DEFERRED COMPENSATION
PLAN
FOR NON-EMPLOYEE
DIRECTORS
(As amended through June 12,
2008)
Section 1. EFFECTIVE DATE
The Board of
Directors of Visteon Corporation have adopted this Deferred
Compensation Plan, effective October 11, 2000, for the benefit
of the non-employee directors of Visteon Corporation.
When used
herein the following words and phrases shall have the meanings set
forth below unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
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(a)
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“Account” means the
recordkeeping account maintained by the Company in the name of the
Participant. An Account is established for record keeping purposes
only and not to reflect the physical segregation of assets on the
Participant’s behalf, and may consist of such subaccounts or
balances as the Committee may determine to be necessary or
appropriate, including the following:
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“Voluntary Deferral
Subaccount” means the Visteon Stock Units that are credited
to the Participant’s Account as a result of the
Participant’s election to make Voluntary
Deferrals.
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“Restricted Stock
Subaccount” means the Visteon Stock Units that are credited
to the Participant’s Account as a result of the
Participant’s election to make Restricted Stock
Deferrals.
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“Dividend Subaccount”
means the Visteon Stock Units that are credited to the
Participant’s Account as a result of deemed dividends on
Visteon Stock Units credited to the Participant’s
Account.
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(b)
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“Administrative
Committee” means the non-participating members of the
Board.
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(c)
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“Affiliate” means a
person or legal entity that directly or indirectly, through one or
more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under
common control, with the Company, within the meaning of Code
Sections 414(b) and (c); provided that Code Sections 414(b) and
(c) shall be applied by substituting “at least fifty
percent (50%)” for “at least eighty percent
(80%)” each place it appears therein.
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(d)
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“Board” means the Board
of Directors of the Company.
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(e)
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“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as interpreted by regulations and
rulings issued pursuant thereto, all as amended and in effect from
time to time.
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(f)
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“Company” means Visteon
Corporation, or any successor thereto.
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(g)
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“Company Stock” means
the common stock of the Company, par value $1.00.
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(h)
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“Exchange” means the New
York Stock Exchange.
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(i)
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“Participant” means each
member of the Board who is not a common-law employee of the
Company.
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(j)
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“Plan” means the Visteon
Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors,
as amended from time to time.
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(k)
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“Plan Year” means the
period beginning on the effective date of the Plan and ending on
December 31, 2000, and thereafter, the twelve month period
beginning on January 1 and ending December 31 of each
year.
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(l)
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“Restricted Stock” means
Company Stock that was awarded to the Participant under the
Restricted Stock Plan prior to the suspension of such awards
effective May 10, 2006, or that would have been awarded under such
plan but for the Participant’s election to make Restricted
Stock Deferrals.
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(m)
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“Restricted Stock
Deferrals” means the Visteon Stock Units that are credited to
a Participant’s Restricted Stock Subaccount as a result of
the Participant’s election,
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pursuant to the
Restricted Stock Plan, to receive Visteon Stock Units under this
Plan in lieu of a grant of Restricted Stock under the Restricted
Stock Plan.
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(n)
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“Restricted Stock Plan”
means the Visteon Corporation Restricted Stock Plan for
Non-Employee Directors, as amended and in effect from time to
time.
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(o)
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Separation from Service” means
the date on which a Participant ceases to be a member of the Board
of Directors of the Company (or the board of directors of any
Affiliate), provided that such cessation constitutes a separation
from service for purposes of Code Section 409A.
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(p)
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“Visteon Stock Units”
mean the hypothetical shares of Company Stock that are credited to
a Participant’s Account in accordance with Sections 4, 5
and 6.
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“Voluntary Deferrals”
mean cash remuneration that would otherwise be paid to a
Participant but that, in accordance with the Participant’s
election, is converted into Visteon Stock Units and credited to the
Participant’s Voluntary Deferral Subaccount.
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Section 3. ADMINISTRATION
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(a)
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General Authority.
