UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 31, 2006
MANPOWER INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin |
1-10686 | 39-1672779 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5301 North Ironwood Road Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
53217 | |||||
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (414) 961-1000
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Item 1.01 Entry into Material Definitive Agreement
Adoption of Non-Employee Director Indemnification Agreements
On October 31, 2006, the Board of Directors authorized and directed Manpower Inc. (the Company) to enter into Indemnification Agreements (each an Indemnification Agreement) with each non-employee member of its Board of Directors (each an Indemnitee). Consistent with the indemnification rights already provided to all directors of the Company in the Companys Amended and Restated By-Laws, each Indemnification Agreement provides that the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and the Companys By-Laws in effect on the date of the agreement or as either may be amended to provide more advantageous rights to the Indemnitee. Each Indemnification Agreement implements that obligation by providing that:
In the event a claim is made against the Indemnitee because he or she is or was a director or which arises out of any action or inaction taken by the Indemnitee in his or her capacity as a director, the Company is required to indemnify the Indemnitee for his or her expenses to the extent he or she is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of the proceeding. The termination of a proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, will be deemed to be success on the merits or otherwise in the defense of a proceeding.
In cases not included above, the Company is required to indemnify the Indemnitee for all liabilities and expenses, unless and only to the extent the liabilities were incurred because of a breach of duty by the Indemnitee.
An Indemnitee is entitled to control the defense of a proceeding made against him or her, subject to the requirements under the Companys directors and officers insurance policy. The Company has the right to participate in the defense at its own expense.
Pending resolution of claims against an Indemnitee, the Company is required to pay or reimburse the Indemnitee for all of his or her expenses. Advances for expenses will be made within 20 days after receipt of a request for such advances and are not dependent on the Indemnitees ability to repay the expenses.
The determination of an Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification will be made by other directors who are not party to the same proceeding or, if there are no such disinterested directors, by independent counsel. If a triggering event occurs, the determination of the Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification will be made by an independent counsel chosen by the Indemnitee.
In determining an Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification, the Indemnitee will be presumed entitled to indemnification, and the Company will have the burden of proving otherwise.
If it has been determined that an Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, he or she shall be paid within 10 days of such determination.
A determination of entitlement to indemnification will be deemed to have been made in favor of an Indemnitee if no determination has been made within 60 days after the final disposition of the relevant proceeding, subject to extension in certain instances.
An Indemnitee has a right to a de novo adjudication (either by a court or through arbitration) of any determination that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification. In any such adjudication, the Indemnitee will keep the presumption of entitlement, and the Company will not be permitted to introduce in evidence the prior adverse determination.
The Company will pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in seeking to enforce a right against the Company for indemnification or advancement of expenses and in seeking to recover under a liability insurance policy, whether or not the Indemnitee is successful with respect to his or her claims. The Company will pay such costs and expenses within 20 days after receipt of a request for such payment.
The Company is required to maintain directors and officers liability insurance covering the Indemnitee on terms with respect to coverage and amount no less favorable than those of the policy currently in effect, except for any changes approved by the Board of Directors prior to a triggering event.
The Indemnification Agreement can only be amended with the consent of the Company and the Indemnitee.
The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by the Indemnification Agreement will continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director.
Each Indemnification Agreement will be identical in all material respects to the Form of Indemnification Agreement, attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, which is incorporated herein in its entirety.
Amendment to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company
The 2003 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company (the Plan) currently provides that for purposes of establishing the exercise price of stock options and SARs granted under the Plan, the fair market value of the Companys stock is deemed to be the closing market price of the stock on the business day immediately preceding the date of grant. In response to the new rules on executive compensation disclosure recently adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Board of Directors amended the Plan on October 31, 2006 to use the closing market price of the Companys common stock on the date of grant, as opposed to the preceding business day, as the standard for determining the fair market value of the Companys common stock under the Plan for grants made on or after October 31, 2006.
The Plan, as amended, is attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto, which is incorporated herein in its entirety.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On November 1, 2006, we issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors approved an increase in the semi-annual dividend to 32 cents per share from 27 cents per share. The Board of Directors also approved a share repurchase program, which gives us the ability to purchase up to 5 million shares of our issued and outstanding common stock. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Indemnification Agreement | |
99.2 | Amendment to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan | |
99.3 | Press Release dated November 1, 2006 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MANPOWER INC. | ||||||
Dated: October 31, 2006 | By: | /s/ Michael J. Van Handel | ||||
Michael J. Van Handel | ||||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial | ||||||
Officer and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Indemnification Agreement | |
99.2 | Amendment to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan | |
99.3 | Press Release dated November 1, 2006 |
Exhibit 99.1
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT, is made as of , 2006 by and between Manpower Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the Company), and [Insert Name] (Indemnitee).
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company; and
WHEREAS, directors, in connection with the performance of their duties as such, are increasingly being subjected to costly and time-consuming liabilities and claims relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the corporation itself; and
WHEREAS, it will be difficult to attract and retain directors of the Company unless such persons are adequately indemnified against liabilities incurred and claims made in connection with performance of their duties as directors of the Company; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders that the Company take such actions as are reasonable, prudent and necessary to attract and retain highly competent directors; and
WHEREAS, Article VII of the Companys Amended and Restated By-laws (the By-laws) provides for the indemnification by the Company of directors of the Company and, as additional consideration for the services of Indemnitee, the Company has obtained at its expense directors and officers liability insurance (D&O Insurance) covering Indemnitee with respect to Indemnitees position with the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that certain limitations and uncertainties exist with respect to the indemnification protection provided under the By-laws and the D&O Insurance; and
WHEREAS, to induce Indemnitee to continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, the Company has determined that it is in its best interests to assure Indemnitee of the protection currently provided by the By-laws and D&O Insurance and to provide certain enhancements to such protection to the extent permitted by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law (the WBCL); and
WHEREAS, Section 180.0858 of the WBCL provides that directors of a Wisconsin corporation can, subject to certain limitations, be granted indemnification rights in addition to those provided in the WBCL pursuant to a written agreement between a director and the Wisconsin corporation;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
1. Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless to the fullest extent permitted under the WBCL and the By-laws as in effect on the date hereof and as either may be amended to provide more advantageous rights to Indemnitee. In furtherance of the foregoing indemnification, and without limiting the generality thereof:
(a) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee to the extent that he or she has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of a Proceeding (including, but not limited to, termination of any Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice) for all Expenses incurred in the Proceeding (i) if Indemnitee was a Party to the Proceeding because he or she is a Director or Officer of the Company or (ii) if the Proceeding arises out of any action taken by, or alleged to have been taken by, or inaction, or alleged inaction, on the part of, Indemnitee in his or her capacity as a Director or Officer of the Company. If Indemnitee is successful on the merits or otherwise as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in any Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee for all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter and any claim, issue or matter related to such successfully resolved claim, issue or matter.
(b) In cases not included in Clause (a), above, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee for all Liabilities and Expenses incurred in a Proceeding (i) if Indemnitee was a Party to the Proceeding because he or she is a Director or Officer of the Company or (ii) if the Proceeding arises out any action taken by, or alleged to have been taken by, or inaction, or alleged inaction, on the part of, Indemnitee in his or her capacity as a Director or Officer of the Company, unless and only to the extent that the Liabilities and Expenses were incurred because of a Breach of Duty by Indemnitee.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, because he or she is a Director or Officer of the Company, a witness in any Proceeding to which he or she is not a Party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection therewith.
2. Contribution.
(a) Whether or not the indemnification provided in Section 1 hereof is available, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a limitation on Indemnitees statutory, common-law or other legal rights to contribution from the Company, or from its directors, officers, employees and/or shareholders where otherwise appropriate and to the extent permitted by law.
(b) Without diminishing or impairing the rights set forth in Clause (a), above, if, for any reason, Indemnitee shall elect or be required to pay all or any portion of any Liabilities or Expenses in any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee, the Company shall contribute to the amount of Liabilities and Expenses incurred and paid or payable by Indemnitee in proportion to the relative benefits received by the Company and all Directors and Officers of the Company and employees and agents of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee, on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, from the event(s) or transaction(s), the action or inaction, or alleged action or inaction, from which the Proceeding arose; provided, however, that the proportion determined on the basis of relative benefit may, to the extent necessary to conform to law, be further adjusted by reference to the
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relative fault of the Company and all Directors and Officers of the Company and employees and agents of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee, on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, in connection with the event(s) or transaction(s), action or inaction, or alleged action or inaction, from which the Proceeding arose, as well as any other equitable considerations which may be required to be considered under applicable law. The relative fault of the Company and all Directors and Officers of the Company and employees and agents of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee, on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the degree to which the event(s) or transaction(s), their action or inaction, or their alleged action or inaction, was motivated by intent to gain personal profit or advantage, the degree to which their liability is primary or secondary and the degree to which their conduct was active or passive.
3. Defense of Claims.
(a) The Company will be entitled to participate in the defense of any Proceeding at its own expense. The Company will not settle any Proceeding (in whole or in part) which would impose any Expense, Liability or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitees prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld nor, where applicable, without the consent of the Companys D&O Insurance carriers. Indemnitee will not settle any Proceeding (in whole or in part) which would impose any Expense, Liability or limitation on the Company without the Companys prior written consent, such consent not be unreasonably withheld nor, where applicable, without the consent of the Companys D&O Insurance carriers.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Clause (a) above, the defense of any Proceeding shall be conducted in all respects in accordance with the terms of the Companys D&O Insurance policy in effect at the time such Proceeding takes place.
4. Allowance of Expenses as Incurred. Within 20 days after receipt of a written request therefor by Indemnitee, the Company shall pay or reimburse Indemnitee for all Expenses as incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a Party or is threatened to be made a Party. The request by Indemnitee pursuant to this Section 4 must include all of the following: (i) a written affirmation of Indemnitees good faith belief that he or she has not engaged in a Breach of Duty; and (ii) a written undertaking, executed personally or on Indemnitees behalf, to repay the Expenses, without interest, to the extent that there is a final determination hereunder (as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed) that indemnification under Section 1 is not required and that indemnification is not ordered by a court under Section 180.0854(2)(b) of the WBCL. Indemnitee shall not be required to repay Expenses until such final determination (as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed) has been made. The undertaking under this Section 4 shall be an unlimited general obligation of Indemnitee, shall be accepted without reference to Indemnitees ability to repay the Expenses and shall be unsecured.
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5. Request for and Determination of Right to Indemnification.
(a) Indemnitee shall notify the Company in writing as soon as reasonably practicable (i) after being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or (ii) if the Company has not been previously notified, after receipt of written notice of any other matter with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement of expenses under Section 1 and Section 4. The omission by Indemnitee to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee (i) under this Agreement except and only to the extent the Company can establish that such omission to notify resulted in actual material prejudice to the Company or (ii) otherwise than under this Agreement.
(b) Indemnitee may thereafter deliver to the Company a written request for indemnification pursuant to this Agreement at such time and from time to time as Indemnitee deems appropriate in his sole discretion, which request shall also be deemed a request for advancement of expenses under Section 4.
