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COMERICA INCORPORATED 2006 AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN

Executive Compensation Plan Agreement

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Title: COMERICA INCORPORATED 2006 AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 2/24/2009
Industry: Regional Banks     Sector: Financial

COMERICA INCORPORATED 2006 AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN, Parties: comerica inc
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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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