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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 2003 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PLAN

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Title: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 2003 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PLAN
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 2/24/2009
Industry: Semiconductors     Sector: Technology

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 2003 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PLAN, Parties: texas instruments inc
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Exhibit 10(k)

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 2003 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PLAN

As Amended October 16, 2008

SECTION 1. PURPOSE.

The Texas Instruments 2003 Director Compensation Plan is designed to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve as directors of the Company and to increase the proprietary and vested interest of such directors in the growth and performance of the Company.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.

As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(a)

     

“Account” means a Cash Account or Stock Unit Account established under Section 8 of the Plan.

 

(b)

“Administrator” means the Board or a committee of directors designated by the Board to administer the Plan.

 

(c)

“Award” means any Option, Restricted Stock Unit or other stock-based award under the Plan.

 

(d)

“Award Agreement” means any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing any Award granted under the Plan, which may, but need not, be executed or acknowledged by a Director.

 

(e)

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.

 

(f)

“Cash Account” means the bookkeeping accounts established pursuant to Section 8(b)(i) on behalf of each Director who elects pursuant to Section 8(b) to have any of his or her Deferred Compensation credited to a cash account.

 

(g)

“Change in Control” means an event when (i) any Person, alone or together with its Affiliates and Associates or otherwise, shall become an Acquiring Person otherwise than pursuant to a transaction or agreement approved by the Board prior to the time the Acquiring Person became such, or (ii) a majority of the Board shall change within any 24-month period unless the election or the nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders of each new director has been approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period. For the purposes hereof, the terms Person, Affiliates, Associates and Acquiring Person shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Rights Agreement dated as of June 17, 1998 between the Company and Harris Trust and Savings Bank. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Restricted Stock Unit granted under this Plan is or becomes subject to Section 409(A) of the Code, then with respect to such Restricted Stock Unit “Change in Control” means a change in control event as to the Company, as defined in Section 409(A) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

 

(h)

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

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(i)

     

“Company” means Texas Instruments Incorporated, together with any successor thereto.

 

(j)

“Deferred Cash Compensation” means that portion of any Director’s Eligible Compensation that is payable in cash and that he or she elects pursuant to Section 8(a) to be deferred in accordance with this Plan.

 

(k)

“Deferred Compensation” means that portion of any Director’s Eligible Compensation that he or she elects pursuant to Section 8(a) to be deferred in accordance with this Plan.

 

(l)

“Director” means a member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company or any subsidiary thereof.

 

(m)

“Eligible Compensation” means (i) the cash portion of any compensation payable by the Company to a Director for his or her services as a Director but shall not include any reimbursement by the Company of expenses incurred by a Director incidental to attendance at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders, the Board, or any committee of the Board, or of any other expense incurred on behalf of the Company, (ii) any Restricted Stock Units granted by the Company after November 30, 2006, to a Director for his or her services as a Director, and (iii) any dividend equivalents paid on Restricted Stock Units pursuant to Section 7(b).

 

(n)

“Fair Market Value” means the closing price of the Shares on the date specified (or, if there is no trading on the New York Stock Exchange on such date, then on the first previous date on which there is such trading) as reported in “New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions” in “The Wall Street Journal” or by WSJ.com or Bloomberg L.P. , or if unavailable, then by reference to any other source as may be deemed appropriate by the Administrator.

 

(o)

“G&SR Committee” means the Governance and Stockholder Relations Committee of the Board or any successor committee.

 

(p)

“Option” means an option granted under Section 6.

 

(q)

“Participant” means an individual who has received an Award or established an Account under the Plan.

 

(r)

“Plan” means this Texas Instruments 2003 Director Compensation Plan.

 

(s)

“Post-2004 Account” means a Cash Account or Stock Unit Account containing amounts earned and deferred on or after January 1, 2005, and Restricted Stock Units granted after November 30, 2006, the receipt of which a Director has elected to defer.

 

(t)

“Pre-2005 Account” means a Cash Account or Stock Unit Account containing amounts earned and deferred prior to January 1, 2005.

 

(u)

“Restricted Stock Unit” means a contractual right granted under Section 7 that is denominated in Shares, each of which represents a right to receive a Share upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.

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(v)

     

“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Company.

 

(w)

Separation from Service” means a termination of services provided by a Participant as a member of the Board or of the board of directors of any other member of the controlled group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code) which includes the Company (referred to hereinafter for purposes of this Section 2(w) as the Company, and such other controlled group members are referred to as “ERISA Affiliates”), whether such termination is voluntary or involuntary, as determined by the Administrator in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h). In determining whether a Participant has experienced a Separation from Service as a member of the Board or of a board of directors of an ERISA Affiliate, the following provisions shall apply:

 

 

(i)

     

If a Director also provides services to the Company or any ERISA Affiliate as an employee at the time of his Separation from Service as a member of the Board, the services such Participant provides as an employee shall not be taken into account in determining whether the Participant has a Separation from Service as a Director for purposes of this Plan (provided that this Plan is not, at the time of such determination, aggregated under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(c)(2)(ii) with any plan in which the Participant participates as an employee).

