Exhibit
10.3.1
MONACO
COACH CORPORATION
1993 STOCK
PLAN
PERFORMANCE
SHARE
AGREEMENT
THIS
PERFORMANCE SHARE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is
effective as of (Date) (the “Date of
Grant”), between MONACO COACH
CORPORATION (hereinafter called the
“Company”) and (NAME) (hereinafter called the
“Participant”). Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms
defined in the amended and restated 1993 Stock Plan (the
“Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this
Agreement.
1.
Award
Grant .
The Company
hereby awards to Participant a target number of Performance Shares
equal to ( # ) under the Plan. This Award
relates to the Performance Period for fiscal years 2007-2009.
The number of Performance Shares that a Participant may earn will
depend upon achievement of targets of Total Shareholder Return and
Return on Net Assets for the Performance Period and will be
determined in accordance with the Performance Share Award Program,
a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix A. In
accordance with the Performance Share Award Program, the number of
the Performance Shares that Participant may earn will range from
zero percent (0%) of the target number of Performance Shares to two
hundred percent (200%) of the target number of Performance
Shares. The number of such Shares shall be determined
following the end of the Performance Period, in accordance with the
terms and conditions set forth in the Performance Share Award
Program.
2.
Obligation to Pay
. Each
Performance Share represents the right to receive one Share to the
extent it is earned. Unless and until the Performance Shares
are earned in the manner set forth in Section 1 and the
Performance Share Award Program, Participant will have no right to
payment of such Performance Shares. Prior to actual payment
of any earned Performance Shares, such Performance Shares will
represent an unsecured obligation. Payment of any earned
Performance Shares shall be made in whole Shares only.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2, in the
event the Company (or the Subsidiary employing Participant)
terminates Participant as an Employee without Cause or Participant
ceases to be an Employee as the result of Participant’s death
or Disability, Participant will be entitled to receive a pro-rated
amount of the Performance Shares that would have actually been
earned during the Performance Period had Participant remained an
Employee through the end of the Performance Period based on the
amount of time Participant was an Employee during the Performance
Period, which will be settled at the time they would have otherwise
been paid pursuant to the Performance Share Award Program. In
addition, in the event Participant ceases to be an Employee as the
result of his or her Retirement, Participant will be entitled to
receive 100% of the Performance Shares that would have otherwise
been earned under the Performance Share Award Program had
Participant remained an Employee through the end of the Performance
Period, which will be settled at the time they would have otherwise
been paid pursuant to the Performance Share Award Program. In
addition, in the event of a Change in Control that occurs during
the Performance Period while Participant is an Employee, a number
of Performance Shares will be earned and paid out as if all
performance objectives under the Performance Share Award Program
had been earned at target, which will be settled upon consummation
of the Change in Control. Subject to the foregoing
acceleration provisions and any such provisions set forth in the
Plan, in the event Participant ceases to be an Employee for any or
no reason before Participant earns the Performance Shares pursuant
to this Award, the Performance Share Award and Participant’s
right to acquire any Shares hereunder will immediately
terminate.
For purposes of this Section 2,
“Cause” is defined as (i) an act of dishonesty
made by Participant in connection with Participant’s
responsibilities as an Employee, (ii) Participant’s
conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony,
(iii) Participant’s gross misconduct, or
(iv) Participant’s continued substantial violations of
his employment duties after Participant has received a demand for
performance from the Company.
3.
Payment after Earning
. Any
Performance Shares that are earned or are deemed earned in
accordance with Section 2 will be paid to Participant (or in the
event of Participant’s death, to his or her estate) in whole
Shares, subject to Participant satisfying any applicable tax
withholding obligations as set forth in Section 7.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, to the extent necessary to
avoid the imposition of any additional tax or income recognition
under Section 409A of the Code prior to or upon the actual payment
of Shares pursuant to this Award of Performance Shares that are
earned in accordance with Section 2 will be paid to Participant (or
in the event of Participant’s death, to his or her estate) no
earlier than six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of
Participant’s termination of employment with the Company (or
any Affiliate), subject to Section 7. Participant will not be
required to make any additional monetary payment (other than
applicable tax withholding, if any) upon settlement of the
Award.