(c) Except as otherwise provided pursuant to Sections 1(a) or 1(c), upon the final disposition of the matter that is the subject of the request for indemnification delivered pursuant to Section 5(b), a determination shall be made with respect to Indemnitees entitlement thereto (including entitlement to payment or reimbursement of Expenses under Section 4) in the specific case. If a Triggering Event shall not have occurred, such determination shall be made (i) by a majority vote of a quorum of the members of the Board consisting of directors who are not at the time parties to the same or related Proceedings (Disinterested Directors) or of a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors (in either case, even though less than a quorum of the Board) or (ii) if there are no Disinterested Director or the Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel (selected in accordance with Clause (d) below). If a Triggering Event shall have occurred, such determination shall be made by Independent Counsel. Any determination made by Independent Counsel pursuant to this Clause (c) shall be in the form of a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the person or persons making such determination including providing to such person or persons upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person or persons making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification), and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(d) If the determination is to be made by Independent Counsel, such Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Clause (d). If a Triggering Event shall not have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising him of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Triggering Event shall have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Board, in which
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event the preceding sentence shall apply), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected within 10 days after the final disposition of the matter that is the subject of the request for indemnification. In either case, the party receiving the notice may, within 10 days after receipt thereof, deliver to the other a written objection to such selection; provided that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of Independent Counsel as defined in Section 11, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If a proper and timely objection is made, the counsel selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court of competent jurisdiction (or, at Indemnitees option pursuant to Section 6, an arbitration) has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after receipt by the Company of a request for indemnification pursuant to Clause (b) above, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction (or, at Indemnitees option pursuant to Section 6, an arbitration) for resolution of any objection which shall have been made to the selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment of another person as Independent Counsel, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of any Independent Counsel appointed pursuant to this Section and to indemnify such person against any and all expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto except for gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(e) If it is determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within 10 days after such determination.
(f) In making any determination as to Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to a presumption that he is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Clause (b) above, and the Company shall have the burdens of coming forward with evidence and of persuasion to overcome that presumption.
(g) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not of itself create a presumption (i) that there was a Breach of Duty on the part of the Indemnitee or (ii) that Indemnitee did not otherwise satisfy the applicable standard of conduct to be indemnified pursuant to this Agreement.
(h) The knowledge or actions or failure to act of any other director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, employee benefit plan or other entity, as applicable, shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining Indemnitees right to indemnification under this Agreement.
(i) If a determination as to Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification shall not have been made pursuant to this Agreement within 60 days after the final disposition of the matter that is the subject of the request for indemnification, the requisite determination of entitlement to
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indemnification shall be deemed to have been made in favor of Indemnitee, and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent a misstatement of a material fact in the information provided by Indemnitee pursuant to Clause (b) and Clause (c) above or an omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the information provided not misleading; provided that such 60-day period will be extended for a period up to an additional 30 days after the selection of Independent Counsel pursuant to Clause (d) if such determination is to be made by Independent Counsel and if the Company has acted with diligence and in good faith in the process of selecting Independent Counsel, and provided further that such 60-day period (as so extended) will be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or persons making the determination in good faith requires such additional time to obtain or evaluate any documentation or information relating thereto.
(j) Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to preclude or otherwise limit Indemnitees rights pursuant to Section 180.0854 of the WBCL.
6. Remedies of Indemnitee. (a) Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication (by a court of competent jurisdiction or, at Indemnitees option, through an arbitration conducted by a panel arbitrators in accordance with Clause (c) below) of any determination pursuant to Section 5 that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement. Any such adjudication shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial or arbitration on the merits, and any prior adverse determination shall not be referred to or introduced into evidence, create a presumption that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses, be a defense or otherwise adversely affect Indemnitee. In any such judicial proceeding or arbitration, the provisions of Section 5(f) through Section 5(j) (including the presumption in favor of Indemnitee and the burdens on the Company) shall apply.
(b) Indemnitee shall also be entitled to an adjudication (by a court of competent jurisdiction or, at Indemnitees option, through an arbitration as described above and conducted in accordance with Clause (c) below) of any other disputes under this Agreement.
(c) Any arbitration conducted pursuant to Clause (a) or Clause (b) above shall consist of a panel of three arbitrators selected from the panels of arbitrators of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (the IICPR), such panel to be presiding in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, consisting of one arbitrator selected by a majority vote of a quorum of the Board of Directors consisting of Disinterested Directors or, if a quorum of the Board of Directors consisting of Disinterested Directors cannot be obtained, by a majority vote of a committee duly appointed by the Board of Directors and consisting solely of one or more Disinterested Directors, or, if unable to obtain such a quorum or form such a committee, by a majority vote of the full Board of Directors, including directors who are parties to the same or related Proceedings, one arbitrator selected by Indemnitee and one arbitrator selected by the two arbitrators previously selected. In all other respects, the panel of arbitrators shall be governed by the rules of the IICPR for non-administered arbitration (revised and effective June 15, 2005). Directors who are parties to the same or related Proceedings may participate in the designation of the member or members of the committee referred to in this Clause (c).
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(d) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 5 that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 6, absent a misstatement of a material fact in the information provided by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 5(b) and Section 5(c) or an omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the information provided not misleading.
(e) In connection with any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 6, the Company shall not oppose Indemnitees right to seek such adjudication, shall be precluded from asserting that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding or enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement.
7. Other Rights of Indemnitee. The right of Indemnitee to indemnification, contribution or allowance of Expenses pursuant to this Agreement shall not be exclusive of other rights Indemnitee may have, including without limitation (i) under applicable law, (ii) pursuant to other agreements between the Company and Indemnitee, (iii) pursuant to the Companys Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the Articles) or By-laws, or (iv) or pursuant to any agreement with a third party (by way of insurance, indemnification or otherwise). The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder or otherwise shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.
8. Amendments to WBCL or Companys Articles or By-laws. Any amendments to the Articles or By-laws made subsequent to the date of this Agreement which reduce or eliminate rights of persons entitled to indemnification or advances under such Articles or By-laws shall not limit the rights of Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement. If the Articles, the By-laws or Wisconsin law are amended or interpreted (by statute, judicial decision or otherwise) so as to provide for greater indemnification rights or benefits, Indemnitee shall be entitled to such greater rights and benefits immediately upon such amendment. Subsequent amendments to the WBCL or other applicable law (by statute, judicial decision or otherwise) or judicial interpretations thereof shall in no way reduce Indemnitees rights under this Agreement.
9. Directors and Officers Insurance.
(a) The Company shall obtain and maintain a policy or policies of insurance (referred to herein as D&O Insurance) with reputable insurance companies providing liability insurance for directors of the Company in their capacities as such (and for any capacity in which any director of the Company serves any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other person or enterprise at the request of the Company), in respect of acts or omissions occurring while serving in such capacity, on terms with respect to coverage and amount (including with respect to the payment of expenses) no less favorable than those of such policy in effect on the date hereof except for any changes approved by the Board prior to a Triggering Event.
(b) Indemnitee shall be covered by the Companys D&O Insurance policies in effect from time to time in accordance with the applicable terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any other director under such policy or policies. The Company shall,
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promptly after receiving notice of a proceeding as to which Indemnitee is a party or a participant (as a witness or otherwise), give notice of such Proceeding to the insurers under the Companys of D&O Insurance in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable actions to cause insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies. The failure or refusal of any such insurer to pay any such amount shall not affect or impair the obligations of the Company under this Agreement. Indemnitee shall not knowingly take any action that jeopardizes or otherwise waives D&O Insurance coverage under any policy then in effect.
(c) Upon request by Indemnitee, the Company shall provide to Indemnitee copies of the D&O Insurance policies as in effect from time to time. The Company shall promptly notify Indemnitee of any material changes in such insurance coverage.
10. Exception to Rights of Indemnification and Contribution. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to provide any indemnification or contribution to Indemnitee:
(a) in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), as amended or similar provisions of any state statutory law or common law;
(b) in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee for reimbursement to the Company of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company as required by the Exchange Act; or
(c) in connection with any Proceeding initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding initiated by Indemnitee against the Company, Directors and Officers of the Company, employees or agents of the Company or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board of Directors of the Company authorized the Proceeding prior to its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law or (iii) the Proceeding is one contemplated in Section 6 above.
11. Definitions. The following terms as used in this Agreement are defined as follows:
Affiliate shall include, without limitation, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company.
Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Breach of Duty means a breach or failure by Indemnitee to perform a duty that he or she owes to the Company and the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the following: (a) a willful failure to deal fairly with the Company or its shareholders in connection with a matter in which Indemnitee has a material conflict of interest; (b) a violation of the criminal law,
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unless Indemnitee has reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful, or no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful; (c) a transaction from which Indemnitee derived an improper personal profit; or (d) willful misconduct.
Director or Officer of the Company means: (a) an individual who is or was a director or officer of the Company; (b) an individual who, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the Companys request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member of any governing or decision-making committee, manager, employee or agent of another corporation, whether domestic or foreign, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, provided, however, for purposes of this Agreement, it shall be presumed that if Indemnitee serves as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member of any governing or decision-making committee, manager, employee or agent of an Affiliate, Indemnitee shall be so serving at the request of the Company; (c) an individual who, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving an employee benefit plan because his or her duties to the Company also impose duties on, or otherwise involve services by, the individual to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan; and (d) unless the context requires otherwise, the estate or personal representative of the Indemnitee.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Expense or Expenses means fees (including fees of experts and witness fees), costs (including court costs, transcript costs, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage fees, and delivery service fees), charges, disbursements, attorneys fees, retainers, the premium, security for and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersede as bond or other appeal bond or its equivalent and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, participating, or being or preparing to be a witness in or appealing a Proceeding. The term Expenses, however, shall not include Liabilities.
Independent Counsel means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, or an independent member of the Wisconsin Bar that is experienced in matters of relevant Wisconsin corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party or (ii) any other Party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term Independent Counsel shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or the Indemnitee in an action to determine the Indemnitees rights hereunder.
Liability or Liabilities means the obligation to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, assessment, forfeiture or fine, including an excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan arising out of or in connection with a Proceeding.
Party includes an individual who was or is, or who is threatened to be made, a named defendant or respondent in a Proceeding.
Proceeding means any threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution mechanism, inquiry,
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hearing or other proceeding (including any appeal therefrom), whether formal or informal, which involves foreign, federal, state or local law and which is brought by or in the right of the Company or by any other person, including, without limitation, (a) any proceeding involving a federal or state statute, rule or regulation regulating the offer, sale or purchase of securities, securities brokers or dealers, or investment companies or investment advisors; (b) any proceeding brought to enforce rights hereunder; (c) any appeal from a proceeding; and (d) any proceeding in which the Indemnitee is a plaintiff or petitioner because he or she is a Director or Officer of the Company or an employee or agent of the Company, provided, however, that any such proceeding under this Clause (d) must be authorized by majority vote of a quorum of Disinterested Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Proceeding does not include an action, suit or other proceeding contemplated by Section 13.
