which shall be taken into account by the Committee in reviewing its denial of the Eligible Employees claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial claim.
(c) Within sixty (60) days after receipt of a written appeal (unless special circumstances require an extension of up to sixty (60) days, in which case written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Eligible Employee prior to the end of the initial sixty (60)-day period, indicating the special circumstances requiring an extension and the date by which the Committee expects to render its decision on review), the Committee shall notify the Eligible Employee of the final decision in writing. In the event the claim is wholly or partially denied on review, such written notification shall (i) state the specific reason or reasons for the denial, (ii) make specific reference to the relevant Plan provisions on which the denial is based, (iii) include a statement of the Eligible Employees entitlement, upon written request to the Committee and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records or other information in the Companys possession relevant to his or
her claim, and (iv) describe the Eligible Employees right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the mutual agreement of the Eligible Employee and the Committee, any claim, dispute or controversy that has been submitted by the Eligible Employee in writing to the Committee may be submitted directly to arbitration in accordance with Section 3.4.
3.4 Any claim, dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with the Plan, and which is not resolved in accordance with Section 3.3, shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Wilmington, Delaware. All claims, disputes and controversies shall be submitted to the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (CPR) in accordance with the CPRs rules then in effect; provided, however, that the evidentiary standards set forth in this Plan shall apply. The claim, dispute or controversy shall be heard and decided by three (3) arbitrators selected from CPRs employment panel. The arbitrators decision shall be final and binding on all parties. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrators award in any court having jurisdiction.
3.5 Any purported termination of an Eligible Employees employment shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination from one party hereto to the other party in accordance with Section 4.7. For purposes of this Plan, a Notice of Termination shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Plan relied upon, shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Eligible Employees employment under the provision so indicated, and shall specify the Severance Date (which, in the case of a termination by the Company, shall not be less than thirty (30) days, and, in the case of a termination by the Eligible Employee, shall not be less than fifteen (15) days nor more than sixty (60) days, respectively, after the date such Notice of Termination is given).
3.6 PLAN MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION.
The Plan may be amended or terminated by the Board at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that the Committee may make amendments to the Plan (a) that are required by applicable law, (b) that will have minimal effect upon the Companys cost of providing benefits under the Plan, or (c) that do not change or alter the character and intent of the Plan; and provided, further that the Plan may not be terminated, or amended in any manner that adversely affects any Eligible Employee (other than an Eligible Employee whose employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries commences subsequent to the applicable Change in Control), (i) within two (2) years immediately following a Change in Control, or (ii) in anticipation of a specific contemplated Change in Control.
SECTION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
4.1 Except as otherwise provided herein or by law, no right or interest of any Eligible Employee under the Plan shall be assignable or transferable, in whole or in part, either directly or by operation of law or otherwise, including, without limitation, by execution, levy, garnishment, attachment, pledge or in any manner. No attempted assignment or transfer of any such right or interest shall be effective, and no right or interest of any Eligible Employee under the Plan shall be liable for, or subject to, any obligation or liability of such Eligible Employee. The Plan shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns. The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly and agree to perform the obligations set forth in the Plan in the same manner and to the same extent as the Company would be required to do so.
4.2 Neither the establishment of the Plan, nor any modification thereof, nor the creation of any fund, trust or account, nor the payment of any benefits shall be construed as giving any Eligible Employee, or any person whomsoever, the right to be retained in the service of the Company, and all Eligible Employees shall remain subject to discharge to the same extent as if the Plan had never been adopted.
4.3 If any provision of this Plan shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions hereof, and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such provisions had not been included.
4.4 If a Severed Employee dies while any amount is still payable to such Severed Employee, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Plan to the executor, personal representative or administrators of the Severed Employees estate.
4.5 The headings and captions herein are provided for reference and convenience only, shall not be considered part of the Plan, and shall not be employed in the construction of the Plan.
4.6 The Plan shall not be funded. No Eligible Employee shall have any right to, or interest in, any assets of the Company which may be applied by the Company to the payment of benefits or other rights under this Plan.
4.7 Any notice or other communication required or permitted pursuant to the terms hereof shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United States certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier, postage prepaid, to the Company at its corporate headquarters address, to the attention of the Chief Legal Officer of the Company, or to the Eligible Employee at the Eligible Employees Company email address while the Eligible Employee is still employed by the Company or the Employer, or at the Eligible Employees most recent home address reflected on the books and records of the Company.
4.8 This Plan shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its principles of conflicts of law.
4.9 Payments to a Severed Employee under this Plan shall be in lieu of any severance or similar payments that otherwise might be payable under any plan, program, policy or agreement sponsored or maintained by the Company that provides severance benefits to employees upon termination of employment or other payments or bonuses upon an involuntary termination of employment by the Employer other than for Cause, except that the payment or acceleration of equity or equity-based awards shall be in addition to, rather than in lieu of, any payment or benefits due under the Plan.
4.10 Section 409A.
(a) The payments, entitlements, and obligations under this Plan are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (Section 409A) or an exemption or exclusion therefrom (including, but not limited to, the short-term deferral and separation pay exceptions) and this Plan shall in all respects be interpreted and administered in accordance with such intent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may unilaterally amend the terms of this Plan to avoid the application of, or to comply with, Section 409A, in a particular circumstance or as necessary or desirable to satisfy any of the requirements under Section 409A or to mitigate any additional tax, interest and/or penalties that may apply under Section 409A if exemption or compliance is not practicable and in a manner that preserves the economics of payments owed to a Severed Employee under this Plan, but the Company shall not be under any obligation to make any such amendment. Although the Company intends to administer this Plan so that it will comply with or be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A, to the extent applicable thereto, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Plan will comply with or be exempt from Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local or non-United States law. Neither the Company or any Affiliate nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to any Eligible Employee or Severed Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through an Eligible Employee or Severed Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties he or she may owe as a result of payments made under this Plan, and the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect any Eligible Employee or Severed Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Section 409A, or otherwise.
(b) Each payment of compensation under this Plan shall be treated as a separate payment of compensation for purposes of applying Section 409A. If amounts or benefits to be made or provided upon a termination of employment under this Plan constitute non-qualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, as determined in the Companys sole discretion, such amounts or benefits may only be made or provided upon a separation from service under Section 409A. In no event may a Severed Employee, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment under this Plan.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, with respect to all reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Plan that are subject to Section 409A shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A, including without limitation, where applicable, the requirement that (a) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided, during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other calendar year; (b) the reimbursement of any eligible fees and expenses shall be made no later than the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the applicable fees and expenses were incurred; and (c) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
Exhibit 10.3
Amended and Restated Arconic Corporation 2020 Annual Cash Incentive Plan
The Plan has been approved by the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors of Arconic Corp. (the Compensation Committee). The terms of the Plan are as follows:
1. | PURPOSE |
This Amended and Restated Arconic Corporation 2020 Annual Cash Incentive Plan (the Plan) is intended to attract, retain, motivate and reward Participants by providing them with the opportunity to earn annual incentive compensation under the Plan based upon achievement of pre-established Performance Goals.
2. | DEFINITIONS |
For purposes of the Plan, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:
2.1 Arconic Corp. means Arconic Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its successors or assigns.
2.2 Award means an incentive award providing a Participant the opportunity to earn cash compensation under the Plan, subject to the achievement of one or more Performance Goals established pursuant to Section 6 of this Plan or such other terms as the Compensation Committee may establish.
2.3 Award Agreement means any written or electronic agreement, contract, or other instrument or document that the Compensation Committee may deem advisable to evidence an Award and which may set forth additional terms and conditions regarding such Award and such Participants participation in the Plan.
2.4 Award Level means the amount of incentive compensation (generally expressed as a percentage of the Participants Base Salary) that may be paid to a Participant under the Plan for the achievement in a given Plan Year of an associated, specified level of performance measured in terms of Performance Goals established pursuant to Section 6 of this Plan. Award Levels may be established at threshold, target and maximum levels.
2.5 Award Payment means the actual dollar or local currency amount paid to a Participant under any Award pursuant to the Plan.
2.6 Base Salary means with respect to any Participant the annual base salary actually paid to such Participant during the Plan Year. For the sake of clarity, Base Salary does not include any bonus or incentive compensation, whether under the Plan, any other short-term or long-term incentive plan or otherwise. Base Salary shall be determined without reduction for salary deferrals under any Company-sponsored nonqualified deferred compensation plan and, in the United States, Code Section 401(k) plan or flexible spending account plan (under Code Section 125), and without inclusion of any amounts previously deferred under any company-sponsored nonqualified deferred compensation plan, Code Section 401(k) plan or flexible spending account plan (under Code Section 125) that become subject to inclusion in gross income for Federal tax purposes.
2.7 Board means the Board of Directors of Arconic Corp.
2.8 Cause means any of the following, as determined by Arconic Corp. in its sole and absolute discretion: (a) the willful failure by the Participant to perform the Participants material duties with the Company, or to comply with the material lawful directives of the Company, that has not been cured within 30 days after a written demand for performance is delivered to the Participant by the Company, unless Arconic Corp. determines in its discretion that the failure is not capable of cure; (b) any willful conduct by the Participant which is injurious to, or adverse to the best interests of, the Company or any affiliate, monetarily, or otherwise, including, but not limited to, its reputation or standing in its industry; (c) any act or acts of fraud, misappropriation, theft or embezzlement on the Participants part which result in or are intended to result in the Participants or anothers personal enrichment at the expense of the Company or its affiliates; (d) the Participants conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony under the laws of the United States or any state or comparable crime under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States or the Participants conviction of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or (e) the Participants material failure to abide by Arconic Corp.s Code of Conduct or other policies governing the conduct of employees of the Company. No act, or failure to act on the Participants part, shall be deemed willful unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Participants act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the Company or an affiliate.
2.9 CEO means Arconic Corp.s Chief Executive Officer.
2.10 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended including rules, regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder and successor provisions and rules and regulations thereto.
2.11 Company means Arconic Corp. and all of its Subsidiaries, collectively, or its successors or assigns.
2.12 Disability means a Participants inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.
2.13 Executive Officer means each officer of the Company whose compensation is approved by the Compensation Committee on an annual basis.
2.14 Participant means an officer, manager or employee of Arconic Corp. or any of its Subsidiaries who is selected by the CEO, or approved by the Compensation Committee, for participation in the Plan for a given Plan Year in accordance with Section 5.
2.15 Performance Goals means the Company Performance Goals (as defined below) and/or Personal Performance Goals established for each Award pursuant to Section 6.1 of this Plan, against which a Participants performance shall be measured to determine if an Award Payment may be payable under the Plan. Company Performance Goals may be based upon one or more Performance Measures set forth in Section 6.2 of this Plan (collectively, Company Performance Goals).
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2.16 Performance Measures means the performance measures set forth in Section 6.2 of this Plan for Arconic Corp. or any one or more of its groups, divisions, business units, or Subsidiaries, and other performance metrics as the Compensation Committee deems appropriate under the circumstances.
2.17 Personal Performance Goal means goals or levels of performance based upon achievement of certain individual business objectives and/or personal performance objectives, in each case which support the business plan of the Company. Personal Performance Goals may include personal performance objectives such as teamwork, interpersonal skills, employee development, project management skills and leadership, and/or individual business objectives such as the implementation of policies and plans, the negotiation and/or completion of transactions, the development of long-term business goals, formation of joint ventures, research or development collaborations, technology and best practice sharing within the Company, and the completion of other corporate goals.
2.18 Performance Period means that period established by the Compensation Committee at the time any Award is granted or at any time thereafter during which any Performance Goals with respect to such Award are to be measured.
2.19 Retirement means the termination of a Participant by his or her resignation from continuous service upon or after attainment of (a) normal retirement age of 65; (b) age 55 and completion of 10 years of continuous service; (c) such lesser age for any individual Participant with rights to a pension other than a deferred vested pension benefit under a retirement plan of Arconic Corp. and/or a Subsidiary and/or an affiliate; (d) as defined under or in accordance with, the Arconic Corporation Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan; or (e) as may be approved by the Compensation Committee, in its discretion; but in each case under (a), (b), (c) or (d) hereof only if such termination is approved as Retirement by, in the case of an Executive Officer, the Compensation Committee, and, in the case of any other officer or employee, the CEO.
2.20 Section 409A means Section 409A of the Code.
2.21 Subsidiary means any subsidiary within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
3. | ADMINISTRATION |
3.1 Power and Authority of the Compensation Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee, which shall have full power, discretion and authority to, without limitation:
(a) Designate each Performance Period;
(b) Establish the Performance Goals for each Performance Period and determine whether and to what extent such Performance Goals have been achieved;
(c) Determine at any time the cash amount payable with respect to an Award;
(d) Prescribe, amend and rescind rules and procedures relating to the Plan;
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(e) Employ such legal counsel, independent auditors and consultants as it deems desirable for the administration of the Plan and to rely upon any opinion or computation received therefrom;
(f) Amend, modify, or cancel any Award, and authorize the exchange, substitution, or replacement of Awards;
(g) Delegate its administrative powers under the Plan to the extent not prohibited by applicable laws, regulations or stock exchange listing rules; and
(h) Make all determinations, and formulate such procedures, as may be necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Compensation Committee for the administration of the Plan.
3.2 Plan Construction and Interpretation. The Compensation Committee shall have full power and authority to construe and interpret the Plan and to correct any defect or omission, or reconcile any inconsistency, in the Plan or any Award.
3.3 Determinations of Compensation Committee Final and Binding. All determinations by the Compensation Committee in carrying out and administering the Plan and in construing and interpreting the Plan shall be made in the Compensation Committees sole discretion and shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes and upon all persons interested herein. The Compensation Committees decisions regarding the amount of each Award need not be consistent among Participants.
3.4 Limitation on Liability. No member of the Compensation Committee or the Board (or its delegates) shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any award pursuant to it. Arconic Corp. shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Compensation Committee and the Board, and the estate and heirs of each such member, against all claims, liabilities, expenses, penalties, damages or other pecuniary losses, including legal fees, which such Compensation Committee member or Board member or his or her estate or heirs may suffer as a result of any act or omission to act in connection with the Plan, to the extent that insurance, if any, does not cover the payment of such items.
4. | TERM |
The effective date of this Plan is January 1, 2020. The Plan will remain in effect for successive fiscal years beginning on January 1 of each year (each, a Plan Year), until terminated by the Compensation Committee at the Compensation Committees sole discretion.
5. | ELIGIBILITY |
5.1 In order to be eligible to participate in the Plan for any Plan Year, except as set forth in Sections 5.2 and 6.8 below, an individual must (i) be an officer or employee, employed on a full-time or part-time basis with Arconic Corp. or any of its Subsidiaries in a Plan-eligible position (such positions to be determined in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee); and (ii) be hired, transferred or promoted to a Plan-eligible position before the commencement of the final two weeks of the Plan Year.
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5.2 Directors who are not employees of the Company, temporary employees, leased employees, interns, consultants and independent contractors shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan.
5.3 An officer or employee who, after January 1 of the Plan Year, is hired, or is transferred or promoted from a position not eligible for an Award to a position which the Compensation Committee has determined is eligible for an Award for the Plan Year, may participate in the Plan on a pro rata basis as of the date the employee was hired, transferred or promoted, as the case may be.
6. | PERFORMANCE AWARDS |
6.1 Establishment of Awards.
(a) As promptly as practicable after the beginning of each Plan Year with respect to which any Awards are to be granted to Participants, and, in any event, before April 1 of such Plan Year, the Compensation Committee shall take those actions for which it is responsible under this Plan to (i) establish the Performance Goals, Performance Measures, Award Levels and, if applicable, the threshold Award Level, target Award Level and maximum Award Level, for each Participant, and (iii) establish such other terms and conditions for each Award as it deems appropriate, which terms may be set forth in an Award Agreement.
(b) In the case of the CEO and each of the Executive Officers, the Compensation Committee will establish for each Plan Year the Award Levels, the Performance Goals, Performance Measures and the weighting of the Performance Goals. With respect to all other Participants, the Compensation Committee will approve the Award Levels and Company Performance Goals for each such Participant.
(c) The Award Levels, Performance Goals and the weighting of the Performance Goals will vary among Participants depending on the Participants role and responsibilities. The Award Levels and Performance Goals may change from Plan Year to Plan Year.
6.2 Performance Measures. The Performance Measures from which the Compensation Committee may establish Performance Goals shall include the achievement of operational goals based on the attainment by Arconic Corp., on a consolidated basis, and/or by specified Subsidiaries or groups, divisions or business units of Arconic Corp., of specified levels of one or more of the following performance criteria, any one of which, if applicable, may be normalized for fluctuations in currency or the price of aluminum on the London Metal Exchange or established relative to a comparison with other corporations or an external index or indicator, or relative to a comparison with performance in prior periods, as the Compensation Committee deems appropriate: (a) earnings, including operating income, earnings before or after taxes, and earnings before or after interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization; (b) book value per share; (c) pre-tax income, after-tax income, income from continuing operations, or after tax operating income; (d) operating profit or improvements thereto; (e) earnings per common share (basic or diluted) or improvement thereto; (f) return on assets (net or gross); (g) return on capital; (h) return on invested capital; (i) sales,
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revenues or returns on sales or revenues or growth in sales, revenues or returns on sales or revenues; (j) share price appreciation; (k) total shareholder return; (l) cash flow, operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment (discounted or otherwise), improvements in cash on hand, reduction of debt, improvements in the capital structure of the Company including debt to capital ratios; (m) implementation or completion of critical projects or processes; (n) economic profit, economic value added or created; (o) cumulative earnings per share growth; (p) achievement of cost reduction goals; (q) return on shareholders equity; (r) total shareholders return improvement or relative performance as compared with other selected companies or as compared with Company, Subsidiary, group, division or business unit history; (s) reduction of days working capital, working capital or inventory; (t) operating margin or profit margin or growth thereof; (u) cost targets, reductions and savings, productivity and efficiencies; (v) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration, geographic business expansion, customer satisfaction (including improvements in product quality and delivery), employee satisfaction, human resources management including improvements in diversity representation, supervision of litigation, information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and similar transactions, and budget comparisons; (w) the achievement of sustainability measures, community engagement measures or environmental, health or safety goals of Arconic Corp. or a Subsidiary, group, division or business unit of the Company for or within which the Participant is primarily employed; (x) improvement in performance against competition benchmarks approved by the Compensation Committee; or (y) improvements in audit and compliance measures.
6.3 Measurement.
(a) The Compensation Committee shall have sole discretion to determine (i) with respect to all Participants, the Award Levels which represent the amounts potentially payable under each Award, the Company Performance Goals applicable to each Award, and the method of determining whether each Company Performance Goal has been met, and (ii) with respect to the Executive Officers, the Personal Performance Goals, if applicable, the method of determining whether each such Personal Performance Goal has been met and the weighting of each Performance Goal.
(b) Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, each Award shall include a threshold Performance Goal that must be attained in order for a threshold Award Level to be payable, a target Performance Goal that must be attained for a target Award Level to be payable, and a maximum Performance Goal that must be attained for a maximum Award Level to be payable. The amount of each Award and the Performance Goals may vary among Participants and may be determined based on the Participants ability to directly impact the Companys performance or on an assessment of the Participants overall contributions to the Companys success.
6.4 Company Performance Goals. To the extent the Compensation Committee elects to base Award opportunities and Performance Goals on a Company Performance Goal, the Compensation Committee shall select the Performance Measures for the Plan Year from the criteria listed in Section 6.2 or establish such other criteria as the Compensation Committee may determine appropriate. The Compensation Committee shall also establish the threshold, target and maximum Performance Goals applicable for each Company Performance Goal.
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6.5 Personal Performance Goals. To the extent the Compensation Committee elects to base Award opportunities and Performance Goals on one or more Personal Performance Goals, the components of the Personal Performance Goals will: (a) be established for the Participants position for the Plan Year by the Participants supervisor with the approval of the CEO; (b) include only components that support the business plan of the Company; and (c) identify how the Participant will support the achievement of such goals. The Personal Performance Goals for the Executive Officers will be established by the Compensation Committee. The determination of whether a Participant (other than an Executive Officer) has attained his or her Personal Performance Goals and the Award Payment payable with respect to the attainment of such Personal Performance Goals shall be determined by the CEO, subject to final approval by the Compensation Committee. The determination of whether an Executive Officer has attained his or her Personal Performance Goals and the Award Payment payable with respect to the attainment of such Personal Performance Goals shall be determined by the Compensation Committee.
