Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Short-Term IncentivePlan August 2, 2011

EX-10.3 2 d82550exv10w3.htm SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN exv10w3
Exhibit 10.3
 
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Short-Term Incentive Plan
 
August 2, 2011


 

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
Table of Contents
         
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ARTICLE I — PURPOSE
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Section 1.01. Purpose
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ARTICLE II — DEFINITIONS
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Section 2.01. Affiliate
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Section 2.02. Beneficiary or Beneficiaries
    2  
Section 2.03. Board of Directors
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Section 2.04. Change in Control
    2  
Section 2.05. Code
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Section 2.06. Committee
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Section 2.07. Company
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Section 2.08. Effective Date
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Section 2.09. Employee
    2  
Section 2.10. Employer
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Section 2.11. Onex
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Section 2.12. Participant
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Section 2.13. Person
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Section 2.14. Plan
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Section 2.15. Plan Year
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Section 2.16. Qualifying Retirement
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Section 2.17. Separation from Service
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Section 2.18. Shares
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Section 2.19. Sole Discretion
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ARTICLE III — ELIGIBILITY
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Section 3.01. Eligibility
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ARTICLE IV — BENEFITS
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Section 4.01. Benefits
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Section 4.02. Grants of Shares
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Section 4.03. Lapse Restriction
    5  
Section 4.04. Additional Conditions
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Section 4.05. Restriction on Transfer of Shares
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Section 4.06. Dividends
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Section 4.07. Limitations on Stockholder Rights
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Section 4.08. Certificates and Legends
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ARTICLE V — PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
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Section 5.01. Payment of Cash Benefits
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Section 5.02. Payments in the Event of Death
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ARTICLE VI — SOURCE OF BENEFITS
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Section 6.01. Source of Benefits
    8  
Section 6.02. Multiple Employers
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ARTICLE VII — ADMINISTRATION
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Section 7.01. Committee
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Section 7.02. Reliance on Certificates, etc.
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Section 7.03. Plan Records
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ARTICLE VIII — AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
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Section 8.01. Amendment
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Section 8.02. Termination
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ARTICLE IX — RESTRICTIONS ON ALIENATION
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Section 9.01. Restrictions on Alienation
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ARTICLE X — MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 10.01. Effective Date
    10  
Section 10.02. Transfers and Payments Net of Withholding
    10  
Section 10.03. Binding on Successors
    11  
Section 10.04. Adoption by Other Employers
    11  
Section 10.05. Minors and Incompetents
    11  
Section 10.06. Erroneous Payments
    11  
Section 10.07. Headings
    12  
Section 10.08. Notices
    12  
Section 10.09. Severability
    12  
Section 10.10. No Contract of Employment
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Section 10.11. Certain Limitations
    12  
Section 10.12. State Law
    12  
Section 10.13. Government and Other Regulations
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Section 10.14. Nonexclusivity of the Plan
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SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
     W I T N E S S E T H: That;
     WHEREAS, the Company sponsors and maintains the Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Short-Term Incentive Plan, pursuant to which specified incentive benefits are provided to Participants in the form of cash or shares of the Company’s common stock, or both, on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
     WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan; and
     WHEREAS, it has become desirable to amend and restate the Plan in its entirety; and
     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has reviewed the terms and provisions hereof and found them satisfactory.
     NOW, THEREFORE, effective as of the Effective Date, the Company hereby adopts this amended and restated Plan on the terms and conditions set forth herein, which Plan will be known as the “Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Short-Term Incentive Plan” (the “Plan”).
ARTICLE I — PURPOSE
     Section 1.01. Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide specified incentive benefits, in the form of cash or Shares or both, to Employees who are eligible to participate in the Plan, subject to certain conditions and restrictions, as set forth in the Plan. The maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be granted to Participants under the Plan shall be 2,800,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock.
ARTICLE II — DEFINITIONS
     For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
     Section 2.01. Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, (a) any director or executive officer of such Person; (b) any spouse, parent, sibling, descendant or trust for the exclusive benefit of such Person or his or her spouse, parent, sibling or descendant (or the spouse, parent, sibling or descendant of any director or executive officer of such Person); and (c) any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For the purpose of this definition, (i) “control” (including with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common