 

 

(ii)

A Participant shall be considered to have experienced a termination of services when the facts and circumstances indicate that the Participant, the Company and each ERISA Affiliate reasonably anticipate that the Participant will perform no further services for the Company or any ERISA Affiliate as a member of the Board (or the board of directors of any ERISA Affiliate), and the Participant’s term as a member of the Board has expired.

 

 

(iii)

If a Director is also providing additional services to the Company as an independent contractor, he or she cannot have a Separation from Service for purposes of Section 409A until he or she has separated from service both as a Director and as an independent contractor.

 

(x)

“Shares” shall mean shares of the common stock of the Company, $1.00 par value.

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(y)

     

“Specified Employee” means any Participant who is determined to be a “key employee” (as defined under Section 416(i) of the Code without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) for the applicable period, as determined annually by the Administrator in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(i). In determining whether a Participant is a Specified Employee, the following provisions shall apply:

 

     

 

(i)

Identification of the individuals who fall within the above-referenced definition of “key employee” shall be based upon the 12-month period ending on each December 31 st (referred to below as the “identification date”). In applying the applicable provisions of Code Section 416(i) to identify such individuals, “compensation” shall be determined in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.415(c)2(a) without regard to (i) any safe harbor provided in Treas. Reg. §1.415(c)-2(d), (ii) any of the special timing rules provided in Treas. Reg. §1.415(c)-2(e), and (iii) any of the special rules provided in Treas. Reg. §1.415(c)-2(g); and

 

 

(ii)

Each Participant who is among the individuals identified as a “key employee” in accordance with part (i) of this Section 2(y) shall be treated as a Specified Employee for purposes of this Plan if such Participant experiences a Separation from Service during the 12-month period that begins on the April 1 st following the applicable identification date.

 

(z)

“Stock Unit Account” means the bookkeeping accounts established, pursuant to Section 8(b)(ii), on behalf of each Director who elects, pursuant to Section 8(b), to have any of his or her Deferred Cash Compensation credited to a stock unit account.

 

(aa)

“Unforeseeable Emergency” means a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from (i) an illness or accident of the Participant or the Participant’s spouse, beneficiary, or dependent (as defined in Section 152 of the Code, without regard to Sections 152(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B) of the Code), (ii) loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty, or (iii) other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the Participant’s control, all as determined by the Administrator based on the relevant facts and circumstances and as provided for in Treas. Reg. §1.409A-3(i)(3) or any successor provision.

 

(bb)

“Year” means a calendar year.

SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY.

Each Director shall be eligible to defer Eligible Compensation and to receive Awards under the Plan.

SECTION 4. ADMINISTRATION.

This Plan shall be administered by the Administrator. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, the Administrator shall have full power and authority to: (i) interpret, construe and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted or Accounts established under, the Plan; (ii) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it deems appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (iii) make any other determination and take any other action that it deems necessary or desirable for the administration of this Plan. All decisions of the Administrator shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties, including the Company, the stockholders and the Directors.

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SECTION 5. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

(a)

     

Subject to adjustment as provided below, the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be 2,000,000 Shares.

 

(b)

If, after the effective date of the Plan, any Shares covered by an Award or Stock Unit Account, or to which such an Award relates, are forfeited, or if such an Award or Account otherwise terminates without the delivery of Shares, then such Shares, to the extent of any such forfeiture or termination, shall again be, or shall become, available for issuance under the Plan.

 

(c)

In the event that any Award granted hereunder is exercised through the delivery of Shares, or in the event that withholding tax liabilities arising from such Award are satisfied by the withholding of Shares by the Company, the number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan shall be increased by the number of Shares so surrendered or withheld.

 

(d)

Any Shares delivered pursuant to an Award or Stock Unit Account may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares or of treasury Shares.

 

(e)

In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Administrator shall equitably adjust any or all of (i) the number of outstanding Restricted Stock Units, (ii) the number and type of Shares credited to Stock Unit Accounts, (iii) the number and type of Shares subject to Options, (iv) the exercise price with respect to any Option or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Option, and (v) the aggregate limit specified in Section 5(a); provided, however, that no fractional Restricted Stock Units or Shares shall be issued or outstanding hereunder. Any such adjustment with respect to a “stock right” outstanding under the Plan, as defined in Section 409A of the Code, will be made in a manner that is intended to avoid imposition of any additional tax and penalty under Section 409A.

SECTION 6. OPTIONS.

