FORM OF AWARD AGREEMENT [NON-EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEE] NCR Corporation 2011 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan
EXHIBIT 10.4
FORM OF AWARD AGREEMENT [NON-EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEE]
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 2011 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan
You have been awarded a number of performance-based restricted stock units (the “Stock Units”) under the ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 2011 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), as described on the performance-based restricted stock unit information page on the website (▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇) of the third‑party Plan administrator (the “TPA”) for ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (referred to herein, together with its affiliate companies, as “NCR” or the “Company”), subject to the terms and conditions of this 2012 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (this “Agreement”) and the Plan. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are defined in the Plan.
1. Grant of Stock Units. Subject to potential adjustment set forth in Section 2 and further subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, 50% of the Stock Units will become nonforfeitable (“Vested”) thirty-six (36) months after the date of grant of this Award (the “Grant Date”), and the remaining 50% of the Stock Units will become Vested forty‑four (44) months after the Grant Date (each, a “Vesting Date”), provided that (i) the Compensation and Human Resource Committee of the NCR Board of Directors (the “Committee”) has certified that NCR has achieved the level of Return on Capital (as defined below) for the period from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013 (the “Performance Period”), and (ii) you are continuously employed by NCR through and until your Vesting Date. In all cases, the Committee shall certify whether NCR has achieved the specified level of Return on Capital, and certain other discretionary performance vesting measures (as outlined in Section 2 below), within ninety (90) days following the end of the Performance Period.
2. Performance Vesting. The number of Stock Units awarded to you (the “Target Award Number”) may be adjusted upward or downward depending on whether NCR's Non-Pension Operating Income after Capital Charge (“NPOICC”) for all or a portion of the Performance Period (“NCR Performance”) is greater or less than the target NPOICC (the “Performance Target”) during each of the two (2) calendar years that make up the Performance Period (respectively, “Year One” and “Year Two”). You may receive up to 150% of the Target Award Number based on NCR Performance. The number of Stock Units that a Participant will receive under this Agreement, after giving effect to such adjustment, is referred to as the “Final Award Number.” The Final Award Number represents the right to receive a number of Stock Units equal to the Final Award Number, subject to the vesting requirements and distribution provisions of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan. Your Final Award Number shall be calculated as described in the following Performance Vesting Scenario chart.
Performance Vesting Scenarios and Determination of Final Award Number
Scenario | Year One NCR Performance | Year Two NCR Performance | Final Award Number |
Scenario 1 | Greater than or equal to 100% of Year One Performance Target | Greater than or equal to Year One Performance Target | Target Award Number multiplied by a percentage from 100% to 150%, where 100% applies where Year One NCR Performance equals Performance Target, 150% applies where Year One NCR Performance meets or exceeds Maximum, and all other percentages from 100% to 150% are determined through interpolation of the Year One NCR Performance between Performance Target and Maximum. |
Scenario 2 | Greater than or equal to 100% of Year One Performance Target | Less than Year One Performance Target | 100% of Target Award Number. |
Scenario 3 | Less than or equal to 100% of Year One Performance Target and greater than Year One Threshold | Not Applicable | Target Award Number multiplied by a percentage from 25% to 100%, where 25% applies where Year One NCR Performance equals Threshold, 100% applies where Year One NCR Performance equals Performance Target, and all other percentages from 25% to 100% are determined through interpolation of the Year One NCR Performance between Threshold and Performance Target. |
Scenario 4 | Less than Year One Threshold | Not Applicable | 0% of Target Award Number. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee reserves the right to reduce the Final Award Number based on the achievement of NPOICC during the Performance Period, and as a result, may reduce the number of Stock Units that will vest based on such other factors as the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion determines to be appropriate and/or advisable; provided, however, that it is the intention of the Committee that it will deviate from such Performance Vesting formula based on achievement of NPOICC only in extreme and unusual circumstances.
For purposes of this Agreement, “NPOICC” shall mean (A minus (B times C)). “A” equals “Non-Pension Operating Income” (which is operating income before defined benefit pension expense (or income) and including costs attributable to stock options) for the fiscal year, as reported by NCR at the conclusion of the fiscal year. “B” equals “Controllable Capital,” which is working capital (comprised of accounts receivable plus inventory, minus the sum of accounts payable, deferred revenue and customer deposits), plus the sum of Property, Plant & Equipment, other current assets, excluding taxes, and capitalized software, minus the sum of payroll and employee benefits and other current liabilities, excluding taxes and severance (FAS 112 liability). “C” equals 10.2%, which approximates NCR's weighted average cost of capital for the prior year (measured on a four quarter average). “Return on Capital” shall mean Non-Pension Operating Income divided by Controllable Capital, each as defined in this Section. “Threshold” and “Maximum” shall mean the respective levels of performance outlined on the performance-based restricted stock unit information page on the website of the TPA for NCR.
