EX-10.1 2 kaluexhibit101-6302014x10xq.htm 2014 FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
You have been selected to receive a grant of Restricted Stock pursuant to the Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Amended and Restated 2006 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), as specified below:
Participant:
Global ID:
Award Type: Restricted Stock Award
Plan Name: 2014 Executive Restricted Stock Award
Award Date:
Expiration Date: N/A
Total Granted:
Award Price: $0.0000 (USD)
Vesting Schedule

Shares/Options Awarded | Vest Date

Attached to this electronic cover page is a copy of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, which, together with this electronic cover page and the Plan, sets forth the terms and conditions governing this grant of Restricted Stock.
Separately, you have been provided copies of the Plan, the Company’s most recent prospectus describing the Plan and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, which contains the Company’s most recent audited financial statements.
Please acknowledge your receipt and acceptance of this grant of Restricted Stock on the terms and conditions set forth in this electronic cover page, the attached Restricted Stock Award Agreement and the Plan (including your obligations thereunder) by clicking on “I Accept” below. Please respond no later than __________, 2014.

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
Amended and Restated 2006 Equity
and Performance Incentive Plan
Restricted Stock Award Agreement
THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), effective as of the Date of Grant (referred to as “Award Date” on the electronic cover page), represents the grant of Restricted Stock by Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to the Participant pursuant to the provisions of the Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Amended and Restated 2006 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
The Date of Grant of the shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder, the number of shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder and the date on which the restrictions on shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder lapse are specified on the electronic cover page to which this Agreement is attached. Such electronic cover page is incorporated herein by reference.
This Agreement, the electronic cover page to which this Agreement is attached and the Plan collectively provide a complete description of the terms and conditions governing the Restricted Stock granted hereunder. If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement or the electronic cover page to which it is attached, on the one hand, and the terms of the Plan, on the other hand, the Plan’s terms shall completely supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Agreement or the electronic cover page to which it is attached. All capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan unless specifically set forth otherwise herein.
1.Employment with the Company. Except as may otherwise be provided in Sections 5 or 6 of this Agreement, shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder are granted on the condition that the Participant remains an Employee of the Company from the Date of Grant through (and including) the date(s) on which restrictions lapse (referred to as “Vest Date” on the electronic cover page) set forth opposite such shares of Restricted Stock in the table on the electronic cover page to which this Agreement is attached (such applicable periods each being referred to herein as a “Period of Restriction”).
This grant of Restricted Stock shall not confer any right to the Participant (or any other Participant) to be granted Restricted Stock or other Awards in the future under the Plan.
2.Certificate Legend. Each certificate representing, or book-entry account credited with, shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder shall bear the following legend:
“The sale or other transfer of the shares of common stock represented hereby, whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law, is subject to certain restrictions on transfer as set forth in the Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Amended and Restated 2006 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), and in the associated Restricted Stock Award Agreement. A copy of the Plan and such Restricted Stock Award Agreement may be obtained from Kaiser Aluminum Corporation.”
3.Receipt and Delivery of Stock; Removal of Restrictions.

a. | The Company shall not be required to deliver to the Participant a certificate or certificates representing the shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder registered in the Participant’s name and bearing a legend evidencing the restrictions imposed on such shares of Restricted Stock by this Agreement; rather, the Company shall retain custody of such certificate or certificates until the restrictions imposed by this Agreement on the shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder lapse as provided herein or until such shares are forfeited to the Company as provided herein. Alternatively, the shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may be credited to a book-entry account in the Participant's name, with instructions from the Company to the Company’s transfer agent that such shares shall remain restricted until the restrictions imposed by this Agreement on such shares lapse as provided herein or until such shares are forfeited to the Company as provided herein. The Participant will be obligated, from time to time as requested by the Company, to provide the Company with a duly signed stock power in such form as may be requested by the Company.

