Exhibit 10.7
NCR DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
PROGRAM
Effective April 21,
2009
PREAMBLE
This NCR Director Compensation
Program (“Program”) is adopted effective April 21,
2009, and replaces the NCR Director Compensation Program adopted by
the Committee on Directors and Governance effective April 22,
2008.
The Program is approved and adopted
by the Committee on Directors and Governance of the Board of
Directors (the “Board”) of NCR Corporation
(“Company”), as designated by the Board pursuant to its
authority under Section 2 of the NCR Corporation 2006 Stock
Incentive Plan, as amended, to grant stock and other stock-based
awards to non-employee directors and to determine the terms and
conditions of such awards.
The Program is intended to provide
competitive remuneration to individuals serving as non-employee
members of the Board (each, a “Director”), and to align
the interests of the Directors with the interests of the
Company’s stockholders.
ARTICLE I
Definitions
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1.1
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Committee means the Committee on Directors and Governance
of the Board of Directors of NCR Corporation.
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1.2
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Common
Stock means the common
stock of NCR Corporation, par value $.01 per share.
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1.3
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Company means NCR Corporation, a Maryland
corporation.
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1.4
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Deferred
Stock Award means the
annual retainer and/or meeting fees, if any, elected by a
Participant to be deferred as set forth in ARTICLE III.
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1.5
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Deferred
Stock Grant means the
initial, annual or mid-year equity grants, if any, elected by a
Participant to be deferred as set forth in ARTICLE IV.
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1.6
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Director means a member of the Board of Directors of NCR
Corporation who is not an employee of the Company.
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1.7
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Fair Market Value
of a share of Common Stock as of a
specified date means, unless otherwise determined by the Committee,
the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the New York Stock
Exchange or such other securities exchange as may at
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the applicable time be the
principal market for the Common Stock (the “Applicable
Exchange”) on the trading date, or if shares of Common Stock
were not traded on the Applicable Exchange on the trading date,
then on the immediately preceding date on which shares of Common
Stock were traded, all as reported by such source as the Committee
may select. If the Common Stock is not listed on a national
securities exchange, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the
Committee in its good faith discretion.
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1.8
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Participant means a Director, and any former Director
entitled to payment of a benefit from the Program.
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1.9
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Restricted
Stock means actual shares
of Common Stock bearing restrictions or conditions and issued to a
Director pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan.
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1.10
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Restricted
Stock Units means awards
denominated in shares of Common Stock that will be settled in an
amount in cash, shares of Common Stock, or both, as designated in a
Director’s individual award statement or agreement, based
upon the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of
Common Stock.
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1.11
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Stock
Incentive Plan means the
NCR Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, adopted effective as of
April 26, 2006, as amended.
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1.12
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Year of
Service means the
approximately 12 month period beginning on the date of an annual
stockholders’ meeting of the Company and ending on the day
before the Company’s annual stockholders’ meeting of
the next following year, during which an individual serves as a
Director.
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ARTICLE II
Compensation
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2.1
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Annual
Compensation . A Director
will receive the compensation described in Sections 2.2 through 2.5
below, as determined by the Committee in its discretion, based on
review of competitive data.
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2.2
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Annual
Retainer . For each Year
of Service, a Director will receive an annual retainer as
determined by the Committee, which may include an additional
retainer amount for Committee Chairs. A Director may elect to
receive the retainer in cash, in Common Stock, or as a Deferred
Stock Award, as described in ARTICLE III. If no election is made,
the retainer will be paid in cash. If paid in cash or Common Stock,
payment of 25% of the annual amount will be made on June 30,
September 30, December 31, and March 31, provided
the individual is serving as a Director on such dates. If the
individual is not serving as a Director on any such date, the
remaining amount of the retainer shall be forfeited.
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If paid in Common Stock, the number
of shares of Common Stock to be paid shall be determined by
dividing the cash amount of the retainer due to the Director by the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the payment is
due, rounding up to the next whole share.
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2.3
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Meeting
Fees . The Committee may
determine that Directors will receive a meeting fee for each
meeting attended, and may determine that Committee Chairs will
determine whether a particular special meeting is subject to a
meeting fee. Meeting fees, if any, will be paid quarterly at the
same time as the retainer, for meetings attended in the immediately
preceding quarter, and may be paid in cash, Common Stock or as a
Deferred Stock Award as provided in Article III.
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Initial
Stock Grant . On the date
of first election to the Board, each Director will receive an
initial equity grant under the Stock Incentive Plan, effective as
of the date to be determined by the Board, of a number of whole
shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units as determined
by the Committee in its discretion. The Committee may determine
that the shares or units will be forfeited if the Director ceases
to serve as a director during a restriction period determined by
the Committee. If such grant is made in the form of Restricted
Stock Units, a Director may elect to defer receipt of the Common
Stock payable in respect of vested Restricted Stock Units as a
Deferred Stock Grant as provided in ARTICLE IV. A Director will
receive only one initial equity grant for any continuous period
served as a Director. If a Director ceases to serve as a Director
for a period of at least three years and is later again elected as
a Director, he or she will receive a second initial equity grant
for the second period served as a Director.
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2.5
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Annual
Equity Grant . At each
annual stockholders’ meeting of the Company, each individual
then serving as a Director or newly elected as a Director shall
receive an equity grant under the Stock Incentive Plan, determined
by the Committee, consisting of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock
Units and/or nonqualified stock options for Common Stock. If stock
options are granted, the exercise price for each optioned share
will be the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the
grant date. The stock options will be fully vested and exercisable
on the first anniversary of the grant, and will have a term of ten
years from the date of grant. If Restricted Stock or Restricted
Stock Units are awarded, the Committee may determine that the
shares or units will be forfeited if the Director ceases to serve
as a director during a restriction period determined by the
Committee. If the annual equity grant is made in the form of
Restricted Stock Units, a Director may elect to defer receipt of
the Common Stock payable in respect of vested Restricted Stock
Units as a Deferred Stock Grant as provided in ARTICLE
IV.
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Mid-Year
Equity Grants . The
Committee in its discretion may grant stock options and/or awards
of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, as described in
Section 2.5, to Directors who are newly elected to the Board
after the annual stockholders’ meeting. If Restricted Stock
or Restricted Stock Units are awarded, the Committee may determine
that the shares or units will be forfeited if the Director ceases
to serve as a director during a restriction period determined by
the Committee. If a mid-year equity grant is made in the form of
Restricted Stock Units, a Director may elect to defer receipt of
the Common Stock payable in respect of vested Restricted Stock
Units as a Deferred Stock Grant as provided in ARTICLE
IV.
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ARTICLE III
Deferred Stock
Awards
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3.1
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Election to
Defer . For each calendar
year, a Director may elect to defer receipt of pay for services
relating to the retainer and meeting fees, if any, to be received
in that calendar year, and receive them instead as a Deferred Stock
Award. The election must be made prior to the January 1 of the
calendar year in which the services relating to the retainer or
meeting fees will be rendered by a Director or such later date as
is permitted by guidance issued under Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). The election to
defer shall be irrevocable commencing on December 31 of the
calendar year prior to the calendar year that such election is in
effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a newly-elected Director may
make an election within 30 days after the date of his or her
election to the Board of Directors, which election shall
b
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