2003 Long-Term Incentive
Plan
(As Amended and Restated)
Effective: September 25,
2008
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
2003 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
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Purpose and
Effective Date
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Definitions
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Administration
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Awards
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Stock Options
and Stock Appreciation Rights
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Restricted
Stock
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11
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Awards for
Non-Employee Directors
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11
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Unrestricted
Campbell Stock Awards for Key Employees
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Award of
Performance Units
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Deferral of
Payments
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Miscellaneous
Provisions
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Change in
Control of the Company
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PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVE
DATE
§ 1.1
Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide financial
incentives for selected Key Employees of the Campbell Group and for
the non-employee Directors of the Company, thereby promoting the
long-term growth and financial success of the Campbell Group by
(1) attracting and retaining employees and Directors of
outstanding ability, (2) strengthening the Campbell
Group’s capability to develop, maintain, and direct a
competent management team, (3) providing an effective means
for selected Key Employees and non-employee Directors to acquire
and maintain ownership of Campbell Stock, (4) motivating Key
Employees to achieve long-range Performance Goals and objectives,
and (5) providing incentive compensation opportunities
competitive with those of other major corporations.
§ 1.2
Effective Date and Expiration of Plan. The Plan was approved
by Shareowners on November 21, 2003, which is the Effective
Date. Unless earlier terminated by the Board pursuant to
Section 11.3, the Plan shall terminate on the tenth
anniversary of its Effective Date. No Award shall be made pursuant
to the Plan after its termination date, but Awards made prior to
the termination date may extend beyond that date.
The following
words and phrases, as used in the Plan, shall have these
meanings:
§ 2.1
“Administrator” means the individual or
individuals to whom the Committee delegates authority under the
Plan in accordance with Section 3.3.
§ 2.2
“Award” means, individually or collectively, any
Option, SAR, Restricted Stock, Restricted Performance Stock,
unrestricted Campbell Stock or Performance Unit Award.
§ 2.3
“Award Statement” means a written confirmation
of an Award under the Plan furnished to the Participant.
§ 2.4
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the
Company.
§ 2.5
“Campbell Group” means the Company and all of
its Subsidiaries on and after the Effective Date.
§ 2.6
“Campbell Stock” means Capital Stock of the
Company.
§ 2.7
“Cause” except for purposes of Article XII,
with respect to any Participant, means (i) the definition of
“Cause” as set forth in any individual employment
agreement applicable to such Participant, or (ii) in the case
of a Participant who does not have an individual employment
agreement that defines Cause, then “Cause” means the
termination of a Participant’s employment by reason of his or
her (1) engaging in gross misconduct that is injurious to the
Campbell Group, monetarily or otherwise, (2) misappropriation
of funds, (3) willful misrepresentation to the directors or
officers of the Campbell Group, (4) gross negligence in the
performance of the Participant’s duties having an adverse
effect on the business, operations, assets, properties or financial
condition of the Campbell Group, (5) conviction of a crime
involving moral turpitude, or (6) entering into competition
with the Campbell Group. The determination of whether a
Participant’s employment was terminated for Cause shall be
made by the Company in its sole discretion.
§ 2.8
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.
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§ 2.9
“Committee” means the Compensation and
Organization Committee of the Board or a subcommittee
thereof.
§ 2.10
“Company” means Campbell Soup Company and its
successors and assigns.
§ 2.11
“Deferred Account” means an account established
for a Participant under Section 10.1.
§ 2.12
“Deferred Compensation Plan” means any Campbell
Soup Company Deferred Compensation Plan.
§ 2.13
“Director” means a member of the Board of
Directors of the Company.
§ 2.14
“Effective Date” means November 21,
2003.
§ 2.15
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.
§ 2.16
“Fair Market Value” means, as of any specified
date, an amount equal to the mean between the reported high and low
prices of Campbell Stock on the New York Stock Exchange composite
tape on the specified date or, if no shares of Campbell Stock have
been traded on any such dates, the mean between the reported high
and low prices of Campbell Stock on the New York Stock Exchange
composite tape as reported on the first day prior thereto on which
shares of Campbell Stock were so traded. If shares of Campbell
Stock are no longer traded on the New York Stock Exchange,
“Fair Market Value” shall be determined in good faith
by the Committee using other reasonable means.
§ 2.17
“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the
Company, which is the 52- or 53-week period ending on the Sunday
closest to July 31.
§ 2.18
“Incentive Stock Option” means an option within
the meaning of Section 422 of the Code or any successor
provision thereof.
§ 2.19
“Key Employee” means a salaried employee of the
Campbell Group who is in a management position.