Triggering Event means the first to occur of any of the following:
(1) the acquisition (other than from the Company), by any Person (as defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of beneficial ownership (determined in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 13d-3) of 20% or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or voting securities representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; provided, however, no Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred as a result of an acquisition of shares of common stock or voting securities of the Company (i) by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) by any other corporation or other entity with respect to which, following such acquisition, more than 60% of the outstanding shares of the common stock, and voting securities representing more than 60% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, of such other corporation or entity are then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the persons who were the Companys shareholders immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition, of the Companys then outstanding common stock or then outstanding voting securities, as the case may be; or
(2) the consummation of any merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which results in more than 60% of the outstanding shares of the common stock, and voting securities representing more than 60% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, of the surviving or consolidated corporation being then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the persons who were the Companys shareholders immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition, of the Companys then outstanding common stock or then outstanding voting securities, as the case may be; or
(3) the consummation of any liquidation or dissolution of the Company or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
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(4) individuals who, as of the date of this Agreement, constitute the Board of Directors of the Company (as of such date, the Incumbent Board) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of such Board; provided, however, that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date of this Agreement whose election, or nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be, for purposes of this Agreement, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest which was (or, if threatened, would have been) subject to Exchange Act Rule 14a-12(c); or
(5) whether or not conditioned on shareholder approval, the issuance by the Company of common stock of the Company representing a majority of the outstanding common stock, or voting securities representing a majority of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, after giving effect to such transaction.
Following the occurrence of an event which is not a Triggering Event whereby there is a successor holding company to the Company, or, if there is no such successor, whereby the Company is not the surviving corporation in a merger or consolidation, the surviving corporation or successor holding company (as the case may be), for purposes of this definition, shall thereafter be referred to as the Company.
Words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine shall include the feminine.
12. Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may not be supplemented, modified or amended at any time except by written instrument executed by the Company and Indemnitee. The observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by a written instrument signed by the party against which such waiver is to be asserted. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, no delay on the part of any party hereto in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party hereto of any right, power or privilege hereunder operate as a waiver of any other right, power or privilege hereunder (whether or not similar), nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power of privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
13. Expenses.
(a) The Company shall pay all costs and expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by the Company and Indemnitee in connection with the preparation of this Agreement.
(b) The Company shall indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless from any and all costs and expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in seeking (whether through a judicial proceeding or
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arbitration (including any appeal resulting therefrom or otherwise) to enforce any rights against the Company for indemnification or advancement of expenses) whether under this Agreement or otherwise) or to recover under any liability insurance policy maintained by any person for the benefit of Indemnitee in connection with the performance of his or her duties for or on behalf of the Company, in each case, whether or not Indemnitee is successful (in whole or in part) with respect to his or her claims. The Company shall pay (or reimburse Indemnitee for the payment of) any such costs or expenses within 20 days after receipt by the Company of a written request for the payment of such amounts, which request may be delivered to the Company at such time or from time to time as Indemnitee deems appropriate in his or her sole discretion (whether prior to or after final disposition of any matter. Indemnitee shall have no obligation to reimburse any amounts paid by the Company pursuant to this Clause (b).
14. Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified; (b) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not so confirmed, then on the next business day; (c) five days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (d) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent:
To Indemnitee:
At the address set forth on the signature page hereof.
To the Company:
Manpower Inc.
5301 North Ironwood Road
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Facsimile: (414) 961-7081
E-mail: michael.vanhandel@na.manpower.com
With a copy to:
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
780 North Water Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Attention: Kenneth C. Hunt
Facsimile: (414) 273-5198
E-mail: khunt@gklaw.com
15. Binding Effect. The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to continue to serve as a director of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in continuing to serve as a director of the Company. Due to the personal nature of the services to be rendered by Indemnitee, Indemnitee may not assign this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, the provisions of this Agreement are
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binding upon and inure to the benefit of (i) Indemnitee and Indemnitees respective heirs, legal representatives and administrators, and (ii) the Company and its successors, transferees and assigns, including, without limitation, any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession, transfer or assignment had taken place. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Agreement shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or an officer or is deceased and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators or other successors of the estate of such person.
16. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall continue and terminate upon the later of: (i) ten years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director and/or executive officer of the Company; or (ii) the final termination of all pending Proceedings in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification, contribution or allowance of Expenses hereunder.
17. Validity. If any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed invalid or inoperative, or if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any of the provisions of this Agreement contravene public policy, this Agreement shall be construed so that the remaining provisions shall not be affected, but shall remain in full force and effect, and any such provisions which are invalid or inoperative or which contravene public policy shall be deemed, without further action or deed by or on behalf of the Company or Indemnitee, to be modified, amended and/or limited, but only to the extent necessary to render the same valid and enforceable.
18. Subrogation; No Obligation to the Extent Previously Paid. In the event of payment by the Company to Indemnitee under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, and Indemnitee shall execute all documents and shall do all things necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise idemnifiable hereunder (or for which advancement is provided hereunder) if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.
19. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without regard to its conflicts of laws rules.
(b) The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Circuit Court of the State of Wisconsin or a federal court located in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (the Wisconsin Court), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to
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the jurisdiction of the Wisconsin Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Wisconsin Court, and (iv) waive, and agree not to plead or make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Wisconsin Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
MANPOWER INC. |
By: |
Its: |
INDEMNITEE: |
[Insert Name] |
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Exhibit 99.2
2003 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
OF
MANPOWER INC.
(Amended and Restated Effective October 31, 2006)
PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
The purpose of the Plan is to provide for compensation alternatives for certain Employees and Directors using or based on the common stock of the Company. These alternatives are intended to be used as a means to attract and retain superior Employees and Directors, to provide a stronger incentive for such Employees and Directors to put forth maximum effort for the continued success and growth of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and in combination with these goals, to provide Employees and Directors with a proprietary interest in the performance and growth of the Company.
1. GENERAL
This Plan exclusive of Section A below applies to all Directors and Employees. Section A of the Plan applies to those Employees who are employed in the United Kingdom.
2. DEFINITIONS
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a) Administrator shall mean the Committee or the Board of Directors with respect to grants to Employees under the Plan and the Board of Directors with respect to grants to Directors under the Plan.
(b) Award shall mean an Option, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, an SAR, Performance Share Units, or Deferred Stock granted under the Plan.
(c) Board of Directors shall mean the entire board of directors of the Company, consisting of both Employee and non-Employee members.
(d) A termination of employment for Cause will mean termination upon (1) on Employees repeated failure to perform his or her duties in a competent, diligent and satisfactory manner as determined by the Companys Chief Executive Officer in his reasonable judgment, (2) insubordination, (3) an Employees commission of any material act of dishonesty or disloyalty involving the Company or a Subsidiary, (4) an Employees chronic absence from work
other than by reason of a serious health condition, (5) an Employees commission of a crime which substantially relates to the circumstances of his or her position with the Company or a Subsidiary or which has material adverse effect on the Company or a Subsidiary, or (6) the willful engaging by an Employee in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or a Subsidiary.
(e) Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(f) Committee shall mean the committee of the Board of Directors constituted as provided in Paragraph 5 of the Plan.
(g) Company shall mean Manpower Inc., a Wisconsin corporation.
(h) Deferred Stock shall mean a right to receive one or more Shares from the Company in accordance with, and subject to, Paragraph 11 of the Plan.
(i) Deferred Stock Agreement shall mean the agreement between the Company and a Participant whereby Deferred Stock is granted to such Participant.
(j) Director shall mean an individual who is a non-Employee member of the Board of Directors of the Company.
(k) Disability shall mean (i) with respect to an Employee, a physical or mental incapacity which, as determined by the Committee, results in an Employee ceasing to be an Employee and (ii) with respect to a Director, a physical or mental incapacity which results in a Directors termination of membership on the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, that where an Award is granted to a Participant who is subject to U.S. federal income tax with terms such that it is nonqualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, Disability shall mean (i) a Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) a Participant is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Participants employer.
(l) Employee shall mean an individual who is an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary.
(m) Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(n) Grant Value of an SAR means the dollar value assigned to the SAR by the Administrator on the date the SAR is granted under the Plan.
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(o) Incentive Stock Option shall mean an option to purchase Shares which complies with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code.
(p) Market Price shall mean the closing sale price of a Share on the New York Stock Exchange; provided, however, if a Share is not susceptible of valuation by the above method, the term Market Price shall mean the fair market value of a Share as the Administrator may determine in conformity with pertinent law and regulations of the Treasury Department.
(q) Nonstatutory Stock Option shall mean an option to purchase Shares which does not comply with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code or which is designated as such pursuant to Paragraph 7 of the Plan.
(r) Option shall mean (1) with respect to an Employee, an Incentive Stock Option or Nonstatutory Stock Option granted under the Plan and (2) with respect to a Director, a Non-Statutory Stock Option granted under the Plan.
(s) Option Agreement shall mean the agreement between the Company and a Participant whereby an Option is granted to such Participant.
(t) Participant shall mean an Employee or Director to whom an Award has been granted under the Plan.
(u) Performance Goals shall mean the goals identified by the Committee to measure one or more business criteria, which may include any of the following criteria and which, where applicable (i) may be set on a pre-tax or after-tax basis, (ii) may include or exclude the impact of changes in currency exchange rates, (iii) may be applied on an absolute or relative basis, (iv) may be valued on a growth or fixed basis, and (v) may be applied on a Company-wide, business segment, or individual basis:
1. Net Income
2. Revenue
3. Earnings per share diluted
4. Return on investment
5. Return on invested capital
6. Return on equity
7. Return on net assets
8. Shareholder returns (either including or excluding dividends) over a specified period of time
9. Financial return ratios
10. Cash flow
11. Amount of expense
12. Economic profit
13. Gross profit
14. Gross profit margin percentage
15. Operating profit
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16. Operating profit margin percentage
17. Amount of indebtedness
18. Debt ratios
19. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation or amortization (or any combination thereof)
20. Attainment by a Share of a specified Market Price for a specified period of time
21. Customer satisfaction survey results
22. Employee satisfaction survey results
23. Strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on achieving specified revenue, market penetration, or
geographic business expansion goals, or cost targets, or goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures, or any combination of
the foregoing.
The above Performance Goals may be determined with or without regard to (i) changes in accounting or (ii) extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring items, including, without limitation, the impact of acquisitions or divestitures, as specified by the Committee upon the grant of an Award.
(v) Performance Share Unit shall mean a right, contingent upon the attainment of specified performance objectives within a specified performance period, to receive one or more Shares from the Company, in accordance with, and subject to, Paragraph 10 of the Plan.
(w) Performance Share Unit Agreement shall mean the agreement between the Company and a Participant whereby Performance Share Units are awarded to such Participant.
(x) Plan shall mean the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company.
(y) Protected Period shall be a period of time determined in accordance with the following:
(1) if a Triggering Event is triggered by an acquisition of shares of common stock of the Company pursuant to a tender offer, the Protected Period shall commence on the date of the initial tender offer and shall continue through and including the date of the Triggering Event, provided that in no case will the Protected Period commence earlier than the date that is six months prior to the Triggering Event;
(2) if a Triggering Event is triggered by a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, the Protected Period shall commence on the date that serious and substantial discussions first take place to effect the merger or consolidation and shall continue through and including the date of the Triggering Event, provided that in no case will the Protected Period commence earlier than the date that is six months prior to the Triggering Event; and
(3) in the case of any Triggering Event not described in clause (1) or (2) above, the Protected Period shall commence on the date that is six months prior to the Triggering Event and shall continue through and including the date of the Triggering Event.
