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Acceptance of Award Terms and Conditions. A Participant has until the end of the one hundred twenty (120) day period beginning from the Grant Date of this Award to accept this Award Agreement. If the Participant does not accept this Award Agreement on or before the end of such one hundred twenty (120) day period then the grant of the Award, as set forth in Section 1, shall not be binding on and shall be voidable by the Corporation, in which case it shall have no further force or effect. Acknowledgment of Conditions The Participant understands, acknowledges and agrees to the following conditions with respect to the Award granted under the Plan: The Plan is established voluntarily by the Corporation, is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended, cancelled or terminated at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan. The grant of an Award is an exceptional, voluntary and occasional benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive an Award or benefits in lieu of an Award in the future, even if Awards have been granted in the past. Future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, the timing of any grant, the number of Awards and vesting provisions. Participation in the Plan is voluntary and does not create a right to employment with the Participant’s Employer, shall not be interpreted as forming an employment or service contract with the Corporation, and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Participant’s employment relationship at any time. The Participant understands that the Corporation has unilaterally, gratuitously and discretionally decided to grant Awards under the Plan to individuals who are employees of the Corporation or its Affiliates throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Corporation or any of its Affiliates on an ongoing basis. Consequently, the Participant understands that any grant is given on the assumption and condition that it shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever. Further, the Participant understands and freely accepts that there is no guarantee that any benefit whatsoever shall arise from any gratuitous and discretionary grant since the future value of the Award and the underlying shares is unknown and unpredictable. In addition, the Participant understands that this grant would not be made but for the assumptions and conditions referred to above; thus, the Participant understands, acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, then the Award shall be null and void. The Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income from and value of same, are extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Corporation or, if different, the Employer, and which are outside the scope of the Participant's employment contract, if any, and are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation. As such, the Award, and the income from and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, leave-related payments, holiday pay, pension, retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event shall be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Corporation, the Employer or any other Affiliate. Unless otherwise agreed with the Corporation, the Award and shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income from and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, any service the Participant may provide as a director of any Affiliate. The future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted with certainty. The Award will be subject to any policy adopted by the Corporation relating to the recovery of such Award to the extent it is determined that the Performance Goals were not actually achieved. No claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from termination of the Participant's employment by the Corporation or the Employer (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not the termination is later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws). In the event of termination of the Participant’s employment (whether or not in breach of local labor laws and except as otherwise explicitly provided in the Award Agreement or the Plan), the Participant’s right to receive PRSUs and vest in the Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Participant is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer actively employed for purposes of the Award (including whether the Participant may still be considered employed while on a leave of absence). The Corporation is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Corporation making any recommendations regarding participation in the Plan, or the acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock. Further, the Participant understands that he or she should consult with his or her own advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan. Neither the Corporation, the Employer nor any other Affiliate shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the PRSUs or of any amounts due to the Participant pursuant to the settlement of the PRSUs or the subsequent sale of any shares of Common Stock acquired upon settlement. Regardless of any action the Corporation or the Employer takes with respect to any or all income tax (including federal, state and local taxes), social insurance, fringe benefit tax, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant (“Tax-Related Items”), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount, if any, actually withheld by the Corporation or the Employer. The Participant further acknowledges that the Corporation and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including the grant of the PRSUs, the vesting of PRSUs, the conversion of the PRSUs into shares or the receipt of an equivalent cash payment, the subsequent sale of any shares acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, the Participant acknowledges that the Corporation 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 the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation and/or the Employer to satisfy or account for all applicable withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Corporation or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy their withholding obligations, if any, with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following:

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Award Agreement (Kimberly Clark Corp), Award Agreement (Kimberly Clark Corp), Award Agreement (Kimberly Clark Corp)

