Exhibit 10(a)
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
PLAN
(as amended through April 28,
2009)
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Purpose . The purpose of Wells Fargo &
Company’s Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the
“Plan”) is to motivate key employees and directors to
produce a superior return to the stockholders of Wells
Fargo & Company by offering them an opportunity to
participate in stockholder gains, by facilitating stock ownership
and by rewarding them for achieving a high level of corporate
financial performance. The Plan is also intended to facilitate
recruiting and retaining both talented executives for key positions
and directors with outstanding abilities and skills by providing an
attractive capital accumulation opportunity. The Plan was
originally adopted on September 25, 1984, last amended and
restated effective April 26, 2005 and subsequently amended
effective August 1, 2005, August 4,
2006, February 28, 2007, and January 1, 2008. This
amendment and restatement of the Plan, which has been approved by
the Board (as defined below) subject to the approval of
stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders scheduled for
April 29, 2008, shall not apply (and instead the terms of the
Plan existing immediately prior to the amendment and restatement
that would be deemed a “material modification” of such
Award within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code shall
apply) to Awards under the Plan that were both outstanding and
vested as of December 31, 2004 if and to the extent that the
application of the April 26, 2005 amendment and restatement or
this amendment and restatement would be deemed a “material
modification” of such Awards within the meaning of
Section 409A of the Code.
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2.1
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The following
terms, whenever used in this Plan, shall have the meanings set
forth below:
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(a)
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“Affiliate” means any corporation or
limited liability company, a majority of the voting stock or
membership interests of which is directly or indirectly owned by
the Company, and any partnership or joint venture designated by the
Committee in which any such corporation or limited liability
company is a partner or joint venturer.
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(b)
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“Award” means a grant made under
this Plan in the form of Performance Shares, Restricted Stock,
Restricted Share Rights, Options, Performance Units, Stock
Appreciation Rights, or Stock Awards.
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(c)
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“Award
Agreement” means a written agreement or other communication
evidencing the terms and conditions of an Award in the form of
either an agreement to be executed by both the Participant and the
Company (or an authorized representative of the Company) or a
certificate, notice, term sheet or similar
communication.
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(d)
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“Beneficiary” means the person or
persons determined in accordance with Section 13.
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(e)
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“Board” means the Board of Directors
of the Company.
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(f)
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“Business
Unit Net Earnings” means the net earnings of the business
unit of the Company managed by a Participant, as determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, adjusted
in accordance with the Company’s management accounting
practices and conventions in effect at the beginning of the
relevant performance period, and as further adjusted in the same
manner provided below for Net Income.
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(g)
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“Code” means the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rulings and
regulations issued thereunder.
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(h)
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“Committee,” unless otherwise
specified or another committee consisting of two or more members is
selected by the Board, means with respect to the Awards to
Employees, the Human Resources Committee of the Board and with
respect to the Awards to Directors, the Governance and Nominating
Committee of the Board.
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(i)
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“Director” means an individual who
both is a director of the Company and is not an employee of the
Company or an Affiliate.
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(j)
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“Company” means Wells
Fargo & Company, a Delaware corporation.
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(k)
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“Earnings
Per Share” means the Company’s diluted earnings per
share as reported in the Company’s consolidated financial
statements for the applicable performance period, adjusted in the
same manner as provided below for Net Income.
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(l)
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“Employee” means an individual who
is a common law employee (including an officer or director who is
also an employee) of the Company or an Affiliate.
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(m)
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“Fair
Market Value” as of any date means, unless a different
calculation measure is specified by the Committee, that day’s
closing sales price of a Share on the New York Stock
Exchange.
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(n)
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“Incentive Stock Option” means any
Option designated as such and granted in accordance with the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
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(o)
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“Net
Income” shall mean the Company’s net income for the
applicable performance period as reported in the Company’s
consolidated financial statements, adjusted to eliminate the effect
of (i) losses resulting from discontinued operations,
(ii) extraordinary gains or losses, (iii) the cumulative
effect of changes in generally accepted accounting principles, and
(iv) any other unusual or non-recurring gain or loss which is
separately identified and quantified.
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(p)
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“Non-Qualified Stock Option” means
an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option.
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(q)
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“Option” means a right to purchase
Stock.
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(r)
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“Participant” means a person
described in Section 5 designated by the Committee to receive
an Award under the Plan.
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(s)
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“Performance Cycle” means the period
of time of not fewer than one year nor more than five years as
specified by the Committee over which Performance Shares or
Performance Units are to be earned.