b. | Except as may otherwise be provided herein and in the Plan, the shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder shall become freely transferable by the Participant on the dates and in the numbers set forth under

the “Vesting Schedule” on the electronic cover page to which this Agreement is attached subject to all restrictions on transfers imposed by the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or insider trading policies as in effect from time to time or by applicable federal or state securities laws. Once shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder are no longer subject to any restrictions on transfer under this Agreement or the Plan, the Participant shall be entitled to have the legend required by Section 2 of this Agreement removed from the applicable certificates or book-entry account.
4.Voting Rights and Dividends. During a Period of Restriction, the Participant may exercise full voting rights and shall receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder and held by the Participant at the relevant time; provided, however, that if any such dividends or distributions are paid in shares of the Company’s capital stock, such shares shall be subject to the same restrictions on transferability, risk of forfeiture and rights of the Company (including under this Section 4) as are the shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid. In the event (a) the Participant ceases to be an Employee of the Company during a Period of Restriction and forfeits any shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to Section 5(e) of this Agreement or (b) the Participant forfeits any shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to Section 7 or 8 of this Agreement, the Company shall have the right to demand that all or any portion of dividends or distributions received by the Participant in respect of such forfeited shares of Restricted Stock and not paid in shares of the Company’s capital stock be repaid to the Company. Furthermore, the Company may, to the extent permitted by law, set off the amounts payable to it as a result of any such demand against any amounts that may be owing from time to time by the Company or any Subsidiary to the Participant, whether as wages or vacation pay or in the form of any other benefit or for any other reason; provided, however, that, except to the extent permitted by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4), such offset shall not apply to amounts that are “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
5.Termination of Employment.

(a) | By Death. In the event the Participant ceases to be an Employee of the Company by reason of death during a Period of Restriction, all shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder and held by the Participant at the time of death shall no longer be subject to the Period of Restriction and shall become freely transferable (subject, however, to all restrictions on transfer imposed by the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or by applicable federal or state securities laws) by such Person or Persons that have been named as the Participant’s beneficiary as contemplated by Section 9 of this Agreement or by such Person or Persons that have acquired the Participant’s rights to such shares of Restricted Stock by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Once shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder are no longer subject to any restrictions on transfer under this Agreement or the Plan, the Person or Persons holding such shares shall be entitled to have the legend required by Section 2 of this Agreement removed from the applicable stock certificates or book-entry account.

(b) | By Disability. In the event the Participant ceases to be an Employee of the Company by reason of Disability (as defined in this Section 5(b)) during a Period of Restriction, all shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder and held by the Participant at the time of employment termination shall no longer be subject to the Period of Restriction and shall become freely transferable (subject, however, to all restrictions on transfer imposed by the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or by applicable federal or state securities laws) by the Participant. Once shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder are no longer subject to any restrictions on transfer under this Agreement or the Plan, the Person or Persons holding such shares shall be entitled to have the legend required by Section 2 of this Agreement removed from the applicable stock certificates or book-entry account.

“Disability” shall be defined as a total and permanent disability as a result of bodily injury, disease or mental disorder which results in the Participant’s entitlement to long-term disability benefits under the Kaiser Aluminum Self-Insured Welfare Plan or the Kaiser Aluminum Salaried Employees Retirement Plan.

(c) | Involuntary Termination Other Than For Cause or Detrimental Activity. In the event the Participant ceases to be an Employee of the Company during a Period of Restriction because the Company or any of its Subsidiaries terminates such employment for any reason other than for Cause or other Detrimental Activity, all shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder and held by the Participant at the time of such employment termination shall no longer be subject to the Period of Restriction and shall become freely transferable (subject, however, to all restrictions on transfer imposed by the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or by applicable federal or state securities laws) by the Participant. Once shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder are no longer subject to any restrictions on transfer under this Agreement or the Plan, the

Person or Persons holding such shares shall be entitled to have the legend required by Section 2 of this Agreement removed from the applicable stock certificates or book-entry account.