6.6 Certification and Payment.
(a) As soon as practicable after Arconic Corp.s audited financial statements are available for a Plan Year with respect to which the Awards are outstanding, the performance of Arconic Corp., on a consolidated basis, and each applicable group, division, business unit or Subsidiary will be determined for such Plan Year. The financial and operational performance shall then be evaluated to determine the extent to which the Company Performance Goals have been achieved, based upon standards established for such Plan Year. In performing such evaluation, the Compensation Committee is authorized to make adjustments in the method of calculating attainment of the Company Performance Goals, including, but not limited to, the authority:
(i) to adjust or exclude the dilutive or anti-dilutive effects of acquisitions or joint ventures;
(ii) to adjust the impact of the disposition of any businesses divested by the Company during a Plan Year;
(iii) to exclude, in whole or in part, restructuring and/or other nonrecurring charges;
(iv) to exclude, in whole or in part, exchange rate effects, as applicable, for non-U.S. dollar denominated net sales and operating earnings;
(v) to exclude, in whole or in part, the effects of changes to generally accepted accounting standards (GAAP) made by the relevant accounting authority;
(vi) to exclude, in whole or in part, the effects of any statutory adjustments to corporate taxes;
(vii) to exclude, in whole or in part, the impact of any unusual or nonrecurring items as determined under GAAP;
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(viii) to exclude, in whole or in part, the effect of any change in the outstanding shares of common stock of Arconic Corp. by reason of any stock dividend or split, stock repurchase, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares or other similar corporate change, or any distributions to common stockholders other than regular cash dividends;
(ix) to give effect to or to ignore, in whole or in part, any other unusual, non-recurring gain or loss or other extraordinary item; and
(x) to give effect to or to ignore, in whole or in part, any other facts, circumstances or considerations deemed appropriate by the Compensation Committee.
Award Payments for a Plan Year will be included as an expense in determining the Companys financial performance under the Plan for that Plan Year.
(b) The Compensation Committee and each of its members shall be entitled to rely upon information provided by appropriate officers of the Company with respect to financial and other data in order to determine if the Performance Goals for any Participant in a Plan Year have been met.
(c) Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee or deferred in accordance with Arconic Corp.s Deferred Compensation Plan, Award Payments for any Plan Year shall be paid in cash as soon as practicable after the Compensation Committee determines that the Performance Goals specified for such Award were in fact satisfied. It is intended that payment will be made no later than required to ensure that no amount paid or to be paid hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code and all payments are intended to be eligible for the short-term deferral exception to Section 409A of the Code, except to the extent a payment is deferred under Arconic Corp.s Deferred Compensation Plan.
6.7 Limit on Award Payments. Under no circumstances shall the aggregate amount payable to any Participant under an Award for any Plan Year exceed US$9,000,000.
6.8 Termination of Employment.
(a) Other than in cases of Retirement, a Participant who voluntarily terminates employment prior to the date the Award Payment is paid for a given Plan Year shall forfeit any right to receive any Award Payment for that Plan Year.
(b) In the event of a Participants involuntary termination by the Company without Cause, the Participant will remain eligible for an Award Payment for the applicable Plan Year only if the Participant has been employed by the Company for a continuous period of not less than six months in such Plan Year.
(c) In the event of a Participants Retirement, the Participant will remain eligible for an Award Payment for the applicable Plan Year only if the Participant has been employed by the Company for a continuous period of not less than six months in such Plan Year, provided that
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circumstances that would have warranted a termination of the Participants employment by the Company for Cause do not exist.
(d) In the event of a Participants termination by the Company for Cause, the Participant shall forfeit any right to receive any Award Payment for the Plan Year.
(e) In the event of the Participants death or Disability:
(i) if a Participants employment is terminated prior to the end of a Plan Year by reason of death or Disability, the Participant or the Participants heir or legal representative may, upon the Compensation Committees approval, be eligible to be paid a prorated portion of the Award Payment for that Plan Year for the period of time employed during such Plan Year, based on the actual level of attainment of the Performance Goals; and
(ii) if a Participants employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability after the end of a Plan Year, but prior to payment to that Participant of the Award Payment otherwise payable (or any portion thereof) under an Award, the Participant or the Participants heir or legal representative will be eligible for the amount of the Award Payment earned by the Participant for that Plan Year, based on the actual level of attainment of the Performance Goals.
7. | WITHHOLDING TAXES |
The Company shall have the right, at the time of payment of an Award Payment, to make adequate provision for any federal, state, local or foreign taxes (including social contributions and any other applicable taxes) which it believes are or may be required by law to be withheld with respect to an award under the Plan (Tax Liability), to ensure the payment of any such Tax Liability. The Company may provide for the payment of any Tax Liability by withholding from the amount of the Award Payment or by any other method deemed appropriate by the Compensation Committee.
8. | AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION |
The Compensation Committee may at any time and in its sole discretion suspend, amend or terminate the Plan.
9. | MISCELLANEOUS |
9.1 No Guarantee of Employment. Nothing in this Plan or any Award granted hereunder shall confer upon any employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate his or her employment at any time.
9.2 Not Compensation for Other Plans. Except as otherwise explicitly required under the terms of an employee benefit plan of the Company that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, no Award under this Plan and no amount payable or paid under any Award shall be deemed to be or counted as salary or compensation for the purpose of computing benefits
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under any employee benefit plan or other arrangement of the Company for the benefit of any employee.
9.3 Compliance with Law. The Plan and the grant of awards under it shall be subject to all applicable U.S. federal and state and any applicable foreign laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any governmental or regulatory agency as may be required.
9.4 State Law. The Plan shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America, without reference to principles of conflict of laws, and construed accordingly.
9.5 Interpretation. All Awards and any Award Agreements shall be subject to the terms of this Plan, or the terms of this Plan, as amended from time to time, and as interpreted by the Compensation Committee.
9.6 No Alienation. No right or interest of a Participant in any Award may be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to or in favor of any party other than the Company or an affiliate of the Company, or shall be subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant to any other party other than the Company or an affiliate of the Company. No Award shall be assignable or transferable, either voluntarily or involuntarily, by a Participant, including as between spouses or pursuant to a domestic relations order in connection with dissolution of marriage, or by operation of law, except pursuant to Section 6.8(e) or the laws of descent.
9.7 Section 409A. This Plan may be amended at any time, without the consent of any party, to avoid the application of Section 409A of the Code in a particular circumstance or that is necessary or desirable to satisfy any of the requirements under Section 409A of the Code, but the Company shall not be under any obligation to make any such amendment. Nothing in the Plan shall provide a basis for any person to take action against the Company or any affiliate based on matters covered by Section 409A of the Code, including the tax treatment of any amount paid or Award made under the Plan, and neither the Company nor any of its affiliates shall under any circumstances have any liability to any Participant or any other party for any taxes, penalties or interest due on amounts paid or payable under the Plan, including taxes, penalties or interest imposed under Section 409A of the Code.
9.8 Forfeiture and Recoupment. In accordance with the Companys Compensation Recovery Policy, as it may be amended from time to time (the Policy), in the event a Participant is determined to have engaged in misconduct (as determined in accordance with the Policy), the Compensation Committee shall have full power and authority to determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances any Awards granted to such Participant shall be forfeited or cancelled and any Award Payments may be recouped by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, in the event that: (a) the amount of any Award or Award Payment was calculated based upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement (other than a restatement required because of changes in applicable financial reporting standards or under similar circumstances), (b) the Participant engaged in intentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and (c) the amount of the Award or Award Payment had the financial results been properly reported would have been lower than the amount actually awarded or paid to the
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Participant, then, to the full extent permitted by applicable law, in all appropriate cases, the Compensation Committee will effect the cancellation of the Award and/or recovery of the Award Payment to the extent of the excess of any Award or Award Payment the Participant received over what he or she should have received absent the restatement during the period commencing 36 months prior to the date of the restatement and ending on the last day of the last period to which the restatement applies, as such amount may be determined by the Compensation Committee. Further, all Awards and Award Payments (including Award Payments previously paid in accordance with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement) shall be subject to the terms and conditions, if applicable, of any other recoupment policy that may be adopted by the Company from time to time or any recoupment requirement imposed under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards, including, without limitation, recoupment requirements imposed pursuant to Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or any regulations promulgated thereunder, or recoupment requirements under the laws of any other jurisdiction.
9.9. Participants Outside the United States. Awards may be granted to employees who are foreign nationals or residents or employed outside the United States, or both, on such terms and conditions different from those applicable to Awards to employees who are not foreign nationals or residents or who are employed in the United States as may, in the judgment of the Compensation Committee, be necessary or desirable in order to recognize differences in local law, regulations or tax policy. If any provision of the Plan is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law outside the United States where an employee is based, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the sole determination of the Compensation Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award, and the remainder of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.
9.10. Severability. If any provision of the Plan is held invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be enforced and construed as if such provision had not been included.
9.11 Unfunded Plan. The Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded plan for incentive compensation. Prior to the payment of any Award, nothing contained herein shall give any Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company. No amounts awarded or accrued under the Plan shall be funded, set aside, subject to interest payment or otherwise segregated prior to payment of an Award. Any Award payable under the Plan is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive Awards in future years or benefits in lieu of such Awards.
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Exhibit 10.4
Arconic Corporation
Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan
SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Arconic Corporation 2020 Stock Incentive Plan is to encourage selected Directors and Employees to acquire a proprietary interest in the long-term growth and financial success of the Company and to further link the interests of such individuals to the long-term interests of shareholders.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in the Plan, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:
Affiliate shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 under Section 12 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Award means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Share Award, Restricted Share Unit, Converted Award, or any other right, interest, or option relating to Shares or other property granted pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.
Award Agreement means any written or electronic agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing any Award granted by the Committee hereunder (and, in the case of a Converted Award, originally between Arconic Inc. and the Participant), which may, but need not, be executed or acknowledged by both the Company and the Participant. For avoidance of doubt, any Converted Award will be governed by the provisions of the original Award Agreement applicable to such Converted Award, except for any adjustment pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement.
Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Change in Control means the occurrence of an event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs:
(a) any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) (a Person) becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of 30% or more of either (A) the then-outstanding Shares (the Outstanding Company Common Stock) or (B) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the Outstanding Company Voting Securities); provided, however, that, for purposes hereof, the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates, (iv) any acquisition of all or a portion of the Shares by the shareholders of Arconic Inc. as a result of the Distribution or (v) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction that complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (c) of this definition;
(b) individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constituted the Board (the Incumbent Board) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Companys shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual was a member of the Incumbent Board; but, provided, further, that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board shall not be considered a member of the Incumbent Board unless and until such individual is elected to the Board at an annual meeting of the Company occurring after the date such individual initially assumed office, so long as such election occurs pursuant to a nomination approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board, which nomination is not made pursuant to a Company contractual obligation;
(c) consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a Business Combination), in each case unless, following such Business Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 55% or more of the then-outstanding shares of common stock (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent securities) and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body), as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Companys assets either directly or through one or more Subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent securities) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of such entity entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent securities), except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board providing for such Business Combination; or
(d) the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
Code means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, including rules, regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder and successor provisions and rules and regulations thereto (except as otherwise specified herein).
Committee means the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board, any successor to such committee or a subcommittee thereof or, if the Board so determines, another committee of the Board, in each case composed of no fewer than two directors, each of whom is a Non-Employee Director. In accordance with Section 3(b) of the Plan, Committee shall include the Board for purposes of Awards granted to Directors.
Company means Arconic Corporation, a Delaware corporation, including any successor thereto.
Contingency Period has the meaning set forth in SECTION 8.
Converted Award means an Award that is granted under the Plan to satisfy the automatic adjustment and conversion, in accordance with the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement, of awards granted by Arconic Inc. over Arconic Inc. common stock prior to the Distribution. Converted Awards may be in the form of Options or Restricted Share Units, including Restricted Share Units that are Performance Awards.
Director means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.
Distribution means Arconic Inc.s distribution of all or a portion of the Shares held by Arconic Inc. to holders of its common stock, in order to effect the separation of the Company from Arconic Inc.
Effective Date has the meaning set forth in SECTION 16.
Employee means any employee (including any officer or employee director) of the Company or of any Subsidiary.
Employee Matters Agreement means the Employee Matters Agreement dated March 31, 2020 by and between Arconic Inc. and the Company and entered into in connection with the separation of the Company from Arconic Inc.
The number of Shares subject to a Converted Award and the other terms and conditions of each Converted Award shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement.
Equity Restructuring means a nonreciprocal transaction between the Company and its shareholders, such as a stock dividend, stock split (including a reverse stock split), spin-off, rights offering or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend, that affects the Shares (or other securities of the Company) or the price of Shares (or other securities) and causes a change in the per share value of the Shares underlying outstanding Awards.
Executive Officer means an officer who is designated as an executive officer by the Board or by its designees in accordance with the definition of executive officer under Rule 3b-7 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exercisable Time-Based Award has the meaning set forth in SECTION 12.
Fair Market Value with respect to Shares on any given date means the closing price per Share on that date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange or other stock exchange on which the Shares principally trade. If the New York Stock Exchange or such other exchange is not open for business on the date fair market value is being determined, the closing price as reported for the immediately preceding business day on which that exchange is open for business will be used. For avoidance of doubt, for tax purposes upon settlement of an Award, the fair market value of the Shares may be determined using such other methodology as may be required by applicable laws or as appropriate for administrative reasons.
Family Member has the same meaning as such term is defined in Form S-8 (or any successor form) promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Non-Employee Director has the meaning set forth in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor definition adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Option means any right granted to a Participant under the Plan allowing such Participant to purchase Shares at such price or prices and during such period or periods as the Committee shall determine. All Options granted under the Plan are intended to be nonqualified stock options for purposes of the Code.
Other Awards has the meaning set forth in SECTION 10.
Participant means an Employee or a Director who is selected to receive an Award under the Plan.
Performance Award means any award granted pursuant to SECTION 11 and, as applicable, SECTION 13 hereof in the form of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Share Units, Restricted Shares or other awards of property, including cash, that have a performance feature described in SECTION 11 and/or SECTION 13.
Performance Period means that period established by the Committee at the time any Performance Award is granted or at any time thereafter during which any performance goals specified by the Committee with respect to such Award are to be measured. A Performance Period may not be less than one year, except with respect to Converted Awards.
Plan means this Arconic Corporation Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time.
Replacement Award means an Award resulting from adjustments or substitutions referred to in Section 4(f) herein, provided that such Award is issued by a company (foreign or domestic) the majority of the equity of which is listed under and in compliance with the domestic company listing rules of the New York Stock Exchange or with a similarly liquid exchange which has comparable standards to the domestic company listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.
Restricted Shares has the meaning set forth in SECTION 8.
Restricted Share Unit has the meaning set forth in SECTION 9.
Shares means the shares of common stock of the Company, $0.01 par value per share.
Stock Appreciation Right means any right granted under SECTION 7.
Subsidiary means any corporation or other entity in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in such corporation or entity, and any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity as to which the Company possesses a significant ownership interest, directly or indirectly, as determined by the Committee.
Substitute Awards means Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, by a company acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or with which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries combines.
Time-Based Award means any Award granted pursuant to the Plan that is not a Performance Award.
2021 Amendment Date has the meaning set forth in SECTION 16.
SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) | Administration by the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have full power and authority, subject to such orders or resolutions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as may from time to time be adopted by the Board, to: (i) select the Employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries to whom Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder; (ii) determine the type or types of Award to be granted to each Employee Participant hereunder; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Employee Award granted hereunder; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Employee Award granted hereunder, and make modifications to such terms and conditions with respect to any outstanding Employee Award, in each case, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan; (v) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Employee Awards may be settled in cash, Shares or other property or canceled or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, Shares and other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Employee Award under this Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant; (vii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement entered into under the Plan; (viii) determine whether any corporate transaction, such as a sale or spin-off of a division or business unit, or a joint venture, shall be deemed to result in a Participants termination of service for purposes of Awards granted under the Plan; (ix) establish such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for administration of the Plan, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, make any determinations necessary to effectuate the purpose of Section 12(a)(v) below. Decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons, including the Company, any Participant and any shareholder; provided that the Board shall approve any decisions affecting Director Awards. |
(b) | Administration by the Board. The Board shall have full power and authority, upon the recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board to: (i) select the Directors of the Company to whom Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder; (ii) determine the type or types of Award to be granted to each Director Participant hereunder; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Director Award granted hereunder; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Director Award granted hereunder, and make modifications to such terms and conditions with respect to any outstanding Director Award, in each case, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan; (v) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Director Awards may be settled in cash, Shares or other property or canceled or suspended; and (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, Shares and other property and other amounts payable with respect to a Director Award under this Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Director. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Plan or in any policy of the Company regarding compensation payable to a Director, the sum of the grant date fair value (determined in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or any |
successor thereto) of all Awards payable in Shares and the maximum cash value of any other Award granted under the Plan to an individual as compensation for services as a Director, together with cash compensation paid to the Director in the form of Board and Committee retainer, meeting or similar fees, during any calendar year shall not exceed $750,000. For avoidance of doubt, compensation shall count towards this limit for the calendar year in which it was granted or earned, and not later when distributed, in the event it is deferred. |
SECTION 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
(a) | Number of Shares Reserved under the Plan. Subject to the adjustment provisions of Section 4(f) below and the provisions of Section 4(b), up to 11,500,000 Shares may be issued under the Plan, which reflects an increase of 3,000,000 Shares, effective as of the 2021 Amendment Date, from 8,500,000, the number of Shares that were authorized for issuance under the Plan as of the Effective Date. As from the 2021 Amendment Date, each Share issued pursuant to the exercise or settlement of an Award under the Plan shall be counted against the number of Shares reserved under this Section 4(a) as one Share for every one Share issued. Each Share issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right prior to the 2021 Amendment Date was counted against the number of Shares reserved under this Section 4(a) as one Share for each Option or Stock Appreciation Right and each Share issued pursuant to the settlement of an Award other than an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right prior to the 2021 Amendment Date was counted against the number of Shares reserved under this Section 4(a) as 1.5 Shares for every one Share. Any Shares issued pursuant to a Converted Award shall reduce the maximum number of Shares issuable under this Section 4(a) in accordance with the provisions of Section 4(a). |
(b) | Share Replenishment. In addition to the Shares authorized by Section 4(a), Shares underlying Awards (including Converted Awards) that are granted under the Plan, which are subsequently forfeited, cancelled or expire in accordance with the terms of the Award shall become available for issuance under the Plan. As from the 2021 Amendment Date, any Shares that again become available for issuance pursuant to this Section 4(b) shall be added back to the number of Shares reserved under Section 4(a) as one Share for each Share subject to the forfeited, cancelled or expired Award (including any Converted Award). The following Shares shall not become available for issuance under the Plan: (x) Shares tendered in payment of an Option or other Award, and (y) Shares withheld for taxes. Shares purchased by the Company using Option proceeds shall not become available for issuance under the Plan, and if Stock Appreciation Rights are settled in Shares, each Stock Appreciation Right shall count as one Share whether or not Shares are actually issued or transferred under the Plan. |
(c) | Issued Shares. Shares shall be deemed to be issued hereunder only when and to the extent that payment or settlement of an Award is actually made in Shares. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Committee may at any time authorize a cash payment in lieu of Shares, including without limitation if there are insufficient Shares available for issuance under the Plan to satisfy an obligation created under the Plan. |
(d) | Source of Shares. Any Shares issued hereunder may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares, treasury Shares or Shares purchased in the open market or otherwise. |
(e) | Substitute Awards. Shares issued or granted in connection with Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Shares available for issuance under the Plan or to a Participant in any calendar year. |
(f) | Adjustments. Subject to SECTION 12: |
(i) | Corporate Transactions other than an Equity Restructuring. In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company assets to shareholders, or any other change affecting the Shares or the price of the Shares other than an Equity Restructuring, the Committee shall make such adjustments, if any, as the Committee in its discretion may deem appropriate to reflect such change with respect to (i) the aggregate number and kind of shares that may be issued under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Sections 4(a) and 13(d) hereof); (ii) the terms and conditions of any outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, any applicable performance targets or criteria with respect thereto); and (iii) the grant or exercise price per Share for any outstanding Awards under the Plan. |
In the event of any transaction or event described above in this Section 4(f)(i) or any unusual or nonrecurring transactions or events affecting the Company, any affiliate of the Company, or the financial statements of the Company or any affiliate, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles, the Committee, on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, either by the terms of the Award or by action taken prior to the occurrence of such transaction or event (except that action to give effect to a change in applicable laws or accounting principles may be made within a reasonable period of time after such change), is hereby authorized to take actions, including but not limited to any one or more of the following actions, whenever the Committee determines that such action is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any Award under the Plan, to facilitate such transactions or events or to give effect to such changes in laws, regulations or principles, provided that the number of Shares subject to any Award will always be a whole number:
(A) | To provide for either (I) termination of any such Award in exchange for an amount of cash, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participants rights (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction or event described above in this Section 4(f)(i) the Committee determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participants rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment) or (II) the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Committee in its sole discretion; |
(B) | To provide that such Award be assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or shall be substituted for by similar options, rights or awards covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices; |
(C) | To make adjustments in the number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, and in the number and kind of outstanding Restricted Shares and/or in the terms and conditions of (including the grant or exercise price), and the criteria included in, outstanding options, rights and awards; |
(D) | To provide that such Award shall be exercisable or payable or fully vested with respect to all Shares covered thereby; or |
(E) | To provide that the Award cannot vest, be exercised or become payable after such event. |
(ii) | Equity Restructuring. In connection with the occurrence of any Equity Restructuring, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4(f), the Committee will adjust the terms of the Plan and each outstanding Award as it deems equitable to reflect the Equity Restructuring, which may include (i) adjusting the number and type of securities subject to each outstanding Award and/or with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Sections 4(a) and 13(d) hereof); (ii) adjusting the terms and conditions of (including the grant or exercise price), and the performance targets or other criteria included in, outstanding Awards; and (iii) granting new Awards or making cash payments to Participants. The adjustments provided under this Section 4(f)(ii) will be nondiscretionary and final and binding on all interested parties, including the affected Participant and the Company; provided that the Committee will determine whether an adjustment is equitable and the number of Shares subject to any Award will always be a whole number. |
SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY AND VESTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) | Eligibility. Any Director or Employee shall be eligible to be selected as a Participant. |
(b) | Minimum Vesting. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, all Awards granted under the Plan shall have a minimum vesting period of one year measured from the date of grant; provided, however, that up to 5% of the Shares available for distribution under the Plan may be granted without such minimum vesting |
requirement. Nothing in this Section 5(b) shall limit the Companys ability to grant Awards that contain rights to accelerated vesting on a termination of employment or service (or to otherwise accelerate vesting), or limit any rights to accelerated vesting in connection with a Change in Control, as provided in SECTION 12 of the Plan. In addition, the minimum vesting requirement set forth in this Section 5(b) shall not apply to Converted Awards or Substitute Awards or to Director Awards which vest on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the date of grant and the next annual meeting of the Companys shareholders (which is at least 50 weeks after the immediately preceding years annual meeting) and shall not limit the adjustment provisions of Section 4(f). |
SECTION 6. STOCK OPTIONS. Options may be granted hereunder to Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. Any Option granted under the Plan may be evidenced by an Award Agreement in such form as the Committee from time to time approves. Any such Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions required by this SECTION 6 and to such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee may deem appropriate in each case.