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(t)
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“Performance Shares” means an Award
made pursuant to Section 6 which entitles a Participant to
receive Shares, their cash equivalent, or a combination thereof,
based on the achievement of performance targets during a
Performance Cycle.
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(u)
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“Performance Units” means an Award
made pursuant to Section 6 which entitles a Participant to
receive cash, Stock, or a combination thereof, based on the
achievement of performance targets during a Performance
Cycle.
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(v)
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“Plan” means this Long-Term
Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended from time to
time.
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(w)
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“Qualifying Performance Criteria”
has the meaning set forth in Section 17.2.
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(x)
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“Restricted Share Right” means a
grant under Section 9 of the right to receive a Share subject
to vesting and such other restrictions imposed pursuant to said
Section, together with dividend equivalents with respect to such
Share if and as so determined by the Committee.
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(y)
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“Restricted Stock” means Stock
granted under Section 7 that is subject to restrictions
imposed pursuant to said Section.
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(z)
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For all Awards
outstanding on November 2, 1998, “Retirement”
means retirement which would entitle a Participant to a benefit
under Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 of the Norwest
Corporation Pension Plan or under Section 4.1 or
Section 4.2 of the Norwest Financial Pension Plan if such
plans had remained in effect under their terms as of
November 2, 1998. For all Awards granted subsequent to
November 2, 1998, “Retirement” means termination
of employment after reaching the earlier of (i) age 55 with 10
completed years of service, or (ii) 80 points (with one point
credited for each completed age year and one point credited for
each completed year of service), or (iii) age 65. For purposes
of this definition, a Participant is credited with one year of
service after completion of each full 12-month period of employment
with the Company or an Affiliate as determined by the Company or
Affiliate.
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(aa)
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“Return
on Realized Common Equity” means the Net Income of the
Company on an annualized basis less dividends accrued on
outstanding preferred stock, divided by the Company’s average
total common equity excluding average accumulated comprehensive
income as reported in the Company’s consolidated financial
statements for the relevant performance period.
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(bb)
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“Share” means a share of
Stock.
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(cc)
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“Shorter
Vesting Awards” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.2.
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(dd)
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“Specified Employee” means a
Participant who is a “specified employee” within the
meaning of Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(i), as determined in a
uniform manner by the Company or its duly authorized representative
for purposes of this Plan and all other nonqualified deferred
compensation plans maintained by the Company and its
affiliates.
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(ee)
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“Stock” means the
common stock, $1- 2 / 3 par value per share, of the
Company.
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(ff)
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“Stock
Appreciation Right” means a right awarded to a Participant
pursuant to Section 11 that entitles the Participant to
receive, in cash, Stock or a combination thereof, as determined by
the Committee, an amount equal to or otherwise based on the excess
of (a) the Fair Market Value of a Share at the time of
exercise over (b) the exercise price of the right, as
established by the Committee on the date the award is
granted.
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(gg)
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“Stock
Award” means an award of Stock granted to a Participant
pursuant to Section 8.
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(hh)
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“Substitute Award” means an Award
granted in connection with a transaction in substitution, exchange,
conversion, adjustment, assumption or replacement of awards
previously granted by an entity acquired by the Company or an
Affiliate or with which the Company or an Affiliate merges or
otherwise combines.
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(ii)
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“Term” means the period during which
an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised or the
period during which the restrictions placed on a Restricted Share
Right or Restricted Stock are in effect.
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Gender and
Number . Except when
otherwise indicated by context, reference to the masculine gender
shall include, when used, the feminine gender and any term used in
the singular shall also include the plural.
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Administration of the
Plan . The Plan shall be
administered by the Committee. Any power of the Committee may also
be exercised by the Board, except to the
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extent that the grant or exercise of
such authority would cause any Award or transaction to become
subject to (or lose an exemption under) the short-swing profit
recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or cause an Award not to qualify for
treatment as “performance based compensation” under
Section 162(m) of the Code. To the extent that any permitted
action taken by the Board conflicts with action taken by the
Committee, the Board action shall control. The Committee may
delegate any or all aspects of the day-to-day administration of the
Plan to one or more officers or employees of the Company or any
Affiliate, and/or to one or more agents.
