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1987 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

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Title: 1987 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
Governing Law: Hawaii     Date: 8/4/2008

1987 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc., Parties: hawaiian electric industries  inc
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HEI Exhibit 10.3

1987 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

(as amended and restated effective January 22, 2008)

 

I.

General Provisions

 

 

1.1

Purposes of the Plan

The purposes of the 1987 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) are to provide a means to attract and retain high caliber personnel and to provide to participating employees long-term incentives for sustained high levels of performance for the Company and its subsidiaries. These purposes may be achieved through the granting of Incentive Awards under the Plan.

 

 

1.2

Definitions

(a) “Average Fair Market Value” means, as of any determination date, the average of the daily high and low sales prices of the Common Stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange for all trading days during the calendar month preceding the determination date, or if the Common Stock is not admitted to trade on the New York Stock Exchange, the Average Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in such other reasonable manner as the Committee shall decide.

(b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

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

(d) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Committee shall be composed entirely of members who meet the requirements of Section 1.4(a) hereof.

(e) “Common Stock” means the Common Stock of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

(f) “Company” means Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. and any successor corporation.

(g) “Employee” means any regular full-time employee of the Company or any of the Company’s present or future parent or subsidiary corporations (as defined in Section 424 of the Code), or any successor of such corporation.

(h) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(i) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any determination date, the average of the daily high and low sales prices of the Common Stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on the date as of which Fair Market Value is to be determined, or if there is no trading of Common Stock on such date, the average of the daily high and low sales prices of the Common Stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on the next preceding date on which there was trading in such shares, or if the Common Stock is not admitted to trade on the New York Stock Exchange, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in such other reasonable manner as the Committee shall decide.

(j) “Incentive Award” means a Stock Option, Restricted Stock, Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Payment, Dividend Equivalent, Restricted Stock Unit or Performance Award granted or sold under the Plan.

(k) “Incentive Stock Option” means an incentive stock option, as defined under Section 422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

(l) “Nonqualified Stock Option” means a stock option other than an Incentive Stock Option.

(m) “Option” means a right to purchase Common Stock and refers to both Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options.

 

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(n) “Participant” means any Employee or, in the case of death of the Employee, the Employee’s beneficiary, selected to receive an Incentive Award pursuant to Section 1.5 hereof.

(o) “Payment Event” means the occurrence of the event or events giving rise to the right to payment of a Performance Award.

(p) “Performance Award” means an award, payable in cash or Common Stock or combination thereof, the value of which is based on the achievement of Performance Goals or such other criteria as may be determined by the Committee.

(q) “Performance Goal” shall mean one or more of the following business criteria applied to a Participant and/or a business unit or the Company and/or a parent or subsidiary of the Company: (1) total return to shareholders; (2) earnings per share of Common Stock; (3) net income (before or after taxes); (4) earnings before all or any interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization (“EBIT”, “EBITA”, or “EBITDA”); (5) gross revenue; (6) return on assets; (7) market share; (8) cost reduction goals; (9) earnings from continuing operations, levels of expense, cost or liability; (10) performance against operational budgets; (11) a Participant’s individual operational project goals; (12) return on average common equity; (13) individual performance goals; (14) free cash flow; (15) modified free cash flow (net income plus depreciation and amortization less net capital expenditures); (16) shareholder value added; and (17) any combination of, or a specified increase or decrease of one or more of the foregoing over a specified period, in each case, as applicable, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, where applicable.

(r) “Plan” means the Company’s 1987 Stock Option and Incentive Plan as amended and restated and set forth herein, as amended from time to time.

(s) “Purchase Price” means the purchase price to be paid by a Participant for Restricted Stock as determined by the Committee.

(t) “Restricted Stock” means Common Stock that the Participant may purchase at a price determined by the Committee, or Common Stock to which the Participant may become entitled without payment of any price upon the lapse of restrictions specified in the restricted stock agreement under which Common Stock is granted, in either case which Common Stock is nontransferable and subject to substantial risk of forfeiture until specific restrictions are satisfied or lapse. Restrictions may be based on continuing employment or achievement of preestablished performance objectives or both.