§ 2.20
“Nonqualified Stock Option” means an option
granted under the Plan other than an Incentive Stock
Option.
§ 2.21
“Option” means either a Nonqualified Stock
Option or an Incentive Stock Option to purchase Campbell
Stock.
§ 2.22
“Option Price” means the price at which Campbell
Stock may be purchased under an Option as provided in
Section 5.4, or in the case of a SAR granted under
Section 5.8, the Fair Market Value of Campbell Stock on the
date the SAR is awarded.
§ 2.23
“Participant” means a Key Employee or a
non-employee Director to whom an Award has been made under the Plan
or a Transferee.
§ 2.24
“Performance Goals” means goals established by
the Committee pursuant to Section 4.5.
§ 2.25
“Performance Period” means a period of time over
which performance is measured.
§ 2.26
“Performance Unit” means the unit of measure
determined under Article IX by which is expressed the value of
a Performance Unit Award.
§ 2.27
“Performance Unit Award” means an Award granted
under Article IX.
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§ 2.28
“Personal Representative” means the person or
persons who, upon the death, disability, or incompetency of a
Participant, shall have acquired, by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution or by other legal proceedings, the right to
exercise an Option or SAR or the right to any Restricted Stock
Award or Performance Unit Award theretofore granted or made to such
Participant.
§ 2.29
“Plan” means Campbell Soup Company 2003
Long-Term Incentive Plan.
§ 2.30
“Predecessor Plan” means The Campbell Soup
Company 1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended.
§ 2.31
“Restricted Performance Stock” means Campbell
Stock subject to Performance Goals.
§ 2.32
“Restricted Stock” means Campbell Stock subject
to the terms and conditions provided in Article VI and
including Restricted Performance Stock.
§ 2.33
“Restricted Stock Award” means an Award granted
under Article VI.
§ 2.34
“Restriction Period” means a period of time
determined under Section 6.2 during which Restricted Stock is
subject to the terms and conditions provided in
Section 6.3.
§ 2.35
“SAR” means a stock appreciation right granted
under Section 5.8.
§ 2.36
“Shareowners” means the Shareowners of the
Company.
§ 2.37
“Subsidiary” means a corporation or other entity
the majority of the voting stock of which is owned directly or
indirectly by the Company.
§ 2.38
“Transferee” means a person to whom a
Participant has transferred his or her rights to an Award under the
Plan in accordance with Section 11.1 and procedures and
guidelines adopted by the Company.
§ 3.1
Committee to Administer. The Plan shall be administered by
the Committee. A majority of the members of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum for the conduct of business at any meeting. The
Committee shall act by majority vote of the members present at a
duly convened meeting, which may include a meeting by conference
telephone call held in accordance with applicable law. Action may
be taken without a meeting if written consent thereto is given in
accordance with applicable law.
§ 3.2
Powers of Committee.
(a) The
Committee shall have full power and authority to interpret and
administer the Plan and to establish and amend rules and
regulations for its administration. The Committee’s decisions
shall be final and conclusive with respect to the interpretation of
the Plan and any Award made under it.
(b) Subject
to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have authority,
in its discretion, to determine those Key Employees who shall
receive an Award, the time or times when such Award shall be made,
the vesting schedule, if any, for the Award and the type of Award
to be granted, the number of shares to be subject to each Option
and Restricted Stock Award, and the value of each Performance
Unit.
(c) The
Committee shall determine and set forth in an Award Statement the
terms of each Award, including such terms, restrictions, and
provisions as shall be necessary to cause certain Options to
qualify
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as Incentive
Stock Options. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any
omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award
Statement, in such manner and to the extent the Committee shall
determine in order to carry out the purposes of the Plan. The
Committee may, in its discretion, accelerate (i) the date on
which any Option or SAR may be exercised, (ii) the date of
termination of the restrictions applicable to a Restricted Stock
Award, or (iii) the end of a Performance Period under a
Performance Unit Award, if the Committee determines that to do so
will be in the best interests of the Company and the Participants
in the Plan; provided, however, that with respect to Awards that
are subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Committee shall
not have the authority to accelerate or postpone the timing of
payment or settlement of an Award in a manner that would cause such
Award to become subject to the interest and penalty provisions
under Section 409A of the Code.