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Acceptance of Award Terms and Conditions. A Participant has until the end of the one hundred twenty (120) day period beginning from the Grant Date of this Award to accept this Award Agreement. If the Participant does not accept this Award Agreement on or before the end of such one hundred twenty (120) day period then the grant of the Award, as set forth in Section 1, shall not be binding on and shall be voidable by the Corporation, in which case it shall have no further force or effect. Acknowledgment of Conditions The Participant understandsI understand, acknowledges acknowledge and agrees agree to the following conditions with respect to the Award granted to me under the Plan: The Plan is established voluntarily by the Corporation, is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended, cancelled or terminated at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan. The grant of an Award is an exceptional, a voluntary and occasional benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive an Award or benefits in lieu of an Award in the future, even if the Awards have been granted repeatedly in the past. Future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, the timing of any grant, the number of Awards Awards, vesting provisions and vesting provisionsthe exercise price. • My participation in the Plan is voluntary. Participation in the Plan is voluntary and does will not create a right to further employment with my actual employer (the Participant’s Employer, shall not be interpreted as forming an employment or service contract with the Corporation, ”) and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Participant’s my employment relationship at any time. The Participant understands that Further, the Corporation has unilaterally, gratuitously Award and discretionally decided to grant Awards under my participation in the Plan to individuals who are employees of the Corporation or its Affiliates throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Corporation or any of its Affiliates on be interpreted to form an ongoing basis. Consequently, the Participant understands that any grant is given on the assumption and condition that it shall not become a part of any employment contract (either or relationship with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoeverAffiliate. Further, the Participant understands and freely accepts that there is no guarantee that any benefit whatsoever shall arise from any gratuitous and discretionary grant since the future value of the Award and the underlying shares is unknown and unpredictable. In addition, the Participant understands that this grant would not be made but for the assumptions and conditions referred to above; thus, the Participant understands, acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, then the Award shall be null and void. The Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income from and value of same, Award are extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Corporation or, if different, or the Employer, and which are outside the scope of the Participant's my employment contract, if any, and are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation. As such, the Award, and the income from and value of same, are Award is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, leave-related payments, holiday pay, pension, retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event shall be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Corporation, the Employer or any other Affiliate. Unless otherwise agreed with the Corporation, the Award and shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income from and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, any service the Participant may provide as a director of any Affiliate. The future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown, indeterminable, unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty. The Award will be subject to any policy adopted by the Corporation relating to the recovery of such Award to the extent it is determined that the Performance Goals were not actually achieved. No claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from termination of the Participant's my employment by the Corporation or the Employer (regardless of the for any reason for such termination whatsoever and whether or not the termination is later found to be invalid or in breach of employment local labor laws)) and in consideration of the grant of the Award, to which I am otherwise not entitled, I irrevocably agree never to institute any claim against the Corporation or the Employer, waive my ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and release the Corporation and the Employer from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, I shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such a claim and agree to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claims. In the event of termination of the Participant’s my employment (whether or not in breach of local labor laws and except as otherwise explicitly provided in the Award Agreement or of the Plan), the Participant’s my right to receive PRSUs and vest in the Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Participant is I am no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is I am no longer actively employed for purposes of the Award (including whether the Participant may still be considered employed while on a leave of absence)Award. The Corporation is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Corporation making any recommendations regarding participation in the Plan, or the my acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock. Further, the Participant understands that he or she should I have been advised to consult with his or her my own advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan. Neither the Corporation, the Employer nor any other Affiliate shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the PRSUs or of any amounts due to the Participant pursuant to the settlement of the PRSUs or the subsequent sale of any shares of Common Stock acquired upon settlement. Regardless of any action the Corporation or the Employer takes with respect to any or all income tax (including federal, state and local taxes), social insurance, fringe benefit tax, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Participant’s my participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant me (“Tax-Related Items”), the Participant acknowledges I acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s my responsibility and may exceed the amount, if any, amount actually withheld by the Corporation or the Employer. The Participant I further acknowledges acknowledge that the Corporation and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including the grant of the PRSUs, the vesting of PRSUs, the conversion of the PRSUs into shares or the receipt of an equivalent cash payment, the subsequent sale of any shares acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s my liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Participant is I have become subject to Tax-Related Items tax in more than one jurisdictionjurisdiction between the Grant Date and the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, the Participant acknowledges as applicable, I acknowledge that the Corporation 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 the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant I shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation and/or the Employer to satisfy or account for all applicable withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes I authorize the Corporation or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy their withholding obligations, if any, the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following:

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Award Agreement (Kimberly Clark Corp), Award Agreement (Kimberly Clark Corp), Award Agreement (Kimberly Clark Corp)