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(z) Restricted Stock shall mean Shares granted to a Participant by the Administrator which are subject to restrictions imposed under Paragraph 8 of the Plan.
(aa) Restricted Stock Agreement shall mean the agreement between the Company and a Participant whereby Restricted Stock is granted to such Participant.
(bb) Restricted Stock Unit shall mean shall mean a right to receive one Share from the Company in accordance with, and subject to, Paragraph 8 of the Plan.
(cc) Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall mean the agreement between the Company and a Participant whereby Restricted Stock Units are granted to such Participant.
(dd) SAR shall mean a stock appreciation right with respect to one Share granted under the Plan.
(ee) SAR Agreement shall mean the agreement between the Company and a Participant whereby an SAR is granted to such Participant.
(ff) Share or Shares shall mean the $0.01 par value common stock of the Company.
(gg) Subsidiary shall mean any subsidiary entity of the Company, including without limitation, a subsidiary corporation of the Company as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
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(hh) Triggering Event shall mean the first to occur of any of the following:
(1) the acquisition (other than from the Company), by any Person (as defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of beneficial ownership (determined in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 13d-3) of 20% or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or voting securities representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; provided, however, no Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred as a result of an acquisition of shares of common stock or voting securities of the Company (i) by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) by any other corporation or other entity with respect to which, following such acquisition, more than 60% of the outstanding shares of the common stock, and voting securities representing more than 60% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, of such other corporation or entity are then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the persons who were the Companys shareholders immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition, of the Companys then outstanding common stock or then outstanding voting securities, as the case may be; or
(2) the consummation of any merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which results in more than 60% of the outstanding shares of the common stock, and voting securities representing more than 60% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, of the surviving or consolidated corporation being then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the persons who were the Companys shareholders immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition, of the Companys then outstanding common stock or then outstanding voting securities, as the case may be; or
(3) the consummation of any liquidation or dissolution of the Company or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(4) individuals who, as of the date this Plan is adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, constitute the Board of Directors of the Company (as of such date, the Incumbent Board) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of such Board; provided, however, that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date this Plan is adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company whose election, or nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be, for purposes of this Plan, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs
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as a result of an actual or threatened election contest which was (or, if threatened, would have been) subject to Exchange Act Rule 14a-12(c); or
(5) whether or not conditioned on shareholder approval, the issuance by the Company of common stock of the Company representing a majority of the outstanding common stock, or voting securities representing a majority of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, after giving effect to such transaction.
Following the occurrence of an event which is not a Triggering Event whereby there is a successor holding company to the Company, or, if there is no such successor, whereby the Company is not the surviving corporation in a merger or consolidation, the surviving corporation or successor holding company (as the case may be), for purposes of this definition, shall thereafter be referred to as the Company.
Words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine shall include the feminine.
3. AWARDS AVAILABLE UNDER THE PLAN
The Administrator may grant Nonstatutory Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, SARs, Performance Share Units and Deferred Stock under the Plan.
The Administrator shall have sole authority in its discretion, but always subject to the express provisions of the Plan and applicable law, to determine the Employees or Directors to whom Awards are granted under the Plan and the terms and provisions of each such Award, and to make all other determinations and interpretations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The Administrators determination of the foregoing matters shall be conclusive and binding on the Company, all Participants and all other persons.
4. SHARES RESERVED UNDER PLAN
(a) The aggregate number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan pursuant to the exercise or grant of Awards shall not exceed 7,500,000 Shares, which may be treasury Shares or authorized but unissued Shares, or a combination of the two, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 13 hereof. For purposes of determining the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan, (1) any Shares which have been issued as Restricted Stock which are forfeited to the Company shall be treated, following such forfeiture, as Shares which have not been issued; and (2) upon the exercise of an SAR granted under the Plan, the full number of SARs exercised at such time shall be treated as Shares issued under the Plan, notwithstanding that a lesser amount of Shares or cash representing Shares may have been actually issued or paid upon such exercise.
(b) The aggregate number of shares of Restricted Stock or Deferred Stock granted under the Plan plus the number of Restricted Stock Units and Performance Share Units granted under
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the Plan shall not exceed 800,000 (subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 13 hereof). For purposes of determining the maximum number of these types of Awards available for grant under the Plan, any shares of Restricted Stock or Deferred Stock which are forfeited to the Company, or any Restricted Stock Units or Performance Share Units which are forfeited to the Company, shall be treated, following such forfeiture, as Awards that have not been granted under the Plan.
(c) No Employee shall be eligible to receive grants of Options and SARs for more than an aggregate of 750,000 Shares during any three-year period (subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 13 hereof).
(d) The aggregate number of shares of Restricted Stock and Deferred Stock, plus the number of Restricted Stock Units and Performance Share Units granted to any one Employee during any fiscal year of the Company shall be limited to 150,000 (subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 13 hereof).
(e) In no event shall the number of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options exceed 1,000,000 Shares (subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 13 hereof).
5. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors with respect to grants to Directors under the Plan.
(b) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee or by the Board of Directors with respect to grants to Employees under the Plan. Except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Committee shall be so constituted as to permit grants to be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act by virtue of Rule 16b-3 thereunder, as such rule is currently in effect or as hereafter modified or amended (Rule 16b-3), and to permit the Plan to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code and any regulations promulgated thereunder, or any other statutory rule or regulatory requirements. The members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time by the Board of Directors.
6. ELIGIBILITY
(a) Directors shall be eligible to receive Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units, SARs and Deferred Stock under the Plan.
(b) Employees shall be eligible to receive Nonstatutory Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units, SARs and Deferred Stock under the Plan. In determining the Employees to whom Awards shall be granted and the number of Shares to be covered by each Award, the Administrator may take into account the nature of the services rendered by the respective Employees, their present and potential contributions to the success of the Company, and other such factors as the Administrator in its discretion shall deem relevant.
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(c) A Participant may be granted additional Awards under the Plan if the Administrator shall so determine subject to the limitations contained in Paragraph 4.
7. OPTIONS: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Options granted under this Plan shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Administrator shall determine, including the following:
(a) Types of Options. An Option to purchase Shares granted pursuant to this Plan shall be specified to be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. Any grant of an Option shall be confirmed by the execution of an Option Agreement. An Option Agreement may include both an Incentive Stock Option and a Nonstatutory Stock Option, provided each Option is clearly identified as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
(b) Maximum Annual Grant of Incentive Stock Options to Any Employee. The aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Employee during any calendar year under this Plan (and under all other plans of the Company or any Subsidiary) shall not exceed $100,000, and/or any other limit as may be prescribed by the Code from time to time.
(c) Option Exercise Price. The per share purchase price of the Shares under each Option granted pursuant to this Plan shall be determined by the Administrator but shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value per Share on the date of grant of such Option. The fair market value per Share on the date of grant shall be the Market Price for the business day immediately preceding the date of grant of such Option. [Effective for grants made on or after October 31, 2006, the preceding sentence will read as follows: The fair market value per Share on the date of grant shall be the Market Price on the date of grant of such Option.]
(d) Exercise. An Option Agreement may provide for exercise of an Option in such amounts and at such times as shall be specified therein; provided, however, except as provided in Paragraph 7(g), below, or as otherwise determined by the Administrator, no Option granted to an Employee may be exercised unless that person is then in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary and shall have been continuously so employed since its date of grant. Except as otherwise permitted by the Administrator, an Option shall be exercisable by a Participants giving written notice of exercise to the Secretary of the Company accompanied by payment of the required exercise price.
(e) General Exercise Period. The Administrator may, in its discretion, determine the periods during which Options or portions of Options may be exercised by a Participant. Notwithstanding any limitation on the exercise of any Option or anything else to the contrary herein contained, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator at the time of grant, upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, all outstanding Options shall become immediately
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exercisable, and if a person ceases to be an Employee during a Protected Period because of a termination of that persons employment by the Company other than for Cause, all Options held by such person shall become immediately exercisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from its date of grant. Every Option which has not been exercised within ten years of its date of grant shall lapse upon the expiration of said ten-year period unless it shall have lapsed at an earlier date.
(f) Payment of Exercise Price. The exercise price shall be payable in whole or in part in cash, Shares held by the Participant for more than six months, other property, or such other consideration consistent with the Plans purpose and applicable law as may be determined by the Administrator from time to time. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, such price shall be paid in full at the time that an Option is exercised. If the Participant elects to pay all or a part of the exercise price in Shares, such Participant may make such payment by delivering to the Company a number of Shares already owned by the Participant for more than six months, either directly or by attestation, which are equal in value to the purchase or exercise price. All Shares so delivered shall be valued at their Market Price on the business day immediately preceding the day on which such Shares are delivered.
(g) Cessation of Employee Status. With respect to Participants who are Employees, except as determined otherwise by the Administrator at the time of grant:
(1) Any Participant who ceases to be an Employee due to retirement on or after such persons normal retirement date (as defined in the Manpower Inc. Retirement Plan or any successor plan providing retirement benefits) or due to early retirement with the consent of the Administrator shall have three (3) years from the date of such cessation to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Option; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant, and provided further that on the date the Participant ceases to be an Employee, he or she then has a present right to exercise such Option.
(2) Any Participant who ceases to be an Employee due to Disability shall have three (3) years from the date of such cessation to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Option to the extent that such Participant then has a present right to exercise such Option or would have become entitled to exercise such Option had that Participant remained an Employee during such three-year period; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant.
(3) In the event of the death of an Employee while an Employee, any Option, as to all or any part of the Shares subject to such Option, granted to such Employee shall be exercisable:
(A) for three (3) years after the Employees death, but in no event later than ten (10) years from its date of grant;
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(B) only (1) by the deceased Employees designated beneficiary (such designation to be made in writing at such time and in such manner as the Administrator shall approve or prescribe), or, if the deceased Employee dies without a surviving designated beneficiary, (2) by the personal representative, administrator, or other representative of the estate of the deceased Employee, or by the person or persons to whom the deceased Employees rights under the Option shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution; and
(C) only to the extent that the deceased Employee would have been entitled to exercise such Option on the date of the Employees death or would have become entitled to exercise such Option had the deceased Employee remained employed during such three-year period.
(4) An Employee or former Employee who holds an Option who has designated a beneficiary for purposes of Subparagraph 7(g)(3)(B)(1), above, may change such designation at any time, by giving written notice to the Administrator, subject to such conditions and requirements as the Administrator may prescribe in accordance with applicable law.
(5) If a Participant ceases to be an Employee for a reason other than those specified above, that Participant shall have eighteen (18) months from the date of such cessation to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject thereto; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant, and provided further that on the date the person ceases to be an Employee, he or she then has a present right to exercise such Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a person ceases to be an Employee because of a termination of employment for Cause, to the extent an Option is not effectively exercised prior to such cessation, it shall lapse immediately upon such cessation.
(h) Extension of Periods. The Administrator may in its sole discretion increase the periods permitted for exercise of an Option if a Participant ceases to be an Employee as provided in Subparagraphs 7(g)(1), (2), (3) and (5), above, if allowable under applicable law; provided, however, in no event shall an Option be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant.
