SUMMARY SHEET FOR 2008 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
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EXHIBIT 10.1
SUMMARY SHEET FOR 2008 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth the compensation for USECs non-employee directors for the term commencing at the 2008 annual meeting of shareholders held on April 24, 2008:
Annual Retainer | $200,000 paid at the beginning of the service year. $80,000 of the retainer is paid in cash and $120,000 of the retainer is paid in the form of restricted stock units, although a director may elect to receive a greater proportion of the retainer in restricted stock units. Restricted stock units vest on the first to occur of: (1) one year from the date of grant, (2) termination of the directors service by reason of Retirement, death or disability, or (3) a change in control. | |
Committee Chairman Fees | $20,000 annual fee for Audit, Finance and Corporate Responsibility Committee chairman. $10,000 annual fee for Compensation Committee chairman. $7,500 annual fee for all other committees chairman. Committee chairman fees are paid in cash at the beginning of the service year, although a director may elect to receive their committee chairman fee in restricted stock units. | |
Incentive Restricted Stock Unit Awards | If a director chooses to receive restricted stock units as payment for the part of the annual retainer or chairman fees that they are otherwise entitled to receive in cash, he or she will receive an incentive payment of restricted stock units equal to 20% of the portion of the annual retainer and chairman fees that the director elects to take in restricted stock units in lieu of cash. These incentive restricted stock units will vest on the first to occur of: (1) three years from the date of grant, (2) termination of the directors service by reason of Retirement, death or disability, or (3) a change in control. Incentive restricted stock units are granted at the time the annual retainer is paid. |
All restricted stock units are granted pursuant to the USEC Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and are subject to the terms of such plan and the applicable restricted stock unit award agreements approved for issuance of restricted stock units to non-employee directors under the plan. Restricted stock units carry the right to receive dividend equivalent restricted stock units to the extent dividends are paid by the Company.