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NON-EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

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Title: NON-EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Hawaii     Date: 5/5/2010
Industry: Water Transportation     Sector: Transportation

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ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC.

 
 

NON-EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

 

RECITALS

 

A.           The Corporation has implemented the Plan for the purpose of providing eligible persons in the Corporation’s service with the opportunity to participate in one or more cash or equity incentive compensation programs designed to encourage them to continue their service relationship with the Corporation.

 

B.           Participant is to render valuable services to the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), and this Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Corporation’s issuance of shares of Common Stock to Participant under the Stock Issuance Program.

 

C.           All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them in the attached Appendix A.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , it is hereby agreed as follows:

 

1.   Grant of Restricted Stock Units .  The Corporation hereby awards to Participant, as of the Award Date, restricted stock units under the Plan.  The number of shares of Common Stock underlying the awarded restricted stock units and the applicable performance vesting requirements for those units and the underlying Shares are set forth in the Award Notice.  The remaining terms and conditions governing the Award shall be as set forth in this Agreement.

 

2.      L imited Transferability .  Prior to the actual issuance of the Shares which vest hereunder, Participant may not transfer any interest in the restricted stock units subject to the Award or the underlying Shares or pledge or otherwise hedge the sale of those units or Shares, including (without limitation) any short sale or any acquisition or disposition of any put or call option or other instrument tied to the value of those Shares.  However, any Shares which vest hereunder but otherwise remain unissued at the time of Participant’s death may be transferred pursuant to the provisions of Participant’s will or the laws of inheritance or to Participant’s designated beneficiary or beneficiaries of this Award. Participant may also direct the Corporation to record the ownership of any Shares which in fact vest and become issuable hereunder in the name of a revocable living trust established for the exclusive benefit of Participant or Participant and his or her spouse. Participant may make such a beneficiary designation or ownership directive at any time by filing the appropriate form with the Plan Administrator or its designee.

 

3.   Vesting Requirements .  The Shares subject to the Award shall initially be unvested and shall vest only in accordance with the vesting provisions of this Paragraph 3 or the special vesting acceleration provisions of Paragraph 5. The actual number of Shares in which Participant shall vest under this Paragraph 3 shall be determined pursuant to a two-step process:   (i) first there shall be calculated the maximum number of Shares in which Participant can vest based upon the level at which the Performance Goals specified on Schedule I to the Award Notice are actually attained and (ii) then the number of the Performance Shares resulting from the clause (i) calculation in which Participant shall actually vest shall be determined on the basis of his or her completion of the applicable Service vesting provisions set forth below.  Accordingly, the vesting of the Shares shall be calculated as follows:

 

(a)            Performance Vesting :  Within sixty (60) days following the completion of the Performance Period, the Plan Administrator shall determine the applicable number of Performance Shares in accordance with the provisions of the Award Notice and Schedule I attached thereto.

 

(b)            Service Vesting :  The Performance Shares so determined represent the maximum number of Shares in which Participant can vest hereunder.  The actual number of Shares in which Participant shall vest shall be determined as follows:

 

(i)           If Participant continues in Service through the completion of the Performance Period, Participant shall vest in one third of the Performance Shares.  If the Performance Period is coincident with the calendar year, then the Shares underlying those particular Performance Shares shall be issued to Participant during the period beginning with the first business day of the succeeding calendar year and ending on March 15th of that year. If the Performance Period is not coincident with the calendar year, then the Shares underlying those particular Performance Shares shall be issued within sixty (60) days following the completion date of that Performance Period or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter, but in no event later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following such completion date. The Participant shall vest in the balance of the Performance Shares in two (2) successive equal annual installments upon his or her completion of each year of Service over the two-year period measured from the first anniversary of the start date of the Performance Period. The Shares in which Participant vests on each such Service vesting date shall be issued on that date or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter, but in no event later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following such Service vesting date.

 

(ii)           If Participant ceases Service prior to the completion of the Performance Period by reason of Early Retirement, Normal Retirement, death or Permanent Disability, then Participant shall, upon the completion of such Performance Period, vest in a portion of the Performance Shares determined by multiplying (x) the maximum number of Performance Shares in which Participant would have vested, based on the actual level of Performance Goal attainment for the Performance Period, had Participant completed the three (3)-year Service vesting requirement set forth in subparagraph (i) above by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months of actual Service completed by Participant in such Performance Period (rounded to the closest whole month), and the denominator of which is thirty-six (36) months.  If the Performance Period is coincident with the calendar year, then the Shares underlying the Performance Shares in which Participant vests in accordance with this subparagraph (ii) shall be issued to Participant during the period beginning with the first business day of the succeeding calendar year and ending on March 15th of that year. If the Performance Period is not coincident with the calendar year, then the Shares underlying those vested Performance Shares shall be issued within sixty (60) days following the completion date of that Performance Period or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter, but in no event later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following such completion date.

