TEXAS INSTRUMENTS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT PLAN FOR DIRECTORS As Amended April 16, 1998
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EXHIBIT 10(h)
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT PLAN
FOR DIRECTORS
As Amended April 16, 1998
The Texas Instruments Restricted Stock Unit Plan for Directors is designed to
enhance the ability of the Company to attract and retain exceptionally
qualified individuals and to encourage them to acquire a proprietary interest
in the growth and performance of the Company.
For purposes of this Plan, unless otherwise indicated, the term "Company"
shall mean Texas Instruments Incorporated.
Eligibility
All directors of the Company who are not during the term of this Plan and who
have not previously been officers or employees of the Company shall participate
in this Plan.
Definitions
As used in this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth:
(a) "Fair Market Value" shall mean, with respect to any Shares, the simple
average of the high and low prices of such Shares on the date of grant
of Restricted Stock Units (or, if there is no trading on the New York
Stock Exchange on such date, then on the first previous date on which
there is such trading) as reported in "New York Stock Exchange
Composite Transactions" in "The Wall Street Journal";
(b) "Restricted Stock Units" shall mean any Units granted under
paragraphs (a) or (b) under the heading "Grants of Restricted Stock
Units" set forth below; and
(c) "Shares" shall mean shares of the common stock of the Company, $1.00
par value.
Administration of Plan
This Plan shall be administered by the Secretary of the Company (the
"Secretary"). The Secretary shall have full power and authority to construe,
interpret and administer the Plan. The Secretary may issue rules and
regulations for administration of the Plan. All decisions of the Secretary
shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties, including the Company,
the stockholders and the directors. In the event of the absence or inability
of the Corporate Secretary, any Assistant Secretary shall have the authority to
act in his place.
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Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, the Secretary shall have
full power and authority to: (i) interpret and administer the Plan and any
instrument or agreement relating to, or Restricted Stock Units granted under,
the Plan; (ii) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations
and appoint such agents as the Secretary shall deem appropriate for the proper
administration of the Plan; and (iii) make any other determination and take any
other action that the Secretary deems necessary or desirable for the
administration of this Plan.
Restricted Stock Units Available for Grant
Subject to adjustment as provided below:
(a) Sources of Shares Deliverable Under Restricted Stock Units. Any Shares
delivered pursuant to the settlement of Restricted Stock Units shall consist of
treasury Shares.
(b) Adjustments. In the event that the Secretary shall determine that any
dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other
securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock
split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination,
repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance
of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the
Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares
such that an adjustment is determined by the Secretary to be appropriate in
order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits
intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Secretary shall, in such
manner as he or she may deem equitable, adjust the number of outstanding
Restricted Stock Units; provided, however, that no fractional Restricted Stock
Units shall be issued or outstanding hereunder. Notwithstanding any such
corporate transaction or event, no adjustment shall be made in the number of
Restricted Stock Units to be granted to new directors who are elected after the
occurrence of any such corporate transaction or event.
Grants of Restricted Stock Units
(a) Initial Grants of Restricted Stock Units. The Company, as of the
effective date of this Plan, shall grant to each then current director
of the Company 1000 Restricted Stock Units. Each Restricted Stock Unit
shall be paid or settled by the issuance of one Share upon the
termination of such recipient's service as a director of the Company,
provided that such termination of service shall have occurred (i) after
the age at which a director is ineligible under the Company's by-laws
to stand for reelection to the Board, (ii) after the completion of at
least eight years of service as a director of the Company or (iii) as a
result of the death or disability of the director. In the event such
recipient's membership on the Board of Directors of the Company shall
terminate prior to the attainment of the age for ineligibility for
reelection and prior to the completion of eight years of service as a
director for reasons other than death or disability, such Restricted
Stock Units shall terminate and all of the rights, title and interest
of the recipient thereunder shall be forfeited in their entirety.
Following the effective date of this Plan, each new director shall,
effective as of the date of such individual's initial election or
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appointment to the Board of Directors, be granted 2000 Restricted
Stock Units which shall be subject to the same terms and restrictions
as are described in this paragraph (a). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in no event shall Shares be issued pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit
granted under this paragraph (a) if a director's service on the board
shall terminate within less than six months after the date of grant for
any reason other than death or disability.
(b) Grants of Restricted Stock Units for Portion of Annual Retainer. As of
the date of the annual meeting of stockholders each year following the
effective date of this Plan, fifty percent (50%) of the annual retainer
(not including retainers for committee membership or committee chair)
payable to each director during the twelve-month period beginning May 1
of such year and ending April 30 of the following year shall be paid to
the director in the form of Restricted Stock Units. Also, fifty
percent (50%) of each director's annual retainer for the period
beginning May 1, 1995 and ending April 30, 1996 remaining payable after
June 30 shall be paid to the director in the form of Restricted Stock
Units, which shall be granted as of the effective date of this Plan.
