Exhibit 10(a)
PARKER-HANNIFIN
CORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE
AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is amended and restated as of
the
day of
, 2008, by and between Parker-Hannifin Corporation (the
“Company”) and
(the
“Executive”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company considers the
establishment and maintenance of a sound and vital management to be
essential to protecting and enhancing the best interests of the
Company and its stockholders; and
WHEREAS, the Company recognizes
that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations, the
possibility of a Change in Control (as defined in
Section 1 ) may arise and that such possibility may
result in the departure or distraction of management personnel to
the detriment of the Company and its stockholders; and
WHEREAS, the Board (as defined in
Section 1 ) has determined that it is in the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders to secure the
Executive’s continued services and to ensure the
Executive’s continued and undivided dedication to his duties
in the event of any threat or occurrence of a Change in Control (as
defined in Section 1 ); and
WHEREAS, the Board has authorized
the Company to enter into this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the
Executive entered into this Agreement, originally effective as of
the
day of
,
; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the
Executive desire to amend and restate this Agreement to reflect the
requirements of the American Jobs Creation Act (the
“Act”) with respect to nonqualified deferred
compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained, the Company and the Executive hereby
agree as follows:
1. Definitions . As used in
this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective
meanings set forth below:
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(a)
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“Affiliated Group”
means the Company and all entities with which the Company would be
considered a single employer under Sections 414(b) and 414(c) of
the Code, provided that in applying Section 1563(a)(1), (2),
and (3) of the Code, for purposes of determining a controlled
group of corporations under Section 414(b) of the Code, the
language “at least 50 percent” is used instead of
“at least 80 percent” each place it appears in
Section 1563(a)(1), (2), and (3) of the Code, and in
applying Section 1.414(c)-2
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of the Treasury Regulations for
purposes of determining trades or businesses (whether or not
incorporated) that are under common control for purposes of
Section 414(c) of the Code, “at least 50 percent”
is used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it
appears in that regulation. Such term shall be interpreted in a
manner consistent with the definition of “service
recipient” contained in Section 409A of the
Code.
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(b)
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“Board” means the Board of Directors
of the Company.
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(c)
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“Bonus” means the annual bonuses
payable pursuant to the RONA Plan and the Target Incentive Program,
except to the extent determined by the Company to be
extraordinary.
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(i)
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a material
breach by the Executive of the duties and responsibilities of the
Executive (other than as a result of incapacity due to physical or
mental illness) which is demonstrably willful and deliberate on the
Executive’s part, which is committed in bad faith or without
reasonable belief that such breach is in the best interests of the
Company and which is not remedied in a reasonable period of time
after receipt of written notice from the Company specifying such
breach; or
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(ii)
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the commission by the Executive
of a felony involving moral turpitude. The determination of Cause
shall be made by the Board. Cause shall not exist unless and until
the Company has delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution
duly adopted by three-quarters ( 3/4) of the Board at a meeting
of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable
notice to the Executive and an opportunity for the Executive,
together with the Executive’s counsel, to be heard before the
Board), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board the
Executive was guilty of the conduct set forth in this
Section 1(d) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.
The Company must notify the Executive that it believes Cause has
occurred within ninety (90) days of its knowledge of the event
or condition constituting Cause or such event shall not constitute
Cause under this Agreement. For purposes of clause (i) above,
any act, or failure to act, by the Executive based upon authority
given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or based
upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively
presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in
good faith and in the best interests of the Company.