 

(iii)           If Participant ceases Service on or after the completion of the Performance Period by reason of Early Retirement or Normal Retirement but prior to vesting in all the Performance Shares that become subject to this Award on the basis of actual Performance Goal attainment for the completed Performance Period, then Participant shall vest in a portion of those unvested Performance Shares determined by multiplying (x) the number of Performance Shares in which Participant would have vested at the end of the one-year Service vesting period in which such cessation of Service occurs had Participant continued in Service throughout that one-year period by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months of actual Service completed by Participant during that particular one-year Service vesting period (rounded to the closest whole month), and the denominator of which is twelve (12) months. The Shares underlying the Performance Shares in which Participant vests pursuant to this subparagraph (iii) shall be issued on the date of Participant’s Separation of Service due to his or her Early Retirement or Normal Retirement or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter but in no event later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following the date of such Separation from Service.

 

(iv)           If Participant ceases Service on or after the completion of the Performance Period by reason of death or Permanent Disability but prior to vesting in all the Performance Shares that become subject to this Award on the basis of actual Performance Goal attainment for the completed Performance Period, then Participant shall immediately vest in all those unvested Performance Shares, and the Shares underlying those Performance Shares shall be issued on the date of Participant’s Separation of Service due to his or her death or Permanent Disability or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter but in no event later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following the date of such Separation from Service.

 

                    (v)           If Participant’s Service ceases for any other reason, whether before or after the completion of the Performance Period but prior to the completion of the Service vesting provisions

         of this Agreement, then Participant shall cease to have any further right or entitlement to the unvested Shares at the time subject to this Award and shall not vest in those unvested Shares.

 

             Schedule I attached to this Agreement sets forth examples illustrating the calculation of the number of Shares in which the Participant may vest based upon hypothetical levels of Performance Goal attainment and service vesting requirements.

 

4.   Stockholder Rights and Dividend Equivalents

 

(a)   The holder of this Award shall not have any stockholder rights, including voting, dividend or liquidation rights, with respect to the Shares subject to the Award until Participant becomes the record holder of those Shares upon their actual issuance following the Corporation’s collection of the applicable Withholding Taxes.

 

(b)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, should any dividend or other distribution payable other than in shares of Common Stock, whether regular or extraordinary, be declared and paid on the Corporation’s outstanding Common Stock in one or more calendar years during which Shares remain subject to this Award (i.e., those Shares are not otherwise issued and outstanding for purposes of entitlement to the dividend or distribution), then a special book account shall be established for Participant and credited with a phantom dividend equivalent in  accordance with the following parameters:

 

(i)   For any dividend or distribution payable on or before the scheduled completion date of the Performance Period, such phantom dividend shall be equivalent to the actual dividend or distribution which would have been paid on the number of Shares issuable under this Award at Extraordinary Level Attainment had that number of Shares been issued and outstanding and entitled to that dividend or distribution. The phantom dividend equivalents so credited shall be distributed to Participant in a lump sum (in cash or such other form as the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate in its sole discretion) within the sixty (60)-day period following the scheduled completion date of that Performance Period or as soon as administratively practicable threafter, but in no event later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd caledar month following such scheduled completion date. However, to the extent one or more Shares subject to this Award are cancelled due to the failure to achieve Extraordinary Level Attainment of the Performance Goal applicable to those Shares, no phantom dividend equivalents shall be paid with respect to those particular Shares, and those phantom dividend equivalents shall be cancelled.

 

(ii)   For dividends or distribution payable on the outstanding Common Stock after the scheduled completion date of the Performance Period, such phantom dividend shall be equivalent to the actual dividend or distribution which would have been paid on the number of Shares at the time subject to this Award based on actual Performance Goal attainment, had that number of Shares been issued and outstanding and entitled to that dividend or distribution. The phantom dividend equivalents so credited to the Participant’s book account on one or more dates in any calendar quarter following the   scheduled completion date of the Performance Period shall be distributed to Participant in a lump sum (in cash or such other form as the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate in its sole discretion) on the last business day of that calendar quarter.

 

(iii)   Each such distribution under this Paragraph 4(b) shall be subject to the Corporation’s collection of the Withholding Taxes applicable to that distribution.

