Exhibit 10.2
H.B. FULLER
COMPANY
PERFORMANCE UNIT
PLAN
AWARD AGREEMENT
(FY 2003 – FY
2005)
This Agreement, dated as of
, 2002 is entered into between H.B. Fuller Company, a Minnesota
corporation (the “Company”) and
, (the “Participant”).
WHEREAS, the Company, pursuant to
the H.B. Fuller Company Annual and Long-Term Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”), wishes to grant Performance Units to the
Participant, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this
Award Agreement and the Plan, including approval of the Plan by the
Company’s shareholders;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions .
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized
terms used in this Award Agreement shall have the meanings assigned
to them in the Plan, a copy of which has been provided to the
Participant. As used in this Award Agreement, the following terms
shall have the specific meanings set forth below:
“ Average Net Invested
Capital ” shall mean a five point average of Net
Invested Capital based on the five most recent quarters. Net
Invested Capital for each quarter will be calculated as follows
using each company’s 10-Q quarterly and 10-K annual
reports.
Net Invested Capital =
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Non-Interest
Bearing Current Liabilities (NIBCL)
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Accumulated
Goodwill Amortization (if included in TA)
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Restructuring
Liabilities (if included in NIBCL)
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Current year
asset write-offs related to restructuring (if included in
TA)
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“ Change in Control
” shall mean a
change in the control of the Company and shall be deemed to have
occurred upon any of the following events:
(i) a change in the control of the
Company of a nature that would be required to be reported in
accordance with Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), whether or
not the Company is then subject to such reporting
requirement;
(ii) a public announcement (which,
for purposes hereof, shall include, without limitation, a report
filed pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) that any
individual, corporation, partnership, association, trust or other
entity becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13(d)(3)
promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing 15% or more of the Voting
Power of the Company then outstanding;
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(iii) the individuals who, as of the
date of this Award Agreement, are members of the Board of Directors
of the Company (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any
reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board (provided,
however, that if the election or nomination for election by the
Company’s shareholders of any new director was approved by a
vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Board, such new
director shall be considered to be a member of the Incumbent
Board);
(iv) the approval of the
shareholders of the Company of (A) any consolidation, merger or
statutory share exchange of the Company with any person in which
the surviving entity would not have as its directors at least 60%
of the Incumbent Board and as a result of which those persons who
were shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such
transaction would not hold, immediately after such transaction, at
least 60% of the Voting Power of the Company then outstanding or
the combined voting power of the surviving entity’s then
outstanding voting securities; (B) any sale, lease, exchange or
other transfer in one transaction or series of related transactions
substantially all of the assets of the Company; or (C) the adoption
of any plan or proposal for the complete or partial liquidation or
dissolution of the Company; or
(v) a determination by a majority of
the members of the Incumbent Board, in their sole and absolute
discretion, that there has been a Change in Control of the
Company.
For purposes of this definition, “Voting
Power” when used with reference to the Company shall mean the
voting power of all classes and series of capital stock of the
Company now or hereafter authorized.
“ Net Operating Profit
After-Tax” or “NOPAT ”
shall be calculated as follows using
each company’s 10-Q quarterly and 10-K annual
reports.
Net Operating Profit After-Tax
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Goodwill
Amortization (if included above)
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Restructuring
Expenses (if included above)
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(Effective Tax
Rate X Operating Income)
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“ Peer Group
Companies ” shall mean a group of 19 specialty chemical
companies which are determined by the Committee to be at a peer
level to the Company. The initial list of Peer Group Companies is
attached as Exhibit B. This list shall be reviewed periodically by
the Committee and substitutions shall be made as the Committee
deems necessary to ensure continued peer level review and the
ability to make ROIC Improvement calculations for all listed
companies.
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“ Performance Period
” shall mean the
three-year period, commencing at the start of the Company’s
fiscal year 2003 and ending at the close of the Company’s
fiscal year 2005.
“ Performance Unit
” shall mean a unit
granted under this Award Agreement evidencing the
Participant’s right to receive a cash payment upon
achievement, as set forth herein, of the Target Performance
Objective or, alternatively, the Superior Performance
Objective.
“ Return On Invested
Capital” or “ROIC ” shall, subject to Committee certification in
Section 4.1, mean a company’s Net Operating Profit After Tax
(NOPAT) divided by its Average Net Invested Capital. A
determination of ROIC in each case shall be computed in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles.
“ ROIC Improvement
” shall mean the
percentage point change in a company’s ROIC for the
Performance Period compared to that same company’s average
ROIC over the three year period of 2000, 2001, and 2002.
“ Superior Performance
Objective ” shall mean the achievement by the Company of a
first quartile ranking amongst the Peer Group Companies for ROIC
Improvement for the Performance Period. See attached Exhibit A for
concept discussion and example.
“ Target Performance
Objective ” shall mean the achievement by the Company of a
second quartile ranking amongst the Peer Group Companies for ROIC
Improvement for the Performance Period. See attached Exhibit A for
concept discussion and example.
Section 2. Award of Performance Units
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Effective as of the date of this
Award Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Participant
Performance Units, which shall be payable in cash in accordance
with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan
and this Award Agreement, upon achie