(i) Transferability.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph 7(i), or unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, Options granted to a Participant under this Plan shall not be transferable or subjected to execution, attachment or similar process, and during the lifetime of the Participant shall be exercisable only by the Participant. A Participant shall have the right to transfer the Options granted to such Participant upon such Participants death, either to the deceased Participants designated beneficiary (such designation to be made in writing at such time and in such manner as the Administrator shall approve or prescribe), or, if the deceased Participant dies without a surviving designated beneficiary, by the terms of such Participants will or under the laws of descent and distribution,
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subject to any limitations set forth in this Plan or otherwise determined by the Administrator, and all such distributees shall be subject to all terms and conditions of this Plan to the same extent as would the Participant.
(2) Nonstatutory Stock Options granted to Directors or to any Employee who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be transferable to members of the Participants immediate family, to trusts for the benefit of the Participant and/or such immediate family members, and to partnerships in which the Participant and/or such family members are the only partners, provided the transferee agrees to be bound by any vesting or other restrictions applicable to the Participant with respect to the Options. For purposes of the preceding sentence, immediate family shall mean a Participants spouse, children, descendants of children, and spouses of children and descendants. Upon such a transfer, the Option (or portion of the Option) thereafter shall be exercisable by the transferee to the extent and on the terms it would have been exercisable by the transferring Participant.
8. RESTRICTED STOCK / RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units granted under this Plan shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Administrator shall determine, including the following:
(a) Grants. The terms of any grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall be confirmed by the execution of a Restricted Stock Agreement or a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.
(b) Restrictions on Restricted Stock. Restricted Stock may not be sold, assigned, conveyed, donated, pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of or encumbered for the period determined by the Administrator (the Restricted Period), subject to the provisions of this Paragraph 8. In the event that a Participant shall sell, assign, convey, donate, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of or encumber the Restricted Stock, said Restricted Stock shall, at the Administrators option, and in addition to such other rights and remedies available to the Administrator (including the right to restrain or set aside such transfer), upon written notice to the transferee thereof at any time within ninety (90) days after its discovery of such transaction, be forfeited to the Company.
(c) Vesting Conditions. The Administrator shall determine the conditions under which Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall vest. The Administrator may set vesting conditions based solely upon the continued employment of a Participant who is an Employee or the continued service of a Participant who is a Director during the applicable vesting period and/or may specify vesting conditions based upon the achievement of specific performance objectives. Where Restricted Stock is granted subject to vesting conditions that are based upon the achievement of specific performance objectives, except as otherwise provided in this Section 8, the Restricted Period shall not end until the performance objectives have been achieved, as certified by the Committee or otherwise. For purposes of qualifying Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of
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the Code, the Committee may set performance conditions based upon the achievement of Performance Goals. In such event, the Performance Goals shall be set by the Committee on or before the latest date permissible to enable the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code and the Committee shall follow any procedures determined by it from time to time to be necessary or appropriate to ensure qualification of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units under Section 162(m) of the Code, including, without limitation, written certification by the Committee that the performance objectives and other applicable conditions have been satisfied before the Restricted Period shall end or the Restricted Stock Units are paid.
(d) Cessation of Employee Status. With respect to Participants who are Employees, except as determined otherwise by the Administrator at the time of grant:
(1) If a Participant ceases to be an Employee for any reason, then except as provided in Subparagraphs (d)(2) and (e), below, all Restricted Stock and unvested Restricted Stock Units held by such Participant shall be forfeited to the Company.
(2) In the event a Participant ceases to be an Employee on or after such persons normal retirement date (as defined in the Manpower Inc. Retirement Plan or any successor plan providing retirement benefits), or due to early retirement with the consent of the Administrator, or due to death or Disability, all restrictions applicable to any Restricted Stock then held by the Participant shall immediately lapse and all unvested Restricted Stock Units held by the Participant shall immediately vest.
(e) Vesting on Triggering Event. Except as determined otherwise by the Administrator at the time of grant, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, the restrictions applicable to any Restricted Stock then held by all Participants shall immediately lapse and any Restricted Stock Units then held by all Participants shall immediately vest. In addition, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator at the time of grant, in the case of any individual Employee, upon that persons ceasing to be an Employee during a Protected Period because of a termination of such persons employment by the Company other than for Cause, the restrictions applicable to any Restricted Stock then held by such Employee shall immediately lapse and any Restricted Stock Units then held by such Employee shall immediately vest.
(f) Retention of Certificates for Restricted Stock. The Company will retain custody of the stock certificates representing Restricted Stock during the Restricted Period as well as a stock power signed by the Participant to be used in the event the Restricted Stock is forfeited to the Company.
(g) Transferability of Restricted Stock Units. Except as provided below, Restricted Stock Units may not be sold, assigned, conveyed, donated, pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of or encumbered or subjected to execution, attachment, or similar process; provided, however, Shares distributed in respect of such Restricted Stock Units may be transferred in accordance with applicable securities laws. Any transfer, attempted transfer, or purported transfer of Restricted Stock Units by a Participant shall be null and void. A Participant shall have the right
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to transfer Restricted Units upon such Participants death, either to the deceased Participants designated beneficiary (such designation to be made in writing at such time and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe or approve), or, if the deceased Participant dies without a surviving designated beneficiary, by the terms of such Participants will or under the laws of descent and distribution, subject to any limitations set forth in the Plan or otherwise determined by the Administrator, and all such distributees shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan to the same extent as would the Participant.
(h) No Rights as Shareholders for Participants Holding Restricted Stock Units. No Participant shall have any interest in any fund or in any specific asset or assets of the Company by reason of any Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder, nor any right to exercise any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder with respect to any Restricted Stock Units or any Shares distributable with respect to any Restricted Stock Units until such Shares are so distributed.
(i) Distribution of Shares with Respect to Restricted Stock Units. Each Participant who holds Restricted Stock Units shall be entitled to receive from the Company one Share for each Restricted Stock Unit, as adjusted from time to time in the manner set forth in Paragraph 13, below. However, the Company, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator at the time of grant, shall be entitled to settle its obligation to deliver Shares by instead making a payment of cash substantially equal to the fair market value of the Shares it would otherwise be obligated to deliver, or by the issuance of a combination of Shares and cash, in the proportions determined by the Administrator, substantially equal to the fair market value of the Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver. The fair market value of a Share for this purpose will mean the Market Price on the business day immediately preceding the date of the cash payment. Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator at the time of the grant, Restricted Stock Units shall vest and Shares shall be distributed to the Participant in respect thereof as of the vesting date; provided, however, if any grant of Restricted Stock Units to a Participant who is subject to U.S. federal income tax is nonqualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, cash or Shares shall only be distributed in a manner such that Section 409A of the Code will not cause the Participant to become subject to penalties and/or interest thereunder; and provided, further, that no cash or Shares shall be distributed in respect of Restricted Stock Units prior to the date on which such Restricted Stock Unit vest.
(j) Dividends and Distributions with Respect to Restricted Stock Units. Except as otherwise provided by the Administrator at the time of grant, if a Participant holds Restricted Stock Units on the last day of any fiscal year of the Company, the Participant shall be credited as of such date with a number of additional Restricted Stock Units equal to the quotient of (i) the aggregate amount of dividends which would have been received by a shareholder holding a number of Shares equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units held by such Participant during the year or shorter period that the Participant held Restricted Stock Units, divided by (ii) the average of the Market Prices on the last trading day of each full or partial calendar quarter during such fiscal year in which the Participant held Restricted Stock Units. In the event of any distribution with respect to Shares other than a cash dividend, then, except as otherwise provided by the Administrator at the time of grant, if a Participant holds Restricted Stock Units on the last day of any fiscal year of the Company, the Participant shall be credited as of such date with a
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number of additional Restricted Stock Units equal in value to the fair market value of the property which would have been received by a shareholder holding a number of Shares equal to the number of shares of Restricted Stock Units held by such Participant on the date of the distribution in such fiscal year, assuming each additional Restricted Stock Unit has a value equal to the average of the Market Prices on the last trading day of each full or partial calendar quarter during such fiscal year in which the Participant held Restricted Stock Units. Where a distribution of Shares to a Participant in respect of Restricted Stock Units in accordance with Subparagraph 8(i) above is made before the end of the Companys fiscal year (due to vesting or otherwise), a pro rata portion of any Restricted Stock Units that would otherwise be credited to the Participant at the end of such fiscal year, but for the fact that the Participant will not continue to hold such Restricted Stock Units at the end of such fiscal year, shall be paid to the Participant in Shares at the time such Shares are distributed to the Participant in connection with dividends and/or distributions paid during the year to shareholders of record before such distribution of Shares, if any. Restricted Stock Units credited under this Subparagraph 8(j) shall vest and be distributed on the same terms and in the same proportions as the Restricted Stock Units held by a Participant as of the record date or distribution date shall vest.
9. SARs
Each SAR granted under this Plan shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Administrator shall determine, including the following:
(a) Grants. The terms of any grant of SARs shall be confirmed by the execution of an SAR Agreement.
(b) Grant Value. The Grant Value of each SAR granted pursuant to this Plan shall be determined by the Administrator, but shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value per Share on the date of grant of such SAR. The fair market value per Share on the date of grant shall be the Market Price for the business day immediately preceding the date of grant of such SAR. [Effective for grants made on or after October 31, 2006, the preceding sentence will read as follows: The fair market value per Share on the date of grant shall be the Market Price on the date of grant of such SAR.]
(c) Exercise. An SAR Agreement may provide for exercise of an SAR by a Participant in such amounts and at such times as shall be specified therein; provided, however, except as provided in Paragraph 9(f) below, or as otherwise determined by the Administrator, no SAR granted to an Employee may be exercised unless that person is then in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary and shall have been continuously so employed since its date of grant. Except as otherwise permitted by the Administrator, an SAR shall be exercisable by a Participant by such Participant giving written notice of exercise to the Secretary of the Company.
(d) General Exercise Period. The Administrator may, in its discretion, determine the periods during which SARs may be exercised by a Participant. Notwithstanding any limitation on the exercise of any SAR or anything else to the contrary herein contained, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator at the time of grant, upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, all outstanding SARs shall become immediately exercisable, and if a person ceases to be an
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Employee during a Protected Period because of a termination of that persons employment by the Company other than for Cause, all SARs held by such person shall become immediately exercisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no SAR shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from its date of grant. Every SAR which has not been exercised within ten years of its date of grant shall lapse upon the expiration of said ten-year period unless it shall have lapsed at an earlier date.
(e) Rights on Exercise. An SAR shall entitle the Participant to receive from the Company that number of full Shares having an aggregate Market Price, as of the business day immediately preceding the date of exercise (the Valuation Date), substantially equal to (but not more than) the excess of the Market Price of one Share on the Valuation Date over the Grant Value for such SAR as set forth in the applicable SAR Agreement, multiplied by the number of SARs exercised. However, the Company, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator, shall be entitled to elect to settle its obligation arising out of the exercise of an SAR by the payment of cash substantially equal to the aggregate Market Price on the Valuation Date of the Shares it would otherwise be obligated to deliver, or by the issuance of a combination of Shares and cash, in the proportions determined by the Administrator, substantially equal to the aggregate Market Price on the Valuation Date of the Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver.
