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EXHIBIT
10.13
IMATION
CORP.
DIRECTORS
COMPENSATION PROGRAM
EFFECTIVE MAY 4, 2005
SECTION 1. PURPOSE
(a) The
purpose of the Program is to attract and retain well-qualified persons for
service as nonemployee directors of the Company and to promote identity of
interest between directors and stockholders of the Company. The Program is
designed and intended to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as such Rule may be amended from time to
time, and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements
thereof, as now or hereafter construed, interpreted and applied by regulations,
rulings and cases.
(b) The
Program is also intended to comply in form and operation with Section 409A
of the Internal Revenue Code.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS
The
following words and phrases have the meaning indicated below, unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise.
(a) “Accounting
Date” means the first business day following the annual meeting of stockholders
of the Company.
(b) “Basic
Fee” means the annual retainer payable to an Eligible Director at the
annual rate in effect on the Accounting Date for such Eligible Director’s
services on the Board (exclusive of any Chairperson Fee, Lead Director Fee or
Meeting Fees.)
(c) “Board”
means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) “Chairperson
Fee” means the annual retainer payable to an Eligible Director at the
annual rate in effect on the Accounting Date for such Eligible Director’s
services as the chairperson of any committee of the Board.
(e) “Change
in Control” has the meaning given it in Section 8(b) to the extent it is
consistent with and satisfies the definition of “Change of Control”
under Code section 409A.
(f) “Change
in Control Price” of the Common Stock shall equal the higher of
(i) if applicable, the price paid for the Common Stock in the transaction
constituting a Change in Control and (ii) the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock as of the last trading day preceding the date of the Change in Control.
(g) “Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any applicable
regulations or binding rules promulgated thereunder.
(h) “Committee”
means the Compensation Committee of the Board.
(i) “Common
Stock” means the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company.
(j) “Company”
means Imation Corp.
(k) “Dividend
Equivalent Credit” has the meaning given it in Section 7(b).
(l) “Election
Form” means the Election Form attached as Exhibit B hereto or such
other form as may be deemed acceptable by the Secretary of the Company from
time to time.
(m) “Eligible
Director” means each member of the Board who is not at the time of
reference an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(n) “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(o) “Fair
Market Value” as of any date means, the fair market value as defined
under the Stock Plan.
(p) “Lead
Director Fee” means the annual retainer payable to the Eligible Director
who is selected to be the lead director at the annual rate in effect on the
Accounting Date for such Eligible Director’s services as the lead
director.
(q) “Meeting
Fees” means the amounts payable to an Eligible Director in arrears on any
Quarterly Payment Date for attendance at meetings or participation in
teleconferences of the Board or any committee of the Board (exclusive of any
Basic Fee, Chairperson Fee or Lead Director Fee).
(r) “Program”
means the Company’s Directors Compensation Program, as amended from time
to time.
(s) “Proration
Fraction” means a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days
from the date an Eligible Director first becomes an Eligible Director to the date
of the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders and the denominator of
which is 365.
(t) “Quarterly
Payment Date” means the date established by the Company from time to time
for payment, in arrears, of all Meeting Fees earned by Eligible Directors
during the preceding calendar quarter, provided such date shall not be later
than two and one-half (21/2) months from the end of such calendar quarter.
(u) “Restricted
Stock Unit” means a right to receive payment of one share of Common Stock
in accordance with the conditions set forth in Section 7 hereof or
conditions established by the Committee.
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(v) “Rule 16b-3”
means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, as such Rule may be amended from
time to time.
(w) “Stock
Plan” means the then current stock incentive plan of the Company used to
grant stock based awards to Eligible Directors.
SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION
(a) The
Program shall be administered by the Committee.