Acceptance of Award Terms and Conditions. A Participant has until the end of the one hundred twenty (120) day period beginning from the Grant Date of this Award to accept this Award Agreement. If the Participant does not accept this Award Agreement on or before the end of such one hundred twenty (120) day period then the grant of the Award, as set forth in Section 1, shall not be binding on and shall be voidable by the Corporation, in which case it shall have no further force or effect. Acknowledgment of Conditions The Participant understands, acknowledges and agrees to the following conditions with respect to the Award granted under the Plan: The Plan is established voluntarily by the Corporation, is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended, cancelled or terminated at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan. The grant of an Award is an exceptional, voluntary and occasional benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive an Award or benefits in lieu of an Award in the future, even if Awards have been granted in the past. Future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, the timing of any grant, the number of Awards and vesting provisions. Participation in the Plan is voluntary and does not create a right to employment with the Participant’s Employer, shall not be interpreted as forming an employment or service contract with the Corporation, and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Participant’s employment relationship at any time. The Participant understands that the Corporation has unilaterally, gratuitously and discretionally decided to grant Awards under the Plan to individuals who are employees of the Corporation or its Affiliates throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Corporation or any of its Affiliates on an ongoing basis. Consequently, the Participant understands that any grant is given on the assumption and condition that it shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever. Further, the Participant understands and freely accepts that there is no guarantee that any benefit whatsoever shall arise from any gratuitous and discretionary grant since the future value of the Award and the underlying shares is unknown and unpredictable. In addition, the Participant understands that this grant would not be made but for the assumptions and conditions referred to above; thus, the Participant understands, acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, then the Award shall be null and void. The Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income from and value of same, are extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Corporation or, if different, the Employer, and which are outside the scope of the Participant's employment contract, if any, and are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation. As such, the Award, and the income from and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, leave-related payments, holiday pay, pension, retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event shall be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Corporation, the Employer or any other Affiliate. Unless otherwise agreed with the Corporation, the Award and shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income from and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, any service the Participant may provide as a director of any Affiliate. The future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted with certainty. The Award will be subject to any policy adopted by the Corporation relating to the recovery of such Award to the extent it is determined that the Performance Goals were not actually achieved. No claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from termination of the Participant's employment by the Corporation or the Employer (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not the termination is later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws). In the event of termination of the Participant’s employment (whether or not in breach of local labor laws and except as otherwise explicitly provided in the Award Agreement or the Plan), the Participant’s right to receive PRSUs and vest in the Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Participant is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer actively employed for purposes of the Award (including whether the Participant may still be considered employed while on a leave of absence). The Corporation is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Corporation making any recommendations regarding participation in the Plan, or the acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock. Further, the Participant understands that he or she should consult with his or her own advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan. Neither the Corporation, the Employer nor any other Affiliate shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the PRSUs or of any amounts due to the Participant pursuant to the settlement of the PRSUs or the subsequent sale of any shares of Common Stock acquired upon settlement. Regardless of any action the Corporation or the Employer takes with respect to any or all income tax (including federal, state and local taxes), social insurance, fringe benefit tax, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant (“Tax-Related Items”), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount, if any, actually withheld by the Corporation or the Employer. The Participant further acknowledges that the Corporation and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including the grant of the PRSUs, the vesting of PRSUs, the conversion of the PRSUs into shares or the receipt of an equivalent cash payment, the subsequent sale of any shares acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, the Participant acknowledges that the Corporation 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 the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation and/or the Employer to satisfy or account for all applicable withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Corporation or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy their withholding obligations, if any, with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following:

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Award Agreement (Kimberly Clark Corp), Award Agreement (Kimberly Clark Corp)

