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Eastman Kodak Company Administrative Guide for the 2007 Performance Cycle of the Leadership Stock Program under Article 7 (Performance Awards) of the 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Compensation Plan

Executive Compensation Plan Agreement

Eastman Kodak Company

 

Administrative Guide for the 2007 Performance Cycle

of the Leadership Stock Program

under Article 7 (Performance Awards) of the

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Title: Eastman Kodak Company Administrative Guide for the 2007 Performance Cycle of the Leadership Stock Program under Article 7 (Performance Awards) of the 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Compensation Plan
Date: 2/27/2009
Industry: Photography     Sector: Consumer Cyclical

Eastman Kodak Company

 

Administrative Guide for the 2007 Performance Cycle

of the Leadership Stock Program

under Article 7 (Performance Awards) of the

2005 Omnibus Long-Term Compensation Plan, Parties: eastman kodak co , eastman kodak company
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Exhibit (10.7)

 

Eastman Kodak Company

 

Administrative Guide for the 2007 Performance Cycle

of the Leadership Stock Program

under Article 7 (Performance Awards) of the

2005 Omnibus Long-Term Compensation Plan

 

ARTICLE 1.  INTRODUCTION

 

1.1           Background

 

Under Article 7 (Performance Awards) of the 2005 Omnibus Long-Term Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), the Executive Compensation and Development Committee of Kodak’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”) may, among other things, award the opportunity to earn shares of Common Stock to those Participants as the Committee in its discretion may determine, subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions as it deems appropriate.

 

1.2           Purpose

 

This Administrative Guide governs the Committee’s grant of Awards under Article 7 of the Plan pursuant to a subprogram that is hereinafter referred to as the “Leadership Stock Program,” to be effective as of January 1, 2007, by which the Committee will award the opportunity to earn shares of Common Stock for the Cycle to eligible Participants described in Article 3, with the objectives of improving the relationship between controllable performance and realized compensation and enhancing the focus on operating goals.  It is expected that improvement in these areas will have a corollary effect upon the price of the Common Stock.  Unless otherwise noted in this Administrative Guide or determined by the Committee, the terms of the Plan shall apply to Awards granted under this Leadership Stock Program.

 

In addition, this Administrative Guide is intended to establish those requirements necessary to ensure that the Cycle’s Awards will be treated as performance-based compensation for the purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.  These requirements include establishment of the Cycle’s Performance Criteria, performance goals under the Performance Criteria and Performance Formula.

 

1.3           Administration

 

The Leadership Stock Program shall be administered by the Committee.  The Committee is authorized to issue this Administrative Guide and to make changes in this Administrative Guide as it from time to time deems proper. The Committee is

 

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authorized to interpret and construe the Leadership Stock Program and this Administrative Guide, to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to each, and to make all other determinations necessary, appropriate or advisable for the administration of the Leadership Stock Program, including without limitation, whether or not to pay fractional shares, whether and how to round fractional shares, and any issues regarding valuation, withholding and international considerations.  If there are any inconsistencies between the terms of this Administrative Guide and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan will control.   Any determination by the Committee in carrying out, administering or construing the Leadership Stock Program will be final and binding for all purposes and upon all interested persons and their heirs, successors and personal representatives.  The Committee is authorized to suspend or terminate the Leadership Stock Program, at any time, for any reason, with or without prior notice.  Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company's Director, Human Resources is authorized to round fractional shares arising in any way under the Plan either up or down with respect to any or all Participants, for ease of administration or some other reasonable purpose.

 

ARTICLE 2.  DEFINITIONS

 

Any defined term used in this Administrative Guide, other than those set forth in this Article 2 or defined within another Article of this Administrative Guide, will have the same meaning for purposes of this document as that ascribed to it under the terms of the Plan.

 

2.1           Approved Reason

 

“Approved Reason” means, with regard to all Participants other than a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or a Covered Employee, a reason for terminating employment which, in the opinion of the CEO, is in the best interests of the Company.  With regard to a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or is a Covered Employee, “Approved Reason” means a reason for terminating employment which, in the opinion of the Committee, is in the best interests of the Company.

 

2.2           Award Payment Date

 

“Award Payment Date” is the date payment of an Award in the form of shares of Common Stock is credited to the Participant’s account with Kodak’s transfer agent pursuant to Section 9.3, which shall be as soon as is administratively practicable after the Vesting Date, but in no event later than 90 days thereafter.

 

 

 

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2.3           Cycle

 

“Cycle” or “Performance Cycle” means the one-year period commencing on January 1, 2007 and ending December 31, 2007.

 

2.4           Consumer Inkjet Printer Revenue

 

“Consumer Inkjet Printer Revenue” means total net revenue of the Consumer Inkjet Equipment strategic product group (SPU) within the Consumer Digital Group, excluding revenue from ink or other consumables.

 

2.5           GCG Digital Revenue

 

“GCG Digital Revenue” means YOY growth in total net revenue of the Graphics Communication Group’s digital products.