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3.2
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Powers of
the Committee . Subject
to the express provisions of this Plan, including, without
limitation, Section 28, the Committee shall be authorized and
empowered to take all actions that it determines to be necessary or
appropriate in connection with the administration of this Plan,
including, without limitation: (i) to prescribe, amend and
rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan and to define
terms not otherwise defined herein; (ii) to determine which
persons are eligible to be granted Awards under Section 5, to
which of such persons, if any, Awards shall be granted hereunder
and the timing of any such Awards; (iii) to grant Awards to
Participants and determine the terms and conditions of Awards,
including the number of Shares subject to Awards, the exercise or
purchase price of such Shares, and the circumstances under which
Awards become exercisable or vested or are forfeited or expire,
which terms may but need not be conditioned upon the passage of
time, continued employment, the satisfaction of performance
criteria, the occurrence of certain events, or other factors;
(iv) to establish and certify the extent of satisfaction of
any performance goals or other conditions applicable to the grant,
issuance, exercisability, vesting and/or ability to retain any
Award; (v) to prescribe and amend the terms of Award
Agreements or other communications evidencing Awards made under
this Plan (which need not be identical) and the terms of or form of
any document or notice required to be delivered to the Company by
Participants under this Plan; (vi) to determine whether, and
the extent to which, adjustments are required pursuant to
Section 26; (vii) to interpret and construe this Plan,
any rules and regulations under this Plan, and the terms and
conditions of any Award granted hereunder, and to make exceptions
to any such provisions in good faith and for the benefit of the
Company; and (viii) to make all other determinations deemed
necessary or advisable for the administration of this
Plan.
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Determinations by the Committee
. All decisions, determinations and
interpretations by the Committee regarding the Plan, any rules and
regulations under the Plan, and the terms and conditions of or
operation of any Award granted hereunder, shall be final and
binding on all Participants, Beneficiaries, heirs, assigns or other
persons holding or claiming rights under the Plan or any Award. The
Committee shall consider such factors as it deems relevant, in its
sole and absolute discretion, to making such decisions,
determinations and interpretations including, without limitation,
the recommendations or advice of any officer or other employee of
the Company and such attorneys, consultants and accountants as it
may select.
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Shares
Available Under the Plan; Limitation on Awards
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4.1
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Aggregate
Limits . Subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 26, the aggregate number of
Shares issuable pursuant to all Awards under this Plan on or after
March 1, 2009 shall not exceed 609,869,835 Shares; provided
that each Share issued pursuant to Awards of Performance Shares,
Restricted Stock, Restricted Share Rights, Performance Units or
Stock Awards shall be counted against this limit as two
(2) Shares. The Shares issued pursuant to Awards granted under
this Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized but
unissued Stock or treasury Stock not reserved for any other
purpose.
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4.2
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Issuance of
Shares . For purposes of
this Section 4, the aggregate number of Shares available for
Awards under this Plan at any time shall not be reduced with
respect to Shares (the number determined consistent with the
applicable Share counting provisions of Section 4.1)
attributable to Awards that have been canceled, expired, forfeited
or settled in cash. Substitute Awards may be granted under this
Plan and such Substitute Awards shall not reduce the aggregate
number of Shares available for Awards under this Plan.
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4.3
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Tax Code
Limits . No Participant
may be awarded in any calendar year (i) Options or Stock
Appreciation Rights covering an aggregate of more than 14,000,000
Shares or (ii) Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation
Rights covering an aggregate of more than 4,000,000 Shares, which
limits shall be calculated and adjusted pursuant to Section 26
only to the extent that such calculation or adjustment will not
affect the status of any Award theretofore issued or that may
thereafter be issued as “performance based
compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. The
maximum amount payable pursuant to that portion of a Performance
Unit granted under this Plan in any calendar year to any
Participant that is intended to satisfy the requirements for
“performance based compensation” under
Section 162(m) of the Code shall be a dollar amount not to
exceed one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the Company’s Net
Income for that calendar year.
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Participation . Participation in the Plan shall be limited to
Employees of the Company or an Affiliate selected by the Committee
and to Directors. Options intending to qualify as Incentive Stock
Options may only be granted to employees of the Company or any
subsidiary within the meaning of the Code. Participation is
entirely at the discretion of the Committee, and is not
automatically continued after an initial period of
participation.
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6.
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Performance
Shares and Performance Units . An Award of Performance Shares or Performance
Units under the Plan shall entitle the Participant to future
payments or Shares or a combination thereof based upon the level of
achievement with respect to one or more pre-established performance
criteria (including Qualifying Performance Criteria) established
for a Performance Cycle.
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Amount of
Award . The Committee
shall establish a maximum amount of a Participant’s Award,
which amount shall be denominated in Shares in the case of
Performance Shares or in dollars in the case of Performance
Units.
