Exhibit 10(c)
FPL GROUP, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
DEFERRED STOCK AWARD
AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, dated as of August 17, 2009,
between FPL Group, Inc. (hereinafter called the "Company") and
Moray P. Dewhurst (hereinafter called the
"Participant").
1.
Grant of Deferred Stock Award . The Company
hereby grants to the Participant as of August 17, 2009 (the
“Effective Date”), a Deferred Stock Award (the
“Deferred Stock Award”) consisting of 25,219
shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share
(“Common Stock”), which shares shall be subject to the
restrictions noted below. The number of shares of Common Stock
comprising the Deferred Stock Award from time to time shall be
referred to in this Agreement as the "Deferred
Stock." The Deferred Stock, together with any dividends
or other earnings or proceeds derived therefrom, shall be referred
to in this Agreement as the "Deferred Stock Award."
2.
Issuance of Shares . Subject to the
limitations and other terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and the Company's Amended and Restated Long-Term
Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the "Plan"), on, or
within thirty (30) days following, the last day of the Deferral
Period the Company shall issue, in the manner and from the Common
Stock authorized under the Plan, the Deferred Stock. The
Participant's rights under this Agreement shall be the same as
those of other general, unsecured creditors of the Company.
3.
Dividends and Other Income. In the event a
dividend is payable on Common Stock in additional shares of Common
Stock, an amount denominated in shares of Common Stock equal to
such dividend shall, as of the ex dividend date for such
dividend, become part of the Deferred Stock Award for all purposes
of this Agreement. In the event a dividend on Common
Stock is payable in property other than cash or Common Stock, an
amount equal to such dividend shall, as of the ex dividend
date for such dividend, become part of the Deferred Stock Award for
all purposes of this Agreement, unless the committee constituted
for purposes of section 2.08 of the Plan (the “LTIP
Committee”) directs that such property be deemed to be
reinvested in additional shares of Common Stock. In the
event a dividend on Common Stock is payable in cash, such dividend
shall, as of the ex dividend date for such dividend, become
part of the Deferred Stock Award for all purposes of this
Agreement. Unless the LTIP Committee directs otherwise,
cash dividends paid with respect to Deferred Stock and any property
comprising the Deferred Stock Award shall be deemed to be applied
to the purchase of additional shares of Common Stock:
(a) as
soon as practicable after the ex dividend date , to the
extent the Participant is not then a reporting person under, or
such application may then be made in reliance on exemption from the
reporting requirements of, section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended ("the "Exchange Act"); and
(b) in
all other cases, on the second business day after the Company
releases its financial results for its most recently completed
fiscal year.
4.
Voting and other Shareholders' Rights. Unless otherwise
determined by the LTIP Committee, the Participants shall have no
rights appurtenant to the Deferred Stock Award, including but not
limited to voting rights, responses to tender offers and exchange
offers, election of consideration in business combination
transactions, and dissent and appraisal rights.
(a)
The Common Stock shall not be distributed or
distributable to the Participant in satisfaction of the Deferred
Stock Award prior to the end of a deferral period which shall begin
on the Effective Date and end on:
(i) January
1st of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the
Participant experiences a Termination of Service; or
(ii) if
later and the Participant is a "specified employee" (within the
meaning of section 409A of the Code and the regulations
thereunder), the date which is six (6) months after the
Participant's Termination of Service
(the
"Deferral Period"). For purposes of this
Agreement the term "Termination of Service" shall have the meaning
assigned to it under section 409A of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(b) On
or within ten (10) days following the last day of the Deferral
Period, the Vested Portion of the Deferred Stock Award (as
determined in accordance with section 6 of this Agreement) shall be
distributed to the Participant (or in the event of the
Participant's death, to his beneficiary determined in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement). To the extent the
Deferred Stock Award is deemed to consist of shares of Common
Stock, distribution shall be made in kind. To the
extent the Deferred Stock Award is deemed to consist of property
other than cash or Common Stock, distribution shall be made in cash
unless the LTIP Committee directs otherwise. If the Deferred Stock
Award consists of cash or other property in addition to Deferred
Stock, the distribution shall be applied proportionately to each
asset included in the Deferred Stock Award, unless the LTIP
Committee determines otherwise.
(a) In
General. Except as otherwise provided in this section 6,
the Vested Portion of the Deferred Stock Award shall be (i) 0%, if
the Participant's Termination of Employment occurs prior to June
15, 2012; (ii) 50%, if the Participant's Termination of Employment
occurs after June 14, 2012 and prior to June 15, 2017; and (ii)
100%, if the Participant's Termination of Employment occurs on or
after June 15, 2017. For all purposes of this Agreement,
unless otherwise determined by the LTIP Committee, the
Participant's Termination of Employment will occur on the date on
which he ceases to perform any services for the Company or an
affiliated entity for which he receives compensation that is
reportable on IRS Form W-2 for federal income tax purposes.
(b) Vesting
due to the Death or Disability of the Participant. If
the Participant's Termination of Employment results from the
Participant's death or Disability, the Vested Portion of the
Deferred Stock Award shall be the greater of the (i) percentage
determined under section 6(a) of this Agreement or (ii) the
percentage determined under the following table:
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If Termination of Employment Due
to Death or Disability Occurs
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The Percentage Is
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after
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but prior to
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January 1,
2010
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20%
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January 1,
2011
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30%
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January 1,
2012
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40%
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January 1,
2013
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50%
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January 1,
2014
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60%
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January 1,
2015
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70%
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January 1,
2016
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80%
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January 1,
2017
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90%
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100%
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Disability shall be considered to exist at the
Participant's Termination of Employment if, on such date, the
Participant is suffering from a medical condition which qualifies
him (or would, upon completion of any applicable waiting or
elimination period, qualify him) for benefits under the FPL Group
Long Term Disability Plan for Executives as in effect on the date
of this Agreement.
(c) Vesting
Due to a Change of Control . In the event
of a Change of Control, followed by the Participant's Involuntary
Discharge without Cause or Resignation with Good Reason, the Vested
Portion of the Deferred Stock Award shall be the greater of the (i)
percentage determined under section 6(a) of this Agreement or (ii)
the percentage determined under the following table:
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If Termination of Employment
following a Change of Control Occurs
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The Percentage Is
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On or after
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but prior to
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December 31,
2009
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30%
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December 31,
2010
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40%
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December 31,
2011
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50%
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December 31,
2012
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60%
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December 31,
2013
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70%
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December 31,
2014
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80%
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December 31,
2015
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90%
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100%
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For purposes of this section 6(c), the terms
"Change of Control", "Involuntary Discharge without Cause" and
"Resignation with Good Reason" shall have the meanin
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