Exhibit 10.13
HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS, INC.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 2003 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2007
(As Amended and Restated Effective As of December 1,
2007)
1.
Effective Date
This amendment and restatement of the
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan
(the “Plan”) shall be effective as of December 1,
2007; provided, however, that certain provisions of the Plan are
effective as of a prior date as indicated herein.
2.
Purpose of the Plan
For periods prior to January 1,
2008, the purpose of this Plan (and the Senior LTIP) was to further
the long-term profits and growth of Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
(the “Company”) by enabling the Employers to attract
and retain key executive employees by offering long-term incentive
compensation to those key executive employees who will be in a
position to make significant contributions to such profits and
growth. This incentive is in addition to annual compensation and is
intended to reflect growth in the value of the Company’s
stockholders’ equity. For all purposes other than the
crediting of interest, the Plan shall be frozen effective
December 31, 2007.
3.
Application of Code Section 409A
All amounts payable hereunder are
subject to the provisions of Code Section 409A It is intended
that the compensation arrangements under the Plan be in full
compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A. The
Plan shall be interpreted and administered in a manner to give
effect to such intent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
does not guarantee any particular tax result to Participants or
Beneficiaries with respect to any amounts deferred or any payments
provided hereunder, including tax treatment under Code
Section 409A.
4.
Definitions
(a) “Account” shall
mean the record maintained by the Company in accordance with
Section 7 to reflect the Participants’ Awards under this
Plan (and the Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. Senior Executive
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Senior
LTIP”) which was merged into this Plan effective as of the
close of business on November 30, 2007) plus interest thereon.
The Account shall be further sub-divided in to the Sub-Accounts as
described in Sections 7 and 8.
(b) “Award” shall
mean the award of Book Value Units that were granted to a
Participant under this Plan and the Senior LTIP for the pre-2007
Award Terms or the cash award granted to a Participant under this
Plan for the 2007 Award Term.
(c) “Award Units”
shall mean Book Value Units that were issued pursuant to this Plan,
the Senior LTIP and the Guidelines for the pre-2007 Award
Terms.
(d) “Award Term”
shall mean the period of one or more years on which an Award is
based. The last Award Term shall be the 2007 calendar year.
(e) “Beneficiary”
shall mean the person(s) designated in writing (on a form
acceptable to the Committee) to receive the payment of all amounts
hereunder in the event of the death of a Participant. In the
absence of such a designation and at anytime when there is no
existing Beneficiary hereunder, a Participant’s Beneficiary
shall be his surviving legal spouse or, if none, his estate.
(f) “Book Value” as
to any Book Value Unit shall mean an amount determined by the
Committee or, if no amount is set by the Committee, as of any date
(i) the stockholders’ equity (as determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, applied
on a consistent basis) allocable to the Common Stock of the
Company, as set forth on the balance sheet of the Company as of the
Quarter Date coincident with or immediately preceding such date,
divided by (ii) the number of Notional Shares existing as of such
Quarter Date; provided, however, that Book Value and/or the number
of Notional Shares may be adjusted to such an extent as may be
determined by the Committee to preserve the benefit of the
arrangement for holders of Book Value Units and the Company, if in
the opinion of the Committee, after consultation with the
Company’s independent public accountants, changes in the
Company’s accounting policies, acquisitions or other unusual
or extraordinary items have materially affected the
stockholders’ equity allocable to the Notional Shares.
(g) “Book Value
Unit” or “Unit” shall mean a right previously
granted under the Senior LTIP or under the prior versions of this
Plan for the pre-2007 Award Terms.
(h) “Change in
Control” shall mean the occurrence of an event described in
Appendix A hereto.
(i) “Code” shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(j) “Committee”
shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. or any other committee appointed by
such Board of Directors (or a subcommittee thereof) to administer
this Plan in accordance with Section 5.
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(k) “Covered
Employee” shall mean any Participant who, prior to
December 31, 2007, is designated by the Committee as an actual
or potential “covered employee” for purposes of Code
Section 162(m) for the 2008 calendar year.
