Exhibit 10.1
ENBRIDGE
INC.
EXECUTIVE
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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EXECUTIVE
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
ENBRIDGE
INC.
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AL
MONACO
Dated as of
January 9, 2008
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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Definitions
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1.2
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Headings
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1.3
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Governing Law and Attornment
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1.4
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Singular; Gender
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ARTICLE 2 EMPLOYMENT
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2.1
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Position, Duties and Responsibilities of Executive
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2.2
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Term of Agreement
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2.3
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Termination of Agreement upon Disability of Executive
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2.4
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Termination of Agreement by the Corporation for Cause
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2.5
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Termination of Employment by the Corporation or the
Executive
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2.6
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Other Termination by Executive
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2.7
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Pension Plans
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2.8
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Continuing Provisions
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ARTICLE 3 NON-COMPETITION AND CONFIDENTIALITY
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3.1
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Non-Competition
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3.2
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Confidentiality
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ARTICLE 4 GENERAL
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4.1
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Notices
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4.2
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Time
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4.3
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Legal Fees and Expenses
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4.4
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Integration
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4.5
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Amendment
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4.6
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Waivers
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4.7
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Further Assurances
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4.8
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Severability
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4.9
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Enurement
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EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made effective the 9th day of January, 2008
between:
ENBRIDGE INC. , a body corporate under the Canada
Business Corporations Act , with offices in the City of
Calgary, in the Province of Alberta (hereinafter called the “
Corporation ”)
- and -
AL MONACO , of the City of Calgary, in the Province of
Alberta (hereinafter called the “ Executive
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WHEREAS:
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(a)
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the Executive is an executive of the Corporation and is
considered by the Board of Directors of the Corporation to be a
valued employee of the Corporation and has acquired outstanding and
special skills and abilities and an extensive background in and
knowledge of the Corporation’s business and the industry in
which it is engaged; and
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(b)
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the Board of Directors recognizes that it is essential, in the
best interests of the Corporation, that the Corporation retain the
continuing dedication of the Executive to his office and employment
and that this can best be accomplished if the personal uncertainty
facing the Executive in the event of a Corporation initiated
termination of employment of the Executive is alleviated;
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NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in
consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, it is
hereby agreed as set forth below.
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
In this Agreement:
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(a)
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“affiliate” a person shall be deemed to be an
affiliate of another person if one of them is controlled by the
other or both are controlled by the same person, and if two persons
are affiliates of the same person at the same time they are deemed
to be affiliates of each other;
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(b)
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“Annual Compensation” means the sum of the
Annual Salary and the Annual Incentive Bonus;
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(c)
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“Annual Salary” means the annual salary of
the Executive established by the HRCC and payable by the
Corporation or its affiliates, determined as at the end of the
month immediately preceding the month in which the termination of
employment occurs and if at the relevant time an annual salary
level has not been established, it shall be calculated by
multiplying by 12 the monthly salary of the Executive in effect for
the month preceding the month in which a termination of employment
occurs pursuant to Article 2;
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(d)
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“Annual Incentive Bonus” means the annual
incentive bonus of the Executive under the Corporation’s
short term incentive plan;
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(e)
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“Confidential Information” means the
information, processes, know-how, data, trade secrets, techniques,
knowledge and other confidential information not generally known or
lawfully available to the public relating to or connected with the
business or corporate affairs and operations of the Corporation and
its affiliates;
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“constructive dismissal” means, unless
expressly consented to in writing by the Executive, any action that
constitutes constructive dismissal (as defined at common law) of
the Executive, including without limiting the generality of the
foregoing;
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(i)
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a decrease in the title, position or reporting relationships of
the Executive, including without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, ceasing to directly report to the most senior executive
officer of the Corporation (as of the date hereof, the President
and Chief Executive Officer) and of its control person, if any, or
ceasing to be a full member of the most senior formal groups or
committees (as of the effective date hereof its Executive
Leadership Team and its Corporate Leadership Team) involved in
corporate stewardship of the Corporation and of its control person,
if any;
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(ii)
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a material decrease in the Executive’s responsibilities or
powers;
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(iii)
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a reduction in the Annual Salary of the Executive;
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(iv)
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a reduction in the value of the Executive’s pension
benefits (including without limiting the generality of the forgoing
the defined benefit pension plan or the supplemental benefit
pension plan); or
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any material reduction in the value of the Executive’s
other employee benefits, plans and programs, other than a reduction
in the value of the Executive’s Annual Incentive Bonus as a
result of the normal application of the performance criteria under
the Annual Incentive Bonus.