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control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, status as a general partner, or by contract or otherwise; and (ii) Onex shall be deemed to control any Person controlled by Gerald W. Schwartz so long as Mr. Schwartz controls Onex Corporation.
     Section 2.02. Beneficiary or Beneficiaries means the person, persons, entity, or entities entitled to receive any benefits under this Plan pursuant to the designation of the Participant (or in default of such designation) as provided in Section 5.02 hereof.
     Section 2.03. Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Company.
     Section 2.04. Change in Control means (i) a transaction pursuant to which a Person, or more than one Person acting as a group (in either case, however, excluding Onex), acquires more than 50% of the total voting power of the stock of the Company (including, but not limited to, acquisition by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or sale or transfer of the Company’s equity interests); (ii) a merger or consolidation involving the Company in which the Company is not the surviving entity; or (iii) a transaction that is a sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. to a Person other than Onex, if all or substantially all of the proceeds from such transaction are distributed to the stockholders of the Company.
     Section 2.05. Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
     Section 2.06. Committee means the Board of Directors or a committee appointed by, and serving at the pleasure of, the Board of Directors for purposes of administering the Plan, which committee shall operate under rules and procedures established by the Board of Directors from time to time for such purpose.
     Section 2.07. Company means Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor.
     Section 2.08. Effective Date has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.
     Section 2.09. Employee means a consultant or independent contractor of the Employer or any individual who is employed and compensated (by a payroll check issued directly from the Employer or Employer agent to the Employee or direct payroll deposit made to the Employee’s account by the Employer or Employer agent) by the Employer.
     Section 2.10. Employer means the Company, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (or its successor), and any other entity that adopts this Plan with the consent and approval of the Committee.
     Section 2.11. Onex means Onex Partners LP, Onex Corporation or any Affiliate of Onex Partners or Onex Corporation, including, for purposes of this Plan, (a) any Person which has granted to Onex Partners, Onex Corporation or any of their respective Affiliates

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the right to vote or dispose of such Person’s Shares; and (b) any employee, officer or director of Onex Corporation.
     Section 2.12. Participant means an Employee who has been designated by the Committee as eligible to participate in this Plan pursuant to Section 3.01. Where the context requires, the term “Participant” also shall include a former Participant.
     Section 2.13. Person means an individual, trust, estate, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, or other entity.
     Section 2.14. Plan means this Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Short-Term Incentive Plan, as amended.
     Section 2.15. Plan Year means the 12-month period commencing January 1 each year.
     Section 2.16. Qualifying Retirement means, with respect to a Participant, a Separation from Service that is a voluntarily termination of employment with the Employer (but not a death, discharge, or other involuntary termination of employment) on or after attaining age 55 with at least 10 years of service or, alternatively, on or after attaining age 60 with at least 5 years of service.
     Section 2.17. Separation from Service means the termination of employment (including termination of a consulting or independent contractor arrangement) with the Employer. The term includes, but is not limited to, a termination which arises from a Participant’s death, disability, discharge (with or without cause), or voluntary termination. In the case of an employee, the term shall not include any temporary absences due to vacation, sickness, or other leaves of absence granted to a Participant by the Employer. A Separation from Service shall not be deemed to occur, however, upon a transfer involving any combination of any entity comprising the Employer.
     Section 2.18. Shares means shares of the Company’s common stock.
     Section 2.19. Sole Discretion means the right and power to decide a matter, which right may be exercised arbitrarily at any time and from time to time.
ARTICLE III — ELIGIBILITY
     Section 3.01. Eligibility. The Committee shall have the unrestricted right and power, which may be exercised in its Sole Discretion at any time and from time to time, to designate Employees who are eligible to participate in this Plan. The Committee also shall have the right, in its Sole Discretion, to terminate an individual’s future participation in this Plan.

