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FORM OF PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT

Performance Unit Award Agreement

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Title: FORM OF PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 5/6/2005
Industry: Major Drugs     Sector: Healthcare

FORM OF PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT, Parties: wyeth
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WYETH

PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT

UNDER THE WYETH [ ] STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

DATE OF GRANT: [April 21, 2005]*

NUMBER OF SHARES SUBJECT

TO TARGET AWARD: [####]

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[* Bracketed dates will advance in future grants]

Name
Address 1
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        The Company hereby awards you a performance share award consisting of stock units (the “ Units ”) representing shares of Common Stock in the amount set forth above (the “ Target Award ”). The Units are subject to the terms and restrictions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement. Each Unit corresponds to one share of Common Stock. Upon the full or partial satisfaction by the Company of certain performance criteria described in Paragraph 3, the Units shall be converted into shares of Common Stock on the terms and conditions set forth herein. Capitalized words not otherwise defined in the text of this Agreement or in Paragraph 10 shall have the same meanings as in the Plan. "

        By signing this Agreement (or otherwise acknowledging, as instructed, your agreement thereto), you acknowledge and agree that:

        o   You have received a copy of the Plan.

        o    You have read and understand the terms of the Plan and this Agreement.

        o    The Company has the right, without your prior consent, to amend or modify the terms of the Plan or this Agreement to the extent that the Committee deems it necessary to avoid adverse or unintended tax consequences to you under Section 409A. Such amendments or modifications may limit or eliminate certain rights otherwise available to you under the Plan and/or this Agreement.

         1.    No Stockholder Rights Until Issuance of Shares . No shares of Common Stock represented by the Units will be earmarked for you or your account, and you will not have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to such shares until such time as the shares are issued to you in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

         2.    No Transfer of Units . You may not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of the Units granted hereunder.



         3.    Conversion to Common Stock .



               (a)    EPS Conversion Date . At a meeting of the Committee to be held within 90 days after the end of [2007], the Committee shall compare the EPS with the EPS Target for [2007] set by the Committee at the beginning of such performance year. If the Committee determines that the minimum EPS Target has been achieved as set forth on the Performance Grid adopted by the Committee at the beginning of such performance year, then, subject to your applicable Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election, as the case may be, the percentage of Units corresponding to the EPS Target achieved as set forth on the Performance Grid shall be converted, as of the EPS Conversion Date, into Common Stock (up to a maximum of 200% of the Target Award), and all rights with respect to the remaining portion of such Target Award (up to a maximum of 100% of the Target Award, if any) shall be subject to Paragraph 3(b).



               (b)    TSR Determination Date . In the event that less than 100% of the Target Award is converted to Common Stock as of the EPS Conversion Date pursuant to Paragraph 3(a) above, then up to 100% of the Units represented by such Target Award that were not converted shall be eligible for subsequent conversion to shares of Common Stock as provided in this Paragraph 3(b). At a meeting of the Committee to be held on a date within 90 days after the end of [2009], the Committee shall determine the Total Shareholder Return of the Company and of each member of the Peer Group, and shall rank them comparatively, for the three-year period from January, 1 [2007] through December 31, [2009] and, if the Company ranks within the highest three for that period, then, subject to your Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election, as the case may be, the Units representing 100% of the Target Award that were not previously converted shall be converted to Common Stock as of the TSR Determination Date.



               (c)    Forfeiture of Units . If the Company does not rank in the highest three of the Peer Group, then any Units not previously settled as of the EPS Conversion Date shall be immediately forfeited as of the date of the Committee’s determination under Paragraph 3(b), and all rights with respect thereto shall be surrendered to the Company. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, upon your forfeiture for any reason of all rights to the Units granted hereunder, such Units shall, for all purposes of the Plan and this Agreement, be deemed terminated and without further force or effect as of the date of such forfeiture.



               (d)    Rounding . The number of Units settled in accordance with the calculations described in Paragraphs 3(a) and 3(b) shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number.



         4.    Deferral Elections and Re-Deferral Elections .



               (a)    Deferral Elections . You are eligible to make a Deferral Election to defer the issuance to you of all of the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to you as of the EPS Conversion Date or the TSR Determination Date, as the case may be. To make a Deferral Election, you must complete an election form approved by the Committee that conforms to the terms of the attached ANNEX B , and return or otherwise submit such form to the Record Keeper as soon as possible after the date hereof, but in no event later than 60 days from the date of this Agreement or such shorter period as may be required by applicable law and communicated to you by the Committee. All Deferral Elections must comply with the applicable procedures established by the Committee from time to time. If you make such a Deferral Election (or a Re-Deferral Election pursuant to Paragraph 4(b)), then, as of the EPS Conversion Date and/or the TSR Determination Date, as the case may be, the following shall apply: (i) the Units that would have been earned as of the EPS Conversion Date or the TSR Determination Date, as the case may be, shall be cancelled; (ii) in exchange for such cancelled Units, you will have a future right to receive a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Units so cancelled, subject to Paragraph 5(d); and (iii) as of the EPS Conversion Date and/or TSR Determination Date, as the case may be, the Company shall contribute to the Restricted Stock Trust, subject to Paragraph 5(d), a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Units cancelled, which shares shall be used to satisfy the Company’s payment obligations to you under your Deferral Election and this Agreement, and such shares shall be issued to you as of the Payment Date(s) specified in your Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election, as the case may be, subject to Paragraph 6, 7 or 8.