 

        5. Change in Control Prior to Completion of Performance Period .   The following provisions shall apply only to the extent a Change in Control is consummated prior to the completion of the applicable Performance Period and shall have no force or effect in the event the closing of the Change in Control occurs on or after the completion of such Performance Period.

 

(a)   This Award may be assumed by the successor entity or otherwise continued in full force and effect or may be replaced with a cash retention account established by  the successor entity.  In such event, the following provisions shall be in effect:

 

(i)   The Performance Vesting requirements of this Agreement shall terminate, and the assumption or continuation of this Award shall be effected in accordance with Paragraph 5(b) below on the basis of the number of Shares that would have been issuable under this Award had there been Target Level Attainment of each of the Performance Goals. The Service vesting and issuance provisions of Paragraph 3(b) shall continue in effect with respect to the assumed or continued Award.

 

(ii)   If Participant ceases Service prior to the completion of the Performance Period by reason of Early Retirement, Normal Retirement, death or Disability, then Participant shall, upon the closing of the Change in Control or (if later) such cessation of Service, vest in that number of Shares determined by multiplying (x) the number of Performance Shares which would have resulted had the Corporation achieved each applicable Performance Goal at Target Level Attainment and Participant completed the three (3)-year Service vesting requirement of Paragraph 3(b) by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months of actual Service completed by Participant in such Performance Period (rounded to the closest whole month), and the denominator of which is thirty-six (36) months.  The Shares in which Participant so vestsshall be issued to Participant on the date the Shares would have otherwise been issued pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 3(b)(ii) in the absence of such Change in Control or, should such cessation of Service occur within twelve (12) months after the closing of a Qualifying Change in Control, on the date of Participant’s Separation from Service due to such cessation of Service.

(iii)   Any cash retention account established in replacement of this Award shall initially be credited with the fair market value (at the effective time of the Change in Control) of the number of Shares that would have been issuable under this Award had there been Target Level Attainment of each of the Performance Goals, and interest shall accrue on the outstanding balance of such account, for the period commencing with the closing date of the Change in Control and continuing through the date of the final payment of the account, including any deferred payment date under Paragraph 10, at a variable per annum rate, compounded semi-annually, equal to the prime rate of interest as in effect from time to time during such period, as determined on the basis of the prime rate quotations published in The Wall Street Journal .  The cash retention account shall vest and be paid out in accordance with the Service vesting and issuance provisions of Paragraph 3(b) or (to the extent applicable) in accordance with the vesting and issuance provisions of Paragraph 5(a)(ii) above. The Participant’s interest in the account shall at all times be that of a general, unsecured creditor.

 

(iv)   In the event of such assumption or continuation of this Award or such replacement of the Award with a cash retention account, no accelerated vesting of the restricted stock units subject to this Award or the underlying Shares shall occur at the time of the Change in Control, and the Service-vesting provisions of Paragraph 3(b) shall continue in full force and effect.

 

(b)   In the event this Award is assumed or otherwise continued in effect in connection with such Change in Control, the securities subject to the Award shall be adjusted immediately after the consummation of that Change in Control so as to apply to the number and class of securities into which the number of Shares issuable under this Award at Target Level Attainment of each Performance Goal would have been converted in consummation of that Change in Control had that number of Shares actually been issued and outstanding at that time. To the extent the actual holders of the outstanding Common Stock receive cash consideration for their Common Stock in consummation of the Change in Control, the successor corporation (or parent entity) may, in connection with the assumption or continuation of the restricted stock units subject to the Award at that time, but subject to the Plan Administrator’s approval prior to the Change in Control, substitute one or more shares of its own common stock with a fair market value equivalent to the cash consideration paid per share of Common Stock in the Change in Control transaction, provided such common stock is readily tradable on an established U.S. securities exchange or market.

 

(c)   Upon Participant’s Separation from Service due to an Involuntary Termination occurring within twelve (12) months after a Change in Control in which this Award is assumed or continued in effect, Participant shall immediately vest in that number of Shares equal to the Performance Shares which would have resulted had the Corporation achieved each applicable Performance Goal at Target Level Attainment and Participant completed the three (3)-year Service vesting requirement of Paragraph 3(b), and that number of Shares shall be issued to Participant on the date those Shares would have otherwise been issued pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 3(b) in the absence of such Change in Control or, should such cessation of Service occur either within twelve (12) months after the closing of a Qualifying Change in Control or after the scheduled completion date of the Performance Period, on the date of Participant’s Separation from Service due to such cessation of Service. Should this Award be replaced with a cash retention account in accordance with Paragraph 5(a), then that account shall vest upon Participant’s Separation from Service due to the Involuntary Termination, provided and only if   such Involuntary Termination occurs either within twelve (12) months following the Change in Control.  Such vested balance, together with all accrued interest thereon through the actual payment date, shall be distributed, as to each Share to which the cash retention account pertains, on the earlier of (x) each date that Share would have otherwise been issued pursuant to the Service vesting and issuance provisions set forth in Paragraph 3(b) in the absence of such Change in Control or (y) the date of Participant’s Separation from Service, provided such Separation from Service occurs either within twelve (12) months after a Qualifying Change in Control or after the scheduled completion date of the Performance Period.  Except for the number of Shares and the cash retention balance distributed in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 5(c), Participant shall have no further right or entitlement to any additional Shares or other cash amounts hereunder upon such Separation from Service.

