MOTOROLA, INC. SENIOR OFFICER
AMENDED AND RESTATED CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PLAN
The Board of
Directors of Motorola, Inc. considers the maintenance of a sound
management to be essential to protecting and enhancing the best
interests of the Company (as hereinafter defined) and its
stockholders. In this connection, the Company recognizes that the
possibility of a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined) may
exist from time to time, and that this possibility, and the
uncertainty and questions it may raise among management, may result
in the departure or distraction of management personnel to the
detriment of the Company and its stockholders. Accordingly, the
Board (as hereinafter defined) has determined that appropriate
steps should be taken to encourage the continued attention and
dedication of members of the Company’s management to their
assigned duties without the distraction which may arise from the
possibility of a Change in Control of the Company. The Company has
further determined to amend and restate the Plan in order to bring
the Plan into documentary compliance with the provisions of
Section 409A (as hereinafter defined).
This Plan does not
alter the status of Participants (as hereinafter defined) as
at-will employees of the Company. Just as Participants remain free
to leave the employ of the Company at any time, so too does the
Company retain its right to terminate the employment of
Participants without notice, at any time, for any reason. However,
the Company believes that, both prior to and at the time a Change
in Control is anticipated or occurring, it is necessary to have the
continued attention and dedication of Participants to their
assigned duties without distraction, and this Plan is intended as
an inducement for Participants’ willingness to continue to
serve as employees of the Company (subject, however, to either
party’s right to terminate such employment at any time).
Therefore, should a Participant still be an employee of the Company
at such time, the Company agrees that such Participant shall
receive the severance benefits hereinafter set forth in the event
the Participant’s employment with the Company terminates
subsequent to a Change in Control under the circumstances described
below.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing and Section 4.2(d), however, in the event that
the Participant is terminated by the Company as provided in
Section 4.1(a) or resigns for Good Reason, in each case during
the twelve-month period prior to a Change in Control, but
subsequent to such time as negotiations or discussions with a third
party which ultimately lead to a Change in Control have commenced,
then such termination (such a termination of employment, an
“Anticipatory Termination”) shall be deemed to be a
termination which entitles such Participant to the severance
benefits hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE I
ESTABLISHMENT OF PLAN
As of the
Effective Date (as hereinafter defined), the Company hereby amends
and restates the Motorola, Inc. Senior Officer Change in Control
Severance Plan, as set forth in this document.
As used herein the
following words and phrases shall have the following respective
meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(a)
Affiliate . Any entity which controls, is controlled by or
is under common control with the Company.
(b)
Board . The Board of Directors of the Company.
(c)
Cause . With respect to any Participant: (i) the
Participant’s conviction of any criminal violation involving
dishonesty, fraud or breach of trust or (ii) the
Participant’s willful engagement in gross misconduct in the
performance of the Participant’s duties that materially
injures the Company.
For purposes of
this Section 2(c), no act, or failure to act, on the part of
the Participant shall be considered “willful” unless it
is done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant in bad faith or
without reasonable belief that the Participant’s action or
omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or
failure to act, based upon (A) authority given pursuant to a
resolution duly adopted by the Board, or if the Company is not the
ultimate parent corporation of its Affiliated entities and is not
publicly-traded, the board of directors of the ultimate parent of
the Company (the “Applicable Board”), (B) the
instructions of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial
Officer of the Company or (C) the advice of counsel for the
Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be
done, by the Participant in good faith and in the best interests of
the Company. The cessation of employment of the Participant shall
not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there shall have
been delivered to the Participant a copy of a resolution duly
adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of
the entire membership of the Applicable Board (excluding the
Participant, if the Participant is a member of the Applicable
Board) at a meeting of the Applicable Board called and held for
such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided to the
Participant and the Participant is given an opportunity, together
with counsel for the Participant, to be heard before the Applicable
Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Applicable
Board, the Participant is guilty of the conduct described in
Section 2(c)(i) or 2(c)(ii), and specifying the particulars
thereof in detail.