(d) | Retirement. In the event the Participant ceases to be an Employee of the Company as a result of retirement at or after age 65 during a Period of Restriction, all shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder and held by the Participant at the time of such retirement shall, subject to the forfeiture provisions contained in Sections 7 and 8 of this Agreement, become freely transferable (subject, however, to all restrictions on transfer imposed by the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or by applicable federal or state securities laws) by the Participant on the dates and in the number of shares set forth under the “Vesting Schedule” on the electronic cover page to which this Agreement is attached as more fully described in Section 3(b) of this Agreement; provided, however, that in the event of the Participant’s death following such retirement, all shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder and held by the Participant at the time of death shall no longer be subject to the Period of Restriction and shall become freely transferable (subject, however, to all restrictions on transfer imposed by the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or by applicable federal or state securities laws) by such Person or Persons that have been named as the Participant’s beneficiary as contemplated by Section 9 of this Agreement or by such Person or Persons that have acquired the Participant’s rights to such shares of Restricted Stock by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Once shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder are no longer subject to any restrictions on transfer under this Agreement or the Plan, the Person or Persons holding such shares shall be entitled to have the legend required by Section 2 of this Agreement removed from the applicable stock certificates or book-entry account.

(e) | For Other Reasons. In the event the Participant ceases to be an Employee of the Company for any reason other than the reasons set forth in Section 5(a), 5(b), 5(c) or 5(d) of this Agreement during a Period of Restriction, all shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder and held by the Participant at the time of employment termination shall be forfeited by the Participant to the Company. The Company shall have the right, at the sole discretion of the Committee, to vest all or any portion of the Restricted Stock grant held by the Participant that would otherwise be forfeited.

6.Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control of the Company during a Period of Restriction and while the Participant continues to be an Employee of the Company (unless the Participant has ceased to be an Employee of the Company as a result of retirement at or after age 65 as contemplated by Section 5(d) of this Agreement), the Period of Restriction shall immediately lapse, with all shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder and held by the Participant at the time of such Change in Control of the Company no longer being subject to any Period of Restriction and becoming freely transferable (subject to restrictions on transfers imposed by the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or insider trading policies or by applicable federal or state securities laws) by the Participant. Once shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder are no longer subject to any restrictions on transfer under this Agreement or the Plan, the Person or Persons holding such shares shall be entitled to have the legend required by Section 2 of this Agreement removed from the applicable stock certificates or book-entry account.
7.Restrictions on Transfer. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in accordance with the Plan, during the applicable Period of Restriction, shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated (a “Transfer”), other than as contemplated by Section 9 of this Agreement, by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order. If, during a Period of Restriction, any Transfer, whether voluntary or involuntary, of shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder is made other than in accordance with this Agreement or the Plan, or if any attachment, execution, garnishment or lien shall be issued against or placed upon shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder, all shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder then held by the Participant shall be immediately forfeited to the Company and all obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall terminate.
8.Detrimental Activity. If the Participant, either during employment by the Company or any Subsidiary or within the later of one (1) year after termination of such employment and the period ending one (1) year after the latest date set forth under the “Vesting Schedule” on the electronic cover page to which this Agreement is attached (or, if termination of such employment results from retirement at or after age 65 as contemplated by Section 5(d) of this Agreement, within the period ending one (1) year after the latest date set forth under the “Vesting Schedule” on the electronic cover page to which this Agreement is attached), shall engage in any Detrimental Activity, and the Committee shall so find, the Participant upon notice of such finding shall be obligated to:

(a) | Forfeit to the Company any shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder then held by the Participant;

(b) | Return to the Company, in exchange for payment by the Company of any cash amount actually paid therefor by the Participant (unless such payment is prohibited by law), all Common Shares that the Participant has not disposed of that were acquired pursuant to this Agreement since the date that is one (1) year prior to the date of the commencement of such Detrimental Activity; and

(c) | With respect to any Common Shares so acquired that the Participant has disposed of, pay to the Company in cash the aggregate Market Value per Share of the Common Shares on the date of such acquisition.

