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EXHIBIT
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Kraft Foods Inc.
Change in Control Plan for Key Executives
Adopted: April 24, 2007
Kraft Foods Inc.
Change in Control Plan for Key Executives
1. Definitions
For purposes of the Change in Control Plan for Key Executives, the following terms are defined as
set forth below (unless the context clearly indicates otherwise):
Affiliate
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Any entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with the Company. | |
Annual Base
Salary
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Twelve times the higher of (i) the highest monthly base salary paid or payable to the Participant by the Company and its Affiliates in respect of the twelve-month period immediately preceding the month in which the Change in Control occurs, or (ii) the highest monthly base salary in effect at any time thereafter, in each case including any base salary that has been earned and deferred. | |
Board
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The Board of Directors of the Company. | |
Annual Incentive Target
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The annual incentive award that the Key Executive would receive in a fiscal year under the Management Incentive Plan or any comparable annual incentive plan if the target goals are achieved. | |
Annual Incentive
Target Percentage
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The Annual Incentive Target as a percentage of Annual Base Salary. | |
Cause
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As defined in Section 3.2(b) (i) of this Plan. | |
Change in Control
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Change in Control means the occurrence of any of the following events: (A) Acquisition of 20% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company by another entity or group; excluding, however, the following: | |
| (1) any acquisition by the Company or any of its Affiliates; | ||
| (2) any acquisition by an employee benefit plan or related trust sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates; or | ||
| (3) any acquisition pursuant to a merger or consolidation described in clause (C) of this definition. | ||
| (B) During any consecutive 24 month period, persons who constitute the Board at the beginning of such period cease to constitute at least 50% of the Board; provided that each new Board member who is approved by a majority of the directors who began such 24 month period shall be deemed to have been a member of the Board at the beginning of such 24 month period; | ||
| (C) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with another company, and the Company is not the surviving company; or, if after such transaction, the other entity owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or |
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| more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company; excluding, however, a transaction pursuant to which all or substantially all of the individuals or entities who are the beneficial owners of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or similar persons) of the entity resulting from such transaction (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company either directly or indirectly) in substantially the same proportions relative to each other as their ownership, immediately prior to such transaction, of the outstanding voting securities of the Company; or | ||
| (D) The consummation of a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Companys assets, other than a sale or disposition pursuant to which all or substantially all of the individuals or entities who are the beneficial owners of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or similar persons) of the entity purchasing or acquiring the Companys assets in substantially the same proportions relative to each other as their ownership, immediately prior to such transaction, of the outstanding voting securities of the Company. | ||
Code
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The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. | |
Committee
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The Boards Compensation Committee or a subcommittee thereof, any successor thereto or such other committee or subcommittee as may be designated by the Board to administer the Plan. | |
Company
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Kraft Foods Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or any successor thereto. | |
Date of
Termination
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If the Participants employment is terminated by: (i) The Company for Cause or by the Participant for Good
Reason the Date of Termination shall be the date on which the
Participant or the Company, as the case may be, receives the
Notice of Termination (as described in Section 3.2(c)) or any
later date specified therein, as the case may be. (ii) The Company other than for Cause, death or Disability, the
Date of Termination shall be the date on which the Company
notifies the Participant of such termination. (iii) Reason of death or Disability, the Date of Termination
shall be the date of death of the Participant or the Disability
Effective Date, as the case may be. |
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Disability
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As defined in Section 3.2(b) (ii). | |
Disability Effective Date |
As defined in Section 3.2(b) (ii). |
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Effective Date
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April 24, 2007. | |
Employer
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The Company or any of its Affiliates. | |
Excise Tax
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The Excise Tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, together with any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such excise tax. | |
Good Reason
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As defined in Section 3.2(a). | |
Key Executive
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An employee who is employed on a regular basis by the Employer in a salary band D or more senior position. | |
Long-Term Incentive
Plan Award Target
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The long-term cash award that the Participant would receive during a performance cycle under the Long-Term Incentive Plan or any comparable annual incentive plan if the target goals specified under the Long-Term Incentive Plan or such annual incentive plan are achieved. | |
Long-Term Incentive
Plan Target
Percentage
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The Long-Term Incentive Plan Target as a percentage of Annual Base Salary. | |