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ARTICLE IV — BENEFITS
     Section 4.01. Benefits. For each Plan Year, the Committee will establish performance targets or goals and corresponding incentive benefits available to Participants under the Plan, which may be revised by the Committee at any time, in its Sole Discretion. Benefits may be offered under the Plan in the form of cash, Shares, or both, in such amounts as the Committee may determine in its Sole Discretion. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, a Participant will be entitled to receive benefits under the Plan only if the Participant is employed by the Employer continuously throughout the Plan Year, to include the last day of the Plan Year. No Participant shall have the right or be offered the opportunity to elect the form or amount of the Participant’s benefit under the Plan, it being within the Sole Discretion of the Committee to determine the form and amount of benefits to be offered under the Plan (if any). Grants of Shares under the Plan may be made only in shares of the Company’s Class A common stock.
     In the event of a Change in Control, each Participant who is employed by the Employer on the date of the closing of the Change in Control or who was involuntarily terminated by the Employer without cause during the 90-day period ending on the date of the closing of the Change in Control will have a benefit under the Plan for the Plan Year in which the Change in Control occurs determined as follows: (1) the performance metrics established under the Plan for that Plan Year will be deemed to have met target performance; and (2) each affected Participant will receive a full-year award for that Plan Year based on target performance, which award will be paid 100% in cash (i.e., no portion of the benefit will be paid in Shares), at the time and in the manner provided under Section 5.01.
     In the event of a Participant’s Qualifying Retirement, the Participant will have a benefit under the Plan for the Plan Year in which the Qualifying Retirement occurs determined as follows: (1) the performance metrics established under the Plan for that Plan Year will be measured as of the last day of the Plan Year at the same time and in the same manner as measured for all other Participants; (2) if performance for the Plan Year is such that any benefits are otherwise payable under the Plan for that Plan Year, the affected Participant will receive a prorated award for that Plan Year determined by multiplying the full-year award (if any) that would be payable under the Plan if the Participant had remained employed for the entire Plan Year by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of whole or partial months in the calendar year through the date of the Qualifying Retirement and the denominator of which is 12; and (3) the benefits (if any) payable under the foregoing terms will be paid 100% in cash (i.e., no portion of the benefit will be paid in Shares), at the time and in the manner provided under Section 5.01.
     Section 4.02. Grants of Shares. In the event Shares are granted to a Participant under the Plan (which Shares shall be subject to the restrictions contained in this Plan and are referred to in this Plan as “Restricted Shares”), the Committee may establish such terms, conditions, restrictions, or procedures related to the grant as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including, but not limited to, requiring, as a condition precedent to such grant that a Participant execute a shareholders’ agreement or other documents or agreements as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate, in such form and substance as may be satisfactory to the Committee, in its Sole Discretion.

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Participation by a Participant in any grant of Restricted Shares under the Plan shall neither limit nor require participation by the Participant in any other benefits under Plan, it being within the Sole Discretion of the Committee to determine the individuals eligible to participate in the Plan and in a grant of Shares or other award of benefits under the Plan. The Restricted Shares may be either previously issued Shares that have been reacquired by the Company or authorized but unissued Shares, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. If any Restricted Shares granted under the Plan are subsequently forfeited, such Shares shall again become available to be granted under the Plan.
     Although Restricted Shares granted under the Plan are subject to certain lapse restrictions set forth in this Article IV and are substantially nonvested upon grant, grants of such Shares are intended to constitute transfers of such Shares within the meaning of Code Section 83 upon grant. Accordingly, Participants receiving grants of Restricted Shares under the Plan will be eligible to make an election under Code Section 83(b) with respect to Restricted Shares at the time such Shares are granted, subject to complying with all applicable requirements for making such an election, including, but not limited to, the requirement that such election be made within 30 days after the date of transfer.
     Section 4.03. Lapse Restriction. Restricted Shares granted under the Plan to a Participant will be substantially nonvested upon grant and will be subject to restrictions that will lapse only if the Participant is credited with one year of service after the date such Shares are granted to the Participant. A Participant shall be credited with one year of service after the date Shares are granted to the Participant if the Participant is continuously performing services (or deemed to be continuously performing services) for the Employer for the 12-month period ending on the anniversary of the date the Restricted Shares are granted to the Participant. However, the Committee may at any time, in its Sole Discretion, credit a Participant with a year of service after the date Restricted Shares are granted to the Participant or otherwise accelerate vesting or remove restrictions with respect to Restricted Shares granted under the Plan, if the Committee determines, in its Sole Discretion, it is in the best interests of the Company to do so. In addition:
  A.   In the event of a Change in Control, each Participant who is employed by the Employer on the date of the closing of the Change in Control or who was involuntarily terminated by the Employer without cause during the 90-day period ending on the date of the closing of the Change in Control will be automatically fully (100%) vested with respect to all of the Restricted Shares previously granted under the Plan (and not previously forfeited) so that, immediately prior to the closing of the Change in Control, such Shares will no longer be subject to any lapse restriction or risk of forfeiture imposed in connection with this Plan.
 