(u) “Restricted Stock Unit” means the right to receive a share of the Company’s Common Stock or the Fair Market Value or Average Fair Market Value thereof in cash (as determined by the Committee) granted pursuant to Section VIII of the Plan.

(v) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (or any other comparable provisions in effect at the time or times in question).

(w) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “Right” means a right granted pursuant to Section V of the Plan to receive a number of shares of Common Stock, or an amount of cash, or a combination of shares and cash, based on the increase in the Fair Market Value of the share subject to the right.

(x) “Stock Payment” means a payment in shares of the Company’s Common Stock (valued at Fair Market Value or Average Fair Market Value, as determined by the Committee) to replace all or any portion of the compensation (other than base salary) that would otherwise become payable to a Participant in cash.

 

 

1.3

Shares of Common Stock Subject to the Plan

(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 1.3(c) and Section 9.1 of the Plan, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Incentive Awards under the Plan shall be 4,650,000 shares; provided that of these shares, the 2,000,000 shares that were added to the Plan by amendment effective January 21, 2003, shall not be subject to any Incentive Awards other than Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section 9.1 of the Plan, (i) commencing with the 2003 calendar year, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Awards (including Incentive Awards payable in cash but denominated in Common Stock, e.g. , cash-settled Rights or Restricted Stock Units) may be granted to any individual Participant during any calendar year shall not exceed 100,000, and (ii) the total number of shares that may be made subject to awards of Restricted Stock, Stock Payments,

 

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or stock-settled Restricted Stock Units granted under the Plan on or after April 22, 2003, shall not exceed 5% of the total number of shares of Common Stock authorized under the Plan as of such date but not subject to an Incentive Award immediately before such date. The grant of any Incentive Award that may be settled only in cash shall not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Awards may be granted under the Plan.

(b) The Common Stock to be issued under the Plan will be made available, at the discretion of the Board or the Committee, either from authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or from previously issued shares of Common Stock reacquired by the Company, including shares purchased on the open market.

(c) If any shares of Common Stock subject to an Option (and related Stock Appreciation Right, if any) terminate without being exercised, then shares subject to such Option shall be available again for the grant of Options or other Incentive Awards under the Plan. If any shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award are forfeited, expire or are otherwise cancelled or terminated, then shares subject to such Restricted Stock Award shall be available again for the grant of Restricted Stock Awards or other Incentive Awards under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock with reference to which Stock Appreciation Rights have been granted shall be available for granting of Incentive Awards to the extent the Stock Appreciation Rights are exercised for cash, or, with respect to Stock Appreciation Rights not related to Options, to the extent the Stock Appreciation Rights terminate without being exercised. If any other Incentive Award shall expire or be forfeited, cancelled or terminated for any reason, the shares of Common Stock available under such Incentive Award shall be available again for the granting of Incentive Awards to the maximum extent consistent with Rule 16b-3. To the extent that payment for an Option upon exercise is made with shares of Common Stock or shares of Common Stock are withheld from payment of an Incentive Award in satisfaction of any federal, state or local tax withholding requirements, such shares of Common Stock shall again be available for issuance in connection with future Incentive Awards granted under the Plan.

 

 

1.4

Administration of the Plan

(a) The Plan will be administered by the Committee, which will consist of two or more persons who are “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 and “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

(b) Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee has and may exercise such powers and authority of the Board as may be necessary or appropriate for the Committee to carry out its functions as described in the Plan. The Committee has authority in its discretion to determine the Employees to whom, and the time or times at which, Incentive Awards may be granted or sold, the nature of the Incentive Award, the number of shares of Common Stock that make up each Incentive Award, the performance criteria (which need not be identical) utilized to measure the value of Performance Awards, the form of payment (cash or Common Stock or a combination thereof) payable upon the event or events giving rise to payment of an Incentive Award and such other terms and conditions applicable to each individual Incentive Award as the Committee shall determine. Subject to Section 9.7(c) of the Plan, the Committee may grant at any time new Incentive Awards to a Participant who has previously received Incentive Awards or other grants (including other stock options) whether such prior Incentive Awards or such other grants are still outstanding, have previously been exercised in whole or in part, or are forfeited or otherwise canceled in whole or in part. The purchase price or initial value of the Incentive Awards may be established by the Committee without regard to the existing Incentive Awards or such other grants.