(f) Cessation of Employee Status. With respect to Participants who are Employees, except as determined otherwise by the Administrator at the time of grant:
(1) Any Participant who ceases to be an Employee due to retirement on or after such persons normal retirement date (as defined in the Manpower Inc. Retirement Plan or any successor plan providing retirement benefits) or due to early retirement with the consent of the Administrator shall have three (3) years from the date of such cessation to exercise any SAR granted hereunder; provided, however, that no SAR shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant, and provided further that on the date the Participant ceases to be an Employee, he or she then has a present right to exercise such SAR.
(2) Any Participant who ceases to be an Employee due to Disability shall have three (3) years from the date of such cessation to exercise any SAR granted hereunder to the extent such Participant then has a present right to exercise such SAR or would have become entitled to exercise such SAR had that person remained an Employee during such three-year period; provided, however, that no SAR shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant.
(3) In the event of the death of an Employee while an Employee, any SAR granted to such Employee shall be exercisable:
(A) for three (3) years after the Employees death, but in no event later than ten (10) years from its date of grant;
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(B) only (1) by the deceased Employees designated beneficiary (such designation to be made in writing at such time and in such manner as the Administrator shall approve or prescribe), or, if the deceased Employee dies without a surviving designated beneficiary, (2) by the personal representative, administrator, or other representative of the estate of the deceased Employee, or by the person or persons to whom the deceased Employees rights under the SAR shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution; and
(C) only to the extent that the deceased Employee would have been entitled to exercise such SAR on the date of the Employees death or would have become entitled to exercise such SAR had the deceased Employee remained employed during such three-year period.
(4) An Employee or former Employee who holds an SAR who has designated a beneficiary for purposes of Subparagraph 9(f)(3)(B)(1), above, may change such designation at any time, by giving written notice to the Administrator, subject to such conditions and requirements as the Administrator may prescribe in accordance with applicable law.
(5) If a Participant ceases to be an Employee for a reason other than those specified above, that Participant shall have eighteen (18) months from the date of such cessation to exercise any SAR granted hereunder; provided, however, that no SAR shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant, and provided further that on the date the person ceases to be an Employee, he or she then has a present right to exercise such SAR. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a person ceases to be an Employee because of a termination of employment for Cause, to the extent an SAR is not effectively exercised prior to such cessation, it shall lapse immediately upon such cessation.
(g) Extension of Periods. The Administrator may in its sole discretion increase the periods permitted for exercise of an SAR if a person ceases to be an Employee as provided in Subparagraphs 9(f)(1), (2), (3) and (5), above, if allowable under applicable law; provided, however, in no event shall an SAR be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant.
(h) Transferability. Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph 9(h), or unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, SARs granted to a Participant under this Plan shall not be transferable or subjected to execution, attachment or similar process, and during the lifetime of the Participant shall be exercisable only by the Participant. A Participant shall have the right to transfer the SARs upon such Participants death, either to the deceased Participants designated beneficiary (such designation to be made in writing at such time and in such manner as the Administrator shall approve or prescribe), or, if the deceased Participant dies without a surviving designated beneficiary, by the terms of such Participants will or under the laws of descent and distribution, subject to any limitations set forth in the Plan or otherwise determined
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by the Administrator, and all such distributees shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan to the same extent as would the Participant.
10. PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS
Performance Share Units granted under this Plan shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Administrator shall determine, including the following:
(a) Grants. The terms of any grant of Performance Share Units shall be confirmed by the execution of a Performance Share Unit Agreement. The terms of any Performance Share Unit Agreement shall specify the target number of Performance Share Units established for the Participant, the applicable performance conditions, the performance period, and any vesting period applicable to the Award.
(b) Performance Conditions. The Administrator shall set performance conditions based upon the achievement of specific performance objectives. The Administrator may also set vesting conditions based on the continued employment of a Participant who is an Employee or based on the continued service of a Participant who is a Director, which may or may not run concurrently with the performance period. For purposes of qualifying Performance Share Units as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may set performance conditions based upon the achievement of Performance Goals. In such event, the Performance Goals shall be set by the Committee on or before the latest date permissible to enable the Performance Share Units to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code and the Committee shall follow any procedures determined by it from time to time to be necessary or appropriate to ensure qualification of the Performance Share Units under Section 162(m) of the Code, including, without limitation, written certification by the Committee that the performance objectives and other applicable conditions have been satisfied before any payment is made in respect of an Award of Performance Share Units.
(c) Award Calculation and Payment. The actual number of Performance Share Units earned shall be determined at the end of the performance period, based on achievement of the applicable performance goals. Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator at the time of grant, Awards will be paid in Shares equal to the number of Performance Share Units that have been earned at the end of the performance period as of the later of: (1) the date the Administrator has approved and certified the number of Performance Share Units that have been earned, or (2) where applicable, the date any vesting period thereafter has been satisfied. However, the Company, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator at the time of grant, shall be entitled to settle its obligation to deliver Shares by instead making a payment of cash substantially equal to the fair market value of the Shares it would otherwise be obligated to deliver, or by the issuance of a combination of Shares and cash, in the proportions determined by the Administrator, substantially equal to the fair market value of the Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver. The fair market value of a Share for this purpose will mean the Market Price on the business day immediately preceding the date of the cash payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any grant of Performance Share Units to a Participant who is
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subject to U.S. federal income tax is nonqualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, Shares or cash shall only be distributed in a manner such that Section 409A of the Code will not cause the Participant to become subject to penalties and/or interest thereunder.
(d) Cessation of Employee Status. With respect to Participants who are Employees, except as determined otherwise by the Administrator at the time of grant:
(1) If a Participant ceases to be an Employee for any reason, then except as provided in Subparagraphs (d)(2) and (e), below, all Performance Share Units held by such Participant that have not been earned and/or vested shall be forfeited.
(2) In the event a Participant ceases to be an Employee due to death or Disability, all Performance Share Units then held by the Participant that have not yet been earned and/or vested shall immediately become earned and vested to the same extent they would have otherwise been earned if 100% of the target performance condition had been achieved at the end of the performance period.
(e) Vesting on Triggering Event. Except as determined otherwise by the Administrator at the time of grant, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, any Performance Share Units then held by all Participants that have not yet been earned and/or vested shall immediately become earned and vested to the same extent they would have otherwise been earned if 100% of the target performance condition had been achieved at the end of the performance period. In addition, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator at the time of grant, in the case of any individual Employee, upon that persons ceasing to be an Employee during a Protected Period because of a termination of such persons employment by the Company other than for Cause, any Performance Share Units then held by such Participant that have not yet been earned and/or vested shall immediately become earned and vested to the same extent they would have otherwise been earned if 100% of the target performance condition had been achieved at the end of the performance period.
(f) Transferability. Except as provided below, Performance Share Units may not be sold, assigned, conveyed, donated, pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of or encumbered or subjected to execution, attachment, or similar process; provided, however, Shares distributed in respect of such Performance Share Units may be transferred in accordance with applicable securities laws. Any transfer, attempted transfer, or purported transfer of Performance Share Units by a Participant shall be null and void. A Participant shall have the right to transfer Performance Share Units upon such Participants death, either to the deceased Participants designated beneficiary (such designation to be made in writing at such time and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe or approve), or, if the deceased Participant dies without a surviving designated beneficiary, by the terms of such Participants will or under the laws of descent and distribution, subject to any limitations set forth in the Plan or otherwise determined by the Administrator, and all such distributees shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan to the same extent as would the Participant.
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(g) No Rights as Shareholders. No Participant shall have any interest in any fund or in any specific asset or assets of the Company by reason of any Performance Share Unit granted hereunder, nor any right to exercise any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder with respect to any Performance Share Units or any Shares distributable with respect to any Performance Share Units until such Shares are so distributed.
11. DEFERRED STOCK
Deferred Stock granted under this Plan shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Administrator shall determine, including the following:
(a) Grants. The terms of any grant of Deferred Stock shall be confirmed by the execution of a Deferred Stock Agreement.
(b) Distributions of Shares. Each Participant who holds Deferred Stock shall be entitled to receive from the Company one Share for each share of Deferred Stock, as adjusted from time to time in the manner set forth in Paragraph 13, below. However, the Company, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator at the time of grant, shall be entitled to settle its obligation to deliver Shares by instead making a payment of cash substantially equal to the fair market value of the Shares it would otherwise be obligated to deliver, or by the issuance of a combination of Shares and cash, in the proportions determined by the Administrator, substantially equal to the fair market value of the Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver. The fair market value of a Share for this purpose will mean the Market Price on the business day immediately preceding the date of the cash payment. Deferred Stock shall vest and Shares shall be distributed to the Participant in respect thereof at such time or times as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant; provided, however, that no Shares shall be distributed in respect of Deferred Stock prior to the date on which such Deferred Stock vests.
[Effective for grants made on or after January 1, 2005, this subparagraph 11(b) will read as follows:
(b) Distributions of Shares. Each Participant who holds Deferred Stock shall be entitled to receive from the Company one Share for each share of Deferred Stock, as adjusted from time to time in the manner set forth in Paragraph 13, below. However, the Company, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator at the time of grant, shall be entitled to settle its obligation to deliver Shares by instead making a payment of cash substantially equal to the fair market value of the Shares it would otherwise be obligated to deliver, or by the issuance of a combination of Shares and cash, in the proportions determined by the Administrator, substantially equal to the fair market value of the Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver. The fair market value of a Share for this purpose will mean the Market Price on the business day immediately preceding the date of the cash payment. Deferred Stock shall vest and Shares shall be distributed to the Participant in respect thereof at such time or times as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant; provided, however, that, with respect to any Participant who is subject to U.S. federal income tax, Shares or cash distributed in respect of Deferred Stock shall only be distributed in a manner such that Section 409A of the
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Code will not cause the Participant to become subject to penalties and/or interest thereunder; and provided, further, that no Shares shall be distributed in respect of Deferred Stock prior to the date on which such Deferred Stock vests.]
(c) Cessation of Employee Status. With respect to Participants who are Employees, except as determined otherwise by the Administrator at the time of grant:
(1) If a Participant ceases to be an Employee for any reason, then except as provided in Subparagraphs (c)(2) and (d), below, all Deferred Stock held by such Participant on the date of termination that has not vested shall be forfeited.
(2) In the event a Participant ceases to be an Employee on or after such persons normal retirement date (as defined in the Manpower Inc. Retirement Plan or any successor plan providing retirement benefits) or due to early retirement with the consent of the Administrator, or due to death or Disability, all Deferred Stock then held by such Participant shall immediately vest.
(d) Vesting on Triggering Event. Except as determined otherwise by the Administrator, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, all Deferred Stock then held by Participants shall immediately vest. In addition, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator at the time of grant, in the case of any individual Employee, upon that persons ceasing to be an Employee during a Protected Period because of a termination of such persons employment by the Company other than for Cause, all Deferred Stock then held by such Employee shall immediately vest.