               (b)    Re-Deferral Elections . You may, in accordance with procedures established from time to time by the Committee, also make a Re-Deferral Election with respect to all of the shares of Common Stock earned or eligible to be earned by you under this Agreement. Any such Re-Deferral Election (i) must be in accordance with the provisions of Section 409A (as reasonably interpreted by the Committee), (ii) must be made in writing (unless otherwise instructed by the Company) and received by the Record Keeper at least one year prior to the Payment Date previously specified in your Deferral Election or established under the terms of this Agreement and (iii) must delay receipt of payment of the amounts otherwise due to you under this Agreement for the minimum re-deferral period required by Section 409A (for example, in the case of the Payment Date for a lump sum, the minimum re-deferral period would be for at least five years following such Payment Date). To the extent that a Payment Date is delayed pursuant to Paragraph 7(a) or 7(c), the one-year period referenced in clause (ii) of this Paragraph 4(b) shall be measured from the EPS Conversion Date or TSR Determination Date, as the case may be. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (A) you will be permitted to make a Re-Deferral Election solely to the extent that such election will not result in adverse or unintended tax consequences to you under Section 409A and (B) issuance of amounts subject to an applicable Re-Deferral Election shall not occur prior to the Payment Date(s) set forth in your Re-Deferral Election solely to the extent necessary to avoid adverse or unintended tax consequences to you under Section 409A.



         5.    Issuance and Delivery of Shares of Common Stock; Withholding .



               (a)    Method of Issuance; Time of Delivery; Stockholder Rights . As soon as practicable after a Payment Date, all shares of Common Stock, if any, earned by you under this Agreement that are to be issued to you as of such Payment Date shall be delivered either through book-entry form as a credit to an account maintained in your name or through the issuance of a stock certificate representing such shares of Common Stock free of any restrictive legend, other than as may be required by applicable securities laws. Upon such issuance, you shall be the record owner of such shares and shall be entitled to all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote and the right to receive dividends.



               (b)    No Deferral Election . If you do not make a Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election, the shares of Common Stock to be issued to you pursuant to this Agreement shall be delivered to you, if earned, in a lump sum as soon as practicable after the EPS Conversion Date and/or TSR Determination Date, as the case may be, subject to Paragraph 6 or 7.



               (c)    Deferral Election . If you make a Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election, the shares of Common Stock to be issued to you, if earned, pursuant to this Agreement shall be delivered to you as soon as practicable after the Payment Date(s) specified in such Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election, subject to Paragraph 6, 7 or 8.



               (d)    Amounts to Be Withheld . The number of shares of Common Stock that shall be issued to you (either directly from the Company pursuant to this Paragraph 5 or from the Restricted Stock Trust) as of a Payment Date(s) shall be (i) the number of such shares that would have been issued as of the Payment Date in the absence of this Paragraph 5(d) minus (ii) the number of whole shares of Common Stock necessary to satisfy (A) the minimum federal, state and local income tax withholding obligations that are imposed on the Company by applicable law in respect of the issuance of such award, (B) other tax withholding obligations (e.g., Social Security and Medicare) that may be due from time to time under applicable law (and that may be satisfied by the reduction effected hereby in the number of issuable shares) and (C) any administrative fees that may be imposed by the Company, in each case, it being understood that the value of the shares referred to in clause (ii) above shall be determined, for the purposes of satisfying the obligations set forth in this Paragraph 5(d) and determining your income related to such award, on the basis of the average of the high and low per-share prices for the Common Stock as reported on the Consolidated Transaction Reporting System on the trading day immediately preceding the designated date of issuance or as otherwise determined in Paragraph 8, or on such other reasonable basis for determining fair market value as the Committee may from time to time adopt. Shares of Common Stock may also be issued and withheld at the time Social Security, Medicare and other wage withholding taxes are due.



               (e)    Compliance with Section 409A . Issuance of shares of Common Stock under this Agreement shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 409A and, to the extent that such shares are issued in connection with your Separation from Service for any reason other than death, such issuance shall be delayed for six months and one day to the extent the Committee determines that such delay is necessary to avoid adverse or unintended tax consequences to you under Section 409A.



