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AIG President Employment Agreement

Executive Employment Agreement

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Title: AIG President Employment Agreement
Date: 8/17/2009
Industry: Insurance (Prop. and Casualty)     Sector: Financial

AIG President Employment Agreement, Parties: american international group inc
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Exhibit 10.1

August 16, 2009

Robert H. Benmosche

Dear Bob:

     I am pleased to confirm the terms of your employment with American International Group, Inc.

 

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Effective Date . August 10, 2009.

 

 

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Position. On the Effective Date, you will begin to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of AIG. In that capacity, you will report directly (and only) to the Board of Directors and have all of the customary authorities, duties and responsibilities that accompany these positions.

 

 

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Salary (Cash) . Your initial cash salary will be $3,000,000 per year.

 

 

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Salary (Stock) . In addition to your cash salary, you will eligible to receive bi-monthly awards of stock or phantom stock units in AIG. These awards, which we refer to as stock salary, will be at an initial rate of $4,000,000 per year and will be subject to the following additional terms:

 

 

Initially your stock salary will be in the form of shares of AIG. Subject to the approval of the Office of the Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation, AIG’s Compensation and Management Resources Committee (in consultation with you) may change the specific form of stock salary from time to time;

 

 

 

Stock will be immediately vested when delivered, tax will be withheld by AIG in kind (unless otherwise directed by you) and remaining shares cannot be sold until the 5th anniversary of the Effective Date;

 

 

 

Phantom stock units will be immediately vested but will not be delivered until the 2nd anniversary of grant, and units will be settled in cash or stock at the election of the Committee (in consultation with you) and taxed on delivery and, in the case of stock delivered, may be subject to restrictions on transfer up to the 5th anniversary of the Effective Date at the Committee’s discretion (phantom stock units will not be used without prior approval of the Office of the Special Master); and

 

 

 

The Committee will authorize early transferability of any stock salary you have received on death or disability.


 

 

 

 

AIG is in the process of developing the specifics of your stock salary for 2009, which will be retroactive to the Effective Date once finalized. AIG will make these stock awards to you pursuant to a more detailed award agreement, which will govern the awards.

 

 

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Annual Long-Term Award . Each year you will be eligible to receive a long-term incentive award of up to $3,500,000 in the form of stock or phantom stock units in AIG. The amount for 2009 will be prorated from the Effective Date. The Committee will determine the form and amount annually based on its performance assessment, subject to the following:

 

 

 

Stock or phantom stock units would vest on the 2nd anniversary of grant (the minimum time required by the


 
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