(d)
Change in Control . The occurrence of any of the following
events: a change in control of a nature that would be required to
be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of
Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or any successor
provision thereto, whether or not the Company is then subject to
such reporting requirement; provided that, without
limitation, such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have
occurred if (i) any “person” or
“group” (as such terms are used in Section 13(d) and
14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the “beneficial
owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company
representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the
Company’s then
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outstanding
securities (other than the Company or any employee benefit plan of
the Company; and, for purposes of the Plan, no Change in Control
shall be deemed to have occurred as a result of the
“beneficial ownership,” or changes therein, of the
Company’s securities by either of the foregoing),
(ii) there shall be consummated (A) any consolidation or
merger of the Company in which the Company is not the surviving or
continuing corporation or pursuant to which shares of common stock
would be converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other
property, other than a merger of the Company in which the holders
of common stock immediately prior to the merger have, directly or
indirectly, at least a 65% ownership interest in the outstanding
common stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the
merger, or (B) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in
one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or
substantially all, of the assets of the Company other than any such
transaction with entities in which the holders of the
Company’s common stock, directly or indirectly, have at least
a 65% ownership interest, (iii) the shareholders of the
Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or
dissolution of the Company, or (iv) as the result of, or in
connection with, any cash tender offer, exchange offer, merger or
other business combination, sale of assets, proxy or consent
solicitation (other than by the Board), contested election or
substantial stock accumulation (a “ Control
Transaction ”), the members of the Board immediately
prior to the first public announcement relating to such Control
Transaction shall thereafter cease to constitute a majority of the
Board.
(e)
Code . The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time.
(f)
Company . Motorola, Inc. and any successor
thereto.
(g) Date
of Termination . The effective date specified in the Notice of
Termination as of which the Participant’s employment
terminates (which shall be not less than thirty (30) days nor
more than sixty (60) days after the date such Notice of
Termination is given). The Company and the Participant shall take
all steps necessary (including with regard to any post-termination
services by the Participant) to ensure that any termination
described in this Plan constitutes a “separation from
service” within the meaning of Section 409A, and
notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the date
on which such separation from service takes place shall be the
“Date of Termination.”
(h)
Disability . A condition such that the Participant by reason
of physical or mental disability becomes unable to perform his
normal duties for more than one-hundred eighty (180) days in
the aggregate (excluding infrequent or temporary absence due to
ordinary transitory illness) during any twelve-month
period.
(i)
Effective Date . The Effective Date shall be
December 31, 2008.
(j)
Employee . Any full-time, regular-benefit, non-bargaining
employee of the Company.
(k)
ERISA . The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended from time to time.
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(l) Good
Reason . “Good Reason” means actions taken by the
Company resulting in a material negative change in the employment
relationship. For these purposes, with respect to any Participant,
a “material negative change in the employment
relationship” shall include, without limitation, without such
Participant’s written consent, (i) the Participant is
assigned duties materially inconsistent with his position, duties,
responsibilities and status with the Company during the 90-day
period immediately preceding a Change in Control, or the
Participant’s position, authority, duties or responsibilities
are materially diminished from those in effect during the 90-day
period immediately preceding a Change in Control (whether or not
occurring solely as a result of the Company ceasing to be a
publicly traded entity), (ii) a material reduction in the
Participant’s (x) annual base salary or (y) total
annual compensation opportunity, from such total annual
compensation opportunity as in effect during the 90-day period
immediately prior to the Change in Control, or as the same may be
increased from time to time, (iii) the Company requires the
Participant regularly to perform his duties of employment beyond a
fifty (50) mile radius from the location of the
Participant’s employment immediately prior to the Change in
Control, (iv) the Company fails to obtain a satisfactory
agreement from any successor to assume and perform this Plan, as
contemplated by Article VI hereof, or (v) any other
action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the
Company of this Plan with respect to such Participant.