(b) In
administering the Program, it will be necessary to follow various laws and
regulations. It may be necessary from time to time to change or waive
requirements of the Program to conform with the law, to meet special
circumstances not anticipated or covered in the Program, or to carry on
successful operation of the Program, and in connection therewith, the Committee
shall have the full power and authority to:
(i)
Prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Program,
establish procedures deemed appropriate for its administration, interpret the
provisions of the Program, remedy ambiguities, and make any and all other
determinations not herein specifically authorized which may be necessary or
advisable for its effective administration;
(ii)
Make any amendments to or modifications of the Program which may be required or
necessary to make the Program set forth herein comply with the provisions of
any laws, federal or state, or any regulations issued thereunder, and to cause
the Company at its expense to take any action related to the Program which may
be required under such laws or regulations;
(iii)
Contest on behalf of the Eligible Directors or the Company, at the sole
discretion of the Committee and at the expense of the Company, any ruling or
decision on any issue related to the Program, and conduct any such contest and
any resulting litigation to a final determination, ruling, or decision; and
(iv)
Grant stock-based awards under the Program, as provided in Section 5
hereof.
(c) Unless
otherwise expressly provided in the Program, all designations, determinations,
interpretations and other decisions under or with respect to the Program or any
award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any
time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon any Eligible Director or
beneficiary, and any employee of the Company.
SECTION 4. FEES/EXPENSES
(a) Each
Eligible Director who is first elected to the Board at, or who continues to
serve on the Board immediately following an annual meeting of stockholders, is
entitled to receive a Basic Fee and a Chairperson Fee for serving as
chairperson of a committee of the Board (as applicable).
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(b) Any
Eligible Director who is designated as the lead director is entitled to receive
a Lead Director Fee for services as the lead director.
(c) Each
Eligible Director who joins the Board or becomes a chairperson of a committee
of the Board or Lead Director after the annual meeting of stockholders is
entitled to receive a Basic Fee, Chairperson Fee or Lead Director Fee (as
applicable) multiplied by the Proration Fraction, as of the date such Eligible
Director first becomes an Eligible Director, chairperson of a committee of the
Board or Lead Director.
(d) Each
Eligible Director is entitled to receive a Meeting Fee for attendance at a
meeting of the Board or a Committee of the Board or participation in a
teleconference in lieu of such meeting. The Meeting Fees are payable in arrears
on the Quarterly Payment Date. Any member of the Board who interviews a Board
candidate shall be entitled to receive compensation in an amount equal to the
Meeting Fee for an in person Board meeting for each such interview.
(e) The
current rate of the Basic Fee, Chairperson Fee, Lead Director Fee and Meeting
Fees are set forth on the attached Exhibit A, and may be amended from time
to time by the Board or any committee given responsibility for determining
Board of Director compensation.
(f) Each
Eligible Director is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel costs of
attending Board and committee meetings and interviews of Board candidates. Such
reimbursement shall be payable in cash after receipt of documentation by the
Company from such Eligible Director.
SECTION 5. ANNUAL GRANT OF STOCK BASED
AWARD
(a) Each
Eligible Director who is first elected to the Board at, or continues to serve
on the Board immediately following an annual meeting of stockholders shall be
granted a stock based award (i.e., options, restricted stock, etc.) as
of the date of such meeting in type, proportion and amount to be determined by
the Committee and under, and in accordance with, the terms of the Stock Plan.
(b) Each
Eligible Director who joins the Board after an annual meeting of stockholders,
shall be granted a stock based award pursuant to this Section 5 as of the
date such Eligible Director first becomes an Eligible Director based on the
number of whole shares of Common Stock equal to the number granted other
Eligible Directors at the time of the immediately preceding annual meeting of
stockholders, multiplied by the Proration Fraction.
(c) Terms
and conditions of stock based awards (such as grant price, vesting schedule,
etc.) shall be as determined by the Committee and under, and in accordance with,
the terms of the Stock Plan.
(d) The
amount and composition of the current annual stock based award are set forth on
the attached Exhibit A, which may be amended from time to time by the
Board or any committee given responsibility for determining Board of Director
compensation.