Non-Competition
Agreement
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The agreement of a Participant not to without the Companys prior written consent, engage in any activity or provide any services, whether as a director, manager, supervisor, employee, adviser, consultant or otherwise, for a period of up to one (1) year following the date of the Participants termination of employment with the Company, for a company that is substantially competitive with a business conducted by the Company. | |
Non-Solicitation
Agreement
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The agreement of a Participant that he or she will not solicit, directly or indirectly, any employee of the Company, or a surviving entity following a Change-in-Control, to leave the Company and to work for any other entity, whether as an employee, independent contractor or in any other capacity, for a period of up to one (1) year following the Participants Date of Termination of employment with the Company. | |
Non-U.S. Executive
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A Key Executive whose designated home country, for purposes of the Employers personnel and benefits programs and policies, is other than the United States. | |
Participant
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A Key Executive who meets the eligibility requirements of Section 2.1; provided, however, that any Non-U.S. Executive who, under the laws of his or her designated home country or the legally enforceable programs or policies of the Employer in such designated home country, is entitled to receive, in the event of termination of employment (whether or not by reason of a Change in Control), Separation Benefits at least equal in aggregate amount to the Separation Pay prescribed under Section 3.3(b), of this Plan shall not be considered a Participant for the purposes of this Plan. | |
Payment
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Any payment or distribution in the nature of compensation (within the |
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| meaning of Section 280G (b) (2) of the Code) to or for the benefit of the Participant, whether paid or payable pursuant to this Plan or otherwise. | ||
Plan
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The Kraft Foods Inc. Change in Control Plan for Key Executives, as set forth herein. | |
Plan Administrator
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The third-party accounting, actuarial, consulting or similar firm retained by the Company prior to a Change in Control to administer this Plan following a Change in Control. | |
Separation Benefits
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The amounts and benefits payable or required to be provided in accordance with Section 3.3 of this Plan. | |
Separation Pay
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The amount or amounts payable in accordance with Section 3.3(b) of this Plan. | |
U.S. Executive
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A Participant whose designated home country, for purposes of the Employers personnel and benefits programs and policies, is the United States. |
2. Eligibility
2.1. Participation. Except as set forth in the definition of Participant above, each
employee who is a Key Executive on the Effective Date shall be a Participant in the Plan effective
as of the Effective Date and each other employee shall become a Participant in the Plan effective
as of the date of the employees promotion or hire as a Key Executive.
2.2. Duration of Participation. A Participant shall cease to be a Participant in the Plan
if (i) the Participant ceases to be employed by the Employer under circumstances not entitling him
or her to Separation Benefits or (ii) the Participant otherwise ceases to be a Key Executive,
provided that no Key Executive may be so removed from Plan participation in connection with or in
anticipation of a Change in Control that actually occurs. However, a Participant who is entitled,
as a result of ceasing to be a Key Executive of the Employer, to receive benefits under the Plan
shall remain a Participant in the Plan until the amounts and benefits payable under the Plan have
been paid or provided to the Participant in full.
3. Separation Benefits
3.1. Right to Separation Benefits. A Participant shall be entitled to receive from the
Company the Separation Benefits as provided in Section 3.3, if a Change in Control has occurred and
the Participants employment by the Employer is terminated under circumstances specified in Section
3.2(a), whether the termination is voluntary or involuntary, and if (i) such termination occurs
after such Change in Control and on or before the second anniversary thereof, or (ii) such
termination is reasonably demonstrated by the Participant to have been initiated by a third party
that has taken steps reasonably
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calculated to effect a Change in Control or otherwise to have
arisen in connection with or in anticipation of such Change in Control.
3.2. Termination of Employment.
| (a) | Terminations which give rise to Separation Benefits under this Plan. The circumstances specified in this Section 3.2(a) are any termination of employment with the Employer by action of the Company or any of its Affiliates or by a Participant for Good Reason, other than as set forth in Section 3.2(b) below. For purposes of this Plan, Good Reason shall mean: |
| (i) | the assignment to the Participant of any duties substantially inconsistent with the Participants position, authority, duties or responsibilities in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, or any other action by the Company or the Employer that results in a marked diminution in the Participants position, authority, duties or responsibilities, excluding for this purpose: |
| a. | changes in the Participants position, authority, duties or responsibilities which are consistent with the Participants education, experience, etc.; | ||
| b. | an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and that is remedied by the Company and/or the Employer promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Participant; |
| (ii) | any reduction in the Participants base salary, annual incentive or long-term incentive opportunity as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and that is remedied by the Company and/or the Employer promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Participant; | ||
| (iii) | the Companys or the Affiliates requiring the Participant to be based at any
office or location other than any other location which does not extend the Participants
current home to work location comm
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