3. Settlement of Stock Units. Except as may be otherwise provided in Section 4 or 5 below, Section 14(l) of the Plan or pursuant to an election under Section 14(k) of the Plan, Vested Stock Units will be paid to you within seventy (70) days after the earlier of (i) your Vesting Date, or (ii) your Termination of Employment (as defined in the Plan). Such Vested Stock Units will be paid to you in shares of NCR common stock (such that one Stock Unit equals one share of NCR common stock) or, in NCR's sole discretion, in an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of such number of shares of NCR common stock on date that immediately precedes the Vesting Date (or such earlier date upon which the Stock Units have become Vested pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement), or a combination thereof.
4, Certain Events Prior to Vesting Date. The Plan provides for what happens in connection with certain events prior to vesting of the Award. The following charts describe the more common events.
Termination Provisions
Termination Event | Treatment of Stock Units |
Death or Disability | Prorated Vesting-A pro rata portion of the Stock Units that will become Vested pursuant to this Section 4 will be determined by multiplying the Target Award Number by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of full and partial months of employment that you completed after the Grant Date, and the denominator of which is forty-four (44) (the “Pro-rata Fraction”) minus the Stock Units that had become Vested on or prior to the date of your termination of employment. |
Involuntary Termination | Prorated Vesting-A pro rata portion of the Stock Units will become Vested, on the Vesting Date. The pro rata portion will be determined by calculating the total number of shares you would have received (as determined under Section 2) as if your NCR employment had not terminated prior to your Vesting Date and multiplying that number by the Pro-rata Fraction. |
Voluntary Resignation | Forfeited-Unvested Stock Units will be forfeited. |
Termination for “Cause” | Forfeited-Unvested Stock Units will be forfeited. |
For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means Termination of Employment (as defined in the Plan) with NCR as a result of a disability for which you qualify for benefits under the NCR Long-Term Disability Plan or another long-term disability plan sponsored by NCR. “Involuntary Termination” means Termination of Employment by the Company for any reason other than for Cause (as defined in the Plan), excluding termination by the Company during the 24 months following a Change in Control.
Change in Control Provisions
Termination Event | Treatment of Stock Units |
Change in Control occurring prior to the end of Year One | The Target Award Number of Stock Units shall become Vested on your Vesting Date (without regard to performance or proration), subject to your continued employment through and until your Vesting Date. |
Change in Control occurring on or after the end of Year One but before the end of the Performance Period | The Stock Units shall become Vested on your Vesting Date (without regard to proration) based on NCR Performance for Year One (as if NCR Performance for Year Two is greater that NCR Performance for Year One) as determined under Scenario 1 of Section 2. |
Change in Control occurring on or after the end of the Performance Period but prior to Vesting Date | The Stock Units shall Vest on your Vesting Date as determined under Section 2. |
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary other than Sections 6, 10, 12, 13 and 22:
(i) where the Stock Units are assumed, converted or replaced by the continuing entity, if, during the twenty‑four (24) months following the Change in Control, you incur a Termination of Employment by NCR or the continuing entity other than for Cause (as defined in the NCR Change in Control Severance Plan, to the extent you are a Participant in the NCR Change in Control Severance Plan at the time of such Termination of Employment; otherwise, as defined in the Plan) or Disability or, if you are a Participant in the NCR Change in Control Severance Plan, an NCR policy or a similar arrangement that defines “Good Reason” in the context of a resignation following a Change in
Control and you terminate your employment for Good Reason as so defined, to the extent not then Vested, the Stock Units shall become Vested immediately upon your Termination of Employment in the amounts determined as set forth in the chart above; and
(ii) in the event a Change in Control occurs prior to the Vesting Date and the Stock Units are not assumed, converted or replaced by the continuing entity, the Stock Units shall become Vested immediately prior to the Change in Control in the amounts determined as set forth in the chart above.
5. Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. The intent of the parties is that payments under this Agreement comply with Section 409A of the Code or are exempt there from, and this Agreement shall be interpreted, administered and governed in accordance with such intent.
6. Confidentiality. By accepting this Award, except to the extent disclosure is required by applicable law or regulation, you agree to keep this Agreement confidential and not to disclose its contents to anyone except your attorney, your immediate family or your financial consultant, provided such persons agree in advance to keep such information confidential and not disclose it to others. The Stock Units will be forfeited if you violate the terms and conditions of this Section.
7. Adjustments Based on Certain Changes in the Common Stock. In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or similar change affecting the common stock, the Award shall be equitably adjusted in accordance with Section 3(d) of the Plan.
8. Nontransferability. At all times before the Vesting Date, the Stock Units, to the extent not fully Vested, may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated, except by beneficiary designation, by will or by the laws of descent and distribution upon your death. As soon as practicable after the Vesting Date (or such other date as Stock Units become payable in accordance with Section 4), if Stock Units are to be paid in the form of shares of NCR common stock, NCR will instruct its transfer agent and/or its TPA to record on your account the number of such shares underlying the number of Stock Units, and such shares will be freely transferable.
9. Dividends. Any cash dividends declared before the Vesting Date on the shares underlying the unvested Stock Units shall not be paid currently, but shall be converted into additional Stock Units. Any Stock Units resulting from such conversion (the “Dividend Units”) will be considered Stock Units for purposes of this Agreement and will be subject to all of the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth herein. As of each date that NCR would otherwise pay the declared dividend on the shares underlying the Stock Units (the “Dividend Payment Date”), in the absence of the reinvestment requirements of this Section, the number of Dividend Units will be determined by dividing the amount of dividends otherwise attributable to the Stock Units but not paid on the Dividend Payment Date by the Fair Market Value of NCR's common stock on the Dividend Payment Date.
10. Misconduct. The Stock Units, to the extent not fully Vested, will be forfeited if the Committee determines that you engaged in misconduct in connection with your employment with NCR.
11. Withholding. If the Company, in its sole discretion, determines that it has incurred or will incur any obligation to withhold taxes as a result of your Award, the Company may withhold the number of shares it determines is required to satisfy such liability and/or the Company may withhold amounts from other compensation to the extent required to satisfy such liability under
federal, state, provincial, local, foreign or other tax laws. In lieu of withholding the value of shares, the Company may require a recipient of an Award to reimburse the Company for any such taxes required to be withheld upon such terms and conditions as the Company may prescribe, including requiring you to sell shares of NCR common stock to cover the withholding requirement.
12. Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation. In exchange for the consideration you are receiving pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, you agree that during your employment with NCR and for a twelve month period after its termination (or if applicable law mandates a maximum time that is shorter than twelve months, then for a period of time equal to that shorter maximum period), regardless of the reason for termination, you will not yourself or through others, without the prior written consent of the Chief Executive Officer of NCR:
(a)perform services, directly or indirectly, (i) of the type conducted, authorized, offered, or provided by you on behalf of NCR within the two years prior to termination of your NCR employment; (ii) in connection with products, services, systems or solutions that are similar to or serve the same functions as those with respect to which you worked for NCR within the last two years of your NCR employment; (iii) on behalf of yourself or a person or entity in competition with NCR that is not one of the named “Competing Organizations” either on the list below in this Section 12 or, as applicable, on the list currently in effect at the time of termination of your NCR employment (available from the NCR Human Resources intranet website; the list as of February 2012 is set forth below in subparagraph (g)); and (iv) within the territory where or for which you performed such services within the two years preceding your termination to the extent a specific geographic territory was assigned to you or, if no territory was assigned to you, then within a 250-mile radius from the primary office or other location where you worked during the last two years of your NCR employment;
(b)perform services, directly or indirectly, (i) of the type conducted, authorized, offered, or provided by you on behalf of NCR within the two years prior to termination of your NCR employment; (ii) in connection with products, services, systems or solutions that are similar to or serve the same functions as those with respect to which you worked for NCR within the last two years of your NCR employment; and (iii) on behalf of any named “Competing Organization” either on the list below in this Section 12 or, as applicable, on the list currently in effect at the time of termination of your NCR employment (available from the NCR Human Resources intranet website; the list as of February 2012 is set forth below in subparagraph (g));
(c)directly or indirectly recruit, hire, solicit or induce, or attempt to recruit, hire, solicit or induce, any employee of NCR, its subsidiaries or affiliates, to terminate his or her employment with NCR, its subsidiaries or affiliates; or
(d)solicit or attempt to solicit the business of any NCR customers or actively sought prospective customers with which you had material contact during the last two years of your NCR employment. “Material contact” means the contact between you and each customer or actively sought prospective customer (i) with which you dealt on behalf of NCR, (ii) whose dealings with NCR were coordinated or supervised by you, (iii) about whom you obtained confidential information in the ordinary course of business as a result of your association with NCR, or (iv) who receives products or services authorized by NCR, the sale or provision of which results or resulted in compensation, commissions, or earnings for you within the two years prior to the date of the your termination.
