BOARD
OF DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(As
Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2009)
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
As
Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2009
The
purpose of the BorgWarner Inc. Board of Directors Deferred
Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) is to enhance the
Company’s ability to attract and retain qualified
non-employee Directors. The Plan was originally established
effective January 1, 1995 as the Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.
Board of Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. The Plan has
subsequently been amended to permit allocation of deferred amounts
to Borg-Warner Automotive (now BorgWarner) Stock Units Accounts and
has been renamed the BorgWarner Inc. Board of Directors Deferred
Compensation Plan. Except where otherwise specified, this amendment
and restatement of the Plan is effective January 1,
2009.
Where
appropriate, references in this Plan to the singular shall include
the plural.
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2.1
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“Beneficiary” shall mean the person or persons or
entity designated by the Participant to receive the balance of the
Participant’s Account in the event of the Participant’s
death. The designation may be in favor of one or more
Beneficiaries, may include contingent as well as primary
designations and named or unnamed trustees under any will or trust
agreement, may apportion the benefits payable in any manner among
the Beneficiaries. A Participant’s designation of one or more
Beneficiaries shall be made in writing in a manner designated by
the Committee and shall not be effective until received by the
Committee. If a Participant’s designated beneficiaries shall
have predeceased the Participant, the Participant’s estate
shall be the Beneficiary. A Participant may change his or her
Beneficiary without the consent of any Beneficiary by similar
instrument in accordance with rules and procedures established by
the Committee. The beneficiary designation form received and
acknowledged most recently by the Committee shall control as of any
date. If concurrent Beneficiaries are named without specifying the
proportion of benefits due each, distribution shall be made in
equal shares to those Beneficiaries.
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2.2
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“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of
BorgWarner Inc.
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“Business Day” means a day on which the New York Stock
Exchange is open for trading.
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2.4
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“BW Stock Unit” means a measure of participation under
the Plan which has a value based on the Market Value of Common
Stock. In the event of any Company stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation,
combination, exchange of shares, liquidation, spin-off or other
similar change in capitalization or event, or any distribution to
holders of Common Stock other than a regular cash dividend, the
number of BW Stock Units credited to Participants’ BW Stock
Units Accounts under the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted by
the Board of Directors. The decision of the Board of Directors
regarding any adjustment shall be final, binding, and
conclusive.
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2.5
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“BW Stock Units Account” means the subaccount of each
Participant Account that is established to reflect the
Participant’s selection of BW Stock Units as an Investment
Option and to record the Company’s liability therefor, and
which has a value based on the Market Value of Common
Stock.
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2.6
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“Committee” means the committee of the Company
appointed by the Board of Directors to manage and administer the
Plan. This Committee shall consist of all or a portion of those
members of the Board of Directors who are employees of the
Company.
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2.7
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“Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.01 par value,
of BorgWarner Inc.
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2.8
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“Company” means BorgWarner Inc. (formerly, Borg-Warner
Automotive, Inc.).
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2.9
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“Deferral Election” means the election agreement filed
with the Committee by a Participant for a Plan Year pursuant to the
requirements of Article IV. The Deferral Election shall
indicate the percentage of the annual Retainer Fee that a
Participant is deferring, an allocation of the annual Retainer Fee
deferral among the Plan’s notional investment funds, and an
election as to the time and form of payment of the amounts deferred
and associated earnings or losses.
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2.10
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“Deferral Year” means any calendar year with respect to
which a Participant files a Deferral Election, beginning as of
January 1, 1995, and continuing until this Plan is
terminated.
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2.11
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“Deferred Benefit Account” means the account maintained
on the books of the Company for each Deferral Election of a
Participant pursuant to Article IV.
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2.12
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“Disability” or “Disabled” means that a
Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity
by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be
expected to last for a continuous period of not less than
12 months.
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For
purposes of this Plan, a Participant shall also be deemed Disabled
if determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security
Administration.
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2.13
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“Effective Date” means January 1, 1995. The
Effective Date with respect to the addition of the BW Stock Unit
Accounts and related amendments to the Plan is April 18, 1995. The
Effective Date of this amendment and restatement of the Plan is
January 1, 2009 unless otherwise provided.
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2.14
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“Investment Option” shall mean a security, mutual fund,
common or collective trust, insurance company pooled separate
account, or other notional benchmark for measuring the income, gain
or loss recorded for all or a portion of a Participant
Account.
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2.15
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“Market Value” means, with respect to a share of Common
Stock, the closing price of such share on the New York Stock
Exchange on the day in question, or the day of the last previous
sale if there is not any sales on the day in question.