To the extent that such amounts are not paid to the Company, the Company may, to the extent permitted by law, set off the amounts so payable to it against any amounts that may be owing from time to time by the Company or any Subsidiary to the Participant, whether as wages or vacation pay or in the form of any other benefit or for any other reason; provided, however, that, except to the extent permitted by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4), such offset shall not apply to amounts that are “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of this Section 8, Common Shares shall be deemed to be acquired pursuant to this Agreement at such time as they are no longer subject to the applicable Period of Restriction and become freely tradable (subject to all restrictions on transfer imposed by the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or by applicable federal or state securities laws).
9. Beneficiary Designation. The Participant may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under this Agreement is to be paid in case of the Participant’s death before the Participant receives all of such benefit. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Company, and shall be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Vice President Human Resources of the Company during the Participant’s lifetime. In the absence of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant’s death shall be paid in accordance with the Participant’s will or the laws of descent and distribution.
10.Continuation of Employment. This Agreement shall not confer upon the Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment with the Company or any Subsidiary, nor shall this Agreement interfere in any way with any right that the Company or any Subsidiary would otherwise have to terminate the Participant’s employment or other service at any time.
11.Miscellaneous.

(a) | This Agreement and the rights of the Participant hereunder are subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time, as well as to such rules and regulations as the Committee may adopt for administration of the Plan. It is expressly understood that the Committee is authorized to administer, construe and make all determinations necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan and this Agreement, all of which shall be binding upon the Participant.

(b) | In accordance with Section 19 of the Plan, the Board may terminate, amend or modify the Plan.

(c) | The Participant shall be obligated to pay to the Company or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee for payment of any federal, state and local taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation), whether domestic or foreign, required by law to be withheld on account of any event under this Agreement.

The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold from the Participant’s compensation an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation), whether domestic or foreign, required by law to be withheld with respect to any event under this Agreement should the Participant fail to make timely payment of all taxes due.
The Participant may elect, subject to the Plan, the approval of the Committee and any procedural rules adopted by the Committee, to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold vested shares having an aggregate Market Value per Share on the date the tax is to be determined equal to the amount required to be withheld.

(d) | The Participant shall be obligated to take all steps necessary to comply with all applicable provisions with respect to transfers of the Company’s securities imposed by the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws and insider trading policies and federal and state securities laws, each as in effect from time to time, in exercising his or her rights under this Agreement.

(e) | All obligations of the Company under the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding on any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company.

(f) | This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of Delaware.

(g) | Notice hereunder shall be given to the Company at its principal place of business or such other address as the Company may subsequently furnish to the Participant in writing, and shall be given to the Participant at the address of such Participant that is specified in the Company’s records.

(h) | If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of a written employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Subsidiary (the “Employment Agreement”) relating to the lapse of restrictions imposed by this Agreement on the shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder, the terms of the Employment Agreement shall completely supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Agreement, provided that such terms of the Employment Agreement are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.

(i) | The Participant is deemed to be bound by the terms and conditions governing the Restricted Stock granted hereunder as the same are set forth in this Agreement, the electronic cover page to which this Agreement is attached and the Plan, regardless of whether the Participant acknowledges acceptance of such grant by electronic communication or other written communication.

12.Definitions.

(a) | “Beneficial Owner” or “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.

(b) | “Board” or “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(c) | “Business Combination” means a reorganization, merger or consolidation, or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the acquisition of assets of another corporation or entity, or other similar transaction.

(d) | “Cause” means (i) the Participant’s engaging in fraud, embezzlement, gross misconduct or any act of gross dishonesty with respect to the Company or its affiliates, (ii) the Participant’s habitual drug or alcohol use which impairs the ability of the Participant to perform his duties with the Company or its affiliates, (iii) the Participant’s indictment with respect to, conviction of, or plea of guilty or no contest to, any felony, or other comparable crime under applicable local law (except, in any event, for motor vehicle violations not involving personal injuries to third parties or driving while intoxicated), or the Participant’s incarceration with respect to any of the foregoing that, in each case, impairs the Participant’s ability to continue to perform his duties with the Company and its affiliates, or (iv) the Participant’s material breach of any written employment agreement or other agreement between the Company and the Participant, or of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct, or failure by the Participant to substantially perform his or her duties for the Company which remains uncorrected or reoccurs after written notice has been delivered to the Participant demanding substantial performance and the Participant has had a reasonable opportunity to correct such breach or failure to perform.

