Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement - ServiceMaster Co. and Jonathan P. Ward
THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
December 18, 2003
The ServiceMaster Company (the "Company") hereby grants to
Jonathan P. Ward (the "Holder") as of December 18, 2003 (the "Grant Date"),
pursuant to the provisions of the ServiceMaster 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the
"Plan"), a restricted stock unit award of 22,500 restricted stock units (the
"Restricted Stock Units") and a stock unit award of 15,000 stock units (the
"Stock Units") (collectively, the "Award"), each representing the right to
receive one share of the Company's common stock, $.01 par value ("Stock"), upon
and subject to the restrictions, terms and conditions set forth below.
Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the
Plan. For purposes of this Agreement, the Award shall be treated as a Restricted
Stock Award. "Stock Unit" means a Restricted Stock Unit that is no longer
subject to forfeiture or a stock unit that is granted or credited without being
subject to forfeiture.
1. Award Subject to Acceptance of Agreement. The Award shall be null and
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void unless the Holder shall accept this Agreement by executing it in the space
provided below and returning it to the Company.
2. Restriction Period and Vesting.
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(a) The 15,000 Stock Units shall be fully vested as of the Grant Date. The
22,500 Restricted Stock Units shall vest in the following increments during the
Restriction Period on each anniversary of the Grant Date, or earlier pursuant to
Section 2(b) hereof or Section 5.8 of the Plan.
Vesting Date Number of Units Vesting
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December 31, 2003 7,500
December 31, 2004 7,500
December 31, 2005 7,500
(b) If the Holder's employment by the Company terminates by reason of
Disability or death, all Restricted Stock Units shall become fully vested as of
the effective date of the Holder's termination of employment or the date of
death, as the case may be.
(c) If the Holder's employment by the Company terminates for any reason
other than Disability or death, the portion of the Award which is not vested as
of the effective date of the Holder's termination of employment shall be
forfeited by the Holder and such portion shall be cancelled by the Company.
3. Reinvestment of Dividend Equivalents. On each date the Company pays a
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cash dividend to record owners of shares of Stock (a "Payment Date"), the Holder
shall be credited on the Payment Date, with additional Stock Units equal to (i)
the product of the total number of Restricted Stock Units and Stock Units
credited to Holder under this Award immediately prior to such Payment Date
multiplied by the dollar amount of the cash dividend paid per share of Stock by
the Company on such Payment Date, divided by (ii) the Fair Market
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Value of a share of Stock on such Payment Date. Any such Stock Units
shall be credited without being subject to forfeiture.
4. Delivery of Certificates Representing Stock Units. (a) The Company shall
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hold the Restricted Stock Units and Stock Units subject to the Award in
book-entry form. Subject to Section 6.2, after the termination of the Holder's
employment by the Company for any reason, the Company shall issue to the Holder
a stock certificate representing a number of shares of Stock equal to the number
of Stock Units credited to Holder under this Award no earlier than January 1 and
no later than January 31 of the year after which the Holder ceases to be a
"covered employee" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (the "Issuance Date"); provided, that if there is a record date for
determining the record owners of shares of Stock for the purpose of paying a
cash dividend during the January in which the issuance occurs, the Holder shall
have the right to receive on the related Payment Date either (i) in the event
the Holder is a record owner as of the record date of the shares of Stock to be
issued on the Issuance Date, a cash dividend in an amount equal to the product
of the total number of shares of Stock to be issued under this Award multiplied
by the dollar amount of the cash dividend paid per share of Stock by the Company
or (ii) in the event the Holder is not such a record owner, an amount in cash
equal to the amount of the cash dividend determined under the foregoing clause
(i); and provided, further, that in the event of a Change in Control and
regardless of whether the Holder's employment by the Company has terminated, the
Issuance Date shall be within 10 days of the occurrence of the Change in
Control. The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares of Stock
upon settlement of the Award.
(b) The Holder shall have no direct or secured claim in any
specific assets of the Company or the shares of Stock to be issued on
the Issuance Date and will have the status of a general unsecured
creditor of the Company.