(a) | Option Price. The purchase price (or Option price) per Share purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided that, except in connection with an adjustment provided for in Section 4(f) or with respect to Converted Awards or Substitute Awards, such purchase price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of the grant of the Option. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, establish a limit on the amount of gain that can be realized on an Option. |
(b) | Option Period. The term of each Option granted hereunder shall not exceed ten years from the date the Option is granted. |
(c) | Exercisability. Options shall be exercisable at such time or times as determined by the Committee at or subsequent to grant, subject to Section 5(b). |
(d) | Method of Exercise. Subject to the other provisions of the Plan, any Option may be exercised by the Participant in whole or in part at such time or times, and the Participant may make payment of the Option price in such form or forms, including, without limitation, payment by delivery of cash, Shares or other consideration (including, where permitted by law and the Committee, Awards) having a fair market value on the exercise date equal to the total Option price, or by any combination of cash, Shares and other consideration as the Committee may specify in the applicable Award Agreement. |
SECTION 7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to Participants on such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine, subject to the requirements of the Plan. A Stock Appreciation Right shall confer on the holder a right to receive, upon exercise, the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise or, if the Committee shall so determine, at any time during a specified period before the date of exercise over (ii) the grant price of the right on the date of grant, or if granted in connection with an outstanding Option on the date of grant of the related Option, as specified by the Committee in its sole discretion, which, except in the case of Converted Awards or Substitute Awards or in connection with an adjustment provided in Section 4(f), shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of one Share on such date of grant of the right or the related Option, as the case may be. Any payment by the Company in respect of such right may be made in cash, Shares, other property or any combination thereof, as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, establish a limit on the amount of gain that can be realized on a Stock Appreciation Right.
(a) | Grant Price. The grant price for a Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee, provided, however, and except as provided in Section 4(f) or with respect to Converted Awards or Substitute Awards, that such price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right. |
(b) | Term. The term of each Stock Appreciation Right shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant, or if granted in tandem with an Option, the expiration date of the Option. |
(c) | Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee shall establish the time or times at which a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or in part. |
SECTION 8. RESTRICTED SHARES.
(a) | Definition. A Restricted Share means any Share issued with the contingency or restriction that the holder may not sell, transfer, pledge or assign such Share and with such other contingencies or restrictions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose (including, without limitation, any contingency or restriction on the right to vote such Share), which contingencies and restrictions may lapse separately or in combination, at such time or times, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate. |
(b) | Issuance. A Restricted Share Award shall be subject to contingencies or restrictions imposed by the Committee during a period of time specified by the Committee (the Contingency Period). Restricted Share Awards may be issued hereunder to Participants, for no cash consideration or for such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law, either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. |
(c) | Registration. Any Restricted Share issued hereunder may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee in its sole discretion shall deem appropriate, including, without limitation, book-entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates. In the event any stock certificate is issued in respect of Restricted Shares awarded under the Plan, such certificate shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, contingencies and restrictions applicable to such Award. |
(d) | Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of grant or thereafter or as otherwise set forth in the terms and conditions of an Award, upon termination of service for any reason during the Contingency Period, all Restricted Shares still subject to any contingency or restriction shall be forfeited by the Participant and reacquired by the Company. |
(e) | Section 83(b) Election. A Participant may, with the consent of the Company, make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code to report the value of Restricted Shares as income on the date of grant. |
SECTION 9. RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS.
(a) | Definition. A Restricted Share Unit is an Award of a right to receive, in cash or Shares, as the Committee may determine, the Fair Market Value of one Share, the grant, issuance, retention and/or vesting of which is subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine at the time of the grant, which shall not be inconsistent with this Plan. |
(b) | Terms and Conditions. In addition to the terms and conditions that may be established at the time of a grant of Restricted Share Unit Awards, the following terms and conditions apply: |
(i) | Restricted Share Unit Awards may not be sold, pledged (except as permitted under Section 15(a)) or otherwise encumbered prior to the date on which the Shares are issued, or, if later, the date on which any applicable contingency, restriction or performance period lapses. |
(ii) | Shares (including securities convertible into Shares) subject to Restricted Share Unit Awards may be issued for no cash consideration or for such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law. Shares (including securities convertible into Shares) purchased pursuant to a purchase right granted under this SECTION 9 thereafter shall be purchased for such consideration as the Committee shall in its sole discretion determine, which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of such Shares or other securities as of the date such purchase right is granted. |
SECTION 10. OTHER AWARDS. Other Awards of Shares and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, Shares or other property (Other Awards) may be granted to Participants. Other Awards may be paid in Shares, cash or any other form of property as the Committee shall determine. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Participants to whom, and the time or times at which, such Awards shall be made, the number of Shares to be granted pursuant to such Awards and all other conditions of the Awards.
SECTION 11. PERFORMANCE AWARDS. Awards with a performance feature are referred to as Performance Awards. Performance Awards may be granted in the form of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Share Units, Restricted Shares or Other Awards with the features and restrictions applicable thereto. The performance criteria to be achieved during any Performance Period and the length of the Performance Period shall be determined by the Committee upon the grant of each Performance Award, provided that the minimum performance period shall be one year, except with respect to Converted Awards. Performance Awards may be paid in cash, Shares, other property or any combination thereof in the sole discretion of the Committee. The performance levels to be achieved for each Performance Period and the amount of the Award to be paid shall be conclusively determined by the Committee. Except as provided in SECTION 12, each Performance Award shall be paid following the end of the Performance Period or, if later, the date on which any applicable contingency or restriction has ended. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Performance Awards will be subject to the additional terms set forth in SECTION 13.
SECTION 12. CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS.
(a) | Effect of a Change in Control on Existing Awards under this Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, unless the Committee shall determine otherwise at the time of grant with respect to a particular Award, in the event of a Change in Control: |
(i) | any Time-Based Award consisting of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or any other Time-Based Award in the form of rights that are exercisable by Participants upon vesting (Exercisable Time-Based Award), that is outstanding as of the date on which a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred and that is not then vested, shall become vested and exercisable, unless replaced by a Replacement Award; |
(ii) | any Time-Based Award that is not an Exercisable Time-Based Award that is outstanding as of the date on which a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred and that is not then vested, shall become free of all contingencies, restrictions and limitations and shall become vested and transferable, unless replaced by a Replacement Award; |
(iii) | any Replacement Award for which an Exercisable Time-Based Award has been exchanged upon a Change in Control shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the vesting schedule and term for exercisability that applied to the corresponding Exercisable Time-Based Award immediately prior to such Change in Control, provided, however, that if within twenty four (24) months of such Change in Control, the Participants service with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated without Cause (as such term is defined in the Arconic Corporation Change in Control Severance Plan) or by the Participant for Good Reason (as such term is defined in the Arconic Corporation Change in Control Severance Plan), such Award shall become vested and exercisable to the extent outstanding at the time of such termination of service. Any Replacement Award that has become vested and exercisable pursuant to this paragraph shall expire on the earlier of (A) thirty six (36) months following the date of termination of such Participants service (or, if later, the conclusion of the applicable post-termination exercise period pursuant to the applicable Award Agreement) and (B) the last day of the term of such Replacement Award; |
(iv) | any Replacement Award for which a Time-Based Award that is not an Exercisable Time-Based Award has been exchanged upon a Change in Control shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule that applied to the corresponding Time-Based Award immediately prior to such Change in Control, provided, however, that if within twenty four (24) months of such Change in Control, the Participants service with the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated without Cause (as such term is defined in the Arconic Corporation Change in Control Severance Plan) or by the Participant for Good Reason (as such term is defined in the Arconic Corporation Change in Control Severance Plan), such Award shall become free of all contingencies, restrictions and limitations and become vested and transferable to the extent outstanding; |
(v) | any Performance Award shall be converted so that such Award is no longer subject to any performance condition referred to in SECTION 11 above, but instead is subject to the passage of time, with the number or value of such Replacement Award determined as follows: (A) if 50% or more of the Performance Period has been completed as of the date on which such Change in Control is deemed to have occurred, |
the number or value of such Award shall be based on actual performance during the Performance Period; or (B) if less than 50% of the Performance Period has been completed as of the date on which such Change in Control is deemed to have occurred, the number or value of such Award shall be the target number or value. Paragraphs (i) through (iv) above shall govern the terms of such Time-Based Award. |
(b) | Change in Control Settlement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if approved by the Committee, upon a Change in Control, a Participant may receive a cash settlement under clauses (i) and (ii) below of existing Awards that are vested and exercisable as of the date on which such Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred: |
(i) | a Participant who holds an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may, in lieu of the payment of the purchase price for the Shares being purchased under the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, surrender the Option or Stock Appreciation Right to the Company and receive cash, within 30 days of the Change in Control in an amount equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of the Change in Control exceeds the purchase price per Share under the Option or Stock Appreciation Right multiplied by the number of Shares granted under the Option or Stock Appreciation Right; and |
(ii) | a Participant who holds Restricted Share Units may, in lieu of receiving Shares which have vested under Section 12(a)(ii) of this Plan, receive cash, within 30 days of a Change in Control (or at such other time as may be required to comply with Section 409A of the Code), in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of the Change in Control multiplied by the number of Restricted Share Units held by the Participant. |
SECTION 13. LIMITATIONS ON PERFORMANCE AWARDS GRANTED TO PARTICIPANTS.
(a) | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if the Committee grants a Performance Award to a Participant, such Performance Award will be subject to the terms of this SECTION 13, unless otherwise expressly determined by the Committee. |
(b) | If an Award is subject to this SECTION 13 and is not an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right, then the lapsing of contingencies or restrictions thereon and the distribution of cash, Shares or other property pursuant thereto, as applicable, shall be subject to the achievement by the Company on a consolidated basis, by specified Subsidiaries or divisions or business units of the Company, and/or by the individual Participant, as appropriate, of one or more performance goals established by the Committee. Performance goals shall be based on such measures as selected by the Committee in its discretion, including, without limitation, (i) GAAP or non-GAAP metrics, (ii) total shareholder return or other return-based metrics, (iii) operational, efficiency-based, strategic corporate or personal professional objectives, (iv) sustainability or compliance targets or (v) any other metric that is capable of measurement as determined by the Committee. Performance goals may be calculated to exclude special items, unusual or infrequently occurring items or nonrecurring items or may be normalized for fluctuations in market forces, including, but not limited to, foreign currency exchange rates and the price of aluminum on the London Metal Exchange. Performance goals shall be set by the Committee (and any adjustments shall be made by the Committee, subject to Section 15(d)) within the first 25% of the Performance Period. |
(c) | Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan other than Section 4(f) and SECTION 12, with respect to any Award that is subject to this SECTION 13 (other than an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right), the Committee may adjust downwards, but not upwards, the amount payable pursuant to such Award, and the Committee may not waive the achievement of the applicable performance goals. |
(d) | Subject to the adjustment provisions of Section 4(f), with respect to Awards subject to this SECTION 13, no Participant may be granted Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights in any calendar year with respect to more than 2,500,000 Shares, or Restricted Share Awards or Restricted Share Unit Awards covering more than 750,000 Shares. The maximum dollar value payable with respect to Performance Awards that are valued with reference to property other than Shares and granted to any Participant in any one calendar year is $15,000,000. The foregoing limits shall apply to any Awards made under this SECTION 13, other than to Converted Awards which shall be disregarded for purposes of applying such limits. |
SECTION 14. AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION. The Board or the Committee may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided that notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made: (a) without shareholder approval, if such approval would be required pursuant to applicable law or the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange or such other stock exchange on which the Shares trade; or (b) without the consent of the affected Participant, if such action would materially impair the rights of such Participant under any outstanding Award, except as provided in Sections 15(e) and 15(f). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein but subject to Section 14(a) hereof, the Board or the Committee may amend the Plan in such manner as may be necessary so as to have the Plan conform to local rules and regulations in any jurisdiction outside the United States or to qualify for or comply with any tax or regulatory requirement for which or with which the Board or Committee deems it necessary or desirable to qualify or comply.