The Administrative
Committee shall have the full power and discretionary authority to:
(1) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument
relating to or made under the Plan; (2) establish, amend,
suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents
as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the
Plan; and (3) make any other determination, and take any other
action, that the Administrative Committee deems necessary or
desirable for the administration of the Plan. The decisions and
determinations of the Administrative Committee need not be uniform
and may be made differently among Participants, and shall be final,
binding and conclusive on all interested parties.
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(b)
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Recordkeeping
. The Administrative
Committee shall be responsible for maintaining all Accounts;
provided that the Administrative Committee may in its
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discretion appoint or remove a
third-party recordkeeper to maintain the Accounts as provided
herein.
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(c)
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Effectiveness of
Elections . Any elections or beneficiary
designations made under this Plan shall be effective only upon the
delivery of the appropriate form to the Secretary of the Company
and its acceptance by the Administrative Committee.
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Section 4. VOLUNTARY
DEFERRALS
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(a)
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Voluntary Deferrals
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Each Participant may
elect, in such form and manner specified by the Administrative
Committee, to defer the receipt of any cash remuneration to be
earned with respect to services to be performed as a non-employee
member of the Board after the effective date of the election. Such
election shall be effective on the first day of the Plan Year
following the date it is received by the Administrative Committee,
provided that to the extent permitted under Code Section 409A, a
Participant may elect within 30 days of first becoming a
Participant to have an election take effect immediately with
respect to any compensation for services to be performed after the
date of the election. An election, once it becomes effective with
respect to a Plan Year, shall be irrevocable for that Plan Year. An
election shall continue in effect for subsequent Plan Years (and
with respect to any Plan Year shall become irrevocable on January 1
of that Plan Year) unless modified by the Participant in accordance
with this Section 4(a). A Participant may modify an existing
election effective on the first day of the Plan Year following the
date on which the revised election is received by the
Administrative Committee.
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(b)
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Conversion to Visteon Stock
Units . As of the last day of each month,
all Voluntary Deferrals made by or on behalf of a Participant
during that month shall be converted, for recordkeeping purposes,
into whole and fractional Visteon Stock Units, with fractional
units calculated to four decimal places, with the resulting Visteon
Stock Units being credited to the Participant’s Voluntary
Deferral Subaccount. The conversion shall be accomplished by
dividing each Participant’s Voluntary Deferrals by the
average of the high and low prices at which a share of
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Company Stock shall have been sold
regular way on the Exchange on the last day of such month on which
the Exchange is open to transact trades.
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(c)
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Vesting . Each Participant shall at all times
be 100% vested in his or her Voluntary Deferral
Subaccount.
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Section 5. RESTRICTED STOCK
DEFERRALS
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(a)
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Restricted Stock
Deferrals .
The Restricted Stock Subaccount of a Participant who has made and
has in effect an election to make Restricted Stock Deferrals shall
be credited with a number of Visteon Stock Units equal to the
number of shares of Restricted Stock that would otherwise have been
issued to the Participant under the Restricted Stock
Plan.
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(b)
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Vesting . A Restricted Stock Subaccount
shall be subject to the same vesting standards as would have
applied under the Restricted Stock Plan had the Participant elected
to receive Restricted Stock under that plan rather than Visteon
Stock Units under this Plan.
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Section 6. DIVIDEND
EQUIVALENTS
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(a)
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Conversion to Visteon Stock
Units . Any
cash dividends that would have been payable in any month on the
Visteon Stock Units credited to a Participant’s Account had
such units been actual shares of Company Stock shall be converted,
for recordkeeping purposes, into whole and fractional Visteon Stock
Units, with fractional units calculated to four decimal places,
with the resulting Visteon Stock Units credited to the
Participant’s Dividend subaccount. The conversion shall be
accomplished by dividing the Participant’s deemed dividends
for the month by the average of the high and low prices at which a
share of Common Stock shall have been sold regular way on the
Exchange on the last day of such month on which the Exchange is
open to transact trades.
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(b)
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Vesting . Each Participant shall at all
times be 100% vested in his or her Dividend Subaccount.
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(a)
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Distribution Date
. Distribution of a
Participant’s vested Account shall be made or commence to be
made o
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