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6.2
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Communication of Award . Each Award Agreement evidencing an Award of
Performance Shares or Performance Units shall contain provisions
regarding (i) the target and maximum amount payable to the
Participant pursuant to the Award, (ii) the performance
criteria and level of achievement versus these criteria that shall
determine the amount of such payment, (iii) the Performance
Cycle as to which performance shall be measured for determining the
amount of any payment, (iv) the timing of any payment earned
by virtue of performance, (v) restrictions on the alienation
or transfer of the Award prior to actual payment,
(vi) forfeiture provisions and (vii) such further terms
and conditions, in each case not inconsistent with this Plan, as
may be determined from time to time by the Committee.
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6.3
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Performance
Criteria . Performance
criteria established by the Committee shall relate to corporate,
group, unit or individual performance, and may be established in
terms of earnings, growth in earnings, ratios of earnings to equity
or assets, or such other measures or standards determined by the
Committee; provided, however, that the performance criteria for any
portion of an Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units that
is intended by the Committee to satisfy the requirements for
“performance-based compensation” under Code
Section 162(m) shall be a measure based on one or more
Qualifying Performance Criteria selected by the Committee and
specified at the time the Award is granted. Multiple performance
targets may be used and the components of multiple performance
targets may be given the same or different weighting in determining
the amount of an Award earned, and may relate to absolute
performance or relative performance measured against other groups,
units, individuals or entities.
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Discretionary Adjustments
. Notwithstanding satisfaction of
any performance goals, the amount paid under an Award of
Performance Shares or Performance Units on account of either
financial performance or personal performance evaluations may be
reduced by the Committee on the basis of such further
considerations as the Committee shall determine.
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Payment of
Awards . Following the
conclusion of each Performance Cycle, the Committee shall determine
the extent to which performance criteria have been attained, and
the satisfaction of any other terms and conditions with respect to
an Award relating to such Performance Cycle. The Committee shall
determine what, if any, payment is due with respect to an Award and
whether such payment shall be made in cash, Stock or a combination
thereof. Payment shall be made in a single lump sum on such date
after the end of the applicable Performance Cycle as the Committee
establishes at the time the Award is granted, subject to such terms
and conditions and in such form as may be prescribed by the
Committee. The payment date so established by the Committee shall
not be later than March 1 of the year after the year in which
the Performance Cycle ends. Payment in Stock may be in Restricted
Stock as determined by the Committee at the time the Award is
granted.
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6.6
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Termination
of Employment . Unless
the Committee provides otherwise:
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Due to Death
or Disability . If a
Participant ceases to be an Employee before the end of a
Performance Cycle by reason of his death or permanent disability,
the Performance Cycle for such Participant for the purpose of
determining the amount of Award payable shall end at the end of the
calendar quarter immediately preceding the date on which said
Participant ceased to be an Employee. The amount of an Award
payable to a Participant (or the Beneficiary of a deceased
Participant) to whom the preceding sentence is applicable shall be
paid at the end of the Performance Cycle, and shall be that
fraction of the Award computed pursuant to the preceding sentence
the numerator of which is the number of calendar quarters during
the Performance Cycle during all of which said Participant was an
Employee and the denominator of which is the number of full
calendar quarters in the Performance Cycle.
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Due to
Reasons Other Than Death or Disability . Upon any other termination of employment of a
Participant during a Performance Cycle, participation in the Plan
shall cease and all outstanding Awards of Performance Shares or
Performance Units to such Participant shall be
cancelled.
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Restricted
Stock Awards . An Award
of Restricted Stock under the Plan shall consist of Shares the
grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or transferability of which
are subject, during specified periods of time, to such conditions
and terms as the Committee deems appropriate. Restricted Stock
granted pursuant to the Plan need not be identical, but each grant
of Restricted Stock must contain and be subject to the terms and
conditions set forth below.
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Award
Agreement . Each Award of
Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each
Award Agreement shall contain provisions regarding (i) the
number of Shares subject to the Award or a formula for determining
such number, (ii) the purchase price of the Shares, if any,
and the means of payment, (iii) such terms and conditions on
the grant, issuance, vesting and/or forfeiture of the Restricted
Stock as may be determined from time to time by the Committee,
(iv) restrictions on the transferability of the Award and
(v) such further terms and conditions, in each case not
inconsistent with this Plan, as may be determined from time to time
by the Committee. Shares issued under an Award of Restricted Stock
may be issued in the name of the Participant and held by the
Participant or held by the Company, in each case as the Committee
may provide.
