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MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. 2000 SENIOR EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE AND STOCK AWARD PLAN AND 2000 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE AND STOCK AWARD PLAN

Executive Compensation Plan Agreement

MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. 

2000 SENIOR EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE AND STOCK AWARD PLAN 

AND 

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Title: MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. 2000 SENIOR EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE AND STOCK AWARD PLAN AND 2000 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE AND STOCK AWARD PLAN
Date: 5/8/2009
Industry: Insurance (Miscellaneous)     Sector: Financial

MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. 

2000 SENIOR EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE AND STOCK AWARD PLAN 

AND 

2000 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE AND STOCK AWARD PLAN, Parties: marsh & mclennan companies  inc.
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Exhibit 10.1

MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.

2000 SENIOR EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE AND STOCK AWARD PLAN

AND

2000 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE AND STOCK AWARD PLAN

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

OF

[YEAR] LONG-TERM INCENTIVE AWARDS

GRANTED ON [DATE]

 

 

 

1


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

I.

  

BACKGROUND

  

3

II.

  

AWARDS

  

3

  

A.

  

General

  

3

  

  

1.

  

Grant of Award and Award Types

  

3

  

  

2.

  

Rights of Award Holders

  

3

  

  

3.

  

Restrictive Covenants Agreement

  

3

  

B.

  

Stock Units

  

4

  

  

1.

  

General

  

4

  

  

2.

  

Vesting

  

4

  

  

3.

  

Accumulation of Dividend Equivalents

  

4

  

  

4.

  

Delivery of Shares

  

4

  

C.

  

Options

  

4

  

  

1.

  

General

  

4

  

  

2.

  

Vesting

  

4

  

  

3.

  

Term

  

5

  

  

4.

  

Exercisability

  

5

  

  

5.

  

Method of Exercise of an Option

  

5

  

  

  

a.

  

General Procedures

  

5

  

  

  

b.

  

Payment of Exercise Price

  

5

  

  

  

c.

  

Registration and Distribution of Option Shares

  

5

  

D.

  

Cash Awards

  

5

  

  

1.

  

General

  

5

  

  

2.

  

Vesting

  

6

  

  

3.

  

Payment of Award

  

6

  

  

4.

  

Form of Payment

  

6

  

E.

  

Satisfaction of Tax Obligations

  

6

  

  

1.

  

U.S. Employees

  

6

  

  

2.

  

Non-U.S. Employees

  

7

III.

  

EMPLOYMENT EVENTS

  

7

  

A.

  

Death

  

7

  

B.

  

Permanent Disability

  

8

  

C.

  

Normal Retirement – Outside the European Union

  

8

  

D.

  

Early Retirement – Outside the European Union

  

9

  

E.

  

Retirement Treatment – Within the European Union

  

9

  

F.

  

Termination by the Company Other Than for Cause

  

10

  

G.

  

All Other Terminations

  

10

  

H.

  

Condition to Vesting of Award Prior To a Scheduled Vesting Date

  

11

  

I.

  

Determination of Pro Rata Vesting upon Termination of Employment

  

11

  

J.

  

Section 409A of the Code

  

11

IV.

  

CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS

  

12

V.

  

DEFINITIONS

  

13

VI.

  

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

  

15

VII.

  

QUESTIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  

16

 

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I.

BACKGROUND

An award (“ Award ”) has been granted to you under the Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 2000 Senior Executive Incentive and Stock Award Plan or the Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 2000 Employee Incentive and Stock Award Plan (as applicable to you, the “ Plan ”). The type of Award, the number of shares of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (“ MMC ”) common stock or the amount of cash covered by such Award, and the vesting schedule applicable to that Award are specified in materials provided to you by MMC Global Compensation (“ Grant Documentation ”). The Award is also subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “ Terms and Conditions ”). For employees outside the United States, the awards are subject to additional terms and conditions as set forth in the country specific notices (the “ Country Specific Notices ”). The Prospectus dated [Date], also describes important information about the Plan. The Terms and Conditions, the Country Specific Notices (if applicable), and the Plan will be referred to herein as the “ Award Documentation .”

Capitalized terms in these Terms and Conditions are defined in Section V.

 

II.

AWARDS

 

 

A.

General.

 

 

1.