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(g)
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“control person” means a person, or a group
of persons acting jointly or in concert, that are in a position to
exercise, directly or indirectly, effective control of another
person, whether through:
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the ownership or control of:
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B.
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in the case of a person whose voting securities or interests are
widely held or publicly traded, 20% or more of,
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the voting securities or interests of such other person(including
without limiting the generality of the foregoing of any securities
or interests which are convertible or exchangeable into voting
securities or interests forming part of the holdings of the person
or group of persons, whether or not at relevant time such
conversation or exchange has taken place, and including securities
or interests of a person or group of persons which carry the right
to vote under circumstances that have occurred and are continuing);
or
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contract or other legal rights,
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and “control” in respect of a person shall have
a corresponding meaning;
provided that a person holding voting securities or interests in
the ordinary course of business as an investment manager and who is
not, individually or acting jointly or in concert with other
persons, using such holding to exercise effective control shall not
be considered a control person;
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“defined benefit pension plan” means the
Corporation’s registered pension plan, entitled
“Retirement Plan for the Employees of Enbridge Inc. and
Affiliates” and dated July 1, 2001, as amended or
replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms of such
registered pension plan;
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“Human Resources and Compensation Committee”
or “HRCC” means the committee of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation from time to time appointed to fix the
remuneration of executives of the Corporation or, if such committee
has not been appointed, means the Board of Directors of the
Corporation;
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“Pensionable Bonus” means the portion of
Annual Incentive Bonus which is used under the defined benefit
pension plan and the supplemental benefit pension plan to determine
final or best average earnings;
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(k)
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“person” means an individual, a partnership
or incorporated or unincorporated association, syndicate or
organization, a company, corporation or other body corporate
wherever or however incorporated, a trust or any government or
governmental authority or instrumentality;
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(l)
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“RCA” shall have the meaning set out in
Section 2.7;
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(m)
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“Retiring Allowance” shall have the meaning
set out in Section 2.5(b);
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“supplemental benefit pension plan” means the
non-registered supplemental pension plan, entitled “The
Enbridge Supplemental Pension Plan” and dated January 1,
2000, as amended or replaced from time to time in accordance with
the terms of such supplemental pension plan; and
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“supplementary undertaking” shall have the
meaning set out in Section 2.7.
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The headings of the articles, sections, clauses and paragraphs
herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not
affect the meaning or interpretation hereof. Unless otherwise
stated, all references to articles, sections, clauses or paragraphs
in this Agreement are to those set out in this Agreement.
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1.3
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Governing Law and Attornment
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This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance
with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of
Canada applicable therein. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably
attorns to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of
Alberta with respect to any matters arising out of this
Agreement.
All words importing the singular number include the plural and vice
versa, and all words importing gender include the masculine,
feminine and neuter genders.
ARTICLE 2
EMPLOYMENT
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2.1
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Position, Duties and Responsibilities of Executive
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The Executive shall have such responsibilities and powers as the
Board of Directors or the bylaws of the Corporation or the
Executive’s superiors may from time to time prescribe and are
currently contemplated by his position as Executive Vice President
or substantially equivalent duties and responsibilities. Except as
may be authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or
by the Executive’s superiors from time to time, the Executive
shall devote the whole of his time to the Executive’s duties
hereunder and shall use his best efforts to promote the interests
of the Corporation and its affiliates.
The term of this Agreement shall commence on the effective date
hereof and, subject to Section 2.8, shall continue in effect
to and including the earliest of:
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the effective date of voluntary retirement of the Executive in
accordance with the retirement policies established for senior
employees of the Corporation;
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(b)
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the effective date of voluntary resignation of the Executive
other than pursuant to Section 2.5(a)(ii);
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(c)
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the death of the Executive; or
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the effective date of termination of the employment of the
Executive by the Corporation, including pursuant to
Section 2.5 (a)(ii).