 

2.6           (intentionally omitted)

 

2.7           Joint Venture

 

“Joint Venture” means a corporation or other business entity in which the Company has an ownership interest of fifty percent (50%).

 

2.8           Participant Account

 

“Participant Account” means the account established by the Company for each Participant who is granted an Award under the Leadership Stock Program to record and account for the grant of the Award and any dividend equivalents that are to be credited to the Account pursuant to Article 10, until such time as the balance in the Account is paid, canceled, forfeited or terminated, as the case may be.

 

2.9           Performance Criteria

 

“Performance Criteria” means, with respect to the Leadership Stock Program, the criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goal for the Performance Cycle, as described in Article 6.

 

2.10         Performance Cycle

 

“Performance Cycle” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3.

 

2.11         Performance Goals

 

“Performance Goals” means, with respect to the Performance Cycle of the Leadership Stock Program, the goals based upon the Performance Criteria and established by the Committee, as more particularly described in Article 6.

 

 

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2.12          Target Allocation

 

“Target Allocation” means, for the Performance Cycle of the Leadership Stock Program, the target allocation amount, expressed as a number of units of Common Stock, allocated to a Participant prior to the start of the Performance Cycle pursuant to Section 5.2.

 

 2.13         Target Allocation Range

 

“Target Allocation Range” has the meaning, for the Performance Cycle of the Leadership Stock Program, set forth in Section 5.1.

 

2.14           Unit

 

“Unit” means a bookkeeping entry used by the Company to record and account for the amount of an Award granted to a Participant and any dividend equivalents that are to be credited to the Participant’s Account pursuant to Article 10, even though such Award and dividend equivalents have not yet been earned, until such time as the balance in the Account is paid, canceled, forfeited, or terminated, as the case may be.  Units are expressed in terms of one Unit being the equivalent of one share of Common Stock.

 

2.15          Vesting Date

 

“Vesting Date” shall mean the date that is two (2) years following the end of the Performance Cycle.

 

ARTICLE 3.  PARTICIPATION

 

3.1            In General

 

The Participants who are eligible to participate in this Cycle of the Leadership Stock Program are those executives who, as of the first day of the Cycle, are either employed by Kodak world-wide in wage grades 48 and higher, or are senior-level executives employed by Kodak Subsidiaries.  The CEO will make recommendations for participation for this Cycle of the Leadership Stock Program from among those eligible Participants.  Participants for this Cycle of the Leadership Stock Program will be designated by the Committee from those recommended by the CEO.  A schedule of such Participants is maintained by Kodak’s Worldwide Total Compensation Group.

 

 

 

 

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3.2          New Participants

No person may become eligible to participate in this Cycle of the Leadership Stock Program after the first day of the Cycle, whether as a result of a job change or otherwise.

 

3.3          Termination of Participation

 

A Participant’s participation in this Cycle of the Leadership Stock Program is subject to immediate termination upon the Participant’s termination of employment from the Company during the Performance Cycle.  In the case of the Participant’s termination of employment after the end of the Performance Cycle but prior to the Vesting Date, the Participant will forfeit any and all rights to receive payment on account of an Award for the Cycle, except as specified in Section 8.2  (Death, Disability, Retirement or Termination for an Approved Reason), Section 8.3 (Divestiture to a Joint Venture) and Section 8.4 (Divestiture to an Unrelated Third Party).

 

 ARTICLE 4.  FORM OF AWARDS

 

4.1           Form of Awards

 

Awards granted under the Leadership Stock Program provide Participants with the opportunity to earn shares of Common Stock, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Administrative Guide and the Plan.  Each Award granted under the Leadership Stock Program shall be expressed as a fixed number of Units that will be equivalent to an equal number of shares of Common Stock.  The fixed number of Units that are allocated to a Participant by the Committee prior to the start of the Performance Cycle is referred to herein and in the Plan as the Target Allocation.

 

4.2           Participant Account

 

The Company will establish a Participant Account for each Participant who is granted an Award.

 

4.3           Participant’s Account Unfunded

 

The maintenance of individual Participant Accounts is for bookkeeping purposes only; the Units recorded in the account are not actual shares of Common Stock.  The Company will not reserve or otherwise set aside any Common Stock for or to any Participant Account.  No Participant shall have the right to exercise any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder with respect to the Units credited to his or her Participant Account.  As more specifically described in Article 10, until the Committee has certified the Award earned by a Participant pursuant to the procedure referred to in Article 7 of this Guide, no additional Units will be credited for dividends that may be paid on the Company’s Common Stock.

 

 

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 ARTICLE 5.  AWARD ALLOCATION

 

5.1           Target Allocation Range

 

The attached Exhibit “A” shows by wage grade the range of the number of Units that an eligible Participant could be allocated with respect to the Performance Cycle (the “Target Allocation Range”).  Exhibit “A” also shows the midpoint for the Target Allocation Range for each wage grade.

 

5.2           Establishing the Target Allocation

 

No later than the cut-off date of the allocation pe


 
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