(e) Transferability. Except as provided below, Deferred Stock may not be sold, assigned, conveyed, donated, pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of or encumbered or subjected to execution, attachment, or similar process; provided, however, Shares distributed in respect of such Deferred Stock may be transferred in accordance with applicable securities laws. Any transfer, attempted transfer, or purported transfer of Deferred Stock by a Participant shall be null and void. A Participant shall have the right to transfer Deferred Stock upon such Participants death, either to the deceased Participants designated beneficiary (such designation to be made in writing at such time and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe or approve), or, if the deceased Participant dies without a surviving designated beneficiary, by the terms of such Participants will or under the laws of descent and distribution, subject to any limitations set forth in the Plan or otherwise determined by the Administrator, and all such distributees shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan to the same extent as would the Participant.
(f) No Rights as Shareholders. No Participant shall have any interest in any fund or in any specific asset or assets of the Company by reason of any Deferred Stock granted hereunder, nor any right to exercise any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder with respect to any Deferred Stock or any Shares distributable with respect to any Deferred Stock until such Shares are so distributed.
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(g) Dividends and Distributions. Except as otherwise provided by the Administrator at the time of grant, as of each record date for the payment of dividends on the Companys common stock, each Participant shall be credited with a number of additional shares of Deferred Stock equal to the quotient of the amount of dividends which would have been received by a shareholder of record of a number of Shares equal to the number of shares of Deferred Stock held by such Participant immediately before such dividend, divided by the Market Price on such date. In the event of any distribution with respect to Shares other than a cash dividend, then, except as otherwise provided by the Administrator at the time of grant, each Participant shall be credited with a number of additional shares of Deferred Stock equal in value to the fair market value of the consideration which would have been received on the date of such distribution by a shareholder of record of a number of Shares equal to the number of shares of Deferred Stock held by such Participant immediately before such distribution, assuming each additional share of Deferred Stock has a value equal to the Market Price for the business day immediately preceding such distribution date.
(h) Accelerated Distribution. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Administrator may, at any time after Deferred Stock held by a Participant has vested, accelerate the time that Shares are distributed with respect to such Deferred Stock.
[Effective for grants made on or after January 1, 2005, this subparagraph 11(h) will read as follows:
(h) Accelerated Distribution. The Administrator may not, at any time after Deferred Stock held by a Participant has vested, accelerate the time that Shares or cash are or is distributed with respect to such Deferred Stock, except where such an acceleration would not cause the Participant to become subject to penalties and/or interest under Section 409A of the Code.]
12. LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Each Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Agreement, SAR Agreement or Deferred Stock Agreement shall contain such representations, warranties and other terms and conditions as shall be necessary in the opinion of counsel to the Company to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. The Company shall have the right to delay the issue or delivery of any Shares under the Plan until (a) the completion of such registration or qualification of such Shares under any federal or state law, ruling or regulation as the Company shall determine to be necessary or advisable, and (b) receipt from the Participant of such documents and information as the Administrator may deem necessary or appropriate in connection with such registration or qualification.
13. ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS
(a) Share Adjustments. In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares, or the like, as a result of which shares of any class shall be issued in respect of the outstanding Shares, or the Shares shall be changed
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into the same or a different number of the same or another class of stock, or into securities of another person, cash or other property (not including a regular cash dividend), the total number of Shares authorized to be offered in accordance with Paragraph 4 and the other limitations contained in Paragraph 4, the number of Shares subject to each outstanding Option, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock then held by each Participant, the number of shares to which each then outstanding SAR relates, the number of shares to which each outstanding Award of Deferred Stock, Restricted Stock Unit or Performance Share Unit relates, the exercise price applicable to each outstanding Option and the Grant Value of each outstanding SAR shall be appropriately adjusted as determined by the Administrator.
(b) Acquisitions. In the event of a merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation or entity in which the Company is not the survivor, or a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of its assets, the Administrator shall, in its sole discretion, have authority to provide for (1) waiver in whole or in part of any remaining restrictions or vesting requirements in connection with any Award granted hereunder, (2) the conversion of outstanding Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, SARs, Performance Share Units or Deferred Stock into cash and/or (3) the conversion of Awards into the right to receive securities of another person upon such terms and conditions as are determined by the Administrator in its discretion.
(c) Binding Effect. Any adjustment, waiver, conversion or other action taken by the Administrator under this Paragraph 13 shall be conclusive and binding on all Participants.
14. TAXES
(a) Options and SARs. The Company shall be entitled to pay and withhold from any amounts payable by the Company to a Participant the amount of any tax which it believes is required as a result of the grant, vesting or exercise of any Option or SAR, and the Company may defer making delivery with respect to cash and/or Shares obtained pursuant to exercise of any Option or SAR until arrangements satisfactory to it have been made with respect to any such withholding obligations. A Participant exercising an Option or SAR may, at his or her election, satisfy his or her obligation for payment of required withholding taxes by having the Company retain a number of Shares having an aggregate Market Price on the business day immediately preceding the date the Shares are withheld equal to the amount of the required withholding tax.
(b) Restricted Stock. The Company shall be entitled to pay and withhold from any amounts payable by the Company to a Participant the amount of any tax which it believes is required as a result of the issuance of or lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock, and the Company may defer the delivery of any Shares or Share certificates until arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator shall have been made with respect to any such withholding obligations. A Participant may, at his or her election, satisfy his or her obligation for payment of required withholding taxes with respect to Restricted Stock by delivering to the Company a number of Shares which were Restricted Stock upon the lapse of restrictions, or Shares already owned, having an aggregate Market Price on the business day immediately preceding the day on which such Shares are withheld equal to the amount of the required withholding tax.
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(c) Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units and Deferred Stock. The Company shall be entitled to pay and withhold from any amounts payable by the Company to a Participant the amount of any tax which it believes is required as a result of the grant or vesting of any Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units or Deferred Stock or the distribution of any Shares or cash payments with respect to Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units or Deferred Stock, and the Company may defer making delivery of Shares with respect to Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units or Deferred Stock until arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator have been made with respect to any such withholding obligations. A Participant who holds Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units or Deferred Stock may, at his or her election, satisfy his or her obligation to pay the required withholding taxes by having the Company withhold from the number of Shares distributable, if any, a number of Shares having an aggregate Market Price on the business day immediately preceding the date the Shares are withheld equal to the amount of the required withholding tax.
15. EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLAN
The Plan, as approved by the Companys Executive Compensation Committee and Board of Directors, shall become effective as of the date of such approval, subject to ratification of the Plan by the vote of the shareholders.
16. TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
Unless the Plan shall theretofore have been terminated as hereinafter provided, no Award shall be granted after February 18, 2013. The Board of Directors of the Company may terminate the Plan or make such modifications or amendments thereof as it shall deem advisable, including, but not limited to, such modifications or amendments as it shall deem advisable in order to conform to any law or regulation applicable thereto; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may not, without further approval of the holders of a majority of the Shares voted at any meeting of shareholders at which a quorum is present and voting, adopt any amendment to the Plan for which shareholder approval is required under tax, securities or any other applicable law or the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (or if the Shares are not then listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the listing standards of such other exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Shares are listed). Except to the extent necessary for Participants to avoid becoming subject to penalties and/or interest under Section 409A of the Code with respect to Awards that are treated as nonqualified deferred compensation thereunder, no termination, modification or amendment of the Plan may, without the consent of the Participant, adversely affect the rights of such Participant under an outstanding Award then held by the Participant.
Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, the Administrator may amend an outstanding Award or any Stock Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Agreement, Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, SAR Agreement, Performance Share Agreement or Deferred Stock Agreement; provided, however, that the Participants consent to such action shall be required unless the Administrator determines that the action, taking into account any related action, (i) would not materially and adversely affect the Participant or (ii) where applicable, is required in order for
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the Participant to avoid becoming subject to penalties and/or interest under Section 409A of the Code. The Administrator may also modify or amend the terms of any Award granted under the Plan for the purpose of complying with, or taking advantage of, income or other tax or legal requirements or practices of foreign countries which are applicable to Employees. However, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Administrator may not adjust or amend the exercise price of any outstanding Option or SAR, whether through amendment, cancellation and replacement grants, or any other means, except in accordance with Paragraph 13 of the Plan.
17. OTHER BENEFIT AND COMPENSATION PROGRAMS
Payments and other benefits received by an Employee under an Award granted pursuant to the Plan shall not be deemed a part of such Employees regular, recurring compensation for purposes of the termination, indemnity or severance pay law of any country and shall not be included in, nor have any effect on, the determination of benefits under any other employee benefit plan, contract or similar arrangement provided by the Company or any Subsidiary unless expressly so provided by such other plan, contract or arrangement, unless required by law, or unless the Administrator expressly determines otherwise.
18. NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT.
The Plan shall not confer upon any person any right with respect to continuation of employment by the Company or a Subsidiary, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or such Subsidiary to terminate any persons employment at any time.
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SECTION A
1. GENERAL
(a) Except to the extent inconsistent with and/or modified by the terms specifically set out below, this Section A incorporates all of the provisions of the Plan exclusive of this Section A (the Main Plan). This Section A of the Plan shall apply to Employees who are employed in the United Kingdom and shall be referred to below as the Scheme. Options shall not be granted under this Scheme until approval by the Board of Inland Revenue is received by the Company.
(b) SARs shall not be granted to Employees under the Scheme.
(c) Neither Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units nor Deferred Stock shall be granted to Employees under the Scheme.
2. DEFINITIONS
In this Scheme the following words and expressions have the following meanings except where the context otherwise requires:
(a) Act shall mean the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.
(b) Approval shall mean approval under Schedule 4.
(c) Approved Scheme shall mean a share option scheme, other than a savings-related share option scheme, approved under Schedule 4.
(d) Employee shall mean any employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries, provided that no person who is precluded from participating in the Scheme by paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 shall be regarded as an Employee.
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(e) Exercise Price shall mean the Market Price as defined in Paragraph 2(p) of the Main Plan (save that the proviso to that Paragraph 2(p) shall not apply) for the business day immediately preceding the date of grant of an Option provided that if, at the date of grant, Shares are not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, then the Exercise Price shall be the market value of a Share determined in accordance with Part VIII of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 and agreed in advance for the purposes of the Scheme with the Shares Valuation Division of the Board of Inland Revenue, provided that the Exercise Price shall not be less than the par value of a Share. [Effective for grants made on or after October 31, 2006, the preceding sentence will read as follows: Exercise Price shall mean the Market Price as defined in Paragraph 2(p) of the Main Plan (save that the proviso to that Paragraph 2(p) shall not apply) on the date of grant of an Option provided that if, at the date of grant, Shares are not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, then the Exercise Price shall be the market value of a Share determined in accordance with Part VIII of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 and agreed in advance for the purposes of the Scheme with the Shares Valuation Division of the Board of Inland Revenue, provided that the Exercise Price shall not be less than the par value of a Share.]
(f) PAYE Liability shall mean the amount of any taxes and/or primary class 1 national insurance contributions or other social security taxes which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would be required to account for to the Inland Revenue or other taxation authority by reference to the exercise of an Option and, if so required by and agreed with the Company, any secondary class 1 national insurance contributions which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would be required to account for to the Inland Revenue on exercise of an Option.
(g) Redundancy shall mean dismissal by reason of redundancy within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
(h) Revenue Limit shall mean £30,000 or such other amount as may from time to time be the appropriate limit for the purpose of paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 4.