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(e)
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“Change
in Control” means the occurrence of one of the following
events:
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(i)
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any “person” (as such
term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and as used in
Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes a
“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
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power of the Company’s then
outstanding securities eligible to vote for the election of the
Board (the “Company Voting Securities”);
provided , however , that the event described in this
paragraph shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control by virtue
of any of the following situations: (A) an acquisition by the
Company or any Subsidiary; (B) an acquisition by any employee
benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any
Subsidiary; (C) an acquisition by any underwriter temporarily
holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities;
(D) a Non-Control Transaction (as defined in paragraph (iii));
(E) any acquisition by the Executive or any group of persons
(within the meaning of Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the
Exchange Act) including the Executive (or any entity in which the
Executive or a group of persons including the Executive, directly
or indirectly, holds a majority of the voting power of such
entity’s outstanding voting interests); or (F) the
acquisition of Company Voting Securities from the Company, if a
majority of the Board approves a resolution providing expressly
that the acquisition pursuant to this clause (F) does not
constitute a Change in Control under this paragraph (i);
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(ii)
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individuals
who, at the beginning of any period of twenty-four
(24) consecutive months, constitute the Board (the
“Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute
at least a majority thereof; provided , that any
person becoming a director subsequent to the beginning of such
twenty-four (24) month period, whose election, or nomination
for election, by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a
vote of at least two-thirds of the directors comprising the
Incumbent Board who are then on the Board (either by a specific
vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which
such person is named as a nominee for director, without objection
to such nomination) shall be, for purposes of this paragraph (ii),
considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent
Board; provided , however , that no individual
initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a
result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to
directors or any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies
or consents by or on behalf of any person other than the Board
shall be deemed to be a member of the Incumbent Board;
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(iii)
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the consummation of a merger,
consolidation, share exchange or similar form of corporate
reorganization of the Company or any Subsidiary that requires the
approval of the Company’s stockholders, whether for such
transaction or the issuance of securities in connection with the
transaction or otherwise (a “Business Combination”),
unless (A) immediately following such Business Combination:
(1) more than 50% of the total voting power of the corporation
resulting from such Business Combination (the “Surviving
Corporation”) or, if applicable, the ultimate parent
corporation which directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership
of 100% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the
Surviving Corporation (the “Parent Corporation”), is
represented by Company Voting Securities that were outstanding
immediately
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prior to the Business Combination
(or, if applicable, shares into which such Company Voting
Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination),
and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially
the same proportion as the voting power of such Company Voting
Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the
Business Combination, (2) no person (other than any employee
benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Corporation
or Parent Corporation) is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly
or indirectly, of 20% or more of the total voting power of the
outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the
Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the
Surviving Corporation), and (3) at least a majority of the
members of the board of directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if
there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation),
following the Business Combination, were members of the Incumbent
Board at the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of
the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (a
“Non-Control Transaction”) or (B) the Business
Combination is effected by means of the acquisition of Company
Voting Securities from the Company, and a majority of the Board
approves a resolution providing expressly that such Business
Combination does not constitute a Change in Control under this
paragraph (iii); or
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(iv)
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the
stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation
or dissolution of the Company or the sale or other disposition of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any
person acquires beneficial ownership of more than 20% of the
Company Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Company
Voting Securities by the Company which, by reducing the number of
Company Voting Securities outstanding, increases the percentage of
shares beneficially owned by such person; provided ,
that if a Change in Control would occur as a result of such
an acquisition by the Company (if not for the operation of this
sentence), and after the Company’s acquisition such person
becomes the beneficial owner of additional Company Voting
Securities that increases the percentage of outstanding Company
Voting Securities beneficially owned by such person, a Change in
Control shall then occur.
Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive’s employment is
terminated prior to a Change in Control, and the Executive
reasonably demonstrates that such termination was at the request of
a third party who has indicated an intention or taken steps
reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control (a “Third
Party”) (such a termination of employment an
“Anticipatory Termination”), then for all purposes of
this Agreement except with respect to benefits under Sections
2(a)(i)(B) and 2(d)(ii) that constitute nonqualified deferred
compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, the date
immediately prior to the date of such Anticipatory Termination
shall be deemed to be the date of a Change in Control.
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(f)
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“Code” means the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute, and regulations
or other guidance issued thereunder.
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(g)
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“Company” means Parker-Hannifin
Corporation, an Ohio corporation.