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2.16
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“Participant” means a member of the Board of Directors
of the Company who (a) is not an employee of the Company,
(b) is designated to be eligible to participate in the Plan
pursuant to Article III, and (c) has made an initial
Deferral Election pursuant to Article IV. A director who has
deferred a percentage of his or her Retainer Fee under the Plan
shall continue as a Participant until he or she has received
payment of all amounts deferred by him or her pursuant to his or
her Deferral Elections under the Plan.
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“Participant Account” means the account established for
each Participant to reflect the total liability of the Company to
him or her for all Deferred Benefit Accounts, as provided in
Section 5.1.
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2.18
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“Plan” means this BorgWarner Inc. Amended and Restated
Board of Directors Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended from time
to time.
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2.19
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“Retainer Fee” means the annual Retainer Fee payable
during the relevant Deferral Year to a Participant for services
rendered as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. The
Retainer Fee does not include payment of any specific service fees
(such as meeting fees, chairperson fees, etc.) to members of the
Board of Directors.
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2.20
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“Termination of Service” means the Participant’s
cessation of service with the Board of Directors for any reason
whatsoever, whether voluntary or involuntary, including by reason
of death or Disability. In addition, for purposes of distributing
the portion of a Participant Account attributable to Retainer Fees
earned on or after January 1, 2005, a “Termination of
Service” must also constitute a “Separation of
Service” from BorgWarner and all of its affiliates, as such
term is defined in the regulations for Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code.
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2.21
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“Unforeseeable Emergency” means a severe financial
hardship of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary
resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant or the
Participant’s Beneficiary, the Participant’s or
beneficiary’s spouse, or the Participant’s or
beneficiary’s dependent (as defined in section 152(a));
loss of the Participant’s or beneficiary’s property due
to casualty; or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable
circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of
the Participant or beneficiary. An event shall not qualify as an
unforeseeable emergency to the extent that such emergency is or may
be relieved through reimbursement or compensation from insurance or
otherwise, by liquidation of the Participant’s assets, to the
extent the liquidation of such assets would not cause severe
financial hardship, or by cessation of deferrals under the Plan.
The purchase of a home and the payment of college tuition are not
Unforeseeable Emergencies.
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2.22
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“Unscheduled Withdrawal” is defined in
Section 6.7.
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2.23
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“Valuation Date” means the date on which the value of a
Participant Account or any portion thereof is determined, as
provided in Article V hereof. The first day of each Deferral
Year shall be a Valuation Date. Additional Valuation Dates may be
established by the Committee, including any other dates
specifically mentioned in the Plan; the Committee may provide for
“daily valuation” of Participant Accounts.
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ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
Participation
in the Plan shall be limited to all non-employee members of the
Board of Directors who elect to participate in the Plan by filing a
Deferral Election with the Committee pursuant to Article IV. A
Participant who has made a Deferral Election for one or more
Deferral Years but does not make a Deferral Election (or elects not
to defer a percentage of his or her annual Retainer Fee) in a
subsequent Deferral Year shall continue as a Participant until all
benefits under the Plan have been distributed to him or
her.
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4.1
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Time of Election
. Deferral Elections made for a Deferral Year shall be made no
later than December 31 of the year prior to the Deferral Year
for which the Deferral Election is made. A new non-employee member
of the Board of Directors shall be eligible to participate in the
Plan for a Deferral Year if he or she files a Deferral Election
with the Committee within 30 days of his or her commencement
of service as a member of the Board of Directors; such Deferral
Election shall apply only to Retainer Fees that have not been
earned as of the date of the filing of the Deferral
Election.
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4.2
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Minimum and Maximum Deferral and Form of Election
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a.
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Prior to the beginning of each Deferral Year, each Participant may
elect to defer up to 100% of his or her Retainer Fee for such
Deferral Year, in increments of 5%. The Participant may also elect
not to defer any portion of his or her Retainer Fee in a Deferral
Year. The Participant shall also select one or more times and forms
of distribution, as specified in Section 6.1. A
Participant’s Deferral Election shall become effective in the
year prior to the Deferral Year upon the Committee reviewing it and
deeming it complete. A Participant’s Deferral Election shall
be irrevocable after December 31 of the year prior to the year
for which the Deferral Election is made.
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A Participant shall complete a separate Deferral Election for each
Deferral Year; no Deferral Election shall continue in effect after
the Deferral Year for which it has been made. The amount of any
Retainer Fee deferred pursuant to each Deferral Election must
remain in the Plan until the Participant’s sixty-fifth
birthday or his or her Termination of Service (as elected by the
Participant, subject to the provisions of Section 6.1) unless
the Committee elects to distribute such amounts due to an
Unforeseeable Financial Emergency (pursuant to
Section 6.6).
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At the time of the Participant’s initial Deferral Election,
he or she shall also elect a Beneficiary and form of payment to
such Beneficiary, on a Beneficiary designation form provided by the
Committee, as provided in Section 6.3.
