PERFORMANCE SHARE
AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT is entered into as of November 14, 2005, between Joy
Global Inc. (the "Company") and [ ] (the "Participant").
WHEREAS,
the Company maintains the Joy Global Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan
(as amended from time to time, the “Plan”), which is
incorporated into and forms a part of this Agreement. Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the
meanings given to them in the Plan.
WHEREAS,
the Participant has been selected by the Committee to receive an
award of Performance Shares under the Plan;
NOW,
THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED, by and between the Company and the
Participant, as follows:
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1.
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Terms of Award
. The following terms used in this
Agreement shall have the following meanings:
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(a)
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The “Target Number of
Performance Shares” is [ ].
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(b)
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The “Performance Shares
Earned” shall be the number of Performance Shares earned by
the Participant determined in accordance with the provisions of
Exhibit 1, which is attached to and forms a part of this
Agreement.
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(c)
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The “Award Cycle” is
the period beginning on October 30, 2005 and ending on November 1,
2008.
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2.
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Award . Subject to the terms of this Agreement and
the Plan, the Participant is hereby granted the Target Number of
Performance Shares set forth in Paragraph 1(a). The award is a
Qualified Performance-Based Award.
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3.
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Distribution of
Awards . The Company
shall distribute to the Participant one share of Common Stock (or
cash equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock)
for each Performance Share Earned. Subject to Paragraph 7,
Performance Shares Earned shall be distributed solely in shares of
Common Stock, solely in cash based on the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock, or in a combination of the two, as determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion, except that any fractional share
of Common Stock will be rounded to the nearest whole
share.
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4.
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Time of
Distribution . Except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, shares and/or cash
distributable in respect of Performance Shares Earned in accordance
with the provisions of Paragraph 3 will be distributed as soon as
practicable after January 5, 2009, but in no event later than
January 12, 2009.
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5.
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Termination of Employment Due
to Retirement, Disability, Death, or Involuntary Termination of
Employment Without Cause During Award Cycle . If the Participant experiences a Termination
of Employment during the Award Cycle because of the
Participant’s Retirement, disability, death, or involuntary
Termination of Employment without Cause, the Participant shall be
entitled to a portion of the Performance Shares Earned in
accordance with Exhibit 1, determined at the end of the Award
Cycle. Such portion shall equal the number of Performance Shares
Earned that would have been earned by the Participant had the
Participant remained employed through the end of the Award Cycle
(determined in accordance with Paragraph 4 of Exhibit 1),
multiplied by the quotient equal to (A) the number of full fiscal
months the Participant was employed during the Award Cycle divided
by (B) the total number of fiscal months in the Award
Cycle.
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Other Termination of
Employment During Award Cycle . If the Participant experiences a Termination
of Employment during the Award Cycle for any reason other than the
Participant’s Retirement, disability, death, or involuntary
Termination of Employment without Cause, the award granted under
this Agreement will be forfeited on the date of such Termination of
Employment; provided, however , that in such circumstances
the Committee, in its discretion, may determine that the
Participant will be entitled to receive a pro rata or other portion
of the Performance Shares Earned, determined at the end of the
Award Cycle.
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(a)
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If a Change in Control occurs
during the Award Cycle, and the Participant has not experienced a
Termination of Employment before the Change in Control, the
Participant shall be entitled to the greater of (i) the Performance
Shares Earned that would have been earned by the Participant had
the Participant remained employed through the end of the Award
Cycle in accordance with Exhibit 1 if the Performance Goal set
forth in Exhibit 1 had been achieved, multiplied by the quotient
equal to the number of full fiscal months the Participant was
employed during the Award Cycle through the date of the Change in
Control, divided by the total number of fiscal months in the Award
Cycle, or (ii) the Performance Shares Earned as of the date of the
Change in Control (based on the Average Return on Equity for the
Award Cycle through and including such date).
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(b)
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Notwithstanding the provisions of
Paragraph 3, the value of Performance Shares Earned in accordance
with Paragraph 7(a) shall be distributed to the Participant in a
lump sum cash payment, based on a value per Performance Share equal
to the Change in Control Price, as soon as practicable after the
occurrence of a Change in Control (unless such Change in Control
does not qualify as an event described in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v)
of the Code and the regulations thereunder, in which case such
distribution shall occur as soon as practicable following the first
to occur of (i) January 12, 2009, (ii) (x) if the Participant is
not a “specified employee” (within the meaning of
Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code and the regulations
thereunder) (a “Specified Employee”), the date of the
Participant’s Termination of Employment, or (y) if the
Participant is a Specified Employee, the date which is six months
after the date of such Termination of Employment, and (iii) the
date the Participant dies or experiences a “disability”
(within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(ii) and the
regulations thereunder)).
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(c)
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Distributions to the Participant
under Paragraph 3 shall not be affected by payments under this
Paragraph 7, except that before distributions are made under
Paragraph 3, and after all computations required under Paragraph 3
have been made, the number of Performance Shares Earned by the
Participant shall be reduced by the number of Performance Shares
Earned with respect to which payment was made to the Participant
under this Paragraph 7.
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(d)
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The Participant shall not be
required to repay any amounts to the Company on account of any
distribution made under this Paragraph 7 for any reason, including
failure to achieve the Performance Goal.
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Heirs and
Successors . This
Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the
Company and its successors and assigns, and upon any person
acquiring, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or
otherwise, all or substantially all of the Company’s assets
and business. Subject to the terms of the Plan, any benefits
distributable to the Participant under this Agreement that are not
distributed at the time of the Participant’s death shall be
distributed at the time and in the form determined in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan to the
beneficiary designated by the Participant in writing filed with the
Committee in such form and at such time as the Committee shall
require. If the Participant fails to designate a beneficiary prior
to his or her death, or if the designated beneficiary of the
Participant dies before the Participant dies or before complete
distribution of the amounts distributable under this Agreement, the
amounts to be distributed under this Agreement shall be distributed
to the legal representative or representatives of the estate of the
last to die of the Participant and the beneficiary.
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Administration.
The authority to manage and control
the operation and administration of this Agreement shall be vested
in the Committee, and the Committee shall have all powers with
respect to this Agreement as it has with respect to the Plan. Any
interpretation of this Agreement by the Committee and any decision
made by it with respect to this Agreement are final and
binding.
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10.
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Plan Terms
. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, the terms of this Agreement shall be
subject to the terms of the Plan, a copy of which may be obtained
by the Participant from the office of the Secretary of the
Company.
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11.
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Confidential Information;
Noncompetition; Nonsolicitation .
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(a)
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The Participant shall hold in a
fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all
secret
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