(e) All references to “NCR” in this Section 12 shall be deemed to include its subsidiaries and affiliates, and references to “NCR employment” shall be deemed to include your employment, if any, by a company the stock or substantially all the assets of which NCR has acquired. As a non-limiting example, a reference to the “last two years of your NCR employment” may include both time as an NCR employee and time as a Radiant Systems employee.
(f) The covenants contained within this Section 12 are a material component of the consideration for this agreement. If you breach any of these covenants, NCR shall be entitled to all of its remedies at law or in equity, including but not limited to money damages and injunctive relief. In the event of such a breach, in addition to NCR's other remedies, any unvested Stock Units will be immediately forfeited and deemed canceled, and you agree to pay immediately to NCR the Fair Market Value of any Stock Units that vested during the eighteen (18) months prior to the date of your termination of employment (or if applicable law mandates a maximum time that is shorter than eighteen (18) months, than for a period of time equal to the shorter maximum period), without regard to whether you continue to own the shares associated with such Stock Units or not.
(g) For purposes of this Agreement, “Competing Organizations” shall be the following as of February 2012. The list of Competing Organizations is updated and revised from time to time, and such updated lists shall be deemed a part of this Agreement; the current list may be obtained from the NCR Law Department or the NCR Human Resources Department upon request, or from the NCR Human Resources intranet website.
Agilysys | Hyosung | Pinnacle Corporation |
Amadeus | IBM | POSitech |
Arinc. | IER | Redbox |
Casio America, Inc. | Intuit | Retail Pro International |
Coinstar/Redbox | Itautec | Retalix |
Dell, Inc. | JDA Software | Schades-Heipa |
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ▇▇▇ (Korala Associates) | Sharp |
Dresser | Kiosk (KIS) | SITA |
Eastcom | LGN-Sys | Sonic Solutions |
EPIC | ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | Talaris |
Epicor | Micros Systems | Tolt |
Fujitsu | Nashua | Unisys |
Getronics | Netflix | Verifone |
Gilbarco ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ | NRT | Vista |
Glory | Oki | Wand |
GRG Banking Equipment | Panasonic Corporation | Wincor |
Hewlett Packard | PAR Technology Corporation | Xpient |
Hitachi | Pendum | |
13. Compensation Recovery Policy. By accepting the Stock Units, you acknowledge and agree that to the extent the Stock Units constitute “Covered Incentive Compensation” subject to the terms of NCR's Compensation Recovery Policy, as the same may be in effect from time to time (the “Compensation Recovery Policy”), then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, you may be required to forfeit or repay any or all of the Stock Units
pursuant to the terms of the Compensation Recovery Policy. Further, you acknowledge and agree that NCR may, to the extent permitted by law, enforce any repayment obligation pursuant to the Compensation Recovery Policy by reducing any amounts that may be owing from time to time by NCR to you, whether as wages, severance, vacation pay or in the form of any other benefit or for any other reason.
14. Dispute Resolution. By accepting this Award, you agree that, where permitted by local law, any controversy or claim arising out of or related to this Agreement or your employment with NCR shall be resolved by binding arbitration. If you are employed in the United States, the arbitration shall be pursuant to the then current rules of the American Arbitration Association in or near the city where you work or worked for NCR. If you are employed outside the United States, where permitted by local law, the arbitration shall be conducted in the regional headquarters city of your NCR business organization. The arbitration shall be held before a single arbitrator who is an attorney. The arbitrator's decision and award shall be final and binding and may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. For arbitrations held in the United States, issues of arbitrability shall be determined in accordance with the federal substantive and procedural laws relating to arbitration; in all other respects, this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to its conflict‑of‑laws principles. Each party shall bear its own attorney fees associated with the arbitration; other costs, and the expenses of the arbitration, shall be borne as provided by the rules of the American Arbitration Association or by similar applicable rules for an arbitration held outside the United States. If any portion of this paragraph is held unenforceable, it shall be severed and shall not affect the duty to arbitrate nor any other part of this paragraph.