(l) “Disability” or
“Disabled.” A Participant shall be deemed to have a
“Disability” or be “Disabled” if the
Participant is determined to be totally disabled by the Social
Security Administration or if the Participant (i) is unable to
engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any
medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be
expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a
continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is,
by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be
expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12
months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not
less than 3 months under an employer-sponsored accident and
health plan.
(m) “Fixed Income
Fund” shall mean the Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust IV
under the Company’s qualified 401(k) plan or any equivalent
fixed income fund thereunder which is designated as the successor
to such fund.
(n) “Grant Date”
shall mean the effective date of an Award, which is the January 1
st
following the end of an Award Term.
(o) “Guidelines”
shall mean the guidelines that are approved by the Committee for
each Award Term for the administration of the Awards granted under
the Plan and the Senior LTIP. To the extent that there is any
inconsistency between the Guidelines and the Plan on matters other
than the time and form of payment of the Awards, the Guidelines
shall control. If there is any inconsistence between the Guidelines
and this restated Plan document regarding the time and form of
payment of the Awards, this Plan document shall control.
(p) “Hay Salary
Grade” shall mean the salary grade or points assigned to a
Participant by the Employers pursuant to the Hay Salary System, or
any successor salary system subsequently adopted by the Employers;
provided, however, that for purposes of determining Target Awards
for U.S. Participants, the midpoints of the National Salary ranges
shall be used.
(q) “Key Employee.”
Effective April 1, 2008, a Participant shall be classified as
a Key Employee if he meets the following requirements:
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The Participant, with respect to the Participant’s
relationship with the Employers and their affiliates, met the
requirements of Section 416(i)(1)(A)(i), (ii) or (iii) of
the Code (without regard to Section 416(i)(5) thereof) and the
Treasury Regulations issued thereunder at any time during the
12-month period ending on the most recent Identification Date
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Termination of Employment occurs during the 12-month period
beginning on the most recent Effective Date (defined below). When
applying the provisions of Code Section 416(i)(1)(A)(i),
(ii) or (iii) for this purpose: (i) the definition
of “compensation” (A) shall be as defined in
Treasury Regulation 1.415(c)-2(d)(4) (i.e., the wages and
other compensation for which the Employer is required to furnish
the Employee with a Form W-2 under Code Sections 6041, 6051
and 6052, plus amounts deferred at the election of the Employee
under Code Sections 125, 132(f)(4) or 401(k)) and
(B) shall apply the rule of Treasury Regulation Section
1.415-2(g)(5)(ii) which excludes compensation of non-resident alien
employees and (ii) the number of officers described in Code
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The Identification Date for Key Employees is each
December 31 st and the
Effective Date is the following April 1 st . As such, any
Employee who is classified as a Key Employee as of December 31
st of a
particular Plan Year shall maintain such classification for the
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant shall not be
classified as a Key Employee unless the stock of NACCO Industries,
Inc. (or a related entity) is publicly traded on an established
securities market or otherwise on the date of the
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(r) “Maturity Date”
shall mean the date established under Section 10(a) of the
Plan.
(s) “Notional
Shares” shall mean the number of assumed shares of Common
Stock of the Company as determined by the Committee from time to
time in order to implement the purposes of the Plan. The number of
Notional Shares under the Plan (including the Plan as in effect
prior to the Effective Date) shall equal 15 million
shares.
(t) “Participant”
shall mean any person who meets the eligibility criteria set forth
in Section 6 and who is granted an Award under the Plan or the
Senior LTIP or a person who maintains an Account balance
hereunder.
(u) “Quarter Date”
shall mean the last business day of each calendar quarter. The
final Quarter Date hereunder shall be December 31, 2007.
(v) “Retirement” or
“Retire” shall mean the termination of a
Participant’s employment with the Employers after the
Participant has reached age 55 and completed at least 5 years
of service.
(w) “ROTCE Table
Rate” shall mean the interest rate determined under the
annual ROTCE Table that is adopted and approved by the Committee
within the first 90 days of each calendar year. Effective
January 1, 2008, the ROTCE Table Rate in effect for a calendar
year shall be used to calculate the interest on the
Participant’s Sub-Accounts under the Plan for such calendar
year.
