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27-Jan-2009
Change in Directors or Principal Officers
On January 21, 2009, the Board of Directors took the following actions with
respect to Charles O. Holliday, Jr., Chair of the Board:
• Approved a short-term incentive payment for 2008 of $1.732 million under the
Company's Equity and Incentive Plan ("EIP"), reflecting corporate results
for 2008 and consistent with the short-term incentive guidelines applicable
to all employees eligible to receive cash-based incentive awards under the
Company's EIP. The EIP is on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("Commission") as part of the Company's Definitive Proxy
Statement pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
which was filed on March 19, 2007;
• Accepted Mr. Holliday's retirement from the Company effective January 31, 2009;
• Appointed Mr. Holliday as non-employee Chair of the Board effective February 1, 2009;
• Approved an annual retainer of $750,000 for Mr. Holliday in his role as non-employee Chair, exclusive of the annual director fees to which he will be entitled as a non-employee Board member.
On January 21, 2009, the Board of Directors took the following actions with
respect to Ellen J. Kullman, Chief Executive Officer:
• Approved a short-term incentive payment for 2008 of $718,000, under the
Company's EIP;
• Established a target short-term incentive award for 2009 for Ms. Kullman under the Company's EIP in the amount of $1.932 million;
• Approved a long-term incentive award ("LTI Award") for Ms. Kullman, effective February 4, 2009, under the Company's EIP. The award, which was approved at a value of $5.2 million, will be delivered in an equal mix, by fair value on the date of grant, of stock options, time-vested restricted stock units ("RSUs") and performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs").
The terms of the LTI Award will be materially consistent with the award terms
that are on file with the Commission as Exhibits 10.11 (options), 10.13 (RSUs)
and 10.14 (PSUs) to the Company's Form 10-Q Quarterly Report pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly
period ended March 31, 2008.
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