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2.3
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Termination of Agreement upon Disability of Executive
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If at the end of any month the Executive is and has been for a
period of more than 12 consecutive months unable to perform the
essential duties specified pursuant to this Agreement in the normal
and regular manner due to mental or physical disability, this
Agreement may be terminated by the Corporation on 30 days’
prior written notice. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Section 2.3, the Executive shall, after such termination,
continue to be entitled to all benefits provided under the
disability and pension plans of the Corporation or its affiliates
applicable to the Executive at the date of and during the time of
this Agreement.
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Termination of Agreement by the Corporation for Cause
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The Corporation may terminate this Agreement at any time without
notice in the event the Executive shall be convicted of a criminal
act of dishonesty resulting or intending to result directly or
indirectly in gain or personal enrichment of the Executive at the
expense of the Corporation, or for just cause as defined at common
law, pursuant to written notice setting forth particulars of such
cause.
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2.5
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Termination of Employment by the Corporation or the
Executive
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(a)
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Except where such termination is pursuant to Sections 2.2(a),
2.2(b), 2.2(c), 2.4 or 2.6 the provisions of this Section 2.5
shall apply:
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where the Corporation terminates the employment of the Executive
for any reason;
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where the Executive terminates his employment with the
Corporation within a period of 180 days following constructive
dismissal of the Executive. For this purpose the Executive may
within a period of 180 days following the constructive dismissal of
the Executive terminate his employment with the Corporation upon 30
days’ prior written notice to the Corporation. For greater
clarity, the said 30 day notice may be given at any time up to the
150 th day of the
said 180-day period; or
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where the Corporation terminates this Agreement pursuant to
Section 2.3.
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(b)
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In the event of termination of employment as provided in
Section 2.5(a), the Executive shall be entitled to receive,
and the Corporation shall pay to the Executive, a retiring
allowance (the “ Retiring Allowance ”) computed
as hereinafter provided, which shall include all statutory
entitlement under employment standards legislation and all common
law entitlement to reasonable notice. The Retiring Allowance shall
be that amount which is equal to two times the sum of:
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the Annual Salary; and
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the average of the last two payments of the Annual Incentive
Bonus paid to the Executive (or the last payment if there has not
been more than one Annual Incentive Bonus paid to the Executive)
immediately preceding the date of such termination of employment.
Notwithstanding this, in the event of termination in accordance
with Section 2.5(a) within the first two years of the
effective date of this Agreement, the Annual Incentive Bonus shall
be no less than the average Annual Incentive Bonus calculated for
other Executive Vice Presidents of the Corporation.
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In addition to the Retiring Allowance calculated in accordance
with Section 2.5(b):
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the Corporation shall pay to the Executive the cash value of two
times the last annual flex credit allowance provided to the
Executive immediately preceding the date of such termination of
employment under the Corporation’s flexible benefit program
unless the Executive continues to be covered through the
Corporation’s annuitant benefit program or the benefits
program of another employer of equal value (and in the case that
such other employer’s benefit program is of lesser value, the
Executive shall be paid the difference in such values).