SECTION 15. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) | Transferability of Awards. Awards may be transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Except as set forth herein, awards shall be exercisable, during the Participants lifetime, only by the Participant or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participants guardian or legal representative. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee or limited by applicable laws, a Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the Participant with respect to any Award upon the death of the Participant. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee or limited by applicable laws, Awards may be transferred to one or more Family Members, individually or jointly, or to a trust whose beneficiaries include the Participant or one or more Family Members under terms and conditions established by the Committee. The Committee shall have authority to determine, at the time of grant, any other rights or restrictions applicable to the transfer of Awards; provided however, that no Award may be transferred to a third party for value or consideration. Except as provided in this Plan or the terms and conditions established for an Award, any Award shall be null and void and without effect upon any attempted assignment or transfer, including, without limitation, any purported assignment, whether voluntary or by operation of law, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition, attachment, divorce or trustee process or similar process, whether legal or equitable. |
(b) | Award Entitlement. No Employee or Director shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Employees or Directors under the Plan. |
(c) | Terms and Conditions of Award. The prospective recipient of any Award under the Plan shall be deemed to have become a Participant subject to all the applicable terms and conditions of the Award upon the grant of the Award to the prospective recipient, unless the prospective recipient notifies the Company within 30 days of the grant that the prospective recipient does not accept the Award. This Section 15(c) is without prejudice to the Companys right to require a Participant to affirmatively accept the terms and conditions of an Award. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient and the Committee is under no obligation to provide Participants with uniform Award terms. |
(d) | Award Adjustments. The Committee shall be authorized to make adjustments in Performance Award criteria or in the terms and conditions of other Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company or its financial statements or changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles. The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry it into effect. |
(e) | Committee Right to Cancel. The Committee shall have full power and authority to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances any Award shall be canceled or suspended at any time prior to a Change in Control: (i) if an Employee, without the consent of the Committee, while employed by the Company or a Subsidiary or after termination of such employment, becomes associated with, employed by, renders services to or owns any interest (other than an interest of up to 5% in a publicly traded company or any other nonsubstantial interest, as determined by the Committee) in any business that is in competition with the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) in the event of the Participants willful engagement in conduct which is, or might reasonably be expected to be, injurious to the Company or any Affiliate, monetarily or otherwise, including, but not limited to, its reputation or standing in its industry; (iii) in the event of a Participants misconduct described in Section 15(f); or (iv) in order to comply with applicable laws as described in Section 15(h) below. For purposes of clause |
(ii), no act, or failure to act, on the Participants part shall be deemed willful unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Participants act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the Company or an Affiliate. |
(f) | Clawback. In accordance with the Companys Compensation Recovery Policy, as it may be amended from time to time (the Policy), in the event a Participant is determined to have engaged in misconduct, the Committee shall have full power and authority to determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances any Awards granted to such Participant shall be forfeited or cancelled and Shares received pursuant to any such Awards (or the value thereof) may be recouped by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that: (i) the amount of any Award was calculated based upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement (other than a restatement required because of changes in applicable financial reporting standards or under similar circumstances), (ii) the Participant engaged in intentional misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and (iii) the amount of the Award had the financial results been properly reported would have been lower than the amount actually awarded, then, to the full extent permitted by applicable law, in all appropriate cases, (x) the Committee will effect the cancellation or recovery of the Award to the extent of the excess of any amount the Participant received under the Award over what he or she should have received absent the restatement, and (y) the Participant will pay to the Company the amount of any profits realized by the Participant from the sale of any Shares relating to the Award, in the case of each of clause (x) and (y) during the period commencing 36 months prior to the date of the restatement and ending on the last day of the last period to which the restatement applies, as such amount may be determined by the Committee. Furthermore, all Awards (including Awards that have vested in accordance with the Award Agreement) shall be subject to the terms and conditions, if applicable, of any other recoupment policy that may be adopted by the Company from time to time or any recoupment requirement imposed under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards, including, without limitation, recoupment requirements imposed pursuant to Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or any regulations promulgated thereunder, or recoupment requirements under the laws of any other jurisdiction. |
(g) | Stock Certificate Legends. All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award shall be subject to such stock transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Shares are then listed and any applicable Federal or state securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. |
(h) | Compliance with Securities Laws and Other Requirements. No Award granted hereunder shall be construed as an offer to sell securities of the Company, and no such offer shall be outstanding, unless and until the Company in its sole discretion has determined that any such offer, if made, would be in compliance with all applicable requirements of the U.S. Federal securities laws and any other laws, rules, regulations, stock exchange listing or other requirements to which such offer, if made, would be subject. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver Shares pursuant to Awards granted hereunder prior to: (i) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable, and (ii) completion of any registration or other qualification with respect to the Shares under any applicable law in the United States or in a jurisdiction outside of the United States or procurement of any ruling or determination of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable or at a time when any such registration, qualification or determination is not current, has been suspended or otherwise has ceased to be effective. The inability or impracticability of the Company to obtain or maintain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Companys counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained, and shall constitute circumstances in which the Committee may determine to amend or cancel Awards pertaining to such Shares, with or without consideration to the affected Participants. |
(i) | Dividends. No Award of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall have the right to receive dividends or dividend equivalents. A recipient of an Award of Restricted Shares shall receive dividends on the Restricted Shares, subject to this Section 15(i) and such other contingencies or restrictions, if any, as the Committee, in its |
sole discretion, may impose. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, dividend equivalents shall accrue on Restricted Share Units (including Restricted Share Units that have a performance feature) and shall only be paid if and when such Restricted Share Units vest. Dividend equivalents that accrue on Restricted Share Units will be calculated at the same rate as dividends paid on the common stock of the Company. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, no dividends or dividend equivalents shall be paid on Restricted Share Units that have not vested or on Restricted Share Units that have not been earned during a Performance Period and in no event shall any other Award provide for the Participants receipt of dividends or dividend equivalents in any form prior to the vesting of such Award or applicable portion thereof. |
(j) | Consideration for Awards. Except as otherwise required in any applicable Award Agreement or by the terms of the Plan, recipients of Awards under the Plan shall not be required to make any payment or provide consideration other than the rendering of services. |
(k) | Delegation of Authority by Committee. The Committee may delegate to one or more Executive Officers or a committee of Executive Officers the right to grant Awards to Employees who are not Executive Officers or Directors of the Company and to cancel or suspend Awards to Employees who are not Executive Officers or Directors of the Company. The Committee may delegate other of its administrative powers under the Plan to the extent not prohibited by applicable laws. |
(l) | Tax Obligations. The Company shall be authorized to withhold from any Award granted or payment due under the Plan the amount of Tax Obligations due in respect of an Award or payment hereunder and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such Tax Obligations, including without limitation requiring the Participant to pay cash, withholding otherwise deliverable cash or Shares having a fair market value equal to the amount required to be withheld, forcing the sale of Shares issued pursuant to an Award (or exercise or vesting thereof) having a fair market value equal to the amount required to be withheld, or requiring the Participant to deliver to the Company already-owned Shares having a fair market value equal to the amount required to be withheld. For purposes of the foregoing, Tax Obligations means tax, social insurance and social security liability obligations and requirements in connection with the Awards, including, without limitation, (i) all U.S. Federal, state, and local income, employment and any other taxes (including the Participants U.S. Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) obligation) that are required to be withheld by the Company (or a Subsidiary, as applicable), (ii) the Participants and, to the extent required by the Company (or a Subsidiary, as applicable), the Companys (or a Subsidiarys) fringe benefit tax liability, if any, associated with the grant, vesting, or exercise of an Award or sale of Shares issued under the Award, and (iii) any other taxes, social insurance, social security liabilities or premium for which the Participant has an obligation, or which the Participant has agreed to bear, with respect to such Award (or exercise thereof or issuance of Shares or other consideration thereunder). Furthermore, the Committee shall be authorized to, but is not required to, establish procedures for election by Participants to satisfy such obligations for the payment of such taxes by delivery of or transfer of Shares to the Company or by directing the Company to retain Shares otherwise deliverable in connection with the Award. All personal taxes applicable to any Award under the Plan are the sole liability of the Participant. |
(m) | Other Compensatory Arrangements. Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to shareholder approval if such approval is required; and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. |
(n) | Governing Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken thereunder, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America, without reference to principles of conflict of laws, and construed accordingly. |
(o) | Severability. If any provision of this Plan is or becomes or is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan, it shall be stricken and the remainder of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect. |
(p) | Awards to Non-U.S. Employees. Awards may be granted to Employees and Directors who are foreign nationals or residents or employed outside the United States, or both, on such terms and conditions different from those applicable to Awards to Employees and Directors who are not foreign nationals or residents or who are employed in the United States as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable in order to recognize differences in local law, regulations or tax policy. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee or the Board, as applicable, are specifically authorized to (i) adopt rules and procedures regarding the conversion of local currency, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates which vary with local requirements and (ii) adopt sub-plans, Award Agreements and Plan and Award Agreement addenda as may be deemed desirable to accommodate foreign laws, regulations and practice. The Committee also may impose conditions on the exercise or vesting of Awards in order to minimize the Companys or a Subsidiarys obligation with respect to tax equalization for Employees on assignments outside their home countries. Notwithstanding the discretion of the Committee under this section, the Participant remains solely liable for any applicable personal taxes. |
(q) | Repricing Prohibited. Except as provided in Section 4(f), the terms of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may not be amended, and action may not otherwise be taken without shareholder approval, to: (i) reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, (ii) cancel outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, or (iii) replace outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for other Awards or cash at a time when the exercise price of such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights is higher than the Fair Market Value of a Share. Nothing in this Section 15(q) shall be construed to apply to the issuance of Converted Awards. |
(r) | Deferral. The Committee may require or permit Participants to elect to defer the issuance of Shares or the settlement of Awards in cash or other property to the extent that such deferral complies with Section 409A of the Code. The Committee may also authorize the payment or crediting of interest, dividends or dividend equivalents on any deferred amounts. |
(s) | Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Except to the extent specifically provided otherwise by the Committee and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, Awards under the Plan are intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code so as to avoid the imposition of any additional taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code. If the Committee determines that an Award, payment, distribution, transaction or any other action or arrangement contemplated by the provisions of the Plan would, if undertaken, cause a Participant to become subject to any additional taxes or other penalties under Section 409A of the Code, then unless the Committee specifically provides otherwise, such Award, payment, distribution, transaction or other action or arrangement shall not be given effect to the extent it causes such result and the related provisions of the Plan and/or Award Agreement will be deemed modified, or, if necessary, suspended in order to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code to the extent determined appropriate by the Committee, in each case without the consent of or notice to the Participant. No payment that constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code that would otherwise be made under the Plan or an Award Agreement upon a Participants termination of employment will be made or provided unless and until such termination is also a separation from service, as determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything elsewhere in the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, if a Participant is a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code at the time of termination of employment with respect to an Award, then solely to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of any additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, the commencement of any payments or benefits under the Award shall be delayed to the extent required by Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i). Further notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, to the extent required under Section 409A of the Code in order to make payment of an Award upon a Change in Control, the applicable transaction or event described in SECTION 2 must qualify as a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or as a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company pursuant to Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code, and if it does not, then unless otherwise specified in the applicable Award Agreement, payment of such Award will be made on the Awards original payment schedule or, if earlier, upon the death of the Participant. Although the Company may attempt to avoid adverse tax treatment under Section 409A of the Code, the Company makes no representation to that effect and expressly disavows any covenant to maintain favorable or avoid unfavorable tax treatment. The Company |
shall be unconstrained in its corporate activities without regard to the potential negative tax impact on holders of Awards under the Plan. |
(t) | Effect of Headings. The Section headings and subheadings herein are for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. |
SECTION 16. TERM OF PLAN. No Award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan after the 10th anniversary of the Effective Date, but any Award theretofore granted may extend beyond that date. The Plan was approved by Arconic Inc., as the sole shareholder of the Company, prior to the separation of the Company from Arconic Inc. and became effective as of the date of such separation on April 1, 2020 (the Effective Date). The Plan was subsequently amended and restated by the Board, effective as of the date of its approval by the shareholders of the Company at the Companys annual meeting of shareholders in 2021 (the 2021 Amendment Date), and was further amended and restated by the Committee on and effective as of May 17, 2022.
Exhibit 10.5
ARCONIC CORPORATION
2020 ARCONIC STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
Grant Date: _________, 20__
The terms and conditions of this Global Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement, including Appendices A and B attached hereto, (the Award Agreement) are authorized by the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board. The Restricted Share Unit award is granted to the Participant under the Arconic Corporation 2020 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the Plan). Terms that are defined in the Plan have the same meanings in the Award Agreement.
NOTE: To avoid cancellation of the Restricted Share Unit award, the Participant must affirmatively accept the Award and the terms of this Award Agreement within 6 months of the grant date, as set forth in paragraph 30 of the Award Agreement.
General Terms and Conditions
1. The Restricted Share Units are subject to the provisions of the Plan and the provisions of the Award Agreement. If the Plan and the Award Agreement are inconsistent, the provisions of the Plan will govern. Interpretations of the Plan and the Award Agreement by the Committee are binding on the Participant and the Company. A Restricted Share Unit is an undertaking by the Company to issue the number of Shares indicated in the Participants account at Fidelity NetBenefits website https://nb.fidelity.com/, subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions, except to the extent otherwise provided in the Plan or herein.
Vesting and Payment
2. A Restricted Share Unit vests _____________________________ will be paid to the Participant in Shares on the vesting date or within 90 days thereafter.
3. Except as provided in paragraph 4, if a Participants employment with the Company (including its Subsidiaries) is terminated before the Restricted Share Unit vests, the Award is forfeited and is automatically canceled.
4. The following are exceptions to the vesting rules:
| Death or Disability: a Restricted Share Unit held by a Participant, who dies while an Employee or who is permanently and totally disabled while an Employee, is not forfeited but vests and is paid on the original stated vesting date set forth in paragraph 2. |
A Participant is deemed to be permanently and totally disabled if the Participant is unable 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. A Participant shall not be considered to be permanently and totally disabled unless the Participant furnishes proof of the existence thereof in such form and manner, and at such times, as the Company may require. In the event of a dispute, the determination whether a Participant is permanently and totally disabled will be made by the Committee or its delegate.
| Change in Control: a Restricted Share Unit vests if a Replacement Award is not provided following certain Change in Control events, as described in the Plan. If the Change in Control qualifies as a change in control event within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(5), the vested Restricted Share Unit will be paid to the Participant within 30 days following the Change in Control. If the Change in Control does not so qualify, the vested Restricted Share Unit will be paid to the Participant on the original stated vesting date set forth in paragraph 2. |
| Termination Following Change in Control: as further described in the Plan, if a Replacement Award is provided following a Change in Control, but within 24 months of such Change in Control the Participants employment is terminated without Cause (as defined in the Companys Change in Control Severance Plan) or by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined in the Companys Change in Control Severance Plan), the Replacement Award will vest and will be paid to the Participant on the original stated vested date set forth in paragraph 2. |
| Retirement: a Restricted Share Unit is not forfeited if it is held by a Participant who retires at least 6 months after the grant date under a Company or Subsidiary plan (or if there is no Company or Subsidiary plan, a government retirement plan) in which the Participant is eligible for an immediate payment of a retirement benefit. In such event, the Restricted Share Unit vests and is paid in accordance with the original vesting schedule of the grant set forth in paragraph 2. Immediate commencement of a deferred vested pension benefit under a Company or Subsidiary retirement plan is not considered a retirement for these purposes. |
| Divestiture: if a Restricted Share Unit is held by a Participant who is to be terminated from employment with the Company or a Subsidiary as a result of a divestiture of a business or a portion of a business of the Company and the Participant either becomes an employee of (or is leased or seconded to) the entity acquiring the business on the date of the closing, or the Participant is not offered employment with the entity acquiring the business and is terminated by the Company or a Subsidiary within 90 days of the closing of the sale, then, at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Restricted Share Unit will not be forfeited and will vest and be paid in accordance with the original vesting schedule set forth in paragraph 2. For purposes of this paragraph, employment by the entity acquiring the business includes employment by a subsidiary or affiliate of the entity acquiring the business; and divestiture of a business means the sale of assets or stock resulting in the sale of a going concern. Divestiture of a business does not include a plant shut down or other termination of a business. |
5. A Participant will receive one Share upon the vesting and settlement of a Restricted Share Unit. Prior to issuance of the Shares, the Participant has no voting rights or dividend rights. Dividend equivalents will accrue on the Restricted Share Units, unless the Committee determines that no dividend equivalents may be accrued or paid. Dividend equivalents that accrue on Restricted Share Units will be equal to the common stock dividend per Share payable on the Companys common stock multiplied by the number of Shares covered by the Restricted Share Unit Award. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, no dividends or dividend equivalents will be paid on Restricted Share Units that have not vested.
Taxes
6. All taxes required to be withheld under applicable tax laws in connection with a Restricted Share Unit must be paid by the Participant at the appropriate time under applicable tax laws. The Company may satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations by any of the means set forth in Section 15(l) of the Plan, but will generally withhold from the Shares to be issued upon settlement of the Restricted Share Unit that number of Shares with a fair market value on the vesting date equal to the taxes required to be withheld at the minimum required rates or, to the extent permitted under applicable accounting principles, at up to the maximum individual tax rate for the applicable tax jurisdiction, which include, for Participants subject to taxation in the United States, applicable income taxes, federal and state unemployment compensation taxes and FICA/FUTA taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is subject
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to the short-swing profit rules of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company will withhold Shares from the Shares to be issued upon settlement of the Restricted Share Unit, as described herein, and will not use the other means set forth in the Plan unless approved by the Committee or in the event that withholding in Shares is problematic under applicable tax or securities law or has materially adverse accounting consequences. Further, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may cause a portion of the Restricted Share Units to vest prior to the stated vesting date set forth in paragraph 2 in order to satisfy any Tax-Related Items that arise prior to the date of settlement of the Restricted Share Units; provided that to the extent necessary to avoid a prohibited distribution under Section 409A of the Code, the number of Restricted Share Units so accelerated and settled shall be with respect to a number of Shares with a value that does not exceed the liability for such Tax-Related Items.
Beneficiaries
7. If permitted by the Company, Participants will be entitled to designate one or more beneficiaries to receive all Restricted Share Units at the time of death of the Participant. All beneficiary designations must be made on the Fidelity Stock Plan Services Beneficiary Designation Form which is available on Fidelity NetBenefits® website https://nb.fidelity.com/.
8. Beneficiary designations on the approved form will be effective at the time processed by Fidelity Investments. Any designation form previously filed by a Participant will be automatically revoked and superseded by a later-filed form.
9. A Participant will be entitled to designate any number of beneficiaries on the form, and the beneficiaries may be natural or corporate persons.
10. The failure of any Participant to obtain any recommended signature on the form will not prohibit the Company from treating such designation as valid and effective. No beneficiary will acquire any beneficial or other interest in any Restricted Share Unit prior to the death of the Participant who designated such beneficiary.
11. Unless the Participant indicates on the form that a named beneficiary is to receive Restricted Share Units only upon the prior death of another named beneficiary, all beneficiaries designated on the form will be entitled to share equally in the Restricted Share Units. Unless otherwise indicated, all such beneficiaries will have an equal, undivided interest in all such Restricted Share Units.
12. Should a beneficiary die after the Participant but before the Restricted Share Unit is paid, such beneficiarys rights and interest in the Award will be transferable by the beneficiarys last will and testament or by the laws of descent and distribution. A named beneficiary who predeceases the Participant will obtain no rights or interest in a Restricted Share Unit, nor will any person claiming on behalf of such individual. Unless otherwise specifically indicated by the Participant on the beneficiary designation form, beneficiaries designated by class (such as children, grandchildren, etc.) will be deemed to refer to the members of the class living at the time of the Participants death, and all members of the class will be deemed to take per capita.
13. If a Participant does not designate a beneficiary or if the Company does not permit a beneficiary designation, the Restricted Share Units at the time of death of the Participant will be paid to the Participants legal heirs pursuant to the Participants last will and testament or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Adjustments
14. In the event of an Equity Restructuring, the Committee will equitably adjust the Restricted Share Unit as it deems appropriate to reflect the Equity Restructuring, which may include (i) adjusting the number and type of securities subject to the Restricted Share Unit; and (ii) adjusting the terms and conditions of the Restricted Share Unit. The
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adjustments provided under this paragraph 14 will be nondiscretionary and final and binding on all interested parties, including the affected Participant and the Company; provided that the Committee will determine whether an adjustment is equitable.
Repayment/Forfeiture
15. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, pursuant to Section 15(e) of the Plan the Committee has full power and authority, to the extent permitted by governing law, to determine that the Restricted Share Unit will be canceled or suspended at any time prior to a Change in Control: (i) if the Participant, without the consent of the Committee, while employed by the Company or a Subsidiary or after termination of such employment, becomes associated with, employed by, renders services to or owns any interest (other than an interest of up to 5% in a publicly traded company or any other nonsubstantial interest, as determined by the Committee) in any business that is in competition with the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) in the event of any willful conduct by the Participant which is, or might reasonably be expected to be, injurious to, or adverse to the best interests of, the Company or any Affiliate, monetarily, or otherwise, including, but not limited to, its reputation or standing in its industry; (iii) in the event of the Participants misconduct described in Section 15(f) of the Plan; or (iv) in order to comply with applicable laws as described in Section 15(h) of the Plan.
Further, as an additional condition of receiving the Restricted Share Unit, the Participant agrees that the Restricted Share Unit and any benefits or proceeds the Participant may receive hereunder shall be subject to forfeiture and/or repayment to the Company to the extent required (i) under the terms of the Companys Compensation Recovery Policy, as it may be amended from time to time, and Section 15(f) of the Plan, (ii) under the terms of any other recoupment or clawback policy adopted by the Company to comply with applicable laws or with the Companys Corporate Governance Guidelines or other similar requirements, as such policy may be amended from time to time (and such requirements shall be deemed incorporated into the Award Agreement without the Participants consent) or (iii) to comply with any requirements imposed under applicable laws and/or the rules and regulations of the securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Shares are listed or quoted, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Further, if the Participant receives any amount in excess of what the Participant should have received under the terms of the Restricted Share Unit for any reason (including without limitation by reason of a financial restatement, mistake in calculations or administrative error), all as determined by the Committee, then the Participant shall be required to promptly repay any such excess amount to the Company.
Miscellaneous Provisions
16. Stock Exchange Requirements; Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Award Agreement, no Shares issuable upon payment of the Restricted Share Units, and no certificate representing all or any part of such Shares, shall be issued or delivered if, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, such issuance or delivery would cause the Company to be in violation of, or to incur liability under, any securities law, or any rule, regulation or procedure of any U.S. national securities exchange upon which any securities of the Company are listed, or any listing agreement with any such securities exchange, or any other requirement of law or of any administrative or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company or a Subsidiary.
17. Non-Transferability. The Restricted Share Units are non-transferable and may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant other than by will or 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; provided, that, the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance.
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18. Shareholder Rights. No person or entity shall be entitled to vote, receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose the holder of any Shares until the Restricted Share Unit shall have vested and been paid in the form of Shares in accordance with the provisions of the Award Agreement.
19. Notices. Any notice required or permitted under the Award Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when delivered personally or sent by confirmed email, telegram, or fax or five days after being deposited in the mail, as certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, and addressed to the Company at the Companys principal corporate offices or to the Participant at the address maintained for the Participant in the Companys records or, in either case, as subsequently modified by written notice to the other party.
20. Severability and Judicial Modification. If any provision of the Award Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable under the applicable laws of any country, state, province, territory or other political subdivision or the Company elects not to enforce such restriction, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and the invalid or unenforceable provision shall be modified only to the extent necessary to render that provision valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. If the invalid or unenforceable provision cannot be, or is not, modified, that provision shall be severed from the Award Agreement and all other provisions shall remain valid and enforceable.
21. Successors. The Award Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, on the one hand, and the Participant and his or her heirs, beneficiaries, legatees and personal representatives, on the other hand.
22. Appendices. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Award Agreement, for Participants residing and/or working outside the United States, the Restricted Share Unit shall be subject to the additional terms and conditions set forth in Appendix A to the Award Agreement and to any special terms and conditions for the Participants country set forth in Appendix B to the Award Agreement. Moreover, if the Participant relocates outside the United States or relocates between the countries included in Appendix B, the additional terms and conditions set forth in Appendix A and the special terms and conditions for such country set forth in Appendix B will apply to the Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Appendices constitute part of the Award Agreement.
23. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Participants participation in the Plan, on the Restricted Share Unit and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require the Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
24. Compliance with Code Section 409A. It is intended that the Restricted Share Right granted pursuant to the Award Agreement be compliant with Section 409A of the Code and the Award Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and operated to reflect this intent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Award Agreement and the Plan may be amended at any time, without the consent of any party, to the extent necessary or desirable to satisfy any of the requirements under Section 409A of the Code, but the Company shall not be under any obligation to make any such amendment. Further, the Company and its Subsidiaries do not make any representation to the Participant that the Restricted Share Right granted pursuant to the Award Agreement satisfies the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and the Company and its Subsidiaries will have no liability or other obligation to indemnify or hold harmless the Participant or any other party for any tax, additional tax, interest or penalties that the Participant or any other party may incur in the event that any provision of the Award Agreement or any amendment or modification thereof or any other action taken with respect thereto, is deemed to violate any of the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
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25. Waiver. A waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of the Award Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of the Award Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by the Participant or any other Participant.