§3.3
Delegation by Committee. The Committee may, but need not,
from time to time delegate some or all of its authority under the
Plan to an Administrator consisting of one or more members of the
Committee or of the Board or of one or more officers of the
Company; provided, however , that the Committee may not
delegate its authority (i) to make Awards to Key Employees
(A) who are subject on the date of the Award to the reporting
rules under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, (B) whose
compensation for such fiscal year may be subject to the limit on
deductible compensation pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code, or
(C) who are officers of the Company who are delegated
authority by the Committee hereunder, unless in the cases of
(A) through (C) above the delegation consists of at least
two directors that satisfy the requirements of an “outside
director” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code and a
“non-employee director” for purposes of Rule 16b-3
under the Exchange Act, or (ii) to interpret the Plan or any
Award, or (iii) under Section 11.3 of the Plan. Any
delegation hereunder shall be subject to the restrictions and
limits that the Committee specifies at the time of such delegation
or thereafter. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed as obligating
the Committee to delegate authority to an Administrator, and the
Committee may at any time rescind the authority delegated to an
Administrator appointed hereunder or appoint a new Administrator.
At all times the Administrator appointed under this
Section 3.3 shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of
the Committee. Any action undertaken by the Administrator in
accordance with the Committee’s delegation of authority shall
have the same force and effect as if undertaken directly by the
Committee, and any reference in the Plan to the Committee shall, to
the extent consistent with the terms and limitations of such
delegation, be deemed to include a reference to the
Administrator.
§4.1
Awards. Awards under the Plan shall consist of Incentive
Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, SARs, Restricted Stock,
Restricted Performance Stock, unrestricted Campbell Stock and
Performance Units. All Awards shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan and to such other terms and conditions
consistent with the Plan as the Committee deems appropriate. Awards
under a particular section of the Plan need not be uniform and
Awards under two or more sections may be combined in one Award
Statement. Any combination of Awards may be granted at one time and
on more than one occasion to the same Key Employee. Awards of
Performance Units and Restricted Performance Stock shall be earned
solely upon attainment of Performance Goals and the Committee shall
have no discretion to increase such Awards.
§4.2
Eligibility for Awards. An Award may be made to any Key
Employee selected by the Committee. In making this selection and in
determining the form and amount of the Award, the Committee may
give consideration to the functions and responsibilities of the
respective Key Employee, his or her present and potential
contributions to the success of the Campbell Group, the value of
his or her services to the Campbell Group, and such other factors
deemed relevant by the Committee. Non-employee Directors are
eligible to receive Awards pursuant to Article VII.
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§4.3
Shares Available Under the Plan.
(a) The
Campbell Stock to be offered under the Plan pursuant to Options,
SARs, Performance Unit Awards, and Restricted Stock and
unrestricted Campbell Stock Awards must be Campbell Stock
previously issued and outstanding and reacquired by the Company.
Subject to adjustment under Section 11.2, the number of shares
of Campbell Stock that may be issued pursuant to Awards under the
Plan (the “Section 4.3 Limit" ) shall not exceed,
in the aggregate:
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28,000,000 shares; plus
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(ii)
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the
number of shares of Campbell Stock that remain available for
issuance under the Predecessor Plan as of the date this Plan is
approved by Shareowners (increased by any shares of Campbell Stock
subject to any award (or portion thereof) outstanding under the
Predecessor Plan on such date which lapses, expires or is otherwise
terminated without the issuance of such Campbell Stock or is
settled by delivery of consideration other than Campbell
Stock).
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(b) Any
shares of Campbell Stock subject to Options and SARs shall be
counted against the Section 4.3 Limit as one share for every
one share subject thereto. Any shares of Campbell Stock subject to
Performance Unit Awards, Restricted Stock and unrestricted Campbell
Stock Awards shall be counted against the Section 4.3 Limit as
four shares for every one share subject thereto.
(c) The
Section 4.3 Limit shall be increased by shares of Campbell
Stock that are subject to an Award which for any reason is
cancelled (excluding shares subject to an Option cancelled upon the
exercise of a related SAR) or terminated without having been
exercised or paid. Anything to the contrary in this
Section 4.3(c) notwithstanding, if a SAR is settled in whole
or in part in shares of Campbell Stock, the Section 4.3 Limit
shall be increased by the excess, if any, of the number of shares
of Campbell Stock subject to the SAR over the number of shares of
Campbell Stock delivered to the Participant upon exercise of the
SAR.
(d) The
following shares of Campbell Stock may not again be made available
for issuance as Awards under the Plan: (i) shares not issued
or delivered as a result of the net settlement of an outstanding
SAR or Option, (ii) shares used to pay the exercise price or
withholding taxes related to an Award, or (iii) shares
repurchased on the open market with the proceeds of the Option
exercise price.
§4.4
Limitation on Awards. The maximum aggregate dollar value of
Restricted Stock and Performance Units awarded to any Key Employee
with respect to a Performance Period or Restriction Period may not
exceed $5 million for each fiscal year included in such
Performance Period or Restriction Period. The maximum number of
shares for which Options may be granted to any Participant in any
one fiscal year shall not exceed five million.