  B.   In the event of a Participant’s Qualifying Retirement, the Participant will be automatically fully (100%) vested with respect to all of the Restricted Shares previously granted under the Plan (but not forfeited) so that, immediately prior to the Qualifying Retirement, such Shares will no longer be subject to any lapse restriction or risk of forfeiture imposed in connection with this Plan.

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     Restricted Shares granted to a Participant shall be deemed to have been granted as of the date designated and prescribed by the Committee. Except as provided above, if a Separation from Service occurs during the 12-month period following the grant of Restricted Shares, the nonvested Restricted Shares will be forfeited and will again be available for grant under the Plan.
     Section 4.04. Additional Conditions. Shares acquired under the Plan shall be subject to any and all terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as well as the Stockholders Agreement and any other agreement entered into with respect to such Shares.
     Section 4.05. Restriction on Transfer of Shares. Shares acquired under this Plan shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions on transfer as are set forth in the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as well as any stockholders agreement and any other agreement entered into with respect to such Shares. Any voluntary or involuntary sale, assignment, transfer, or exchange of Shares acquired under the Plan that fails to satisfy or comply with any applicable condition or restriction on such sale, assignment, transfer, or exchange shall be void and of no effect and shall not bind or be recognized by the Company. No Shares may be transferred unless the transferee first executes, acknowledges, and delivers to the Company such instruments as the Company may deem necessary or advisable to effect the transfer.
     Section 4.06. Dividends. Dividends declared by the Board of Directors with respect to Shares shall, with respect to any Restricted Shares, be cumulated and paid to the Participant only if and at the time, and to the extent that, the restrictions imposed with respect to such Restricted Shares lapse in accordance with this Article IV and the Restricted Shares become substantially vested.
     Section 4.07. Limitations on Stockholder Rights. Restricted Shares shall not be subject to transfer or assignment, and a Participant granted Restricted Shares will not have the right to vote such shares or otherwise exercise the rights of a stockholder in the Company with respect to Restricted Shares unless and until the restrictions imposed with respect to such Restricted Shares in accordance with this Article IV lapse and the Restricted Shares become substantially vested.
     Section 4.08. Certificates and Legends. The Company may, but shall not be required to, issue certificates with respect to Restricted Shares granted under the Plan. If certificates representing Restricted Shares are issued, such certificates will bear (until, in the opinion of counsel, which opinion must be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to counsel for the Company, it is no longer necessary or required) the following legend:

