EXHIBIT A
ALEXANDER & BALDWIN,
INC.
EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE-BASED
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
A. The
Corporation has implemented the Plan for the purpose of providing
eligible persons in the Corporation’s service with the
opportunity to participate in one or more cash or equity incentive
compensation programs designed to encourage them to continue their
service relationship with the Corporation.
B. Participant
is to render valuable services to the Corporation (or any Parent or
Subsidiary), and this Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is
intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with
the Corporation’s issuance of shares of Common Stock to
Participant under the Stock Issuance Program.
C. All
capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned
to them in the attached Appendix A.
NOW, THEREFORE , it is hereby agreed as follows:
1.
Grant of Restricted Stock
Units . The
Corporation hereby awards to Participant, as of the Award Date,
restricted stock units under the Plan. The number of
shares of Common Stock underlying the awarded restricted stock
units and the applicable performance vesting requirements for those
units and the underlying Shares are set forth in the Award
Notice. The remaining terms and conditions governing the
Award shall be as set forth in this Agreement.
2.
Limited
Transferability . Prior to the actual issuance of the
Shares which vest hereunder, Participant may not transfer any
interest in the restricted stock units subject to the Award or the
underlying Shares or pledge or otherwise hedge the sale of those
units or Shares, including (without limitation) any short sale or
any acquisition or disposition of any put or call option or other
instrument tied to the value of those Shares. However,
any Shares which vest hereunder but otherwise remain unissued at
the time of Participant’s death may be transferred pursuant
to the provisions of Participant’s will or the laws of
inheritance or to Participant’s designated beneficiary or
beneficiaries of this Award. Participant may also direct the
Corporation to record the ownership of any Shares which in fact
vest and become issuable hereunder in the name of a revocable
living trust established for the exclusive benefit of Participant
or Participant and his or her spouse. Participant may make such a
beneficiary designation or ownership directive at any time by
filing the appropriate form with the Plan Administrator or its
designee.
3.
Vesting
Requirements . The Shares subject to the Award shall
initially be unvested and shall vest only in accordance with the
vesting provisions of this Paragraph 3 or the special vesting
acceleration provisions of Paragraph 5. The actual number of Shares
in which Participant shall vest under this Paragraph 3 shall be
determined pursuant to a two-step process:(i) first there shall be
calculated the maximum number of Shares in which Participant can
vest based upon the level at which the Performance Goals specified
on Schedule I to the Award Notice are actually attained and (ii)
then the number of the Performance Shares resulting from the clause
(i) calculation in which Participant shall actually vest shall be
determined on the basis of his or her completion of the applicable
Service vesting provisions set forth below. Accordingly,
the vesting of the Shares shall be calculated as
follows:
(a)
Performance Vesting :
Within sixty (60) days following the completion of the
Performance Period, the Plan Administrator shall determine the
applicable number of Performance Shares in accordance with the
provisions of the Award Notice and Schedule I attached
thereto.
(b)
Service Vesting : The
Performance Shares so determined represent the maximum number of
Shares in which Participant can vest hereunder. The
actual number of Shares in which Participant shall vest shall be
determined as follows:
(i) If
Participant continues in Service through the completion of the
Performance Period, Participant shall vest in one third of the
Performance Shares. If the Performance Period is
coincident with the calendar year, then the Shares underlying those
particular Performance Shares shall be issued to Participant during
the period beginning with the first business day of the succeeding
calendar year and ending on March 15th of that year. If the
Performance Period is not coincident with the calendar year, then
the Shares underlying those particular Performance Shares shall be
issued as soon as administratively practicable following the
completion date of that Performance Period, but in no event later
than the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month
following such completion date. The Participant shall vest in the
balance of the Performance Shares in two (2) successive equal
annual installments upon his or her completion of each year of
Service over the two-year period measured from the first
anniversary of the start date of the Performance Period. The Shares
in which Participant vests on each such Service vesting date shall
be issued on that date or as soon as administratively practicable
thereafter, but in no event later than the fifteenth (15th) day of
the third (3rd) calendar month following such Service vesting
date.