In order to
invoke a termination for Good Reason, the Participant shall provide
a Notice of Termination pursuant to Section 7.5 to the
Company’s General Counsel of the existence of one or more of
the conditions described in clauses (i) through
(v) within 90 days following the Participant’s
initial knowledge of the existence of such condition or conditions,
specifying in reasonable detail the conditions constituting Good
Reason (hereinafter, “Notice of Termination for Good
Reason”), and the Company shall have 30 days following
receipt of such written notice (the “Cure Period”)
during which it may remedy the condition. In the event that the
Company fails to remedy the condition constituting Good Reason
during the applicable Cure Period, the Participant’s
“separation from service” (within the meaning of
Section 409A) must occur, if at all, within two years
following the initial existence of the condition or conditions
constituting Good Reason (or, if earlier, prior to the two year
anniversary of the Change in Control) in order for such termination
as a result of such condition to constitute a termination for Good
Reason. The Participant’s mental or physical incapacity
following the occurrence of an event described above in clauses
(i) through (v) shall not affect the Participant’s
ability to terminate employment for Good Reason and the
Participant’s death following delivery of a Notice of
Termination for Good Reason shall not affect the
Participant’s estate’s entitlement to Separation
Benefits provided hereunder.
(m)
Notice of Termination . Written notice that shall indicate
the specific termination provision in this Plan (if any) relied
upon and set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances
claimed to provide a basis for termination of the
Participant’s employment.
(n)
Participant . An individual who qualifies as such pursuant
to Section 3.1.
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(o)
Plan . The Motorola, Inc. Amended and Restated Senior
Officer Change in Control Severance Plan.
(p)
Section 409A . Section 409A of the of the Code,
and the rules and regulations issued thereunder.
(q)
Separation Benefits . The benefits described in
Section 4.2 that are provided to qualifying Participants under
the Plan.
(r)
Subsidiary . Any corporation in which the Company, directly
or indirectly, holds a majority of the voting power of such
corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock.
3.1
Participation . Participants in the Plan are elected
officers of the Company who are at or above the level of Senior
Vice President; provided that such Participants will not be
entitled to Separation Benefits under this Plan if they are not at
or above the level of Senior Vice President at the time of the
Change in Control; provided , further that any
reduction of a Participant’s position subsequent to such time
as negotiations or discussions with a third party which ultimately
lead to a Change in Control have commenced shall be of no effect
for purposes of this Section 3.1. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a Participant shall not be entitled to receive
Separation Benefits (or any other benefits under the Plan), if the
Participant has entered into a change in control letter agreement
with the Company which has not been waived by the Participant or
terminated by the Company.
3.2 Duration of
Participation . A Participant shall only cease to be a
Participant in the Plan as a result of an amendment or termination
of the Plan complying with Article VI of the Plan, or when he
ceases to be an Employee or no longer qualifies as a Participant
under Section 3.1, unless, at the time he ceases to be an Employee
or no longer qualifies as a Participant under Section 3.1,
such Participant is entitled to payment of a Separation Benefit as
provided in the Plan or there has been an event or occurrence
constituting Good Reason that would enable the Participant to
terminate his employment and receive a Separation Benefit. A
Participant entitled to payment of a Separation Benefit or any
other amounts under the Plan shall remain a Participant in the Plan
until the full amount of the Separation Benefit and any other
amounts payable under the Plan have been paid to the
Participant.
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ARTICLE IV
SEPARATION BENEFITS
4.1
Terminations of Employment Which Give Rise to Separation
Benefits Under This Plan . A Participant shall be entitled to
Separation Benefits as set forth in Section 4.2 below if, (a)
at any time following a Change in Control and prior to the second
anniversary of the Change in Control, the Participant’s
employment is terminated (i) involuntarily for any reason
other than Cause, death, Disability or retirement under a mandatory
retirement policy of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as in
effect prior to such time as negotiations or discussions with a
third party which ultimately lead to a Change in Control have
commenced or (ii) by the Participant after the occurrence of
an event giving rise to Good Reason or (b) the Participant
experiences an Anticipatory Termination. For purposes of this Plan,
any purported termination by the Company or by the Participant
shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other
in accordance with Section 7.5 hereof.
