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COMPUWARE
CORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2005 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
1. PURPOSES
OF THE PLAN :
The
purposes of the Compuware Corporation Non-Employee Directors’
Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) are (a) to
provide Directors of the Company with an increased incentive to
make significant and extraordinary contributions to the long-term
performance and growth of the Company, (b) to join the
interests of directors with the interests of the shareholders of
the Company, and (c) to facilitate attracting and retaining
directors of exceptional ability.
The
following terms shall have the meaning set forth in this
Section 2 unless a different meaning is plainly required by
the context.
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2.1
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“ Beneficiary ”
means the person that the Participant designates in writing, on a
form prescribed by the Company, to receive payments under the Plan
after the Participant’s death. If there is no such
designation or if the designated Beneficiary predeceases the
Participant, the Beneficiary shall be his spouse, if any, and if
none, his estate.
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2.2
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“ Code ” means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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2.3
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“ Committee ”
means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors or any
other committee meeting the standards of Rule 16b-3 under the
Exchange Act, or any similar successor rule, appointed or
designated by the Board of Directors to perform any of the
functions and duties of the Committee under this Plan, or, if so
designated by the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors as a
whole.
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2.4
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“ Company ” means
Compuware Corporation, a Michigan corporation, or any successor of
Compuware Corporation.
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2.5
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“Compensation
” means a
Participant’s fees, payable in cash, for services rendered by
a Participant as a Director of the Company during a calendar year.
Compensation shall not include any amounts paid by the Company to a
Participant that are not strictly in consideration for personal
services, such as expense reimbursements.
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2.6
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“ Deferred Compensation
Agreement ” means a written agreement between a
Participant and the Company in substantially the form set forth in
Appendix A, whereby a Participant agrees to defer all or a
portion of his or her Compensation in the form of Restricted Stock
Units and the Company agrees to grant Restricted Stock Units under
the LTIP with the terms set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit
Award Agreement.
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2.7
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“ Director ”
means an individual who is not an employee of Compuware Corporation
and who is a member of the Board of Directors of Compuware
Corporation.
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2.8
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“ LTIP ” means
the Company’s 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended from
time to time.
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2.9
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“ Participant ”
means any Director who has entered into a written Deferred
Compensation Agreement with the Company in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan.
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2.10
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“ Restricted Stock Unit
” shall have the same meaning as defined in the
LTIP.
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2.11
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“ Restricted Stock Unit
Award Agreement ” means the form of Restricted Stock Unit
Award Agreement (CPWR Director Deferred Plan Automatic Grant
Version) attached hereto as Appendix B.
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3.
PARTICIPANT DEFERRAL AND DISTRIBUTION ELECTIONS:
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3.1
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Execution of Agreement
: A Director who wishes
to participate in the Plan must execute a Deferred Compensation
Agreement either (a) for newly eligible Participants, within
30 days after first becoming eligible to participate in the
Plan (to defer Compensation for the remainder of that calendar year
and subsequent years), or (b) prior to January 1 of the first
calendar year for which the Deferred Compensation Agreement is to
be effective.
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3.2
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Deferral Election
: Any Director may elect
to have some or all of his or her Compensation deferred. All
deferred Compensation shall be payable in the form of Restricted
Stock Units. The number of Restricted Stock Units will be specified
in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and shall be
determined by dividing the amount of deferred Compensation that
would otherwise have been payable on such date (but for such
deferral election) by the closing price on the Nasdaq of the Common
Stock on the day prior to the date such cash compensation becomes
due from the Company but for such deferral election (or if the
Common Stock was not traded on the Nasdaq on such day, then the
closing price on the next preceding date on which the Common Stock
was so traded).
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3.3
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Change of Deferral
Election : An
election to defer Compensation shall remain in effect for future
calendar years unless changed in acco
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