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     The securities represented by this document are subject to the terms, conditions, restrictions, and contingencies, including restrictions on transfer and risk of forfeiture, contained in the Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Short-Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time, a copy of which is on file at the principal office of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
ARTICLE V — PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
     Section 5.01. Payment of Cash Benefits. To the extent a Participant is entitled to receive a cash benefit under Section 4.01 hereof with respect to services performed during a Plan Year, such benefit shall be payable in a lump sum as soon as administratively practicable after the end of such Plan Year, but in no event later than 21/2 months after the end of such Plan Year, subject to any timely election to defer payment of all or part of such benefit in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control, cash benefits that become payable by reason of the Change in Control (see Section 4.01) will be paid as soon as administratively practicable on or after the date of the closing of the Change in Control, but in no event later than 21/2 months after the earlier of (i) the closing of the Change in Control; or (ii) the last day of the year in which the Participant’s employment terminates, if employment terminates prior to the closing of the Change in Control, and in all cases subject to any timely election to defer payment of all or part of such benefit in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan.
     Section 5.02. Payments in the Event of Death. In the event a Participant dies before receiving all benefits payable to Participant under the Plan, payment of the remaining amounts shall be made to the Participant’s Beneficiary. The Beneficiary of a Participant shall be the person, persons, entity, or entities designated by the Participant on a beneficiary designation form provided by the Committee. A Participant shall have the right to change the Participant’s Beneficiary designation at any time; provided, however, that no change of a beneficiary shall be effective until received and accepted by the Committee. In the event a Participant dies without having a valid Beneficiary designation in force, or in the event no designated Beneficiary is alive or in being at the time of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s Beneficiary shall be deemed to be the Participant’s surviving spouse or, if the Participant leaves no surviving spouse, the Participant’s estate.
     If the Committee has any doubt as to the proper person(s) or entity(ies) to receive payments hereunder, it shall have the right to withhold payment until the matter is finally adjudicated. Any payment made in good faith and in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and a Participant’s beneficiary designation form shall fully discharge the Employer from all further obligations with respect to such payment.

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ARTICLE VI — SOURCE OF BENEFITS
     Section 6.01. Source of Benefits. Amounts payable hereunder shall be paid exclusively from the general assets of the Employer. The Employer’s obligation under this Plan shall constitute a mere promise to pay benefits in the future, and no person entitled to payment hereunder shall have any claim, right, security interest, or other interest in any fund, trust, account, insurance contract, or other asset of Employer. The Employer is not obligated to invest in any specific assets or fund, but it may invest in any asset or assets it deems advisable in order to provide a means for the payment of any liabilities under this Plan and may contribute amounts to a trust conforming to the requirements of Revenue Procedure 92-64, as amended. With respect to cash benefits (if any), each Participant shall be an unsecured general creditor of the Employer and shall have no interest whatsoever in any such assets or fund. The Employer’s liability for the payment of benefits hereunder shall be evidenced only by this Plan.
     Section 6.02. Multiple Employers. In the event a Participant is or has been employed by two or more Employers and is entitled to a benefit from more than one Employer under this Plan, the liability for the payment of such Participant’s benefits under this Plan shall be apportioned among the Employers based upon a determination made by the Committee, in its Sole Discretion. A Participant may only secure payment of benefits from the Employer to whom the Committee has apportioned liability for the benefits.
ARTICLE VII — ADMINISTRATION
     Section 7.01. Committee. The Committee shall have full power to administer this Plan in all of its details, which powers shall include, but are not limited to, the authority, in addition to all other powers provided by this Plan, to:
  A.   Determine in its Sole Discretion the eligibility of any individual to participate in the Plan;
 
  B.   Make discretionary interpretations regarding the terms of the Plan and make factual findings with respect to any issue arising under the Plan, including, but not limited to, the power to determine whether an individual is eligible to participate in the Plan or receive benefits under the Plan and whether an individual has incurred a Separation from Service, with its interpretation to be final and conclusive;
 
  C.   Compute the amounts payable for any Participant or other person in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, determine the manner and time for making such payments in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, and determine and authorize the person or persons to whom such payments will be paid;

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  D.   Receive and review claims for benefits and render decisions respecting such claims under the Plan;
 
  E.   Make and enforce such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or proper for the efficient administration of this Plan;
 
  F.   Appoint such agents, specialists, legal counsel, accountants, consultants, or other persons as the Committee deems advisable to assist in administering the Plan; and
 