4.2 Separation
Benefits .
(a) If a
Participant’s employment is terminated under circumstances
which entitle the Participant to Separation Benefits under this
Section 4.2 (a “Qualifying Termination”), then the
Company shall (except as provided below with respect to an
Anticipatory Termination) pay to the Participant, in a lump sum in
cash within ten (10) days after the Date of Termination, the
aggregate of the following amounts which benefits, except as
provided in Section 7.4 below, shall be in addition to any
other benefits to which the Participant is entitled other than by
reason of this Plan: (i) unpaid salary with respect to any
paid time off accrued but not taken as of the Date of Termination;
(ii) accrued but unpaid salary through the Date of
Termination, (iii) any earned but unpaid annual incentive
bonuses from the fiscal year immediately preceding the year in
which the Date of Termination occurs (unless (x) such annual
incentive bonus is “nonqualified deferred compensation”
within the meaning of Section 409A, in which case such bonus
shall be paid at the time that bonuses with respect to such fiscal
year are or otherwise would be paid in accordance with the terms of
the applicable plan or (y) the Participant has made an
irrevocable election under any deferred compensation arrangement
subject to Section 409A to defer any portion of such annual
incentive bonuses, in which case any such deferred bonuses shall be
paid in accordance with such election); (iv) an amount equal
to three (3) times the greater of (x) the
Participant’s highest annual base salary in effect at any
time during the period commencing three (3) years preceding
the date the Change in Control occurs and ending on the date the
Change in Control occurs, and (y) the Participant’s
annual base salary in effect on the Date of Termination, and
(v) an amount equal to three (3) times the highest annual
bonus, including any bonus or portion thereof that has been earned
but deferred (and annualized for any fiscal year consisting of less
than twelve (12) full months or during which the Participant
was employed for less than twelve (12) full months), the
Participant received from the Company during the five (5) full
fiscal years of the Company immediately preceding the Date of
Termination (the amount determined pursuant to clause
(i) through (v), the “Cash Severance Payment”);
provided, however, that in the event of an Anticipatory
Termination, the Company shall pay the Cash Severance Payment
(reduced by any amount the Participant receives as “Severance
Allowance”
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as defined in
the Motorola, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (the “Non-CIC
Severance Plan”)) to the Participant on the date of the
Change in Control to which such Anticipatory Termination relates.
In addition, in the event of a Qualifying Termination, the
Participant shall be entitled to a pro-rated bonus determined as
follows:
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(vi)
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if
the Participant participates in the Motorola Incentive Plan
(“MIP Plan”) during the year in which the Qualifying
Termination occurs, the Company shall, on the first payroll date
following July 1 of the year following the year in which the
Qualifying Termination occurs (unless the Participant has made an
irrevocable election under any deferred compensation arrangement
subject to Section 409A to defer any portion of the
Participant’s annual incentive bonus in respect of the year
in which the Qualifying Termination occurs, in which case such
deferred bonus shall be paid in accordance with such election) (the
“MIP Pro-Rata Bonus Payment Date”), pay the participant
in a lump sum an amount equal to the product of (A) the
Participant’s annual target bonus for the fiscal year in
which the Date of Termination occurs (which for purposes of this
Section 4.2 in no event shall be less than the
Participant’s target bonus for the fiscal year in which the
Change in Control occurs or, in the event of an Anticipatory
Termination, the year in which the Date of Termination occurs) and
(B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days
in the then current fiscal year through the Date of Termination and
the denominator of which is 365 (the “MIP Pro-Rata
Bonus”); provided, however, that in the event that the
Participant experiences an Anticipatory Termination and the Company
has already paid the Participant the Alternate MIP Award (as
defined in the Non-CIC Severance Plan), the Participant shall not
be entitled to an MIP Pro-Rata Bonus hereunder;
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(vii)
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if
the Participant participates in a sales incentive plan
pursuant
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