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Vesting and Lapse of
Restrictions . The grant,
issuance, retention, vesting and/or settlement of Shares of
Restricted Stock shall occur at such time and in such installments
as determined by the Committee or under criteria established by
the
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Committee. The Committee shall have
the right to make the timing of the grant and/or the issuance,
ability to retain, vesting and/or settlement of Shares of
Restricted Stock subject to continued employment, passage of time
and/or such performance criteria as deemed appropriate by the
Committee; provided that except as set forth in the following
sentences, in no event shall the grant, issuance, retention,
vesting and/or settlement of Shares under an Award of Restricted
Stock that is based on performance criteria and the level of
achievement versus such criteria be subject to a performance period
of less than one year and no condition that is based solely upon
continued employment or the passage of time shall provide for
vesting or settlement in full of an Award of Restricted Stock over
a Term of less than three years from the date the Award is granted,
in each case other than as a result of or upon the death,
disability or Retirement of the Participant or a change in control
of the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
the limitations contained in the preceding sentence shall not apply
to Restricted Stock that is granted in lieu of salary, cash bonus
or other cash compensation or to Substitute Awards, in which case
there may be no minimum Term. In addition, notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the Committee may grant Awards of
Restricted Stock and Restricted Share Rights which fully vest prior
to three years (including without limitation, prior to one year in
the case of Awards of Restricted Stock or Restricted Share Rights
whether or not subject to performance criteria) from the date of
grant (“Shorter Vesting Awards”) as determined by the
Committee and evidenced in an Award Agreement provided that the
aggregate number of Shares underlying all such Shorter Vesting
Awards granted under the Plan shall not exceed 24,159,766 Shares,
as adjusted pursuant to Section 26.
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Rights as a
Stockholder . Unless the
Committee provides otherwise, a Participant shall have all voting,
dividend, liquidation and other rights with respect to Restricted
Stock held by such Participant as if the Participant held
unrestricted Stock; provided that the unvested portion of any award
of Restricted Stock shall be subject to any restrictions on
transferability or risks of forfeiture imposed pursuant to Sections
7.1, 7.2 and 7.4. Unless the Committee otherwise determines or
unless the terms of the applicable Award Agreement or grant
provides otherwise, any noncash dividends or distributions paid
with respect to shares of unvested Restricted Stock shall be
subject to the same restrictions and vesting schedule as the Shares
to which such dividends or distributions relate.
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7.4
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Termination
of Employment . Unless
the Committee provides otherwise:
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(a)
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Due to Death
or Disability . If a
Participant ceases to be an Employee prior to the lapse of
restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock by reason of his death
or permanent disability, all restrictions on Shares of Restricted
Stock held for his benefit shall lapse in accordance with the terms
of the Award as determined by the Committee.
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(b)
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Due to Reasons Other Than
Death or Disability .
Upon any other termination of employment prior to the lapse of
restrictions, all Shares of
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Restricted Stock held for the
benefit of a Participant, all rights to receive dividends thereon
and other stockholder rights therewith shall immediately terminate
without notice of any kind and shall be forfeited by the
Participant.
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7.5
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Certificates . The Committee may require that certificates
representing Shares of Restricted Stock be retained and held in
escrow by a designated employee or agent of the Company or any
Affiliate until any restrictions applicable to Shares of Restricted
Stock so retained have been satisfied or lapsed. Each certificate
issued in respect to an Award of Restricted Stock may, at the
election of the Committee, bear the following legend:
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“This certificate and the
shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and
conditions (including forfeiture provisions and restrictions
against transfer) contained in the Long-Term Incentive Compensation
Plan and the Restricted Stock Award. Release from such terms and
conditions shall be obtained only in accordance with the provisions
of the Plan and the Award, a copy of each of which is on file in
the office of the Secretary of Wells Fargo &
Company.”
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8.1
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Grant . A Participant may be granted one or more Stock
Awards under the Plan; provided that such Award to an Employee is
granted in lieu of salary, cash bonus or other cash compensation.
Stock Awards shall be subject to such terms and conditions,
consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be
determined by the Committee.
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Rights as a
Stockholder . A
Participant shall have all voting, dividend, liquidation and other
rights with respect to Shares issued to the Participant as a Stock
Award under this Section 8 upon the Participant becoming the
holder of record of the Shares granted pursuant to such Stock
Award; provided that the Committee may impose such restrictions on
the assignment or transfer of Shares awarded pursuant to a Stock
Award as it considers appropriate.