After the effective date of this Plan, each Director will be granted annually an Option to purchase 7,000 Shares. The Options granted will be nonstatutory stock options not intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code and shall have the following terms and conditions:

(a)

     

Price and Term of Options . The purchase price per share of Shares deliverable upon the exercise of each Option shall be 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of the Shares on the date the Option is granted. In each Year, the effective date for the annual grant of options to the Company’s executive officers by the Compensation Committee of the Board (or any successor committee) shall be the date Options are granted; provided that in any Year in which the Compensation Committee does not grant options in connection with the annual compensation review process, then the effective date of the first options granted by the Compensation Committee in such Year shall be the date Options are granted. Each Option shall have a term not to exceed ten years from the date of grant.

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(b)

     

Payment . The Secretary shall determine the method or methods by which, and the form or forms, including, without limitation, cash, Shares, or other property, or any combination thereof, having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the relevant exercise price, in which payment of the exercise price with respect to an Option may be made or deemed to have been made.

 

(c)

Exercisability. Subject to Sections 6(d) and 6(e), Options shall become exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary date of the grant.

 

(d)

Change in Control . In the event of a Change in Control, the provisions of Sections 6(c) and 6(e) shall not apply (except for Section 6(e)(iv)(B), which shall apply) and Options outstanding under the Plan shall be immediately exercisable in full and continue to full term.

 

(e)

Termination of Service as a Director. Except under the circumstances described in Section 6(d), the effect of a Participant’s termination of service as a member of the Board shall be as follows:

 

 

(i)

     

Termination for cause: All outstanding Options held by the Participant shall be canceled immediately upon termination.

 

 

(ii)

Death: All outstanding Options held by the Participant shall continue to full term, becoming exercisable in accordance with Section 6(c), and shall be exercisable by such Participant’s heirs or legal representatives.

 

 

(iii)

Permanent disability, termination after 8 years of service, termination by reason of ineligibility to stand for reelection under the Company’s By-Laws: All outstanding Options held by the Participant shall continue to full term, becoming exercisable in accordance with Section 6(c).

 

 

(iv)

Other: For any termination other than those specified above, all outstanding Options held by the Participant shall be exercisable for 30 days after the date of termination, only to the extent that such Options were exercisable on the date of termination, except as follows:

 

 

 

(A)

     

If the Participant dies within 30 days after his or her termination, then such Participant’s heirs may exercise the Options for a period of up to one year after the Participant’s death, but only to the extent any unexercised portion was exercisable on the date of termination.

 

 

 

(B)

If the Participant’s termination occurs within 30 days before the effective date of a Change in Control, then the Change in Control will be deemed to have occurred first and the Options outstanding shall be immediately exercisable in full by the Participant as of the date of the Change in Control and continue to full term.

  

(f)

Option Agreement . Each Option granted hereunder shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement with the Company, which shall contain the terms and provisions set forth herein and shall otherwise be consistent with the provisions of the Plan.

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SECTION 7. RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS.

(a)

     

Grants of Restricted Stock Units .

 

 

(i)

     

Following the effective date of this Plan, each Director shall, effective as of the date of such individual’s initial election or appointment to the Board, be granted 2,000 Restricted Stock Units.

 

 

(ii)

Effective November 30, 2006, each Director shall also be granted annually 2,500 Restricted Stock Units. In each Year, the effective date for the annual grant of restricted stock units to the Company’s executive officers by the Compensation Committee of the Board (or any successor committee) shall be the date Restricted Stock Units are granted; provided that in any Year in which the Compensation Committee does not grant restricted stock units in connection with the annual compensation review process, then the effective date of the first restricted stock units granted by the Compensation Committee in such Year shall be the date Restricted Stock Units are granted.

 

 

(iii)

Each Restricted Stock Unit granted pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall be paid or settled by the issuance of one Share.

 

 

(iv)

Vesting and Settlement.

 

 

 

(A)

     

Restricted Stock Units granted prior to November 30, 2006:

 

 

 

 

(1)

     

Vesting. Restricted Stock Units granted prior to November 30, 2006, shall vest upon the earliest to occur of (I) the member of the Board reaching the age at which he or she is ineligible under the Company’s By-Laws to stand for reelection to the Board, (II) completion of eight years of service as the member of the Board, (III) the death or disability of the member of the Board, and (IV) a Change in Control as defined in Section 2(g). In the event the recipient of a Restricted Stock Unit terminates Board service prior to the events described in (I) or (II) of this Section 7(a)(iv)(A)(1), for reasons other than death or disability, the recipient’s Restricted Stock Units shall terminate and all of the rights, title and interest of the recipient thereunder shall be forfeited in their entirety.

  

 

 

 

(2)

Settlement.

 

 

 

 

 

 
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