Notwithstanding the preceding subparagraph, you acknowledge that if you breach any of the covenants set forth in Section 12, NCR will sustain irreparable injury and will not have an adequate remedy at law. As a result, you agree that in the event of your breach any of the Section 12 covenants, NCR may, in addition to any other remedies available to it, bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for equitable relief pending appointment of an arbitrator and completion of an arbitration, and in such instance shall not be required to post a bond.
15. Beneficiaries. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, you may at any time designate through the TPA, one or more beneficiaries to receive all or part of any shares of NCR common stock underlying the Stock Units to be distributed in case of your death, and you may change or revoke such designation at any time. In the event of your death, any such shares distributable hereunder subject to such a designation will be distributed to such beneficiary or beneficiaries in accordance with this Agreement. Any other shares of NCR common stock underlying the Stock Units not designated by you will be distributable to your estate. If there is any question as to the legal right of any beneficiary to receive a distribution hereunder, the shares of NCR common stock underlying the Stock Units in question may be transferred to your estate, in which event NCR will have no further liability to anyone with respect to such shares.
16. Information Disclosure. By accepting this Award, you agree that data, including your personal data, necessary to administer this Award may be exchanged among NCR and its subsidiaries and affiliates as necessary and with any vendor engaged by NCR to administer this Award. You also consent to receiving information and materials in connection with this Award or any subsequent awards under the Plan or any successor thereto, including, without limitation, any prospectuses and plan documents, by any means of electronic delivery available now and/or in the future (including, without limitation, by e‑mail, by website access and/or by facsimile), such consent to remain in effect unless and until revoked in writing by you.
17. Application to Other Compensation. Your participation in the Plan is voluntary. The value of this Award is an extraordinary item of income, is not part of your normal or expected compensation and shall not be considered in calculating any severance, redundancy, end‑of‑service payments, bonus, long-service awards, pension, retirement or other benefits or similar payments. The Plan is discretionary in nature. This Award is a one-time benefit that does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional awards or other benefits in the future. Future grants, if any, are at the sole grace and discretion of NCR, including, but not limited to, the timing of the grant, amount and vesting provisions.
18. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable or invalid by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, it shall be severed and shall not affect any other part of this Agreement, which will be enforced as permitted by law. Provided, however, that to the extent such invalid provision can be rendered valid by modification, you agree that the court or tribunal shall so modify such provision so as to render it valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
19. Amendment. The terms of this Award of Stock Units as evidenced by this Agreement may be amended by the NCR Board of Directors or the Committee.
20. Provisions Applicable to Participants in Jurisdictions outside the United States. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, if you are or become subject to the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, your Award shall be subject to the laws and requirements of such jurisdiction outside the United States and the terms and conditions of this Agreement are deemed modified to the extent necessary or advisable to comply with the applicable local laws or to facilitate the administration of this Agreement and the Plan. In addition, the Committee may take any other action, including amending this Agreement, before or after an Award is made, that it deems necessary or advisable to obtain approval or comply with any necessary local governmental regulatory requirements or exemptions to the extent such amendment is permissible under the Plan with or without your prior written consent.
21. Conflicting Terms. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Plan, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail, except that with respect the law governing this Agreement and any claims arising under or relating to it, Section 14 of this Agreement shall prevail.
22. Code of Conduct Certification. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Award of Stock Units and your right to receive payment of any Stock Units that become Vested hereunder are subject to and expressly conditioned upon your timely annual certification to NCR's Code of Conduct, and in the event of your failure to timely provide any such certification as may be required prior to the date that Stock Units would otherwise be paid under this Agreement, those Stock Units shall be forfeited.
23. Execution and Validity of Agreement. This Agreement shall be valid, binding and effective upon the Company on the Grant Date. However, the grant contained in this Agreement shall be forfeited by you and this Agreement shall have no force and effect if it is not duly executed by electronic signature acceptable to the Company, by the date established by the Company and set forth on the website of the TPA at (▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇); on which this Agreement is posted.