(c) Each Incentive Award will either be evidenced by a written instrument or granted pursuant to a written plan adopted by the Committee and may include any other terms and conditions consistent with the Plan as the Committee may in its discretion determine, including without limitation terms and conditions that would prohibit a Participant from transferring or otherwise disposing of a share of Common Stock issued under an Incentive Award for a period identified in the Incentive Award Agreement or require the forfeiture of a share of Common Stock issued under an Incentive Award if the Participant engages in any conduct that is identified in the Incentive Award agreement. Each Option award agreement shall designate the Option as either an Incentive Stock Option or Nonqualified Stock Option. The Committee may permit a Participant to elect to defer receipt of all or any portion of the cash or shares of Common Stock that are payable under an Incentive Award and provide that such deferred amount shall be credited with an interest rate or such other rate of return as shall be specified by the Committee, all on such terms and conditions as may be established by the Committee.

(d) The Committee in its discretion may condition entitlement to an Incentive Award in whole or in part on the attainment of one or more Performance Goals. The Committee shall establish any such Performance Goal not later than 90 days after the commencement of the period of service to which the Incentive Award relates (or if less, 25% of such period of service), and once granted, the Committee may not have discretion to increase the amount payable under such Award, provided, however, that whether or not an Incentive Award is intended to constitute qualified performance based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall have the authority to make appropriate

 

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adjustments in Performance Goals under an Incentive Award to reflect the impact of extraordinary items not reflected in such Performance Goals. For purposes of the Plan, extraordinary items shall be defined as (1) any profit or loss attributable to acquisitions or dispositions of stock or assets, (2) any changes in accounting standards that may be required or permitted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or adopted by the Company after the goal is established, (3) all items of gain, loss or expense for the year related to restructuring charges for the Company, (4) all items of gain, loss or expense for the year determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment of a business, (5) all items of gain, loss or expense for the year related to discontinued operations that do not qualify as a segment of a business as defined in the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, (6) such other items as may be prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder as may be in effect from time to time, and any amendments, revisions or successor provisions and any changes thereto, and (7) with respect to Incentive Awards not intended to constitute qualified performance based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, such other items as the Committee may deem appropriate.

(e) Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee has the authority to interpret the Plan, to determine the terms and provisions of the Incentive Award agreements, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee has authority to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan. All interpretations, determinations, and actions by the Committee will be final, conclusive, and binding upon all parties. Any action of the Committee with respect to the administration of the Plan shall be taken pursuant to a majority vote or by the unanimous written consent of its members.

(f) No member of the Board or the Committee or designee thereof will be liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith by the Board or the Committee with respect to the Plan or any transaction arising under the Plan, and all members of the Board or the Committee and each and any officer or employee of the Company or other designee acting on their behalf shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action, determination or interpretation.

 

 

1.5

Participation

(a) Such employees of the Company and its subsidiaries as may be selected by the Committee in its discretion are eligible to participate in the Plan. An individual who has been granted or sold an Incentive Award may, if otherwise eligible, be granted or sold additional Incentive Awards if the Committee so determines.

(b) No person who owns (or is deemed to own) immediately before the grant of such Incentive Stock Option, directly or indirectly, stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company will be eligible for the grant of an Incentive Stock Option. This restriction does not apply if, at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted, the Incentive Stock Option exercise price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant and the Incentive Stock Option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date of grant.

(c) In no event may any member of the Board who is not an Employee be granted an Incen


 
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