4.
Payments after Death
. Any
distribution or delivery to be made to Participant under this
Agreement will, if Participant is then deceased, be made to
Participant’s designated beneficiary, or if no beneficiary
survives Participant, the administrator or executor of
Participant’s estate. Any such transferee must furnish
the Company with (a) written notice of his or her status as
transferee, and (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to
establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws
or regulations pertaining to said transfer.
5.
Rights as Stockholder
. Except as
set forth in Section 4, neither Participant nor any person claiming
under or through Participant will have any of the rights or
privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares
deliverable hereunder, unless and until certificates representing
such Shares will have been issued, recorded on the records of the
Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to
Participant.
6.
Effect on Employment
.
Participant acknowledges and agrees that the vesting of Performance
Shares pursuant to Section 2 hereof is earned only by Participant
continuing to be an Employee through the applicable vesting dates
(and not through the act of being hired or acquiring Shares
hereunder). Participant further acknowledges and agrees that
this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereunder and the
vesting provisions set forth herein do not constitute an express or
implied promise of Participant continuing to be an Employee for the
vesting period, for any period, or at all, and will not interfere
with the Participant’s right or the right of the Company (or
the Affiliate employing Participant) to terminate Participant as an
Employee at any time, with or without cause.
7.
Tax Withholding
.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, no
certificate representing Shares will be issued to Participant,
unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the
Administrator) will have been made by Participant with respect to
the payment of income, employment and other taxes which the Company
determines must be withheld with respect to such Shares so
issuable. All income, employment and other taxes related to
the Performance Share Award and any Shares delivered in payment
thereof are the sole responsibility of Participant. The
Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such
procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit
Participant to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or
in part by one or more of the following (without limitation):
(a) paying cash, (b) electing to have the Company
withhold otherwise deliverable Shares having a Fair Market Value
equal to the amount required to be withheld, (c) delivering to
the Company already
vested and owned
Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to
be withheld, or (d) selling a sufficient number of such Shares
otherwise deliverable to Participant through such means as the
Company may determine in its sole discretion (whether through a
broker or otherwise) equal to the amount required to be
withheld. If Participant fails to make satisfactory
arrangements for the payment of any required tax withholding
obligations hereunder at the time this Award is otherwise scheduled
to vest pursuant to Section 2, Participant will permanently forfeit
the portion of the Award that so vests and the right to receive any
Shares with respect thereto and the Award will be returned to the
Company at no cost to the Company.
8.
Additional Conditions to Issuance
of Stock . If at any time the
Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing,
registration or qualification of the Shares upon any securities
exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or
approval of any governmental regulatory authority is necessary or
desirable as a condition to the issuance of Shares to Participant
(or his estate), such issuance will not occur unless and until such
listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval will have
been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to
the Company. Where the Company determines that the delivery
of the payment of any Shares will violate federal securities laws
or other applicable laws, the Company will defer delivery until the
earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates that the
delivery of Shares will no longer cause such violation. The
Company will make all reasonable efforts to meet the requirements
of any such state or federal law or securities exchange and to
obtain any such consent or approval of any such governmental
authority.
9.
Restrictions on Sale of
Securities . Subject to Section 8,
the Shares issued as payment for vested Performance Shares awarded
under this Agreement will be registered under the federal
securities laws and will be freely tradable upon receipt.
However, Participant’s subsequent sale of the Shares will be
subject to any market blackout-period that may be imposed by the
Company and must comply with the Company’s insider trading
policies, and any other applicable securities laws.
10.
Successors
. Subject
to the limitation on the transferability of this grant contained
herein, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors
and assigns of the parties hereto.
11.
Address for Notices
. Any
notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Agreement
will be addressed to the Company, in care of it Secretary at Monaco
Coach Corporation, 91320 Coburg Industrial Way, Coburg, Oregon
97408, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter
designate in writing.
12.
Transferability
. Except to
the limited extent provided in Section 4, this grant and the
rights and pri
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