  G.   Maintain all records of the Plan.
     Section 7.02. Reliance on Certificates, etc. The members of the Committee, the Board of Directors, and the officers and employees of the Company shall be entitled to rely on all certificates and reports made by any duly appointed accountants and on all opinions given by any duly appointed legal counsel. Such legal counsel may be counsel for the Employer.
     Section 7.03. Plan Records. In all matters related to administration of the Plan, the official determinations and records of the Plan, as made, identified, and maintained by the Committee, in its Sole Discretion, will control. In the event of any discrepancy between the official determinations and records of the Plan and any other document or communication, the official determinations and records of the Plan will control.
ARTICLE VIII — AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
     Section 8.01. Amendment. The Board of Directors reserves the right, at will, at any time and from time to time, to modify, alter, or amend this Plan (including without limitation a retroactive modification, alteration, or amendment), in whole or in part, and any such modification, alteration, or amendment shall be binding upon the Company, the Committee, each Participant, any adopting Employer, and all other persons; provided, however, that no amendment shall, without a Participant’s (or present interest Beneficiary’s) written consent, materially diminish the rights of the Participant with respect to benefits earned or grants of Shares or Restricted Shares previously made to the Participant under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no consent shall be required and the Board of Directors shall have the right to modify, alter, or amend this Plan (including a retroactive modification, alteration or amendment), at will and at any time, if it determines, in its Sole Discretion, that such amendment is necessary to comply with applicable law, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, the right to retroactively apply any amendments necessary to comply with any provision of the Code or any judicial or administrative guidance.
     Section 8.02. Termination. The Company will have no obligation whatsoever to maintain this Plan for any given length of time and may, at will and at any time, discontinue or terminate this Plan in whole or in part. In addition, an adopting Employer shall have the right to discontinue or terminate its participation in this Plan as to its Employees. Upon a

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complete or partial termination of the Plan, each affected Participant (and present interest Beneficiary) shall be entitled to receive benefits in accordance with Article V. No complete or partial discontinuance or termination of the Plan shall, without a Participant’s (or present interest Beneficiary’s) written consent, materially diminish the rights of the Participant with respect to benefits earned or grants of Shares or Restricted Shares previously made to the Participant under the Plan.
ARTICLE IX — RESTRICTIONS ON ALIENATION
     Section 9.01. Restrictions on Alienation. Until the actual receipt of any benefit under this Plan by a Participant or Beneficiary, no right or benefit under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, encumbrance, garnishment, execution, levy, or charge of any kind, whether voluntary or involuntary, including assignment or transfer to satisfy any liability for alimony or other payments for property settlement or support of a spouse or former spouse or other relative of a Participant or Beneficiary, whether upon divorce, legal separation, or otherwise. Any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, encumber, garnish, execute upon, levy upon, or charge any right or benefit under the Plan shall be void. No right or benefit hereunder shall in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of the person entitled to such benefit, and no right or benefit hereunder shall be considered an asset of such person in the event of his or her divorce, insolvency, or bankruptcy. The rights of a Participant or a Beneficiary hereunder shall not be subject in any manner to attachment or other legal process for the debts of the Participant or such Beneficiary.
ARTICLE X — MISCELLANEOUS
     Section 10.01. Effective Date. This second amended and restated Plan shall be effective from and after the date of its adoption and approval by the Board of Directors (the “Effective Date”).
     Section 10.02. Payments and Transfers Net of Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, all transfers or payments shall be net of any amount sufficient to satisfy all federal, state, and local withholding tax requirements, and shall also be net of all amounts owed by Participant to the Employer.
     With respect to Shares granted to a Participant under this Plan, any required withholdings or reductions may be accomplished by any of the following methods (or any combination of the following methods), as determined by the Committee in its Sole Discretion: (i) the total number of Shares granted to the Participant may be reduced by a number of whole or fractional Shares (as determined by the Committee, in its Sole Discretion), the value of which will be applied to satisfy such withholdings or reductions, but if the value of the Shares so withheld exceeds the amount of such withholdings or reductions, such excess will be paid in cash to the Participant within 21/2 months after the date the