         6.    Separation from Service Other than by Reason of Retirement, Disability or Death; Forfeiture; Default Payment .



               (a)    Prior to EPS Conversion Date . If you incur a Separation from Service prior to the EPS Conversion Date for any reason other than Retirement, Disability or death, you shall forfeit all rights to all Units granted hereunder.



               (b)    On or After TSR Determination Date . If you incur a Separation from Service on or after the TSR Determination Date for any reason other than Retirement, Disability or death, the shares that are earned under this Agreement, but have not then been issued to you, shall be issued to you in accordance with Paragraph 5 as of the Payments Date(s) specified below:



                     (i)    No Deferral/Re-Deferral Election . If you did not make a Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election, as the case may be, the shares of Common Stock shall be issued in a lump sum as of the TSR Determination Date.



                     (ii)    Deferral/Re-Deferral Election . If you made a Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election with respect to the shares earned under this Agreement, the shares subject to your Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election, as the case may be, that are earned but have not then been issued to you shall be issued to you, in accordance with Paragraph 5, in a lump sum as of the date of such Separation from Service, regardless of the Payment Date(s) specified in your Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election.



               (c)    On or After EPS Conversion Date but Prior to TSR Determination Date . If you incur a Separation from Service on or after the EPS Conversion Date but prior to the TSR Determination Date for any reason other than Retirement, Disability or death, the following shall apply with respect to all Units granted hereunder:



                     (i)    Forfeiture . You shall forfeit all rights to all such Units that would otherwise be converted to shares of Common Stock pursuant to Paragraph 3(b); and



                     (ii)    Issuance . The shares of Common Stock, if any, issuable to you in respect of the EPS Conversion Date pursuant to Paragraph 3(a) that have not then been issued shall be issued, in accordance with Paragraph 5, in a lump sum as of the EPS Conversion Date, regardless of any Payment Date(s) that may be specified in your Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election.



         7.    Separation from Service by Reason of Retirement, Disability or Death .



               (a)    Prior to EPS Conversion Date .



                     (i)    Issuance of Shares . If you incur a Separation from Service prior to the EPS Conversion Date (A) by reason of Retirement, Disability or death and (B) as of the date of such Separation from Service, you have been in the continuous employment of the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries for the two-year period ending on the date of such Separation from Service, the Units granted hereunder shall remain outstanding and shall be settled in accordance with Paragraph 3 and the shares of Common Stock in settlement of such Units, if earned, shall be issued in accordance with Paragraph 5 as of the Payments Date(s) specified below:



                            (A)    No Deferral/Re-Deferral Election . If you did not make a Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election, as the case may be, with respect to such shares, the shares of Common Stock shall be issued to you, your legal representative or other person designated by an appropriate court as entitled to take receipt thereof or your Beneficiary, as the case may be, in a lump sum as of the EPS Conversion Date and/or TSR Determination Date, as the case may be.



                            (B)    Deferral/Re-Deferral Election—Retirement . If you made a Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election, as the case may be, with respect to such shares and the Separation from Service is by reason of Retirement, the shares subject to such Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election shall be issued to you in the form (lump sum or installments) elected by you in the Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election, as the case may be, as of the later of (x) the Payment Date(s) specified in your Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election, and (y) the EPS Conversion Date and/or TSR Determination Date, as the case may be.



                            (C)    Deferral/Re-Deferral Election—Disability . If you made a Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election, as the case may be, with respect to such shares and the Separation from Service is by reason of Disability, the shares subject to such Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election shall be issued in accordance with Paragraph 7(a)(i)(B) to you, your legal representative or other person designated by an appropriate court as entitled to take receipt thereof, as the case may be.



                            (D)    Deferral/Re-Deferral Election—Death . Notwithstanding anything in this Paragraph 7(a) to the contrary, if your Separation from Service is by reason of death or you die after a Separation from Service by reason of Retirement or Disability and, in either such case, you have shares of Common Stock subject to a Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election, as the case may be, that have not then been issued to you, such shares shall be issued to your Beneficiary in a lump sum as of the EPS Conversion Date and/or TSR Determination Date, as the case may be, regardless of the Payment Date(s) specified in your Deferral Election or Re-Deferral Election.



                     (ii)    Continuous Employment Requirement . Notwithstanding anything in this Paragraph 7 to the contrary, if you incur a Separation from Service prior to the EPS Conversion Date (A) by reason of Retirement, Disability or death and (B) as of the date of your Separation from Service, you have not been in the continuous employment of the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries for the two-year period ending on such Separation from Service, you shall forfeit all rights to all Units granted hereunder as of the date of such Separation from Service.



               (b)    On or After TSR Determination Date .



                     (i)    No Deferral/Re-Deferral Election . If you did not


 
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