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KRAFT FOODS INC. 2005 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN

Equity Incentive Plan Agreement

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Title: KRAFT FOODS INC. 2005 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN
Governing Law: Virginia     Date: 2/27/2009
Industry: Food Processing     Sector: Consumer/Non-Cyclical

KRAFT FOODS INC. 2005 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN, Parties: kraft foods inc
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Exhibit 10.7

KRAFT FOODS INC. 2005 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN

(Amended December 31, 2008)

Section 1. Purpose; Definitions.

The purpose of the Plan is to support the Company’s ongoing efforts to develop and retain world-class leaders and to provide the Company with the ability to provide incentives more directly linked to the profitability of the Company’s businesses and increases in shareholder value.

For purposes of the Plan, the following terms are defined as set forth below:

 

(a)

“Annual Incentive Award” means an Incentive Award made pursuant to Section 5(a)(vi) with a Performance Cycle of one year or less.

 

(b)

“Awards” mean grants under the Plan or, to the extent relevant, under any Prior Plan, of Incentive Awards, Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units, or Other Stock-Based Awards.

 

(c)

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(d)

“Cause” means termination because of:

 

 

(i)

Continued failure to substantially perform the Participant’s job’s duties (other than resulting from incapacity due to disability);

 

 

(ii)

Gross negligence, dishonesty, or violation of any reasonable rule or regulation of the Company where the violation results in significant damage to the Company; or

 

 

(iii)

Engaging in other conduct which adversely reflects on the Company in any material respect.

 

(e)

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

 

(f)

“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency.

 

(g)

“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or a subcommittee thereof, any successor thereto or such other committee or subcommittee as may be designated by the Board to administer the Plan.

 

(h)

“Common Stock” or “Stock” means the Class A Common Stock of the Company.


(i)

“Company” means Kraft Foods Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or any successor thereto.

 

(j)

“Deferred Stock Unit” means such Award as described in Section 5(a)(v).

 

(k)

“Economic Value Added” means net after-tax operating profit less the cost of capital.

 

(l)

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

 

(m)

“Fair Market Value” means, as of any given date, the mean between the highest and lowest reported sales prices of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange-Composite Transactions or, if no such sale of Common Stock is reported on such date, the fair market value of the Stock as determined by the Committee in good faith; provided, however, that the Committee may in its discretion designate the actual sales price as Fair Market Value in the case of dispositions of Common Stock under the Plan.

 

(n)

“Good Reason” means:

 

 

(i)

the assignment to the Participant of any duties substantially inconsistent with the Participant’s position, authority, duties or responsibilities in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, or any other action by the Company that results in a marked diminution in the Participant’s position, authority, duties or responsibilities, excluding for this purpose:

 

 

a.

changes in the Participant’s position, authority, duties or responsibilities which are consistent with the Participant’s education, experience, etc.;

 

 

b.

an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and that is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Participant;

 

 

(ii)

any material reduction in the Participant’s base salary, annual incentive or long-term incentive opportunity as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and that is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Participant;

 

 

(iii)

the Company’s, its subsidiaries’ or affiliates’ requiring the Participant to be based at any office or location other than any other location which does not extend the Participant’s current home to work location commute by more than 50 miles;

 

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(iv)

the Company’s, its subsidiaries’ or affiliates’ requiring the Participant to travel on business to a substantially greater extent than required immediately prior to the Change in Control;

 

 

(v)

any alleged termination by the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates of the Participant’s employment otherwise than as expressly permitted by this Plan; or

 

 

(vi)

any failure by the Company to require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly and agree to perform this Plan in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place, as required by Article 5.

 

(o)

“Incentive Award” means any Award that is either an Annual Incentive Award or a Long-Term Incentive Award.

 

(p)

“Incentive Stock Option” means any Stock Option that is designated as being an Incentive Stock Option and complies with Section 422 (or any amended or successor provision) of the Code.

 

(q)

“Long-Term Incentive Award” means an Incentive Award made pursuant to Section 5(a)(vi) with a Performance Cycle of more than one year.

