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Exhibit
10(aa)
AMENDED AND RESTATED
PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT
Wendy’s
International, Inc.
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT, made as of
, 20 ,
between Wendy’s International, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the
“ Company ”), and
(the “ Grantee ”).
WHEREAS, the Company has
adopted the Wendy’s International, Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive
Plan (the “ Plan ”) in order to provide
additional incentive to certain employees and directors of the
Company and its Subsidiaries; and
WHEREAS, as of
(the “ Date of Grant ”), the Committee had
determined to grant to the Grantee an Award of Performance Shares
as provided herein to encourage the Grantee’s efforts toward
the continuing success of the Company; and
WHEREAS, to avoid the
negative consequences of a violation of Code section 409A, the
Committee and Grantee have agreed to amend the prior award
agreement issued on the Date of Grant, as set forth
herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
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1. |
Grant of Performance Shares . |
1.1 The Company hereby grants
to the Grantee an award of
Performance Shares (the “ Award ”), subject to
adjustment pursuant to Sections 3 and 4 hereof and the execution
and return of this Agreement by the Grantee (or the Grantee’s
estate, if applicable) to the Company as provided in
Section 10 hereof. Subject to Sections 5 and 6 hereof, payment
with respect to vested Earned Performance Shares shall be made
entirely in Shares in accordance with Section 8
hereof.
1.2 This Agreement shall be
construed in accordance and consistent with, and subject to, the
provisions of the Plan (the provisions of which are hereby
incorporated by reference) and, except as otherwise expressly set
forth herein, the capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall
have the same definitions as set forth in the Plan.
The Performance Cycle shall
be
the Company’s 20
fiscal
year, beginning on
, 20 and
ending on
, 20
.
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3. |
Performance Objective and Formula . |
3.1 The Performance Objective
established by the Committee with respect to the Performance Shares
is positive earnings before interest and taxes by the Wendy’s
brand for the Performance Cycle.
3.2 If the Company achieves
this Performance Objective during the Performance Cycle and the
Committee certifies to this result in accordance with
Section 4 hereof, the Performance Shares shall be earned and,
subject to Sections 4.1, 5, and 6.4 hereof, on
, 20 (the
“ Issue Date ”), the Grantee will be credited
with a number of Earned Performance Shares equal to the number of
Performance Shares listed in Section 1.1 multiplied by a
factor determined in accordance with the matrix set forth in
Appendix A attached hereto.
For the purpose of applying
the matrix set forth in Appendix A, earnings before interest and
taxes by the Wendy’s brand shall be as reported on the
Company’s income statement for last half of the
Company’s 20
fiscal year
with the following adjustments:
(i) disregarding the impact
of (a) severance costs or other charges incurred in connection
with the Company’s initiative to reduce its overhead as part
of an organizational restructuring of the Company, and
related costs of outside consultants and
advisors, or (b) new accounting standards or interpretations
issued in 20
;
and
(ii) adjusting the number of
Performance Shares in the event of a spin-off of Tim Hortons Inc.
prior to May 1, 2007, such that the Fair Market Value of the
Performance Shares (calculated as though the Fair Market Value of a
Performance Share is equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share)
immediately prior to the spin-off is equal to the Fair Market Value
of the Performance Shares (calculated in the same manner)
immediately after the spin-off, and the number of Shares issued in
settlement of the Earned Performance Shares shall be adjusted
proportionately to the adjustment in the number of Performance
Shares.
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4. |
Determination of Award . |
4.1 Determination
Notice . As soon as possible after the end of the Performance
Cycle, the Committee will certify in writing whether the
Performance Objective has been met for the Performance Cycle and
determine the number of Earned Performance Shares, if any, in
accordance with the matrix set forth in Appendix A; provided
, that , if the Committee certifies that the Performance
Objective has been met, the Committee may, in its sole discretion,
reduce the number of Earned Performance Shares which may become
payable to the Grantee with respect to the Award. The date of the
Committee’s certification pursuant to this Section 4.1
shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Certification
Date ”. The Company will notify the Grantee (or the
executors or administrators of the Grantee’s estate, if
appropriate) of the Committee’s certification following the
Certification Date (such notice, the “ Determination
Notice ”). The Determination Notice shall specify
(i) the Company’s reported earnings before interest and
taxes by the Wendy’s brand as adjusted pursuant to
Section 3.2, and (ii) the number of Earned Performance
Shares, if any, calculated in accordance with the Committee’s
certification pursuant to this Section 4.1 and which may
become payable to Grantee pursuant to Sections 6 or 7
hereof.
4.2 Dividend Equivalent
Rights . As of the Date of Grant, the Grantee shall also be
issued a number of Dividend Equivalent Rights equal to the number
of Performance Shares. As of the Issue Date, the number of Dividend
Equivalent Rights shall be multiplied by a factor determined in
accordance with the matrix set forth in Appendix A. Each Dividend
Equivalent Right represents the right to receive all of the cash
dividends that are or would be payable with respect to the Share
represented by the Performance Share or Earned Performance Share to
which the Dividend Equivalent Right relates. With respect to each
Dividend Equivalent Right, any such cash dividends shall be
converted into additional Performance Shares or Earned Performance
Shares based on the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date such
dividend is made (provided that no fractional Stock Units shall be
granted). Each such additional Performance Share or Earned
Performance Share shall be subject to the same terms and conditions
applicable to the Performance Share or Earned Performance Share to
which the Dividend Equivalent Right relates, including, without
limitation, the restrictions on transfer, forfeiture, vesting,
voting and payment provisions contained in Sections 6 through 9 of
this Agreement. In the event that a Performance Share or Earned
Performance Share is forfeited pursuant to Section 5 or 6
hereof, the related Dividend Equivalent Right shall also be
forfeited.
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5. |
Forfeiture of Award Prior to Issue Date . |
5.1 Misconduct . If
prior to the Issue Date the Grantee has (i) used for profit or
disclosed to unauthorized persons, confidential information or
trade secrets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
(ii) breached any contract with or violated any fiduciary
obligation to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
(iii) engaged in unlawful trading in the securities of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or of another company based on
information gained as a result of that Grantee’s employment
with, or status as a director to, the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (each of (i), (ii) and (iii), an “ Act
of Misconduct ”), the Award shall automatically terminate
and the Grantee shall not be entitled to receive any Earned
Performance Shares under Section 4 hereof or otherwise under
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