ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY
LLC
AMENDED AND RESTATED
EXECUTIVE ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN
Plan Document
Effective as
of January 1, 2009
Amended and
Restated Executive Annual Incentive Plan
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Definitions
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Eligibility and
Participation
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Establishment
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Establishment
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Determination
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Performance Modifier
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Payment of
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Termination of
Employment and Partial Awards
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Administrative
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ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY
LLC
AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN
The Oncor Electric
Delivery Company LLC Amended and Restated Executive Annual
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is effective as of
January 1, 2009. The Plan provides for annual bonus incentive
award opportunities for eligible Participants payable in cash. The
Plan amends and restates in its entirety the Oncor Executive Annual
Incentive Plan effective as of January 1, 2008.
The principal
purposes of the Plan are to attract, motivate and retain key
employees; to align the interests of Participants and the Company
by rewarding performance that satisfies established performance
goals; to motivate Participant behaviors that drive successful
results at the Company and individual levels; and to support
collaboration across essential organizational
interfaces.
Article II. Definitions
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When used in the
Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:
(a) “
Additional Persons ” means such other individuals who
are not Executive Officers, under the Plan, but who are senior
officers and key employees identified by the O&C Committee, in
consultation with the Company CEO.
(b) “
Additional Metric(s) ” means any operational,
financial or other metrics (including, but not limited to, safety
measures, reliability measures, cost management measures, capital
plan management measures and the Company’s cash flow from
operating activities) that the O&C Committee elects to apply in
determining the Weighted Funding Percentage for a particular Plan
Year.
(c) “
Additional Metric Funding Percentage ” means a
percentage used to calculate the Aggregate Incentive Pool
established by the O&C Committee based on the amount or level
of attainment of the threshold, target and/or other performance
level measurements of any Additional Metrics set by the O&C
Committee for a particular Plan Year.
(d) “
Aggregate Incentive Pool ” means the amount equal to
the Target Incentive Pool multiplied by the Weighted Funding
Percentage.
(e) “
Award ” means the amount payable to a Participant
under this Plan for any Plan Year, as determined in accordance with
the terms of the Plan.
(f) “
Base Salary ” means the annualized base salary
designated for the Participant in the payroll records of the
Company, prior to any deferrals, and excluding any overtime pay,
bonuses, incentive compensation, expense reimbursements and fringe
benefits of any kind for the applicable Plan Year.
(g) “
Company ” means Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and
assigns.
(h) “
Company CEO ” means the Chief Executive of the
Company.
(i) “
Disability” or “Disabled ” means
disability as determined under the EFH Long-Term Disability Income
Plan, or any successor plan covering Participants.
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(j) “
EBITDA ” means Earnings Before Interest, Taxes,
Depreciation and Amortization, as defined by the O&C
Committee.
(k) “
EBITDA Funding Percentage ” means a percentage used to
calculate the Aggregate Incentive Pool established by the O&C
Committee based on the amount or level of attainment of the Target
EBITDA for a particular Plan Year.
(l)
“Executive Officers ” means the Company CEO and
other Executive Officers, as defined under the charter of the
O&C Committee.
(m) “
Executive Team ” means the group of Executive Officers
of the Company referred to internally as the Executive
Team.
(n) “
Individual Performance Modifier ” means a percentage
based on individual Participant performance established by the
Executive Team, in accordance with Article IV, and used in
determining a Participant’s Award. The Individual Performance
Modifier may be based on factors which include, without limitation,
Company financial or operational measures, individual management
and other goals, personal job objectives and competencies, the
demonstration of team building and support attributes, and general
demeanor and behavior.
(o) “
O&C Committee ” means the Organization and
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company.
(p) “
Participant ” means an individual who is an elected
officer of the Company having a title of vice president or above or
who is designated as an Additional Person and who is employed by
the Company for a period of three full months during the Plan
Year.
(q) “
Plan ” means this Amended and Restated Executive
Annual Incentive Plan.
(r) “
Plan Year ” means the twelve (12) month period
beginning each January 1 and ending December 31.
(s) “
Retirement ” means termination of employment with the
Company upon attaining at least age 55, completing at least
15 years of accredited service, or otherwise meeting the
criteria for retiring under the EFH Retirement Plan, or a successor
plan.
(t) “
Target Award ” means an Award amount for an individual
Participant equal to a percentage of the Participant’s Base
Salary, which is anticipated based on target performance of the
Company and individual Participant performance. The Target Award
shall be used in calculating an individual’s actual Award for
a Plan year.
(u) “
Target EBITDA ” means the target amount of EBITDA
established by the O&C Committee for a particular Plan
Year.
(v) “
Target Incentive Pool ” means the amount equal to the
aggregate of the Target Awards for all Participants, or a selected
group of Participants, as the context may require.
(w) “
Threshold EBITDA ” means an amount of EBITDA
established by the O&C Committee, which is necessary to fund
any portion of the Aggregate Incentive Pool attributable to
EBITDA.
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(x) “
Weighted Funding Percentage ” means the percentage
that is determined by the O&C Committee for each Plan Year
based on the EBITDA Funding Percentage and, in the event the
O&C Committee sets any Additional Metrics in such Plan Year,
the Additional Metric Funding Percentage.
Article III. Eligibility and
Participation .
All individuals
who, as of the first day of a Plan Year, meet the definition of a
Participant hereunder, shall be eligible to participate in this
Plan for such Plan Year. Awards, if any, for individuals who become
Participants during the Plan Year or whose participation in this
Plan is terminated during the Plan Year, shall be determined under,
and in accordance with, Article VIII hereof. Participation in
this Plan for any Plan Year shall not entitle an individual to
future participation.
Article IV. Establishment of Performance
Goals .
For each Plan
Year, the O&C Committee will establish: (i) the Threshold
EBITDA, (ii) the Target EBITDA, (iii) any Additional
Metric(s) and the applicable threshold, target and/or other
performance level measurements for such Additional Metric(s), and
(iv) the Target Award for Executive Officers and Additional
Persons. For each Plan Year, the Executive Team will determine the
Target Award for each Participant, other than for Executive
Officers and Additional Persons. Such determinations by the O&C
Committee and the Executive Team shall be made at such times and
shall be based on such criteria as the O&C Committee and the
Executive Team shall determine, respectively, in their sole
discretion. The O&C Committee and the Executive Team shall each
have full authority and discretion, for any particular Plan Year,
to modify at any time prior to the payout of the Award, if any, for
such Plan Year any of their respective determ
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