Exhibit 10.2
COMERICA INCORPORATED
2006 AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN
SECTION I
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Comerica
Incorporated 2006 Management Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”) is to promote and advance the interests of
Comerica Incorporated and its stockholders by enabling the
Corporation to attract, retain and reward key employees of the
Corporation and its Affiliates (as defined below), and to qualify
incentive compensation paid to Participants (as defined below) who
are Covered Employees (as defined below) as performance-based
compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Code (as defined below). The Governance, Compensation and
Nominating Committee and the Board of Directors now desire to amend
and restate the Plan, effective December 31, 2008, to comply
with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, and to reflect its
administration.
SECTION II
DEFINITIONS
The terms below shall have the
following meanings:
A.
“Affiliate” means any company controlled by,
controlling or under common control with the
Corporation.
B.
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.
C.
“Change of Control” means a Change of Control as
defined in the Comerica Incorporated Executive Officer Employment
Agreements.
D.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and the regulations thereunder.
E.
“Committee” means the committee appointed by the Board
to administer the Plan as provided herein. Unless otherwise
determined by the Board, the Compensation Committee of the Board or
a subcommittee thereof consisting of members appointed from time to
time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be the
Committee and shall be comprised of not less than such number of
directors as shall be required to permit the Plan to satisfy the
requirements of Code Section 162(m). To the extent
required by Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee
administering the Plan shall be composed solely of “outside
directors” within the meaning of Code
Section 162(m).
F.
“Corporation” means Comerica Incorporated, a Delaware
corporation.
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G.
“Covered Employee” means any employee that the
Committee reasonably expects to be a “covered employee”
within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code with
respect to the applicable Performance Period.
H.
“Incentive Payment” means, with respect to each
Participant, the amount he or she may receive for the applicable
Performance Period as determined by the Committee pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan.
I.
“Participant” means any employee of the Corporation or
an Affiliate who is designated by the Committee as eligible to
receive an Incentive Payment under the Plan.
J.
“Performance Goals” means the performance goals
established by the Committee in connection with the grant of any
Incentive Payment. In the case of any Incentive Payment that
is intended to qualify for the exemption from the limitation on
deductibility imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code that
is set forth in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, such
goals shall be (i) based on the attainment of specified levels
of one or more of the following measures (a) earnings per
share, (b) return measures (including, but not limited to,
return on assets, equity or sales), (c) net income (before or
after taxes), (d) cash flow (including, but not limited to,
operating cash flow and free cash flow), (e) cash flow return
on investments, which equals net cash flows divided by
owner’s equity, (f) earnings before or after taxes,
interest, depreciation and/or amortization, (g) internal rate
of return or increase in net present value, (h) gross
revenues, (i) gross margins or (j) stock price
(including, but not limited to, growth measures and total
stockholder return) and (ii) set by the Committee within the
time period prescribed by Section 162(m) of the
Code. Performance Goals may be absolute in their terms or
measured against or in relationship to other companies comparably,
similarly or otherwise situated and may be based on or adjusted for
any other objective goals, events, or occurrences established by
the Committee for a Performance Period. Such Performance
Goals may be particular to a line of business, subsidiary or other
unit or may be based on the performance of the Corporation
generally. Such Performance Goals may cover the Performance
Period as specified by the Committee. Performance Goals may
be adjusted by the Committee in its sole discretion to eliminate
the unbudgeted effects of charges for restructurings, charges for
discontinued operations, charges for extraordinary items and other
unusual or non-recurring items of loss or expense, merger related
charges, cumulative effect of accounting changes, the unbudgeted
financial impact of any acquisition or divestiture made during the
applicable Performance Period, and any direct or indirect change in
the Federal corporate tax rate affecting the Performance Period,
each as defined by generally accepted accounting principles and
identified in the audited financial statements, notes to the
audited financial statements, management’s discussion and
analysis or other Corporation filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
K.
“Performance Period” means, with respect to any
Incentive Payment, the period, not to be less than 12 months,
specified by the Committee.
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L.
“Performance Targets” mean the specific measures which
must be satisfied in connection with any Performance Goal prior
paying any Incentive Payment.
M.
“Plan” means the 2006 Comerica Incorporated Management
Incentive Plan.
SECTION III
ADMINISTRATION
The Plan shall be administered by
the Committee. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan,
the Committee shall have exclusive authority to interpret the Plan,
to promulgate, amend, and rescind rules and regulations
relating to the Plan and to make all other determinations deemed
necessary or advisable in connection with the administration of the
Plan, including, but not limited to, determinations relating to
eligibility, whether to make Incentive Payments, the terms of any
such Incentive Payments, the time or times at which Performance
Goals are established, the Performance Periods to which Incentive
Payments relate, and the actual dollar amount of any Incentive
Payment. The determinations of the Committee pursuant to this
authority shall be conclusive and binding on all parties including
without limitation the Participants, the Corporation and its
stockholders. The provisions of this Plan are intended to
ensure that all Incentive Payments made to Covered Employees
hereunder qualify for the exemption from the limitation on
deductibility imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code that
is set forth in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, and,
unless otherwise determined by the Committee, this Plan shall be
interpreted and operated consistent with that intention.
The Committee may, in its
discretion, authorize the Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation to act on its behalf, except with respect to matters
relating to such Chief Executive Officer or which are required to
be certified by a majority of the Committee under the Plan, or
which are required to be handled exclusively by the Committee under
Code Section 162(m) or the regulations promulgated
thereunder.
SECTION IV
ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE GOALS AND INCENTIVE
PAYMENTS
A.
Establishment of Performance Goals . Prior to the
earliest time required by Section 162(m) of the Code, the
Committee shall, in its sole discretion, for each Performance
Period, determine and establish in writing the
following:
1.
The Performance Goals applicable to the Performance Period;
and
2.
The Performance Targets pursuant to which the total amount that may
be available for payment to all Participants as Incentive Payments
based upon the relative level of attainment of the Performance
Goals may be calculated.
B.
Certification and Payment . After t
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