26. No Advice Regarding Award. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Participants participation in the Plan, or the Participants acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Participant is hereby advised to consult with the Participants own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding the Participants participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
27. Governing Law; Dispute Resolution. The Restricted Share Unit and the provisions of the Award Agreement and all determinations made and actions taken thereunder, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America, without reference to principles of conflict of laws, and construed accordingly. Any claim, dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with the Restricted Share Unit and the provisions of the Award Agreement, shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. All claims, disputes and controversies shall be submitted to the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (CPR) in accordance with the CPRs rules then in effect; provided, however, that the evidentiary standards set forth in this Agreement shall apply. The claim, dispute or controversy shall be heard and decided by three (3) arbitrators selected from CPRs employment panel. The arbitrators decision shall be final and binding on all parties. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrators award in any court having jurisdiction.
28. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
29. Entire Agreement. The Award Agreement and the Plan embody the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and no promise, condition, representation or warranty, express or implied, not stated or incorporated by reference herein, shall bind either party hereto.
Acceptance of Award
30. As permitted by Section 15(c) of the Plan, receipt of this Restricted Share Unit award is subject to the Participants acceptance of the Award and the terms of this Award Agreement and the Plan through Fidelity NetBenefits® website https://nb.fidelity.com/ and/or through such other procedures as may be required by the Company (Participants Acceptance). To avoid forfeiture of the Award, the Participant must provide such Acceptance within 6 months of the grant date of the Award. The date as of which the Participants Restricted Share Unit award shall be forfeited, if the Participant has not provided such Acceptance, will generally be set forth in the Participants account at Fidelity NetBenefits® website. If the Participant does not provide Acceptance within this 6 month period, the Award will be cancelled in accordance with any administrative procedures adopted under the Plan.
Performance Feature
31. If the vesting of a Restricted Share Unit is subject to a performance condition, the following additional terms and conditions will apply to that Award:
| The Participant will have the right to receive from 0% to 200% of the number of Shares indicated on the grant date, based on achievement of performance goals established by the Committee for that Award. |
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| The performance period is three fiscal years of the Company. Attainment of performance goals for the three-year period will be determined or certified, as applicable, by the Committee on a date as soon as practicable following the end of the performance period (the Determination Date). |
| Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of the Award Agreement, the vesting date of the Award shall be the later of the date set forth in paragraph 2 and the Determination Date. To vest in the Award, the Participant must remain employed with the Company or a Subsidiary until such vesting date, except as otherwise set forth in paragraph 4. In any case, except where settlement of the Award is made upon a Change in Control within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(5), in no event will settlement of the Award occur outside of the time period set forth in paragraph 2. |
| In the event of termination of the Participants employment with the Company (including its Subsidiaries) before the vesting of the Restricted Share Unit by reason of death, disability, retirement or divestiture, each as described in paragraph 4, settlement of the Restricted Share Unit will be based on the extent to which the performance goals established by the Committee have been attained following the end of the performance period. |
| In the event of a Change in Control, the performance feature of the Award will cease to apply and the Award will be converted into a time-based award in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 12(a)(v) of the Plan. The vesting and settlement of such Award will then be governed in accordance with paragraph 4. |
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APPENDIX A
TO THE ARCONIC CORPORATION
2020 Stock Incentive Plan
Global Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement
For Non-U.S. Participants
This Appendix A contains additional (or, if so indicated, different) terms and conditions that govern the Restricted Share Units if the Participant resides and/or works outside of the United States. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meanings assigned to them in the Plan and the Global Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement (the Award Agreement).
A. Termination. This provision supplements paragraph 3 of the Award Agreement.
The Company will determine when the Participant is no longer providing services for purposes of the Restricted Share Units (including whether the Participant may still be considered to be providing services while on a leave of absence).
B. Responsibility for Taxes. This provision replaces paragraph 6 of the Award Agreement (except if the Participant is subject to the short-swing profit rules of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
The Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, the Subsidiary that employs the Participant (the Employer), the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Participants participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant (Tax-Related Items) is and remains the Participants responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of these Restricted Shares Units, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of Restricted Shares Units, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to the Restricted Share Unit and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (b) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the Restricted Share Units or any aspect of the Restricted Share Units to reduce or eliminate the Participants liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. The Participant shall not make any claim against the Company, the Employer or any other Subsidiary, or their respective board, officers or employees related to Tax-Related Items arising from this Award. Furthermore, if the Participant has become subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction, the Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant will pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy their withholding obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following: (i) requiring a cash payment from the Participant; (ii) withholding from the Participants wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company and/or the Employer, (iii) withholding from the proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired pursuant to the Restricted Share Units, either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participants behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent); (iv) withholding from the Shares subject to Restricted Share Units; and/or (v) any other method of withholding determined by the Company and permitted by applicable law.
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Depending on the withholding method, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding rates or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case the Participant may receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash (with no entitlement to the Share equivalent) or, if not refunded, the Participant may seek a refund from the local tax authorities. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, the Participant is deemed, for tax purposes, to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested Restricted Shares Units, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares is held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items.
Finally, the Participant shall pay to the Company and/or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company and/or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the Participants participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or the proceeds of the sale of Shares if the Participant fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.
C. Nature of Award. In accepting the Restricted Share Units, the Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:
a. the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended, or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;
b. this Award of Restricted Share Units is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future Restricted Share Units, or benefits in lieu of Restricted Share Units, even if Restricted Share Units have been granted in the past;
c. all decisions with respect to future Restricted Share Units or other Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
d. this Award of Restricted Share Units and the Participants participation in the Plan shall not create a right to, or be interpreted as forming or amending an employment or service contract with the Company and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Participants employment contract (if any) at any time;
e. the Participants participation in the Plan is voluntary;
f. this Award of Restricted Share Units and the Shares acquired under the Plan, and the income from and value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
g. this Award of Restricted Share Units and the Shares acquired under the Plan, and the income from and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, without limitation, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;
h. the future value of the Shares subject to the Restricted Share Units is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;
i. unless otherwise agreed with the Company, Restricted Share Units and the Shares acquired under the Plan, and the income from and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service the Participant may provide as a director of any Subsidiary;
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j. no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of any portion of this Award of Restricted Share Units resulting from termination of the Participants employment and/or service relationship (for any reason whatsoever and regardless of whether later found to be invalid or in breach of applicable laws in the jurisdiction where the Participant is employed or the terms of the Participants employment agreement, if any);
k. unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, this Award of Restricted Share Units and the benefits under the Plan evidenced by this Award Agreement do not create any entitlement to have this Award of Restricted Share Units or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Shares; and
l. neither the Company, the Employer nor any other Subsidiary shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Participants local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Restricted Share Units or of any amounts due to the Participant pursuant to the Restricted Share Units or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired under the Plan.
D. Data Privacy. To participate in the Plan, the Participant will need to review the information provided in this paragraph and, where applicable, declare the Participants consent to the processing of personal data by Arconic Corporation and third parties noted below. Acceptance of the Award shall constitute Participants consent to the processing of personal data.
a. EEA+ Controller and Contact Information. If the Participant is based in the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area, Switzerland or, the United Kingdom (collectively EEA+), the Participant should note that Arconic Corporation, with its registered address at 201 Isabella Street, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212-5872, United States of America, is the controller responsible for the processing of the Participants personal data in connection with the Award Agreement and the Plan. Questions about the processing of personal data can be made to the Arconic Privacy Office at privacy@arconic.com.
b. Data Collection and Usage. In connection with the administration of the Plan, Arconic Corporation collects, processes, uses and transfers certain personally-identifiable information about the Participant, which may include the Participants name, home address and telephone number, email address, date of birth, social insurance, passport number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, details of all Awards or any other awards granted, canceled, exercised, settled, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participants favor and additional similar or related data, which Arconic Corporation receives from the Participant or the entity that employs the Participant (Personal Data). Specifically, Arconic Corporation collects, processes and uses Personal Data for the purposes of performing its contractual obligations under this Award Agreement, implementing, administering and managing the Participants participation in the Plan and facilitating compliance with applicable tax and securities law.
If the Participant is based in the EEA+, the legal basis, where required, for the processing of Personal Data by Arconic Corporation is the necessity for Arconic Corporation to (i) perform its contractual obligations under this Agreement, (ii) comply with legal obligations established in the EEA+, and/or (iii) pursue the legitimate interest of complying with legal obligations established outside of the EEA+.
If the Participant is based outside of the EEA+, the legal basis, where required, for the processing of Data by Arconic Corporation is the Participants consent, as further described below.
c. Plan Administration Service Providers. Arconic Corporation may transfer Personal Data to Fidelity or other independent service providers that assist Arconic Corporation with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan (the Plan Administrator). The processing of Personal Data will take place through both
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electronic and non-electronic means. Personal Data will only be accessible by those individuals requiring access to it for purposes of implementing, administering and operating the Plan.
d. International Data Transfers. Arconic Corporation and the Plan Administrator are based in the United States. The country where the Participant lives may have different data privacy laws and protections than the United States. In particular, the United States does not have the same level of protections for personal data as countries in the EEA+. The European Commission requires U.S. companies to protect personal data leaving the EEA+ by certifying compliance with the EU-U.S. privacy shield program or implementing other safeguards such as the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the EU Commission. Arconic Corporation is certified under the EU-U.S. privacy shield program.
If the Participant is based in the EEA+, Personal Data will be transferred from the EEA+ to Arconic Corporation based on the certification under the EU-U.S. privacy shield program. Personal Data will be transferred onward from Arconic Corporation to the Plan Administrator based on the Participants consent, as further described below.
If the Participant is based in a jurisdiction outside of the EEA+, Personal Data will be transferred from the Participants jurisdiction to Arconic Corporation and onward from Arconic Corporation to the Plan Administrator based on the Participants consent, as further described below.
e. Data Retention. Arconic Corporation will use Personal Data only as long as necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participants participation in the Plan, or as required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including tax and securities laws. When Arconic Corporation no longer needs Personal Data for any of these purposes, Arconic Corporation will remove it from its systems.
f. Voluntariness and Consequences of Consent Denial or Withdrawal. Participation in the Plan is voluntary and the Participant is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. The Participant may withdraw the Participants consent at any time, with future effect and for any or no reason. If the Participant does not consent, or if the Participant later seeks to withdraw the Participants consent, the Participants salary from or employment or service relationship with the Participants employer will not be affected. The only consequence of denying or withdrawing consent is that Arconic Corporation would not be able to grant Awards to the Participant under the Plan or administer or maintain the Participants participation in the Plan. If the Participant withdraws the Participants consent, Arconic Corporation will stop processing the Participants Personal Data for the purposes stated above unless to the extent necessary to comply with tax or other legal obligations in connection with Awards granted before the Participant withdrew the Participants consent.
g. Data Subject Rights. The Participant may have a number of rights under data privacy laws in the Participants jurisdiction. Subject to the conditions set out in the applicable law and depending on where the Participant is based, such rights may include the right to (i) request access to, or copies of, Personal Data processed by Arconic Corporation, (ii) rectification of incorrect Personal Data, (iii) deletion of Personal Data, (iv) restrict the processing of Personal Data, (v) object to the processing of Personal Data for legitimate interests, (vi) portability of Personal Data, (vii) lodge complaints with competent authorities in the Participants jurisdiction, and/or to (viii) receive a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of Personal Data. To receive clarification regarding these rights or to exercise these rights, the Participant can contact the Arconic Privacy office at privacy@arconic.com.
h. Necessary Disclosure of Personal Data. The Participant understands that providing Arconic Corporation with Personal Data is necessary for the performance of this Award Agreement and that the Participants refusal to provide Personal Data would make it impossible for Arconic Corporation to perform its contractual obligations and would affect the Participants ability to participate in the Plan.
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i. Declaration of Consent. By accepting the Participants Award, the Participant is declaring that the Participant unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participants Personal Data, as described above and in any other grant materials, by and among, as applicable, the entity that employs the Participant, Arconic Corporation, any Subsidiary and any service provider involved in plan administration for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participants participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that the Participant may, at any time, refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Arconic Privacy Office at privacy@arconic.com. If the Participant does not consent or later seek to revoke the Participants consent, the Participants employment status or service with the entity that employs the Participant will not be affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing consent is that Arconic Corporation would not be able to grant the Award or any other equity award to the Participant or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, the Participant understands that refusing or withdrawing consent will affect the Participants ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant should contact privacy@arconic.com.
E. Retirement. Notwithstanding paragraph 4 of the Award Agreement, if the Company receives an opinion of counsel that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in the Participants jurisdiction that would likely result in the favorable treatment applicable to the Restricted Share Units pursuant to paragraph 4 being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, then the Company will not apply the favorable treatment at the time of the Participants retirement, and the Restricted Share Units will be treated as set forth in the remaining provisions of paragraph 4 of the Award Agreement.
F. Language. The Participant acknowledges that he or she is sufficiently proficient in English to understand the terms and conditions of the Award Agreement. Furthermore, if the Participant has received this Award Agreement, or any other document related to this Award of Restricted Share Units and/or the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.
G. Insider Trading Restrictions/Market Abuse Laws. The Participant acknowledges that, depending on his or her country, the brokers country, or the country in which the Shares are listed, the Participant may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws in applicable jurisdictions, which may affect his or her ability to accept, acquire, sell, or attempt to sell or otherwise dispose of Shares or rights to Shares (e.g., Restricted Share Units), or rights linked to the value of Shares, during such times as he or she is considered to have inside information regarding the Company (as defined by applicable laws or regulations in the applicable jurisdictions, including the United States and the Participants country). Local insider trading laws and regulations may prohibit the cancellation or amendment of orders the Participant placed before possessing inside information. Furthermore, the Participant may be prohibited from (i) disclosing the inside information to any third party, including fellow employees (other than on a need to know basis) and (ii) tipping third parties or causing them to otherwise buy or sell securities. Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy. The Participant acknowledges that it is his or her responsibility to comply with any applicable restrictions, and the Participant should consult his or her personal advisor on this matter.
H. Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Requirements, Exchange Controls and Tax Requirements. The Participant acknowledges that his or her country may have certain foreign asset and/or account reporting requirements and exchange controls which may affect his or her ability to acquire or hold Shares under the Plan or cash received from participating in the Plan (including from any dividends received or sale proceeds arising from the sale of Shares) in a brokerage or bank account outside his or her country. The Participant understands that he or she may be required to report such accounts, assets or transactions to the tax or other authorities in his or her country. The Participant also
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may be required to repatriate sale proceeds or other funds received as a result of the Participants participation in the Plan to his or her country through a designated bank or broker and/or within a certain time after receipt. The Participant acknowledges that it is his or her responsibility to be compliant with all such requirements, and that the Participant should consult his or her personal legal and tax advisors, as applicable, to ensure the Participants compliance.
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APPENDIX B
TO THE ARCONIC CORPORATION
2020 Stock Incentive Plan
Global Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement
For Non-U.S. Participants
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Appendix B have the meanings set forth in the Plan and the Global Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement (the Award Agreement).
Terms and Conditions
This Appendix B includes special terms and conditions that govern Restricted Share Units if the Participant resides and/or works in one of the countries listed below.
If the Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the country in which the Participant is currently residing and/or working, or if the Participant transfers to another country after the grant of Restricted Share Units or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the Committee shall, in its discretion, determine to what extent the special terms and conditions contained herein shall be applicable to the Participant.
Notifications
This Appendix B also includes information regarding exchange controls, tax and certain other issues of which the Participant should be aware with respect to participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control, tax and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of April 2020. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that the Participant not rely on the information in this Appendix B as the only source of information relating to the consequences of participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time the Participant sells Shares acquired under the Plan.
In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to the Participants particular situation and the Company is not in a position to assure the Participant of any particular result. Accordingly, the Participant should seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in the Participants country may apply to his or her situation.
Finally, if the Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the country in which the Participant currently works and/or resides, or if the Participant transfers to another country after the grant of the Restricted Share Unit, or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the information contained herein may not be applicable to the Participant in the same manner.
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CANADA
Terms and Conditions
Award Settled Only in Shares. Notwithstanding any discretion in the Plan, the Award of Restricted Share Units shall be settled in Shares only. The Participant is not entitled to receive a cash payment pursuant to the Award.
Termination of Service. The following provision replaces paragraph A Termination of Appendix A:
For purposes of the Restricted Share Units, in the event of termination of the Participants employment relationship (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), the Participants right to receive an Restricted Share Unit award and vest in the Restricted Share Unit award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the earlier of (i) the date upon which the Participant is no longer actively employed or (ii) the date upon which the Participant receives written notice of termination from the Company or the Employer. The Company shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer actively employed or when the Participant has received notice of such termination for purposes of the Restricted Share Unit award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if applicable employment standards legislation explicitly requires continued entitlement to vesting during a statutory notice period, the Participants right to vest in the Restricted Share Unit award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the last day of the Participants minimum statutory notice period, but the Participant will not earn or be entitled to pro-rated vesting if the vesting date falls after the end of the Participants statutory notice period, nor will the Participant be entitled to any compensation for lost vesting.
The Following Provisions Apply for Participants Resident in Quebec:
Consent to Receive Information in English. The Participant acknowledges that it is the express wish of the parties that this Award Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be written in English.
Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de Conditions dattribution, ainsi que de tous documents, avis et procédures judiciaires, exécutés, donnés ou intentés en vertu de, ou liés directement ou indirectement à, la présente convention.
Authorization to Release and Transfer Necessary Personal Information. The following provision supplements paragraph D Data Privacy of Appendix A:
The Participant hereby authorizes the Company and the Companys representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. The Participant further authorizes the Company, any Subsidiary and the administrator of the Plan to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. The Participant further authorizes the Company and any Subsidiary to record such information and to keep such information in the Participants Employee file.
Notifications
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Securities Law Information. The Participant acknowledges that he or she is permitted to sell the Shares acquired under the Plan through the designated broker appointed by the Company, provided the sale of the Shares takes place outside of Canada through facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed (i.e., the NYSE).
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Canadian residents are required to report to the tax authorities certain foreign property (included Restricted Share Units) on form T1135 (Foreign Income Verification Statement) if the total cost of the foreign property exceeds C$100,000 at any time in the year. The form must be filed by April 30 of the following year. Restricted Share Units must be reportedgenerally at a nil costif the C$100,000 cost threshold is exceeded because of other foreign property the Participant holds. If Shares are acquired, their cost generally is the adjusted cost base (ACB) of the Shares. The ACB would normally equal the fair market value of the Shares at vesting, but if the Participant owns other Shares, this ACB may have to be averaged with the ACB of the other Shares. The Participant should consult with his or her personal legal advisor to ensure compliance with applicable reporting obligations.
CHINA
Terms and Conditions
The following terms and conditions will apply to Participants who are subject to exchange control restrictions and regulations in the Peoples Republic of China (the PRC), including the requirements imposed by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:
Award Conditioned on Satisfaction of Regulatory Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Award Agreement, settlement of the Restricted Share Units is conditioned on the Companys obtaining a registration of the Plan with SAFE and on the continued effectiveness of such registration (the SAFE Registration Requirement). If, for any reason, the Company does not complete or maintain such registration, no Shares subject to the Restricted Shares Units for which a registration is not completed or maintained shall be issued. In this case, the Company retains the discretion to settle any Restricted Share Units for which the vesting conditions, but not the SAFE Registration Requirement, have been met in cash paid through local payroll in an amount equal to the market value of the Shares subject to the Restricted Share Units less any Tax-Related Items.
Shares Must Remain With Companys Designated Broker. To the extent that the Participant receives any Shares upon settlement of the Restricted Share Units, the Participant must hold such Shares with the Companys designated broker until the Shares are sold. The limitation shall apply to all Shares issued to the Participant under the Plan, whether or not the Participant remains employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries.
Forced Sale of Shares. To the extent that the Participant receives any Shares upon settlement of the Restricted Share Units, the Company has the discretion to arrange for the sale of such Shares either immediately upon settlement or at any time thereafter. In any event, if the Participants employment is terminated, the Participant will be required to sell all Shares acquired upon settlement of the Restricted Share Units within such time period as required by the Company in accordance with SAFE requirements. Any Shares remaining in the Participants brokerage account at the end of this period shall be sold by the broker (on behalf of the Participant and the Participant hereby authorizes such sale). The Participant agrees to sign any additional agreements, forms and/or consents that reasonably may be requested by the Company (or the Companys designated broker) to effectuate the sale of Shares (including, without limitation, as to the transfer of the sale proceeds and other exchange control matters noted below) and shall otherwise cooperate with the Company with respect to such matters. The Participant acknowledges that neither the Company nor the designated broker is under any obligation to arrange for the sale of Shares at any particular price (it being understood that the sale will occur in the market) and that brokers fees and similar expenses may be incurred in any such sale.