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SECTION 6. MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM
Each Eligible
Director is entitled to a matching gift from the Company of up to $15,000 per
calendar year to qualifying charitable institutions, prorated for any calendar
year that Eligible Director joins the Board. Each Eligible Director must submit
evidence of such gift to the Company and the Company will send the matching
contribution directly to the qualifying charitable institution on behalf of the
Eligible Director.
SECTION 7. ELECTIONS TO RECEIVE COMMON
STOCK OR RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
(a) Elections.
(i)
Common Stock. Each Eligible Director who is not covered by clause (iii)
below, may elect to receive, in lieu of a cash payment for his or her Basic
Fee, Chairperson Fee, Lead Director Fee and/or Meeting Fees (or a portion
thereof, as elected by the Eligible Director), a number of shares of Common
Stock (excluding fractional shares, which shall be paid in cash (or carried
over to the next payment if an Eligible Director elects to be paid all in
Common Stock)), which is calculated by dividing his or her Basic Fee,
Chairperson Fee, Lead Director Fee and/or Meeting Fees (or a portion thereof),
by the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the Accounting Date or
Quarterly Payment Date, as applicable. To be effective, any such election shall
be made by submitting a completed and executed Election Form to the Secretary
of the Company prior to the relevant Accounting Date or Quarterly Payment Date,
as applicable.
(ii)
Restricted Stock Units.
(A)
Each Eligible Director who is not covered by clause (iii) below, may elect
to receive, in lieu of cash payment for his or her Basic Fee, Chairperson Fee,
Lead Director Fee and/or Meeting Fees, Restricted Stock Units (including
fractional Restricted Stock Units) calculated by dividing his or her Basic Fee,
Chairperson Fee, Lead Director Fee and/or Meeting Fees (or a portion thereof,
as elected by the Eligible Director) for services to be performed in the following
the calendar year by the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the
Accounting Date or Quarterly Payment Date, as applicable. To be effective, any
such election relating to the Basic Fee, Chairperson Fee, Lead Director Fee or
Meeting Fees shall be made by submitting a completed and executed Election Form
to the Secretary of the Company prior to the calendar year in which the
Eligible Director wishes the election to be in effect and such election shall
be irrevocable for such calendar year.
(B)
Each Eligible Director who is not covered by clause (iii) below may elect
to receive, in lieu of cash payment for his or her Meeting Fees (or a portion
thereof, as elected by the Eligible Director), Restricted Stock Units
(including fractional Restricted Stock Units) calculated by dividing his or her
Meeting Fees (or portion thereof) by the Fair Market Value of one share of
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Common Stock on
the Quarterly Payment Date. To be effective, any such election relating to the
Meeting Fees shall be made by submitting a completed and executed Election Form
to the Secretary of the Company prior to the calendar year in which the
Eligible Director wishes the election to be in effect and such election shall
be irrevocable for such calendar year.
(iii) New
Directors. Each Eligible Director who joins the Board between annual
meetings of stockholders may elect prior to first becoming an Eligible Director
to receive, in lieu of cash payment for his or her Basic Fee, Chairperson Fee
and/or Lead Director Fee, a number of shares of Common Stock (excluding
fractional shares, which shall be paid in cash (or carried over to the next
payment if an Eligible Director elects to be paid all in Common Stock)) and/or
Restricted Stock Units (including fractional Restricted Stock Units) up to the
number which is calculated by (A) multiplying the sum of his or her Basic
Fee, Chairperson Fee, Lead Director Fee (or a portion thereof, as elected by
the Eligible Director) payable with respect to the time prior to the next annual
meeting of stockholders which the Eligible Director is first elected to the
Board by the Proration Fraction and (B) dividing the product resulting
from clause (A) by the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on
the date that the Eligible Director becomes an Eligible Director. Each Eligible
Director may also elect to receive, in lieu of cash payment for his or her
Meeting Fees (or a portion thereof, as elected by the Eligible Director),
Common Stock (excluding fractional shares, which shall be paid in cash (or
carried over to the next payment if an Eligible Director elects to be paid all
in Common Stock)) Restricted Stock Units (including fractional Restricted Stock
Units) calculated by dividing his or her Meeting Fees (or portion thereof) by
the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the Quarterly Payment
Date. To be effective, any such election shall be made by submitting a
completed and executed Election Form to the Secretary of the Company prior to
the date that the Eligible Director becomes an Director, and such Election Form
shall be irrevocable for that calendar year with respect to any election (or
lack of election) to receive Restricted Stock Units.