(x) “Target Award”
shall mean the dollar value of the Award to be paid to a
Participant under the Plan assuming that the applicable performance
targets are met.
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(y) “Termination of
Employment” shall mean, with respect to any
Participant’s relationship with the Company and its
affiliates, a separation from service as defined in Code
Section 409A (and the regulations and guidance issued
thereunder).
(z) “Subsidiary”
shall mean any corporation, partnership or other entity, the
majority of the outstanding voting securities of which is owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Company. The Company and the
Subsidiaries shall be referred to herein collectively as the
“Employers.”
5.
Administration
(a) This Plan shall be
administered by the Committee. A majority of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum, and the action of members of the Committee
present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts
unanimously approved in writing, shall be the act of the Committee.
All acts and decisions of the Committee with respect to any
questions arising in connection with the administration and
interpretation of this Plan, including the severability of any or
all of the provisions hereof, shall be conclusive, final and
binding upon the Company and all present and former Participants,
all other employees of the Company, and their respective
descendants, successors and assigns. No member of the Committee
shall be liable for any such act or decision made in good
faith.
(b) The Committee shall have
complete authority to interpret all provisions of this Plan, to
prescribe the form of any instrument evidencing any Award granted
under this Plan, to adopt, amend and rescind general and special
rules and regulations for its administration (including, without
limitation, the Guidelines), and to make all other determinations
necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan.
6.
Eligibility
For periods prior to January 1,
2008, any person who is classified by the Employers as a salaried
employee of the Employers generally at a Hay Salary Grade of 17 or
above (or a compensation level equivalent thereto), who in the
judgment of the Committee occupies an officer or other key
executive position in which his efforts may significantly
contribute to the profits or growth of the Employers, may be
awarded Book Value Units; provided, however, that
(a) directors of the Company who are not classified as
salaried employees of the Employers and (b) leased employees
(as such term is defined in Code Section 414) shall not be
eligible to participate in the Plan. A person who satisfies the
requirements of this Section 6 shall become a Participant in
the Plan when granted an Award hereunder. No new Participants shall
be added to the Plan for periods on or after January 1,
2008.
7.
Accounts; Conversion of Outstanding Book Value Units to
Sub-Account Balances
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(a) The Company shall establish
and maintain on its books an Account for each Participant which
shall reflect the credits described in Section 7(c) and 8(d)
hereof. Such Account shall also reflect credits for the interest
described in Section 10(b) and debits for any distributions
therefrom.
(b) Participants in this Plan
and the Senior LTIP previously received Awards with Grant Dates of
1/1/04, 1/1/05, 1/1/06 and 1/1/07 . Those Awards were
previously converted to Book Value Units in accordance with the
terms of the Senior LTIP and the prior versions of the Plan. The
outstanding Book Value Units shall be converted to cash values
(denominated in U.S. dollars) in accordance with the following
rules. The outstanding Book Value Units of Participants who
incurred a Termination of Employment for reasons other than
Retirement or Disability prior to December 31, 2007 (the
“Frozen Participants”) shall be multiplied by the Book
Value in effect on the Quarter Date coincident with or immediately
preceding the date of their Termination of Employment to determine
a cash value. The outstanding Book Value Units of all other
Participants (the “Non-Frozen Participants”) shall be
multiplied by the Book Value in effect on December 31, 2007 to
determine a cash value.
(c) As of December 31,
2007, the cash values determined under Subsection (b) above
shall be credited to the Participants’ Accounts established
under Subsection (a) above. Specifically, (i) the cash values
determined from the Awards with a Grant Date of 1/1/04 shall be
credited to the 2004 Sub-Account, (ii) the cash values from
the Awards with a Grant Date of 1/1/05 shall be credited to the
2005 Sub-Account, (iii) the cash values determined from the
Awards with a Grant Date of 1/1/06 shall be credited to the 2006
Sub-Account and (iv) the cash values determined from the
Awards with a Grant Date of 1/1/07 shall be credited to the 2007
Sub-Account.
8.
Granting of Awards for the 2007 Award Term
The Committee may authorize the
granting of Awards to Participants for the 2007 Award Term, which
shall be not inconsistent with, and shall be subject to all of the
requirements of, the following provisions:
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