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In any event, when the Shares are sold, the sale proceeds, less any tax withholding, any brokers fees or commissions, and any similar expenses of the sale will be remitted to the Participant in accordance with applicable exchange control laws and regulations.
Exchange Control Restrictions. To the extent that the Participant receives any Shares upon settlement of the Restricted Share Units, the Participant understands and agrees that the Participant will be required to immediately repatriate to China the proceeds from the sale of such Shares and any cash dividends paid on such Shares. The Participant further understands that such repatriation of proceeds may need to be effected through a special bank account established by the Company (or a Subsidiary), and the Participant hereby consents and agrees that any sale proceeds and cash dividends may be transferred to such special account by the Company (or a Subsidiary) on the Participants behalf prior to being delivered to the Participant and that no interest shall be paid with respect to funds held in such account.
Any proceeds from the sale of Shares may be paid to the Participant in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Companys discretion. If the proceeds are paid to the Participant in U.S. dollars, Participant understands that a U.S. dollar bank account in China must be established and maintained so that the proceeds may be deposited into such account. If the proceeds are paid to the Participant in local currency, the Participant acknowledges that the Company (or its Subsidiaries) are under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company (or its Subsidiaries) may face delays in converting the proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions. The Participant agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Shares are sold and the net proceeds are converted into local currency and distributed to the Participant. The Participant further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China.
Administration. The Company (or its Subsidiaries) shall not be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses that the Participant may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Appendix or otherwise from the Companys operation and enforcement of the Plan, the Award Agreement, the Award in accordance with any applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements.
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. Chinese residents may be required to report to SAFE all details of their foreign financial assets and liabilities (including Shares acquired under the Plan), as well as details of any economic transactions conducted with non-Chinese residents.
FRANCE
Terms and Conditions
Language Consent. By accepting the Restricted Share Units and the Award Agreement, which provides for the terms and conditions of the Restricted Share Units, the Participant confirms having read and understood the documents relating to this Award (the Plan and the Award Agreement, including the Appendices) which were provided to the Participant in English. The Participant accepts the terms of those documents accordingly.
En acceptant lAttribution dActions Attribuées et ce Contrat dAttribution qui contient les termes et conditions des Actions Attribuées, le Participant confirme avoir lu et compris les documents relatifs à cette attribution (le Plan et le Contrat dAttribution, ainsi que les Annexes) qui ont été transmis au Participant en langue anglaise. Le Participant accepte ainsi les conditions et termes de ces documents.
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Notifications
Tax Information. The Restricted Share Units are not intended to be French tax-qualified awards.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. French residents are required to report all foreign accounts (whether open, current or closed) to the French tax authorities when filing their annual tax returns. Further, French residents with foreign account balances exceeding prescribed amounts may have additional monthly reporting requirements. The Participant should consult his or her personal advisor to ensure compliance with applicable reporting obligations. Failure to complete this reporting triggers penalties for the resident.
GERMANY
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. If the Participant receives cross-border payments in excess of 12,500 in connection with the sale of securities (including Shares acquired under the Plan) or the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalent payments, such payment must be reported monthly to the German Federal Bank (Bundesbank). The Participant is responsible for the reporting obligation and should file the report electronically by the fifth day of the month following the month in which the payment is made. A copy of the report (Allgemeines Meldeportal Statistik) can be accessed via Bundesbanks website (www.bundesbank.de) and is available in both German and English.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. If the Participants acquisition of Shares under the Plan leads to a so-called qualified participation at any point during the calendar year, the Participant will need to report the acquisition when he or she files a tax return for the relevant year. A qualified participation is attained if (i) the value of the Shares acquired exceeds 150,000, or (ii) in the unlikely event the Participant holds Shares exceeding 10% of the Companys total common stock.
HUNGARY
There are no country-specific provisions.
ITALY
Terms and Conditions
Plan Document Acknowledgment. In accepting the Award, the Participant acknowledges that he or she has received a copy of the Plan and the Award Agreement and has reviewed the Plan and the Award Agreement, including this Appendix B, in their entirety and fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreement, including this Appendix B.
The Participant further acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the following paragraphs of the Award Agreement: paragraph 27 (Governing Law; Dispute Resolution) of the Award Agreement; paragraph B (Responsibility for Taxes), paragraph C (Nature of Award), paragraph D (Data Privacy), and paragraph F (Language) of Appendix A to the Award Agreement.
Notifications
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Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. If the Participant is an Italian resident and, during any fiscal year, holds investments or financial assets outside of Italy (e.g., cash, Shares) which may generate income taxable in Italy (or if the Participant is the beneficial owner of such an investment or asset even if the Participant does not directly hold the investment or asset), the Participant is required to report such investments or assets on his or her annual tax return for such fiscal year (on UNICO Form, RW Schedule, or on a special form if the Participant is not required to file a tax return).
NETHERLANDS
There are no country-specific provisions.
RUSSIA
Terms and Conditions
U.S. Transaction.
The Participant understands that the grant of the Restricted Share Units is a right to receive Shares if certain conditions are met, the offer is made by the Company in the United States and this Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. Upon vesting of the Restricted Share Units, any Shares to be issued to the Participant shall be delivered to the Participant through a brokerage account in the United States. The Participant is not permitted to sell Shares directly to other Russian legal entities or residents.
Notifications
Exchange Control Information.
All restrictions on the payment of funds by non-residents into a Russian residents declared foreign brokerage account, including dividends and proceeds from the sale of Shares, have been abolished as of January 1, 2020. The Participant can receive, hold and remit dividends and proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan into and out of the Participants brokerage account without any requirement to first repatriate such funds to an authorized bank in Russia. The Participant should be aware that the rules related to foreign bank accounts are different and that, pursuant to changes effective December 2, 2019 (with retroactive effect to January 1, 2018), certain restrictions with respect to payments by non-residents into a Russian currency residents foreign bank account will continue to apply where the foreign bank account is located in the U.S. The Participant should contact his or her personal advisor to confirm the application of the exchange control restrictions prior to vesting in the Restricted Stare Units and selling Shares as significant penalties may apply in case of non-compliance with the exchange control restrictions and such exchange control restrictions are subject to change.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information.
Russian residents are required to report the opening, closing or change of details of any foreign bank account to the Russian tax authorities within one month of opening, closing or change of details of such account. Russian residents also are required to report (i) the beginning and ending balances in such a foreign bank account each year and (ii) transactions related to such a foreign account during the year to the Russian tax authorities, on or before June 1 of the following year. For example, the relevant form for 2019 is due on or before June 1, 2020. The tax authorities can require the Participant to provide appropriate supporting documents related to transactions in a foreign bank account. Starting January 1, 2020, the Participant will also be required to report his or her foreign brokerage accounts and
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foreign accounts with other financial institutions (financial market organizations). Certain specific exceptions from the reporting requirements may apply. The Participant should consult with his or her personal legal advisor to determine the application of these reporting requirements to any account opened in connection with his or her participation in the Plan.
Securities Law Information.
The grant of the Restricted Share Units and the distribution of the Plan and all other materials the Participant may receive regarding participation in the Plan do not constitute an offering or the advertising of securities in Russia. The issuance of Shares pursuant to the Plan has not and will not be registered in Russia and, therefore, the Shares may not be used for an offering or public circulation in Russia. In no event will Shares be delivered to the Participant in Russia; all Shares acquired under the Plan will be maintained on the Participants behalf in the United States.
Data Privacy Acknowledgement.
The Participant hereby acknowledges that he or she has read and understands the terms regarding collection, processing and transfer of Data contained in Appendix A to the Award Agreement and by participating in the Plan, the Participant agrees to such terms. In this regard, upon request of the Company or the Employer, the Participant agrees to provide an executed data privacy consent form to the Company or the Employer (or any other agreements or consents that may be required by the Company or the Employer) that the Company and/or the Employer may deem necessary to obtain under the data privacy laws of Russia, either now or in the future. The Participant understands that he or she will not be able to participate in the Plan if he or she fails to execute any such consent or agreement.
Labor Law Information.
If the Participant continues to hold Shares after involuntary termination, the Participant may not be eligible to receive unemployment benefits in Russia.
Anti-Corruption Legislation Information.
Individuals holding public office in Russia, as well as their spouses and dependent children, may be prohibited from opening or maintaining a foreign brokerage or bank account and holding any securities, whether acquired directly or indirectly, in a foreign company (including Shares acquired under the Plan). The Participant is strongly advised to consult with his or her personal legal advisor to determine whether the restriction applies to the Participant.
SPAIN
Terms and Conditions
No Entitlement for Claims or Compensation. The following provisions supplement paragraph A Termination of Appendix A.
By accepting the Restricted Share Units, the Participant consents to participation in the Plan and acknowledges that Participant has received a copy of the Plan acknowledges that the Participant has read and specifically accepts the vesting and termination conditions in the Award Agreement.
The Participant understands and agrees that, as a condition of the grant of the Restricted Share Units, if the Participants employment terminates, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or by the Company, that the Participant
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will not be entitled to continue vesting in any RSUs upon cessation of the Participants employment or service and any unvested Restricted Share Units shall be forfeited without entitlement to the underlying Shares or to any amount as indemnification in the event of a termination, including, but not limited to: resignation, disciplinary dismissal adjudged to be with cause, disciplinary dismissal adjudged or recognized to be without cause, individual or collective layoff on objective grounds, whether adjudged to be with cause or adjudged or recognized to be without cause, material modification of the terms of employment under Article 41 of the Workers Statute, relocation under Article 40 of the Workers Statute, Article 50 of the Workers Statute, unilateral withdrawal by the Employer, and under Article 10.3 of Royal Decree 1382/1985.
The Participant understands that the Company has unilaterally, gratuitously and in its sole discretion decided to grant Restricted Share Units under the Plan to individuals who may be Employees of the Company or a Subsidiary. The decision is limited and entered into based upon the express assumption and condition that any Restricted Share Units will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or any Subsidiary, including the Employer, on an ongoing basis, other than as expressly set forth in the Award Agreement. Consequently, the Participant understands that the Restricted Share Units are granted on the assumption and condition that the Restricted Share Units shall not become part of any employment or service agreement (whether with the Company or any Subsidiary, including the Employer) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purpose (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever. Furthermore, the Participant understands and freely accepts that there is no guarantee that any benefit whatsoever shall arise from the grant of Restricted Share Units, which is gratuitous and discretionary, since the future value of the Restricted Share Units and the underlying Shares is unknown and unpredictable. The Participant also understands that the grant of Restricted Share Units would not be made but for the assumptions and conditions set forth hereinabove; thus, the Participant understands, acknowledges and freely accepts that, should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or any of the conditions not be met for any reason, the Restricted Share Unit and any right to the underlying Shares shall be null and void.
Notifications
Securities Law Information. A Restricted Share Unit is not considered to be a security under Spanish law. No offer of securities to the public, as defined under Spanish law, has taken place or will take place in the Spanish territory with respect to the Restricted Share Units. No public offering prospectus has been nor will be registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (Spanish Securities Exchange Commission) (CNMV). Neither the Plan nor the Award Agreement constitute a public offering prospectus and they have not been, nor will they be, registered with the CNMV.
Exchange Control Information. To participate in the Plan, the Participant must comply with exchange control regulations in Spain. The acquisition of Shares upon vesting of the Restricted Share Units and subsequent sales of Shares must be declared for statistical purposes to the Dirección General de Comercio e Inversiones (the DGCI). Because the Participant will not purchase or sell the Shares through the use of a Spanish financial institution, the Participant must make the declaration himself or herself by filing a Form D-6 with the DGCI. Generally, the Form D-6 must be filed each January while the Shares are owned. In addition, the sale of Shares must also be declared on Form D-6 filed with the DGCI in January, unless the sale proceeds exceed the applicable threshold, in which case, the filing is due within one month after the sale.
In addition, the Participant may be required to declare electronically to the Bank of Spain any foreign accounts (including brokerage accounts held abroad), any foreign instruments (including any Shares acquired under the Plan) and any transactions with non-Spanish residents (including any payments of Shares made to the Participant by the
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Company) depending on the value of such accounts and instruments and the amount of the transactions during the relevant year as of December 31 of the relevant year.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. The Participant is required to declare electronically to the Bank of Spain any securities accounts (including brokerage accounts held abroad), as well as the Shares held in such accounts if the value of the transactions during the prior tax year or the balances in such accounts as of December 31 of the prior tax year exceed 1,000,000.
Further, to the extent that the Participant holds Shares and/or has bank accounts outside Spain with a value in excess of 50,000 (for each type of asset) as of December 31, the Participant will be required to report information on such assets on his or her tax return (tax form 720) for such year. After such Shares and/or accounts are initially reported, the reporting obligation will apply for subsequent years only if the value of any previously-reported Shares or accounts increases by more than 20,000 or if the Participant sells or otherwise disposes of any previously-reported Shares or accounts.
SWITZERLAND
Notifications
Securities Law Information. Because the offer of the Restricted Share Units is considered a private offering in Switzerland; it is not subject to registration in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the Restricted Share Units (i) constitute a prospectus according to articles 35 et seq. of the Swiss Federal Act on Financial Services (FinSA), (ii) may be publicly distributed nor otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland to any person other than an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries or (iii) has been or will be filed with, approved or supervised by any Swiss reviewing body according to article 51 FinSA or any Swiss regulatory authority, including the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).
UNITED KINGDOM
Terms and Conditions
Responsibility for Taxes. The following supplements paragraph B Responsibility for Taxes of Appendix A:
Without limitation to paragraph B Responsibility for Taxes of Appendix A, the Participant agrees that the Participant is liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenants to pay all such Tax-Related Items as and when requested by the Company or the Employer or by Her Majestys Revenue & Customs (HMRC) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). The Participant also agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and the Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will have to pay to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority) on the Participants behalf.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is a Director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934), the Participant may not be able to indemnify the Company or the Employer for the amount of any income tax not collected from or paid by the Participant, as it may be considered a loan. In this case, the amount of any uncollected income tax may constitute a benefit to the Participant on which additional income tax and employee National Insurance contributions (NICs) may be payable. The Participant agrees to report and pay any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and to pay the Employer for the value of the employee NICs due on this additional benefit, which the Company or the Employer may recover from the Participant by any of the means referred to in the Award Agreement, including the Appendices.
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Exhibit 10.6
ARCONIC CORPORATION
SPECIAL RETENTION AWARD AGREEMENT
Grant Date: _________, 20___
The terms and conditions of this Global Special Retention Award Agreement, including Appendices A and B attached hereto, (the Award Agreement) are authorized by the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board. The special retention award (Special Retention Award) is granted to the Participant under the Arconic Corporation 2020 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated and as may be further amended from time to time (the Plan).
Terms that are defined in the Plan have the same meanings in the Award Agreement.
NOTE: To avoid cancellation of the Special Retention Award, the Participant must affirmatively accept the Award and the terms of this Award Agreement within 6 months of the grant date, as set forth in paragraph 30 of the Award Agreement.
General Terms and Conditions
1. The Special Retention Awards are subject to the provisions of the Plan and the provisions of the Award Agreement. If the Plan and the Award Agreement are inconsistent, the provisions of the Plan will govern. Interpretations of the Plan and the Award Agreement by the Committee are binding on the Participant and the Company. A Special Retention Award is an undertaking by the Company to issue the number of Shares indicated in the notice of the Special Retention Award on the date the Special Retention Award vests, subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions, except to the extent otherwise provided in the Plan or herein.
Vesting and Payment
2. The Special Retention Award vests ________________________________ and will be paid to the Participant in Shares on the vesting date or within 90 days thereafter.
3. As a condition to a Special Retention Award vesting, a Participant must remain an active employee of the Company or a Subsidiary through the date of vesting. Except as provided in paragraph 5, if a Participants employment with the Company (including its Subsidiaries) is terminated prior to the vesting date of the Special Retention Award, the Special Retention Award is forfeited and is automatically canceled.
4. Special Retention Awards will be paid by the issuance to the Participant of Shares covered by the Special Retention Award. Prior to issuance of the Shares, the Participant has no voting rights or dividend rights. Dividend equivalents will accrue on Special Retention Awards, unless the Committee determines that no dividend equivalents may be accrued or paid. Dividend equivalents that accrue on Special Retention Awards will be equal to the common stock dividend per Share payable on the Companys common stock multiplied by the number of Shares covered by the Special Retention Award. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, no dividends or dividend equivalents will be paid on Special Retention Awards that have not vested.
5. The following are exceptions to the vesting rules:
| Involuntary Termination without Cause: An unvested Special Retention Award held by a Participant who is involuntarily terminated without Cause (as defined below) from employment with the Company or a Subsidiary during the vesting period is not forfeited in |
whole but only in part upon termination of employment. The portion of the Special Retention Award that is not forfeited vests on the original stated vesting date set forth in paragraph 2 and is calculated based on a proportionate share of the time during the vesting period that the Participant remained actively employed with the Company or a Subsidiary, with the remaining portion being automatically forfeited. The proportionate share is computed on the basis of the actual number of days actively employed after the date of grant over a total vesting period of three years of 365 days each (or a total vesting period of 1,095 days), with any fractional share amount rounded down to the nearest whole Share. For example, a Participant who is involuntarily terminated without Cause from employment with the Company (or a Subsidiary) at the end of the first year of the three-year vesting period will receive one-third of the Shares upon vesting, with the remaining two-thirds of the Shares being automatically forfeited upon termination. |
For this purpose, Cause means (i) the willful failure by the Participant to perform the Participants material duties with the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Participant (the Employer), or to comply with the material lawful directives of the Company or the Employer, that has not been cured within thirty (30) days after a written demand for performance is delivered to the Participant by the Company, unless the Company determines in its discretion that the failure is not capable of cure; (ii) any willful conduct by the Participant which is injurious to, or adverse to the best interests of, the Company or any Affiliate, monetarily, or otherwise, including, but not limited to, its reputation or standing in its industry; (iii) any act or acts of fraud, misappropriation, theft or embezzlement on the Participants part which result in or are intended to result in the Participants or anothers personal enrichment at the expense of the Company or its Affiliates; (iv) the Participants conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony under the laws of the United States or any state or comparable crime under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States or the Participants conviction of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or (v) the Participants material failure to abide by the Companys Code of Conduct or other policies governing the conduct of employees of the Company, and, as applicable, any Affiliate. No act, or failure to act on the part of the Participant, shall be deemed willful unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Participants act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the Company or an Affiliate.
| Death or Disability: An unvested Special Retention Award held by a Participant, who dies while an employee or who is permanently and totally disabled while an employee, is not forfeited but vests on the original stated vesting date set forth in paragraph 2. |
A Participant is deemed to be permanently and totally disabled if the Participant is unable 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. A Participant shall not be considered to be permanently and totally disabled unless the Participant furnishes proof of the existence thereof in such form and manner, and at such times, as the Company may require. In the event of a dispute, the determination whether a Participant is permanently and totally disabled will be made by the Committee or its delegate.
| Change in Control: A Special Retention Award vests if a Replacement Award is not provided following certain Change in Control events, as described in the Plan. If the Change in Control qualifies as a change in control event within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A- |
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3(i)(5), the vested Special Retention Award will be paid to the Participant within 30 days following the Change in Control. If the Change in Control does not so qualify, the vested Special Retention Award will be paid to the Participant on the original stated vesting date set forth in paragraph 2. |
| Termination Following Change in Control: As further described in the Plan, if a Replacement Award is provided following a Change in Control, but within 24 months of such Change in Control the Participants employment is terminated without Cause (as defined in the Companys Change in Control Severance Plan) or by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined in the Companys Change in Control Severance Plan), the Replacement Award will vest and will be paid to the Participant on the original stated vesting date set forth in paragraph 2. |
Taxes
6. All taxes required to be withheld under applicable tax laws in connection with a Special Retention Award must be paid by the Participant at the appropriate time under applicable tax laws. The Company may satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations by any of the means set forth in Section 15(l) of the Plan, but will generally withhold from the Shares to be issued upon settlement of the Special Retention Award that number of Shares with a fair market value on the vesting date equal to the taxes required to be withheld at the minimum required rates or, to the extent permitted under applicable accounting principles, at up to the maximum individual tax rate for the applicable tax jurisdiction, which include, for Participants subject to taxation in the United States, applicable income taxes, federal and state unemployment compensation taxes and FICA/FUTA taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is subject to the short-swing profit rules of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company will withhold Shares from the Shares to be issued upon settlement of the Special Retention Award, as described herein, and will not use the other means set forth in the Plan unless pursuant to an election by the Participant or in the event that withholding in Shares is problematic under applicable tax or securities law or has materially adverse accounting consequences. Further, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may cause a portion of the Special Retention Award to vest prior to the stated vesting date set forth in paragraph 2 in order to satisfy any Tax-Related Items that arise prior to the date of settlement of the Special Retention Award; provided that to the extent necessary to avoid a prohibited distribution under Section 409A of the Code, the portion of the Special Retention Award so accelerated and settled shall be with respect to a number of Shares with a value that does not exceed the liability for such Tax-Related Items.