Alternatively, at the Executive’s election, the Corporation
shall provide continuation of the benefit coverage, for the
applicable notice period, with the exception of those benefits
which may not be continued pursuant to the applicable plan text,
including long term disability coverage;
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the Corporation shall pay to the Executive an Annual Incentive
Bonus for the calendar year in which the termination of employment
occurs, pro-rated based upon the number of days of employment of
the Executive in the calendar year to the total number of days in
the year and calculated based on the last Annual Incentive Bonus
payment received by the Executive. Notwithstanding this, in the
event of termination in accordance with Section 2.5(a) within
the first two years of the effective date of this Agreement, the
Annual Incentive Bonus used for this calculation shall be based on
the average Annual Incentive Bonus calculated for other Executive
Vice Presidents of the Corporation. In addition, the Executive
shall receive all accrued and unpaid annual vacation pay to the
date of termination. In addition, where the Executive holds rights
under other
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plans to cash incentive compensation (including without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, any performance stock units) the
Executive shall be paid for the period in which he was employed a
pro-rated amount based upon the number of days in the applicable
period under the plan the Executive was employed to the number of
days in the applicable plan period and such amounts shall be paid
to the Executive within 30 days of the date on which amounts so
payable under such plans are determined;
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the Corporation shall pay to the Executive the cash value of two
times the last annual flexible perquisite allowance provided to the
Executive immediately preceding the date of such termination of
employment under the Corporation’s executive flexible
perquisites program less any amounts prepaid to the Executive but
unearned by virtue of such termination of employment (as of the
effective date of this Agreement this amount is $35,000);
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the Corporation shall pay to the Executive a lump sum payment
equivalent to the Corporation’s portion of contributions on
behalf of the Executive to the Corporation’s employee savings
plan for a two year period based upon the base salary of the
Executive as at the effective date of termination; and
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the Corporation shall pay for financial counselling and/or
career counselling assistance for the Executive to a maximum of
$20,000.
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The Executive shall have, and shall be deemed to have had, as of
the effective date of termination, two years of additional service
added to the service (calculated at 2% accrual rate) already
accrued at the effective date of termination under the
Corporation’s defined benefit pension plan and supplemental
benefit pension plan. In addition, in the event of termination
pursuant to Section 2.5 (a) prior to January 9,
2014, the Executive shall be credited with an additional .5%
accrual rate under the Corporation’s defined benefit pension
plan and supplemental pension plan for each year of service between
2008 and 2014, up to a maximum of 3%.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of any plan under which such
options have been issued, if at the effective date of termination
of employment as provided in Section 2.5(a) the Executive
holds exercisable but unexercised options for the purchase of
shares or other securities under any of the Corporation’s or
its affiliates’ stock option plans, the Executive shall be
entitled to exercise all options so held in accordance with the
terms of such plans; provided further that any provision in any
such plan which purports to terminate such options in the event of
termination of employment for any reason shall not be applicable
or, if such provision is applicable under such plan to prevent such
exercise, the provisions of Section 4.4 shall apply. If the
Executive holds options for the purchase of shares or other
securities under any of the Corporation’s or its
affiliates’ stock option plans which are not vested or
otherwise not exercisable at the date of termination of employment
in circumstances where this Section 2.5 applies, the
Corporation
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shall pay to the Executive a cash amount representing the
excess, if any, of the fair market value of the shares or other
securities on the date of termination of employment over the
exercise price for such options. Fair market value on the date of
termination of employment shall mean the last board lot sale price
on the Toronto Stock Exchange (or such other exchange on which the
greatest volume of trading of such shares or other securities takes
place for the 30 trading days prior to the date of termination) on
the last trading day prior to the date of termination of
employment.
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The Corporation and the Executive agree that the provisions of
Section 2.5 are fair and reasonable and that the amounts
payable by the Corporation to the Executive pursuant to
Section 2.5 are reasonable estimates of the damages which will
be suffered by the Executive in the event of the termination of his
employment with the Corporation in the circumstances set out in
Section 2.5, and shall not be construed as a penalty, nor
shall the Executive be required to mitigate any loss resulting from
the termination, including without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, any amounts required to be paid pursuant to this
Agreement.
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(g)
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The amounts payable by the Corporation to the Executive pursuant
to Section 2.5 shall not be reduced by any amounts earned by
the Executive after the termination of the employment of the
Executive.
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All amounts paid by the Corporation to the Executive pursuant to
Section 2.5 shall satisfy and forever discharge all
liabilities, claims or actions that the Executive may or shall have
against the Corporation arising from the termination of employment
of the Executive whether at common law or under statute or
otherwise.
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Subject to the provisions of Sections 2.5(c) and 2.5(e), the
Corporation shall, at the option of the Executive, pay the amounts
provided under this Section 2.5 to the Executive on the
effective date that the employment of the Executive is terminated,
or as soon thereafter as reasonably practical, but in any event
within 30 days of the effective date of such terminatio
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