Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation Director Compensation Policy
Exhibit 10.29
Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation
Director Compensation Policy
This sets forth the Director Compensation Policy (the Policy) of Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation (the Company), as adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board), which shall remain in effect until amended, replaced or rescinded by further action of the Board. The cash compensation and equity grants described in this Policy shall be paid or be made, as applicable, automatically and without further action of the Board, to each Outside Director (as such term is defined by the Second Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement by and among the Company, ESL Investments, Inc., ACOF I LLC, Edward S. Lambert and William C. Crowley, as amended or supplemented). Members of the Board shall not be entitled to receive any compensation for service on the Board other than as described in this Policy.
1. | Cash Compensation. |
Payment Amount. Each OutsideDirector elected to serve as a member of the Board at the Companys Annual Stockholders Meeting each year shall be eligible to receive an annual retainer of $50,000 for service on the Board. For purposes of this policy, annual means from Annual Stockholders Meeting to Annual Stockholders Meeting each year. In addition, such an OutsideDirector serving as:
| Chairman of the Audit Committee shall be eligible to receive an additional annual retainer of $10,000 for such service. |
| Chairman of the Compensation Committee shall be eligible to receive an additional annual retainer of $2,500 for such service. |
| Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall be eligible to receive an additional annual retainer of $2,500 for such service. |
Payment Schedule and Vesting. The annual retainers for service on the Board and as chairman of committees of the Board as set forth above shall be paid by the Company in four equal quarterly installments, the first installment being paid on the date of the three month anniversary of the Annual Stockholders Meeting and the remaining installments being paid on each successive three month anniversary date (each such payment date, a Quarterly Payment Date); provided, however, that if the Companys Annual Stockholders Meeting for the following year occurs prior to the end of the one year period, the final Quarterly Payment Date shall be paid on the day of such Annual Stockholders Meeting. If any OutsideDirector holds office as a director of the Board for less than a full annual period, such OutsideDirector shall only be entitled to the portion of the annual retainer payable through the Quarterly Payment Date for the three month period for which the OutsideDirector shall have served.
New Directors. In the event a new OutsideDirector is elected or appointed to the Board, such OutsideDirector shall be eligible to receive as compensation for service as a member of the Board or as chairman of committees of the Board as set forth above a pro-rated amount of their applicable annual retainer as measured from the date of appointment or election through the next scheduled Quarterly Payment Date and thereafter shall be paid in conformity with the other OutsideDirectors.
2. | Equity Compensation. |
Grant Amount. OutsideDirectors who are elected by the Companys stockholders to serve as a director of the Company at the Companys Annual Stockholders Meeting shall be entitled to receive an annual grant (the Annual Grant) of the Companys Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01(the Common Stock), having an aggregate value of $50,000, subject to the terms and conditions of the Companys 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan) and the Companys standard restricted stock award agreement for directors (which shall contain the vesting provisions described below). The Date of Grant shall be the date of the Companys Annual Stockholders Meeting. The number of shares of Common Stock included in the Annual Grant will be determined on the Date of Grant by dividing $50,000 by the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of the Common Stock on the Date of Grant.
Each year the Board shall discuss and review the appropriateness of the size of the Annual Grant and make any adjustments as it may deem appropriate.
Date of Grant and Vesting. The Company shall make the Annual Grant to OutsideDirectors on the date of the Companys Annual Stockholders Meeting each year. The Annual Grant shall vest over a one year period in four equal installments, with 25% of the shares of Common Stock awarded thereunder vesting on the Quarterly Payment Date, subject to the OutsideDirectors continued Board service on each such date; provided, however, that if the Companys Annual Stockholders Meeting for the following year occurs prior to the end of the one year period, the Annual Grant for such OutsideDirectors who serve until such Annual Stockholders Meeting shall become fully vested upon such Annual Stockholders Meeting. In addition, the Annual Grant shall become fully vested upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan).
New Directors. In the event a new OutsideDirector is elected or appointed to the Board on a date other than the Companys Annual Stockholders Meeting, the Board shall have authority to determine, at its sole discretion, such OutsideDirectors eligibility to receive a pro-rated portion of any Annual Grant.
3. | Expense Reimbursement. All directors, including, for the avoidance of doubt, non-OutsideDirectors, will be reimbursed for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such directors in connection with their participation in meetings of the Board (and committees thereof) and the boards of directors (and committees thereof) of the subsidiaries of the Company. The Company shall make reimbursement to directors within a reasonable amount of time following submission by the directors of reasonable written substantiation for the expenses. |
Adopted December 2, 2011