Acceptance of Award Terms and Conditions. A Participant has until the end of the one hundred twenty (120) day period beginning from the Grant Date of this Award to accept this Award Agreement. If the Participant does not accept this Award Agreement on or before the end of such one hundred twenty (120) day period then the grant of the Award, as set forth in Section 1, shall not be binding on and shall be voidable by the Corporation, in which case it shall have no further force or effect. Acknowledgment of Conditions The Participant understandsI understand, acknowledges acknowledge and agrees agree to the following conditions with respect to the Award granted to me under the Plan: The Plan is established voluntarily by the Corporation, is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended, cancelled or terminated at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan. The grant of an Award is an exceptional, a voluntary and occasional benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive an Award or benefits in lieu of an Award in the future, even if the Awards have been granted in the past. Future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, the timing of any grant, the number of Awards Awards, vesting provisions and vesting provisionsthe exercise price. • My participation in the Plan is voluntary. Participation in the Plan is voluntary and does will not create a right to further employment with my actual employer (the Participant’s Employer, shall not be interpreted as forming an employment or service contract with the Corporation, ”) and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Participant’s my employment relationship at any time. The Participant understands that Further, the Corporation has unilaterally, gratuitously Award and discretionally decided to grant Awards under my participation in the Plan to individuals who are employees of the Corporation or its Affiliates throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Corporation or any of its Affiliates on be interpreted to form an ongoing basis. Consequently, the Participant understands that any grant is given on the assumption and condition that it shall not become a part of any employment contract (either or relationship with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoeverAffiliate. Further, the Participant understands and freely accepts that there is no guarantee that any benefit whatsoever shall arise from any gratuitous and discretionary grant since the future value of the Award and the underlying shares is unknown and unpredictable. In addition, the Participant understands that this grant would not be made but for the assumptions and conditions referred to above; thus, the Participant understands, acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, then the Award shall be null and void. The Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income from and value of same, are extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Corporation or, if different, the Employer, and which are outside the scope of the Participant's my employment contract, if any, and are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation. As such, the Award, and the income from and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, leave-related payments, holiday pay, pension, retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event shall be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Corporation, the Employer or any other Affiliate. Unless otherwise agreed with the Corporation, the Award and shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income from and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, any service the Participant I may provide as a director of any Affiliate. The future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted with certainty. The Award will be subject to any policy adopted by the Corporation relating to the recovery of such Award to the extent it is determined that the Performance Goals were not actually achieved. No claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from termination of the Participant's my employment by the Corporation or the Employer (regardless of the for any reason for such termination whatsoever and whether or not the termination is later found to be invalid or in breach of employment local labor laws)) and in consideration of the grant of the Award, to which I am otherwise not entitled, I irrevocably agree never to institute any claim against the Corporation, the Employer or any other Affiliate, waive my ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and release the Corporation, the Employer and all other Affiliates from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, I shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such a claim and agree to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claims. In the event of termination of the Participant’s my employment (whether or not in breach of local labor laws and except as otherwise explicitly provided in the Award Agreement or of the Plan), the Participant’s my right to receive PRSUs and vest in the Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Participant is I am no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is I am no longer actively employed for purposes of the Award (including whether the Participant I may still be considered employed while on a leave of absence). The Corporation is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Corporation making any recommendations regarding participation in the Plan, or the my acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock. Further, the Participant understands that he or she should I have been advised to consult with his or her my own advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan. Neither the Corporation, the Employer nor any other Affiliate shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Participant’s my local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the PRSUs or of any amounts due to the Participant me pursuant to the settlement of the PRSUs or the subsequent sale of any shares of Common Stock acquired upon settlement. Regardless of any action the Corporation or the Employer takes with respect to any or all income tax (including federal, state and local taxes), social insurance, fringe benefit tax, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Participant’s my participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant me (“Tax-Related Items”), the Participant acknowledges I acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s my responsibility and may exceed the amount, if any, amount actually withheld by the Corporation or the Employer. The Participant I further acknowledges acknowledge that the Corporation and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including the grant of the PRSUs, the vesting of PRSUs, the conversion of the PRSUs into shares or the receipt of an equivalent cash payment, the subsequent sale of any shares acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s my liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Participant is I have become subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, the Participant acknowledges I acknowledge that the Corporation 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 the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant I shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation and/or the Employer to satisfy or account for all applicable withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes I authorize the Corporation or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy their withholding obligations, if any, obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following:

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Award Agreement (Kimberly Clark Corp), Award Agreement (Kimberly Clark Corp)