Beneficiaries
7. If permitted by the Company, Participants will be entitled to designate one or more beneficiaries to receive all Special Retention Awards at the time of death of the Participant. All beneficiary designations must be made on the Fidelity Stock Plan Services Beneficiary Designation Form which is available on Fidelity NetBenefits® website https://nb.fidelity.com/.
8. Beneficiary designations on the approved form will be effective at the time processed by Fidelity Investments. Any designation form previously filed by a Participant will be automatically revoked and superseded by a later-filed form.
9. A Participant will be entitled to designate any number of beneficiaries on the form, and the beneficiaries may be natural or corporate persons.
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10. The failure of any Participant to obtain any recommended signature on the form will not prohibit the Company from treating such designation as valid and effective. No beneficiary will acquire any beneficial or other interest in any Special Retention Award prior to the death of the Participant who designated such beneficiary.
11. Unless the Participant indicates on the form that a named beneficiary is to receive Special Retention Awards only upon the prior death of another named beneficiary, all beneficiaries designated on the form will be entitled to share equally in the Special Retention Awards. Unless otherwise indicated, all such beneficiaries will have an equal, undivided interest in all such Special Retention Awards.
12. Should a beneficiary die after the Participant but before the Special Retention Award is paid, such beneficiarys rights and interest in the Special Retention Award will be transferable by the beneficiarys last will and testament or by the laws of descent and distribution. A named beneficiary who predeceases the Participant will obtain no rights or interest in a Special Retention Award, nor will any person claiming on behalf of such individual. Unless otherwise specifically indicated by the Participant on the beneficiary designation form, beneficiaries designated by class (such as children, grandchildren, etc.) will be deemed to refer to the members of the class living at the time of the Participants death, and all members of the class will be deemed to take per capita.
13. If a Participant does not designate a beneficiary or if the Company does not permit a beneficiary designation, the Special Retention Award at the time of death of the Participant will be paid to the Participants legal heirs pursuant to the Participants last will and testament or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Adjustments
14. In the event of an Equity Restructuring, the Committee will equitably adjust the Special Retention Award as it deems appropriate to reflect the Equity Restructuring, which may include (i) adjusting the number and type of securities subject to the Special Retention Award; and (ii) adjusting the terms and conditions of the Special Retention Award. The adjustments provided under this paragraph 14 will be nondiscretionary and final and binding on all interested parties, including the affected Participant and the Company; provided that the Committee will determine whether an adjustment is equitable.
Repayment/Forfeiture
15. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, pursuant to Section 15(e) of the Plan the Committee has full power and authority, to the extent permitted by governing law, to determine that the Special Retention Award will be canceled or suspended at any time prior to a Change in Control: (i) if the Participant, without the consent of the Committee, while employed by the Company or a Subsidiary or after termination of such employment, becomes associated with, employed by, renders services to or owns any interest (other than an interest of up to 5% in a publicly traded company or any other nonsubstantial interest, as determined by the Committee) in any business that is in competition with the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) in the event of the Participants willful engagement in conduct which is, or might reasonably be expected to be, injurious to the Company or any Affiliate, monetarily or otherwise, including, but not limited to, its reputation or standing in its industry; (iii) in the event of the Participants misconduct described in Section 15(f) of the Plan; or (iv) in order to comply with applicable laws as described in Section 15(h) of the Plan.
Further, as an additional condition of receiving the Special Retention Award, the Participant agrees that the Special Retention Award and any benefits or proceeds the Participant may receive hereunder shall be
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subject to forfeiture and/or repayment to the Company to the extent required (i) under the terms of the Companys Compensation Recovery Policy, as it may be amended from time to time, and Section 15(f) of the Plan, (ii) under the terms of any other recoupment or clawback policy adopted by the Company to comply with applicable laws or with the Companys Corporate Governance Guidelines or other similar requirements, as such policy may be amended from time to time (and such requirements shall be deemed incorporated into the Award Agreement without the Participants consent) or (iii) to comply with any requirements imposed under applicable laws and/or the rules and regulations of the securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Shares are listed or quoted, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Further, if the Participant receives any amount in excess of what the Participant should have received under the terms of the Special Retention Award for any reason (including without limitation by reason of a financial restatement, mistake in calculations or administrative error), all as determined by the Committee, then the Participant shall be required to promptly repay any such excess amount to the Company.
Miscellaneous Provisions
16. Stock Exchange Requirements; Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Award Agreement, no Shares issuable upon payment of the Special Retention Awards, and no certificate representing all or any part of such Shares, shall be issued or delivered if, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, such issuance or delivery would cause the Company to be in violation of, or to incur liability under, any securities law, or any rule, regulation or procedure of any U.S. national securities exchange upon which any securities of the Company are listed, or any listing agreement with any such securities exchange, or any other requirement of law or of any administrative or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company or a Subsidiary.
17. Non-Transferability. The Special Retention Award is non-transferable and may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant other than by will or 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; provided, that, the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance.
18. Shareholder Rights. No person or entity shall be entitled to vote, receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose the holder of any Shares until the Special Retention Award shall have vested and been paid in the form of Shares in accordance with the provisions of the Award Agreement.
19. Notices. Any notice required or permitted under the Award Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when delivered personally or sent by confirmed email, telegram, or fax or five days after being deposited in the mail, as certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, and addressed to the Company at the Companys principal corporate offices or to the Participant at the address maintained for the Participant in the Companys records or, in either case, as subsequently modified by written notice to the other party.
20. Severability and Judicial Modification. If any provision of the Award Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable under the applicable laws of any country, state, province, territory or other political subdivision or the Company elects not to enforce such restriction, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and the invalid or unenforceable provision shall be modified only to the extent necessary to render that provision valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. If the invalid or
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unenforceable provision cannot be, or is not, modified, that provision shall be severed from the Award Agreement and all other provisions shall remain valid and enforceable.
21. Successors. The Award Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, on the one hand, and the Participant and his or her heirs, beneficiaries, legatees and personal representatives, on the other hand.
22. Appendices. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Award Agreement, for Participants residing and/or working outside the United States, the Special Retention Award shall be subject to the additional terms and conditions set forth in Appendix A to the Award Agreement and to any special terms and conditions for the Participants country set forth in Appendix B to the Award Agreement. Moreover, if the Participant relocates outside the United States or relocates between the countries included in Appendix B, the additional terms and conditions set forth in Appendix A and the special terms and conditions for such country set forth in Appendix B will apply to the Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Appendices constitute part of the Award Agreement.
23. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Participants participation in the Plan, on the Special Retention Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require the Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
24. Compliance with Code Section 409A. It is intended that the Special Retention Award granted pursuant to the Award Agreement be compliant with Section 409A of the Code and the Award Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and operated to reflect this intent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Award Agreement and the Plan may be amended at any time, without the consent of any party, to the extent necessary or desirable to satisfy any of the requirements under Section 409A of the Code, but the Company shall not be under any obligation to make any such amendment. Further, the Company and its Subsidiaries do not make any representation to the Participant that the Special Retention Award granted pursuant to the Award Agreement satisfies the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and the Company and its Subsidiaries will have no liability or other obligation to indemnify or hold harmless the Participant or any other party for any tax, additional tax, interest or penalties that the Participant or any other party may incur in the event that any provision of the Award Agreement or any amendment or modification thereof or any other action taken with respect thereto, is deemed to violate any of the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
25. Waiver. A waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of the Award Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of the Award Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by the Participant or any other Participant.
26. No Advice Regarding Award. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Participants participation in the Plan, or the Participants acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Participant is hereby advised to consult with the Participants own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding the Participants participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
27. Governing Law; Dispute Resolution. As stated in the Plan, the Special Retention Award and the provisions of the Award Agreement and all determinations made and actions taken thereunder, to the extent not
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otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America, without reference to principles of conflict of laws, and construed accordingly. Any claim, dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with the Special Retention Award and the provisions of the Award Agreement, shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. All claims, disputes and controversies shall be submitted to the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (CPR) in accordance with the CPRs rules then in effect; provided, however, that the evidentiary standards set forth in this Agreement shall apply. The claim, dispute or controversy shall be heard and decided by three (3) arbitrators selected from CPRs employment panel. The arbitrators decision shall be final and binding on all parties. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrators award in any court having jurisdiction.
28. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
29. Entire Agreement. The Award Agreement and the Plan embody the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and no promise, condition, representation or warranty, express or implied, not stated or incorporated by reference herein, shall bind either party hereto.
Acceptance of Award
30. As permitted by Section 15(c) of the Plan, receipt of this Special Retention Award is subject to the Participants acceptance of the Award and the terms of this Award Agreement and the Plan through Fidelity NetBenefits® website https://nb.fidelity.com/ and/or through such other procedures as may be required by the Company (Participants Acceptance). To avoid forfeiture of the Award, the Participant must provide such Acceptance within 6 months of the grant date of the Award. The date as of which the Participants Special Retention Award shall be forfeited, if the Participant has not provided such Acceptance, will generally be set forth in the Participants account at Fidelity NetBenefits® website. If the Participant does not provide Acceptance within this 6 month period, the Award will be cancelled in accordance with any administrative procedures adopted under the Plan.
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APPENDIX A
TO THE ARCONIC CORPORATION
2020 Stock Incentive Plan
Global Special Retention Award Agreement
For Non-U.S. Participants
This Appendix A contains additional (or, if so indicated, different) terms and conditions that govern the Special Retention Awards if the Participant resides and/or works outside of the United States. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meanings assigned to them in the Plan and the Global Special Retention Award Agreement (the Award Agreement).
A. Termination. This provision supplements paragraph 3 of the Award Agreement.
The Company will determine when the Participant is no longer providing services for purposes of the Special Retention Awards (including whether the Participant may still be considered to be providing services while on a leave of absence).
B. Responsibility for Taxes. This provision replaces paragraph 6 of the Award Agreement (except if the Participant is subject to the short-swing profit rules of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
The Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, the Employer, the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Participants participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant (Tax-Related Items) is and remains the Participants responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of these Special Retention Awards, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of Special Retention Awards, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to the Special Retention Award and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (b) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the Special Retention Awards or any aspect of the Special Retention Awards to reduce or eliminate the Participants liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. The Participant shall not make any claim against the Company, the Employer or any other Subsidiary, or their respective board, officers or employees related to Tax-Related Items arising from this Award. Furthermore, if the Participant has become subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction, the Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant will pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy their withholding obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following: (i) requiring a cash payment from the Participant; (ii) withholding from the Participants wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company and/or the Employer, (iii) withholding from the proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired pursuant to the Special Retention Awards, either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participants behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent); (iv) withholding from
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the Shares subject to Special Retention Awards; and/or (v) any other method of withholding determined by the Company and permitted by applicable law.
Depending on the withholding method, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding rates or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case the Participant may receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash (with no entitlement to the Share equivalent) or, if not refunded, the Participant may seek a refund from the local tax authorities. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, the Participant is deemed, for tax purposes, to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested Special Retention Awards, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares is held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items.
Finally, the Participant shall pay to the Company and/or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company and/or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the Participants participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or the proceeds of the sale of Shares if the Participant fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.
C. Nature of Award. In accepting the Special Retention Awards, the Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:
a. the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended, or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;
b. this Special Retention Award is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future Special Retention Awards, or benefits in lieu of Special Retention Awards, even if Special Retention Awards have been granted in the past;
c. all decisions with respect to future Special Retention Awards or other Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
d. this Special Retention Award and the Participants participation in the Plan shall not create a right to, or be interpreted as forming or amending an employment or service contract with the Company and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Participants employment contract (if any) at any time;
e. the Participants participation in the Plan is voluntary;
f. this Special Retention Award and the Shares acquired under the Plan, and the income from and value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
g. this Special Retention Award and the Shares acquired under the Plan, and the income from and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, without limitation, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;
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h. the future value of the Shares subject to the Special Retention Award is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;
i. unless otherwise agreed with the Company, Special Retention Awards and the Shares acquired under the Plan, and the income from and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service the Participant may provide as a director of any Subsidiary;
j. no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of any portion of this Special Retention Award resulting from termination of the Participants employment and/or service relationship (for any reason whatsoever and regardless of whether later found to be invalid or in breach of applicable laws in the jurisdiction where the Participant is employed or the terms of the Participants employment agreement, if any);
k. unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, this Special Retention Award and the benefits under the Plan evidenced by the Award Agreement do not create any entitlement to have this Special Retention Award or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Shares; and
l. neither the Company, the Employer nor any other Subsidiary shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Participants local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Special Retention Awards or of any amounts due to the Participant pursuant to the Special Retention Awards or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired under the Plan.
D. Data Privacy. To participate in the Plan, the Participant will need to review the information provided in this paragraph and, where applicable, declare the Participants consent to the processing of personal data by Arconic Corporation and third parties noted below. Acceptance of the Award shall constitute Participants consent to the processing of personal data.
a. EEA+ Controller and Contact Information. If the Participant is based in the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area, Switzerland or, the United Kingdom (collectively EEA+), the Participant should note that Arconic Corporation, with its registered address at 201 Isabella Street, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212-5872, United States of America, is the controller responsible for the processing of the Participants personal data in connection with the Award Agreement and the Plan. Questions about the processing of personal data can be made to the Arconic Privacy Office at privacy@arconic.com.
b. Data Collection and Usage. In connection with the administration of the Plan, Arconic Corporation collects, processes, uses and transfers certain personally-identifiable information about the Participant, which may include the Participants name, home address and telephone number, email address, date of birth, social insurance, passport number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, details of all Awards or any other awards granted, canceled, exercised, settled, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participants favor and additional similar or related data, which Arconic Corporation receives from the Participant or the entity that employs the Participant (Personal Data). Specifically, Arconic Corporation collects, processes and uses Personal Data for the purposes of performing its contractual obligations under this Award Agreement, implementing, administering and managing the Participants participation in the Plan and facilitating compliance with applicable tax and securities law.
If the Participant is based in the EEA+, the legal basis, where required, for the processing of Personal Data by Arconic Corporation is the necessity for Arconic Corporation to (i) perform its contractual
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obligations under this Agreement, (ii) comply with legal obligations established in the EEA+, and/or (iii) pursue the legitimate interest of complying with legal obligations established outside of the EEA+.
If the Participant is based outside of the EEA+, the legal basis, where required, for the processing of Data by Arconic Corporation is the Participants consent, as further described below.
c. Plan Administration Service Providers. Arconic Corporation may transfer Personal Data to Fidelity or other independent service providers that assist Arconic Corporation with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan (the Plan Administrator). The processing of Personal Data will take place through both electronic and non-electronic means. Personal Data will only be accessible by those individuals requiring access to it for purposes of implementing, administering and operating the Plan.
d. International Data Transfers. Arconic Corporation and the Plan Administrator are based in the United States. The country where the Participant lives may have different data privacy laws and protections than the United States. In particular, the United States does not have the same level of protections for personal data as countries in the EEA+. The European Commission requires U.S. companies to protect personal data leaving the EEA+ by certifying compliance with the EU-U.S. privacy shield program or implementing other safeguards such as the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the EU Commission. Arconic Corporation is certified under the EU-U.S. privacy shield program.
If the Participant is based in the EEA+, Personal Data will be transferred from the EEA+ to Arconic Corporation based on the certification under the EU-U.S. privacy shield program. Personal Data will be transferred onward from Arconic Corporation to the Plan Administrator based on the Participants consent, as further described below.
If the Participant is based in a jurisdiction outside of the EEA+, Personal Data will be transferred from the Participants jurisdiction to Arconic Corporation and onward from Arconic Corporation to the Plan Administrator based on the Participants consent, as further described below.
e. Data Retention. Arconic Corporation will use Personal Data only as long as necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participants participation in the Plan, or as required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including tax and securities laws. When Arconic Corporation no longer needs Personal Data for any of these purposes, Arconic Corporation will remove it from its systems.
f. Voluntariness and Consequences of Consent Denial or Withdrawal. Participation in the Plan is voluntary and the Participant is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. The Participant may withdraw the Participants consent at any time, with future effect and for any or no reason. If the Participant does not consent, or if the Participant later seeks to withdraw the Participants consent, the Participants salary from or employment or service relationship with the Participants employer will not be affected. The only consequence of denying or withdrawing consent is that Arconic Corporation would not be able to grant Awards to the Participant under the Plan or administer or maintain the Participants participation in the Plan. If the Participant withdraws the Participants consent, Arconic Corporation will stop processing the Participants Personal Data for the purposes stated above unless to the extent necessary to comply with tax or other legal obligations in connection with Awards granted before the Participant withdrew the Participants consent.
g. Data Subject Rights. The Participant may have a number of rights under data privacy laws in the Participants jurisdiction. Subject to the conditions set out in the applicable law and depending on where
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the Participant is based, such rights may include the right to (i) request access to, or copies of, Personal Data processed by Arconic Corporation, (ii) rectification of incorrect Personal Data, (iii) deletion of Personal Data, (iv) restrict the processing of Personal Data, (v) object to the processing of Personal Data for legitimate interests, (vi) portability of Personal Data, (vii) lodge complaints with competent authorities in the Participants jurisdiction, and/or to (viii) receive a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of Personal Data. To receive clarification regarding these rights or to exercise these rights, the Participant can contact the Arconic Privacy Office at privacy@arconic.com.
h. Necessary Disclosure of Personal Data. The Participant understands that providing Arconic Corporation with Personal Data is necessary for the performance of this Award Agreement and that the Participants refusal to provide Personal Data would make it impossible for Arconic Corporation to perform its contractual obligations and would affect the Participants ability to participate in the Plan.
i. Declaration of Consent. By accepting the Participants Award, the Participant is declaring that the Participant unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participants Personal Data, as described above and in any other grant materials, by and among, as applicable, the entity that employs the Participant, Arconic Corporation, any Subsidiary and any service provider involved in plan administration for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participants participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that the Participant may, at any time, refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Arconic Privacy Office at privacy@arconic.com. If the Participant does not consent or later seek to revoke the Participants consent, the Participants employment status or service with the entity that employs the Participant will not be affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing consent is that Arconic Corporation would not be able to grant the Award or any other equity award to the Participant or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, the Participant understands that refusing or withdrawing consent will affect the Participants ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant should contact privacy@arconic.com.
E. Language. The Participant acknowledges that he or she is sufficiently proficient in English to understand the terms and conditions of the Award Agreement. Furthermore, if the Participant has received the Award Agreement, or any other document related to this Special Retention Award and/or the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.
F. Insider Trading Restrictions/Market Abuse Laws. The Participant acknowledges that, depending on his or her country, the brokers country, or the country in which the Shares are listed, the Participant may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws in applicable jurisdictions, which may affect his or her ability to accept, acquire, sell, or attempt to sell or otherwise dispose of Shares or rights to Shares (e.g., Special Retention Awards) or rights linked to the value of Shares, during such times as the Participant is considered to have inside information regarding the Company (as defined by applicable laws or regulations in the applicable jurisdictions, including the United States and the Participants country). Local insider trading laws and regulations may prohibit the cancellation or amendment of orders the Participant placed before possessing inside information. Furthermore, the Participant may be prohibited from (i) disclosing the inside information to any third party, including fellow employees (other than on a need to know basis) and (ii) tipping third parties or causing them to otherwise buy or sell securities. Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy. The Participant acknowledges that it is his or her responsibility to comply with any applicable restrictions, and the Participant should consult his or her personal advisor on this matter.
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G. Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Requirements, Exchange Controls and Tax Requirements. The Participant acknowledges that his or her country may have certain foreign asset and/or account reporting requirements and exchange controls which may affect his or her ability to acquire or hold Shares under the Plan or cash received from participating in the Plan (including from any dividends received or sale proceeds arising from the sale of Shares) in a brokerage or bank account outside his or her country. The Participant understands that he or she may be required to report such accounts, assets or transactions to the tax or other authorities in his or her country. The Participant also may be required to repatriate sale proceeds or other funds received as a result of the Participants participation in the Plan to his or her country through a designated bank or broker and/or within a certain time after receipt. The Participant acknowledges that it is his or her responsibility to be compliant with all such requirements, and that the Participant should consult his or her personal legal and tax advisors, as applicable, to ensure the Participants compliance.
