Exhibit 10.16
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
2005 ELECTIVE DEFERRED INCENTIVE
COMPENSATION PLAN
(As Amended and Restated Effective
January 1, 2009)
SECTION 1
General
1.1. Purpose
. The Brunswick Corporation 2005 Elective Deferred
Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) was previously
established by Brunswick Corporation (the “Company”) so
that it may provide eligible employees with an opportunity to build
additional financial security, thereby aiding the Company in
attracting and retaining employees of exceptional
ability. The Plan applies to the deferral of amounts
that are earned or become vested after December 31,
2004. The Brunswick Corporation Elective Deferred
Compensation Plan (the “Prior Plan”) shall apply to the
deferral of amounts that are earned and become vested on or before
December 31, 2004. The following provisions constitute
an amendment and restatement of the Plan effective January 1,
2009.
1.2. Change in
Control . For purposes of the Plan, the term
“Change in Control” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 409A of the Code; provided, however, in no event shall an
acquisition of assets under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii)
constitute a change in control event, unless such event is also a
sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets.
1.3. Code
. For purposes of the Plan, the term “Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. References to sections of the Code also refer
to any successor provisions thereof. If, after the
Effective Date, there is a change in the provisions or
interpretation of Code section 409A which would have a material
effect on the benefits of the Plan to a Participant or the Company,
the Company shall revise the Plan in good faith to preserve the
benefits of the Plan for the Company and the
Participants.
1.4. Effective
Date . The “Effective Date” of this
amendment and restatement of the Plan is January 1,
2009.
1.5. Eligible
Employees . The term “Eligible Employee”
for any period shall mean any employee of the Company who is
designated as an Eligible Employee for that period, either by
individual designation by the Committee, or by being a member of a
group of employees designated by the Committee.
1.6. Operation and
Administration . The authority to control and manage
the operation and administration of the Plan shall be vested in the
Human Resources and Compensation Committee (the
“Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company
(the “Board”). In controlling and managing
the operation and administration of the Plan, the Committee shall
have the rights, powers and duties set forth in Section
6. Capitalized terms in the Plan shall be defined as set
forth in the Plan.
1.7. Plan Year
. The term “Plan Year” means the calendar
year.
1.8. Applicable
Law . The Plan shall be construed and administered
in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois to the extent
that such laws are not preempted by the laws of the United States
of America.
1.9. Notices
. Any notice or document required to be filed with the
Plan Administrator (as defined in subsection 6.1) or the Committee
under the Plan will be properly filed if delivered or mailed to the
Plan Administrator, in care of the Company, at its principal
executive offices. The Plan Administrator may, by
advance written notice to affected persons, revise such notice
procedure from time to time. Any notice required under
the Plan may be waived by the person entitled to notice.
1.10. Form and Time
of Elections . Unless otherwise specified herein,
each election required or permitted to be made by any Participant
or other person entitled to benefits under the Plan, and any
permitted modification or revocation thereof, shall be in writing
filed with the Plan Administrator at such times, in such form, and
subject to such restrictions and limitations as the Plan
Administrator shall require.
1.11. Benefits Under
Qualified Plans . Compensation of any Participant
that is deferred under the Plan, and benefits payable under the
Plan, shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the benefits
under any plan that is intended to be qualified under section
401(a) of the Code.
1.12. Other Costs and
Benefits . The Plan is intended to defer, but not to
eliminate, payment of compensation to a
Participant. Accordingly, if any compensation or
benefits that would otherwise be provided to a Participant in the
absence of the Plan are reduced or eliminated by reason of deferral
under the Plan, the Company shall equitably compensate the
Participant for such reduction or elimination. However,
no reimbursement will be made for increased taxes resulting from
benefits under the Plan (whether resulting from a change in
individual income tax rates or otherwise).
1.13. Evidence
. Evidence required of anyone under the Plan may be by
certificate, affidavit, document or other information which the
person acting on it considers pertinent and reliable, and signed,
made or presented by the proper party or parties.
1.14. Withholding
. Except as otherwise provided by the
Committee, (i) the deduction of withholding and any other taxes
required by law will be made from all amounts paid in cash and (ii)
in the case of payments in shares of common stock of the Company
(“Company Stock”), the Participant shall be required to
pay in cash the amount of any taxes required to be withheld prior
to receipt of such Company Stock, or alternatively, a number of
shares of Company Stock the Fair Market Value (defined below) of
which equals the amount required to be withheld may be deducted
from the payment; provided, however, that the number
of shares of Company Stock so deducted may not have an aggregate
Fair Market Value in excess of the amount determined by applying
the minimum statutory withholding rate. “Fair
Market Value” means the closing price on the New York Stock
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the next preceding date on which a closing price was quoted;
provided, however, that the Committee may specify some other
definition of Fair Market Value.
1.15. Adjustments
. In the event of any increase or decrease in the number
of issued shares of Company Stock resulting from a subdivision or
consolidation of shares or other capital adjustment, or the payment
of a stock dividend or other increase or decrease in shares,
effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, or other
change in corporate or capital structure, the number and class of
securities distributable under this Plan and the number of share
units in Participants’ Elective Stock Deferral Accounts shall
be appropriately adjusted by the Committee; provided, however, that
any fractional shares resulting from any such adjustment shall be
eliminated. The decision of the Committee regarding any
such adjustment shall be final, binding and conclusive.
SECTION 2
Participation
2.1. Deferral
Election . An Eligible Employee shall participate in
the Plan by electing to defer payment of all or a portion of the
Eligible Employee’s Eligible Compensation pursuant to the
terms of a “Deferral Election.” An Eligible
Employee’s Deferral Election shall be made in the form and
during the election period specified by the
Committee. Such election period shall end no later than
the last day of the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year to which the
election applies; provided, however, if the Committee determines
that the Eligible Compensation being deferred satisfies the
requirements of “performance-based compensation” within
the meaning of Code Section 409A, then any election to defer such
Eligible Compensation must be made no later than the date which is
six months prior to the end of the performance period; provided,
further, that a new Eligible Employee may make a Deferral Election
with respect to Eligible Compensation earned after the election is
made within 30 days after becoming an Eligible
Employee. A deferral election shall be irrevocable for
the Plan Year to which it relates. All Plan deferral
elections shall be administered in accordance with the requirements
of Code Section 409A.
2.2. Eligible
Compensation . For purposes of the Plan, a
Participant’s “Eligible Compensation” from the
Company for any Plan Year means such amounts as would otherwise be
payable to the Participant by the Company, and which are designated
by the Committee as compensation eligible for deferral in
accordance with the Plan.
2.3. Plan Not
Contract of Employment . The Plan does not
constitute a contract of employment, and participation in the Plan
will not give any employee the right to be retained in the employ
of the Company nor any right or claim to any benefit under the
Plan, unless such right or claim has specifically accrued under
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