(i) Schedule 4 shall mean Schedule 4 to the Act.
(j) Share shall mean $0.01 par value common stock of the Company which satisfies the conditions of paragraphs 15 to 20 of Schedule 4.
(k) Subsidiary shall mean a company which is for the time being a subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of Section 736 of the Companies Act 1985.
Other words or expressions, so far as not inconsistent with the context, have the same meanings as in Schedule 4.
Any reference to a statutory provision shall be deemed to include that provision as the same may from time to time hereafter be amended or re-enacted.
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3. LIMITS
An Option granted to an Employee shall be limited and take effect so that the aggregate market value of Shares subject to that Option, taken together with the aggregate market value of Shares which the Employee may acquire in pursuance of rights obtained under the Scheme or under any other Approved Scheme established by the Company or by any associated company (within the meaning of paragraph 35(1) of the Schedule 4) of the Company (and not exercised), shall not exceed the Revenue Limit. Such aggregate market value shall be determined at the time the rights are obtained.
4. TERMS OF OPTIONS
(a) No Option granted under the Scheme may be transferred, assigned, charged or otherwise alienated save that an Option may be exercised after the relevant Employees death in accordance with the provisions of this Scheme. The provisions of Paragraph 7(i) of the Main Plan shall not apply for the purposes of this Scheme.
(b) An Option granted under the Scheme shall not be exercised by a Holder at any time when he is ineligible to participate by virtue of paragraph 9 of Schedule 4.
(c) As provided in Paragraph 7(d) of the Main Plan, an Option shall be exercised by notice in writing given by the Holder to the Secretary of the Company accompanied by payment of the required Exercise Price which must be satisfied in cash. The provisions of Paragraph 7(f) of the Main Plan shall not apply for the purposes of this Scheme.
(d) For purposes of this Scheme, Subparagraph 7(g)(1) of the Main Plan shall read:
Any person who ceases to be an Employee due to retirement on or after such persons normal retirement date (as defined in the Manpower Inc. Retirement Plan or any successor plan providing retirement benefits) or due to early retirement with the consent of the Administrator shall have three (3) years from the date of such cessation to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Option; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant or one (1) year after the date of the Participants death, and provided further that on the date the Participant ceases to be an Employee, he or she then has a present right to exercise such Option.
(e) For purposes of this Scheme, Subparagraph 7(g)(2) of the Main Plan shall read:
Any person who ceases to be an Employee due to Disability, injury, Redundancy, or his or her employer ceasing to be a Subsidiary or the operating division by which he or she is employed being disposed of by a Subsidiary or the Company shall have:
(A) Three (3) years from the date of such cessation due to Disability to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Option, to the extent that such person then has a present right to exercise such Option or would have become entitled to exercise such Option had such person remained an Employee during
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such three-year period; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant or one (1) year after the date of the Participants death; and
(B) Eighteen (18) months from the date of such cessation due to injury, Redundancy, or his or her employer ceasing to be a Subsidiary or the operating division by which he or she is employed being disposed of by a Subsidiary or the Company to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Option; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant or one (1) year after the date of the Participants death, and provided further that on the date that person ceases to be an Employee, he or she then has a present right to exercise such Option.
(f) For purposes of this Scheme, Subparagraph 7(g)(3) shall read:
In the event of the death of an Employee while an Employee, any Option, as to all or any part of the Shares subject to the Option, granted to such Employee shall be exercisable:
(A) For one (1) year from the date of the Employees death, but in no event later than ten (10) years from its date of grant;
(B) Only by the personal representative, administrator or the representative of the estate of the deceased Employee; and
(C) Only to the extent that the deceased Employee would have been entitled to exercise such Option on the date of the Employees death or would have become entitled to exercise such Option had the deceased Employee remained employed during a period of three (3) years from the date of the Employees death.
(g) For purposes of this Scheme, Subparagraph 7(g)(5) of the Main Plan shall read:
If a person ceases to be an Employee for a reason other than those specified above, that person shall have eighteen (18) months from the date of such cessation to exercise any Option granted hereunder as to all or part of the Shares subject thereto; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant or one (1) year after the date of the Participants death, and provided further that on the date the person ceases to be an Employee, he or she then has a present right to exercise such Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a person ceases to be an Employee because of a termination of employment for Cause, to the extent an Option is not effectively exercised prior to such cessation, it shall lapse immediately upon such cessation.
(h) For purposes of this Scheme, Subparagraph 7(h) of the Main Plan shall read:
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The Administrator may in its sole discretion, acting fairly and reasonably, increase the periods permitted for exercise of an Option as provided in Subparagraphs 7(g)(1), (2), and (5) above; provided, however, in no event shall an Option be exercisable subsequent to ten (10) years after its date of grant, and provided further that such Option is exercised within one (1) year after the date of the Participants death.
(i) For purposes of this Scheme, Paragraph 14(a) of the Main Plan shall read:
If any PAYE Liability would arise on the exercise of an Option, the Option may only be validly exercised if the Participant remits to the Company with his exercise notice a payment of an amount equal to such PAYE Liability (which being a cheque or similar instrument shall only be valid if honored on first presentation), or if the Participant gives instructions to the Companys brokers (or any person acceptable to the Company) for the sale of sufficient Shares acquired under the Scheme to realize an amount equal to the PAYE Liability and the payment of the PAYE Liability to the Company, or if the Participant makes other arrangements to meet the PAYE Liability that are acceptable to the Administrator (acting fairly and reasonably) and the Board of Inland Revenue.
(j) The second paragraph of Paragraph 16 of the Main Plan providing for the amendment of outstanding Options shall not apply for purposes of this Scheme.
(k) If Shares are to be issued to the Participant following the exercise of an Option, such Shares shall be issued to the Participant within 30 days of the Option being exercised. If Shares are to be purchased on the open market for the Participant following a Participants exercise of an Option, such purchase must be made and the Shares must be transferred to the Participant within 30 days of the Option being exercised.
(l) Shares issued on the exercise of an Option will rank pari passu with the Shares in issue on the date of allotment.
5. ADJUSTMENTS
(a) The adjustment provisions relevant to Options in Paragraph 13(a) of the Main Plan shall apply for the purposes of this Scheme in so far as (i) Paragraph 13(a) of the Main Plan meets the provisions of Paragraph 22(3) of Schedule 4 and (ii) there is a variation of the share capital of the Company within the meaning of Paragraph 22(3) of Schedule 4, provided that no such adjustment to any Options granted under this Scheme shall be made without the prior approval of the Board of Inland Revenue.
(b) Any discretion exercised by the Administrator in respect of the waiving of any vesting requirements pursuant to Paragraph 13(b) of the Main Plan shall be exercised fairly and reasonably.
(c) For purposes of this Scheme, the provision in Paragraph 13(b)(2) of the Main Plan allowing for the conversion of outstanding Options into cash shall not apply.
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(d) For purposes of this Scheme, the provisions in Paragraph 13(b)(3) of the Main Plan allowing for the conversion of outstanding Awards into the right to receive securities of another person shall not apply.
6. EXCHANGE OF OPTIONS
(a) The provisions of this Paragraph 6 apply if a company (the Acquiring Company):
(1) obtains control of the Company as a result of making a general offer to acquire:
(A) the whole of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (other than that which is already owned by it and its subsidiary or holding company) made on a condition such that, if satisfied, the Acquiring Company will have control of the Company; or
(B) all the Shares (or those Shares not already owned by the Acquiring Company or its subsidiary or holding company); or
(2) obtains control of the Company under a compromise or arrangement sanctioned by the court under Section 425 of the Companies Act 1985; or
(3) becomes bound or entitled to acquire Shares under Sections 428 to 430F of the Companies Act 1985; or
(4) obtains control of the Company as a result of a general offer to acquire the whole of the general capital of the Company pursuant to an action agreed in advance with the Board of the Inland Revenue as comparable with any action set out in Paragraphs 6(a)(1), 6(a)(2) or 6(a)(3) of this Scheme.
(b) Exchange. If the provisions of this Paragraph 6 apply, Options may be exchanged by a Participant within the period referred to in paragraph 26(3) of Schedule 4 by agreement with the company offering the exchange.
(c) Exchange terms. Where an Option is to be exchanged the Participant will be granted a new option to replace it. Where a Participant is granted a new option then:
(1) the new option will be in respect of shares in any body corporate determined by the company offering the exchange as long as they satisfy the conditions of paragraph 27(4) of Schedule 4;
(2) the new option will be equivalent to the Option that was exchanged;
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(3) the new option will be treated as having been acquired at the same time as the Option that was exchanged and will be exercisable in the same manner and at the same time;
(4) the new option will be subject to the provisions of the Main Plan and this Scheme as they last had effect in relation to the Option that was exchanged; and
(5) with effect from exchange, the provisions of the Main Plan and this Scheme will be construed in relation to the new option as if references to Shares are references to the shares over which the new option is granted and references to the Company are references to the body corporate determined under the provisions of Paragraph 6(c)(1) of this Scheme.
7. ADMINISTRATION OR AMENDMENT
The Scheme shall be administered under the direction of the Administrator as set out in the Main Plan provided that for so long as the Administrator determines that the Scheme is to be an Approved Scheme, no amendment for which prior approval by the Board of Inland Revenue is required under the Act shall be made without the prior approval of the Board of Inland Revenue.
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Exhibit 99.3
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Manpower Inc. Increases Dividend 19% and Announces Share Repurchase Program
MILWAUKEE, WI, USA, November 1, 2006 On October 31, 2006 the Board of Directors of Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) approved an increase in the semi-annual dividend to 32 cents per share from 27 cents per share. The dividend is payable on December 15, 2006 to shareholders of record on December 5, 2006.
The Board of Directors also approved a share repurchase program, which gives the Company the ability to purchase up to 5 million shares of its issued and outstanding common stock. Purchases under this program may be made from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions. Common stock acquired through the repurchase program will be available for general corporate purposes.
Todays announcement is an indication of our confidence in the growth and potential of the Manpower business, said Jeffrey A. Joerres, Manpower Chairman and CEO. Enhancing shareholder returns through a 19% increase of our dividend and additional share repurchase activity demonstrates our commitment to return capital to our shareholders and support continued business growth.
Additional financial information about Manpower Inc., including stock history, dividend history and annual shareholder reports, can be found at http://investor.manpower.com/.
About Manpower Inc.
Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) is a world leader in the employment services industry; creating and delivering services that enable its clients to win in the changing world of work. The $16 billion company offers employers a range of services for the entire employment and business cycle including permanent, temporary and contract recruitment; employee assessment and selection; training; outplacement; outsourcing and consulting. Manpowers worldwide network of 4,400 offices in 72 countries and territories enables the company to meet the needs of its 400,000 clients per year, including small and medium size enterprises in all industry sectors, as well as the worlds largest multinational corporations. The focus of Manpowers work is on raising productivity through improved quality, efficiency and cost-reduction across their total workforce, enabling clients to concentrate on their core business activities. Manpower Inc. operates under five brands: Manpower, Manpower Professional, Elan, Jefferson Wells and Right Management. More information on Manpower Inc. is available at www.manpower.com.
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