(e) | “Change in Control” means the occurrence on or after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events:

(i) | the acquisition by any Person of Beneficial Ownership of 35% or more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of the Company; provided, however, that:

(1) | for purposes of this Section 12(e)(i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (1) any acquisition of Voting Stock of the Company directly from the Company that is approved by a majority of the Incumbent Directors, (2) any acquisition of Voting Stock of the Company by the Company or any Subsidiary, (3) any acquisition of Voting Stock of the Company by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or

maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary, and (4) any acquisition of Voting Stock of the Company by any Person pursuant to a Business Combination that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of Section 12(e)(iii) below;

(2) | if any Person acquires Beneficial Ownership of 35% or more of combined voting power of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of the Company as a result of a transaction described in clause (A)(1) of Section 12(e)(i) and such Person thereafter becomes the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Voting Stock of the Company representing 1% or more of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of the Company, other than in an acquisition directly from the Company in a transaction that is approved by a majority of the Incumbent Directors or other than as a result of a stock dividend, stock split or similar transaction effected by the Company in which all holders of Voting Stock are treated equally, such subsequent acquisition shall be deemed to constitute a Change in Control;

(3) | a Change in Control will not be deemed to have occurred if a Person acquires beneficial ownership of 35% or more of the Voting Stock of the Company as a result of a reduction in the number of shares of Voting Stock of the Company outstanding unless and until such Person thereafter becomes the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Voting Stock of the Company representing 1% or more of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of the Company, other than in an acquisition directly from the Company in a transaction that is approved by a majority of the Incumbent Directors or other than as a result of a stock dividend, stock split or similar transaction effected by the Company in which all holders of Voting Stock are treated equally; and

(4) | if at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors determine in good faith that a Person has acquired beneficial ownership of 35% or more of the Voting Stock of the Company inadvertently, and such Person divests as promptly as practicable a sufficient number of shares so that such Person beneficially owns less than 35% of the Voting Stock of the Company, then no Change in Control shall have occurred as a result of such Person’s acquisition; or

(ii) | a majority of the Directors are not Incumbent Directors; or

(iii) | the consummation of a Business Combination, unless, in each case, immediately following such Business Combination (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including without limitation an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries), (B) no Person (other than the Company, such entity resulting from such Business Combination, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company, any Subsidiary or such entity resulting from such Business Combination or any Person that immediately prior to such Business Combination owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of the Voting Stock of the Company so long as such Person does not at such time own, directly or indirectly, more than 1% of the securities of the other corporation or other entity involved in such Business Combination to be converted into or exchanged for shares of Voting Stock of the entity resulting from such Business Combination pursuant to such Business Combination)) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the entity resulting from such Business Combination, and (C) at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were Incumbent Directors at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board providing for such Business Combination; or

(iv) | approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company, except pursuant to a Business Combination that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of Section 12(e)(iii).

(f) | “Director” shall mean a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

(g) | “Employee of the Company” means an officer or employee of the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries.

(h) | “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto.

(i) | “Incumbent Directors” means the individuals who, as of the date hereof, are Directors of the Company and any individual becoming a Director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, or appointment was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the then Incumbent Directors (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director without objection to such nomination); provided, however, that an individual shall not be an Incumbent Director if such individual’s election or appointment to the Board occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest (as described in Rule 14a-12(c) of the Exchange Act) with respect to the election or removal of Directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board.

(j) | “Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.

(k) | “Voting Stock” means securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or similar governing bodies).