Grant of Award and Award Types. The types of awards that may have been granted to you under the Plan are described below. The description of a type of award in these Terms and Conditions that is not part of your Award does not give or imply any right to such type of award.

 

 

2.

Rights of Award Holders. Unless and until the vesting conditions of an Award have been satisfied and cash or shares of MMC common stock, as applicable, have been delivered to you in accordance with the Award Documentation, you have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor. Unless and until shares of MMC Common Stock have been delivered to you, you have none of the attributes of ownership to such shares (e.g., units cannot be used as payment for stock option exercises; units may not be transferred or assigned; units have no voting rights).

 

 

3.

Restrictive Covenants Agreement. You must execute a Restrictive Covenants Agreement in a form determined by MMC (“ Restrictive Covenants Agreement ”) in order to accept your Award and you must further reaffirm the Restrictive Covenants Agreement in order to exercise an Option and/or reaffirm your Award in order for it to vest as provided in Section III. Failure to timely execute or reaffirm and comply with the Restrictive Covenants Agreement by the date specified in the Grant Documentation will result in forfeiture of all of your rights, title and interest in and to the Award.

 

3


 

B.

Stock Units.

 

 

1.

General. A restricted stock unit (“ RSU ” or “ Stock Unit ”) represents an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver (or cause to be delivered) to you, subject to the Award Documentation, one share of MMC common stock.

 

 

2.

Vesting. Subject to your continued employment, 33-1/3% of the Stock Units will vest on the 15 th of the month in which each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date of the Award occur. Any date on which a Stock Unit is scheduled to vest is a “ Scheduled Vesting Date .” If your employment terminates prior to a Scheduled Vesting Date, your right to the Stock Units will be determined in accordance with Section III below.

 

 

3.

Accumulation of Dividend Equivalents. Dividend equivalents equal to the dividend payment that would have been made in respect of one share of MMC common stock for each outstanding Stock Unit covered by the Award will accrue in U.S. dollars on any dividend payment date that occurs on or after the date of grant of the Award while the Award is outstanding. Dividend equivalents will be accrued only with respect to Stock Units that are outstanding on an ex-dividend date. Accrued dividend equivalents will vest when the corresponding Stock Units covered by the Award in respect of which such dividend equivalents were accrued vests. Such vested dividend equivalents will be delivered when the shares of MMC stock in respect of such vested Stock Units are delivered, subject to the satisfaction of any applicable tax obligations, as described in Section II.E. Dividend equivalents will not be paid on Stock Units that do not vest or are forfeited.

 

 

4.

Delivery of Shares. Shares of MMC common stock in respect of the Stock Units covered by the Award shall be distributed to you as soon as practicable after vesting, and in no event later than 60 days after vesting. The delivery of shares in respect of the Stock Units is conditioned on the satisfaction of any applicable tax obligations, as described in Section II.E.

 

 

C.

Options.

 

 

1.

General. A stock option (“ Option ”) represents the right to purchase the number of shares of MMC common stock specified in the Grant Documentation (the “ Option Shares ”) at the exercise price specified in the Grant Documentation.

 

 

2.

Vesting. Subject to your continued employment, 25% of the Option Shares covered by the Option will vest on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date of the Award. If your employment terminates prior to the fourth anniversary of the grant date of the Award, your right to the unvested portion of the Option will be determined in accordance with Section III below.

 

4


 

3.

Term. Subject to your continued employment, the Option will expire on the day immediately preceding the tenth anniversary of the grant date of the Award. If your employment terminates prior to the date the Option is fully vested or prior to the date the Option expires, your right to exercise any remaining portion of the Option will be determined in accordance with Section III below.

 

 

4.

Exercisability. The Option Shares covered by the Option will become exercisable when they vest.

 

 

5.

Method of Exercise of an Option.

 

 

a.

General Procedures. An Option may be exercised by written notice to MMC or an agent appointed by MMC, in form and substance satisfactory to MMC, which must state the election to exercise such Option, the number of Option Shares for which such Option is being exercised and such other representations and agreements as may be required pursuant to the provisions of the Award Documentation (the “ Exercise Notice ”). The Exercise Notice must be accompanied by (i) any required income tax forms and (ii) a reaffirmation of the Restrictive Covenants Agreement, unless the Option is being exercised after your death in accordance with Section III below.

