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EXHIBIT 10.91bd
PERFORMANCE SHARE AGREEMENT
UNDER THE
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION 2002
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
THIS
AWARD AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of ___________, 200__
(the
"Date of Grant"), by and between Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
(the
"Company"), and <<Name>> ("Employee").
BACKGROUND
A.
The Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors") has
adopted, and the Company's shareholders have approved, the
Pinnacle
West Capital Corporation 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the
"Plan"),
pursuant to which performance share incentive awards may be granted
to
employees of the Company and its subsidiaries and certain other
individuals.
B.
The Company
desires to grant to Employee a performance share award
under the terms of the Plan.
C.
Pursuant to the
Plan, the Company and Employee agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. GRANT OF
AWARD. Pursuant to action of the Committee (as defined
herein) which was taken on the Date of Grant, the Company
grants
to Employee <<Shares>> performance shares ("Performance
Shares"),
subject to the terms, conditions, and adjustments set forth in
this Award Agreement. The Performance Shares granted under this
Section 1 are referred to in this Award Agreement as the "Base
Grant."
2. AWARD SUBJECT
TO PLAN. This award is granted under and is
expressly subject to, all of the terms and provisions of the
Plan, which terms are incorporated herein by reference, and
this
Award Agreement. The Committee described in Section 4 of the
Plan
(the "Committee") has been appointed by the Board of Directors,
and designated by it, as the Committee to make awards.
3. PERFORMANCE
PERIOD. The performance period for this award begins
_________ __, 20___, and ends _____________ __, 20___ (the
"Performance Period").
4. PAYMENT.
(a) PERFORMANCE SHARES
PAYABLE IN COMMON STOCK. Subject to early
termination of this Award Agreement pursuant to Section 7
below, as soon as practicable following the end of the
Performance Period and the determination of the Company's
Earnings Per Share Growth Rate (as defined herein) as
compared to the Earnings Per Share Growth Rate of the S&P
Electric Utilities Index over such Performance Period but in
no event later than December 31, 20___, the Company will
deliver to Employee one (1) share of the Company's Common
Stock for each then-outstanding Performance Share under this
Award Agreement. If the Employee terminates employment after
the end of the Performance
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Performance Share Agreement
Period but before distribution of any shares pursuant to
this Award Agreement, the distribution of the shares will
not be made until six (6) months following the Employee's
termination of
employment if required by Section 409A of the
Code.
(b) DIVIDEND
EQUIVALENTS. At the time of the Company's delivery
of Common Stock to Employee pursuant to Subsection 4(a)
above, the Company will also deliver to Employee a cash
payment equal to the amount of dividends that Employee would
have received if Employee had directly owned all of such
Common Stock during the Performance Period, plus interest on
such amount at the rate of _____ percent, compounded
quarterly.
(c) MAXIMUM AWARD.
Employee may not receive more than 120,000
shares of Common Stock under this Award Agreement.
5. PERFORMANCE
CRITERIA AND ADJUSTMENTS.
ADJUSTMENT OF BASE GRANT. The Base Grant will increase or
decrease based upon the Company's "Earnings Per Share Growth
Rate" as compared to the Earnings Per Share Growth Rate of the
S&P Electric Utilities Index during the Performance Period,
as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
IF THE COMPANY'S EARNINGS PER SHARE
THE NUMBER
OF
COMPOUND GROWTH RATE
OVER THE PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE SHARES WILL
BE:
PERIOD AS COMPARED TO S&P ELECTRIC UTILITIES
INDEX IS:
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<S>
<C>
___th Percentile or Greater
___ X Base Grant
___th Percentile
___ X Base Grant
___th Percentile
Base Grant
___th Percentile
___ X Base Grant
Less than ___th Percentile
[None / ___X Base Grant]
</TABLE>
If intermediate percentiles are achieved, the number of
Performance Shares awarded will be prorated (partial shares
will
be rounded down to the nearest whole share when applicable).
For
example, if the Company's Earnings Per Share Growth Rate during