Acceptance of Award Terms and Conditions. A Participant has until the end of the one hundred twenty (120) day period beginning from the Grant Date of this Award to accept this Award Agreement. If the Participant does not accept this Award Agreement on or before the end of such one hundred twenty (120) day period then the grant of the Award, as set forth in Section 1, shall not be binding on and shall be voidable by the Corporation, in which case it shall have no further force or effect. Acknowledgment of Conditions The Participant understandsI understand, acknowledges acknowledge and agrees agree to the following conditions with respect to the Award granted to me under the Plan: The Plan is established voluntarily by the Corporation, is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended, cancelled or terminated at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan. The grant of an Award is an exceptional, a voluntary and occasional benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive an Award or benefits in lieu of an Award in the future, even if the Awards have been granted in the past. Future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, the timing of any grant, the number of Awards Awards, vesting provisions and vesting provisionsthe exercise price. • My participation in the Plan is voluntary. Participation in the Plan is voluntary and does will not create a right to further employment with my actual employer (the Participant’s Employer, shall not be interpreted as forming an employment or service contract with the Corporation, ”) and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Participant’s my employment relationship at any time. The Participant understands that Further, the Corporation has unilaterally, gratuitously Award and discretionally decided to grant Awards under my participation in the Plan to individuals who are employees of the Corporation or its Affiliates throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Corporation or any of its Affiliates on be interpreted to form an ongoing basis. Consequently, the Participant understands that any grant is given on the assumption and condition that it shall not become a part of any employment contract (either or relationship with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoeverAffiliate. Further, the Participant understands and freely accepts that there is no guarantee that any benefit whatsoever shall arise from any gratuitous and discretionary grant since the future value of the Award and the underlying shares is unknown and unpredictable. In addition, the Participant understands that this grant would not be made but for the assumptions and conditions referred to above; thus, the Participant understands, acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, then the Award shall be null and void. The Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, Award and the income from and value of same, are extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Corporation or, if different, the Employer, and which are outside the scope of the Participant's my employment contract, if any, and are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation. As such, the Award, and the income from and value of same, are Award is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, leave-related payments, holiday pay, pension, retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event shall be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Corporation, the Employer or any other Affiliate. Unless otherwise agreed with the Corporation, the Award and shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income from and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, any service the Participant may provide as a director of any Affiliate. The future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted with certainty. The Award will be subject to any policy adopted by the Corporation relating to the recovery of such Award to the extent it is determined that the Performance Goals were not actually achieved. No claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from termination of the Participant's my employment by the Corporation or the Employer (regardless of the for any reason for such termination whatsoever and whether or not the termination is later found to be invalid or in breach of employment local labor laws)) and in consideration of the grant of the Award, to which I am otherwise not entitled, I irrevocably agree never to institute any claim against the Corporation, the Employer or any other Affiliate, waive my ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and release the Corporation, the Employer and all other Affiliates from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, I shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such a claim and agree to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claims. In the event of termination of the Participant’s my employment (whether or not in breach of local labor laws and except as otherwise explicitly provided in the Award Agreement or of the Plan), the Participant’s my right to receive PRSUs and vest in the Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Participant is I am no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is I am no longer actively employed for purposes of the Award (including whether the Participant may still be considered employed while on a leave of absence)Award. The Corporation is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Corporation making any recommendations regarding participation in the Plan, or the my acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock. Further, the Participant understands that he or she should I have been advised to consult with his or her my own advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan. Neither the Corporation, the Employer nor any other Affiliate shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Participant’s my local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the PRSUs or of any amounts due to the Participant me pursuant to the settlement of the PRSUs or the subsequent sale of any shares of Common Stock acquired upon settlement. Regardless of any action the Corporation or the Employer takes with respect to any or all income tax (including federal, state and local taxes), social insurance, fringe benefit tax, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Participant’s my participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant me (“Tax-Related Items”), the Participant acknowledges I acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s my responsibility and may exceed the amount, if any, amount actually withheld by the Corporation or the Employer. The Participant I further acknowledges acknowledge that the Corporation and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including the grant of the PRSUs, the vesting of PRSUs, the conversion of the PRSUs into shares or the receipt of an equivalent cash payment, the subsequent sale of any shares acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s my liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Participant is I have become subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdictionjurisdiction between the Grant Date and the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, the Participant acknowledges as applicable, I acknowledge that the Corporation 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 the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant I shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation and/or the Employer to satisfy or account for all applicable withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes I authorize the Corporation or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy their withholding obligations, if any, obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following:

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Samples: Award Agreement (Kimberly Clark Corp)

