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Exhibit 10.5
THE CHUBB CORPORATION
LONG-TERM STOCK
INCENTIVE PLAN (2004)
Performance Share Award Agreement
This PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT, dated as of March 3, 2005, is by and between The Chubb Corporation (the “Corporation”) and [ ] (the “Participant”), pursuant to The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (2004) (the “Plan”). Capitalized terms that are not defined herein shall have the same meanings given to such terms in the Plan. If any provision of this Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Plan (as either may be interpreted from time to time by the Committee), the Plan shall control.
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee has authorized the grant
to the Participant of Performance Shares in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the
Participant and the Corporation desire to enter into this Agreement to evidence
and confirm the grant of such Performance Shares on the terms and conditions
set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE,
the Participant and the Corporation agree as follows:
1.
Grant of
Performance Shares.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, the Corporation on the date set forth
above (the “Grant Date”) has granted and hereby evidences
the grant to the Participant, subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein and in the Plan, of an Award of
[ ]
Performance Shares (the “Award”).
2.
Payment of Earned
Performance Shares.
(a)
Settlement of
Performance Shares.
Subject to the provisions of this Section 2, Section 4 and
Section 5, the Payment Value of each Performance Share covered by the
Award which the Committee determines, in writing, to be earned pursuant to
Section 3 shall be paid by the Corporation on a date (the “vesting
date”) as soon as administratively practicable after (but no later than
2½ months after the calendar year end coincident with) the end of the Performance
Cycle described in Section 3(a). Payments hereunder shall be made in
cash, shares of Stock, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee
in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the aforementioned, the vesting
date shall be the last day of the Performance Cycle if (i) the Participant
experiences a Qualified
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Termination
of Employment on or after December 31, 2005 or (ii) the Committee
determines, in its discretion, pursuant to Section 4(b), that the
Participant will not forfeit his or her rights to Performance Shares upon his
or her termination of employment for other reasons; in either case, provided
the Committee determines, in writing, that Performance Shares are to be awarded
hereunder.
(b)
Voluntary Deferral. Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 2(a), the Participant may elect, by election filed
with the Corporation under its Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan (2005)
(or any successor plan or program), and on a form acceptable to the Committee,
not later than June 30, 2007 and subject to such terms and conditions as
the Committee may specify, to have any payment that may become due in respect
of Performance Shares covered by the Award deferred until such later time as
shall be specified in such election.
3.
Vesting Criteria
Applicable to Performance Shares.
(a)
Performance Cycle. The Performance Cycle for
this Award shall commence on May 1, 2005, and shall end on December 31,
2007.
(b)
Performance Goal. The Performance Goal for
the Performance Cycle is the total return per share of Stock to the
Corporation’s shareholders, inclusive of dividends paid (regardless of
whether paid in cash or property, which dividends shall be deemed reinvested in
Stock), during the Performance Cycle in comparison to the total return per
share of stock, inclusive of dividends paid (regardless of whether paid in cash
or property, which dividends shall be deemed reinvested in stock), achieved by
the companies (i) which are in the Standard & Poors 500 Index (the
“S&P 500”) on the date the Performance Cycle begins and
(ii) which continue to file public reports pursuant to the Act for the
entirety of the Performance Cycle (such companies, the “Comparison
Companies”). For the avoidance of doubt, a company included in
the S&P 500 on the date the Performance Cycle commences that is not
included in the S&P 500 at the conclusion of the Performance Cycle will be
a Comparison Company as long as it files public reports pursuant to the Act for
the entire Performance Cycle (and any company first included in the S&P 500
after the start of the Performance Cycle would not be a Comparison Company).
(c)
Comparison of Total
Shareholder Return.
Except as provided in Section 5, the Performance Shares covered by the
Award shall be deemed earned based on where the Corporation’s total
shareholder return during the Performance Cycle ranks in relation to the total
shareholder returns of the Comparison Companies during such period. For
purposes of calculating the total shareholder return of the Corporation and the
Comparison Companies during the Performance Cycle, the value of each such company’s
stock at the beginning and end of the Performance Cycle shall be established
based on the average of the averages of
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the
high and low trading prices of the applicable stock on the principal exchange
on which the stock trades for the 15 trading days occurring immediately prior
to the beginning or end of the Performance Cycle, as the case may be.
Such averages for each such company (including the Corporation) shall be
referred to herein as the “Beginning Average Value” and the
“Ending Average Value.” As soon as practicable after
the completion of the Performance Cycle, the total shareholder returns of the
Comparison Companies will be calculated and ranked from highest to
lowest. The Corporation’s total shareholder return will then be
ranked in terms of which percentile it would have placed in among the
Comparison Companies. In calculating the total shareholder return with
respect to either the Corporation or any of the Comparison Companies, the
Committee shall make or shall cause to be made such appropriate adjustments to
the calculation of total shareholder return for such entity (including, without
limitation, adjusting the Beginning Average Value) as shall be necessary or
appropriate to avoid an artificial increase or decrease in such return as a
result of a stock split (including a reverse stock split), recapitalization or
other similar event affecting the capital structure of such entity that does
not involve the issuance of the entity’s securities in exchange for
money, property or other consideration.
(d)
Percentage of
Performance Shares Earned. The extent to which Performance Shares shall become earned on
the vesting date described in Section 2(a) shall be determined according
to the following schedule:
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Relative |
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Percent of |
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85th or higher |
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200 |
% |
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50th |
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100 |
% |
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25th |
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50 |
% |
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Under 25th |
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0 |
% |






