JPMORGAN
CHASE & CO. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF JANUARY 20, 2009
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
OPERATING COMMITTEE
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Award
Agreement
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These terms and
conditions are made part of the Award Agreement dated as of
January 20, 2009 (“Grant Date”) awarding Stock
Appreciation Rights pursuant to the terms of the JPMorgan Chase
& Co. Long-Term Incentive Plan (“Plan”). To the
extent the terms of the Award Agreement (all references to which
will include these terms and conditions) conflict with the Plan,
the Plan will govern. The Award Agreement, the Plan and Prospectus
supersede any other agreement, whether written or oral, that may
have been entered into by the Firm and you relating to this
award.
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This award was
granted on the Grant Date subject to the Award Agreement. Unless
you decline by the deadline and in the manner specified in the
Award Agreement, you will have agreed to be bound by these terms
and conditions, effective as of the Grant Date. If you decline
the award, it will be cancelled as of the Grant Date.
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Capitalized
terms that are not defined in the Award Agreement will have the
same meaning as set forth in the Plan.
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JPMorgan Chase
& Co. will be referred to throughout the Award Agreement as
“JPMorgan Chase,” and together with its subsidiaries as
the “Firm.”
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Form and
Purpose of Award
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Stock
Appreciation Rights represent the right, following exercise, to
receive (without payment), a number of shares of JPMorgan Chase
Common Stock, the Fair Market Value of which, as of the date of
exercise, is equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one
share of such Common Stock on such exercise date over the Exercise
Price, multiplied by the number of Stock Appreciation Rights being
exercised. The Firm will retain from each distribution the number
of shares of Common Stock required to satisfy tax withholding
obligations.
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The purpose of
this award is, in part, to motivate your future performance and to
align your interests with those of the Firm and its
shareholders.
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Exercisable
Dates/
Expiration Date
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Your award will
become exercisable on the “Exercisable Dates” set forth
in your Award Agreement, provided that you are continuously
employed by the Firm from the date of grant through the relevant
Exercisable Date or you meet the requirements to allow your award
to remain outstanding upon termination of employment as described
below, and subject to the following:
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• Although it is intended and
expected that this award will become exercisable as scheduled, the
award may be reduced or cancelled or Exercisable Dates may be
deferred in the event that the Chief Executive Officer
(“CEO”) of JPMorgan Chase determines, as part of
JPMorgan Chase’s annual performance assessment process, based
on the CEO’s assessment of your performance and the
performance of the Firm (which may include more than one
performance year), that you have not achieved satisfactory progress
toward your priorities or that the Firm has not achieved
satisfactory progress toward the Firm’s priorities for which
you share responsibility as a member of the Operating Committee.
Such a determination is subject to ratification by the Compensation
and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors of
JPMorgan Chase.
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• JPMorgan Chase reserves the
right to cancel, or require repayment of any gains you derived from
the exercise of, all or any portion of this award to the extent
provided under the JPMorgan Chase Bonus Recoupment Policy as in
effect from time to time.
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• JPMorgan Chase reserves the
right to cancel, or require repayment of any gains you derived from
exercise of, all or any portion of this award if JPMorgan Chase
determines that this award was based on materially inaccurate
performance metrics or on any misrepresentation by you.
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• If you are subject to
Section 111 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of
2008 and any regulations or interpretations promulgated thereunder,
or any successor or other
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January 20,
2009 Stock Appreciation Rights — Operating Committee
(continued)
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applicable
statute affecting your compensation (“EESA or Other
Applicable Law”), then any payment of any kind provided for
by this Award Agreement must comply with EESA or Other Applicable
Law, and this Award Agreement shall be interpreted or reformed to
so comply.
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Your award will
remain exercisable until the earlier of the tenth
anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Expiration Date”)
or the date the award is cancelled pursuant to this Award
Agreement. No Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised after its
Expiration Date.
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Termination
of Employment
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Except as
explicitly set forth below under “Job Elimination,”
“Full Career Eligibility” and “Death or Total
Disability,” any Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding under
this award will be cancelled effective on the date your employment
with the Firm terminates for any reason.
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In the event
that the Director Human Resources of the Firm or nominee in their
sole discretion determine that the Firm terminated your employment
because your job was eliminated, and provided that you continue to
provide services in a cooperative and professional manner as
requested by the Firm until the date your employment terminates,
then any Stock Appreciation Rights that were exercisable on your
termination date will remain exercisable for the ninety-day period
immediately following your termination date, but in no event beyond
the Expiration Date.