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Acceptance of Award Terms and Conditions. A Participant has until the end of the one hundred twenty (120) day period beginning from the Grant Date of this Award to accept this Award Agreement. If the Participant does not accept this Award Agreement on or before the end of such one hundred twenty (120) day period then the grant of the Award, as set forth in Section 1, shall not be binding on and shall be voidable by the Corporation, in which case it shall have no further force or effect. Acknowledgment of Conditions The Participant understandsI understand, acknowledges acknowledge and agrees agree to the following conditions with respect to the Award granted to me under the Plan: The Plan is established voluntarily by the Corporation, is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended, cancelled or terminated at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan. The grant of an Award is an exceptional, a voluntary and occasional benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive an Award or benefits in lieu of an Award in the future, even if the Awards have been granted repeatedly in the past. Future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, the timing of any grant, the number of Awards Awards, vesting provisions and vesting provisionsthe exercise price. • My participation in the Plan is voluntary. Participation in the Plan is voluntary and does will not create a right to further employment with my actual employer (the Participant’s Employer, shall not be interpreted as forming an employment or service contract with the Corporation, ”) and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Participant’s my employment relationship at any time. The Participant understands that Further, the Corporation has unilaterally, gratuitously Award and discretionally decided to grant Awards under my participation in the Plan to individuals who are employees of the Corporation or its Affiliates throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Corporation or any of its Affiliates on be interpreted to form an ongoing basis. Consequently, the Participant understands that any grant is given on the assumption and condition that it shall not become a part of any employment contract (either or relationship with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoeverAffiliate. Further, the Participant understands and freely accepts that there is no guarantee that any benefit whatsoever shall arise from any gratuitous and discretionary grant since the future value of the Award and the underlying shares is unknown and unpredictable. In addition, the Participant understands that this grant would not be made but for the assumptions and conditions referred to above; thus, the Participant understands, acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, then the Award shall be null and void. The Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income from and value of same, Award are extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Corporation or, if different, or the Employer, and which are outside the scope of the Participant's my employment contract, if any, and are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation. As such, the Award, and the income from and value of same, are Award is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, leave-related payments, holiday pay, pension, retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event shall be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Corporation, the Employer or any other Affiliate. Unless otherwise agreed with the Corporation, the Award and shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income from and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, any service the Participant may provide as a director of any Affiliate. The future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown, indeterminable, unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty. The Award will be subject to any policy adopted by the Corporation relating to the recovery of such Award to the extent it is determined that the Performance Goals were not actually achieved. No claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from termination of the Participant's my employment by the Corporation or the Employer (regardless of the for any reason for such termination whatsoever and whether or not the termination is later found to be invalid or in breach of employment local labor laws)) and in consideration of the grant of the Award, to which I am otherwise not entitled, I irrevocably agree never to institute any claim against the Corporation or the Employer, waive my ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and release the Corporation and the Employer from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, I shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such a claim and agree to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claims. In the event of termination of the Participant’s my employment (whether or not in breach of local labor laws and except as otherwise explicitly provided in the Award Agreement or of the Plan), the Participant’s my right to receive PRSUs and vest in the Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Participant is I am no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is I am no longer actively employed for purposes of the Award (including whether the Participant may still be considered employed while on a leave of absence)Award. The Corporation is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Corporation making any recommendations regarding participation in the Plan, or the my acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock. Further, the Participant understands that he or she should I have been advised to consult with his or her my own advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan. Neither the Corporation, the Employer nor any other Affiliate shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the PRSUs or of any amounts due to the Participant pursuant to the settlement of the PRSUs or the subsequent sale of any shares of Common Stock acquired upon settlement. Regardless of any action the Corporation or the Employer takes with respect to any or all income tax (including federal, state and local taxes), social insurance, fringe benefit tax, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Participant’s my participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant me (“Tax-Related Items”), the Participant acknowledges I acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s my responsibility and may exceed the amount, if any, amount actually withheld by the Corporation or the Employer. The Participant I further acknowledges acknowledge that the Corporation and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including the grant of the PRSUs, the vesting of PRSUs, the conversion of the PRSUs into shares or the receipt of an equivalent cash payment, the subsequent sale of any shares acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s my liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Participant is I have become subject to Tax-Related Items tax in more than one jurisdictionjurisdiction between the Grant Date and the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, the Participant acknowledges as applicable, I acknowledge that the Corporation 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 the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant I shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation and/or the Employer to satisfy or account for all applicable withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes I authorize the Corporation or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy their withholding obligations, if any, the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following:

