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REEBOK EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004

Deferred Unit Award Agreement

REEBOK

                      EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

                 AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004
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Title: REEBOK EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004
Governing Law: Massachusetts     Date: 3/15/2004
Industry: Footwear     Sector: Consumer Cyclical

REEBOK

                      EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

                 AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004
, Parties: reebok international ltd
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                                     REEBOK

                      EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

                 AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004

 

1.        PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF PLAN; EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

         The purpose of this Plan is to reward key executives and to provide a

         select group of managerial and highly compensated employees with

         unfunded nonqualified deferred compensation, as more fully described

         herein. This Plan incorporates by reference each of the Compensation

         Deferral Plan ("Deferral Plan"), the Excess Benefit Plan ("Excess

         Benefit Plan") and the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP")

         previously established and maintained by the Company for the benefit of

         eligible employees, which plans are made a part hereof and are subject

         to all of the terms and conditions hereof, effective as of the

         Effective Date.

 

         The "Effective Date" of this Plan is January 1, 2004.

 

2.         DEFINITIONS.

 

         The following terms shall have the meanings specified below, unless a

         different meaning is clearly indicated by the context.

 

         2.1 "Account" means, for each Participant, the account established for

         his or her benefit under the Deferral Plan or the Excess Benefit Plan.

 

         2.2 "Administrator" means the Committee, or the executive officer(s) to

         whom the Committee has delegated its authority pursuant to Section 3.1

         herein.

 

         2.3 "Board" means the Board of Directors of Reebok International Ltd.

 

         2.4 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to

         time in effect. Reference to any section or subsection of the Code

         includes reference to any comparable or succeeding provisions of any

         legislation which amends, supplements or replaces such section or

         subsection.

 

         2.5 "Committee" means the Management Development and Compensation

         Committee of the Board.

 

          2.6 "Company" means Reebok International Ltd., any affiliates that

         adopt the Plan with the knowledge and consent of the Administrator,

         and any successor to all or a major portion of the Company's assets or

         business which assumes the obligations of the Company generally.

 

         2.7 "Employee" means an employee of the Company or its subsidiaries.

 

         2.8 "Participant" means an Employee who participates in the Plan.

 

         2.9 "Plan" means the Reebok International Ltd. Executive Deferred

         Compensation Plan set forth herein, as amended from time to time.

 

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         2.10 "Plan Year" means each 12 month period ending each December 31.

 

         2.11 "SERP Participant" means a key executive of the Company

         selected by the Committee to participate in the SERP.

 

3.        ADMINISTRATION

 

         3.1 PLAN ADMINISTRATOR. The Plan will be administered by the

         Committee, provided that the Committee has the authority to delegate

         any aspect of the Plan's administration to any person or persons.

         References in the Plan to the Committee shall mean references to the

         delegee, where appropriate.

 

         3.2 PLAN ADMINISTRATION. The Committee has the full discretionary power

         and authority to interpret the Plan, select employees to participate in

         the Plan, determine benefit amounts, make all other decisions relating

         to the administration and operation of the Plan, and may promulgate

         rules and regulations governing the administration and operation of the

         Plan and its own acts and proceedings. The decisions of the Committee

         relating to the Plan will be final and conclusive on all persons.

 

4.        ACCELERATION OF PAYMENT

 

         4.1 ELECTION TO ACCELERATE. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the

         Plan to the contrary, with respect to any or all of the benefits

         payable under the Deferral Plan or the Excess Benefit Plan, a

         Participant may elect at any time prior to the commencement of the

         calendar year in which a "Payment Event" (as hereinafter defined)

         occurs, to have the vested and non forfeitable benefits credited to the

         Participant's Account (including Interest), paid in the form of a

         single lump sum cash payment coincident with or as soon as reasonably

         practicable following the occurrence of such Payment Event. In

         addition, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, extend this

         election to any SERP Participant who is otherwise eligible to receive

         the payment of a benefit but for the fact that he or she remains

         employed by the Company or is presently in pay status; in that case,

          the payment will be in the form of the lump sum actuarial equivalent of

         the accrued benefit determined in accordance with the SERP. To the

         extent that a the payment of a benefit is accelerated hereunder, the

         Participant shall cease participation under the Deferral Plan, the

         Excess Plan or th


 
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