5. Forfeiture of Restricted Stock Units. (a) Notwithstanding any provision
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of this Agreement, if at any time prior to the date that is one year after the
date of vesting of all or any portion of the Restricted Stock Units, the Holder:
(1) directly or indirectly (whether as owner, stockholder,
director, officer, employee, principal, agent, consultant, independent
contractor or otherwise), in North America or any other geographic area
in which the Company is then conducting business, owns, manages,
operates, controls, participates in, performs services for, or
otherwise carries on, a business similar to or competitive with the
business conducted by the Company or any Subsidiary; or
(2) directly or indirectly attempts to induce any employee of
the Company to terminate or abandon his or her employment for any
purpose whatsoever or any attempt directly or indirectly to solicit the
trade or business of any current or prospective commercial customer,
supplier or partner of the Company; or
(3) directly or indirectly engages in any activity which is
contrary, inimical or harmful to the interests of the Company,
including but not limited to (i) violations of Company policies (ii)
disclosure or misuse of any confidential information or trade secrets
of the Company or a Subsidiary (iii) participation in any activity not
approved by the Committee which could reasonably be foreseen as
contributing to or resulting in a
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Change in Control of the Company and
(iv) conduct related to employment for which either criminal or civil
penalties may be sought;
then the Holder shall pay the Company, within five business days of receipt by
the Holder of a written demand therefor, an amount in cash determined by
multiplying the number of Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award which
vested within the one-year period described above by the Fair Market Value of a
share of Stock, determined as of the date of vesting.
(b) The Holder may be released from the Holder's obligations
under Section 5(a) only if and to the extent the Committee determines in its
sole discretion that such a release is in the best interests of the Company.
(c) The Holder agrees that by executing this Agreement the
Holder authorizes the Company and its Subsidiaries to deduct any amount or
amounts owed by the Holder pursuant to Section 5(a) from any amounts payable by
the Company or any Subsidiary to the Holder, including, without limitation, any
amount payable to the Holder as salary, wages, vacation pay or bonus. This right
of setoff shall not be an exclusive remedy and the Company's or a Subsidiary's
election not to exercise this right of setoff with respect to any amount payable
to the Holder shall not constitute a waiver of this right of setoff with respect
to any other amount payable to the Holder or any other remedy.
(d) In the event that the Holder shall forfeit all or a
portion of the Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award, the Holder
shall, upon the Company's request, promptly return this Agreement to the
Company for full or partial cancellation, as the case may be. Such
cancellation shall be effective regardless of whether the Holder returns this
Agreement.
6. Additional Terms and Conditions of Award.
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6.1. Nontransferability of Award. Prior to the Issuance Date, the Stock
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Units and Restricted Stock Units may not be transferred by the Holder other than
(i) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (ii) pursuant to
beneficiary designation procedures approved by the Company. Except to the extent
permitted by the foregoing sentence prior to the Issuance Date, the Stock Units
and Restricted Stock Units may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged,
hypothecated, encumbered or otherwise disposed of (whether by operation of law
or otherwise) or be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Upon
any attempt to so sell, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or encumber, or
otherwise dispose of such Stock Units or Restricted Stock Units, the Award shall
immediately become null and void.
6.2. Withholding Taxes. (a) As a condition precedent to the delivery to the
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Holder of any shares of Stock subject to the Award, the Holder shall, upon
request by the Company, pay to the Company such amount of cash as the Company
may be required, under all applicable federal, state, local or other laws or
regulations, to withhold and pay over as income or other withholding taxes (the
"Required Tax Payments") with respect to the Award. If the Holder shall fail to
advance the Required Tax Payments after request by the Company, the Company may,
in its discretion, deduct any Required Tax Payments from any amount then or
thereafter payable by the Company or a Subsidiary to the Holder.
(b) The Holder may elect to satisfy the obligation to advance the Required Tax
Payments by any of the following means: (1) a cash payment to the Company
pursuant to
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Section 6.2(a), (2) delivery (either actual delivery or by
attestation procedures established by the Company) to the Company of previously
owned whole shares of Stock (which the Holder has good title, free and clear of
all liens and encumbrances) having a Fair Market Value, determined as of the
date the obligation to withhold or pay taxes first arises in connection with the
Award (the "Tax Date"), equal to the Required Tax Payments, (3) authorizing the
Company to withhold from the shares of Stock otherwise to be delivered to the
Holder pursuant to the Award, a number of whole shares of Stock having a Fair
Market Value, determined as of the Tax Date, equal to the Required Tax Payments,
(4) a cash payment by a broker-dealer acceptable to the Company through whom the
Holder has sold the shares with respect to which the Required Tax Payments have
arisen, except as prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or
(5) any combination of (1), (2) and (3). The Committee shall have sole
discretion to disapprove of an election pursuant to any of clauses (2)-(5).
Shares of Stock to be delivered or withheld may not have a Fair Market Value in
excess of the minimum amount of the Required Tax Payments. Any fraction of a
share of Stock which would be required to satisfy such an obligation shall be
disregarded and the remaining amount due shall be paid in cash by the Holder. No
certificate representing a share of Stock shall be delivered until the Required
Tax Payments have been satisfied in full.