(ii) If
Participant ceases Service prior to the completion of
the Performance Period by reason of Early Retirement, Normal
Retirement, death or Permanent Disability, then Participant shall,
upon the completion of such Performance Period, vest in a portion
of the Performance Shares determined by multiplying (x) the maximum
number of Performance Shares in which Participant would have
vested, based on the actual level of Performance Goal attainment
for the Performance Period, had Participant completed the three
(3)-year Service vesting requirement set forth in subparagraph (i)
above by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
months of actual Service completed by Participant in such
Performance Period (rounded to the closest whole month), and the
denominator of which is thirty-six (36) months. If the
Performance Period is coincident with the calendar year, then the
Shares underlying the Performance Shares in which Participant vests
in accordance with this subparagraph (ii) shall be issued to
Participant during the period beginning with the first business day
of the succeeding calendar year and ending on March 15th of that
year. If the Performance Period is not coincident with the calendar
year, then the Shares underlying those vested Performance Shares
shall be issued as soon as administratively practicable following
the completion date of that Performance Period, but in no event
later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar
month following such completion date.
(iii) If
Participant ceases Service on or after the completion
of the Performance Period by reason of Early Retirement or Normal
Retirement but prior to vesting in all the Performance Shares that
become subject to this Award on the basis of actual Performance
Goal attainment for the completed Performance Period, then
Participant shall vest in a portion of those unvested Performance
Shares determined by multiplying (x) the number of Performance
Shares in which Participant would have vested at the end of the
one-year Service vesting period in which such cessation of Service
occurs had Participant continued in Service throughout that
one-year period by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of months of actual Service completed by Participant during
that particular one-year Service vesting period (rounded to the
closest whole month), and the denominator of which is twelve (12)
months. The Shares underlying the Performance Shares in which
Participant vests pursuant to this subparagraph (iii) shall be
issued on the date of Participant’s Separation of Service due
to his or her Early Retirement or Normal Retirement or as soon as
administratively practicable thereafter but in no event later than
the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month
following the date of such Separation from Service.
(iv) If
Participant ceases Service on or after the completion
of the Performance Period by reason of death or Permanent
Disability but prior to vesting in all the Performance Shares that
become subject to this Award on the basis of actual Performance
Goal attainment for the completed Performance Period, then
Participant shall immediately vest in all those unvested
Performance Shares, and the Shares underlying those Performance
Shares shall be issued on the date of Participant’s
Separation of Service due to his or her death or Permanent
Disability or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter
but in no event later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the third
(3rd) calendar month following the date of such Separation from
Service.
(v) If
Participant’s Service ceases for any other reason, whether
before or after the completion of the Performance Period but prior
to the completion of the Service vesting provisions of this
Agreement, then Participant shall cease to have any further right
or entitlement to the unvested Shares at the time subject to this
Award and shall not vest in those unvested Shares.
Schedule
I attached to this Agreement sets forth examples illustrating the
calculation of the number of Shares in which the Participant may
vest based upon hypothetical levels of Performance Goal attainment
and service vesting requirements.
4.
Stockholder Rights and Dividend
Equivalents
(a)
The holder of this Award shall not
have any stockholder rights, including voting, dividend or
liquidation rights, with respect to the Shares subject to the Award
until Participant becomes the record holder of those Shares upon
their actual issuance following the Corporation’s collection
of the applicable Withholding Taxes.
(b)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, should
any dividend or other distribution payable other than in shares of
Common Stock, whether regular or extraordinary, be declared and
paid on the Corporation’s outstanding Common Stock in one or
more calendar years during which Shares remain subject to this
Award (i.e., those Shares are not otherwise issued and outstanding
for purposes of entitlement to the dividend or distribution), then
a special book account shall be established for Participant and
credited with a phantom dividend equivalent. For any
dividend or distribution payable prior to the completion of the
Performance Period, such phantom dividend shall be equivalent to
the actual dividend or distribution which would have been paid on
the number of Shares issuable under this Award at Target Level
Attainment had that number of Shares been issued and outstanding
and entitled to that dividend or distribution. For dividends or
distribution payable on or after the completion of the Performance
Period, such phantom dividend shall be equivalent to the actual
dividend or distribution which would have been paid on the number
of Shares at the time subject to this Award based on actual
Performance Goal attainment, had that number of Shares been issued
and outstanding and entitled to that dividend or distribution. The
phantom dividend equivalents credited to the Participant’s
book account during a particular calendar year shall be distributed
to Participant (in cash or such other form as the Plan
Administrator may deem appropriate in its sole discretion) in one
or more installments completed prior to the last day of that
calendar year. However, each such distribution shall be subject to
the Corporation’s collection of the Withholding Taxes
applicable to that distribution.
5.
Change in Control Prior to
Completion of Performance Period . The following provisions shall apply
only to the extent a Change in Control is consummated prior
to the completion of the applicable Performance Period and
shall have no force or effect in the event the closing of the
Change in Control occurs on or after the completion of such
Performance Period.
