Exhibit 10(e)
PERFORMANCE SHARE AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT is entered into as of November 15, 2004, 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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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 31,
2004 and ending on November 3, 2007.
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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 not a
Qualified Performance-Based Award.
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Payment 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 paid 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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Time of
Payment . Except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, payment of Performance Shares
Earned in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 3 will be
distributed on January 14, 2008.
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5.
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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, multiplied by the quotient equal to the number
of full fiscal months the Participant was employed during the Award
Cycle, divided by 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 Cumulative Cash Flow 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 14, 2008,
(ii) (x) if the Participant is not a “specified
employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of
the Code) (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 becomes disabled (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 payments 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
paid at the time of the Participant’s death shall be paid 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 payment of the
amounts distributable under this Agreement, the amounts to be paid
under this Agreement shall be paid 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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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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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 or confidential information, knowledge or data relating
to the Company or any of its Affiliates and their
respect
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