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(h)
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“Corporate Change 409A Event” means
the occurrence of one of the following events:
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(i)
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A change in
ownership of the Company, which occurs on the date that any one
person or more than one person acting as a group (within the
meaning of the Regulations under Section 409A of the Code)
acquires ownership of stock of the Company that, together with
stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than 50% of
the total voting power of the stock of the Company. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if any one person or group is considered to own more
than 50% of the total voting power of the stock of the Company, the
acquisition of additional stock by the same person or group is not
considered to cause a change in the ownership of the Company or a
change in the effective control of the Company (within the meaning
of Section 1(h)(ii) of this Agreement). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a Corporate Change 409A Event shall not be deemed to
occur solely because any person acquires ownership of more than 50%
of the total voting power of the stock of the Company as a result
of the acquisition by the Company of stock of the Company which, by
reducing the number of shares outstanding, increases the percentage
of shares beneficially owned by such person; provided, that if a
Corporate Change 409A Event would occur as a result of such an
acquisition by the Company (if not for the operation of this
sentence), and after the Company’s acquisition such person
becomes the beneficial owner of additional stock of the Company
that increases the percentage of outstanding shares of stock of the
Company owned by such person, a Corporate Change 409A Event shall
then occur.
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(ii)
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A change in
effective control of the Company, which occurs on either of the
following dates:
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(A)
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The date that any one person or
more than one person acting as a group (within the meaning of the
Regulations under Section 409A of the Code) acquires (or has
acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most
recent acquisition by such person or group) ownership of stock of
the Company possessing 30% or more of the total voting power of the
Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any one person or group
is considered to own 30% or more of total voting power of the stock
of the Company, the acquisition of additional stock by the same
person or group is not considered to cause a change in the
effective control of the Company or a change in ownership of the
Company (within the meaning of Section 1(h)(i) of this
Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Corporate Change 409A
Event shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person
acquires ownership of more than 30% of the total voting power of
the stock of the Company as a result of the acquisition
by
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the Company of stock of the Company
which, by reducing the number of shares outstanding, increases the
percentage of shares beneficially owned by such person; provided,
that if a Corporate Change 409A Event would occur as a result of
such an acquisition by the Company (if not for the operation of
this sentence), and after the Company’s acquisition such
person becomes the beneficial owner of additional stock of the
Company that increases the percentage of outstanding shares of
stock of the Company owned by such person, a Corporate Change 409A
Event shall then occur.
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(B)
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The date that a
majority of the Company’s Board is replaced during any
12-month period by directors whose appointment or election was not
endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the
date of such appointment or election.
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(iii)
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a change in the
ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets,
which occurs on the date that any one person or more than one
person acting as a group (within the meaning of the regulations
under Section 409A of the Code) acquires (or has acquired
during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent
acquisition by such person or group) assets that have a total gross
fair market value equal to or more than 65% of the total gross fair
market value of all the assets of the Company immediately before
such acquisition or acquisitions. The gross fair market value of
assets shall be determined without regard to liabilities associated
with such assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transfer of
assets shall not result in a change in ownership of a substantial
portion of the Company’s assets if such transfer is to
(a) a shareholder of the Company (immediately before the asset
transfer) in exchange for or with respect to its stock, (b) an
entity 50% or more of the total value or voting power of which is
owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, (c) a person or
group (within the meaning of the regulations under
Section 409A of the Code) that owns, directly or indirectly,
50% or more of the total value or voting power of the stock of the
Company, or (d) an entity, at least 50% of the total value or
voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly by a person
or group described in Section 1(h)(iii)(c) of this
Agreement.