(a)
This Award may be assumed by the
successor entity or otherwise continued in full force and effect or
may be replaced with a cash retention account established
by the successor entity. In such event, the
following provisions shall be in effect:
(i)
The Performance Vesting requirements
of this Agreement shall terminate, and the assumption or
continuation of this Award shall be effected in accordance with
Paragraph 5(b) below on the basis of the number of Shares that
would have been issuable under this Award had there been Target
Level Attainment of each of the Performance Goals. The Service
vesting requirements of Paragraph 3(b) shall continue in effect
with respect to the assumed or continued Award.
(ii)
If Participant ceases Service prior
to the completion of the Performance Period by reason of Early
Retirement, Normal Retirement, death or Disability, then
Participant shall, upon the closing of the Change in Control or (if
later) such cessation of Service, vest in that number of Shares
determined by multiplying (x) the number of Performance Shares
which would have resulted had the Corporation achieved each
applicable Performance Goal at Target Level Attainment and
Participant completed the three (3)-year Service vesting
requirement of Paragraph 3 by (y) a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of months of actual Service completed by
Participant in such Performance Period (rounded to the closest
whole month), and the denominator of which is thirty-six (36)
months. The Shares in which Participant so vests shall
be issued to Participant on the date the Shares would have
otherwise been issued pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph
3(b)(ii) in the absence of such Change in Control or, should such
cessation of Service occur after the closing of the Change in
Control, on the date of Participant’s Separation from Service
due to such cessation of Service.
(iii)
Any cash retention account
established in replacement of this Award shall initially be
credited with the fair market value (at the effective time of the
Change in Control) of the number of Shares that would have been
issuable under this Award had there been Target Level Attainment of
each of the Performance Goals, and interest shall accrue on the
outstanding balance of such account, for the period commencing with
the closing date of the Change in Control and continuing through
the date of the final payment of the account, including any
deferred payment date under Paragraph 10, at a variable per annum
rate, compounded semi-annually, equal to the prime rate of interest
as in effect from time to time during such period, as determined on
the basis of the prime rate quotations published in The Wall
Street Journal . The cash retention account shall vest and
be paid out in accordance with the Service vesting and issuance
provisions of Paragraph 3(b) or (to the extent applicable) in
accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 5(a)(ii) above, and the
Participant’s interest in the account shall at all times be
that of a general, unsecured creditor.
(iv)
In the event of such assumption or
continuation of this Award or such replacement of the Award with a
cash retention account, no accelerated vesting of the restricted
stock units subject to this Award or the underlying Shares shall
occur at the time of the Change in Control, and the Service-vesting
provisions of Paragraph 3(b) shall continue in full force and
effect.
(b)
In the event this Award is assumed or
otherwise continued in effect in connection with such Change in
Control, the securities subject to the Award shall be adjusted
immediately after the consummation of that Change in Control so as
to apply to the number and class of securities into which the
number of Shares issuable under this Award at Target Level
Attainment of each Performance Goal would have been converted in
consummation of that Change in Control had that number of Shares
actually been issued and outstanding at that time. To the extent
the actual holders of the outstanding Common Stock receive cash
consideration for their Common Stock in consummation of the Change
in Control, the successor corporation (or parent entity) may, in
connection with the assumption or continuation of the restricted
stock units subject to the Award at that time, but subject to the
Plan Administrator’s approval, substitute one or more shares
of its own common stock with a fair market value equivalent to the
cash consideration paid per share of Common Stock in the Change in
Control transaction, provided such common stock is readily tradable
on an established U.S. securities exchange or market.
(c)
Upon Participant’s Separation
from Service due to an Involuntary Termination occurring within
twenty-four (24) months after a Change in Control in which this
Award is assumed or continued in effect but prior to the completion
of the Performance Period, Participant shall immediately vest in
that number of Shares equal to the Performance Shares which would
have resulted had the Corporation achieved each applicable
Performance Goal at Target Level Attainment and Participant
completed the three (3)-year Service vesting requirement of
Paragraph 3, and that number of Shares shall be issued to
Participant on the date of such Separation from Service or as soon
as administratively practicable thereafter but in no event later
than the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month
following the date of such Separation from Service. Should this
Award be replaced with a cash retention account in accordance with
Paragraph 5(a), then that account shall vest upon
Participant’s Separation from Service due to the Involuntary
Termination, provided and only if such
Involuntary Termination occurs prior to the completion of the
Performance Period. The distribution of such vested
balance, together with all accrued interest thereon through the
actual payment date, shall be made to Participant on the date of
such Separation from Service or as soon as administratively
practicable thereafter but in no event later than the
fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following
the date of such Separation from Service. Except for the number of
Shares and the cash retention balance distributed in accordance
with the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 5(c), Participant
shall have no further right or entitlement to any additional Shares
or other cash amounts hereunder upon such Separation from Service.