§4.5
General Performance Goals. Prior to or during the beginning
of a Performance Period (but in any event no later than
90 days into a Performance Period) the Committee will
establish in writing one or more Performance Goals for the Company.
Performance Goals will be comprised of specified levels of one or
more of the following performance criteria as the Committee may
deem appropriate: earnings per share, net earnings, operating
earnings, unit volume, net sales, market share, balance sheet
measurements, revenue, economic profit, cash flow, cash return on
assets, shareowner return, return on equity, return on capital or
other value-based performance measures. In addition, for any Awards
not intended to meet the requirements of Section 162(m) of the
Code, the Committee may establish Performance Goals based on other
performance criteria as it deems appropriate. The Performance Goals
may be described in terms of objectives that are related to the
individual Participant or objectives that are Company-wide or
related to a Subsidiary, division, department, region, function or
business unit and may be measured on an absolute or cumulative
basis or on the basis of percentage of improvement over time, and
may be measured in terms of Company performance (or performance of
the applicable Subsidiary, division, department, region, function
or business unit) or measured relative to selected peer companies
or a market index. The Committee may disregard or offset the effect
of any special charges or gains or
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cumulative
effect of a change in accounting in determining the attainment of
Performance Goals. Awards may also be payable when Company
performance, as measured by one or more of the above criteria, as
compared to peer companies meets or exceeds an objective criterion
established by the Committee.
§4.6
Awards in Lieu of Salary or Bonus. The Committee may, in its
sole discretion, and on such terms and conditions as the Committee
may prescribe, give Participants the opportunity to receive Awards
in lieu of future salary, bonus or other compensation.
STOCK OPTIONS AND STOCK
APPRECIATION RIGHTS
§5.1 Award
of Stock Options. The Committee may, from time to time, and on
such terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe, award
Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options to any Key
Employee.
(a) An Option
granted under the Plan shall be exercisable only in accordance with
the vesting schedule approved by the Committee. The Committee may
in its discretion prescribe additional conditions, restrictions or
terms on the vesting of an Option, including the full or partial
attainment of Performance Goals pursuant to Section 4.5. After
the Option vests, the Option may be exercised at any time during
the term of the Option, in whole or in installments, as specified
in the related Award Statement. Subject to Section 5.6, the
duration of each Option shall not be more than ten years from the
date of grant.
(b) Except as
provided in Section 5.6, a Participant may not exercise an
Option unless such Participant is then, and continually (except for
sick leave, military service, or other approved leave of absence)
after the grant of the Option has been, an employee or Director of
the Campbell Group.
§5.3 Award
Statement or Agreement. Each Option shall be evidenced by an
Award Statement or an option agreement.
§5.4
Option Price, Exercise and Payment. The Option Price of
Campbell Stock under each Option shall be determined by the
Committee but shall be a price not less than 100 percent of
the Fair Market Value of Campbell Stock at the date such Option is
granted, as determined by the Committee.
Subject to
Section 11.2, the Committee may not (i) amend an Option
to reduce its Option Price, (ii) cancel an Option and regrant
an Option with a lower Option Price than the original Option Price
of the cancelled Option, or (iii) take any other action
(whether in the form of an amendment, cancellation or replacement
grant) that has the effect of repricing an Option.
Vested Options may
be exercised from time to time by giving written notice to the
Treasurer of the Company, or his or her designee, specifying the
number of shares to be purchased. The notice of exercise shall be
accompanied by payment in full of the Option Price in cash or the
Option Price may be paid in whole or in part through the transfer
to the Company of shares of Campbell Stock in accordance with
procedures established by the Committee from time to time. In
addition, in accordance with the rules and procedures established
by the Committee for this purpose, an Option may also be exercised
through a “cashless exercise” procedure involving a
broker or dealer, that affords Participants the opportunity to sell
immediately some or all of the shares underlying the exercised
portion of the Option in order to generate sufficient cash to pay
the Option Price and/or to satisfy withholding tax obligations
related to the Option.
In the event such
Option Price is paid in whole or in part, with shares of Campbell
Stock, the portion of the Option Price so paid shall be equal to
the value, as of the date of exercise of the Option, of
such
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shares. The
value of such shares shall be equal to the number of such shares
multiplied by the Fair Market Value of such shares on the trading
day coincident with the date of exercise of such Option (or the
immediately preceding trading day if the date of exercise is not a
trading day). The Company shall not issue or transfer Campbell
Stock upon exercise of an Option until the Option Price is fully
paid. The Participant may satisfy any minimum amounts required to
be withheld by the Company under applicable federal, state and
local tax laws in effect from time to time, by electing to have the
Company withhold a portion of the shares of Campbell Stock to be
delivered for the payment of such taxes.