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Samples: Award Agreement (Kimberly Clark Corp)

Acceptance of Award Terms and Conditions. A Participant has until the end of the one hundred twenty (120) day period beginning from the Grant Date of this Award to accept this Award Agreement. If the Participant does not accept this Award Agreement on or before the end of such one hundred twenty (120) day period then the grant of the Award, as set forth in Section 1, shall not be binding on and shall be voidable by the Corporation, in which case it shall have no further force or effect. Acknowledgment of Conditions The Participant understandsI understand, acknowledges acknowledge and agrees agree to the following conditions with respect to the Award granted to me under the Plan: The Plan is established voluntarily by the Corporation, is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended, cancelled or terminated at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan. The grant of an Award is an exceptional, voluntary and occasional benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive an Award or benefits in lieu of an Award in the future, even if Awards have been granted in the past. Future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, the timing of any grant, the number of Awards and vesting provisions. My participation in the Plan is voluntary. Participation in the Plan is voluntary and does will not create a right to further employment with the Participant’s Employer, shall not be interpreted as forming an employment or service contract with the Corporation, my Employer and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Participant’s my employment relationship at any time. The Participant understands that the Corporation has unilaterally, gratuitously and discretionally decided to grant Awards under the Plan to individuals who are employees of the Corporation or its Affiliates throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Corporation or any of its Affiliates on an ongoing basis. Consequently, the Participant understands that any grant is given on the assumption and condition that it shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever. Further, the Participant understands and freely accepts that there is no guarantee that any benefit whatsoever shall arise from any gratuitous and discretionary grant since the future value of the Award and the underlying shares is unknown and unpredictable. In addition, the Participant understands that this grant would not be made but for the assumptions and conditions referred to above; thus, the Participant understands, acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, then the Award shall be null and void. The Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income from and value of same, are extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Corporation or, if different, the Employer, and which are outside the scope of the Participant's my employment contract, if any, and are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation. As such, the Award, and the income from and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, leave-related payments, holiday pay, pension, retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event shall be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Corporation, the Employer or any other Affiliate. Unless otherwise agreed with the Corporation, the Award and shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income from and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, any service the Participant I may provide as a director of any Affiliate. The future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted with certainty. The Award will be subject to any policy adopted by the Corporation relating to the recovery of such Award to the extent it is determined that the Performance Goals were not actually achieved. No claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from termination of the Participant's my employment by the Corporation or the Employer (regardless of the for any reason for such termination whatsoever and whether or not the termination is later found to be invalid or in breach of employment local labor laws). In the event of termination of the Participant’s my employment (whether or not in breach of local labor laws and except as otherwise explicitly provided in the Award Agreement or the Plan), the Participant’s my right to receive PRSUs and vest in the Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Participant is I am no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is I am no longer actively employed for purposes of the Award (including whether the Participant I may still be considered employed while on a leave of absence). The Corporation is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Corporation making any recommendations regarding participation in the Plan, or the my acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock. Further, the Participant understands that he or she should I have been advised to consult with his or her my own advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan. Neither the Corporation, the Employer nor any other Affiliate shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Participant’s my local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the PRSUs or of any amounts due to the Participant me pursuant to the settlement of the PRSUs or the subsequent sale of any shares of Common Stock acquired upon settlement. Regardless of any action the Corporation or the Employer takes with respect to any or all income tax (including federal, state and local taxes), social insurance, fringe benefit tax, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Participant’s my participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant me (“Tax-Related Items”), the Participant acknowledges I acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s my responsibility and may exceed the amount, if any, actually withheld by the Corporation or the Employer. The Participant I further acknowledges acknowledge that the Corporation and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including the grant of the PRSUs, the vesting of PRSUs, the conversion of the PRSUs into shares or the receipt of an equivalent cash payment, the subsequent sale of any shares acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s my liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Participant is I have become subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, the Participant acknowledges I acknowledge that the Corporation 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 the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant I shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation and/or the Employer to satisfy or account for all applicable withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes I authorize the Corporation or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy their withholding obligations, if any, obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following:

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Samples: Award Agreement (Kimberly Clark Corp)