Should Participant’s Involuntary Termination occur after the
completion of the Performance Period, Participant’s rights
and entitlement hereunder shall be governed solely by the
provisions of Paragraph 6.
(d)
If the Award is not assumed by the
successor entity or otherwise continued in effect or replaced with
a cash retention account in accordance with Paragraph 5(a), then
the following provisions shall apply in the event the Change in
Control is effected prior to the completion of the
Performance Period:
(i)
If Participant continues in Service
through the effective date of the Change in Control, then
Participant shall, upon the closing of such Change in Control, vest
in that number of Shares equal to the Performance Shares which
would have resulted had the Corporation achieved each applicable
Performance Goal at Target Level Attainment and Participant
completed the three (3)-year Service vesting requirement of
Paragraph 3. The Shares in which Participant so vests
shall be converted into the right to receive the same consideration
per share of Common Stock payable to the other stockholders of the
Corporation in consummation of the Change in Control. Such
consideration per Share shall be distributed to Participant on the
earliest to occur of (x) the date the Share would
have otherwise been issued pursuant to the Service vesting and
issuance provisions set forth in Paragraph 3 in the absence of such
Change in Control, (y) the date of Participant’s Separation
from Service or (z) the first date following a Qualifying Change in
Control transaction on which the distribution can be made without
contravention of any applicable provisions of Code Section 409A or
as soon as administratively practicable following the applicable
date, but in no event later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the
third (3rd) calendar month following that date.
(ii)
To the extent the consideration
payable per share of Common Stock in the Change in Control is in
the form of cash, a fully-vested cash retention account shall be
established by the successor entity at the time of such Change in
Control. Such account shall be credited with the amount
of the cash consideration payable for the Shares, and interest
shall accrue on the outstanding balance of that account, for the
period commencing with the closing date of the Change in Control
and continuing through the date of the final payment of the
account, including any deferred payment date under Paragraph 10, at
a variable per annum rate, compounded semi-annually, equal to the
prime rate of interest as in effect from time to time during such
period, as determined on the basis of the prime rate quotations
published in The Wall Street Journal . The cash
retention account, together with all accrued interest thereon
through the actual payment date, shall be distributed in accordance
with the foregoing distribution provisions of this Paragraph
6(d)(i), and the Participant’s interest in the account shall
at all times be that of a general, unsecured creditor.
(iii)
If Participant ceases Service prior
to the effective date of the Change in Control by reason of Early
Retirement, Normal Retirement, death or Disability then Participant
shall, upon the closing of such Change in Control, vest in that
number of Shares determined by multiplying (x) the number of
Performance Shares which would have resulted had the Corporation
achieved each applicable Performance Goal at Target Level
Attainment and Participant completed the three (3)-year Service
vesting requirement of Paragraph 3 by (y) a fraction,the numerator
of which is the number of months of actual Service completed by
Participant in such Performance Period (rounded to the closest
whole month), and the denominator of which is thirty-six (36)
months. The Shares in which Participant so vests shall
be converted into the right to receive the same
consideration per share of Common Stock payable to the other
stockholders of the Corporation in consummation of the Change in
Control. Such consideration per Share shall be distributed to
Participant on the earlier of (A) the date the Shares
would have otherwise been issued pursuant to the provisions of
Paragraph 3(b)(ii) in the absence of such Change in Control or (B)
the first date following a Qualifying Change in Control transaction
on which the distribution can be made without contravention of any
applicable provisions of Code Section 409A.
(iv)
Except for the amount of
consideration so calculated, Participant shall have no further
right or entitlement to any additional Shares or consideration
under this Award.
6.
Change in Control On or After
Completion of Performance Period . The following provisions shall apply only
to the extent a Change in Control is consummated on or
after the completion of the applicable Performance Period
and shall have no force or effect in the event the closing of the
Change in Control occurs prior to the completion of such
Performance Period.
(a)
This Award may be assumed by the
successor entity or otherwise continued in full force and effect or
may be replaced with a cash retention account established
by the successor entity. Any such assumption
or continuation of this Award shall be effected in accordance with
Paragraph 6(b) below. Any cash retention account
establish