§5.5
Limitations on Incentive Stock Options. Each provision of
the Plan and each Award Statement relating to an Incentive Stock
Option shall be construed so that each Incentive Stock Option shall
be an “incentive stock option” as defined in
Section 422 of the Code, and any provisions of the Award
Statement thereof that cannot be so construed shall be
disregarded.
§5.6
Termination of Employment. Subject to Article XII, the
following provisions will govern the ability of a Participant to
exercise any outstanding Options or SARs following the
Participant’s termination of employment with the Campbell
Group unless the Committee determines otherwise with respect to any
individual Option or SAR.
(a) If the
employment of a Participant with the Campbell Group is terminated
for reasons other than (i) death, (ii) discharge for
Cause, (iii) retirement, or (iv) resignation, such
Participant’s outstanding SARs or Options may be exercised at
any time within three years after such termination, to the extent
of the number of shares covered by such Options or SARs which were
exercisable at the date of such termination; except that an Option
or SAR shall not be exercisable on any date beyond the expiration
date of such Option or SAR.
(b) If the
employment of a Participant with the Campbell Group is terminated
for Cause, any Options or SARs of such Participant (whether or not
then exercisable) shall expire and any rights thereunder shall
terminate immediately.
(c) If the
employment of a Participant is terminated due to resignation, such
Participant’s outstanding Options or SARs may be exercised at
any time within three months of such resignation to the extent that
the number of shares covered by such Options or SARS were
exercisable at the date of such resignation, except that an Option
or SAR shall not be exercisable on any date beyond the expiration
date of such Option or SAR.
(d) Should a
Participant, who is not eligible to retire under the
Company’s pension plan or a pension plan of any affiliated
company, die either while in the employ of the Campbell Group or
after termination of such employment (other than discharge for
Cause), the SARs or Options of such deceased Participant may be
exercised by his or her Personal Representative at any time within
three years after the Participant’s death to the extent of
the number of shares covered by such Options or SARs which were
exercisable at the date of such death, except that an Option or
SARs shall not be exercisable on any date beyond the expiration
date of such Option or SAR.
(e) Should a
Participant who is eligible to retire under the Company’s
pension plan or a pension plan of any affiliated company die prior
to the vesting of his or her outstanding Options or SARs, any
installment or installments not then exercisable shall become fully
exercisable as of the date of the Participant’s death and the
SARs or Options may be exercised by the Participant’s
Personal Representative at any time prior to the expiration date of
such Options or SARs.
(f) Should a
Participant who has retired die prior to exercising all of his or
her outstanding Options or SARs, then such SARs and Options may be
exercised by the Participant’s Personal Representative at any
time prior to the expiration date of such Options or
SARs.
(g) If a
Participant who was granted an Option or SAR dies within
180 days of the expiration date of such Option or SAR, and if
on the date of death the Participant was entitled to exercise such
Option or
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SAR, including
Options and SARs vested pursuant to Section 5.6(e), and if the
Option or SAR expired without being exercised, the Personal
Representative of the Participant shall receive in settlement a
cash payment from the Company of a sum equal to the amount, if any,
by which the Fair Market Value (determined on the expiration date
of the Option or SAR) of Campbell Stock subject to the Option or
SAR exceeds the Option Price.
(h) In the event
the Participant’s employment with the Campbell Group
terminates (except for a termination for Cause which is governed by
Section 5.6(b)) prior to the vesting of all Options and SARs,
and if the Participant is eligible to retire under the
Company’s pension plan or a pension plan of any affiliated
company at the date of such termination, any installment or
installments not then exercisable shall become fully exercisable as
of the effective date of such termination and may be exercised at
any time prior to the expiration date of such Options or SARs. If
the Participant receives severance payments from the Company or any
affiliated company and becomes eligible to retire during the
severance payment period, all of the Participant’s Options
and SARs shall become fully exercisable as of the date of such
Participant’s retirement eligibility date and may be
exercised at any time prior to the expiration date of such Options
or SARs.
§5.7
Shareowner Rights and Privileges. A Participant shall have
no rights as a Shareowner with respect to any shares of Campbell
Stock covered by an Option until the issuance of such shares to the
Participant.
(a) The
Committee may award to the Participant a SAR related to the Option.
The Committee may also award SARs that are unrelated to any
Option.
(b) The SAR
shall represent the right to receive payment of an amount equal to
the amount by which the Fair Market Value of one share of Campbell
Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date of exercise
of the SAR exceeds the
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