6.3 Adjustment. In the event of any stock split, stock dividend,
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recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange
of shares, liquidation, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or
event, or any distribution to holders of Stock other than a regular cash
dividend, the number and class of securities subject to the Award shall be
appropriately adjusted by the Committee. The decision of the Committee regarding
any such adjustment shall be final, binding and conclusive.
6.4 Compliance with Applicable Law. The Award is subject to the condition
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that if the listing, registration or qualification of the shares of Stock to be
issued under the Award upon any securities exchange or under any law, or the
consent or approval of any governmental body, or the taking of any other action
is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the vesting
or delivery of shares hereunder, such shares of Stock shall not be delivered, in
whole or in part, unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or
approval shall have been effected or obtained, free of any conditions not
acceptable to the Company. The Company agrees to use reasonable efforts to
effect or obtain any such listing, registration, qualification, consent or
approval.
6.5 Original Issue or Transfer Taxes. The Company shall pay all original
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issue or transfer taxes and all fees and expenses incident to such delivery,
except as otherwise provided in Section 6.2.
6.6 No Voting Rights. The Holder shall not have any voting rights unless
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and only to the extent shares of Stock are issued on the Issuance Date.
6.7 Award Confers No Rights to Continued Employment. In no event shall the
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granting of the Award or its acceptance by the Holder give or be deemed to give
the Holder any right to continued employment by the Company or any affiliate of
the Company.
6.8 Decisions of Board or a Committee of the Board. The Board or the
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Committee shall have the right to resolve all questions which may arise in
connection with the
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Award. Any interpretation, determination or other action
made or taken by the Board or the Committee regarding the Plan or this Agreement
shall be final, binding and conclusive.
6.9 Agreement Subject to the Plan. This Agreement is subject to the
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provisions of the Plan and shall be interpreted in accordance therewith. The
Holder hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan.
7. Miscellaneous Provisions.
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7.1 Meaning of Certain Terms. (a) As used herein, the term
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"vest" shall mean no longer subject to forfeiture.
(b) As used herein, "Disability" shall mean Holder's absence from Holder's
duties with the Company or its affiliated companies on a full-time basis for at
least 180 consecutive days as a result of Holder's incapacity due to physical or
mental illness.
(c) As used herein, employment by the Company shall include employment by a
corporation which is a "subsidiary corporation" of the Company, as such term is
defined in section 424 of the Code. References in this Agreement to sections of
the Code shall be deemed to refer to any successor section of the Code or any
successor internal revenue law.
7.2 Modification, Waiver and Invalidity. The parties may modify this
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Agreement only by written instrument signed by each of the parties hereto.
Failure by either party to enforce a provision of this Agreement shall not
constitute a waiver of that or any provision of this Agreement. The invalidity
or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.
7.3 Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
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benefit of any successor or successors of the Company and any person or persons
who shall, upon the death of the Holder, acquire any rights hereunder in
accordance with this Agreement or the Plan.
7.4 Notices. All notices, requests or other communications provided for in
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this Agreement shall be made, if to the Company, to the Corporate Secretary at
The ServiceMaster Company, 3250 Lacey Road, Suite 600, Downers Grove, Illinois
60515, and if to the Holder, to the address of the Holder contained in the
Company's records. All notices, requests or other communications provided for in
this Agreement shall be made in writing either (a) by personal delivery, (b) by
facsimile with confirmation of receipt, (c) by mailing in the United States
mails to the last known address of the party entitled thereto, (d) by express
courier service or (e) electronic mail delivery system. The notice, request or
other communication shall be deemed to be received upon personal delivery, upon
confirmation of receipt of facsimile transmission, or upon receipt by the party
entitled thereto if by United States mail, express courier service or return
receipt of electronic delivery system; provided, however, that if a notice,
request or other communication sent to the Company is not received during
regular business hours, it shall be deemed to be received on the next succeeding
business day of the Company.
7.5 Governing Law. This Agreement, the Award and all determinations made
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and actions taken pursuant hereto and thereto, to the extent not otherwise
governed by the laws
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of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Delaware and construed in accordance therewith without giving effect to
conflicts of laws principles.
7.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two counterparts, each
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of which shall be deemed an original and both of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.
THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY
By: /s/ Sandra L. Groman
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Name: Sandra L. Groman
Title: Corporate Secretary
Accepted this 18th day of December, 2004.
/s/ Jonathan P. Ward
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Jonathan P. Ward
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