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Notwithstanding Sections 1(h)(i),
1(h)(ii)(a) and 1(h)(iii) above, the consummation of a Business
Combination shall not be deemed a Corporate Change 409A Event if,
immediately following such Business Combination: (a) more than
50% of the total voting power of the Surviving Corporation
resulting from such Business Combination or, if applicable, the
Parent Corporation of such Surviving Corporation, is represented by
Company Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior
to the Business Combination (or, if applicable, shares into which
such Company Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such
Business Combination), and such voting power among the holders
thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power
of such Company Voting Securities among the holders thereof
immediately prior to the Business Combination, (b) no person
(other than any employee benefit plan sponsored or
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maintained by the Surviving Corporation or the
Parent Corporation) is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of 20% or more of the total voting power of the
outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the
Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the
Surviving Corporation), and (c) at least a majority of the
members of the board of directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if
there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation),
following the Business Combination, were members of the
Company’s Board at the time of the Board’s approval of
the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business
Combination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an
acquisition of stock of the Company described in
Section 1(h)(i) or 1(h)(ii)(a) above shall not be
deemed to be a Corporate Change 409A Event by virtue of any of the
following situations: (a) an acquisition by the Company or any
Subsidiary; (b) an acquisition by any employee benefit plan
sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary;
(c) an acquisition by any underwriter temporarily holding
securities pursuant to an offering of such securities; or
(d) the acquisition of stock of the Company from the
Company.
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(i)
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“Date of
Termination” means the date of the Executive’s
separation from service with the Company, within the meaning of
Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Regulations; provided, that in
applying Section 1.409A-1(h)(ii) of the Regulations, a
separation from service shall be deemed to occur if the Company and
the Executive reasonably anticipate that the level of bona fide
services the Executive will perform for the Affiliated Group after
a certain date (whether as an employee or as an independent
contractor) will permanently decrease to less than 50% of the
average level of bona fide services performed by the Executive for
the Affiliated Group (whether as an employee or as an independent
contractor) over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the
full period of services performed for the Affiliated Group if the
Executive has been providing services to the Affiliated Group for
less than 36 months). In the event of a disposition of assets by
the Company to an unrelated person, the Company reserves the
discretion to specify (in accordance with
Section 1.409A-1(h)(4) of the Regulations) whether the
Executive, if the Executive would otherwise experience a separation
from service with the Company as part of the disposition of assets,
will be considered to experience a separation of service for
purposes of Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Regulations.
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“Disability” means the condition
whereby the Executive is (i) unable to engage in any
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to
result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period
of not less than 12 months; or (ii) by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to
result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period
of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits
for a period of not less than three months under any accident and
health plan covering employees of the Company. The Company, in its
complete and sole discretion, shall determine the Executive’s
Disability. The Company may require that the Executive submit to an
examination on an annual basis, at the expense of the Company, by a
competent physician or medical clinic selected by the Company to
confirm Disability. On the basis of such medical evidence, the
determination of the Company as to whether or not a condition of
Disability exists or continues shall be conclusive.
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(k)
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“Good
Reason” means, without the Executive’s express written
consent, the occurrence of any of the following events after a
Change in Control:
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(i)
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the assignment
to the Executive of any duties (including a diminution of duties)
inconsistent in any adverse respect with the Executive’s
position(s), duties, responsibilities or status with the Company
immediately prior to such Change in Control;
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(ii)
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an adverse
change in the Executive’s reporting responsibilities, titles
or offices with the Company as in effect immediately prior to such
Change in Control;
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(iii)
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any removal or
involuntary termination of the Executive from the Company otherwise
than as expressly permitted by this Agreement or any failure to
re-elect the Executive to any position with the Company held by the
Executive immediately prior to such Change in Control;
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(iv)
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a reduction by
the Company in the Executive’s rate of annual base salary as
in effect immediately prior to such Change in Control or as the
same may be increased from time to time thereafter;
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(v)
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any requirement
of the Company that the Executive (A) be based anywhere more
than twenty-five (25) miles from the facility where the
Executive is located at the time of the Change in Control or
(B) travel on Company business to an extent substantially more
burdensome than the travel obligations of the Executive immediately
prior to such Change in Control;
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the failure of the Company to
(A) continue in effect any employee benefit plan or
compensation plan in which the Executive is participating
immediately prior to such Change in Control, or the taking of any
action by the Company which would adversely affect the
Executive’s particip
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