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9.
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Restricted
Share Rights . Restricted
Share Rights are Awards denominated in units under which the
issuance of Shares is subject to such conditions and terms as the
Committee deems appropriate. Restricted Share Rights granted
pursuant to the Plan need not be identical, but each grant of
Restricted Share Rights must contain and be subject to the terms
and conditions set forth below.
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9.1
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Award Agreement
. Each Award of Restricted Share
Rights shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Award
Agreement shall contain provisions regarding (i) the number of
Restricted Share Rights subject to such Award or a formula for
determining such number, (ii) the purchase price of the Shares
subject to the Award, if any, and the means of payment,
(iii) such terms and conditions on the grant, issuance,
vesting and/or forfeiture of the Restricted Share Rights as may
be
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determined from time to time by the
Committee, (iv) restrictions on the transferability of the
Award and (v) such further terms and conditions in each case
not inconsistent with this Plan as may be determined from time to
time by the Committee.
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9.2
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Vesting and
Lapse of Restrictions .
The grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or settlement of
Restricted Share Rights shall occur at such time and in such
installments as determined by the Committee or under criteria
established by the Committee. The Committee shall have the right to
make the timing of the grant and/or the issuance, ability to
retain, vesting and/or settlement of Restricted Share Rights
subject to continued employment, passage of time and/or such
performance criteria as deemed appropriate by the Committee;
provided that except as set forth in the following sentences, in no
event shall the grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or
settlement of Shares under an Award of Restricted Share Rights that
is based on performance criteria and the level of achievement
versus such criteria be subject to a performance period of less
than one year, and no condition that is based solely upon continued
employment or the passage of time shall provide for vesting or
settlement in full of an Award of Restricted Share Rights over a
Term of less than three years from the date the Award is granted,
in each case other than as a result of or upon the death,
disability or Retirement of the Participant or a change in control
of the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
the limitations contained in the preceding sentence shall not apply
to an Award of Restricted Share Rights that is granted in lieu of
salary, cash bonus or other cash compensation or to Substitute
Awards, in which case there may be no minimum Term. In addition,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Committee may
grant Shorter Vesting Awards as determined by the Committee and
evidenced in an Award Agreement provided that the aggregate number
of Shares underlying all such Shorter Vesting Awards granted under
the Plan shall not exceed 24,159,766 Shares, as adjusted pursuant
to Section 26. Notwithstanding anything in this
Section 9.2 to the contrary, settlement of Restricted Share
Rights shall be completed not later than March 1 of the year
after the year in which the vesting restrictions lapse on such
Restricted Share Rights.
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9.3
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Rights as a
Stockholder .
Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to Shares
underlying Restricted Share Rights unless and until such Shares are
reflected as issued and outstanding shares on the Company’s
stock ledger. Shares underlying Restricted Share Rights shall be
entitled to dividends or dividend equivalents only to the extent
provided by the Committee. If an Award of Restricted Share Rights
includes dividend equivalents, an amount equal to the dividends
that would have been paid if the Restricted Share Rights had been
issued and outstanding Shares as of the record date for the
dividends shall be paid to the Participant in cash subject to
applicable withholding taxes. Any dividend equivalents payable
pursuant to this Section 9.3 shall be paid no later than
March 1 of the year after the year in which the applicable
dividend record date occurs.
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9.4
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Termination
of Employment . Unless
the Committee provides otherwise:
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(a)
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Due to Death
or Disability . If a
Participant ceases to be an Employee by reason of the
Participant’s death or permanent disability, all restrictions
on the Restricted Share Rights of the Participant shall lapse in
accordance with the terms of the Award as determined by the
Committee.
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(b)
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Due to
Reasons Other Than Death or Disability . If a Participant ceases to be an Employee for
any reason other than death or permanent disability, all Restricted
Share Rights of the Participant and all rights to receive dividend
equivalents thereon shall immediately terminate without notice of
any kind and shall be forfeited by the Participant.
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9.5
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Settlement
of Rights Granted Prior to January 1, 2008
. Notwithstanding anything in this
Section 9 or in the applicable Award Agreements to the
contrary, but subject to Sections 15, 16 and 26, Restricted Share
Rights granted prior to January 1, 2008 that are outstanding
on or after that date and that were not earned and vested prior to
January 1, 2005 (“Transition Awards”) shall be
subject to the following terms and conditions:
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