Acceptance of Award Terms and Conditions. A Participant has until the end of the one hundred twenty (120) day period beginning from the Grant Date of this Award to accept this Award Agreement. If the Participant does not accept this Award Agreement on or before the end of such one hundred twenty (120) day period then the grant of the Award, as set forth in Section 1, shall not be binding on and shall be voidable by the Corporation, in which case it shall have no further force or effect. Acknowledgment of Conditions The Participant understandsI understand, acknowledges acknowledge and agrees agree to the following conditions with respect to the Award granted to me under the Plan: The Plan is established voluntarily by the Corporation, is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended, cancelled or terminated at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan. The grant of an Award is an exceptional, a voluntary and occasional benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive an Award or benefits in lieu of an Award in the future, even if the Awards have been granted in the past. Future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, the timing of any grant, the number of Awards Awards, vesting provisions and vesting provisionsthe exercise price. • My participation in the Plan is voluntary. Participation in the Plan is voluntary and does will not create a right to further employment with my actual employer (the Participant’s Employer, shall not be interpreted as forming an employment or service contract with the Corporation, ”) and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Participant’s my employment relationship at any time. The Participant understands that Further, the Corporation has unilaterally, gratuitously Award and discretionally decided to grant Awards under my participation in the Plan to individuals who are employees of the Corporation or its Affiliates throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Corporation or any of its Affiliates on be interpreted to form an ongoing basis. Consequently, the Participant understands that any grant is given on the assumption and condition that it shall not become a part of any employment contract (either or relationship with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoeverAffiliate. Further, the Participant understands and freely accepts that there is no guarantee that any benefit whatsoever shall arise from any gratuitous and discretionary grant since the future value of the Award and the underlying shares is unknown and unpredictable. In addition, the Participant understands that this grant would not be made but for the assumptions and conditions referred to above; thus, the Participant understands, acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, then the Award shall be null and void. The Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income from and value of same, are extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Corporation or, if different, the Employer, and which are outside the scope of the Participant's my employment contract, if any, and are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation. As such, the Award, and the income from and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, leave-related payments, holiday pay, pension, retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event shall be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Corporation, the Employer or any other Affiliate. Unless otherwise agreed with the Corporation, the Award and shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income from and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, any service the Participant I may provide as a director of any Affiliate. The future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted with certainty. The Award will be subject to any policy adopted by the Corporation relating to the recovery of such Award to the extent it is determined that the Performance Goals were not actually achieved. No claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from termination of the Participant's my employment by the Corporation or the Employer (regardless of the for any reason for such termination whatsoever and whether or not the termination is later found to be invalid or in breach of employment local labor laws). In the event of termination of the Participant’s my employment (whether or not in breach of local labor laws and except as otherwise explicitly provided in the Award Agreement or of the Plan), the Participant’s my right to receive PRSUs and vest in the Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Participant is I am no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is I am no longer actively employed for purposes of the Award (including whether the Participant I may still be considered employed while on a leave of absence). The Corporation is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Corporation making any recommendations regarding participation in the Plan, or the my acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock. Further, the Participant understands that he or she should I have been advised to consult with his or her my own advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan. Neither the Corporation, the Employer nor any other Affiliate shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Participant’s my local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the PRSUs or of any amounts due to the Participant me pursuant to the settlement of the PRSUs or the subsequent sale of any shares of Common Stock acquired upon settlement. Regardless of any action the Corporation or the Employer takes with respect to any or all income tax (including federal, state and local taxes), social insurance, fringe benefit tax, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Participant’s my participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant me (“Tax-Related Items”), the Participant acknowledges I acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s my responsibility and may exceed the amount, if any, amount actually withheld by the Corporation or the Employer. The Participant I further acknowledges acknowledge that the Corporation and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Award, including the grant of the PRSUs, the vesting of PRSUs, the conversion of the PRSUs into shares or the receipt of an equivalent cash payment, the subsequent sale of any shares acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s my liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Participant is I have become subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, the Participant acknowledges I acknowledge that the Corporation 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 the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant I shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation and/or the Employer to satisfy or account for all applicable withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes I authorize the Corporation or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy their withholding obligations, if any, obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following:

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Samples: Award Agreement (Kimberly Clark Corp)

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