The number of Restricted Stock Units to be granted under this paragraph
(b) in each case shall be determined by dividing (i) the amount of
annual retainer to be paid in the form of Restricted Stock Units by
(ii) the Fair Market Value of the Shares and shall be rounded up to the
next whole Restricted Stock Unit in the event such determination
results in a fraction of a Restricted Stock Unit. Each such Restricted
Stock Unit shall provide for the issuance of one Share upon the
termination of the recipient's membership on the Board of Directors.
In the event a director's service on the Board shall terminate for any
reason during a year, the number of Restricted Stock Units granted for
such year shall be reduced proportionately, and the excess shall be
forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this paragraph (b) shall no
longer be applicable after April 15, 1998.
(c) Right to Dividend Equivalents. Each recipient of Restricted Stock
Units under this Plan shall have the right, during the period when such
Restricted Stock Units are outstanding and prior to the termination,
forfeiture or payment or settlement thereof, to receive dividend
equivalents equal to the amount or value of any cash or other
distributions or dividends payable on the same number of Shares. The
Company shall accumulate dividend equivalents on each dividend payment
date and pay such accumulated amounts without interest annually.
(d) Issuance of Shares Upon Lapse of Restrictions. A stock certificate or
certificates shall be registered and issued in the name of the holder
of Restricted Stock Units and delivered to such holder as soon as
practicable after such Restricted Stock Units have become payable or
settleable in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
(e) Limits on Transfer of Restricted Stock Units. No Restricted Stock
Units and no right under any Restricted Stock Units shall be
assignable, alienable, salable or transferable by a participant
otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. All
rights under any Restricted Stock Unit shall be exercisable during the
participant's lifetime only by the participant or, if permissible under
applicable law, by the participant's guardian or legal representative.
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No Restricted Stock Unit and no right under any such Restricted Stock
Unit may be pledged, alienated, attached, or otherwise encumbered, and
any purported pledge, alienation, attachment or encumbrance thereof
shall be void and unenforceable against the Company.
(f) Share Certificates. All certificates for Shares delivered under the
Plan pursuant to any Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such
stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Secretary may deem
advisable under the Plan and the rules, regulations, and other
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock
exchange upon which such Shares or other securities are then listed,
and any applicable Federal or state securities laws, and the Secretary
may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to
make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
Amendment and Termination
Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law and unless expressly provided
in this Plan:
(a) Amendments to the Plan. The Board of Directors of the Company may
amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan, without the
consent of any stockholder, participant, other holder or beneficiary of
Restricted Stock Units, or other person; provided, however, that, no
such action shall impair the rights under any Restricted Stock Units
theretofore granted under the Plan.
(b) Correction of Defects, Omissions and Inconsistencies. The Secretary
may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any
inconsistency in the Plan or any Restricted Stock Units in the manner
and to the extent he or she shall deem desirable to carry the Plan into
effect.
General Provisions
(a) Withholding. The Company shall be authorized to withhold from any
Restricted Stock Units granted or any transfer made under any
Restricted Stock Units or under the Plan or from any dividend
equivalents to be paid on Restricted Stock Units the amount (in cash,
Shares, other securities, or other property) of any taxes required to
be withheld in respect of a grant, payment or settlement of Restricted
Stock Units or any payment of dividend equivalents under such
Restricted Stock Units or under the Plan and to take such other action
as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all
obligations for the payment of any such taxes.
(b) No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in the
Plan shall prevent the Company from adopting or continuing in effect
other or additional compensation arrangements, and such arrangements
may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific
cases.
(c) No Right to Continued Board Membership. The grant of Restricted Stock
Units shall not be construed as giving a participant the right to be
retained as a director of the Company. The Board of Directors may at
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any time fail or refuse to nominate a participant for election to the
Board, and the stockholders of the Company may at any election fail or
refuse to elect any participant to the Board free from any liability or
claim under this Plan or any Restricted Stock Units.
(d) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and
any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable
Federal law.
(e) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Restricted Stock
Unit is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person or any
Restricted Stock Unit, or would disqualify the Plan or any Restricted
Stock Unit under any law deemed applicable by the Secretary, such
provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable
laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the
determination of the Secretary, materially altering the intent of the
Plan or the Restricted Stock Unit, such provision shall be stricken as
to such jurisdiction, person or Restricted Stock Unit, and the
remainder of the Plan and any such Restricted Stock Unit shall remain
in full force and effect.
(f) No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Restricted Stock
Units shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund
of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and a
participant or any other person. To the extent that any person
acquires a right to receive Restricted Stock Units, or Shares pursuant
to Restricted Stock Units, from the Company pursuant to this Plan, such
right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general
creditor of the Company.
(g) No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or
delivered pursuant to the Plan.
Effective Date of the Plan
The Plan shall be effective as of June 15, 1995.
Term of the Plan
No Restricted Stock Units shall be granted under the Plan after April 18, 2006.
However, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in the restrictions
applying to Restricted Stock Units previously issued, any Restricted Stock
Units theretofore granted may extend beyond such date, and the authority of the
Secretary to interpret, construe, administer and make determinations under this
Plan, and the authority of the Board of Directors of the Company to amend the
Plan, shall extend beyond such date.