HANESBRANDS INC.
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(As Amended
and Restated December 9, 2008)
HANESBRANDS INC.
NON - EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(As
Amended and Restated December 9, 2008)
1.
Purpose . The purpose of the Hanesbrands Inc.
Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan is to allow
Non-Employee Directors of the Corporation to defer
the payment of Cash Retainers and, effective January 1,
2008, Equity Retainers. Notwithstanding any provision of the
Plan to the contrary, amounts deferred under the Plan
are subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the
Code and at all times the Plan shall be interpreted
and administered so that it is consistent with such Code
section.
2.
Definitions . Where the context of this Plan permits,
words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender,
the plural form of a word shall include the singular form, and the
singular form of a word shall include the plural form. Unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
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(a)
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Balance Calculation Date
means the date a Non-Employee Director’s Deferral
Account is valued for purposes of making a distribution from
such Non-Employee Director’s Deferral Account . For a
distribution payable on a Distribution Date , the Balance
Calculation Date is the last business day of the month
preceding the Distribution Date; except that, for
distributions payable due to a Non-Employee Director’s
earlier Separation from Service or pursuant to sections 10
and 17, the Balance Calculation Date is the last business
day of the month in which the applicable distribution event
occurs.
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(b)
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Board
means the Board of Directors of the Corporation .
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(c)
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Cash Retainer
means the annual cash retainer fee payable by the
Corporation to a Non-Employee Director for services
as a director of the Corporation , as such amount may be
changed from time to time. The Cash Retainer shall include
Committee Fees except as otherwise provided
herein.
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(d)
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Change in Control
means “Change in Control” as defined under the terms of
the Stock Plan.
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(e)
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Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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(f)
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Committee
means the Compensation Committee of the Board .
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(g)
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Committee Fees
means the annual fees payable by the Corporation to a
Non-Employee Director for services as a member or chair of a
Board committee, as such amounts may be changed from time to
time.
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(h)
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Corporation
means Hanesbrands Inc. and any successor thereto.
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(i)
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Deferral
means an amount deferred pursuant to a Deferral Election and
any automatic deferral of restricted stock units as described in
section 5 below .
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(j)
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Deferral Account
means a bookkeeping account in the name of a Non-Employee
Director to hold the Non-Employee Director’s
Deferrals .
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(k)
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Deferral Crediting Date
means the last business day of each calendar quarter.
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(l)
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Deferral Elections
means irrevocable elections to defer receipt of a Cash
Retainer or an Equity Retainer .
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(m)
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Distribution Date
means the specified date on which a Deferral will be paid or
begin to be paid, pursuant to either a Deferral Election or
the applicable provisions of the Plan or the award
agreement.
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(n)
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Equity Retainer
means any annual equity retainer fee payable by the
Corporation to a Non-Employee Director for services
as a director of the Corporation , as such amount may be
determined from time to time, that is not required to be deferred
by its terms as described in section 5.
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(o)
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Fair Market Value
means the average of the high and low quotes of Stock on the
applicable day on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transaction
Tape; provided, however, that effective as of January 1, 2008,
the Fair Market Value of Stock shall be the closing
price on the applicable day on the New York Stock Exchange
Composite Transaction Tape.
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(p)
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Interest Account
means the default alternative from among the two investment
alternatives (the other being a Stock Equivalent Account )
in which a Non-Employee Director may elect to invest a
Deferral as described in sections 7 and 8 below
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(q)
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Non-Employee Director
means a director of the Corporation who is not an employee
of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the
Corporation .
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(r)
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Plan
means this Hanesbrands Inc. Non-Employee Director Deferred
Compensation Plan.
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(s)
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Plan Year
means the calendar year.
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(t)
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Re-Deferral Election
means a Non-Employee Director’s irrevocable election
to extend a Distribution Date .
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(u)
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Separation from Service
means the date of a Non-Employee Director’s
termination of service on the Board , which date shall be
determined in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of
Treasury regulations section 1.409A-1(h).
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(v)
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Stock
means a share of the common stock of the Corporation that,
by its terms, may be voted on all matters submitted to stockholders
of the Corporation generally.
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Stock Equivalent Account
means one of two investment alternatives (the other being an
Interest Account ) in which a Non-Employee Director
may elect to invest a Deferral as described in sections 7
and 8 below .
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(x)
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Stock Plan
means the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan of 2006 or any
successor thereto that provides for the issuance of Stock to
Non-Employee Directors.
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3.
Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee . The Committee shall have full power and
authority to interpret and construe the Plan and adopt such
rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary and advisable to
implement and administer the Plan and to designate persons
other than members of the Committee to carry out its
responsibilities, subject to applicable law and such limitations,
restrictions and conditions as it may prescribe, such actions to be
taken in accordance with the Committee’s best business
judgment as to the best interests of the Corporation and its
stockholders and in accordance with the purposes of the Plan
. The Committee may delegate administrative duties under the
Plan to one or more agents, as it shall deem necessary or
advisable. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a
quorum at any meeting of the Committee , and all
determinations of the Committee shall be made by a majority
of its members. Any determination of the Committee under the
Plan may be made without notice or a meeting of the
Committee by a written consent signed by all members of the
Committee . No member of the Committee or the
Board shall be personally liable for any action or
determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or
to any settlement of any dispute between a Non-Employee
Director and the Corporation . Any decision or action
taken by the Committee or the Board with respect to
the administration or interpretation of the Plan shall be
conclusive and binding upon all persons.
4.
Deferral Elections . Any eligible Non-Employee
Director may make irrevocable elections to defer receipt of his
Cash Retainer and, effective January 1, 2008, his
Equity Retainer. Each such election shall be referred to as
a “ Deferral Election ” and any
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deferred
pursuant to such election shall be referred to as a “
Deferral ” for a Plan Year, in accordance with
the rules set forth below.
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(a)
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A Non-Employee Director shall be eligible to make a
Deferral Election only if he is an active member of the
Board , or has been elected to the Board on the date
such election is made.
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(b)
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For the 2007 Plan Year, a Non-Employee Director may
defer all or any portion not less than 25 percent of his
Cash Retainer, and may make a separate election to defer all
or any portion not less than 25 percent of his Committee
Fees. Effective January 1, 2008, a Non-Employee
Director may elect to defer not less than 100% percent of his
Cash Retainer, his Equity Retainer, or
both.
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(c)
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All Deferral Elections must be made pursuant to such rules
as the Committee may prescribe and must be received by the
Committee no later than the date specified by the
Committee . In no event will the date specified by the
Committee with respect to a Deferral Election be
later than the end of the Plan Year preceding the Plan
Year in which the Cash Retainer or Equity
Retainer would otherwise be paid. In the case of the first year
in which the Non-Employee Director becomes eligible to
participate, such election may be made with respect to services to
be performed subsequent to the election within 30 days after
the date the Non-Employee Director becomes eligible to
participate.
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(d)
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As part of each Deferral Election for the 2007 Plan
Year , the Non-Employee Director must specify the
Distribution Date on which the Deferral will be paid
or commence. For 2008 and subsequent Plan Years , the
Distribution Date with respect to a Deferral shall be
the earlier of the fifth anniversary of the applicable Deferral
Crediting Date or the Non-Employee Director’s
Separation from Service. A Non-Employee Director may
make a different Deferral Election for each separate
Deferral under the Plan. Except a
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