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APPENDIX B
TO THE ARCONIC CORPORATION
2020 Stock Incentive Plan
Global Special Retention Award Agreement
For Non-U.S. Participants
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Appendix B have the meanings set forth in the Plan and the Global Special Retention Award Agreement (the Award Agreement).
Terms and Conditions
This Appendix B includes special terms and conditions that govern Special Retention Awards if the Participant resides and/or works in one of the countries listed below.
If the Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the country in which the Participant is currently residing and/or working, or if the Participant transfers to another country after the grant of Special Retention Awards or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the Committee shall, in its discretion, determine to what extent the special terms and conditions contained herein shall be applicable to the Participant.
Notifications
This Appendix B also includes information regarding exchange controls, tax and certain other issues of which the Participant should be aware with respect to participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control, tax and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of April 2020. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that the Participant not rely on the information in this Appendix B as the only source of information relating to the consequences of participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time the Participant sells Shares acquired under the Plan.
In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to the Participants particular situation and the Company is not in a position to assure the Participant of any particular result. Accordingly, the Participant should seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in the Participants country may apply to his or her situation.
Finally, if the Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the country in which the Participant currently works and/or resides, or if the Participant transfers to another country after the grant of the Special Retention Award, or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the information contained herein may not be applicable to the Participant in the same manner.
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CANADA
Terms and Conditions
Award Settled Only in Shares. Notwithstanding any discretion in the Plan, the Special Retention Award shall be settled in Shares only. The Participant is not entitled to receive a cash payment pursuant to the Award.
Termination of Service. The following provision replaces paragraph A Termination of Appendix A:
For purposes of the Special Retention Award, in the event of termination of the Participants employment relationship (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), the Participants right to receive a Special Retention Award and vest in the Special Retention Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the earlier of (i) the date upon which the Participant is no longer actively employed or (ii) the date upon which the Participant receives written notice of termination from the Company or the Employer. The Company shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer actively employed or when the Participant has received notice of such termination for purposes of the Special Retention Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if applicable employment standards legislation explicitly requires continued entitlement to vesting during a statutory notice period, the Participants right to vest in the Special Retention Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the last day of the Participants minimum statutory notice period, but the Participant will not earn or be entitled to pro-rated vesting if the vesting date falls after the end of the Participants statutory notice period, nor will the Participant be entitled to any compensation for lost vesting.
The Following Provisions Apply for Participants Resident in Quebec:
Consent to Receive Information in English. The Participant acknowledges that it is the express wish of the parties that this Award Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be written in English.
Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de Conditions dattribution, ainsi que de tous documents, avis et procédures judiciaires, exécutés, donnés ou intentés en vertu de, ou liés directement ou indirectement à, la présente convention.
Authorization to Release and Transfer Necessary Personal Information. The following provision supplements paragraph D Data Privacy of Appendix A:
The Participant hereby authorizes the Company and the Companys representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. The Participant further authorizes the Company, any Subsidiary and the administrator of the Plan to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. The Participant further authorizes the Company and any Subsidiary to record such information and to keep such information in the Participants Employee file.
Notifications
Securities Law Information. The Participant acknowledges that he or she is permitted to sell the Shares acquired under the Plan through the designated broker appointed by the Company, provided the sale of
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the Shares takes place outside of Canada through facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed (i.e., the NYSE).
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Canadian residents are required to report to the tax authorities certain foreign property (including Special Retention Awards) on form T1135 (Foreign Income Verification Statement) if the total cost of the foreign property exceeds C$100,000 at any time in the year. The form must be filed by April 30 of the following year. Special Retention Awards must be reportedgenerally at a nil costif the C$100,000 cost threshold is exceeded because of other foreign property the Participant holds. If Shares are acquired, their cost generally is the adjusted cost base (ACB) of the Shares. The ACB would normally equal the fair market value of the Shares at vesting, but if the Participant owns other Shares, this ACB may have to be averaged with the ACB of the other Shares. The Participant should consult with his or her personal legal advisor to ensure compliance with applicable reporting obligations.
CHINA
Terms and Conditions
The following terms and conditions will apply to Participants who are subject to exchange control restrictions and regulations in the Peoples Republic of China (the PRC), including the requirements imposed by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:
Award Conditioned on Satisfaction of Regulatory Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Award Agreement, settlement of the Special Retention Award is conditioned on the Companys obtaining a registration of the Plan with SAFE and on the continued effectiveness of such registration (the SAFE Registration Requirement). If, for any reason, the Company does not complete or maintain such registration, no Shares subject to the Special Retention Award for which a registration is not completed or maintained shall be issued. In this case, the Company retains the discretion to settle any Special Retention Awards for which the vesting conditions, but not the SAFE Registration Requirement, have been met in cash paid through local payroll in an amount equal to the market value of the Shares subject to the Special Retention Award less any Tax-Related Items.
Shares Must Remain With Companys Designated Broker. To the extent that the Participant receives any Shares upon settlement of the Special Retention Award, the Participant must hold such Shares with the Companys designated broker until the Shares are sold. The limitation shall apply to all Shares issued to the Participant under the Plan, whether or not the Participant remains employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries.
Forced Sale of Shares. To the extent that the Participant receives any Shares upon settlement of the Special Retention Award, the Company has the discretion to arrange for the sale of such Shares either immediately upon settlement or at any time thereafter. In any event, if the Participants employment is terminated, the Participant will be required to sell all Shares acquired upon settlement of the Special Retention Award within such time period as required by the Company in accordance with SAFE requirements. Any Shares remaining in the Participants brokerage account at the end of this period shall be sold by the broker (on behalf of the Participant and the Participant hereby authorizes such sale). The Participant agrees to sign any additional agreements, forms and/or consents that reasonably may be requested by the Company (or the Companys designated broker) to effectuate the sale of Shares (including, without limitation, as to the transfer of the sale proceeds and other exchange control matters noted below) and shall otherwise cooperate with the Company with respect to such matters. The Participant acknowledges that neither the Company nor the
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designated broker is under any obligation to arrange for the sale of Shares at any particular price (it being understood that the sale will occur in the market) and that brokers fees and similar expenses may be incurred in any such sale. In any event, when the Shares are sold, the sale proceeds, less any tax withholding, any brokers fees or commissions, and any similar expenses of the sale will be remitted to the Participant in accordance with applicable exchange control laws and regulations.
Exchange Control Restrictions. To the extent that the Participant receives any Shares upon settlement of the Special Retention Award, the Participant understands and agrees that the Participant will be required to immediately repatriate to China the proceeds from the sale of such Shares and any cash dividends paid on such Shares. The Participant further understands that such repatriation of proceeds may need to be effected through a special bank account established by the Company (or a Subsidiary), and the Participant hereby consents and agrees that any sale proceeds and cash dividends may be transferred to such special account by the Company (or a Subsidiary) on the Participants behalf prior to being delivered to the Participant and that no interest shall be paid with respect to funds held in such account.
Any proceeds from the sale of Shares may be paid to the Participant in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Companys discretion. If the proceeds are paid to the Participant in U.S. dollars, Participant understands that a U.S. dollar bank account in China must be established and maintained so that the proceeds may be deposited into such account. If the proceeds are paid to the Participant in local currency, the Participant acknowledges that the Company (or its Subsidiaries) are under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company (or its Subsidiaries) may face delays in converting the proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions. The Participant agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Shares are sold and the net proceeds are converted into local currency and distributed to the Participant. The Participant further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China.
Administration. The Company (or its Subsidiaries) shall not be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses that the Participant may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Appendix or otherwise from the Companys operation and enforcement of the Plan, the Award Agreement, the Award in accordance with any applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements.
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. Chinese residents may be required to report to SAFE all details of their foreign financial assets and liabilities (including Shares acquired under the Plan), as well as details of any economic transactions conducted with non-Chinese residents.
FRANCE
Terms and Conditions
Language Consent. By accepting the Special Retention Award and the Award Agreement, which provides for the terms and conditions of the Special Retention Award, the Participant confirms having read and understood the documents relating to this Award (the Plan and the Award Agreement, including the Appendices) which were provided to the Participant in English. The Participant accepts the terms of those documents accordingly.
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En acceptant lAttribution dActions Attribuées et ce Contrat dAttribution qui contient les termes et conditions des Actions Attribuées, le Participant confirme avoir lu et compris les documents relatifs à cette attribution (le Plan et le Contrat dAttribution, ainsi que les Annexes) qui ont été transmis au Participant en langue anglaise. Le Participant accepte ainsi les conditions et termes de ces documents.
Notifications
Tax Information. The Special Retention Awards are not intended to be French tax-qualified awards.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. French residents are required to report all foreign accounts (whether open, current or closed) to the French tax authorities when filing their annual tax returns. Further, French residents with foreign account balances exceeding prescribed amounts may have additional monthly reporting requirements. The Participant should consult his or her personal advisor to ensure compliance with applicable reporting obligations. Failure to complete this reporting triggers penalties for the resident.
GERMANY
Notifications
Exchange Control Information. If the Participant receives cross-border payments in excess of 12,500 in connection with the sale of securities (including Shares acquired under the Plan) or the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalent payments, such payment must be reported monthly to the German Federal Bank (Bundesbank). The Participant is responsible for the reporting obligation and should file the report electronically by the fifth day of the month following the month in which the payment is made. A copy of the report (Allgemeines Meldeportal Statistik) can be accessed via Bundesbanks website (www.bundesbank.de) and is available in both German and English.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. If the Participants acquisition of Shares under the Plan leads to a so-called qualified participation at any point during the calendar year, the Participant will need to report the acquisition when he or she files a tax return for the relevant year. A qualified participation is attained if (i) the value of the Shares acquired exceeds 150,000, or (ii) in the unlikely event the Participant holds Shares exceeding 10% of the Companys total common stock.
HUNGARY
There are no country-specific provisions.
ITALY
Terms and Conditions
Plan Document Acknowledgment. In accepting the Award, the Participant acknowledges that he or she has received a copy of the Plan and the Award Agreement and has reviewed the Plan and the Award Agreement, including this Appendix B, in their entirety and fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreement, including this Appendix B.
The Participant further acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the following paragraphs of the Award Agreement: paragraph 27 (Governing Law; Dispute Resolution) of the
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Award Agreement; paragraph B (Responsibility for Taxes), paragraph C (Nature of Award), paragraph D (Data Privacy), and paragraph E (Language) of Appendix A to the Award Agreement.
Notifications
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. If the Participant is an Italian resident and, during any fiscal year, holds investments or financial assets outside of Italy (e.g., cash, Shares) which may generate income taxable in Italy (or if the Participant is the beneficial owner of such an investment or asset even if the Participant does not directly hold the investment or asset), the Participant is required to report such investments or assets on his or her annual tax return for such fiscal year (on UNICO Form, RW Schedule, or on a special form if the Participant is not required to file a tax return).
NETHERLANDS
There are no country-specific provisions.
RUSSIA
Terms and Conditions
U.S. Transaction.
The Participant understands that the grant of the Special Retention Award is a right to receive Shares if certain conditions are met, the offer is made by the Company in the United States and this Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. Upon vesting of the Special Retention Award, any Shares to be issued to the Participant shall be delivered to the Participant through a brokerage account in the United States. The Participant is not permitted to sell Shares directly to other Russian legal entities or residents.
Notifications
Exchange Control Information.
All restrictions on the payment of funds by non-residents into a Russian residents declared foreign brokerage account, including dividends and proceeds from the sale of Shares, have been abolished as of January 1, 2020. The Participant can receive, hold and remit dividends and proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan into and out of the Participants brokerage account without any requirement to first repatriate such funds to an authorized bank in Russia. The Participant should be aware that the rules related to foreign bank accounts are different and that, pursuant to changes effective December 2, 2019 (with retroactive effect to January 1, 2018), certain restrictions with respect to payments by non-residents into a Russian currency residents foreign bank account will continue to apply where the foreign bank account is located in the U.S. The Participant should contact his or her personal advisor to confirm the application of the exchange control restrictions prior to vesting in the Restricted Stare Units and selling Shares as significant penalties may apply in case of non-compliance with the exchange control restrictions and such exchange control restrictions are subject to change.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information.
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Russian residents are required to report the opening, closing or change of details of any foreign bank account to the Russian tax authorities within one month of opening, closing or change of details of such account. Russian residents also are required to report (i) the beginning and ending balances in such a foreign bank account each year and (ii) transactions related to such a foreign account during the year to the Russian tax authorities, on or before June 1 of the following year. For example, the relevant form for 2019 is due on or before June 1, 2020. The tax authorities can require the Participant to provide appropriate supporting documents related to transactions in a foreign bank account. Starting January 1, 2020, the Participant will also be required to report his or her foreign brokerage accounts and foreign accounts with other financial institutions (financial market organizations). Certain specific exceptions from the reporting requirements may apply. The Participant should consult with his or her personal legal advisor to determine the application of these reporting requirements to any account opened in connection with his or her participation in the Plan.
Securities Law Information.
The grant of the Special Retention Award and the distribution of the Plan and all other materials the Participant may receive regarding participation in the Plan do not constitute an offering or the advertising of securities in Russia. The issuance of Shares pursuant to the Plan has not and will not be registered in Russia and, therefore, the Shares may not be used for an offering or public circulation in Russia. In no event will Shares be delivered to the Participant in Russia; all Shares acquired under the Plan will be maintained on the Participants behalf in the United States.
Data Privacy Acknowledgement.
The Participant hereby acknowledges that he or she has read and understands the terms regarding collection, processing and transfer of Data contained in Appendix A to the Award Agreement and by participating in the Plan, the Participant agrees to such terms. In this regard, upon request of the Company or the Employer, the Participant agrees to provide an executed data privacy consent form to the Company or the Employer (or any other agreements or consents that may be required by the Company or the Employer) that the Company and/or the Employer may deem necessary to obtain under the data privacy laws of Russia, either now or in the future. The Participant understands that he or she will not be able to participate in the Plan if he or she fails to execute any such consent or agreement.
Labor Law Information.
If the Participant continues to hold Shares after involuntary termination, the Participant may not be eligible to receive unemployment benefits in Russia.
Anti-Corruption Legislation Information.
Individuals holding public office in Russia, as well as their spouses and dependent children, may be prohibited from opening or maintaining a foreign brokerage or bank account and holding any securities, whether acquired directly or indirectly, in a foreign company (including Shares acquired under the Plan). The Participant is strongly advised to consult with his or her personal legal advisor to determine whether the restriction applies to the Participant.
SPAIN
Terms and Conditions
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No Entitlement for Claims or Compensation. The following provisions supplement paragraph A Termination of Appendix A.
By accepting the Special Retention Award, the Participant consents to participation in the Plan and acknowledges that Participant has received a copy of the Plan acknowledges that the Participant has read and specifically accepts the vesting and termination conditions in the Award Agreement.
The Participant understands and agrees that, as a condition of the grant of the Special Retention Award, if the Participants employment terminates, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or by the Company, that the Participant will not be entitled to continue vesting in any RSUs upon cessation of the Participants employment or service and any unvested Special Retention Awards shall be forfeited without entitlement to the underlying Shares or to any amount as indemnification in the event of a termination, including, but not limited to: resignation, disciplinary dismissal adjudged to be with cause, disciplinary dismissal adjudged or recognized to be without cause, individual or collective layoff on objective grounds, whether adjudged to be with cause or adjudged or recognized to be without cause, material modification of the terms of employment under Article 41 of the Workers Statute, relocation under Article 40 of the Workers Statute, Article 50 of the Workers Statute, unilateral withdrawal by the Employer, and under Article 10.3 of Royal Decree 1382/1985.
The Participant understands that the Company has unilaterally, gratuitously and in its sole discretion decided to grant Special Retention Awards under the Plan to individuals who may be Employees of the Company or a Subsidiary. The decision is limited and entered into based upon the express assumption and condition that any Special Retention Award will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or any Subsidiary, including the Employer, on an ongoing basis, other than as expressly set forth in the Award Agreement. Consequently, the Participant understands that the Special Retention Awards are granted on the assumption and condition that the Special Retention Awards shall not become part of any employment or service agreement (whether with the Company or any Subsidiary, including the Employer) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purpose (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever. Furthermore, the Participant understands and freely accepts that there is no guarantee that any benefit whatsoever shall arise from the grant of Special Retention Awards, which is gratuitous and discretionary, since the future value of the Special Retention Awards and the underlying Shares is unknown and unpredictable. The Participant also understands that the grant of Special Retention Awards would not be made but for the assumptions and conditions set forth hereinabove; thus, the Participant understands, acknowledges and freely accepts that, should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or any of the conditions not be met for any reason, the Special Retention Award and any right to the underlying Shares shall be null and void.
Notifications
Securities Law Information. A Special Retention Award is not considered to be a security under Spanish law. No offer of securities to the public, as defined under Spanish law, has taken place or will take place in the Spanish territory with respect to the Special Retention Awards. No public offering prospectus has been nor will be registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (Spanish Securities Exchange Commission) (CNMV). Neither the Plan nor the Award Agreement constitute a public offering prospectus and they have not been, nor will they be, registered with the CNMV.
Exchange Control Information. To participate in the Plan, the Participant must comply with exchange control regulations in Spain. The acquisition of Shares upon vesting of the Special Retention Awards and subsequent sales of Shares must be declared for statistical purposes to the Dirección General de Comercio
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e Inversiones (the DGCI). Because the Participant will not purchase or sell the Shares through the use of a Spanish financial institution, the Participant must make the declaration himself or herself by filing a Form D-6 with the DGCI. Generally, the Form D-6 must be filed each January while the Shares are owned. In addition, the sale of Shares must also be declared on Form D-6 filed with the DGCI in January, unless the sale proceeds exceed the applicable threshold, in which case, the filing is due within one month after the sale.
In addition, the Participant may be required to declare electronically to the Bank of Spain any foreign accounts (including brokerage accounts held abroad), any foreign instruments (including any Shares acquired under the Plan) and any transactions with non-Spanish residents (including any payments of Shares made to the Participant by the Company) depending on the value of such accounts and instruments and the amount of the transactions during the relevant year as of December 31 of the relevant year.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. The Participant is required to declare electronically to the Bank of Spain any securities accounts (including brokerage accounts held abroad), as well as the Shares held in such accounts if the value of the transactions during the prior tax year or the balances in such accounts as of December 31 of the prior tax year exceed 1,000,000.
Further, to the extent that the Participant holds Shares and/or has bank accounts outside Spain with a value in excess of 50,000 (for each type of asset) as of December 31, the Participant will be required to report information on such assets on his or her tax return (tax form 720) for such year. After such Shares and/or accounts are initially reported, the reporting obligation will apply for subsequent years only if the value of any previously-reported Shares or accounts increases by more than 20,000 or if the Participant sells or otherwise disposes of any previously-reported Shares or accounts.
SWITZERLAND
Notifications
Securities Law Information. Because the offer of the Special Retention Awards is considered a private offering in Switzerland; it is not subject to registration in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the Special Retention Awards (i) constitute a prospectus according to articles 35 et seq. of the Swiss Federal Act on Financial Services (FinSA), (ii) may be publicly distributed nor otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland to any person other than an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries or (iii) has been or will be filed with, approved or supervised by any Swiss reviewing body according to article 51 FinSA or any Swiss regulatory authority, including the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).
UNITED KINGDOM
Terms and Conditions
Responsibility for Taxes. The following supplements paragraph B Responsibility for Taxes of Appendix A:
Without limitation to paragraph B Responsibility for Taxes of Appendix A, the Participant agrees that the Participant is liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenants to pay all such Tax-Related Items as and when requested by the Company or the Employer or by Her Majestys Revenue & Customs (HMRC) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). The Participant also agrees to indemnify and
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keep indemnified the Company and the Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will have to pay to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority) on the Participants behalf.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is a Director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934), the Participant may not be able to indemnify the Company or the Employer for the amount of any income tax not collected from or paid by the Participant, as it may be considered a loan. In this case, the amount of any uncollected income tax may constitute a benefit to the Participant on which additional income tax and employee National Insurance contributions (NICs) may be payable. The Participant agrees to report and pay any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and to pay the Employer for the value of the employee NICs due on this additional benefit, which the Company or the Employer may recover from the Participant by any of the means referred to in the Award Agreement, including the Appendices.
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