Exhibit 10.25
Hexion Specialty Chemicals,
Inc.
2009 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
PLAN
Purpose of the
Plan
The purpose of the Plan is to reward
associates for profitably growing the business and controlling
cost. The Plan is designed to link rewards with critical financial
metrics for the purposes of promoting actions which are the most
beneficial to the company’s short-term and long-term value
creation.
Plan Year
1 January 2009 –
31 December 2009
Eligibility
Participation is based on each
individual associate’s scope of responsibility and
contribution within the organization, as well as the market median
targets for the country where they are employed.
Associates must be employed in an
incentive eligible position for at least three consecutive full
months during the Plan year and must be actively employed by Hexion
Specialty Chemicals, Inc. or a subsidiary company on 1 January
2010.
Eligible compensation for incentive
calculation is based on the participant’s base rate of pay as
of 1 January 2009. The participant’s incentive
calculation will be prorated if a change in salary or incentive
target occurs during the plan year.
Plan Performance
Measures
EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation
and Amortization and excluding restructuring (as approved by the
Board), gains/losses from the sale of businesses and integration
expenses (same as ‘Segment’ EBITDA)
The achievement of EBITDA growth is
the critical measure on which the investment community and future
shareholders will evaluate Hexion’s performance in 2009. As a
result, the participants should be focused and incentivized to
manage the business to achieve growth in EBITDA.
50% of the participant’s
incentive target will be based on the achievement of the EBITDA
targets.
EBITDA will be measured for Global
Hexion and also at each Division and specified Business
Unit.
EHS: Measures the Occupational Incidents Injury Rate
(OIIR)
10% of the participant’s
incentive target will be based on the achievement of the EHS
Goals.
The applicable EHS goals must be
achieved at 100% or better in order to be eligible for an incentive
award. EHS will be measured only at Global Hexion, Divisional and
Business Unit levels.
Payment of the EHS measure is
contingent upon the EBITDA results of the participant’s
primary area of responsibility (Global Hexion, Divisional or
Business Unit) meeting the minimum financial payout
threshold.
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Cash Flow: Represents the amount of cash generated by
business operations.
40% of the participant’s
incentive target will be based on the achievement of Cash Flow
targets.
Cash Flow will be separately
calculated from EBITDA for payout. Even if EBITDA target is not
achieved, it is still possible to meet or exceed Cash Flow targets
for partial payout.
Cash Flow will be measured for
Global Hexion and also at the Divisional level at the plan year
end.
Target
Incentive
Each eligible participant will have
a target incentive opportunity expressed as a percent of their base
salary. Targets are determined by the associate’s pay Band,
country of employment and by the scope and contributions within the
organization.
If the maximum EBITDA and Cash Flow
performance targets are attained and the EHS performance is at
100%, this Plan can generate a maximum of 175% of the Target
Incentive Award.
Plan
Structure
The structure of each
participant’s incentive is determined by the
individual’s role in the organization and whether they report
at a business unit level, a divisional level or at the corporate
level.
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Global
Hexion
EBITDA
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Division
EBITDA
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Business Unit
EBITDA
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EHS Goals
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Cash Flow
(Funds
Independently)
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Hexion Corporate Level
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50%
(Funds EHS
Goals)
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10%
Global Measure
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40%
Global Measure
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Division Level
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10%
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40%
(Funds EHS
Goals)
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10%
Division Measure
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40%
Division Measure
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Business Unit Level
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10%
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40%
(Funds EHS
Goals)
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