 

(r)

“Nonqualified Stock Option” means any Stock Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

 

(s)

“Other Stock-Based Award” means an Award made pursuant to Section 5(a)(iii).

 

(t)

“Participant” means any eligible individual as set forth in Section 3 to whom an Award is granted.

 

(u)

“Performance Cycle” means the period selected by the Committee during which the performance of the Company or any subsidiary, affiliate or unit thereof or any individual is measured for the purpose of determining the extent to which an Award subject to Performance Goals has been earned.

 

(v)

“Performance Goals” mean the objectives for the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate or any unit thereof or any individual that may be established by the Committee for a Performance Cycle with respect to any performance-based Awards contingently awarded under the Plan. Performance Goals may be provided in absolute terms, or in relation to the Company’s peer group. The

 

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Company’s peer group will be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Performance Goals for Awards that are intended to constitute “performance-based” compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) (or any amended or successor provision) of the Code shall be based on one or more of the following criteria: earnings per share, total stockholder return, return on equity, return on capital, net income, adjusted net income, cash flow, operating income or Economic Value Added.

 

(w)

“Plan” means this Kraft Foods Inc. 2005 Performance Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

(x)

“Prior Plan” means the Kraft Foods Inc. 2001 Performance Incentive Plan.

 

(y)

“Restricted Period” means the period during which an Award may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered.

 

(z)

“Restricted Stock” means an Award of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 5(a)(iv).

 

(aa)

“Restricted Stock Unit” means such Award as described in Section 5(a)(v).

 

(bb)

“Spread Value” means, with respect to a share of Common Stock subject to an Award, an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value, on the date such value is determined, over the Award’s exercise or grant price, if any.

 

(cc)

“Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right granted pursuant to Section 5(a)(ii).

 

(dd)

“Stock Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option granted pursuant to Section 5(a)(i).

In addition, the terms “Affiliated Group,” “Business Combination,” “Change in Control,” “Change in Control Price,” “Incumbent Board,” “Outstanding Company Stock,” “Outstanding Company Voting Securities” and “Person” have the meanings set forth in Section 6.

Section 2. Administration.

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have the power to interpret the Plan and to adopt such rules and guidelines for carrying out the Plan as it may deem appropriate. The Committee shall have the authority to adopt such modifications, procedures and subplans as may be necessary or desirable to comply with the laws, regulations, compensation practices and tax and accounting principles of the countries in which the Company, a subsidiary or an affiliate may operate to assure the viability of the benefits of Awards made to individuals employed in such countries and to meet the objectives of the Plan.

 

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Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority to determine those employees eligible to receive Awards and the amount, type and terms of each Award and to establish and administer any Performance Goals applicable to such Awards. The Committee may delegate its authority and power under the Plan to one or more officers of the Company, subject to guidelines prescribed by the Committee, but only with respect to Participants who are not subject to either Section 16 (or any amended or successor provision) of the Exchange Act or Section 162(m) (or any amended or successor provision) of the Code.

Any determination made by the Committee or by one or more officers pursuant to delegated authority in accordance with the provisions of the Plan with respect to any Award shall be made in the sole discretion of the Committee or such delegate, and all decisions made by the Committee or any appropriately designated officer pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Company and Plan Participants.

Section 3. Eligibility.

Salaried employees of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates who are responsible for or contribute to the management, growth and profitability of the business of the Company, its subsidiaries or its affiliates, are eligible to be granted Awards under the Plan.

Section 4. Common Stock Subject to the Plan.

