Form of Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
Exhibit 10.18
Form of Notice of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Grant and Terms and Conditions of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award
Notice of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Grant
Willdan Group, Inc.
Amended and Restated 2008 Performance Incentive Plan
Name of Grantee:%%FIRST_NAME_MIDDLE_NAME_LAST_NAME%-%
Target Number
of Performance
-Based Restricted
Stock Units: | %%TOTAL_SHARES_GRANTED,’999,999,999.99’%-% |
Date of Grant:%%OPTION_DATE,'MONTH DD, YYYY'%-%
Vesting:
By signing your name below, you accept this Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit award and acknowledge and agree that the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Willdan Group, Inc. Amended and Restated 2008 Performance Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Terms and Conditions of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Terms”), as well as any additional terms and conditions for your country of residence and/or work set forth in the Appendix attached hereto (the “Appendix” and together with the Terms and this Notice of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Grant, the “Award Agreement”), all of which are incorporated herein in their entirety by this reference. In the event of any inconsistencies between the terms of this Award Agreement and the terms of any other documents, the terms of this Award Agreement will control. Capitalized terms not explicitly defined herein but defined in the Plan or the Terms shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan or the Terms, as applicable.
“GRANTEE” Signature | WILLDAN GROUP, INC., /s/ By: Its: |
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE-BASED
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
WILLDAN GROUP, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2008 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN
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Nothing contained in this Award Agreement or the Plan constitutes a continued employment or service commitment by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, affects the Grantee’s status, if he or she is an employee, as an employee at will who is subject to termination without cause, confers upon the Grantee any right to remain employed by or in service to the Corporation or any Subsidiary, interferes in any way with the right of the Corporation or any Subsidiary at any time to terminate such employment or service, or affects the right of the Corporation or any Subsidiary to increase or decrease the Grantee’s other compensation. Nothing in this paragraph, however, is intended to adversely affect any independent contractual right of the Grantee under any written employment agreement, offer letter or similar agreement with the Corporation or a Subsidiary.
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As used in the Award Agreement, the following definitions apply to the capitalized terms indicated below:
(i) | Any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Corporation (an “Acquiring Person”), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 33 1/3% of the then outstanding voting stock of the Corporation; |
(ii) | Consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least 51% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Corporation or surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; |
(iii) | Consummation of a sale or other disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets; |
(iv) | During any period of two (2) consecutive years (beginning on or after the Date of Grant), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director who is a representative or |
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nominee of an Acquiring Person) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Corporation’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination was previously so approved, no longer constitute a majority of the Board;
provided, however, in no event shall any acquisition of securities, a change in the composition of the Board or a merger or other consolidation pursuant to a plan of reorganization under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Corporation, or a liquidation under the Bankruptcy Code, constitute a Change in Control. In addition, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred in the event of a sale or conveyance in which the Corporation continues as a holding company of an entity or entities that conduct the business or businesses formerly conducted by the Corporation, or any transaction undertaken for the purpose of reincorporating the Corporation under the laws of another jurisdiction, if such transaction does not materially affect the beneficial ownership of the Corporation’s capital stock.
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APPENDIX
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan and/or the Award Agreement.
This Appendix includes special terms and conditions that govern the Award granted to the Grantee under the Plan if the Grantee resides and/or works in one of the countries listed below.
The information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to the Grantee’s particular situation, and the Grantee is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in the Grantee’s country may apply to the Grantee’s situation. If the Grantee is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which the Grantee is currently working and/or residing, transfers employment and/or residency to another country after the Date of Grant, is a consultant, changes employment status to a consultant position, or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the Corporation shall, in its discretion, determine the extent to which the special terms and conditions contained herein shall be applicable to the Grantee. References to the Grantee’s employer shall include any entity that engages the Grantee’s services.
GENERAL NON-U.S. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. | Nature of Grant. By accepting this Award, the Grantee acknowledges, understands and agrees that: |
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PUERTO RICO
Tax Consequences. This supplement is not tax or legal advice. Instead, it provides a summary of possible tax consequences associated with the Award granted to you by the Corporation under the Plan and the acquisition of shares of Common Stock in relation thereto. This is intended only as a general summary of the Puerto Rico income tax consequences of participation in the Plan by a Puerto Rico resident employee and does not purport to be a complete statement of such consequences. The Corporation is not responsible for ensuring your individual compliance with tax payment and reporting obligations. You are strongly advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the tax or other laws apply to your specific situation.
The possible tax consequences are the following:
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Generally, upon granting the Award, the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units are subject to compliance with certain goals and metrics specified in the Plan. Until shares of Common Stock are actually issued to and held by you, the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units or any shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of such Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units are subject to substantial restrictions or to a substantial risk of forfeiture. You will be considered to receive taxable wages in an amount equal to the shares’ fair market value at that point in time in which the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units are vested and paid, regardless of whether this may happen in a year different to that in which the services were rendered by you to your employer.
Accordingly, upon vesting and payment of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (or when the forfeiture provisions lapse, if later), you will realize taxable income equal to the fair market value of the shares issued in connection with such units. The taxable amount will be characterized as employment compensation and taxed at the progressive ordinary income tax rates currently, of up to 33%. The Corporation reserves the right to withhold any applicable Puerto Rico income tax and social insurance contributions under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“FICA”), which is comprised of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes, also known as Social Security taxes, and the hospital insurance tax, also known as Medicare tax, up to the applicable ceilings by any withholding method set forth in the Award Agreement provided to you in connection with the grant of the Award.
You are required to report the income recognized when your Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units are vested and paid (or when the forfeiture provisions lapse, if later) in your annual Puerto Rico income tax return for such year. Your actual tax liability may be different from the amount of tax withheld by your employer. Thus, you may be entitled to a tax refund or you may be liable for additional tax. You will be responsible for seeking such a refund or for paying such additional tax to the Puerto Rico Treasury Department.
You will realize a capital gain or loss in the year you sell the shares acquired under the Plan. Generally, if you realize a gain, the taxable amount will be the difference between the sale proceeds and your tax basis in the shares (i.e., in general, the income recognized as taxable wages when your Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units were vested and paid, or the restrictions lapsed). If you hold the shares for more than one year, the gain realized, if any, will be considered a long-term capital gain. Such gain will generally be subject to tax at a flat rate currently of 15%, or the applicable capital gain tax rate at the date of disposition under Section 1023.02 of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011, as amended (the “PR Code”), as such section is amended or modified from time to time, or as reenacted or substituted by a successor statute. If you hold the shares for no more than one year, the gain constitutes a short-term capital gain and will be subject to tax at the applicable ordinary income tax rates under Section 1021.01 of the PR Code, as amended or modified from time to time, or as reenacted or substituted by a successor statute . Currently, the highest ordinary income tax rate is 33%. You will be responsible for reporting in your Puerto Rico income tax return any gain resulting from the sale of shares and for paying any applicable taxes on such gain to the Puerto Rico Treasury Department.
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