EX-10.1 FORM OF NOTICE OF GRANT OF PERFORMANCE STOCK UNITS
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EX-10.1 2 g12937exv10w1.htm EX-10.1 FORM OF NOTICE OF GRANT OF PERFORMANCE STOCK UNITS EX-10.1 FOR/NOTICE OF GRANT OF PERFORMANCE STOCK
Exhibit 10.1
Final January 2008
Bewkes Upfront PSU Grant
Bewkes Upfront PSU Grant
Time Warner Inc.
Notice of Grant of Performance Stock Units
TIME WARNER INC. (the Company), pursuant to the Companys 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan), hereby grants to the undersigned Participant the following performance stock units (the PSUs), subject to the terms and conditions of this Notice of Grant of Performance Stock Units, the Performance Stock Units Agreement and the Plan. Each PSU represents the unfunded, unsecured right of the Participant to receive a Share on the date(s) specified herein. The Plan and the Performance Stock Units Agreement, both of which are incorporated into and made a part of this Notice, can be accessed and printed through the HR Website (http://infocenter.twi.com).
1. | Name: Jeffrey Bewkes ID: _______________ | |
2. | Date of Grant: January 1, 2008 | |
3. | Target Number of PSUs Granted: 250,000 | |
4. | Performance Period: January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2012. | |
5. | The Vesting Date for PSUs shall be February 15, 2013. As of the Vesting Date, a percentage (between 0% and 200%) of the target number of PSUs shall vest based on the Companys highest Total Shareholder Return (TSR) achieved for the three-year, four-year and five-year periods within the Performance Period beginning on January 1, 2008 and ending on December 31, 2010, December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012, respectively (each, a Sub-Performance Period), as indicated below (and as further provided under the Performance Stock Units Agreement): |
Highest Company TSR Percentile for any | Percentage of | |||||||
Sub-Performance Period Within | Target PSUs | |||||||
Performance Level | the Performance Period | That Vest | ||||||
Maximum | The Company is ranked at the 100th percentile | 200 | % | |||||
Target | The Company is ranked at the 50th percentile | 100 | % | |||||
Threshold | The Company is ranked at the 25th percentile | 50 | % | |||||
Below Threshold | The Company is ranked below the 25th percentile | 0 | % |
The percentage of Target PSUs that vest if the Companys highest TSR Percentile achieved for any Sub-Performance Period within the Performance Period is between the Threshold and Target or between the Target and Maximum Performance Levels shall be determined by linear interpolation. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the PSUs are subject to earlier forfeiture in certain circumstances, including certain types of termination of Employment, and/or accelerated issuance or transfer of the underlying Shares, in each case, as provided in the Performance Stock Units Agreement and the Plan. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Notice to be signed by its duly authorized officer or agent the ___ day of , 2008.
TIME WARNER INC. | ||||
By: | ||||
Accepted and Agreed to: | ||||
Holder: | ||||
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