EXHIBIT 10.3 FIRST AMENDMENT to ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (As Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 2009)
EXHIBIT 10.3
FIRST AMENDMENT
to
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(As Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 2009)
WHEREAS, Erie Indemnity Company (the Company) adopted the Erie Indemnity Company Long-Term Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 2009) (the Plan) by action of its Board of Directors on February 26, 2009, and the Companys shareholders approved the Plan at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2009, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Plan Section 4.1 the Board of Directors reserved authority to amend the Plan, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has determined to streamline the administration of the Plan by eliminating the requirement that an Award Agreement be signed on behalf of the Company and by the Participant,
NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is amended as follows:
1. Section 5.7 is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Section 5.7. Award Agreements; Recoupment Policy and Share Purchase and Retention Program. An award shall be evidenced and communicated to the Participant by such written or electronic documentation as the Committee shall determine. Such documentation with respect to a Participants award shall be referred to as the Award Agreement for that award. An Award Agreement shall contain such provisions as the Committee or Board shall determine to be appropriate requiring the Participant to comply with the Companys policies or programs regarding the recoupment of bonuses and/or share purchase and retention requirements, as such policies and programs may be modified or changed by the Board from time to time. To the extent an Award Agreement conflicts with the terms of this Plan, the terms of this Plan shall supersede the terms of the Award Agreement.
2. This amendment is effective January 1, 2011, with respect to awards granted on or after that date.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Directors of the Company has caused this document to be executed as of the 24th day of February 2011.
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| /s/ James J. Tanous |
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| James J. Tanous | ||
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| Executive Vice President, |