 

(d)   If the Award is not assumed by the successor entity or otherwise continued in effect or replaced with a cash retention account in accordance with Paragraph 5(a), then the following provisions shall apply in the event the Change in Control is effected prior to the completion of the Performance Period:

 

(i)   If Participant continues in Service through the effective date of the Change in Control, then Participant shall, upon the closing of such Change in Control, vest in that number of Shares equal to the Performance Shares which would have resulted had the Corporation achieved each applicable Performance Goal at Target Level Attainment and Participant completed the three (3)-year Service vesting requirement of Paragraph 3(b).  The Shares in which Participant so vests shall be converted into the right to receive the same consideration per share of Common Stock payable to the other stockholders of the Corporation in consummation of the Change in Control. Such consideration per Share shall be distributed to Participant on the earliest to occur of (x) the date the Share would have otherwise been issued pursuant to the Service vesting and issuance provisions set forth in Paragraph 3(b) in the absence of such Change in Control, (y) the date of Participant’s Separation from Service, provided such Separation from Service occurs either within twelve (12) months after a Qualifying Change in Control or after the scheduled completion date of the Performance Period, or (z) the first date following a Qualifying Change in Control transaction on which the distribution can be made without contravention of any applicable provisions of Code Section 409A or as soon as administratively practicable following the applicable distribution date, but in no event later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following that date.

 

(ii)   To the extent the consideration payable per share of Common Stock in the Change in Control is in the form of cash, a fully-vested cash retention account shall be established by the successor entity at the time of such Change in Control for each Share that vests on an accelerated basis in accordance with Section 5(d)(i) above.  Such account shall be credited with the amount of the cash consideration payable for the Shares, and interest shall accrue on the outstanding balance of that account, for the period commencing with the closing date of the Change in Control and continuing through the date of the final payment of the account, including any deferred payment date under Paragraph 10, at a variable per annum rate, compounded semi-annually, equal to the prime rate of interest as in effect from time to time during such period, as determined on the basis of the prime rate quotations published in The Wall Street Journal .  The cash retention account, together with all accrued interest thereon through the actual payment date, shall be distributed, as to each Share to which that cash retention accounts pertains, in accordance with the foregoing distribution provisions of  Paragraph 5(d)(i) above, and the Participant’s interest in the account shall at all times be that of a general, unsecured creditor.

 

(iii)   If Participant ceases Service prior to the effective date of the Change in Control by reason of Early Retirement, Normal Retirement, death or Disability then Participant shall, upon the closing of such Change in Control, vest in that number of Shares determined by multiplying (x) the number of Performance Shares which would have resulted had the Corporation achieved each applicable Performance Goal at Target Level Attainment and Participant completed the three (3)-year Service vesting requirement of Paragraph 3(b) by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months of actual Service completed by Participant in such Performance Period (rounded to the closest whole month), and the denominator of which is thirty-six (36) months. The Shares in which Participant so vestsshall be  converted into the right to receive the same consideration per share of Common Stock payable to the other stockholders of the Corporation in consummation of the Change in Control. Such consideration per Share shall be distributed to Participant on the earlier of (A) the date the Share would have otherwise been issued pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 3(b)(ii) in the absence of such Change in Control or (B) the first date following a Qualifying Change in Control transaction on which the distribution can be made without contravention of any applicable provisions of Code Section 409A.

 

(iv)   Except for the amount of consideration so calculated, Participant shall have no further right or entitlement to any additional Shares or consideration under this Award.

 

6.   Change in Control On or After Completion of Performance Period .  The following provisions shall apply only to the extent a Change in Control is consummated on or after the completion of the applicable Performance Period and shall have no force or effect in the event the closing of the Change in Control occurs prior to the completion of such Performance Period.

 

(a)   This Award may be assumed by the successor entity or otherwise continued in full force and effect or may be replaced with a cash retention account established by  the successor entity.  Any such assum


 
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