Performance-based Stock Incentive Plan – Schwab
2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
(PERFORMANCE-BASED VESTING)
You have been granted Restricted Stock Units. A Restricted
Stock Unit represents the right to receive, subject to certain conditions, a
share of Common Stock of The Charles Schwab Corporation (“Schwab“),
under The Charles Schwab Corporation 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the
“Plan“). Your Restricted Stock Units are granted subject to the
following terms:
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Total Number of Restricted Stock Units Granted: |
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Fair Market Value per Restricted Stock Unit: |
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So long as you remain in service in good standing and subject |
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Number of Restricted Stock Units on Vesting Date: |
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The number of Restricted Stock Units indicated will vest only
if Schwab153s Compensation Committee certifies that as of the Vesting Date next to
the number of Restricted Stock Units, Schwab has satisfied the Performance Goal
for the applicable one-year period [insert performance period] ending prior to
such Vesting Date. The Performance Goal shall be: [insert the performance goal
for each one-year period.]
If the Performance Goal is not met for any one-year period,
you will have a second opportunity to vest in the unvested portion of the award
if [insert the performance goal for the four-year period.]
Except as otherwise provided in the Restricted Stock Unit
Agreement, if the Performance Goals noted above are not met, any unvested
portion of the award will be forfeited
automatically and permanently on [insert date of second
chance for vesting] or the date established by the Compensation Committee.
Any vested Restricted Stock Units will be paid in shares of
Common Stock of The Charles Schwab Corporation (“Shares“) as soon as
administratively possible after vesting, but in no event beyond
March 15th of the year following the year of vesting.
You and Schwab agree that this award is granted under and
governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Unit
Agreement, both of which are made a part of this notice. Please review the
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and the Plan carefully, as they explain the
terms and conditions of this award. You agree that Schwab may deliver
electronically all documents relating to the Plan or this award (including,
without limitation, prospectuses required by the Securities and Exchange
Commission) and all other documents that Schwab is required to deliver to its
stockholders. By accepting this award, you agree to all of the terms and
conditions described above, in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and in the
Plan, and you have no right whatsoever to change or negotiate such terms and
conditions.
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THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
(PERFORMANCE-BASED VESTING)
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Payment for Units |
No payment is required for the Restricted Stock Units that |
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| Vesting |
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, this award |
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Accelerated Vesting |
This award, to the extent not already forfeited, will become |
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Continued Vesting |
If your service terminates on account of your retirement and If you are entitled to severance benefits under The Charles |
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| Definition of Fair Market Value |
Fair market value means the average of the high and low price |
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| Definition of Disability |
For all purposes of this Agreement, |
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| Definition of Retirement |
If you are an employee of Schwab and its subsidiaries, The phrase “years of service” above has the |
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Payment of Shares |
Restricted Stock Units that vest will be paid in shares of |
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| Restrictions on Restricted Stock Units |
You may not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of You may make a gift of Restricted Stock Units to your spouse, |
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Delivery of Shares After Death |
In the event of your death prior to the date your service |
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event will the payment be made beyond March 15th |
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Restrictions on Resale |
You agree not to sell any Shares at a time when applicable |
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Withholding Taxes |
The Restricted Stock Units will not be paid in Shares unless |
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No Stockholder Rights |
Your Restricted Stock Units carry no voting or other |
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Contribution of Par Value |
On your behalf, Schwab will contribute to its capital an |
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Dividend Equivalent Rights |
If Schwab pays cash dividends on Shares, each Restricted |
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No Right to Remain Employee |
Nothing in this Agreement will be construed as giving you the |
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Limitation on Payments |
If a payment from the Plan would constitute an excess If a disqualified individual receives a payment or transfer In the event that the Auditors determine that any payment or For this purpose, the “Reduced Amount” will If the Auditors determine that any Payment would be If you do not make such an election within the 10-day period, |
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present value of the Payments equals the Reduced Amount). As promptly as practicable following these determination and As a result of uncertainty in the application of section 280G Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will a payment be |
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| Claims Procedure |
You may file a claim for benefits under the Plan by following |
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Administrator will provide you with written or electronic |
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Plan Administration |
The Plan Administrator has discretionary authority to make |
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| Adjustments |
In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar |
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| Severability |
In the event that any provision of this Agreement is held |
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| Applicable Law |
This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the |
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The Plan and Other Agreements |
The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by |
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