Amendment No. 1 to The Greenbrier Companies Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors
This amendment, effective December 15, 2015, modifies The Greenbrier Companies Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors. It requires directors to make new deferral elections for each taxable year, rather than allowing continuing elections, and specifies that installment payments can be made annually over up to ten years. All other terms of the original plan remain unchanged. The amendment is executed by The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
Exhibit 10.1
THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES
NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR DIRECTORS
Amendment No. 1
WHEREAS, The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (the Company) has adopted The Greenbrier Companies Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (Plan) which became effective July 1, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the Company has the authority to amend the Plan and desires to do so;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is amended as follows:
1. Elimination of Continuing Deferral Elections. Section 2.02(D) of the Adoption Agreement is amended to read as follows, in order to eliminate continuing deferral elections and require that Participants make new elections with respect to each Taxable Year:
2.02(D) Election Duration. A Participants Elective Deferral election (choose one of (a) or (b)):
[X] (a) Taxable Year(s) only. Applies only to the Participants cash Compensation earned and/or equity awarded for the Taxable Year or Taxable Years for which the Participant makes the election.
[ ] (b) Continuing. Applies to the Participants Compensation for all Taxable Years, commencing with the Taxable Year for which the Participant makes the election, unless the Participant makes a new election or revokes or modifies an existing election.
2. Installment Payment Elections. Section 4.02(b)(ii) of the Adoption Agreement is amended to read as follows:
[X] (ii) Installments. In installments as follows: Annual installments over a period not to exceed ten years.
3. Effective Date. This Amendment shall be effective December 15, 2015. Except as hereby amended, the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.
THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Martin R. Baker | |
(Signature) | ||
Martin R. Baker, Senior Vice President | ||
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