(b) Restricted
Stock Units.
(i)
Account. Upon the grant of Restricted Stock Units to an Eligible
Director, such units shall be credited to an account established for such
Eligible Director. Each Eligible Director shall receive an annual statement
showing the number of Restricted Stock Units that have been credited to the Eligible
Director’s account under the Program.
(ii)
Dividend Equivalent Credits. An Eligible Director’s account shall
be credited with Dividend Equivalent Credits equivalent to the amount of
dividends paid by the Company to holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock
based on the number of Restricted Stock Units credited to the Eligible
Director’s account on the dividend record date for
shares
of Common Stock. Such Dividend Equivalent Credit shall be converted into an
equivalent number of Restricted Stock Units (including fractional Restricted
Stock Units) based on the fair market value of one share of Common Stock on the
related dividend payment date and such Restricted Stock Units shall be subject
to the same distribution timing as the underlying Restricted Stock Units to
which the Dividend Equivalent Credits related. If a dividend is paid in cash,
each Eligible Director shall be credited, as of each applicable dividend
payment date, in accordance with the following formula:
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(A X
B) / C
in
which “A” equals the number of Restricted Stock Units held by the
Eligible Director on the dividend record date, “B” equals the cash
dividend per share and “C” equals the Fair Market Value per share
of Common Stock on the dividend payment date. If a dividend is paid in property
other than cash, Dividend Equivalent Credits shall be credited, as of the
applicable dividend payment date, in accordance with the formula set forth
above, except that “B” shall equal the fair market value per share
of the property that the Eligible Director would have received in respect of
the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Restricted Stock
Units held by the Eligible Director as of the dividend record date, had such
shares been owned by the Eligible Director as of the record date for such
dividend.
(iii)
Time of Payment. All payments in respect of an Eligible Director’s
Restricted Stock Units shall be made as soon as practicable following the
earlier of (A) the Eligible Director’s death (B) the occurrence
of a Change in Control, and (C) the specific date the Eligible Director
has elected to receive payment pursuant to the applicable Election Form
pursuant to which such Eligible Director elected to receive such Restricted Stock
Units in lieu of cash.
(iv)
Form of Payment. Payment in respect of Restricted Stock Units shall be
made in one lump sum payment in the form of shares of Common Stock. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, any payment made upon the occurrence of a
Change in Control in full or partial payment of Restricted Stock Units shall be
made in cash in an amount equal the Change in Control Price multiplied by the
number of Restricted Stock Units (including fractional units).
(c) Stock
Plan.
All shares of
Common Stock and all Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to this
Section 7 shall be awarded under, and in accordance with, the terms of the
Stock Plan. Restricted Stock Units awarded hereunder shall be considered Other
Stock-Based Awards under the Plan.
SECTION 8. CHANGE IN CONTROL
(a) For
purposes of this Section 8, the following words and phrases have the
meanings indicated below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(i)
“Person” shall have the meaning associated with that term as it is
used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Act.
(ii)
“Affiliates and Associates” shall have the meanings assigned to
such terms in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under Section 12 of the Act.
(iii)
“Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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(iv)
“Continuing Directors” means directors whose appointment or
election is endorsed by a majority of the members of the Company’s Board
prior to the date of the appointment or election of such member.