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4.3
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Timing of Deferral Credits
. The percentage amount of a Retainer Fee that a Participant elects
to defer in the Deferral Election shall cause an equivalent
reduction in the amount of the Retainer Fee actually paid in cash
to the Participant for that year. Retainer Fee deferrals shall be
credited to each Participant’s appropriate Deferred Benefit
Account as of the first Business Day after the January 1 that
immediately follows the relevant Deferral Year. For example, any
Retainer Fee payable to the Participant during 2009 shall be
credited to the Participant’s Account as of the first
Business Day after January 1, 2010. Such amounts credited to
the Participant’s Account shall be allocated among the
Investment Options elected by the Participant pursuant to
Section 5.1.
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4.4
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Failure to Submit Election Forms
. If a Participant fails to submit a Deferral Election within the
relevant time limit under Section 4.1 that is accepted by the
Committee on or before December 31 of the year prior to the
Deferral Year, the Participant will be deemed to have elected to
defer 0% of his or her Retainer Fee for the Deferral Year for which
such Deferral Election is required.
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4.5
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Termination of Deferral Election
. The Committee shall terminate a Participant’s Deferral
Election for the remainder of the Deferral Year in which the
Committee grants the Participant’s written request for a
distribution by reason of an Unforeseen Financial
Emergency.
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V.
STATUS OF DEFERRED AMOUNTS
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5.1
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Participant Accounts
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Establishment and Crediting of Contributions, Earnings, and
Dividends.
The Company shall establish a Participant Account for each
Participant to reflect accurately its total liability to the
Participant for all Deferred Benefit Accounts. The Participant
Account shall be credited with all amounts deferred by a
Participant under each Deferral Election, and any earnings, losses
and distributions.
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Deferred Benefit Accounts.
Each Participant Account shall contain sub-accounts for each
Deferred Benefit Account, and shall reflect amounts in such
Deferred Benefit Account that are attributable to the Retainer Fee
deferred under the applicable Deferral Election.
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Investment Options.
The Company shall offer one or more Investment Options for
measuring the income, gain or loss recorded for a
Participant’s Account and may prospectively change Investment
Options at any time upon written notice to Participants. Until the
Board of Directors otherwise provides, the Investment Options under
the Plan shall include BW Stock Units.
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Investment Options Allocation Elections.
A Participant shall elect on his or her Deferral Election form or
on such other form or by such other means as may be specified by
the Committee, one or more Investment Options to which deferrals to
be credited to his or her Participant Account shall be allocated. A
Participant may change the allocation of future deferrals among the
Investment Options and may change the allocation of his or her
Participant Account balance among the Investment Options as
frequently as permitted by the Committee under rules and procedures
applicable to all Participants. The Committee shall establish and
may prospectively change its rules regarding the timing and
frequency of Investment Option elections and may establish and may
prospectively change minimum amounts or percentages for allocating
deferrals and transferring Account balances among the Investment
Options.
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Failure or Refusal to Allocate.
In the event a Participant fails or refuses to make an election
allocating Deferrals credited to his or
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Account among the then available Investment Options, the Committee
shall, in its discretion, either: (i) reject the
Participant’s Deferral Election as incomplete (if such
rejection may be made prior to the Deferral Year for which the
Deferral Election is made); or (ii) specify the Investment
Option or Investment Options to which the Participant’s
Account shall be allocated and notify the Participant of its
selection, which notification may be the Participant Account
statements provided to the Participant. If the Committee specifies
the Investment Option or Investment Options to which a
Participant’s Account has been allocated because of the
Participant’s failure or refusal to make an election
allocating Deferrals credited to his or her Account, neither the
Committee nor the Company shall have any liability to the
Participants therefor.
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Allocations to BW Stock Units Accounts.
Amounts in a Participant Account that have been allocated to BW
Stock Units shall be converted to BW Stock Units based on the
Market Value of Common Stock as of the date of
crediting.
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Crediting of Dividends on BW Stock Units.
Whenever the Company pays a dividend on its Common Stock, in cash
or property, at a time when a Participant has BW Stock Units
credited to his or her Account, the Participant shall be credited
with a number of additional BW Stock Units equal to the result of
multiplying the number of BW Stock Units in the Participant’s
Account on the dividend record date by the dividend paid on each
share of Common Stock, and then dividing this amount by the Market
Value of the Common Stock on the dividend payment date. In the case
of any dividend distributable in property other than Common Stock,
the per share value of the dividend shall be the value determined
by the Company for federal income tax reporting
purposes.
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Transfers From or Into BW Stock Units Accounts.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the
contrary,
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Under such procedures as may be established by the Committee, a
Participant may elect to make one transfer per year, from or into
the Participant’s BW Stock Units Account, of amounts
previously credited to the Participant’s Account.
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2.
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Transfers must be in
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