 

(a)

Common Stock Available. The total number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for distribution pursuant to the Plan shall be 150,000,000 shares. An amount not to exceed 45,000,000 shares of Common Stock may be issued pursuant to Restricted Stock Awards, Other Stock-Based Awards, and Incentive Awards, except that Other Stock-Based Awards with values based on Spread Values shall not be included in this limitation. Except as otherwise provided herein, any Award made under the Prior Plan before the expiration of such Prior Plan shall continue to be subject to the terms and conditions of such Prior Plan and the applicable Award agreement. Any adjustments, substitutions, or other actions that may be made or taken in accordance with Section 4(b) below in connection with the corporate transactions or events described therein shall, to the extent applied to outstanding Awards made under the Prior Plan, be deemed made from shares reserved for issuance under such Prior Plan, rather than this Plan, pursuant to the authority of the Board under the Prior Plan to make adjustments and substitutions in such circumstances to the aggregate number and kind of shares reserved for issuance under the Prior Plan and to Awards granted under the Prior Plan. To the extent any Award under this Plan is exercised or cashed out or terminates or expires or is forfeited without a payment being made to the Participant in the form of Common Stock, the shares subject to such Award that were not so paid, if any, shall again be available for distribution in connection

 

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with Awards under the Plan; provided, however, that any shares which are available again for Awards under the Plan also shall count against the limit described in Section 5(b)(i). If an SAR or similar Award based on Spread Value with respect to shares of Common Stock is exercised, the full number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Award is measured will nonetheless be deemed distributed for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares remaining available for delivery under the Plan. Similarly, any shares of Common Stock that are used by a Participant as full or partial payment of withholding or other taxes or as payment for the exercise or conversion price of an Award under the Plan will be deemed distributed for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares remaining available for delivery under the Plan.

 

(b)

Adjustments for Certain Corporate Transactions

 

 

(i)

In the event of any merger, share exchange, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, distribution, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, spin-off, issuance of rights or warrants or other similar transaction or event affecting the Common Stock in any case after adoption of the Plan by the Board, the Committee is authorized to make such adjustments or substitutions with respect to the Plan and the Prior Plan and to Awards granted thereunder as it deems appropriate to reflect the occurrence of such event, including, but not limited to, adjustments (A) to the aggregate number and kind of securities reserved for issuance under the Plan, (B) to the Award limits set forth in Section 5, (C) to the Performance Goals or Performance Cycles of any outstanding Performance-Based Awards, and (D) to the number and kind of securities subject to outstanding Awards and, if applicable, the grant or exercise price or Spread Value of outstanding Awards. In addition, the Committee may make an Award in substitution for incentive awards, stock awards, stock options or similar awards held by an individual who is, previously was, or becomes an employee of the Company, a subsidiary or an affiliate in connection with a transaction described in this Section 4(b)(i). Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan (other than the limitation set forth in Section 4(a)), the terms of such substituted Awards shall be as the Committee, in its discretion, determines is appropriate.

 

 

(ii)

In connection with any of the events described in 4(b)(i), the Committee shall also have authority with respect to the Plan and the Prior Plan and to Awards granted thereunder (A) to grant Awards (including Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and Other Stock-Based Awards) with a grant price that is less than Fair Market Value on the date of grant in order to preserve existing gain under any similar type of award previously granted by the Company or another entity to the extent that the existing gain would otherwise be diminished without payment of adequate compensation to the holder of the award for such diminution , and (B) except as may otherwise be required under an applicable Award

 

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agreement, to cancel or adjust the terms of an outstanding Award as appropriate to reflect the substitution for the outstanding Award of an award of equivalent value granted by another entity. In connection with a spin-off or similar corporate transaction, the adjustments described in this Section 4(b) may include, but are not limited to, (C) the imposition of restrictions on any distribution with respect to Restricted Stock or similar Awards and (D) the substitution of comparable Stock Options to purchase the stock of another entity or Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Awards denominated in the securities of another entity, which may be settled in the form of cash, Common Stock, stock of such other entity, or other securities or property, as determined by the Committee; and, in the event of such a substitution, references in this Plan and the Prior Plan and in the applicable Award agreements thereunder to “Common Stock” or “Stock” shall be deemed (except for purposes of Section 6(b) hereunder and for any similar provisions of the Prior Plan or applicable Award agreements) to also refer to the securities of the other entity where appropriate.

 

 

(iii)

In connection with any of the events described in Section 4(b


 
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