(b) For
purposes of the Program, a Change in Control of the Company shall be deemed to
have occurred if:
(i)
any Person (together with its Affiliates and Associates), other than a trustee
or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the
Company, acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the
date of the most recent acquisition by such Person (together with its
Affiliates and Associates) or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as
that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing thirty-five percent (35%)
or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
securities; or
(ii)
the Continuing Directors of the Company’s Board shall at any time fail to
constitute a majority of the members of such Board.
SECTION 9. AMENDMENT; TERMINATION
The
Board may at any time and from time to time alter, amend, suspend, or terminate
the Program in whole or in part; provided, however, that no amendment which
requires stockholder approval in order for the exemptions available under
Rule 16b-3 to be applicable to the Program and the Eligible Directors
shall be effective unless the same shall be approved by the stockholders of the
Company entitled to vote thereon.
SECTION 10. RIGHTS OF ELIGIBLE DIRECTORS
Nothing
contained in the Program or with respect to any grant shall interfere with or
limit in any way the right of the stockholders of the Company to remove any
Eligible Director from the Board pursuant to the bylaws of the Company, nor
confer upon any Eligible Director any right to continue in the service of the
Company as a director.
SECTION 11. GENERAL RESTRICTIONS
(a) Investment
Representations. The Company may require any Eligible Director to whom
Common Stock is issued, as a condition of receiving such Common Stock, to give
written assurances in substance and form satisfactory to the Company and its
counsel to the effect that such person is acquiring the Common Stock for his or
her own account for investment and not with any present intention of selling or
otherwise distributing the same, and to such other effects as the Company deems
necessary or appropriate in order to comply with federal and applicable state
securities laws.
(b) Compliance
with Securities Laws. Each issuance shall be subject to the requirement
that, if at any time counsel to the Company shall determine that the listing,
registration or qualification of the shares upon any securities exchange or
under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental
or regulatory body, is necessary as a condition of, or in
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connection with, the issuance of shares
thereunder, such issuance may not be accepted or exercised in whole or in part
unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall
have been effected or obtained on conditions acceptable to the Committee.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Company to apply for or to obtain
such listing, registration or qualification.
(c) Nontransferability.
Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, Restricted Stock Units under
this Program shall not be transferable by an Eligible Director other than by
the laws of descent and distribution.
(d) No
Acceleration of Distribution of Restricted Stock Units. The distribution of
Restricted Stock Units may not be accelerated, including upon termination of
the Program, if such acceleration would cause the distribution to become
subject to tax under Code Section 409A.
SECTION 12. WITHHOLDING
The
Company may defer making payments or delivering shares of Common Stock under
the Program until satisfactory arrangements have been made for the payment of
any federal, state or local income or employment taxes required which the
Company reasonably determines in its sole discretion are to be withheld with
respect to such payment or delivery.
SECTION 13. GOVERNING LAW
The
Program and all rights hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the internal law, and not the law of conflicts, of the State of
Delaware.
SECTION 14. UNFUNDED PROGRAM
The
Program shall be unfunded and shall not create (or be construed to create) a
trust or a separate fund or funds. The Program shall not establish any
fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Eligible Director or other
person. To the extent any person holds any rights by virtue of a grant under
the Program, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured
general creditor of the Company.
SECTION 15. HEADINGS
The headings of sections and subsections
herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect
the meaning of any of the provisions of the Program.
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EXHIBIT
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FEES
(as of May 2005)
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Basic Fee |
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$ |
34,000 |
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Lead Director |
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$ |
15,000 |
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Committee Chair |
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Audit & Finance: $10,000 |
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Board
Meetings/Teleconferences |
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$ |
1,500/$1,000 |
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Audit & Finance |
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$ |
1,500/$1,000 |
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Compensation Committee |
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$ |
1,000/$1,000 |
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Nomination & Governance |
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$ |
1,000/$1,000 |
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Annual Stock Based Grants |
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