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You will be
required to timely execute and deliver a release of claims in favor
of the Firm, having such form and terms as the Firm shall specify,
to have all or any portion of your award remain exercisable after
the termination of your employment and you must certify compliance
with the above requirements on a form provided by the Firm in
connection with an exercise. If you fail to return the required
release within the specified deadline, your outstanding Stock
Appreciation Rights will be cancelled.
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• Full Career
Eligibility:
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Any Stock
Appreciation Rights that were exercisable as of the date of your
employment termination will remain exercisable for a two year
period following your termination date but in no event beyond the
Expiration Date in the event that:
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• you leave the Firm
voluntarily, have completed at least five years of continuous
service with the Firm immediately preceding your termination date,
and
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• the sum of your age and
Recognized Service (as defined below) on your date of termination
equals or exceeds 60, and
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• you provide at least
90 days advance written notice to the Firm of your intention
to voluntarily terminate your employment under this provision
during which notice period you provide such services as requested
by the Firm in a cooperative and professional manner and you do not
perform any services for any other employer, and
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• for the two year period
following your termination date, you do not (i) perform
services in any capacity (including self-employment) for a
Financial Services Company (as defined below) or (ii) work in
your profession (whether or not for a non-Financial Services
Company); provided that you may work for a government, education or
Not-for-Profit Organization (as defined below).
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After receipt
of such advance written notice, the Firm may choose to have you
continue to provide services during the 90-day period or shorten
the length of the 90-day notice period at the Firm’s
discretion, but to a date no earlier than the date you would
otherwise meet the age and service requirements.
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Additional
advance notice requirements may apply in certain business units (or
equivalent organizational unit or department). (See
“Special Notice Period” below.)
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You will be
required to timely execute and deliver a release of claims in favor
of the Firm, having such form and terms as the Firm shall specify,
to have all or any portion of your award
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January 20,
2009 Stock Appreciation Rights — Operating Committee
(continued)
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remain
exercisable after the termination of your employment and you must
certify compliance with the above requirements on a form provided
by the Firm in connection with an exercise. If you fail to return
the required release within the specified deadline, your
outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights will be cancelled
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With respect to
full career eligibility, you must notify JPMorgan Chase in advance
in writing if you are to perform services for any party or if you
are self-employed following the date of your termination of
employment. Failure to provide such notification could impact your
right to exercise.
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• Death or Total
Disability:
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If you die
while employed by the Firm, or in the event your employment
terminates as a result of your permanent and total disability as
defined in the JPMorgan Chase & Co. Long Term Disability Plan
(or for non-U.S. employees the equivalent local country plan), then
any Stock Appreciation Rights that were exercisable as of the date
of your termination will remain exercisable for a two year period
following your termination date but in no event beyond the
Expiration Date.
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In the case of
your total disability, you must notify JPMorgan Chase in advance in
writing if you are to perform services for any party or if you are
self-employed following the date of your termination of
employment.
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In the case of
death, your beneficiary is the designated beneficiary on file with
the Human Resources Department, or if no beneficiary has been
designated or survives you, then your estate.
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Any Stock
Appreciation Rights that are not exercised within the applicable
two year period set forth above will be cancelled.
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In the event
your employment is terminated for Cause (as defined below), or in
the event that the Firm determines after the termination of your
employment that your employment could have been terminated for
Cause, any outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights as of your
termination date will be cancelled and you may be required to
return to the Firm the value of certain shares previously delivered
to you. See “Remedies” for additional
information.
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Restriction
on Disposition of Shares Derived from an Exercise Under this
Award
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If you exercise
any part of your award before the fifth anniversary of the Grant
Date, then you may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or encumber
the net number of shares of Common Stock derived from such exercise
until the fifth anniversary of the Grant Date. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this restriction on disposition and transfer of shares
shall not apply to your beneficiary in the event of your
death.
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Your
Obligations
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As
consideration for the grant of this award, you agree to comply with
and be bound by the following:
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• Non-Solicitation of
Employees and Customers:
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During your
employment by the Firm and for one year following the termination
of your employment (or if longer, the exercise period), you will
not directly or indirectly, whether on your own behalf or on behalf
of any other party, without the prior written consent of the
Director Human Resources of JPMorgan Chase: (i) solicit,
induce or encourage any of the Firm’s then current employees
to leave the Firm or to apply for employment elsewhere;
(ii) hire any employee or former employee who was
em
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