 

 

b.

Payment of Exercise Price. Payment of the aggregate exercise price may be made with U.S. dollars or by tendering shares of MMC common stock (including shares acquired from a stock option exercise or a stock unit award vesting).

 

 

c.

Registration and Distribution of Option Shares.

 

 

i.

The shares from your Option exercise will be registered as specified in the Exercise Notice. The shares may be registered only in (A) your name or (B) your name and your spouse’s name as joint tenants with rights of survivorship.

 

 

ii.

The shares from the Option exercise will be distributed as specified in the Exercise Notice, after you have satisfied applicable taxes and fees.

 

 

iii.

You will receive written confirmation of the Option exercise by mail at your home address on file, generally within a week following the exercise date.

 

 

D.

Cash Awards.

 

 

1.

General. An Award denominated in cash in the amount specified in the Grant Documentation (“ Cash Award ”) shall be credited to a bookkeeping account on the date the Award is granted (the “ Cash Account ”). A Cash Award represents an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver (or cause to be delivered) to you, subject to the Award Documentation, the amount credited to the Cash Account.

 

5


 

2.

Vesting. Subject to your continued employment, 33-1/3% of the amount credited to the Cash Account will vest on the 15 th of the month in which each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date of the Award occur. Any date on which all or a portion of the amount credited to the Cash Account is scheduled to vest is a “ Scheduled Vesting Date .” If your employment terminates prior to a Scheduled Vesting Date, your right to the amount credited to the Cash Account will be determined in accordance with Section III below.

 

 

3.

Payment of Award. Your Award shall be paid on, or as soon as practicable after, vesting, and in no event later than 60 days after vesting. The delivery of the amount credited to the Cash Account is conditioned on the satisfaction of any applicable tax obligations, as described in Section II.E.

 

 

4.

Form of Payment. At the election of MMC, the amount credited to the Cash Account will be distributed in cash or in shares of MMC common stock under the Plan. If MMC elects to distribute shares of MMC common stock, the average of the high and low selling prices of the common stock of MMC on the New York Stock Exchange on the trading day immediately preceding the applicable Scheduled Vesting Date will be used to convert the value of the amount credited to the Cash Account, in U.S. Dollars, into shares of MMC common stock.

 

 

E.

Satisfaction of Tax Obligations.

 

 

1.

U.S. Employees.

 

 

a.

Stock Units and Cash Awards. Applicable employment taxes are required by law to be withheld when a Stock Unit or the amount credited to a Cash Account vests. Applicable income taxes are required by law to be withheld when shares of MMC common stock (or cash, as applicable) in respect of Stock Units or the amount credited to a Cash Account is delivered to you. A sufficient number of shares of MMC common stock or portion of the Cash Account, as applicable, will be retained by MMC to satisfy the tax-withholding obligation.

 

 

b.

Options. Applicable taxes (including employment taxes) are required by law to be withheld when an Option is exercised. A sufficient number of shares of MMC common stock resulting from the Option exercise will be retained by MMC to satisfy the tax-withholding obligation unless you elect in the Exercise Notice to satisfy all applicable tax withholding by check.

 

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2.

Non-U.S. Employees.

 

 

a.

Options. In most countries, the value of an Option is generally not taxable on the date of grant. If the value of the Option is not taxable on the date of grant, it will, in most countries, be taxed at a later time, for example, upon exercise of the Option and delivery of shares of MMC common stock in respect of the Option, and/or the subsequent sale of the shares.

 

 

b.

Stock Units. In most countries, the value of a Stock Unit is generally not taxable on the date of grant. If the value of the Stock Unit is not taxable on the date of grant, it will, in most countries, be taxed at a later time, for example, upon delivery of shares of MMC common stock in respect of the Stock Unit, and/or the subsequent sale of the shares.

 

 

c.

Recommendation. It is recommended that you consult with your personal tax advisor for more detailed information regarding the tax treatment of the Award.

 

 

d.

Withholding. MMC and/or your local employer shall have the power and the right to deduct and withhold from your Award and other compensation, or require you to remit to MMC and to your local employer, an amount sufficient to satisfy any taxes that MMC considers are payable under the laws of any country, state, province, city or other jurisdiction, including but not limited to income taxes, capital gain taxes, transfer taxes, s


 
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