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withholding occurs; (ii) the amount of the withholdings or reductions may be withheld from other amounts payable to the Participant by the Employer, including, but not limited to, other compensation; (iii) the Participant may be required, as a condition precedent to transfer or release of the Shares, to make a payment to the Employer in an amount equal to the amount of the withholdings or reductions (e.g., by selling a sufficient number of Shares); or (iv) such other method or combination of methods as the Committee deems appropriate, in its Sole Discretion.
     The Committee will have the right, in its Sole Discretion, to require, as a condition precedent to the transfer or release of any Shares granted under this Plan, that the transferee execute such agreements or documents (e.g., power of attorney) as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate.
     Section 10.03. Binding on Successors. This Plan shall be binding upon all Participants, their respective heirs, and personal representatives, and upon the Employer, its successors, and assigns.
     Section 10.04. Adoption by Other Employers. Any employer, corporation, or other entity with employees now in existence or hereafter formed or acquired, which is not already an Employer under this Plan, and which is otherwise legally eligible, may in the future, with the consent and approval of the Company, adopt this Plan, and thereby, from and after the specified effective date, become an Employer under this Plan. However, the sole and absolute right to amend the Plan is reserved to the Company. It shall not be necessary for the adopting corporation or entity to sign or execute the original or the amended Plan documents. The administrative powers and control of the Company as provided in the Plan, including the sole right of amendment and of appointment and removal of the Committee, shall not be diminished by reason of the participation of any such adopting entity in this Plan.
     Section 10.05. Minors and Incompetents. If any person to whom a benefit is payable under this Plan is legally incompetent, either by reason of age or by reason of mental or physical disability, the Committee is authorized to cause the payments becoming due to such person to be made to another for his or her benefit without responsibility of the Company, the Employer, the Committee or the Board of Directors to see to the application of such payments. Payments made pursuant to this authority shall constitute a complete discharge of all obligations hereunder.
     Section 10.06. Erroneous Payments. If any person receives any amount of benefits that the Committee in its Sole Discretion later determines that such person was not entitled to receive under the terms of the Plan, such person shall be required to immediately make reimbursement to the Employer. In addition, the Committee shall have the right to offset any future claims for benefits under the Plan against amounts that person was not otherwise entitled to receive.

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     Section 10.07. Headings. The headings used in this Plan are inserted for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to limit or affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions herein.
     Section 10.08. Notices. Any notices or communications permitted or required to be given herein by any Participant, the Company, the Committee, the Employer, or any other person shall be deemed given either (i) when delivered; or (ii) three days after being placed in the United States mail in an envelope addressed to the last communicated address of the person to whom the notice is being given, with adequate postage thereon prepaid.
     Section 10.09. Severability. If any provision of this Plan shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions thereof, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such provisions had not been included.
     Section 10.10. No Contract of Employment. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to constitute a contract of employment between any Employee and any Employer. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to give any Employee the right to be retained in the employ of an Employer or to interfere with the right of the Employer to discharge any Employee at any time without regard to the effect such discharge might have on the Employee as a Participant under this Plan.
     Section 10.11. Certain Limitations. In the event the Employer is subject to legal limitations on the payment of benefits, then benefit payments hereunder shall be reduced or eliminated, as the case may be, to comply with such legal limitations.
     Section 10.12. State Law. This Plan and all agreements entered into under the Plan shall be governed, construed, administered, and regulated in all respects under the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law, to the extent such laws are not preempted by the laws of the United States of America. Any action concerning the Plan or any agreement entered into under the Plan shall be maintained exclusively in the state or federal courts in Delaware.
     Section 10.13. Government and Other Regulations. The obligation of the Company to grant or sell and deliver Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations and such approvals by any governmental agencies as may be required, including, but not limited to, the effectiveness of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as deemed necessary or appropriate by legal counsel for the Company.
     Section 10.14. Nonexclusivity of the Plan. The adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors shall not be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board of Directors to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this second amended and restated Plan to be executed by a duly authorized officer as of the Effective Date.
             
    SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.    
 
           
 
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